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• Will the Snowden chill start a new Cold War?
• Rand Paul vs. Chris Christie feud explained in memes
• Weiner: '100 percent not' sexting anyone right now
• Egyptian forces to cordon off protest sites
• Cruz seeks grassroots move against health care law
• DA: Death of potential witness unrelated to Bulger
• High court won't delay release of Calif. inmates
• Jack White denies threatening estranged wife
• Tiger Woods makes run at 59 at Bridgestone
• Suspect in Mass. poisoning pleads not guilty
• American economy adds modest 162,000 jobs in July
• Miss. law requires cord blood from some teen moms
• APNewsBreak: Sikhs added to hate crime stats
• Ellen DeGeneres to host Oscars for 2nd time
• US employers add 162K jobs; rate falls to 7.4 pct.
• US issues global travel alert, citing-al Qaida
• Born inside a N. Korean prison camp, this man escaped — and survived
• Thank you, Mr. Snowden, you've eased the political gridlock
• Taiwanese lawmakers exchange punches in nuclear plant debate
• Snowden finds 'a safe place' to live
• U.S. diplomat kills man in car crash, leaves Kenya
• U.S. issues global alert over al-Qaida threat
• Spanish train driver received 3 signals to slow down
• Is your TV watching you? Hi-tech hacks target webcams and TVs
• Egypt to block access to Brotherhood camp
• Egypt TV: Police to besiege pro-Morsi sit-ins
• U.S. issues global alert over al-Qaida threat
• Taiwan lawmakers brawl over nuclear plant bill
• 'This is a disgrace to Chile's justice system'

Will the Snowden chill start a new Cold War? Posted: 02 Aug 2013 02:07 PM PDT If U.S.-Russia tensions worsen, it won't be (just) because of the NSA leaker.

Rand Paul vs. Chris Christie feud explained in memes Posted: 02 Aug 2013 11:25 AM PDT Yahoo! News' Chris Moody explains their mean words — with memes.

Weiner: '100 percent not' sexting anyone right now Posted: 02 Aug 2013 01:15 PM PDT NEW YORK—Anthony Weiner insists he's not having any type of online relationship right now and says his days of sexting are well behind him.

Egyptian forces to cordon off protest sites Posted: 02 Aug 2013 02:55 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Authorities outlined plans Friday to break up two sit-ins by supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi, saying they would set up a cordon around the protest sites, and riot police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators threatening a TV complex.

Cruz seeks grassroots move against health care law Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:58 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A grassroots effort against President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could persuade skittish Republicans to deny money for the law and overcome arguments that any resulting shutdown of the government would be the GOP's fault, Sen. Ted Cruz said Friday.

DA: Death of potential witness unrelated to Bulger Posted: 02 Aug 2013 05:08 PM PDT WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — Cyanide-laced iced coffee led to the death of a man who'd just found out he wouldn't get to testify against reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, authorities said Friday, but linked the man's death to a business associate who owed him money, not to Bulger.

High court won't delay release of Calif. inmates Posted: 02 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for the early release of nearly 10,000 California inmates by year's end despite warnings by Gov. Jerry Brown and other state officials that a public safety crisis looms if they're forced to open the prison gates.

Jack White denies threatening estranged wife Posted: 02 Aug 2013 04:14 PM PDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jack White denies making any threats against his estranged wife in a court filing Friday that responds to her request for a temporary restraining order.

Tiger Woods makes run at 59 at Bridgestone Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:09 PM PDT AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Tiger Woods had a shot at making history with a magical 59.

Suspect in Mass. poisoning pleads not guilty Posted: 02 Aug 2013 01:52 PM PDT WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — A man who said he had been extorted by James "Whitey" Bulger and hoped to testify at his trial was given iced coffee laced with cyanide that killed him, authorities said Friday, and a Massachusetts man was charged with attempted murder in his death.

American economy adds modest 162,000 jobs in July Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy is steadily adding jobs — just not at a consistently strong pace.

Miss. law requires cord blood from some teen moms Posted: 02 Aug 2013 01:41 PM PDT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — If a girl younger than 16 gives birth and won't name the father, a new Mississippi law — likely the first of its kind in the country — says authorities must collect umbilical cord blood and run DNA tests to prove paternity as a step toward prosecuting statutory rape cases.

APNewsBreak: Sikhs added to hate crime stats Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will begin keeping numbers on hate crimes committed against Sikhs and six other groups, in connection with Monday's one-year anniversary of the killing of six Sikh worshippers in Oak Creek, Wis.

Ellen DeGeneres to host Oscars for 2nd time Posted: 02 Aug 2013 12:43 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Comic and daytime television host Ellen DeGeneres was picked to host the Academy Awards for the second time.

US employers add 162K jobs; rate falls to 7.4 pct. Posted: 02 Aug 2013 01:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in July, a modest increase and the fewest since March. At the same time, the unemployment rate fell from 7.6 percent to a 4½-year low of 7.4 percent.

US issues global travel alert, citing-al Qaida Posted: 02 Aug 2013 09:08 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States issued a global travel alert Friday, citing an al-Qaida threat that also caused the State Department to close 21 embassies and consulates this weekend in the Muslim world.

Born inside a N. Korean prison camp, this man escaped — and survived Posted: 02 Aug 2013 08:23 AM PDT Shin Dong-Hyuk is the only man born inside a North Korean prison camp who managed to escape. His story has been documented in a book by journalist Blaine Harden. Here the author gives Yahoo! News a picture of what life is like in notoriously secretive North Korea.

Thank you, Mr. Snowden, you've eased the political gridlock Posted: 02 Aug 2013 01:21 PM PDT Those who care about a functioning government have long wailed that life on Capitol Hill cannot go on like this. Maybe, just maybe, we have just seen the first signs that these unsustainable trends in partisan warfare in Congress are coming to an end.

Taiwanese lawmakers exchange punches in nuclear plant debate Posted: 02 Aug 2013 10:43 AM PDT Ruling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. Taiwanese lawmakers exchanged punches and threw water at each other Friday ahead of an expected vote that would authorize a referendum on whether to finish a fourth nuclear power plant on this densely populated island of 23 million people. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Snowden finds 'a safe place' to live Posted: 02 Aug 2013 10:56 AM PDT Although Russia gave him asylum, the former NSA contractor's next challenge is finding a job, says one expert.

U.S. diplomat kills man in car crash, leaves Kenya Posted: 02 Aug 2013 11:25 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An American diplomat who police say was speeding crossed the center line in his SUV and rammed into a full mini-bus, killing a father of three whose widow is six months pregnant, officials said Friday.

U.S. issues global alert over al-Qaida threat Posted: 02 Aug 2013 08:49 AM PDT The Middle East and North Africa are particularly dangerous, warns the State Department.

Spanish train driver received 3 signals to slow down Posted: 02 Aug 2013 08:27 AM PDT The driver of a Spanish train that derailed, killing 79 people, ignored three warnings to reduce speed in the two minutes before the train hurtled off the tracks on a treacherous curve, crash investigators ...

Is your TV watching you? Hi-tech hacks target webcams and TVs Posted: 02 Aug 2013 04:53 AM PDT At this year's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, hackers have turned their attention to the home - showing how to control everything from burglar alarms to TVs.

Egypt to block access to Brotherhood camp Posted: 02 Aug 2013 07:34 AM PDT State TV said the Interior Ministry was against breaking up the sit-in by force.

Egypt TV: Police to besiege pro-Morsi sit-ins Posted: 02 Aug 2013 08:36 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities plan to besiege sit-in protest camps filled with supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi, state television reported Friday, a step toward clearing areas that loyalists say they'll defend until their leader is returned to power.

U.S. issues global alert over al-Qaida threat Posted: 02 Aug 2013 08:08 AM PDT There is particularly strong danger in the Middle East and North Africa, the travel warning say.

Taiwan lawmakers brawl over nuclear plant bill Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:34 AM PDT TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese lawmakers exchanged punches and threw water at each other Friday ahead of an expected vote that would authorize a referendum on whether to finish a fourth nuclear power plant on the densely populated island of 23 million people.

'This is a disgrace to Chile's justice system' Posted: 01 Aug 2013 05:35 PM PDT An inquiry into the collapse that trapped 33 miners for months ends with no charges filed.

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