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Will the Snowden chill start a new Cold War?

Posted: 02 Aug 2013 02:07 PM PDT

ugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, Sarah Harrison, a legal researcher for WikiLeaks, Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena and his assistant Valentina walk at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airportIf 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

Chris Christie and Rand Paul: Internationalism Vs. Isolationism A Dividing Issue for the GOP in 2016Yahoo! 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 mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner attends a campaign event in the Rockaways section in the Queens borough of New YorkNEW 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

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during protest in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)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

FILE - In this June 6, 2013 photo, Stephen Rakes smiles outside the liquor store he once owned in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston. Rakes, 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, Aug. 2, 2013, and that 69-year-old William Camuti, of Sudbury, is charged with attempted murder in his death. Rakes' body was found July 17 in the woods in suburban Boston the day after he learned he would not be called to testify. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)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

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2006 file photo, Inmates are housed in three tier bunks, in what was once a multi-purpose recreation room, at the Deuel Vocational Institute in Tracy, Calif. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 paved the way for the early release of nearly 10,000 prisoners 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. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)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

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2008 file photo, musician Jack White, left, and Karen Elson arrive on the red carpet for the Royal World Premiere of the 22nd James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace" in London. White denies making any threats against his estranged wife, who got a temporary restraining order against him in their contentious divorce case. British singer and model Karen Elson filed for divorce from White last year and recently got a temporary restraining order against him, which is pending an upcoming court hearing. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)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

Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole during the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Woods tied a course record with a round of 9-under par 61 and leads the tournament at 13-under. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)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

FILE - In this June 6, 2013 photo, Stephen Rakes smiles outside the liquor store he once owned in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston. Rakes, 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, Aug. 2, 2013, and that 69-year-old William Camuti, of Sudbury, is charged with attempted murder in his death. Rakes' body was found July 17 in the woods in suburban Boston the day after he learned he would not be called to testify. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)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

FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, a woman waits to talk with employers at a job fair for laid-off IBM workers in South Burlington, Vt. The government issues the jobs report for July on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)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

In this July 31, 2013 photo, Chancery Judge Janace Harvey Goree, sits in her Yazoo City, Miss., chambers, expresses her grave concern to learn several middle school girls have become pregnant in recent years in Holmes County, where she lives. Goree, who oversees child support cases, says that often, it is not middle school boys that are getting the middle school girls pregnant. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)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

FOR USE AS DESIRED WITH SIKH TEMPLE SHOOTING ANNIVERSARY STORIES - FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012, file photo worshipers from the Sikh community gather for a candle light vigil after prayer services in Brookfield, Wis. Twelve months ago, a white supremacist walked into a the temple and opened fire on worshippers he didn't know, killing six and devastating a Sikh community whose religion is based on peace and forgiveness. Monday is the one-year anniversary of the shooting. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)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

FILE - In this April 29, 2013 file photo, TV host Ellen DeGeneres arrives at the season 4 premiere of "Arrested Development" in Los Angeles. Producers announced Friday, Aug. 2, that DeGeneres will return to host the Oscars on March 2, 2014. (Photo by Katy Winn/Invision/AP, File)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

FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, a woman waits to talk with employers at a job fair for laid-off IBM workers in South Burlington, Vt. The government issues the jobs report for July on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)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

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks to staff members at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. The Obama administration hasn't sent its top diplomat to Pakistan since 2011, and Kerry's trip is a chance for the former senator to get to know the newly elected prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, who came to power in Pakistan's first transition between civilian governments.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 poses after an interview with Reuters in GenevaShin 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

FILE - This Sunday, June 9, 2013 file photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, in Hong Kong. Snowden has left Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and entered Russia his lawyer said on Thursday Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, File)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

Taiwanese lawmakers exchange punches in nuclear plant debateRuling 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

ugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, Sarah Harrison, a legal researcher for WikiLeaks, Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena and his assistant Valentina walk at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airportAlthough 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

Latifah Naiman Mariki, widow of the late Haji Lukindo, with two of her children Juma Lukindo, 20, and Shamim Lukindo, 7, outside their house in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. 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. Latifah Naiman Mariki, 38, and whose husband was killed in the crash, was almost evicted from her house this week after her landlord demanded rent. Mariki's deceased husband, Haji Lukindo, was the family's only source of income. Mariki told The Associated Press that neither the American driver nor anyone at the U.S. Embassy has contacted her, and she doesn't know how she will provide for her soon-to-be-born child and three children, ages 20, 10 and 7. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)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

Pedestrians walk past the U.S. embassy in Tel AvivThe 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

Spain: driver received 3 signals to slow downThe 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

New hi-tech attacks target home appliances (Rex)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

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi stand guard in front of sandbags placed at the entrance to their camp near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, close to Rabaa Adawiya SquareState 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

A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi waves a national flag as he stands on a barrier recently set up where protesters have installed their camp near Cairo University in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. An international human rights group has warned of a "bloodbath" if Egypt's new leadership uses force to end sit-ins by loyalists of the country's ousted president. The statement by Human Rights Watch came as Mohammed Morsi's followers called for new mass rallies across the country on Friday in defiance of a government order to disband.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)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

Global travel warning: US cites al-Qaida threatThere 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

Chile's rescued miners case droppedAn inquiry into the collapse that trapped 33 miners for months ends with no charges filed.


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