| Strong earthquake rocks California Posted: 24 Aug 2014 08:42 AM PDT  Napa County firefighters spray foam on hot spots from a fire at a mobile home park following a reported 6.0 earthquake on August 24, 2014 in Napa, California. A 6.0 earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after 3:00 am on Sunday morning causing damage to buildings and sending at least 70 people to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) |
| American held in Syria freed Posted: 24 Aug 2014 02:42 PM PDT  Secretary of State John Kerry says Peter Theo Curtis was held by an al-Qaida-linked militant group fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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| Foley family celebrates his life, prays for hostages Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:11 PM PDT  The family of murdered US journalist James Foley prayed for the safety of his fellow hostages Sunday as hundreds gathered for a mass to celebrate his life as a witness on the front line. Foley was kidnapped in late 2012 in northern Syria by the jihadist group that now dubs itself the Islamic State and which this week released a video showing him being beheaded.
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| Dixon gets dramatic Sonoma IndyCar win; Power 9th Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:48 PM PDT  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Scott Dixon surged ahead with three laps left for a victory at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, while IndyCar points leader Will Power recovered from a mid-race spin to finish 10th heading to the season finale.
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| Dad of 18-year-old shot by officer asks for peace Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:47 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The father of an 18-year-old shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson is asking for a "day of silence" as he lays his son to rest.
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| Fla. primary: Ex-gov. Crist seeks job back as Dem Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:44 PM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — A former Republican governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, campaigned at early voting sites and black churches on the final weekend before a state Democratic primary as he sought his old job back under a different party affiliation.
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| So Yeon Ryu wins Canadian Women's Open Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:43 PM PDT  LONDON, Ontario (AP) — So Yeon Ryu won the Canadian Women's Open on Sunday at London Hunt, breaking the tournament record at 23-under 265.
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| Two inmates beheaded in Brazil prison riot: authorities Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:41 PM PDT  Brasília (AFP) - Inmates rioting to press for better facilities in an overcrowded Brazilian jail have beheaded two fellow prisoners and taken two guards hostage, officials said Sunday. Miguel Llanela, a civilian police officer at the Cascavel state correctional center in the southern city of Parana, also said 80 percent of the facility, which houses 1,400 inmates, has been taken over by prisoners. State prison officials told G1 news the prisoners launched a violent push for better food and cleaner facilities. Brazil currently has more than half a million prisoners and faces severe overcrowding.
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| Iraq pleads for global help in fight against jihadists Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:41 PM PDT  Iraq called Sunday for global support for its fight against jihadists, as Shiite neighbour Iran said it was helping Baghdad resist the militants but not with soldiers on the ground. Iraq is struggling to regain significant parts of the country after a lightning militant offensive led by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group seized second city Mosul in June and swept through the country's Sunni heartland, as security forces fled. The jihadist fighters have been bombarded since August 8 by US air strikes in northern Iraq, allowing Kurdish peshmerga security forces to claw back a limited amount of lost territory, including the Qaraj area, which they retook on Sunday.
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| Hurricane Marie becomes powerful category 5 storm off Mexico Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:30 PM PDT  Hurricane Marie intensified to a powerful category five storm in the Pacific Sunday, as six Mexican states braced for heavy rain and dangerous waves. As the eighth hurricane of the eastern Pacific season, Marie was packing maximum sustained winds of 160 miles (260 kilometers) per hour, according to the latest bulletin from US forecasters. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned the storm could continue to gain strength over the next day or two. Marie was far from land -- some 500 miles (805 kilometers) south of Mexico's Baja California peninsula -- moving west at 14 miles per hour.
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| Luxury fashion takes on fitness technology Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:30 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Luxury fashion is making inroads in wearable tech as more designers try their hands at developing smart, stylish accessories and clothing aimed at tracking performance and health, or simply making connected lives easier to manage.
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| British deputy PM to meet India's Modi in trade trip Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:19 PM PDT  Britain's deputy prime minister Nick Clegg begins a trade mission to India on Monday, where he will meet the country's prime minister Narendra Modi in a bid to strengthen economic ties. The three-day visit by a 40-strong delegation is the latest in a series of similar trips by David Cameron's government, which is keen to foster closer links with the world's largest democracy. Clegg's office said the trip will "take advantage of the opportunities presented by the new Indian government's focus on economic growth" since Modi swept to a landslide victory on a platform of economic reform in May. Clegg will meet with Modi and finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday, while energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey will look for opportunities for companies and ways to collaborate on energy.
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| Late birdies bring Mahan sixth career PGA title Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:14 PM PDT  Hunter Mahan fired a six-under par 65 Sunday to win the US PGA Barclays tournament by two strokes, giving the American his first tour victory in more than two years. Mahan, who had not taken a title since the 2012 Houston Open, birdied the 15th, 16th and 17th holes to seize a three-stroke lead, then sank a clutch eight-foot bogey putt at 18 to claim the first event in the US tour's season-ending playoffs. Mahan, who had only a pair of top-five finishes this season before this week, finished 72 holes on 14-under 270 with Australians Jason Day and Stuart Appleby and American Cameron Tringale sharing second on 272.
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| Party Time!: Governor Andrew Cuomo Makes Surprise Appearance at Dan's Harvest Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:12 PM PDT  danspapers/web.stagram We were surprised when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo turned up last night at McCall's Vineyard & Ranch to celebrate Dan's Harvest East End. Overheard saying that he prefers drinking red wine, Cuomo appeared genuinely excited to present...
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| Final TV showdown in Scotland's independence debate looms before vote Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:10 PM PDT  By Alistair Smout EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scotland's future will be debated in a final TV showdown on Monday just weeks before a historic independence referendum with the pro-breakaway camp, behind in the polls, looking for a game-changing performance from its leader. As voting day, Sept. 18, draws nearer, polls show that the campaign to sever Scotland's 307-year union with England and leave the United Kingdom is trailing in the polls, as it generally has been from the start. Several recent polls have shown its support climbing a few points, but according to the most recent "poll of polls" on Aug. 15, based on an average of the last six polls and excluding undecided respondents, support for the pro-independence camp stands at 43 percent against 57 percent for opponents. "It's the last real public chance to reach a large audience," Patrick Brione, director of research at pollster Survation, said of Monday's TV debate.
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| Nigerian town seized by Boko Haram 'part of Islamic caliphate': leader Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:05 PM PDT  Boko Haram's leader said a northeast town seized by the insurgents earlier this month has been placed under an Islamic caliphate, in a video obtained by AFP on Sunday. "Thanks be to Allah who gave victory to our brethren in (the town of) Gwoza and made it part of the Islamic caliphate," Abubakar Shekau said in the 52-minute video.
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| DR Congo confirms first Ebola cases Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:04 PM PDT  The Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday confirmed its two first cases of Ebola this year, but claimed they were unrelated to the epidemic raging in four countries of West Africa. The UN's World Health Organization also announced that one of its health experts, an epidemiologist, had been infected while working in Sierra Leone. In Kinshasa, Congolese Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi said that two of eight samples taken from victims of a mystery fever had tested positive for Ebola. The Ebola virus is confirmed in DRC," Kabange told AFP.
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| Bradford out for season with ACL tear Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:04 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rams quarterback Sam Bradford has a torn ACL in his left knee for the second straight year and is out for the season.
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| Director and actor Richard Attenborough dies aged 90 Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:54 PM PDT  British director and actor Richard Attenborough has died aged 90 after a sparkling career spanning six decades, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) said on Sunday. "We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of esteemed filmmaker and former BAFTA President, Lord Attenborough," the organisation said in a statement. British film would do well to live up to the example of industry, skill and compassion set by Richard, Lord Attenborough," the organisation said. Attenborough, who appeared in movies such as "Brighton Rock", "The Great Escape" and "Jurassic Park", in a career spanning six decades, died on Sunday lunchtime, his son told broadcaster BBC.
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| Teams all on knife-edge in Champions League Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:01 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — With at least $12 million guaranteed for Champions League participants, it's little wonder the final playoffs for the group stage are so tight.
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| Hwang, Choi lift S. Korea past Chicago to win LLWS Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:00 PM PDT  SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — In the giddy moments after South Korea won the Little League World Series, outfielder Don Wan Sin realized how he wanted to celebrate.
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| Search for clues after 2 women found murdered in Mayfair home Posted: 24 Aug 2014 04:00 PM PDT  Philadelphia police are still looking for answers in the murders of two women who were found shot execution style in a home in Mayfair.
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| Messi's back with 2 goals as Barca wins opener Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:59 PM PDT  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi scored twice to help 10-man Barcelona start the Spanish league with a 3-0 win over Elche in the debut of coach Luis Enrique on Sunday, with the Argentina star looking eager to put last season's disappointments behind him.
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| 2 SEPTA officers hurt apprehending assault suspect Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:58 PM PDT  Authorities say two SEPTA police officers were injured while trying to apprehend a suspect in Center City.
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| Oscar-winning British film director Richard Attenborough dies: BBC Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:56 PM PDT  British actor and film director Richard Attenborough died on Sunday at the age of 90, the BBC reported, citing his son. One of Attenborough's greatest achievements was making the cinematic tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, for which he won an Oscar for best director. Richard Samuel Attenborough was born on August 29, 1923 in Cambridge, England. Knighted in 1976 and made a baron in June 1993, he was the elder brother of naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough.
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| Actor-director Richard Attenborough dies at 90 Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:56 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Acclaimed actor and Oscar-winning director Richard Attenborough, whose film career on both sides of the camera spanned 60 years, has died. He was 90.
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| Man wanted for impersonating cop in Trenton sex assault arrested Posted: 24 Aug 2014 03:51 PM PDT  Police have arrested the man who they say posed as an officer and sexually assaulted a store clerk in Trenton, New Jersey.
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| Ryan says he's weighing possible White House run Posted: 24 Aug 2014 09:08 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Ryan was No. 2 on the Republicans' presidential ballot in 2012, and the Wisconsin congressman is thinking about whether he'll try to move to the top of his party's ticket in 2016.
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| Strong California quake causes injuries, damage Posted: 24 Aug 2014 02:16 PM PDT  A large earthquake caused significant damage in California's northern Bay Area early Sunday, sending at least 70 people to a hospital, igniting fires, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness.
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| Iran says it downs Israeli drone near nuclear site Posted: 24 Aug 2014 09:35 AM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said Sunday its forces shot down an Israeli drone as it approached an Iranian nuclear site, recovering major parts of what it described as an advanced aircraft. Israeli officials could not be immediately reached for comment. |
| White House aides to attend Michael Brown funeral Posted: 24 Aug 2014 02:42 AM PDT  EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is sending three White House aides to the funeral of Michael Brown, the young black man whose fatal shooting by a white police officer sparked days of racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.
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| China executes 8 for 'terrorist' attacks in Xinjiang Posted: 24 Aug 2014 02:28 AM PDT  China has executed eight people for "terrorist" attacks in its restive far western region of Xinjiang, including three who "masterminded" a dramatic car crash in the capital's Tiananmen Square in 2013, state media said. Xinjiang is the traditional home of Muslim Uighurs who speak a Turkic language, and China has attributed attacks there to Islamist separatists it says seek to establish an independent state called East Turkestan. Exiled Uighur groups and human rights activists say the government's own repressive policies in Xinjiang have provoked unrest, an accusation Beijing denies. Three of the executed group "masterminded" the October 2013 attack in the heart of the Chinese capital, official news agency Xinhua said late on Saturday.
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| Death toll from Hiroshima landslides reaches 50 Posted: 24 Aug 2014 12:50 AM PDT  The death toll from devastating midweek landslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 with 38 others missing on Sunday as fresh rain stoked fears of more disasters and hampered the round-the-clock search for survivors. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called off a planned inspection tour of the western Japan city by helicopter on the day as his presence was feared to further complicate the search and rescue mission as rain intensified, media reports said. Meanwhile, two women were killed Sunday on the remote island of Rebun, some 1,350-kilometres (840 miles) northeast of Hiroshima, when a rain-triggered landslide crushed their home, local officials said. The Hiroshima regional police headquarters updated the death and missing figures Sunday morning after a 83-year-old man was confirmed dead four days after unusual downpours caused landslides that swallowed dozens of homes, many of them perched on hillside housing areas.
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| Palestinian president prepares new UN appeal Posted: 24 Aug 2014 02:36 PM PDT  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Aides to the Palestinian president said Sunday that he will soon appeal to the international community to set a deadline for Israel to end its occupation of lands captured in the 1967 Mideast war and make way for an independent Palestinian state.
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