| After lengthy delays, Fort Hood trial set to open Posted: 03 Aug 2013 08:20 AM PDT Hundreds of unarmed soldiers, some about to deploy to Afghanistan, were waiting inside a building for vaccines and routine checkups when a fellow soldier walked inside with two handguns and enough ammunition to commit one of the worst mass shootings in American history.
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| Envoys seek to avert bloodbath in Egypt Posted: 03 Aug 2013 11:04 AM PDT Egypt's army-backed rulers and allies of its deposed Islamist president gave the first signs of a readiness to compromise on Saturday, pressed by Western envoys trying to head off more bloodshed.
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| Once rare stomach illness becoming more widespread Posted: 03 Aug 2013 04:53 AM PDT Donna Heller thought she had cancer. But multiple visits to the doctor after a month with debilitating nausea and diarrhea didn't yield any answers. Convinced she was dying, she met with her lawyer to get her will in order.
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| Zimbabwe officials: Mugabe wins with 61 percent Posted: 03 Aug 2013 11:02 AM PDT HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's longtime President Robert Mugabe won 61 percent of the presidential vote, trailed by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai at 33 percent, election officials announced Saturday.
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| Nigeria: Doctors treat lead-poisoned children Posted: 03 Aug 2013 03:07 AM PDT LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian village that suffered one of the world's worst recorded incidents of lead poisoning is now habitable and doctors can start treating more than 1,000 contaminated children, a doctor and a scientist from two international agencies said Friday.
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| Cause of stomach illness difficult to detect Posted: 03 Aug 2013 05:28 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Donna Heller thought she had cancer. But multiple visits to the doctor after a month with debilitating nausea and diarrhea didn't yield any answers. Convinced she was dying, she met with her lawyer to get her will in order.
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| Swaddle-maker swamped after UK prince's photo-op Posted: 03 Aug 2013 09:05 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — It took 45 seconds, but it was enough.
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| A-Rod homers; awaits likely drug penalty from MLB Posted: 03 Aug 2013 07:05 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez feels singled out — by Major League Baseball in its drug investigation and by his New York Yankees.
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| New Zealand botulism scare triggers global recall Posted: 03 Aug 2013 03:47 AM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities have triggered a global recall of up to 1,000 tons of dairy products across seven countries after dairy giant Fonterra announced tests had turned up a type of bacteria that could cause botulism.
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| Red Sox owner enters $70M deal for Boston Globe Posted: 03 Aug 2013 09:10 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Businessman John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, has entered into an agreement to buy The Boston Globe for $70 million, a massive drop from its record $1.1 billion price two decades ago.
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| Global travel warning: US cites al-Qaida threat Posted: 02 Aug 2013 10:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States issued an extraordinary global travel warning to Americans Friday about the threat of an al-Qaida attack and closed down 21 embassies and consulates across the Muslim world for the weekend.
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| 9 Afghans killed in attack on Indian consulate Posted: 03 Aug 2013 06:02 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three militants wearing explosives-rigged vests killed at least nine civilians, most of them children, in a botched attack Saturday on the Indian consulate in an eastern Afghan city near the border with Pakistan, security officials said.
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| China's tallest building nears finish in Shanghai Posted: 03 Aug 2013 12:31 AM PDT SHANGHAI (AP) — A topping-out ceremony was held Saturday for China's tallest building in the financial hub of Shanghai when the final beam was hoisted to the top of the skyscraper and installed in a flag-waving ritual.
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| Egypt police call on protesters to leave sit-in Posted: 03 Aug 2013 06:02 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian police official called Saturday on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi to abandon their protest sit-ins, saying it would pave the way for his Muslim Brotherhood to return to a normal role in the country's political process.
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| Obama: No tax reform without spending to spur jobs Posted: 03 Aug 2013 03:03 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says there are no gimmicks to grow the economy — just difficult steps that require Washington's focus.
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| AP PHOTOS: Bahrain history slowly rises from sands Posted: 03 Aug 2013 02:35 AM PDT SAAR, Bahrain (AP) — More than 4,000 years ago, Dilmun merchants traveled from Mesopotamia to the Indus River, titans of trade and culture before rise of the empires of the Persians or the Ottomans
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