| U.S. official: Al-Qaeda messages indicate planned attack 'big' Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:06 AM PDT On the day that almost two dozen U.S. embassies and consulates across North Africa and the Middle East are closed following the identification of a significant threat from an al-Qaeda affiliate, a senior U.S. official is providing new details about the communications intercepted from the...
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| Sikh temple attack united victim's son, ex-racist Posted: 04 Aug 2013 09:23 AM PDT OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Six weeks after a white supremacist gunned down Pardeep Kaleka's father and five others at a Sikh temple last year, Kaleka was skeptical when a former skinhead reached out and invited him to dinner.
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| Egypt says clock ticking on sit-in standoff Posted: 04 Aug 2013 09:55 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest security body warned Sunday that the clock is ticking for a peaceful end to the standoff over sit-ins by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, suggesting that authorities will break up the vigils unless mediation efforts produce results soon.
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| Happy Birthday, Mr. President: Obama turns 52 Posted: 04 Aug 2013 04:29 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Instead of "Hail to the Chief," President Barack Obama is most likely hearing strains of "Happy Birthday" this weekend.
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| Israel expands subsidies to settlements Posted: 04 Aug 2013 08:27 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday expanded its list of West Bank settlements eligible for government subsidies, a decision that came just days after the resumption of long-frozen peace talks and drew quick Palestinian condemnation.
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| Rescuers continue search for Mt. Hood snowboarder Posted: 04 Aug 2013 10:30 AM PDT MOUNT HOOD, Ore. (AP) — A dozen rescuers armed with chain saws and other tools chipped away at a collapsed ice tunnel Sunday in hopes of finding a snowboarder buried on Oregon's Mount Hood.
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| Powerball jackpot at $400M after no weekend winner Posted: 04 Aug 2013 07:11 AM PDT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No one hit the Powerball jackpot on Saturday, so the money will roll over: A cool $400 million for the next drawing.
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| Longtime NBC News reporter John Palmer dies at 77 Posted: 04 Aug 2013 03:17 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — John Palmer, the longtime correspondent for NBC News who died Saturday after a brief illness, was remembered by former colleagues as a hardworking, gracious reporter who moved easily from war zones to the White House and who brought a reassuring voice to news broadcasts.
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| A-Rod says he's ready to rejoin Yanks, play Monday Posted: 03 Aug 2013 08:11 PM PDT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez brushed aside any worries about a pending suspension, saying he's headed to Chicago and plans to play for the New York Yankees on Monday night.
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| Pa. couple's best man: their dying 2-year-old son Posted: 03 Aug 2013 11:48 PM PDT JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) — Looking dapper in a tiny tan pinstripe suit and orange shirt, a 2-year-old boy with only weeks to live served as the best man for his parents' Pennsylvania wedding.
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| Police question man in deadly LA boardwalk crash Posted: 04 Aug 2013 08:26 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The morning after a car accelerated into a crowd of people, apparently intentionally, killing one and injuring 11 others on a popular beach boardwalk in Southern California, police are investigating and have questioned a man who turned himself in after the chaos.
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| Egypt: Brotherhood leaders' trial to open Aug. 25 Posted: 04 Aug 2013 07:34 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state news agency says the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and his powerful deputy will go on trial on Aug. 25 on charges related to the killing of protesters.
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| Group: Israel expands subsidies to settlements Posted: 04 Aug 2013 06:04 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday expanded its list of West Bank settlements eligible for government subsidies, a decision that came just days after the resumption of long-frozen peace talks and drew quick Palestinian condemnation.
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| Person questioned in deadly LA boardwalk crash Posted: 04 Aug 2013 07:56 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police are investigating Sunday, the morning after a car screeched across a sidewalk and drove into a crowd of people, apparently intentionally, killing one and injuring 11 others on a popular beach boardwalk.
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| 1 dead, 11 hurt in L.A. seaside hit-and-run Posted: 04 Aug 2013 03:29 AM PDT A rapidly accelerating car driven by a young man screeched across a sidewalk and straight into a crowd enjoying one of Southern California's most popular boardwalks, killing one person, injuring 11 and leaving the promenade in chaos as he sped out of sight.
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