Boehner will support strike on Syria

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• Boehner will support strike on Syria
• Born Digital: How to use social media to land -- or lose -- a job
• Custody saga over 'Baby Veronica' continues
• With eye on Syria, Israel tests missiles with US
• NY case puts N-word use among blacks on trial
• Egypt's Sinai emerges as new theater for jihad
• Microsoft shares drop on $7.2B Nokia phone deal
• Wave of bombings, attacks in Iraq kill at least 47
• Rodman in North Korea to visit his 'friend' Kim
• First cars cross SF-Oakland Bay Bridge's new span
• AP PHOTOS: Peru slow in exhuming war's victims
• Rogge leaves IOC in sturdy shape after 12 years
• Syria uncertainty hangs over Obama's overseas trip
• APNewsBreak: WWII hero's family seeks Obama's help
• Obama seeks support for Syria strike at G-20
• Japan to fund ice wall to stop reactor leaks
• Mandela leaves hospital, but recovery will be 'difficult process'
• Sandy's 'freaky' path may be less likely in future
• Holder: I played no role in AP phone subpoena
• In Mideast, view of U.S. as hesitant superpower sharpens
• Glare from London skyscraper 'melted a Jaguar'
• Hackers find weaknesses in car computer systems
• Israeli missile test fuels jitters
• Obama seeks quick Congress vote on Syria
• Auschwitz guards to face criminal probes in Germany
• Egyptian helicopters strike militants in Sinai
• UN: More than 2 million have fled Syria
• Russia detects missile launches

Boehner will support strike on Syria Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT 'This is something that the United States and the country need to do.'

Born Digital: How to use social media to land -- or lose -- a job Posted: 03 Sep 2013 02:37 AM PDT When 20-year-old Vanessa Cagno lost out on a spring internship with the boutique marketing firm MKG, she redoubled her efforts.

Custody saga over 'Baby Veronica' continues Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:52 AM PDT By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A 3-year-old Native American girl known as "Baby Veronica" will not immediately be transferred from the custody of her Oklahoma biological father to a South Carolina couple who adopted her, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling, which was made on Friday although the information only became available on the court website on Tuesday, means that Veronica will stay for now with her biological father, Dusten Brown, who is a member of the Cherokee Nation. ...

With eye on Syria, Israel tests missiles with US Posted: 03 Sep 2013 10:06 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the U.S. conducted a joint missile test over the Mediterranean on Tuesday, in a display of military prowess as the Obama administration seeks congressional support for strikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

NY case puts N-word use among blacks on trial Posted: 03 Sep 2013 10:51 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — In a case that gave a legal airing to the debate over use of the N-word among blacks, a federal jury has rejected a black manager's argument that it was a term of love and endearment when he aimed it at black employee.

Egypt's Sinai emerges as new theater for jihad Posted: 03 Sep 2013 10:52 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian doctor once close to Osama bin Laden is bringing together multiple al-Qaida-inspired militant groups in Egypt's Sinai to fight the country's military, as the lawless peninsula emerges as a new theater for jihad, according to Egyptian intelligence and security officials.

Microsoft shares drop on $7.2B Nokia phone deal Posted: 03 Sep 2013 10:12 AM PDT HELSINKI (AP) — Microsoft is wagering $7.2 billion on the idea that owning Nokia's phone business will help the software giant grab a bigger slice of the mobile computing market from Apple and Google.

Wave of bombings, attacks in Iraq kill at least 47 Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:50 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of coordinated evening blasts in Baghdad and other violence killed at least 47 people in Iraq on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a surge of bloodshed roiling the country this year.

Rodman in North Korea to visit his 'friend' Kim Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:41 AM PDT PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed Tuesday in North Korea and said he plans to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good time and maybe bridge some cultural gaps — but not be a diplomat.

First cars cross SF-Oakland Bay Bridge's new span Posted: 03 Sep 2013 10:30 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — There was little fanfare, but the gleaming white and newly built $6.4-billion eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened to the public as vehicles began crossing it after more than a decade of construction delays.

AP PHOTOS: Peru slow in exhuming war's victims Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:20 AM PDT CHACA, Peru (AP) — It was Alejandrina Torres' first time back in her native village since Shining Path rebels cut her parents' throats while she hid, a terrified 4-year-old, beneath the skirts of a neighbor.

Rogge leaves IOC in sturdy shape after 12 years Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:05 AM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Twelve years after taking over an IOC recovering from its worst ethics scandal, Jacques Rogge is leaving with the Olympic body in much sturdier shape but facing serious challenges.

Syria uncertainty hangs over Obama's overseas trip Posted: 03 Sep 2013 10:37 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep uncertainty surrounding military action against Syria hangs over President Barack Obama's three-day overseas trip to Sweden and Russia, which takes him away from Washington just as he's seeking support on Capitol Hill for a strike.

APNewsBreak: WWII hero's family seeks Obama's help Posted: 03 Sep 2013 06:22 AM PDT STOCKHOLM (AP) — The family of World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg will ask President Barack Obama for help in their quest to find out what happened to the Swedish diplomat who vanished after being arrested by Soviet forces in 1945.

Obama seeks support for Syria strike at G-20 Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:59 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing obstacles at home and abroad, President Barack Obama this week plans to urge reluctant world leaders to back an American-led strike against Syria even though the prospects for military action could depend on a fractured U.S. Congress.

Japan to fund ice wall to stop reactor leaks Posted: 03 Sep 2013 03:24 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government announced Tuesday that it will spend $470 million on a subterranean ice wall and other steps in a desperate bid to stop leaks of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear station after repeated failures by the plant's operator.

Mandela leaves hospital, but recovery will be 'difficult process' Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:27 AM PDT Nelson Mandela's discharge after nearly three months in hospital showed that he had made "progress," South African President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday, adding the 95-year-old was responding to treatment.

Sandy's 'freaky' path may be less likely in future Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:20 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Man-made global warming may further lessen the likelihood of the freak atmospheric steering currents that last year shoved Superstorm Sandy due west into New Jersey, a new study says.

Holder: I played no role in AP phone subpoena Posted: 14 May 2013 07:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an investigation into a grave national security leak.

In Mideast, view of U.S. as hesitant superpower sharpens Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:21 AM PDT By William Maclean BEIRUT (Reuters) - The world's most powerful man decides to threaten Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "We will strike with all our might," says U.S. President Barack Obama, depicted in a cartoon in Saudi newspaper Alsharq. But when? Wearing a dreamy smile, Obama replies: "In a day, a week, a month, a year, 10 years - or however many years you can count. ...

Glare from London skyscraper 'melted a Jaguar' Posted: 03 Sep 2013 06:30 AM PDT A British property developer said Tuesday it was investigating after rays deflected by a skyscraper melted the side of a businessman's luxury Jaguar car.

Hackers find weaknesses in car computer systems Posted: 03 Sep 2013 06:40 AM PDT DETROIT (AP) — As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what's to stop a hacker from taking over yours?

Israeli missile test fuels jitters Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:31 AM PDT Russia sounds alarm after detecting the launch of two ballistic "objects."

Obama seeks quick Congress vote on Syria Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:39 AM PDT The president is confident that lawmakers will vote in favor of U.S. military action.

Auschwitz guards to face criminal probes in Germany Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:18 AM PDT The German office investigating Nazi war crimes said Tuesday it would send files on 30 former Auschwitz death camp personnel to state prosecutors with a recommendation to bring charges.

Egyptian helicopters strike militants in Sinai Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:07 AM PDT EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian helicopter gunships fired rockets early Tuesday at militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least eight and injuring 15 others in an ongoing campaign to put down Islamic radicals who have escalated attacks in the largely lawless region, Egypt's official news agency said.

UN: More than 2 million have fled Syria Posted: 03 Sep 2013 01:30 AM PDT Almost 5,000 citizens a day are flowing out of the war-ravaged country.

Russia detects missile launches Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:50 AM PDT An early warning system picks up two ballistic missiles fired from the Mediterranean.

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