| Bahrain on edge ahead of opposition-called protest Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:13 PM PDT  MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Inspired by the movement behind Egypt's military coup, Shiite activists seeking more influence in Bahrain are hoping to gain new momentum by calling for nationwide protests Wednesday. Authorities warned they will "forcefully confront" any large demonstrations, raising fears of more violence in the strategic Gulf kingdom.
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| Fan who died in fall went to several games a month Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:57 AM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — A lifelong Atlanta Braves fan who fell about 65 feet to his death at the team's stadium was waiting out a rain delay in a smoking area and talking to his mother on the phone shortly before the accident.
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| Israel army shoots down rocket near Egypt border Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:27 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday shot down a rocket launched from neighboring Egypt toward a popular Red Sea resort, and an al-Qaida-linked militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, fueling concerns that jihadist groups are trying to disrupt the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.
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| A push for harmony among workers, young and old Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:11 AM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — There's a sense of urgency to the quest for workplace harmony, as baby boomers delay retirement and work side-by-side with people young enough to be their children — or grandchildren.
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| Egypt's new leaders name new provincial chiefs Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:11 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interim president swore in 20 new provincial governors on Tuesday, a move that reinforces the new leadership's authority and removes all Muslim Brotherhood members previously installed in the posts by Mohammed Morsi before his ouster as president.
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| Disfigured Spanish fresco is hit for artist, town Posted: 13 Aug 2013 10:11 AM PDT  MADRID (AP) — A year ago, Cecilia Gimenez's botched attempt to restore a fresco of Christ inspired ridicule and references to monkeys. Now, the 81-year-old Spanish artist is having the last laugh.
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| For families, Bulger verdict brings closure, angst Posted: 13 Aug 2013 09:25 AM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — The guilty verdicts against James "Whitey" Bulger brought catharsis and closure to relatives of the 11 victims in whose killings he was convicted of playing a role, but for the families of the eight people whose deaths couldn't be definitively linked to the Boston mob boss, peace will be harder to come by.
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| Small plane lands on Delaware road Posted: 13 Aug 2013 08:55 AM PDT  Delaware State Police say a small U.S. Air Force plane made an emergency landing in a field near Dover Air Force Base, crashed through a fence and taxied onto a road clogged with rush-hour traffic. There ...
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| Oscar Pistorius will be indicted, police spokesman says Posted: 13 Aug 2013 08:23 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African police spokesman says Oscar Pistorius will be served with an indictment now that police have completed an investigation into the shooting death of his girlfriend.
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| Soccer-loving pope cheers Messi, other players Posted: 13 Aug 2013 07:53 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis cheered fellow Argentine Lionel Messi and other soccer stars Tuesday as he held a morality-focused pep rally of sorts at the Vatican for Argentina and Italy's national teams ahead of their eagerly awaited friendly match.
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| Last dry SD reservation voting on alcohol sales Posted: 13 Aug 2013 07:09 AM PDT  PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) — Jobs and confidence are in short supply on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the rugged beauty of South Dakota's Badlands contrasts sharply with dilapidated houses, rusted-out vehicles on blocks and trash in the streets — symbols of a helplessness fueled largely by an influx of bootlegged alcohol.
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| Britain denounces attack on Nigeria mosque Posted: 13 Aug 2013 06:22 AM PDT  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Britain's foreign office minister for Africa is condemning as "contemptible and cowardly" an attack on a mosque in northeastern Nigeria in which suspected Islamic extremists killed at least 44 worshippers.
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| Man killed in stadium fall was lifelong Braves fan Posted: 13 Aug 2013 06:07 AM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of a man who died after falling from the upper deck of Turner Field in Atlanta says her son was a life-long Braves fan. |
| Alaska serial killer murdered at least 11 across country: FBI Posted: 13 Aug 2013 05:36 AM PDT  Investigators believe Israel Keyes murdered his fist victim in 2001 and his last in 2012.
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| Fan who died in stadium fall was a 29-year-old man Posted: 13 Aug 2013 04:50 AM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities have identified a fan who died after falling more than 60 feet from an upper-level platform at Atlanta's Turner Field as a 29-year-old man. |
| To guests, Fla. sinkhole sounded like thunderstorm Posted: 13 Aug 2013 02:18 AM PDT  CLERMONT, Fla. (AP) — It sounded like a thunderstorm as windows broke and the ground shook, but vacationers who were awakened at a resort villa near Orlando, Fla., soon realized the building was starting to collapse — parts of it swallowed by a 100-foot sinkhole that also endangered two neighboring buildings.
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| Musk's 'Hyperloop' transport idea has sci-fi feel Posted: 13 Aug 2013 01:49 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The concept sounds like something from the comic books that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk read religiously as a boy: a capsule that speeds along as fast as sound, carrying people between major cities, never troubled by bad weather or turbulence.
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| California teen is home after harrowing rescue Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:47 AM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 16-year-old girl who was rescued during an FBI shootout with her captor in the Idaho wilderness is resting at home with family and friends to begin what her father says will be a slow recovery.
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| Tuition isn't only bill college students see Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:31 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite all the grumbling about tuition increases and student loan costs, other college expenses also are going up.
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| Study: College ‘hook up’ culture doesn’t lead to more sex Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:46 PM PDT  Are today's college students operating in a sex-fueled romantic wasteland, where casual, loveless sex has entirely replaced candlelit dinner dates with a special someone?
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| Man dies after fall from Turner Field upper deck Posted: 12 Aug 2013 10:29 PM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — A man who fell more than 60 feet from an upper-level platform at Atlanta's Turner Field onto a parking lot during a baseball game died Monday night, police said.
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| Japan city votes to destroy tsunami ship landmark Posted: 12 Aug 2013 08:59 PM PDT  KESENNUMA, Japan (AP) — A stranded fishing boat that became a symbol of the devastation of Japan's 2011 tsunami has long divided a northeastern coastal city — between those who wanted to keep it as a monument of survival and those who wanted a painful reminder gone.
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| NYPD wrongly targeted minorities, judge rules Posted: 12 Aug 2013 07:28 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's largest police department illegally and systematically singled out large numbers of blacks and Hispanics under its stop-and-frisk policy, a federal judge ruled Monday while appointing an independent monitor to oversee major changes, including body cameras on some officers.
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| MLK Memorial may not be ready for anniversary of march Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:56 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Work to refinish part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial where a disputed inscription was recently removed may not be done until after the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
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| Weiner trashes the media for its focus on sexting scandal Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:41 PM PDT  NEW YORK--Anthony Weiner criticized the media for being too focused on the sexting scandal that has imperiled his campaign for mayor, insisting that voters care about issues other than his personal drama.
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