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• Reclusive heiress Huguette Clark spent millions on doll collection
• AP PHOTOS: Flash flooding hits Colorado
• US women regain lost jobs; men still short 2.1M
• Four years after recession, many still struggle to buy food
• Exchanges create confusion for Medicare recipients
• Kerry rejects Assad's timetable on weapons data
• AP PHOTOS: Syrians wait out war in Lebanon
• Heavy rains cause flooding in Colo
• U.N.: Syria sends letter to join weapons treaty
• Assad: Syria to offer data on chemical weapons
• Big SUVs rumble along as GM shows new models
• AP PHOTOS: College football palaces
• Colorado flooding leaves 3 people dead
• Obama: Hopeful about talks with Russia over Syria
• Palace: Prince William ends active military career
• Egypt extends emergency laws
• Lack of Assad alternatives hangs over Syria war
• Reports indicate American jihadi killed in Somalia
• Al Qaeda-linked Somali militants kill U.S. jihadist
• First lady wants people to drink more plain water
• 2 dead as flash flooding hits parts of Colo.
• Somalia: Reports indicate American jihadi killed
• EU lawmakers back central bank oversight
• Prince William ends military career
• Syria exposes rifts in U.S.-German ties

Reclusive heiress Huguette Clark spent millions on doll collection Posted: 12 Sep 2013 01:22 PM PDT The late copper mining heiress Huguette Clark was known for her famously reclusive nature, rarely leaving her apartment and spending the last two decades of her life voluntarily living inside a hospital.

AP PHOTOS: Flash flooding hits Colorado Posted: 12 Sep 2013 01:06 PM PDT Deadly flash flooding caused by heavy rains in Colorado has washed out roads, inundated homes and cut some people off from help.

US women regain lost jobs; men still short 2.1M Posted: 12 Sep 2013 12:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. women have recovered all the jobs they lost to the Great Recession. The same can't be said for men, who remain 2.1 million jobs short.

Four years after recession, many still struggle to buy food Posted: 12 Sep 2013 12:04 PM PDT By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years after the recession ended, one in five American adults are still struggling to buy enough food, according to a survey released on Thursday that underscored the unevenness of the U.S. economic recovery. Twenty percent of U.S. adults polled last month said that at times in the past year they had not had enough money to buy food for themselves or their family, according to Gallup's findings. ...

Exchanges create confusion for Medicare recipients Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:49 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Dear seniors, your Medicare benefits aren't changing under the Affordable Care Act. That's the message federal health officials are trying to get out to some older consumers confused by overlapping enrollment periods for Medicare and so-called "Obamacare."

Kerry rejects Assad's timetable on weapons data Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:18 AM PDT GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is rejecting Syrian President Bashar Assad's suggestion Thursday that he begin submitting data on his chemical weapons arsenal one month after signing an international chemical weapons ban.

AP PHOTOS: Syrians wait out war in Lebanon Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:46 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The days are long at the al-Faour settlement in Lebanon. Women draw on cigarettes to help pass the time, their faces haggard and sunburned. Children play outside their tents in bright, ragged clothes and worn-out shoes.

Heavy rains cause flooding in Colo Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:32 AM PDT LYONS, Colo. (AP) — Heavy rains and scarring from recent wildfires sent walls of water crashing down mountainsides early Thursday in Colorado, cutting off mountain towns, forcing the University of Colorado to cancel classes. At least three people are reported dead.

U.N.: Syria sends letter to join weapons treaty Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:16 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Thursday it has received a letter from Syria stating its intention to join the chemical weapons treaty which bans the production, stockpiling and use of the deadly weapons.

Assad: Syria to offer data on chemical weapons Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:58 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that his government will start submitting data on its chemical weapons stockpile a month after signing the convention banning such weapons.

Big SUVs rumble along as GM shows new models Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:44 AM PDT STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — The big SUV rolls on.

AP PHOTOS: College football palaces Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:28 AM PDT Part five-star hotel, part Palm Springs fitness club, part Apple Store.

Colorado flooding leaves 3 people dead Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:12 AM PDT Heavy rains sent walls of water crashing down mountainsides.

Obama: Hopeful about talks with Russia over Syria Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:56 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's hopeful Secretary of State John Kerry's meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Switzerland can "yield a concrete result" on Syria.

Palace: Prince William ends active military career Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:41 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — There will be no more perilous military helicopter missions for Prince William in the rugged mountainous terrain of northern Wales.

Egypt extends emergency laws Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:10 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interim president on Thursday extended a nationwide state of emergency by two months, citing security conditions.

Lack of Assad alternatives hangs over Syria war Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:54 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The crisis over chemical weapons in Syria has underlined a central dilemma for the West as it tries to deal with the country's civil war — the lack of attractive alternatives to President Bashar Assad.

Reports indicate American jihadi killed in Somalia Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:24 AM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A rapping jihadi from Alabama who ascended the ranks of Somalia's al-Qaida-linked extremist rebels and was on the FBI's Most Wanted list with a $5 million reward for his capture was killed Thursday in an ambush ordered by the rebels' leader, the militants said.

Al Qaeda-linked Somali militants kill U.S. jihadist Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:07 AM PDT By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A prominent U.S.-born Islamist militant was killed in Somalia on Thursday, witnesses said, after he fell out with the al Shabaab rebel group's top commander. Residents in al Baate village in southern Somalia said Alabama-born Omar Hammami, commonly known as Abu Mansoor al-Amriki or 'the American', and a British national known as Usama al-Britani were shot dead in a dawn raid on their hideout. ...

First lady wants people to drink more plain water Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:19 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama has pushed Americans to eat healthier and to exercise more. Now she says we should "drink up" too. As in plain water. And as in more of it.

2 dead as flash flooding hits parts of Colo. Posted: 12 Sep 2013 05:46 AM PDT DENVER (AP) — Flash flooding in Colorado has left two people dead and the widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado on Thursday.

Somalia: Reports indicate American jihadi killed Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:57 AM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A rapping jihadi from Alabama who ascended the ranks of Somalia's al-Qaida-linked militant group and was on the FBI's Most Wanted list with a $5 million reward for his capture was killed Thursday in an ambush ordered by the militant group's leader, militants said.

EU lawmakers back central bank oversight Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:42 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers approved legislation to establish centralized oversight of the region's largest banks.

Prince William ends military career Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:25 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Royal officials say Prince William has finished his tour of duty as a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter pilot and has left operational service with the British military to focus on royal duties and charity work.

Syria exposes rifts in U.S.-German ties Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:08 AM PDT The largest European Union nation has been reluctant to follow Obama.

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