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• Poll shows clear leader in NYC Democratic mayoral primary
• AP Interview: Mayor says Jerusalem can't be split
• AP EXCLUSIVE: Kodak CEO talks company's future
• Who's a victim of human sex trafficking?
• Kodak says it has exited bankruptcy
• Azarenka rallies to 3-set US Open win vs Ivanovic
• Egypt's Sinai emerges as new theater for jihad
• 'Baby Veronica' to stay with birth father for now: Oklahoma high court
• Wave of bombings, attacks in Iraq kill at least 47
• Microsoft shares drop on $7.2B Nokia phone deal
• Obama confident Congress will approve Syria action
• Rogge leaves IOC in sturdy shape after 12 years
• Boehner says he supports Obama on Syria
• Cabinet officials to talk to Congress about Syria
• Obama seeks quick Congress vote on Syria
• Hackers find weaknesses in car computer systems
• Obama must address skeptics, lawmakers about Syria
• Israel says it holds joint missile test with US
• APNewsBreak: WWII hero's family seeks Obama's help
• Israel tests missile in Mediterranean
• Nokia stock surges on Microsoft takeover
• Drug agents plumb vast database of call records
• Russia detects missile launches
• Russian reports: 2 missiles fired in Mediterranean
• UN: Number of Syria refugees tops 2 million mark

Poll shows clear leader in NYC Democratic mayoral primary Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:48 PM PDT A week before the primary, de Blasio has a 23-point lead over his closest rival, according to a new poll.

AP Interview: Mayor says Jerusalem can't be split Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:32 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem's mayor presides over perhaps the most complicated city in the world: deeply divided between Arab and Jew, religious and secular, rich and poor, and claimed as a capital by both Israelis and Palestinians.

AP EXCLUSIVE: Kodak CEO talks company's future Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:16 PM PDT ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — You can feel the spirit of George Eastman in Antonio Perez's office.

Who's a victim of human sex trafficking? Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:44 AM PDT CICERO, Ill. (AP) — Cops in the Chicago area call it a "track," a stretch of street known for its steady sex trade.

Kodak says it has exited bankruptcy Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:29 AM PDT ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Kodak's trip through bankruptcy is now a memory for the scrapbook.

Azarenka rallies to 3-set US Open win vs Ivanovic Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:14 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — No. 2 Victoria Azarenka rallied from a set down for the second straight match, beating Ana Ivanovic to return to the U.S. Open quarterfinals.

Egypt's Sinai emerges as new theater for jihad Posted: 03 Sep 2013 10:58 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.

'Baby Veronica' to stay with birth father for now: Oklahoma high court Posted: 03 Sep 2013 10:26 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. ...

Wave of bombings, attacks in Iraq kill at least 47 Posted: 03 Sep 2013 10:10 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.

Microsoft shares drop on $7.2B Nokia phone deal Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:54 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 lucrative mobile market from Apple and Google.

Obama confident Congress will approve Syria action Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:38 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he's confident Congress will authorize a military strike in Syria, and he won the support of House Speaker John Boehner, who said acting against Syria was something "the United States as a country needs to do."

Rogge leaves IOC in sturdy shape after 12 years Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:22 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.

Boehner says he supports Obama on Syria Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:52 AM PDT 'This is something that the United States as a country needs to do.'

Cabinet officials to talk to Congress about Syria Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he's confident Congress will authorize a military strike in Syria, as lawmakers were holding their first public hearing about how to respond to respond to last month's alleged sarin gas attack outside Damascus.

Obama seeks quick Congress vote on Syria Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:48 AM PDT The president is confident that lawmakers will vote in favor of U.S. military action.

Hackers find weaknesses in car computer systems Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:01 AM PDT DETROIT (AP) — As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what's to stop a hacker from taking over yours?

Obama must address skeptics, lawmakers about Syria Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:58 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is holding its first public hearing about U.S. plans for military intervention in Syria as President Barack Obama seeks to convince skeptical Americans and their lawmakers about the need to respond to last month's alleged sarin gas attack outside Damascus.

Israel says it holds joint missile test with US Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:26 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it has carried out a joint missile test with the U.S. in the Mediterranean Sea amid heightened tensions as Washington weighs sea-launched strikes against Syria.

APNewsBreak: WWII hero's family seeks Obama's help Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:34 AM PDT STOCKHOLM (AP) — The family of World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg says it 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.

Israel tests missile in Mediterranean Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:19 AM PDT Russia sounds alarm after detecting the launch of two ballistic "objects."

Nokia stock surges on Microsoft takeover Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:04 AM PDT HELSINKI (AP) — Microsoft Corp. is buying Nokia Corp.'s line-up of smartphones and a portfolio of patents and services in an attempt to strengthen its fight with Apple Inc. and Google Inc. to capture a slice of the lucrative mobile computing market.

Drug agents plumb vast database of call records Posted: 03 Sep 2013 03:47 AM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — For at least six years, federal drug and other agents have had near-immediate access to billions of phone call records dating back decades in a collaboration with AT&T that officials have taken pains to keep secret, newly released documents show.

Russia detects missile launches Posted: 03 Sep 2013 03:29 AM PDT An early warning system picks up two ballistic missiles fired from the Mediterranean.

Russian reports: 2 missiles fired in Mediterranean Posted: 03 Sep 2013 03:11 AM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state-owned news agencies say Russian radar systems have detected two "ballistic objects" fired from the central Mediterranean toward the eastern part of the sea.

UN: Number of Syria refugees tops 2 million mark Posted: 03 Sep 2013 02:09 AM PDT Almost 5,000 citizens a day are flowing out of the war-ravaged country.

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