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• Migrant tragedies sharpen calls for safe passage
• Schilling estate sale draws shoppers to Mass. home
• Taylor Swift opens $4M Country Hall of Fame center
• Legal or not, industrial hemp harvested in Colo.
• Senate rejects Democratic debt limit extension
• Emerging Senate proposal focus in budget battle
• Beset by bad news, Canada cheers up over Nobel
• Obama says no good reason to continue shutdown
• Wind, rain pound India as massive cyclone hits
• Kerry, Karzai to have 3rd round of Afghan talks
• Among social conservatives, a pocketbook message
• Mortar shells hit near inspectors' hotel in Syria
• Giffords to attend gun show under NY sales model
• Senators' plan would reopen govt, raise debt limit
• A look at devastating cyclones from Bay of Bengal
• TV ad puppets electrify Israeli gay rights debate
• Ariz., some other states reopening nat'l parks
• US nuclear force faces a cascade of missteps
• Some states reopen nat'l parks; others eye options
• Beltran, Cards top LA 3-2 in 13 in NLCS opener
• Wind, rain, sea pound India as large cyclone nears
• W.Va. sightseeing train, truck collide; 1 killed
• Deadly excursion: sightseeing train, truck collide
• Accelerated efforts, no agreement on shutdown/debt
• Truck, train collide in WVa.; 1 dead, 23 hurt

Migrant tragedies sharpen calls for safe passage Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:36 PM PDT VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Three deadly Mediterranean shipwrecks that claimed the lives of hundreds of would-be asylum-seekers fleeing war and repression sharpened calls Saturday for humanitarian corridors to allow safe passage to Europe.

Schilling estate sale draws shoppers to Mass. home Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:20 PM PDT MEDFIELD, Mass. (AP) — One of the earliest shoppers at an estate sale held Saturday at one-time Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's former Massachusetts home emerged pleased with his take.

Taylor Swift opens $4M Country Hall of Fame center Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:05 PM PDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It might as well be Taylor Swift weekend in Music City.

Legal or not, industrial hemp harvested in Colo. Posted: 12 Oct 2013 10:45 AM PDT SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (AP) — Southeast Colorado farmer Ryan Loflin tried an illegal crop this year. He didn't hide it from neighbors, and he never feared law enforcement would come asking about it.

Senate rejects Democratic debt limit extension Posted: 12 Oct 2013 09:57 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has rejected a Democratic effort to extend the government's ability to borrow money through next year.

Emerging Senate proposal focus in budget battle Posted: 12 Oct 2013 08:25 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators is polishing a plan that would reopen the government and prevent an unprecedented default on the country's bills, while talks between the White House and House Republicans for a way out of the financial mess have stalled.

Beset by bad news, Canada cheers up over Nobel Posted: 12 Oct 2013 07:53 AM PDT TORONTO (AP) — Alice Munro's Nobel Prize in literature is a morale boost for a country that has been generating an unusual run of bad headlines.

Obama says no good reason to continue shutdown Posted: 12 Oct 2013 07:21 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — With talks having stalled between the White House and House Republicans, a bipartisan group in the Senate is polishing a measure that would reopen the government and prevent a first-ever default on the country's bills.

Wind, rain pound India as massive cyclone hits Posted: 12 Oct 2013 07:06 AM PDT BEHRAMPUR, India (AP) — A massive, powerful cyclone was hammering India's eastern coastline with heavy rains and destructive winds Saturday, as hundreds of thousands of people living in the region moved inland and took shelter, hoping to ride out the dangerous storm.

Kerry, Karzai to have 3rd round of Afghan talks Posted: 12 Oct 2013 06:19 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's presidential spokesman says that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will have a third round of talks with President Hamid Karzai on a bilateral security agreement with the United States and that work remains to be done before a deal is struck.

Among social conservatives, a pocketbook message Posted: 12 Oct 2013 06:04 AM PDT In search of a new standard-bearer, evangelicals are looking for a lot more than opposition to gay marriage and abortion.

Mortar shells hit near inspectors' hotel in Syria Posted: 12 Oct 2013 05:32 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Two mortar shells hit Syria's capital Saturday near a hotel where international chemical inspectors and United Nations staff are staying, state media and a hotel guest said.

Giffords to attend gun show under NY sales model Posted: 12 Oct 2013 05:16 AM PDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011, is set to tour a New York gun show, the first such visit since she was shot.

Senators' plan would reopen govt, raise debt limit Posted: 12 Oct 2013 03:10 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — With talks having stalled between the White House and House Republicans, a bipartisan group in the Senate is polishing a measure that would reopen the government and prevent a first-ever default on the country's bills.

A look at devastating cyclones from Bay of Bengal Posted: 12 Oct 2013 02:23 AM PDT Cyclone Phailin is expected to cause extensive damage in eastern India, with a storm surge that will flood low-lying areas and heavy rains and strong winds that will last for hours. Here are some details on other devastating cyclones that have formed in the Bay of Bengal:

TV ad puppets electrify Israeli gay rights debate Posted: 12 Oct 2013 01:55 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The goal was merely to promote clean energy in Israel — but television ads starring a pair of male puppets called "plug" and "socket" have instead unleashed a debate about gay pride.

Ariz., some other states reopening nat'l parks Posted: 12 Oct 2013 01:32 AM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Arizona officials say tourists should be able to return to Grand Canyon National Park Saturday after the state along with several counterparts agreed to a federal government plan.

US nuclear force faces a cascade of missteps Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:42 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — First it was bad attitudes among young officers in nuclear missile launch centers. Now it's alleged bad behavior by two of the nuclear arsenal's top commanders.

Some states reopen nat'l parks; others eye options Posted: 11 Oct 2013 11:54 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Obama administration's willingness to reopen national parks shuttered by the government shutdown came with a big caveat: States must foot the bill with money they likely won't see again.

Beltran, Cards top LA 3-2 in 13 in NLCS opener Posted: 11 Oct 2013 10:51 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlos Beltran capped his latest scintillating postseason performance with an RBI single in the 13th inning early Saturday that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in the NL championship series opener.

Wind, rain, sea pound India as large cyclone nears Posted: 11 Oct 2013 10:36 PM PDT BHUBANESHWAR, India (AP) — Strong winds and heavy rains pounded India's eastern coastline Saturday, as authorities rushed to move tens of thousands of people away from a massive, powerful cyclone expected to reach land in a few hours.

W.Va. sightseeing train, truck collide; 1 killed Posted: 11 Oct 2013 10:20 PM PDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A log truck driver killed in a collision with a train carrying 63 sightseers and four crewmembers on a fall foliage trek amid West Virginia's mountains apparently ran through crossing signals, authorities said.

Deadly excursion: sightseeing train, truck collide Posted: 11 Oct 2013 10:04 PM PDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say the driver who died when his log truck collided with a train carrying 63 sightseers and four crewmembers on a fall foliage trek amid West Virginia's mountains apparently ran through crossing signals that were still flashing when they arrived.

Accelerated efforts, no agreement on shutdown/debt Posted: 11 Oct 2013 09:34 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — With time running short, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans accelerated efforts Friday to prevent the U.S. Treasury from default and end a partial government shutdown that stretched into an 11th day. The latest impacts: New aircraft grounded, military chaplains silenced and a crab harvest jeopardized in the Bering Sea.

Truck, train collide in WVa.; 1 dead, 23 hurt Posted: 11 Oct 2013 06:56 PM PDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say the driver of a loaded log truck that collided with a train carrying 63 people on a scenic West Virginia mountain route is the lone fatality in an accident that hurt 23 others.

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