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BRAZIL BEAT: Colombian newspaper in Brazil

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 01:08 PM PDT

Soccer fans pose for a photo donning hats featuring cutouts of Colombian soccer stars, as they wait for the live broadcast of the World Cup quarterfinals' match between Brazil and Colombia, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Taking advantage of the huge Colombian crowd accompanying the national team at the World Cup in Brazil, Colombia's main newspaper handed out free copies of its daily to fans arriving for Friday's quarterfinal match against the hosts.

Fireworks, hot dogs, hurricane help mark July 4th

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 12:19 PM PDT

Georgia Love Greenlee Doty rides her bike in the 4th of July parade in Oxford, Miss. on Friday, July 4, 2014.(AP Photo/Oxford Eagle, Bruce Newman) NO SALESThe United States marks 238 years as an independent nation as it celebrates the Fourth of July with fireworks, food and music. Here are some highlights:

Ukraine claims winning ground in rebellious east

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 12:02 PM PDT

A woman holds a poster reading KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting in eastern Ukraine left at least nine Ukrainian soldiers dead Friday, as government troops pressed their offensive against pro-Russian insurgents using heavy artillery and combat jets and prospects of a truce appeared dim.

BRAZIL BEAT: Sad Swiss fans share flight with team

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 11:10 AM PDT

Swiss soccer fans react during the live broadcast of the Brazil Soccer FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and Switzerland at the public viewing WM-Lounge Europaallee in Zurich, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri)ABOARD SWISS AIR FLIGHT LX093 (AP) — Disheartened Swiss fans returning to Zurich after their country's 1-0 World Cup loss to Argentina could at least take comfort in one parting treat — they were flying home with their beloved team.

Germany summons US envoy over spy case

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 11:10 AM PDT

In this picture taken Thursday evening July 3, 2014, former NSA employee Thomas Drake arrives at the parliamentary NSA investigation committee in Berlin, Germany, German lawmakers began hearing expert testimony for a probe into the activities of foreign intelligence agencies in Germany. The inquiry was sparked by reports based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, which showed that German citizens, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, were targeted by U.S. intelligence. (AP Photo/dpa, Hannibal Hanschke)BERLIN (AP) — Germany's foreign ministry says the U.S. ambassador in Berlin has been summoned following the arrest of a German reported to have spied for the United States.

BRAZIL BEAT: Klinsmann says Brazil team to beat

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 11:10 AM PDT

United States head coach Jurgen Klinsmann arrives to a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. The U.S. was eliminated from the second round of the 2014 soccer World Cup in a 2-1 loss to Belgium in Salvador, Brazil. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)SAO PAULO (AP) — No way is Jurgen Klinsmann going against the home Brazilians in this World Cup.

France: Mom kills kindergarten teacher in class

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 09:02 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 file photo, French President Francois Hollande delivers his speech at his annual news conference, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Authorities say the mother of a pupil at a French pre-school stabbed a teacher to death in front of her class Friday, July 4, 2014, the last day of the school year. French President Francois Hollande expressed outrage at PARIS (AP) — The mother of a pupil at a French pre-school stabbed a teacher to death in front of her class Friday, the last day of the school year, authorities said.

Headbanging caused brain bleed in Motorhead fan

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 07:40 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006 file photo, rock band Motorhead performs during the show program of the the LONDON (AP) — It may not destroy your soul, but it turns out heavy metal music can be hazardous to your brain. At least in some rare cases.

Police say mom kills kindergarten teacher in class

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 07:40 AM PDT

PARIS (AP) — Authorities say the mother of a pupil at a French pre-school stabbed a teacher to death in front of her class Friday, the last day of the school year.

Ex-editor Coulson gets 18 months for hacking

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 03:54 AM PDT

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson arrives at the Old Bailey court to be sentenced, in London, Friday, July 4, 2014. Coulson, 46, has been found guilty of being involved in the conspiracy to hack into the phone voicemails of many celebrities, royals, politicians and ordinary members of the public, at the now-closed British Sunday tabloid newspaper. Coulson has been sentenced to 18 months in jail. (AP Photo/PA, Stefan Rousseau) UNITED KINGDOM OUTLONDON (AP) — Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, a onetime aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday for participating in a conspiracy to hack the phones of celebrities, politicians and crime victims.

Obama to pitch immigration at citizenship ceremony

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 02:40 AM PDT

FILE - This June 30, 2014 file photo shows President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, pausing while making a statement about immigration reform, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. A planned fundraising trip to Texas next week is complicating President Barack Obama's stance on immigration amid a brewing border crisis. The president finds himself caught between his call to speed up the deportations of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S. border, and his search for ways to let other immigrants -- already in the U.S. illegally -- stay on. Texas' Republican governor is pressing the president to take a firsthand look at the crisis on the border during next week's trip. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to highlight a positive side of the immigration debate by presiding over an Independence Day citizenship ceremony for service members who signed up to defend the U.S. even though they weren't American citizens.

Hurricane Arthur zeroes in on N.C. coast

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 12:55 AM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, July 4, 2014 at 01:45 a.m. EDT, shows Hurricane Arthur rolling across the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where hurricane conditions were reported early on the morning of the 4th. Arthur will continue on a northeastward trek Friday into Saturday, producing flooding rain and damaging wind gusts over much of the coastal Northeast, in addition to the Canadian Maritimes. Meanwhile, a cold front was responsible for a band of clouds and thunderstorms over the Northeast. Much of the rest of the eastern U.S. was clear as high pressure was building into the region. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)The storm forces thousands to flee and much of the East Coast to shuffle July 4 plans.

Hurricane Arthur makes landfall on North Carolina coast

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 10:29 PM PDT

This Thursday, July 3, 2014, satellite image taken at 3:45 p.m. EDT and released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Arthur near the coasts of South Carolina and North Carolina. Arthur strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane Thursday night, its winds strengthening to 100 mph before it made landfall near the southern end of the Outer Banks. Little change was expected in the storm's strength Thursday night and Friday, and Arthur was expected to weaken as it travels northward and slings rain along the East Coast. (AP Photo/NOAA)Hurricane Arthur made landfall on the North Carolina coast late on Thursday evening, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The center of Arthur hit at about 11:15 p.m. EDT (0315 GMT) near Cape Lookout at the southern end of the Outer Banks with winds gusting to 101 mph (163 kph) the Miami-based forecasters said. (Reporting by David Adams; Editing by Eric M. Johnson)

Outer Banks to take full force of Hurricane Arthur

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 08:51 PM PDT

Hurricane Arthur is seen moving up the east coast of the United States in an image taken from NOAA's Goes-East satelliteThe first hurricane of the Atlantic season gained strength on Thursday as it spun closer to the North Carolina coast, bringing the anticipated stiff wind gusts and heavy rain that forced thousands of vacationers to scrap their July Fourth holiday plans amid evacuation orders. Hurricane Arthur was about 110 miles (165 km) southwest of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour (160 km per hour), earning it Category 2 status on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity, U.S. forecasters said. Moving at 15 mph (24 kph), the center of the storm shifted slightly west on Thursday afternoon and was expected to pass over the North Carolina Outer Banks late Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The shift in the track would bring the strongest winds inland over eastern North Carolina, affecting some coastal towns such as Morehead City, as well as the U.S. Marine Corps base at Camp Lejeune.

Hurricane Arthur intensifies as it heads for North Carolina

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:51 PM PDT

By Chris Keane HATTERAS ISLAND, N.C, (Reuters) - The first hurricane of the Atlantic season gained strength on Thursday and was expected to attain Category 2 status as it reached the North Carolina coast, where thousands of vacationers scrubbed their July Fourth holiday plans amid evacuation orders. Hurricane Arthur was about 70 miles (150 km) south-southwest of Cape Fear, North Carolina, with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour (145 km per hour), U.S. forecasters said. Arthur would be the first hurricane to hit the United States since Superstorm Sandy devastated New York and New Jersey in October 2012 and caused $70 billion estimated damage. The hurricane center did note on Thursday afternoon, however, that "only a slight westward shift in the track would bring the strongest winds inland over eastern North Carolina." The storm disrupted plans for holiday beachgoers and others ordered off low-lying barrier islands in the storm's path.

Israel rushes forces to Gaza border

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:34 PM PDT

Israeli soldiers sit atop their tanks on the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip, on July 3, 2014Intense rocket fire from Palestinian territory raises prospects of tough Israeli response.
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