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• Shark bites man off Southern California beach
• Video purportedly shows extremist leader in Iraq
• Argentina beats Belgium 1-0 to reach semis
• Neymar airlifted from Brazil's training camp
• 3 confirmed dead in Fla. boat collision
• Islamic State's Baghdadi orders Muslims to 'obey' him
• Palestinian teen burned to death, autopsy shows
• Palestinians: Arab teen was burned to death
• 4 killed in car bomb attack in Somalia
• Arthur weakening, downgraded to tropical storm
• Ukraine claims victory in rebel stronghold
• Ukraine leader orders flag raised in rebel stronghold after army successes
• What's making US economy a world beater? 5 factors
• NATO signals no new members for the present
• Arthur leaves little damage, beaches in business
• Hurricane Arthur churns north toward Nova Scotia
• Dueling immigration rallies held in California
• 5 Things to Know on children's life insurance
• AP PHOTOS: July 4th celebration across US
• Brazil wins, but Neymar ruled out of World Cup
• Weaker Hurricane Arthur heads north
• Brazil striker Neymar to miss rest of World Cup
• Video shows officer punching woman on LA freeway
• BRAZIL BEAT: Defenders doing most of the scoring
• Brazil leads Colombia 1-0 at halftime at World Cup

Shark bites man off Southern California beach Posted: 05 Jul 2014 12:52 PM PDT MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a 7-foot-long great white shark bit a man swimming off of Southern California's Manhattan Beach.

Video purportedly shows extremist leader in Iraq Posted: 05 Jul 2014 12:20 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A man purporting to be the leader of the Sunni extremist group that has declared an Islamic state in territory it controls in Iraq and Syria has made what would be his first public appearance, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq's second-largest city, according to a video posted online Saturday.

Argentina beats Belgium 1-0 to reach semis Posted: 05 Jul 2014 12:04 PM PDT BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Gonzalo Higuain's first goal of this World Cup sent Argentina into the semifinals on Saturday with a 1-0 win over a disappointing Belgium.

Neymar airlifted from Brazil's training camp Posted: 05 Jul 2014 11:02 AM PDT BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Brazil striker Neymar has been airlifted from Brazil's training camp in a medical helicopter and will be treated at home for the back injury that ruled him out of the World Cup.

3 confirmed dead in Fla. boat collision Posted: 05 Jul 2014 09:11 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Three people have been confirmed dead in a Florida boat collision, authorities said Saturday.

Islamic State's Baghdadi orders Muslims to 'obey' him Posted: 05 Jul 2014 08:39 AM PDT The leader of the Islamic State jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, purportedly ordered all Muslims to obey him in a video released Saturday on social media. The hitherto elusive Baghdadi, who on June 29 proclaimed a "caliphate" straddling Syria and Iraq, made his appeal in a sermon delivered on Friday in the militant-held northern Iraqi city of Mosul. AFP was not immediately able to confirm the authenticity of the video purportedly showing Baghdadi, of whom there were previously only two known photographs. The video is the first ever official appearance by Baghdadi, according to Aymenn al-Tamimi, an expert on Islamist movements, though the jihadist leader may have appeared in a 2008 video under a different name.

Palestinian teen burned to death, autopsy shows Posted: 05 Jul 2014 06:49 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — A teenager who Palestinians say was killed by Israeli extremists in a revenge attack was burned to death, an autopsy showed Saturday, as clashes fuelled by anger over the case spread into Arab Israeli towns.

Palestinians: Arab teen was burned to death Posted: 05 Jul 2014 05:44 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian attorney general says autopsy results of an Arab teenager who Palestinians say was killed by Israeli extremists in a revenge attack show he was burned to death.

4 killed in car bomb attack in Somalia Posted: 05 Jul 2014 05:28 AM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Four people were killed Saturday when a car laden with explosives blew up near the parliament building in the Somali capital, a police official said Saturday.

Arthur weakening, downgraded to tropical storm Posted: 05 Jul 2014 03:03 AM PDT MANTEO, N.C. (AP) — Businesses on two of North Carolina's barrier islands hoped to salvage the rest of the holiday weekend after Arthur clipped the state without causing major damage before churning north toward Canada and losing strength early Saturday morning.

Ukraine claims victory in rebel stronghold Posted: 05 Jul 2014 03:03 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president says government troops have taken the rebel stronghold of Slovyansk in east Ukraine. Rebel spokesmen say there are relocating to a nearby town.

Ukraine leader orders flag raised in rebel stronghold after army successes Posted: 05 Jul 2014 01:59 AM PDT Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday ordered the army to raise the national flag in the separatist stronghold of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, after hearing reports of military successes there, the presidential website said. Earlier, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said a large number of pro-Russian separatists had fled the flashpoint city following sustained fire from Ukrainian forces. "The President gave the order ... for the state flag to be raised on Slaviansk's town council offices," the website said, referring to one of the main buildings where the rebels had been based.

What's making US economy a world beater? 5 factors Posted: 05 Jul 2014 12:48 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — How does the U.S. economy do it?

NATO signals no new members for the present Posted: 05 Jul 2014 12:15 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — Faced with a newly aggressive Russia, NATO has been mulling how to react, but it is ruling out one option: rapid expansion.

Arthur leaves little damage, beaches in business Posted: 04 Jul 2014 11:59 PM PDT MANTEO, N.C. (AP) — Businesses on two of North Carolina's barrier islands hoped to salvage the rest of the holiday weekend after Arthur clipped the state without causing major damage as it churned north toward Nova Scotia, Canada.

Hurricane Arthur churns north toward Nova Scotia Posted: 04 Jul 2014 11:28 PM PDT MANTEO, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Arthur is racing toward Nova Scotia as it continues to churn northward into Canada.

Dueling immigration rallies held in California Posted: 04 Jul 2014 11:11 PM PDT MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Rumors had swirled among anti-immigration activists near a U.S. Border Patrol station in Southern California that the agency would try again to bus in some of the immigrants who have flooded across the U.S.-Mexico border.

5 Things to Know on children's life insurance Posted: 04 Jul 2014 10:06 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Policies for children represent a small fraction of the life insurance market, but they made the news this week after a court hearing for a Georgia man accused of killing his young son by leaving him in a hot car.

AP PHOTOS: July 4th celebration across US Posted: 04 Jul 2014 09:19 PM PDT The United States marks 238 years as an independent nation as it celebrates the Fourth of July with fireworks, food and music, despite Hurricane Arthur crashing holiday parties along the East Coast.

Brazil wins, but Neymar ruled out of World Cup Posted: 04 Jul 2014 06:10 PM PDT FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Not long after celebrating another all-important win at the World Cup, Brazil was jolted by the loss of Neymar.

Weaker Hurricane Arthur heads north Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:55 PM PDT By Chris Keane NAGS HEAD N.C. (Reuters) - A weakened Hurricane Arthur was aimed at southern New England on Friday, wielding tropical storm-force winds, after an earlier landfall in North Carolina that caused only slight damage. The summer resort areas of Nantucket and Cape Cod, popular destinations for visitors over the long Fourth of July weekend, were issued tropical storm warnings by the National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center, which predicted powerful winds and several inches of rain. "It will certainly have some impact for southern New England," said John Cangialosi, an NHC meteorologist. "It's very tricky conditions there for the Fourth." Arthur was expected to bring rain and winds of tropical storm strength, or 39 to 73 miles per hour (63 to 117 km per hour), to the Massachusetts coast, the center said.

Brazil striker Neymar to miss rest of World Cup Posted: 04 Jul 2014 05:07 PM PDT FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's team doctor says Neymar will miss the rest of the World Cup after breaking a vertebrae during the team's quarterfinal win over Colombia.

Video shows officer punching woman on LA freeway Posted: 04 Jul 2014 04:02 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Highway Patrol is investigating video of one of its officers straddling a woman lying on the ground and punching her in the head on a Los Angeles freeway.

BRAZIL BEAT: Defenders doing most of the scoring Posted: 04 Jul 2014 04:02 PM PDT FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Colombia's James Rodriguez, Brazil's Neymar, Germany's Thomas Mueller and France's Karim Benzema came into the World Cup quarterfinals with a combined 16 goals.

Brazil leads Colombia 1-0 at halftime at World Cup Posted: 04 Jul 2014 01:55 PM PDT FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Thiago Silva scored an early goal Friday to give Brazil a 1-0 halftime lead over Colombia in the World Cup quarterfinals.

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