| Gut-Wrenching Images of Yazidi Refugees as They Search for Loved Ones Posted: 11 Aug 2014 12:58 PM PDT  ISIS Fighters Took an Unknown Number of Yazidis Captive as They Fled
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| Dog reportedly thrown from car leaves hospital Posted: 11 Aug 2014 12:39 PM PDT  A dog that suffered serious injuries when it apparently was thrown out of a moving car on the Garden State Parkway last weekend has been released from a veterinary hospital.
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| Foreign policy crisis intrude on Obama vacations Posted: 11 Aug 2014 12:23 PM PDT  CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) — Foreign policy crises have a way of intruding on President Barack Obama's Martha's Vineyard vacations.
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| Storm victims likely to decide Hawaii Senate race Posted: 11 Aug 2014 12:07 PM PDT  HILO, Hawaii (AP) — The storm-beaten seaside communities on Hawaii's Big Island are fighting to restore electricity and running water — and likely deciding who will hold the state's U.S. Senate seat.
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| Storm victims likely to decide Hawaii Senate race Posted: 11 Aug 2014 11:50 AM PDT  HILO, Hawaii (AP) — The storm-beaten seaside communities on Hawaii's Big Island are fighting to restore electricity and running water — and likely deciding who will hold the state's U.S. Senate seat.
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| NATO chief says will have to decide on Afghan pullout soon Posted: 11 Aug 2014 11:32 AM PDT  By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO will soon be forced to take a decision on a total pullout from Afghanistan unless a deadlock over the country's election ends and a new president signs an agreement allowing foreign forces to stay, the head of the alliance said on Monday. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Reuters the Sept. 4-5 NATO summit in Wales would be very close to a deadline for taking that decision. "Soon we will have to take tough decisions because if there isn't a legal basis for our continued presence in Afghanistan, we will have to withdraw everything by the end of this year and to do that we will have to start planning ... very soon," he said, without giving a firm date. NATO will end its combat mission in Afghanistan by the end of this year but plans to leave behind a smaller force to train and advise Afghan security forces in their fight against Taliban insurgents.
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| US sending arms to Kurds in Iraq Posted: 11 Aug 2014 11:16 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces who have started to make gains against Islamic militants in northern Iraq, senior U.S. officials said Monday, but the aid has so far been limited to automatic rifles and ammunition.
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| Ukraine OKs Red Cross-led aid mission to east Posted: 11 Aug 2014 10:59 AM PDT  DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — The Red Cross will lead an international humanitarian aid operation into Ukraine's conflict-stricken province of Luhansk with assistance from Russia, the European Union and the United States, Ukraine said Monday.
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| 'Advanced Warfare' jumps past predecessors Posted: 11 Aug 2014 10:42 AM PDT  FOSTER CITY, Calif. (AP) — It feels like a well-armed Christmas morning at Sledgehammer Games.
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| After the new Start menu, this might be Windows 9’s second killer feature Posted: 11 Aug 2014 10:25 AM PDT  The return of the Start menu and other core desktop features is enough to make many PC users excited for Windows 9's big release next year but now Neowin reports that Microsoft's next big OS is getting another killer feature: Cortana. Cortana, the voice-enabled personal assistant that Microsoft unveiled earlier this year with Windows Phone 8.1, is apparently a prime candidate to make the transition to Windows 9 and Neowin says that the software "is no longer in the phase where it is 'let us see if this works' to a 'let us push this forward and see if we can ship it' stage." For the moment, Neowin says that the desktop version of Cortana isn't a full-screen app like
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| Ukraine agrees to Red Cross-led aid mission Posted: 11 Aug 2014 10:05 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — The Red Cross will lead an international humanitarian aid operation with Russia and the European Union into the rebel-held city of Luhansk — a plan that Ukraine says the backing of President Barack Obama. |
| Few leads after man killed in Vineland hit-and-run Posted: 11 Aug 2014 09:29 AM PDT  Police are continuing their search for a driver in a deadly hit-and-run incident in Cumberland County.
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| 'Supermoon' Photos: Biggest Full Moon of 2014 Wows Stargazers Posted: 11 Aug 2014 09:12 AM PDT  Photographers around the world ventured outside Sunday (Aug. 10) to snap photos of the bright, full "supermoon" rising in the night sky. August's full moon — called a supermoon because it is occurred when the moon was closest to Earth in its orbit — wowed skywatchers, inspiring some of them to turn their cameras skyward to catch breathtaking views of the biggest full moon of 2014. Some photographers had to wait for a break in the clouds to capture their images, while others chased the moon to different observing sites. "Cloud threatened the party in Wellington, New Zealand, so I drove for a few hours to a location where I have spent many nights photographing the stars at Cape Palliser," photographer Mark Gee told Space.com via email of his submission featuring the moon with a lighthouse. In San Diego, California, photographer Adam Nixon captured spectacular views of the supermoon rising over the city skyline, as well as views of bright moonlight glittering on the San Diego Bay.
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| Woodley, Elgort among Teen Choice Awards winners Posted: 11 Aug 2014 08:55 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort of "The Fault in Our Stars" rode a victorious wave at the Teen Choice Awards.
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| Tavecchio elected as Italian FA president Posted: 11 Aug 2014 08:38 AM PDT  ROME (AP) — Carlo Tavecchio has been elected the new president of the Italian football federation, replacing Giancarlo Abete.
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| Watson trusting Tiger on Ryder Cup health report Posted: 11 Aug 2014 08:22 AM PDT  Tom Watson will decide on making injured Tiger Woods a captain's pick for the US Ryder Cup team largely on trusting the 14-time major winner to evaluate himself. "I think it really directly comes from Tiger, how he assesses himself," Watson said.
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| ValueAct takes $1 billion stake in 21st Century Fox: CNBC Posted: 11 Aug 2014 08:05 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Hedge fund ValueAct Capital LLC has taken a $1 billion stake in Rupert Murdoch-controlled film and TV company Twenty-First Century Fox Inc, CNBC reported. ValueAct built its position when Fox was seeking to buy Time Warner Inc, CNBC's David Faber said. Fox withdrew its $80 billion bid to buy Time Warner last week after being rebuffed by the owner of CNN, HBO and Warner Bros studios. Faber said ValueAct Chief Executive Jeffrey Ubben had told him he "loves" Fox's standalone plan. Fox shares were up 1 percent at $34.74 in early trading on the Nasdaq on Monday. ...
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| Husband charged with wife's killing in Pennypack Park; funeral today Posted: 11 Aug 2014 07:50 AM PDT  Funeral services will be held today for 46-year-old Connie Murray, one day after her husband was charged with her murder.
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| Corruption trial of Virginia governor, wife, enters third week Posted: 11 Aug 2014 07:34 AM PDT  By Gary Robertson RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) - The corruption trial of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife Maureen enters its third week on Monday after testimony that centered on the former first lady's behavior. McDonnell, a Republican, and his wife face 14 counts of corruption and bribery for allegedly accepting $165,000 in gifts and loans from businessman Jonnie Williams Sr. in exchange for supporting his former company Star Scientific, a dietary supplements maker. Testimony during the trial's second week centered on Maureen McDonnell's behavior, with former staffers portraying a volatile first lady who yelled at aides. Matt Conrad, McDonnell's deputy chief of staff, said under questioning by prosecutors on Friday that aides were worried that if some of the gifts hidden by Maureen McDonnell were also intended for the governor they needed to be recorded on financial disclosure forms.
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| Test results negative on two possible Ebola cases in Benin Posted: 11 Aug 2014 07:16 AM PDT  Tests on two patients in the west African country of Benin have proved negative for Ebola, the country's health minister said on Monday. "The samples that were sent to a specialist hospital in Lagos came back negative," Dorothee Akoko Kinde-Gazard told reporters. Tiny Benin shares a common border with Nigeria, where 10 people have contracted Ebola. One of the two patients in Benin who presented with Ebola-like symptoms was identified as a Nigerian man.
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| Top US envoy hails Abadi as Iraq PM nominee Posted: 11 Aug 2014 06:59 AM PDT  A senior US diplomat with responsibility for Iraq on Monday congratulated Haidar al-Abadi on being tasked by President Fuad Masum to form a new government as prime minister. "The United States stands ready to fully support a new and inclusive Iraqi government," added Brett McGurk, who is US deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs. Earlier, Iraq's President Fuad Masum had asked Abadi, formerly first deputy speaker of parliament, to set up a new government, despite resistance from incumbent Iraqi leader Nuri al-Maliki. "We welcome the decision by Iraq's President to charge the PM nominee of the largest parliamentary bloc to form a new cabinet," McGurk said, in a tweet.
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| South Africa lead Zimbabwe as Du Plessis misses century Posted: 11 Aug 2014 06:42 AM PDT  Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock missed out on centuries as South Africa advanced to 334 for seven at tea on day three of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe on Monday. Du Plessis was out for 98 shortly before the lunch interval while De Kock was dismissed for 81 during the afternoon session, which stunted South Africa's progress as they built a lead over Zimbabwe's first innings score of 256 all out. The Proteas added just 10 runs in a 16-over period prior to tea, as JP Duminy and Vernon Philander showed an unwillingness to counter Zimbabwe's defensive tactics.
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| Iran's Rouhani blasts critics as 'political cowards' Posted: 11 Aug 2014 06:24 AM PDT  Iran's President Hassan Rouhani delivered a broadside Monday at critics of his efforts to engage with the West and seek a nuclear deal, accusing them of political cowardice and mischief. In a speech broadcast live, Rouhani attacked the hardline factions within Iran's parliament who have consistently opposed him since he took office a year ago after a surprise electoral victory. Rouhani, a moderate whose tenure has so far focused on economic and foreign policy rather than social reform, said Iran had to counter three phobias abroad; Such hardliners are "50 years late" Rouhani said, warning that such trenchant opposition would result in more volatility for Iran, rather than "win-win relationships" after years in the diplomatic wilderness.
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| RBS confirms it's considering sale of Coutts' international arm Posted: 11 Aug 2014 06:08 AM PDT  By Katharina Bart and Saeed Azhar ZURICH/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland confirmed it was considering selling the international arm of its private bank, a deal one source said could net it as much as $1 billion, as the British government leans on it to focus more on domestic lending. The move means that Coutts, founded in the 18th century and best known as banker to the Queen of England, could be split into two businesses - one based in Britain and one in Zurich from where it runs operations in Hong Kong, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Dubai that manage nearly $36 billion in client assets. RBS has attracted a variety of offers from a range of bidders including unnamed Asian and North American parties for Coutts International, two sources with knowledge of the operation said. The sale could net RBS between $720 million and $1.1 billion, based on a multiple of 2 to 3 percent of assets under management, said a third person with knowledge of the matter.
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| Honduran teens, mom navigate life after US reunion Posted: 11 Aug 2014 05:49 AM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — Denia Zelaya arrived early at the Miami International Airport. She had last seen her eldest daughter nearly 10 years earlier, when she'd kissed a sleeping Anita and then slipped out of her family's house.
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