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• U.S. ready to go it alone on Syria
• Hot, dry spells in Midwest revive drought worries
• Football returns to West, Texas four months after plant blast
• NFL to spend $765M to settle concussion lawsuits
• J&J launches new cap to curb Tylenol overdoses
• Powers limited, Obama, Biden seek action on guns
• Man tells 911 he killed cancer-stricken wife
• Mont. judge's apology rejected by victim's mother
• Fast-food workers stage largest protests yet
• Financial stress may hit your brain and wallet
• Syria defiant as UN chemical probe nears end
• NFL to pay $765M to settle concussion lawsuits
• Liberace's one-time Vegas mansion sells for $500K
• Teary Errani gone from US Open; Williams moves on
• Chemical allegations in Syria haunt ally Iran
• Obama offers new gun control steps
• President talks with House Speaker Boehner on Syria
• Newspaper report details five U.S. spying blind spots
• Does Obama need congressional approval to bomb Syria?
• Spitzer losing advantage in bid for political comeback
• UK report shows Syria case far from slam-dunk
• 'Seems like 2003 all over again'
• Third friend of accused Boston bomber indicted
• NFL, players reach $765M settlement over head-trauma lawsuits
• UK: Syria attack would be legal
• Las Vegas casino seeks to evict raunchy nightclub
• Fast-food workers' protests under way
• Dozens die in Kenya bus disaster
• Syria attack will leave Israel in flames: Iran
• Sources: Intel on weapons no 'slam dunk'
• Massive wildfire prompts new travel restrictions through Yosemite
• 'Lessons of Iraq' dog Britain's Syria strike plans
• Assad: Syria will defend itself

U.S. ready to go it alone on Syria Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:56 PM PDT Pres. Obama is weighing military strikes without key ally Britain.

Hot, dry spells in Midwest revive drought worries Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:53 PM PDT A growing season that began unusually wet and cold in the Midwest is finishing hot and dry, renewing worries of drought and its impact on crops.

Football returns to West, Texas four months after plant blast Posted: 29 Aug 2013 04:52 PM PDT WEST, Texas (AP) -- Four months after the local fertilizer plant exploded, killing 15 people, transforming the lives of everyone in town and damaging buildings for blocks around, including their high school, the West Trojans were preparing to take the field for their first home game since the blast.

NFL to spend $765M to settle concussion lawsuits Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:52 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL agreed to pay more than three-quarters of a billion dollars to settle lawsuits from thousands of former players who developed dementia or other concussion-related brain disorders they say were caused by the very on-field violence that fueled the game's rise to popularity and profit.

J&J launches new cap to curb Tylenol overdoses Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Bottles of Tylenol sold in the U.S. will soon bear red warnings alerting users to the potentially fatal risks of taking too much of the popular pain reliever. The unusual step, disclosed by the company that makes Tylenol, comes amid a growing number of lawsuits and pressure from the federal government that could have widespread ramifications for a medicine taken by millions of people every day.

Powers limited, Obama, Biden seek action on guns Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Months after gun control efforts crumbled in Congress, Vice President Joe Biden stood shoulder to shoulder Thursday with the attorney general and the top U.S. firearms official and declared the Obama administration would take two new steps to curb American gun violence.

Man tells 911 he killed cancer-stricken wife Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:19 PM PDT LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man called 911 just minutes after killing his wife, sobbing and confessing to a dispatcher that he fatally shot the cancer-stricken woman, and asking to take a last look at her before his arrest, according to recordings released Thursday.

Mont. judge's apology rejected by victim's mother Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:34 PM PDT BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The mother of a 14-year-old rape victim said a Montana judge was "covering his butt" after he apologized for saying her daughter was "older than her chronological age," as prosecutors said Thursday that the judge may have erred in giving the rapist only 30 days in prison.

Fast-food workers stage largest protests yet Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:10 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-food workers and their supporters beat drums, blew whistles and chanted slogans Thursday on picket lines in dozens of U.S. cities, marking the largest protests yet in their quest for higher wages.

Financial stress may hit your brain and wallet Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Being short on cash may make you a bit slower in the brain, a new study suggests.

Syria defiant as UN chemical probe nears end Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:23 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Bashar Assad vowed Thursday that "Syria will defend itself" against Western military strikes over a suspected chemical weapons attack, and the U.N. said inspectors will leave within 48 hours carrying information that could be crucial to what happens next.

NFL to pay $765M to settle concussion lawsuits Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:23 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL agreed Thursday to spend close to $800 million to diagnose and compensate potentially thousands of retired players who develop dementia or other brain injuries they blame on the violent, bone-crunching collisions that pro football has long celebrated in its highlight reels.

Liberace's one-time Vegas mansion sells for $500K Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:41 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 15,000-square-foot Las Vegas mansion once owned by Liberace was sold for $500,000 in cash to a British businessman who said he learned to play the piano after being inspired by the flamboyant performer.

Teary Errani gone from US Open; Williams moves on Posted: 29 Aug 2013 04:50 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Only a few spots separate them in the seedings. Still, the considerable gulf between No. 1 Serena Williams and No. 4 Sara Errani was hard to ignore in their back-to-back matches Thursday at the U.S. Open.

Chemical allegations in Syria haunt ally Iran Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:15 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For more than a generation, Iranian papers have regularly posted the announcements: Another veteran from the 1980s war with Iraq has died of complications blamed on exposure to chemical weapons from Saddam Hussein's arsenal. Each one is buried with a hero's honors.

Obama offers new gun control steps Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:09 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to take action where Congress would not, the Obama administration announced new steps Thursday on gun control, curbing the import of military surplus weapons and proposing to close a little-known loophole that lets felons and others circumvent background checks by registering guns to corporations.

President talks with House Speaker Boehner on Syria Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called Speaker of the House John Boehner by telephone on Thursday to discuss his deliberations on Syria, a spokesman for Boehner said, adding that more consultation with Congress and the U.S. public was needed. The two discussed issues that Boehner raised in a letter to Obama on Wednesday, including the legal justification for any military strike, precedents a strike might set and the objectives and strategy for any action, he said. ...

Newspaper report details five U.S. spying blind spots Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:28 PM PDT America stands to spend $52.6 billion this year on an intelligence community that includes 107,035 employees — and can't say whether Pakistan's nuclear program is secure or what North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un is up to.

Does Obama need congressional approval to bomb Syria? Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:46 AM PDT He'll face allegations he's exceeding his role if he launches a strike.

Spitzer losing advantage in bid for political comeback Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:29 AM PDT A Quinnipiac University survey released on Thursday found the former New York governor tied with rival Scott Stringer, 46 percent to 46 percent, less than two weeks before the Sept. 10 Democratic primary.

UK report shows Syria case far from slam-dunk Posted: 29 Aug 2013 06:45 AM PDT Key lawmakers will be briefed on U.S. intel later today.

'Seems like 2003 all over again' Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:06 AM PDT War vets weigh in on possible military action in Syria.

Third friend of accused Boston bomber indicted Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:41 PM PDT By Richard Valdmanis BOSTON (Reuters) - A third college friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was indicted on charges he lied to federal investigators, the U.S. Attorney General for Massachusetts said in a statement on Thursday. Robel Phillipos, 19, was one of the three people who removed a backpack full of fireworks and a laptop from Tsarnaev's dormitory room at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth days after the April 15 attack, and later lied about it, prosecutors claim. ...

NFL, players reach $765M settlement over head-trauma lawsuits Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:05 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL has reached a tentative $765 million settlement over concussion-related brain injuries among its 18,000 former players, agreeing to compensate sufferers, pay for medical exams and underwrite research.

UK: Syria attack would be legal Posted: 29 Aug 2013 07:15 AM PDT The Assad regime was "highly likely" responsible for a chemical weapons attack.

Las Vegas casino seeks to evict raunchy nightclub Posted: 29 Aug 2013 04:14 AM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — It turns out that even in Sin City, some sins are hard to overlook.

Fast-food workers' protests under way Posted: 29 Aug 2013 07:46 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-food protests are under way in cities including New York, Chicago and Detroit, with organizers expecting the biggest national walkouts yet in a demand for higher wages.

Dozens die in Kenya bus disaster Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:53 PM PDT At least 41 people were killed Thursday in a bus crash west of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the Kenyan Red Cross said.

Syria attack will leave Israel in flames: Iran Posted: 29 Aug 2013 06:48 AM PDT The impact of military will reach beyond the region, says the nation's army chief.

Sources: Intel on weapons no 'slam dunk' Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:38 PM PDT Doubts remain about whether Syria's Assad ordered a chemical attack, U.S. officials say.

Massive wildfire prompts new travel restrictions through Yosemite Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:32 AM PDT By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Firefighters determined to keep a massive blaze from invading the heart of California's Yosemite National Park took advantage of cooler weather early on Thursday to slow the spread of flames ahead of a holiday weekend marking the end of the peak summer tourist season. Progress came after a long stretch of Yosemite's main east-west road was closed on Wednesday through the western half of the park as crews tightened their grip on the blaze, extending containment lines around 30 percent of the fire's perimeter by the end of its 12th day. ...

'Lessons of Iraq' dog Britain's Syria strike plans Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:55 AM PDT Lawmakers warn Cameron to heed history and seek more evidence of chemical weapons.

Assad: Syria will defend itself Posted: 29 Aug 2013 04:38 AM PDT The Syrian leader's comments to state media come as a punitive military strike looms.

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