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• Obama gambles on getting Congress to back Syria strike
• Measles cases put Texas megachurch under scrutiny
• Grave excavation begins at Fla. reform school site
• India convicts youngest Delhi gang rape defendant
• Okla. woman, pet kangaroo find new home at zoo
• Twins trade Morneau to Pirates
• 4 kids dead after fire in NY home near Pa. border
• Tebow cut by Patriots, plans to keep playing
• Obama seeking congressional OK for Syria action
• Tim Tebow cut by Patriots, plans to keep playing
• Attacks in southern Afghanistan kill at least 18
• AP Source: Tim Tebow cut by Patriots
• Smoke from Sierra fire reaches Yosemite Valley
• IOC to choose 2020 host, new president and 1 sport

Obama gambles on getting Congress to back Syria strike Posted: 31 Aug 2013 11:20 AM PDT He says military action is needed, but wants congressional approval.

Measles cases put Texas megachurch under scrutiny Posted: 31 Aug 2013 01:47 PM PDT NEWARK, Texas (AP) — The teachings of televangelist Kenneth Copeland and his family focusing on the virtues of trusting God to keep healthy are under scrutiny after a cluster of measles cases linked to his family's North Texas megachurch revealed many congregants hadn't been vaccinated against the highly contagious disease.

Grave excavation begins at Fla. reform school site Posted: 31 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT MARIANNA, Fla. (AP) — University of South Florida researchers began exhuming dozens of graves Saturday at a former Panhandle reform school where horrific beatings have been reported in hopes of identifying the boys and learning how they died.

India convicts youngest Delhi gang rape defendant Posted: 31 Aug 2013 05:37 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian juvenile court on Saturday handed down the first conviction in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus, convicting a teenager of rape and murder and sentencing him to three years in a reform home, lawyers said.

Okla. woman, pet kangaroo find new home at zoo Posted: 31 Aug 2013 12:46 PM PDT WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — Christie Carr wants her young ones to cooperate when they sit down for a family portrait, but at times it's so difficult that she has to tell young Irwin to go to his bedroom. He obeys and hops to it.

Twins trade Morneau to Pirates Posted: 31 Aug 2013 04:24 PM PDT PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are all-in as they chase the franchise's first playoff appearance in 21 years.

4 kids dead after fire in NY home near Pa. border Posted: 31 Aug 2013 02:44 PM PDT ELMIRA, N.Y. (AP) — A fire tore through a home, spewing flames from the windows and killing four children, neighbors said.

Tebow cut by Patriots, plans to keep playing Posted: 31 Aug 2013 03:54 PM PDT FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A Heisman Trophy, a riveting playoff game, an international following.

Obama seeking congressional OK for Syria action Posted: 31 Aug 2013 01:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Delaying what had loomed as an imminent strike, President Barack Obama abruptly announced Saturday he will seek congressional approval before launching any military action meant to punish Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons in an attack that killed hundreds.

Tim Tebow cut by Patriots, plans to keep playing Posted: 31 Aug 2013 01:21 PM PDT FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tim Tebow hasn't given up hope of playing in the NFL after being cut by the New England Patriots.

Attacks in southern Afghanistan kill at least 18 Posted: 31 Aug 2013 10:50 AM PDT KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a police checkpoint and a bank in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, one of two attacks in the heartland of the insurgency that killed 18 people over 24 hours. Separately, a NATO service member was killed by insurgents in the country's east, according to a military statement.

AP Source: Tim Tebow cut by Patriots Posted: 31 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says Tim Tebow has been cut by the New England Patriots.

Smoke from Sierra fire reaches Yosemite Valley Posted: 31 Aug 2013 01:29 PM PDT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Dense smoke from a wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park on Saturday hampered both suppression efforts and the prized views sought by holiday weekend tourists.

IOC to choose 2020 host, new president and 1 sport Posted: 31 Aug 2013 10:06 AM PDT Rarely, if ever, has so much been on the line at a single Olympic meeting.

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