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• Obama wants spy program overhaul
• Prosecutors say Madoff was in 'love triangle' with employee
• 18 of 19 embassies to reopen after security worries
• NBC reassures gay employees about Sochi trip
• Sheriff Joe Arpaio orders deputies to carry AR-15 style rifles
• Postal Service had $740 million third-quarter loss
• Obama signs student loan deal, says job isn't done
• US: Plenty of sex and romance in Madoff NY offices
• Car in Calif. missing teen case found in Idaho
• Mexico releases drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero
• Beauty queen in Utah charged with possessing bombs
• CNN's Gupta: I was wrong about marijuana
• Dufner ties major scoring record with 63 at PGA
• Judge sides with Usher in child custody battle
• Family of missing teen relieved by sighting
• Plane approaching Conn. airport crashes into homes
• Obama: Reform ahead for NSA surveillance program
• Officials: Israeli drone strike kills 5 in Egypt
• Swiss apologize for encounter Oprah calls racist
• What Martha's Vineyard means to Democratic presidents
• Judge puts Amanda Bynes' mother in charge of actress' affairs
• Wisconsin employee fired over rant
• Olympic committee wants Russia to clarify anti-gay law
• Obama hopes to rebuild trust on spy programs
• Nagasaki marks 68th anniversary of atomic bombing
• 16 N.J. garage workers have $448M Powerball ticket
• U.S. declares 'unusual mortality event' as dolphin deaths rise
• Deadly flash floods follow staggering rainfall in 16 states
• Obama meets tech executives on surveillance -- in secret
• The second coming of al Qaeda
• U.S. evacuates staff from Pakistan consulate
• Police warn of booby-trap car in search for teen
• Report: NJ workers have ticket for $448M Powerball
• Al-Qaida’s new general manager
• California wildfire destroys 26 homes

Obama wants spy program overhaul Posted: 09 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT The president hopes to "build greater confidence" in U.S. surveillance programs.

Prosecutors say Madoff was in 'love triangle' with employee Posted: 09 Aug 2013 03:42 PM PDT Bernard Madoff was in a "love triangle" involving one of five former employees who are about to go on trial for helping him run his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, prosecutors said. Madoff pleaded guilty in March 2009 to running a fraud of up to $65 billion at his investment firm and is serving a 150-year prison sentence. While Madoff said he acted alone, prosecutors have since charged 13 individuals in connection with the fraud. Five of them - two women and three men - are set to go on trial in federal court in New York on October 7. ...

18 of 19 embassies to reopen after security worries Posted: 09 Aug 2013 04:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eighteen of the 19 U.S. embassies closed this month due to worries about potential terrorist attacks will reopen on Sunday, the U.S. State Department said on Friday. "Our embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, will remain closed because of ongoing concerns about a threat stream indicating the potential for terrorist attacks emanating from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. The United States will also keep its consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, shuttered, Psaki said, adding it closed on Thursday due to a "separate credible threat. ...

NBC reassures gay employees about Sochi trip Posted: 09 Aug 2013 01:34 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — NBC is assuring its gay and lesbian employees who may cover the Winter Olympics in Sochi that it will do everything possible to keep them safe following Russia's passage of anti-gay law.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio orders deputies to carry AR-15 style rifles Posted: 09 Aug 2013 01:04 PM PDT The controversial sheriff is arming his deputies with AR-15 style rifles. "We live in a violent society," he says.

Postal Service had $740 million third-quarter loss Posted: 09 Aug 2013 02:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Postal Service has trimmed its losses to $740 million over the last three months by consolidating processing facilities, cutting hours for workers and post offices and reducing workers' compensation costs, the agency said Friday.

Obama signs student loan deal, says job isn't done Posted: 09 Aug 2013 02:35 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure restoring lower interest rates for student loans, pledging the hard-fought compromise would be just the first step in a broader, concerted fight to rein in the costs of a college education.

US: Plenty of sex and romance in Madoff NY offices Posted: 09 Aug 2013 03:22 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Sex and romance flourished in the offices of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff even if real investing did not, the government has revealed, disclosing among other revelations that even the Ponzi king himself was involved in a love triangle with a subordinate now facing trial.

Car in Calif. missing teen case found in Idaho Posted: 09 Aug 2013 03:08 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — A car belonging to the suspect in the disappearance of a teenage girl in California was found in Idaho after horseback riders reported seeing the man and girl hiking in the wilderness, authorities said on Friday.

Mexico releases drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero Posted: 09 Aug 2013 04:32 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero walked free Friday after 28 years in prison when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent, a brutal murder that marked a low point in U.S.-Mexico relations.

Beauty queen in Utah charged with possessing bombs Posted: 09 Aug 2013 04:34 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors filed charges of bomb possession Friday against a recently crowned Utah beauty pageant winner.

CNN's Gupta: I was wrong about marijuana Posted: 09 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta says he spoke too soon in opposing the medical use of marijuana in the past and that he now believes the drug can have very real benefits for people with specific health problems.

Dufner ties major scoring record with 63 at PGA Posted: 09 Aug 2013 03:55 PM PDT PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Jason Dufner got on quite a roll after he holed out from the fairway for an eagle at the second hole.

Judge sides with Usher in child custody battle Posted: 09 Aug 2013 03:02 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Atlanta on Friday dismissed an emergency request by R&B singer Usher's ex-wife seeking temporary custody of their two children.

Family of missing teen relieved by sighting Posted: 09 Aug 2013 02:49 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Family members of a California teen who has been missing for nearly a week say they are relieved she was sighted with her possible abductor in the Idaho wilderness.

Plane approaching Conn. airport crashes into homes Posted: 09 Aug 2013 01:02 PM PDT EAST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A small plane crashed in a working-class neighborhood near an airport Friday and engulfed two houses in flames, killing at least two people and leaving a third feared dead.

Obama: Reform ahead for NSA surveillance program Posted: 09 Aug 2013 02:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to critics, President Barack Obama promised Friday to work with Congress on "appropriate reforms" for domestic surveillance programs that were thrust into the public eye by leaker Edward Snowden, saying he understands why Americans are skeptical about the collection of telephone and Internet information.

Officials: Israeli drone strike kills 5 in Egypt Posted: 09 Aug 2013 01:42 PM PDT EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — An Israeli drone strike killed five suspected Islamic militants and destroyed a rocket launcher in Egypt's largely lawless Sinai Peninsula on Friday, two senior Egyptian security officials said, describing a rare Israeli operation carried out in its Arab neighbor's territory.

Swiss apologize for encounter Oprah calls racist Posted: 09 Aug 2013 02:37 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland is a glamorous playground of the rich and famous, filled with glitterati from princes to movie stars. It's also a land with a sometimes uneasy relationship with foreigners — especially when they aren't white.

What Martha's Vineyard means to Democratic presidents Posted: 09 Aug 2013 10:55 AM PDT What explains the island's allure? For Democrats, it's an idealized version of how the American meritocracy is supposed to work.

Judge puts Amanda Bynes' mother in charge of actress' affairs Posted: 09 Aug 2013 01:33 PM PDT OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — A judge granted the mother of Amanda Bynes a temporary conservatorship on Friday to make decisions about her daughter's treatment in case the former child actress is released from a facility where she is being treated for mental health issues.

Wisconsin employee fired over rant Posted: 09 Aug 2013 08:31 AM PDT A comparison of unauthorized immigrants to Satan didn't sit well with Gov. Scott Walker.

Olympic committee wants Russia to clarify anti-gay law Posted: 09 Aug 2013 01:51 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — The International Olympic Committee is waiting for the Russian government to clarify the anti-gay law that is overshadowing preparations for the Sochi Games.

Obama hopes to rebuild trust on spy programs Posted: 09 Aug 2013 02:15 PM PDT Lawmakers are demanding greater accountability after secret surveillance was revealed.

Nagasaki marks 68th anniversary of atomic bombing Posted: 09 Aug 2013 02:57 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — Nagasaki's mayor criticized Japan's government on Friday for failing to back an international nuclear disarmament effort as the country marked the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of his city.

16 N.J. garage workers have $448M Powerball ticket Posted: 09 Aug 2013 01:19 PM PDT TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Sixteen workers from a county garage in a New Jersey shore community hit hard by Superstorm Sandy have one of the three winning tickets in the $448 million Powerball jackpot, and some even came to work for a second straight day after learning they would be multimillionaires, county officials said.

U.S. declares 'unusual mortality event' as dolphin deaths rise Posted: 09 Aug 2013 06:48 AM PDT By Francesca Trianni NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal scientists investigating an unusually high number of dead bottlenose dolphins washing up on the East Coast said on Thursday the carcasses are showing up at a rate that is seven times higher than usual. More than 120 dead animals have been discovered since June from New Jersey to Virginia, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service said. Federal scientists have declared it an "unusual mortality event" and are investigating the cause, said Maggie Mooney-Seus of NOAA Fisheries. ...

Deadly flash floods follow staggering rainfall in 16 states Posted: 09 Aug 2013 04:29 AM PDT Dangerous downpours that forced multiple water rescues are making their way to the Northeast.

Obama meets tech executives on surveillance -- in secret Posted: 09 Aug 2013 01:28 PM PDT The session was not included on Obama's daily public schedule.

The second coming of al Qaeda Posted: 09 Aug 2013 04:26 AM PDT Michael Chertoff says the idea the terror group is gone is "overly optimistic."

U.S. evacuates staff from Pakistan consulate Posted: 09 Aug 2013 09:23 AM PDT The U.S. also warns Americans not to travel to Pakistan due to "specific threats."

Police warn of booby-trap car in search for teen Posted: 09 Aug 2013 08:56 AM PDT A massive search entered a sixth day for a man suspected of abducting a 16-year-old family friend.

Report: NJ workers have ticket for $448M Powerball Posted: 09 Aug 2013 04:07 AM PDT LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. (AP) — Sixteen workers from a county garage in a New Jersey coastal community hit hard by Superstorm Sandy have one of the three winning tickets in the $448 million Powerball jackpot, officials in Ocean County said.

Al-Qaida’s new general manager Posted: 09 Aug 2013 07:08 AM PDT Nasser al-Wuhayshi was once bin Laden's personal secretary.

California wildfire destroys 26 homes Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:10 PM PDT BEAUMONT, Calif. (AP) — A rapidly spreading wildfire chewed through a rugged Southern California mountain range on Thursday, destroying more than two dozen homes, threatening more than 500 other residences and forcing some 1,800 people to flee.

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