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• No agreement after GOP, Obama meeting
• In shutdown federal inmates get paid, prison workers don't
• Scott Carpenter, second American in orbit, dies at 88
• 28 years in prison for corrupt ex-Detroit mayor
• Freeze of aid whips up anti-US sentiment in Egypt
• Libyan prime minister briefly abducted by militias
• 2 rabbis, 8 others jailed in NJ, NY divorce sting
• Autoerotic asphyxiation possible in Castro death
• Hope? Boehner offers a short-term debt extension
• Kirkman offers no road map for 'The Walking Dead'
• Ex-cop waved off bystanders before shooting
• Wall Street exhales as threat of US default eases
• Canada's Alice Munro wins Nobel literature prize
• Boehner offers debt extension; interim resolution?
• Scott Carpenter, 2nd US astronaut in orbit, dies
• Wall Street rallies as threat of US default eases
• Report: Officers falsified logs on day of Castro's death
• Should taxpayers get a refund for the shutdown?
• Obama 'likely' to sign debt extension bill
• Cory Booker's political ascent marred by messy campaign
• Norwegian possibly involved in Kenya mall attack
• Report: Obama administration has chilling effect on journalism
• Saudi confirms new MERS deaths ahead of hajj
• Alice Munro wins Nobel prize for literature
• Libyan PM freed after stunning abduction
• Gate-jumpers at national parks entering gray legal areas
• Father to meet fugitive Snowden in Russia
• Kanye, Kimmel sit down for first time since Twitter feud

No agreement after GOP, Obama meeting Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:16 PM PDT But there was progress: They're talking.

In shutdown federal inmates get paid, prison workers don't Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:30 PM PDT 36,000 federal prison employees are showing up to work without pay while the nation's federal prisoners are still getting their regular paychecks.

Scott Carpenter, second American in orbit, dies at 88 Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:30 PM PDT Godspeed, Scott Carpenter.

28 years in prison for corrupt ex-Detroit mayor Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:48 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — A former Detroit mayor was sent to federal prison for nearly three decades Thursday, after offering little remorse for the widespread corruption under his watch but acknowledging he let down the troubled city during a critical period before it landed in bankruptcy.

Freeze of aid whips up anti-US sentiment in Egypt Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:42 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Washington's decision to withhold millions of dollars in mostly military aid to Egypt is fueling anti-U.S. sentiment and the perception that Washington supports Mohammed Morsi, the Islamist president the military ousted in a July coup.

Libyan prime minister briefly abducted by militias Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:04 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The abduction was brief but still audacious: Gunmen from one of Libya's many militias stormed a hotel where the prime minister has a residence and held him for several hours Thursday — apparently in retaliation for his government's alleged collusion with the U.S. in a raid last weekend that captured an al-Qaida suspect.

2 rabbis, 8 others jailed in NJ, NY divorce sting Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:47 PM PDT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two orthodox rabbis and eight other men were arrested in an FBI sting in New Jersey and New York on charges they plotted to kidnap and torture a man to force him to grant a religious divorce.

Autoerotic asphyxiation possible in Castro death Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:54 PM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro's death by hanging in his prison cell may not have been suicide after all but an ill-fated attempt to choke himself for a sexual thrill, authorities said in a report issued Thursday.

Hope? Boehner offers a short-term debt extension Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — On a day crammed with rising and falling hopes, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans groped inconclusively Thursday for common ground that could avert an economy-tanking default and possibly end the 10-day-old partial government shutdown.

Kirkman offers no road map for 'The Walking Dead' Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:07 PM PDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nothing's been as hard for Robert Kirkman as killing off Glenn.

Ex-cop waved off bystanders before shooting Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:52 PM PDT WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — The ex-police officer who opened fire on a federal courthouse in West Virginia was a trained shooter who knew how to kill, yet federal officials said Thursday that he waved people away moments before he started spraying bullets into the glass facade and was later shot dead by law enforcement.

Wall Street exhales as threat of US default eases Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:41 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — You can almost hear Wall Street exhaling.

Canada's Alice Munro wins Nobel literature prize Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:16 PM PDT STOCKHOLM (AP) — If there were a literary award bigger than the Nobel Prize, Alice Munro would probably win that, too.

Boehner offers debt extension; interim resolution? Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a fresh deadline, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that Republicans would vote to extend the government's ability to borrow money for six weeks — but only if President Barack Obama first agrees to new negotiations on spending cuts. Under the Republican plan, the partial government shutdown would continue in the meantime.

Scott Carpenter, 2nd US astronaut in orbit, dies Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:11 PM PDT DENVER (AP) — Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit the Earth, was guided by two instincts: overcoming fear and quenching his insatiable curiosity. He pioneered his way into the heights of space and the depths of the ocean floor.

Wall Street rallies as threat of US default eases Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:39 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — You can almost hear Wall Street exhaling.

Report: Officers falsified logs on day of Castro's death Posted: 10 Oct 2013 10:25 AM PDT By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro, found hanging in his prison cell last month, may not have committed suicide but died accidentally while performing a sex act, an Ohio state investigative report suggested on Thursday. The report by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction also said prison officials had falsified logs and failed to make scheduled checks on Castro's cell September 3, the day of his death. Castro had been serving a sentence of life plus 1,000 years for the abduction, torture and detention of three young Cleveland women. ...

Should taxpayers get a refund for the shutdown? Posted:

Obama 'likely' to sign debt extension bill Posted: 10 Oct 2013 12:06 PM PDT But the White House made no promises on shutdown negotiations.

Cory Booker's political ascent marred by messy campaign Posted: 10 Oct 2013 12:59 PM PDT The Newark mayor is likely to win next week. But missteps leave Democrats wondering if he's the star they once predicted.

Norwegian possibly involved in Kenya mall attack Posted: 10 Oct 2013 08:45 AM PDT OSLO (Reuters) - Norway said on Thursday that one of its citizens may have been involved in the attack on a Kenyan shopping mall last month which killed at least 67 people and was claimed by Somali Islamist militants. More than two weeks after the mall assault, the worst attack on Kenyan soil since al Qaeda bombed the U.S. Embassy in 1998, it remains unclear how many gunmen were involved and what their nationalities were. Kenyan government officials at the time of the raid said 10-15 militants had stormed the upscale mall, but so far only four have been named. ...

Report: Obama administration has chilling effect on journalism Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government's aggressive prosecution of leaks and efforts to control information are having a chilling effect on journalists and government whistle-blowers, according to a report released Thursday on U.S. press freedoms under the Obama administration.

Saudi confirms new MERS deaths ahead of hajj Posted: 10 Oct 2013 10:56 AM PDT Riyadh (AFP) - Two Saudis have died in Riyadh after they contracted the MERS virus, health authorities announced Thursday, as the kingdom prepares to host some two million Muslim pilgrims for the annual hajj.

Alice Munro wins Nobel prize for literature Posted: 10 Oct 2013 12:52 PM PDT The committee called her a "master of the contemporary short story."

Libyan PM freed after stunning abduction Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:56 AM PDT Gunmen abducted Ali Zidan at dawn from the hotel where he resides Tripoli.

Gate-jumpers at national parks entering gray legal areas Posted: 09 Oct 2013 03:35 PM PDT Merry pranksters daring the National Park Service to "catch us if you can" on federal parklands closed by the government shutdown could face an unpleasant date with a federal judge and up to six months in jail.

Father to meet fugitive Snowden in Russia Posted: 10 Oct 2013 05:58 AM PDT By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's father arrived in Moscow on Thursday to see his son, who was granted asylum in Russia after leaking details of government surveillance programs. Speaking at Sheremetyevo airport, where his fugitive son was stranded for weeks this summer, Lon Snowden said he had no direct contact with Edward Snowden for months, but felt "extreme gratitude that my son is safe and secure and he's free". ...

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