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• Lawmakers, Obama sound uncharacteristically hopeful
• When Banksy's latest creation comes to your neighborhood
• The Medal of Honor recipient who had his nomination vanish
• Brokers simplify, confuse health exchange shopping
• Rights groups urge Justice probe of 1985 bombing
• Iran talks of new proposals in nuclear talks
• 3 US economists win Nobel for work on asset prices
• Hollywood-style sting nabs alleged pirate kingpin
• AP NewsBreak: World doping agency to probe Jamaica
• AP PHOTOS: Pilgrims start hajj in Saudi Arabia
• Carnival: Boy, 6, drowns in pool on cruise
• Hope for shutdown deal: Reid, McConnell optimistic
• Indians say cyclone evacuation kept them alive
• Reid, McConnell optimistic on debt-shutdown deal
• 5 things to know about China's new aged care law
• Obama meeting with congressional leaders postponed
• Lawmakers play for political points in shutdown
• Justices consider decades-old Michigan affirmative action ban
• Cory Booker gets key endorsement for U.S. Senate race
• Outrage grows as deadly history repeats at India temple
• Worker killed at 49ers stadium construction site
• German 'bling bishop' faces grilling in Rome
• Man with muscular dystrophy finishes marathon after 17 hours
• What do you do with the body of a Nazi?
• Banksy sells original art for $60 in Central Park
• Death toll from India temple stampede up to 115, search called off
• Democrats push own demands to flip shutdown script
• 3 Americans win economics Nobel
• Banksy stall sells originals for $60
• Shutdown Day 14: Default looms, no solution
• Poll: Half of older workers delay retirement plans

Lawmakers, Obama sound uncharacteristically hopeful Posted: 14 Oct 2013 02:48 PM PDT Chaos but optimism as Washington gropes towards a deal

When Banksy's latest creation comes to your neighborhood Posted: 14 Oct 2013 02:41 PM PDT What do you make of it when this international phenomenon lands in your average Queens neighborhood?

The Medal of Honor recipient who had his nomination vanish Posted: 14 Oct 2013 05:40 AM PDT It has been alleged that military brass may have derailed the approval process.

Brokers simplify, confuse health exchange shopping Posted: 14 Oct 2013 10:44 AM PDT This month's glitch-filled rollout of the health insurance marketplaces created by federal law is a business opportunity for brokers and agents, but regulators warn that it also opened the door for those who would seek to line their pockets by misleading consumers.

Rights groups urge Justice probe of 1985 bombing Posted: 14 Oct 2013 04:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights groups and members of Congress are pressing the Justice Department to renew its investigation of a 1985 office bombing that killed Palestinian-American civil rights leader Alex Odeh and injured seven people.

Iran talks of new proposals in nuclear talks Posted: 14 Oct 2013 11:29 AM PDT GENEVA (AP) — Iran is promising a new proposal to break the deadlock over its nuclear program when it resumes talks Tuesday with the U.S. and five major world powers — the first since the election of a reformist Iranian president.

3 US economists win Nobel for work on asset prices Posted: 14 Oct 2013 03:34 PM PDT Ordinary investors don't stand much chance of beating the market. It moves way too fast and efficiently. Or it behaves in ways that make no sense at all.

Hollywood-style sting nabs alleged pirate kingpin Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — The alleged pirate kingpin thought he was going work in the movies. Instead he landed in jail.

AP NewsBreak: World doping agency to probe Jamaica Posted: 14 Oct 2013 02:50 PM PDT A year after Usain Bolt made history at the London Olympics and declared himself "a living legend," a bombshell dropped largely unnoticed in The Gleaner, the Caribbean's oldest newspaper: A former director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission alleged the island didn't drug-test its athletes for entire months before they dazzled at the Summer Games.

AP PHOTOS: Pilgrims start hajj in Saudi Arabia Posted: 14 Oct 2013 07:59 AM PDT MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — About 2 million Muslims from around the world prayed at a desert hill in Saudi Arabia on Monday, joined in their faith and desire to purify their souls at the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage.

Carnival: Boy, 6, drowns in pool on cruise Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:48 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — A 6-year-old boy drowned in one of the pools aboard a Carnival Cruise Lines ship while at sea, the company said in a statement Monday.

Hope for shutdown deal: Reid, McConnell optimistic Posted: 14 Oct 2013 02:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of stubborn gridlock, the Senate's top two leaders raced on Monday to reach an agreement that could head off a Treasury default that threatens severe national economic damage and reopen the government after a two-week partial shutdown.

Indians say cyclone evacuation kept them alive Posted: 14 Oct 2013 08:25 AM PDT PODAMPETTA, India (AP) — Agya Amma's house in this seaside village was flattened by the cyclone that roared in from the Bay of Bengal with torrential rains and winds topping 200 kilometers (131 miles) per hour. But the fact that she was still here on Monday, surveying the pile of twisted wood and shredded thatch that had been her home, was proof that this was a different kind of disaster for India.

Reid, McConnell optimistic on debt-shutdown deal Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of stubborn gridlock, the Senate's top two leaders raced to reach an agreement Monday that could head off a Treasury default threatening severe economic damage at midweek and end the 14-day partial government shutdown.

5 things to know about China's new aged care law Posted: 14 Oct 2013 08:34 AM PDT Elderly parents in China can now sue their grown children for both financial and emotional support.

Obama meeting with congressional leaders postponed Posted: 14 Oct 2013 11:49 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says a meeting between Obama and congressional leaders has been postponed to give Senate leaders more time to resolve a standoff over the nation's debt and the partial government shutdown.

Lawmakers play for political points in shutdown Posted: 14 Oct 2013 11:47 AM PDT The moves offer a glimpse of how candidates will play their hands in 2014.

Justices consider decades-old Michigan affirmative action ban Posted: 14 Oct 2013 04:35 PM PDT Affirmative action opponents persuaded Michigan voters to outlaw any consideration of race after the Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that race could be a factor in college admissions.

Cory Booker gets key endorsement for U.S. Senate race Posted: 14 Oct 2013 07:59 AM PDT With just two days left in the race and his lead in the polls shrinking, New Jersey Senate hopeful Cory Booker released a short campaign ad with an endorsement from a high-profile supporter: President Barack Obama.

Outrage grows as deadly history repeats at India temple Posted: 14 Oct 2013 09:45 AM PDT Datia (India) (AFP) - Outrage mounted in India Monday after at least 115 devotees were crushed to death or drowned near a Hindu temple, the site of another deadly stampede only seven years ago.

Worker killed at 49ers stadium construction site Posted: 14 Oct 2013 11:01 AM PDT

German 'bling bishop' faces grilling in Rome Posted: 14 Oct 2013 08:28 AM PDT Vatican City (AFP) - A German big-spending Catholic bishop has flown to Rome to try and explain himself to humility advocate Pope Francis as he faces multiple calls to resign over his high-roller lifestyle.

Man with muscular dystrophy finishes marathon after 17 hours Posted: 14 Oct 2013 07:32 AM PDT Maickel Melamed, a 38-year-old man with muscular dystrophy, finished the Chicago Marathon in 16 hours, 46 minutes, early Monday morning.

What do you do with the body of a Nazi? Posted: 14 Oct 2013 04:57 AM PDT Rome (AFP) - The death in Rome of a Nazi war criminal has sparked a furore after the Vatican banned a church funeral, Argentina refused the body and relatives of his victims called for him to be cremated.

Banksy sells original art for $60 in Central Park Posted: 14 Oct 2013 05:59 AM PDT Banksy, the elusive British street artist who has been causing a stir in New York City in recent weeks, pulled off another fantastic stunt over the weekend, selling his spray artwork from a Central Park vendor stall for $60 apiece.

Death toll from India temple stampede up to 115, search called off Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:50 AM PDT By Girish Sharma BHOPAL, India (Reuters) - The toll of dead from a stampede at a Hindu temple in India rose to 115 on Monday, police said, as a search ended for more victims of the second deadly crush at the site in seven years. Nearly 150,000 pilgrims had gathered at the Ratangarh temple in the central state of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday to celebrate the end of the Hindu holy festival of Navratri. Devotees thronging towards the temple across a long, concrete bridge panicked when some railings broke, triggering the stampede, Dilip Arya, a deputy inspector general of police, told Reuters. ...

Democrats push own demands to flip shutdown script Posted: 14 Oct 2013 06:31 AM PDT The situation in Washington has changed dramatically over the 2-week shutdown.

3 Americans win economics Nobel Posted: 14 Oct 2013 04:49 AM PDT Americans Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller won the Nobel prize for economics on Monday for developing new methods to study trends in asset markets. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ...

Banksy stall sells originals for $60 Posted: 14 Oct 2013 04:25 AM PDT Banksy's latest public creation as part of his month-long residency in New York was an art stall outside Central Park, on October 12, selling original works signed by the artist. Interestingly, the stall received a limited number of buyers. This video documents the sale. According to the artist's website, "Yesterday I set up a stall in the park selling 100% authentic original signed Banksy canvases. For $60 each." Credit: YouTube Banksy NY

Shutdown Day 14: Default looms, no solution Posted: 14 Oct 2013 08:33 AM PDT Negotiations continued over the weekend, but Senate leaders remain at odds.

Poll: Half of older workers delay retirement plans Posted: 14 Oct 2013 11:18 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — There was a time when Tom Sadowski thought he'd stop working after turning 65 earlier this year. But he's put off retirement for at least five years — and now anticipates continuing to do some work afterward.

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