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• 'Socialist' mud didn't stick to De Blasio
• Hedge fund giant SAC Capital to pay $1.8B penalty
• Egypt's Morsi defiant as his trial begins
• LAX suspect remains heavily sedated, under guard
• Hollywood targeted to give health care law a boost
• Study: 8.8 billion Earth-size, just-right planets
• AP sources: Incognito sent racist texts
• Stress of coaching can add up quick in the NFL
• Bribery case reverberates across Navy with arrests
• Gay rights bill heads for first hurdle in Senate
• Red Sox beards come off for Gillette promotion
• BlackBerry abandons bid to sell itself, CEO out
• In final day, Va. governor hopefuls meet voters
• Egypt's Morsi defiant in opening session of trial
• Millions of bees swarm Georgia interstate after truck overturns
• Conn. university lockdown lifted; two in custody
• Human trafficking is crime against humanity, Vatican group says
• Hedge fund giant SAC Capital to plead guilty to fraud, pay $1.8B
• Student hospitalized after getting stuck between buildings
• Twitter boosts its IPO price range
• Planned Parenthood goes to Supreme Court for help in Texas
• Meet Elvis, the beagle who can sniff out pregnant polar bears
• Connecticut university on lockdown amid police search
• Maine governor candidate announces he's gay
• Jewish group condemns German silence on huge art find
• Thousands protest at former U.S. Embassy in Iran
• Obama told aides that drones make him 'really good at killing people': Book
• Doctors complicit in torture at CIA, military prisons: study
• Two skydiving planes collide in midair
• Obama turns blogger to make pitch for gay rights bill
• Egypt's Morsi tells court he's still the president
• Egypt: Morsi's trial adjourned until Jan. 8
• Rocky start to Morsi trial in Egypt

'Socialist' mud didn't stick to De Blasio Posted: 04 Nov 2013 01:45 PM PST NYC mayoral candidate, expected to win, called Cuba-lover and more but rose above.

Hedge fund giant SAC Capital to pay $1.8B penalty Posted: 04 Nov 2013 03:48 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — SAC Capital Advisors will plead guilty to criminal fraud charges, stop investing money for others and pay $1.8 billion — the largest financial penalty in history for insider trading — to resolve criminal and civil claims against the hedge fund giant, the government announced Monday.

Egypt's Morsi defiant as his trial begins Posted: 04 Nov 2013 01:53 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — Ousted President Mohammed Morsi refused to wear a prison jumpsuit, entering the caged dock in a dark business suit as his co-defendants applauded. He defiantly questioned the legitimacy of the court and proclaimed himself still Egypt's leader. His fellow Muslim Brotherhood members chanted, "Down with military rule!"

LAX suspect remains heavily sedated, under guard Posted: 04 Nov 2013 01:25 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at Los Angeles International Airport, shooting employees and terrorizing travelers, accomplished two of his goals, according to authorities: killing a Transportation Security Administration officer and showing how easy it is to get a gun into an airport.

Hollywood targeted to give health care law a boost Posted: 04 Nov 2013 02:42 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — The health care overhaul might get a Hollywood rewrite.

Study: 8.8 billion Earth-size, just-right planets Posted: 04 Nov 2013 01:35 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Space is vast, but it may not be so lonely after all: A study finds the Milky Way is teeming with billions of planets that are about the size of Earth, orbit stars just like our sun, and exist in the Goldilocks zone — not too hot and not too cold for life.

AP sources: Incognito sent racist texts Posted: 04 Nov 2013 04:50 PM PST DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — In the stadium program sold at the Miami Dolphins' game on Halloween, Richie Incognito was asked who's the easiest teammate to scare. His answer: Jonathan Martin.

Stress of coaching can add up quick in the NFL Posted: 04 Nov 2013 03:54 PM PST The hours are brutal, and so are the expectations of millions who sit in judgment of what you do on Sunday afternoon.

Bribery case reverberates across Navy with arrests Posted: 04 Nov 2013 11:45 AM PST SAN DIEGO (AP) — It started with an invitation to the Broadway production of "The Lion King" in Tokyo for the Navy commander, his wife and their children.

Gay rights bill heads for first hurdle in Senate Posted: 04 Nov 2013 02:43 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate prepared to push a major anti-bias gay rights bill past a first, big hurdle Monday, a clear sign of Americans' greater acceptance of homosexuality nearly two decades after lawmakers narrowly rejected discrimination legislation.

Red Sox beards come off for Gillette promotion Posted: 04 Nov 2013 01:26 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — World Series MVP David Ortiz and Boston Red Sox teammate Shane Victorino had their beards shaved for charity Monday to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon bombings in April.

BlackBerry abandons bid to sell itself, CEO out Posted: 04 Nov 2013 03:20 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — BlackBerry has abandoned its bid to sell itself and is replacing its chief executive.

In final day, Va. governor hopefuls meet voters Posted: 04 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST WARRENTON, Va. (AP) — To appreciate their vastly different strategies in the race for Virginia governor, simply look at how the candidates spent Monday, the final full day of campaigning before polls open.

Egypt's Morsi defiant in opening session of trial Posted: 04 Nov 2013 07:37 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — After four months in secret detention, deposed President Mohammed Morsi defiantly rejected a court's authority to put him on trial Monday, saying he still was Egypt's leader and that those who overthrew him should face charges instead.

Millions of bees swarm Georgia interstate after truck overturns Posted: 04 Nov 2013 10:46 AM PST An overturned tractor-trailer let loose millions of honeybees on Sunday and left a sticky mess on a major highway south of Atlanta, after hitting a guardrail and spilling its cargo of hives and honey. "It looked like there was a rain cloud around everybody," Monroe County Emergency Management Agency director Matthew Perry said on Monday.

Conn. university lockdown lifted; two in custody Posted: 04 Nov 2013 01:42 PM PST Police and SWAT team members swarm Central Connecticut State University.

Human trafficking is crime against humanity, Vatican group says Posted: 04 Nov 2013 08:02 AM PST The recommendations will go to Pope Francis and organizations fighting human trafficking.

Hedge fund giant SAC Capital to plead guilty to fraud, pay $1.8B Posted: 04 Nov 2013 09:43 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — SAC Capital Advisors will plead guilty to criminal fraud charges, stop investing money for others and pay $1.8 billion — the largest financial penalty in history for insider trading — to resolve criminal and civil claims against the hedge fund giant, the government announced Monday.

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Twitter boosts its IPO price range Posted: 04 Nov 2013 08:04 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter's confidence appears to be increasing ahead of its initial public offering set for later this week.

Planned Parenthood goes to Supreme Court for help in Texas Posted: 04 Nov 2013 08:09 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Planned Parenthood asked the Supreme Court Monday to place Texas' new abortion restrictions on hold.

Meet Elvis, the beagle who can sniff out pregnant polar bears Posted: 04 Nov 2013 07:15 AM PST CINCINNATI (AP) — Zoos around the country will soon find out whether a beagle named Elvis can let them know when their polar bears are pregnant.

Connecticut university on lockdown amid police search Posted: 04 Nov 2013 03:39 PM PST Students are told to take shelter after reports of armed man on campus.

Maine governor candidate announces he's gay Posted: 04 Nov 2013 02:37 PM PST The six-term congressman responds to what he called a "whisper campaign."

Jewish group condemns German silence on huge art find Posted: 04 Nov 2013 11:31 AM PST By Alexandra Hudson BERLIN (Reuters) - A Jewish group accused Germany on Monday of moral complicity in concealment of stolen paintings after it emerged authorities failed for two years to report discovery of a trove of art seized by the Nazis, including works by Picasso and Matisse. The case poses a legal and moral minefield for authorities. Focus estimated that the works found amongst stacks of hoarded groceries in the flat of Cornelius Gurlitt, could be worth well over 1 billion euros ($1.35 billion). Some, it said, could have been bought by his father Hildebrand from the collections of German state museums.

Thousands protest at former U.S. Embassy in Iran Posted: 04 Nov 2013 08:08 AM PST Opponents of President Hassan Rouhani rally against his historic outreach to Washington.

Obama told aides that drones make him 'really good at killing people': Book Posted: 04 Nov 2013 06:47 AM PST A new book about the 2012 presidential campaign could cause problems for President Obama based on an unflattering quote about the drone program.

Doctors complicit in torture at CIA, military prisons: study Posted: 04 Nov 2013 09:39 AM PST Doctors and nurses tasked with monitoring the health of terror suspects were complicit in abuses committed at prisons run by the Pentagon and the CIA, an independent report said Monday. The Defense Department and the CIA demanded that the health care personnel "collaborate in intelligence gathering and security practices in a way that inflicted severe harm on detainees in US custody," according to the two-year study by the Institute on Medicine as a Profession. Collaboration at US prisons in Afghanistan, Guantanamo and the Central Intelligence Agency secret detention sites began after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in the United States. "It's clear that in the name of national security, the military trumped (the Hippocratic Oath), and physicians were transformed into agents of the military and performed acts that were contrary to medical ethics and practice," said study co-author Gerald Thomson, professor of medicine emeritus at Columbia University.

Two skydiving planes collide in midair Posted: 03 Nov 2013 06:08 PM PST Nine skydivers and two pilots survived a mid-air crash at 12,000 feet this weekend after those aboard were able to safely parachute to the ground. The surreal crash along the Wisconsin-Minnesota border left one plane totally destroyed, forcing its pilot to eject to safety. The other plane was eventually able to land. Both planes were owned by Skydive Superior.

Obama turns blogger to make pitch for gay rights bill Posted: 03 Nov 2013 10:35 PM PST The president pens a column urging Congress to pass a bill to ban job discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Egypt's Morsi tells court he's still the president Posted: 04 Nov 2013 03:09 AM PST The country's deposed leader says he rejects the proceedings against him.

Egypt: Morsi's trial adjourned until Jan. 8 Posted: 04 Nov 2013 03:32 AM PST The deposed leader tells the court he's still the president.

Rocky start to Morsi trial in Egypt Posted: 04 Nov 2013 02:06 AM PST The judge temporarily adjourns the ousted president's hearing after courtroom disruptions.

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