| Obama says U.S. remains prepared to act on Syria if diplomacy fails Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:51 PM PDT  President Barack Obama vowed on Saturday that Syria will be held to account if it fails to live up to its promises to surrender chemical weapons as he faced questions about how a deal brokered by U.S. and Russian diplomats would be enforced. In a statement, Obama said a framework deal was an important, concrete step toward getting Syria's chemical weapons under international control so they can ultimately be destroyed. The deal emerged from Geneva talks between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. ...
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| Fifth fatality feared in Colorado floods as towns evacuated Posted: 14 Sep 2013 03:52 PM PDT  By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado farming communities along the South Platte River were ordered to evacuate ahead of a predicted surge in the flooding, which may have claimed a fifth life and has left many still unaccounted for, authorities said on Saturday. Four deaths have already been confirmed and, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said in a Tweet, "a 60-year-old woman from Cedar Grove ... is missing and presumed dead. ...
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| After acquittal, Zimmerman still in spotlight Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:51 AM PDT  LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — Whether they think that he got away with murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin or that he was just a brave neighborhood watch volunteer "standing his ground," many Americans can't seem to get enough of George Zimmerman. And he can't seem to stop giving it to them.
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| Egypt's Mubarak waves, grins as his trial resumes Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:32 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian judge on Saturday named top security officials to testify in the retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak on charges related to the killings of around 900 protesters during the 2011 uprising that led to his ouster.
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| Bus overturns in southwest Ohio; 35 injured Posted: 14 Sep 2013 04:15 PM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — A Greyhound bus drove off an interstate highway in southwest Ohio early Saturday, struck a tree and a fence and flipped on its side before sliding to a stop in a cornfield, injuring at least 35 people.
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| World's oldest man dies in NY at age 112 Posted: 14 Sep 2013 04:52 PM PDT  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) — Guinness World Records says the former musician and coal miner certified as the world's oldest man has died. Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez (sah-luh-stee-AH'-noh SAHN'-chez BLAHZ'-kehz) was 112.
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| No. 1 Alabama beats Manziel, No. 6 Aggies 49-42 Posted: 14 Sep 2013 04:55 PM PDT  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — AJ McCarron and Alabama was not about to let Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M get another signature win.
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| UAE leads Gulf front against Egypt's Islamists Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:36 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — More than six months ago, Dr. Mahmoud al-Jaidah was asked to step out of line as he transited through Dubai en route home to Qatar. He has been held ever since, allowed to visit his family once a month after a blindfolded trip from an undisclosed detention facility.
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| AP PHOTOS: A look back at New York Fashion Week Posted: 14 Sep 2013 02:02 PM PDT  For fashion editors, writers, stylists and retailers, New York Fashion Week is a chance to spot trends and themes for the upcoming season. But giving form to those looks is a small army of models, makeup artists, hairstylists and of course, the designers.
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| Rutgers retires Eric LeGrand's No. 52 jersey Posted: 14 Sep 2013 04:12 PM PDT  PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Moments after becoming the first player in the 144-year history of Rutgers football to have his jersey retired, Eric LeGrand told a loving crowd that his beliefs haven't changed in the three years since he was paralyzed in a game against Army.
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| Hot spots could slow search for cause of NJ fire Posted: 13 Sep 2013 10:25 PM PDT  SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — Continuing hot spots could hamper investigators trying to figure out the cause of a fire that charred four blocks of bars, pizza shops and T-shirt stands — perhaps 50 businesses in all — on a Jersey shore boardwalk that still was trying to recover from Superstorm Sandy.
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| Flooding brings tales of rescues, improvisation Posted: 14 Sep 2013 04:42 PM PDT BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — As people came down from the flooded foothills of the Colorado Rockies, they brought tales of dramatic rescues, heartbreaking loss and neighbors coming together to protect their families and homes. Here are a few of their stories: |
| Japan PM's Fukushima remark backfires at home Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:21 AM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reassurance to the International Olympic Committee that contaminated water leaks from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant are "under control" has backfired at home.
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| Jackson civil case cut down as trial nears its end Posted: 14 Sep 2013 09:32 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother and concert giant AEG Live LLC, which is drawing to a close after more than four months of testimony.
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| Rescuers issue stern warming to Colorado evacuees Posted: 14 Sep 2013 01:48 PM PDT  LYONS, Colo. (AP) — As rescuers broke through to flood-ravaged Colorado towns, they issued a stern warning Saturday to anyone thinking of staying behind: Leave now or be prepared to endure weeks without electricity, running water and basic supplies.
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| Furyk shoots a 59 at BMW Championship Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:25 AM PDT  LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Before he could take his place in PGA Tour history with a 59, Jim Furyk had to get in the right frame of mind.
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