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• Obama: GOP budget critics holding US 'hostage'
• 'It's just sickening': Coloradans return home
• PARK(ing) Day: Metered spots become mini public parks
• Procrastinaut: Ten things to waste your time with this weekend
• Obama moves to limit power-plant carbon pollution
• AP Analysis: US-Russia Syria deal props up Assad
• Chicago shooting shows gap in stepped-up policing
• Attack points to al-Qaida surge in Yemen
• KU professor on leave after tweet directed at NRA
• BlackBerry slashes jobs in face of $1B 2Q loss
• Arctic sea ice 6th lowest, but rebounds from 2012
• BlackBerry slashes jobs in face of $1B 2-qtr loss
• Colorado races to fix mountain roads before winter
• Scheme to snag iPhones leads to chaos in Calif.
• Chicago police: Assault-style rifle used in attack
• Yankees LHP Andy Pettitte to retire after season
• Syria sends watchdog chemical weapons inventory
• Brain-eating amoeba in Bayou country: Break out bottled water
• Germans favor 'Mommy' Merkel as Europe faces vote
• Tweet heat: 'blood is on the hands of the NRA' gets prof sanctioned
• Obama says 'faction of the far right' undermining health care
• Saudi princess in Calif. beats human trafficking rap
• Government warned of problems with airplane escape slides before Asiana crash
• House sends spending bill to Senate
• Boston bombing victims' families face difficult question
• Pope blasts abortion as symptom of 'throw-away culture'
• Brazilian rancher found guilty of ordering American nun's death
• Groups turn to mothers for Obamacare love
• 'Puzzle fits together' in Okla. mystery
• EPA sets new limits on power plant pollution
• Art inspired by how the brain sees
• Kony ‘in a box,’ U.S. war crimes chief says
• Colorado floodwaters menace state's $41B agriculture sector
• Boy, 3, among 13 shot in Chicago park
• Syria rebels broker truce with jihadists in Azaz

Obama: GOP budget critics holding US 'hostage' Posted: 20 Sep 2013 12:25 PM PDT The president goes into fiery campaign mode as congressional budget battles threaten a partial government shutdown.

'It's just sickening': Coloradans return home Posted: 20 Sep 2013 10:27 AM PDT Residents begin filtering through the aftermath of the floods.

PARK(ing) Day: Metered spots become mini public parks Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:46 PM PDT Leon Yin, a junior studying biochemistry at New York University, relaxes in a lawn chair while paricipating in Park(ing) Day on September 20, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Procrastinaut: Ten things to waste your time with this weekend Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:27 AM PDT The Procrastinaut comes roaring back!

Obama moves to limit power-plant carbon pollution Posted: 20 Sep 2013 01:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Linking global warming to public health, disease and extreme weather, the Obama administration pressed ahead Friday with tough requirements to limit carbon pollution from new power plants, despite protests from industry and Republicans that it would dim coal's future.

AP Analysis: US-Russia Syria deal props up Assad Posted: 20 Sep 2013 01:48 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — For Syria's divided and beleaguered rebels, the creeping realization that there will not be a decisive Western military intervention on their behalf is a huge psychological blow.

Chicago shooting shows gap in stepped-up policing Posted: 20 Sep 2013 04:38 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — A shooting that injured a 3-year-old boy and 12 others in Chicago occurred just outside a section of the city that police have flooded with officers, reigniting outrage over the toll of the community's gun violence and the inability of stepped-up police action to stop it.

Attack points to al-Qaida surge in Yemen Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:34 AM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Under a heavy fog, al-Qaida militants disguised in military uniforms launched car bomb attacks on three different security and military posts in southern Yemen on Friday, killing 38 soldiers in the group's biggest attack in the country since last year.

KU professor on leave after tweet directed at NRA Posted: 20 Sep 2013 04:05 PM PDT WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A University of Kansas journalism professor was placed on indefinite administrative leave Friday for a tweet he wrote about the Navy Yard shootings which said, "blood is on the hands of the #NRA. Next time, let it be YOUR sons and daughters."

BlackBerry slashes jobs in face of $1B 2Q loss Posted: 20 Sep 2013 04:12 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — It was once so addictive it inspired the nickname "CrackBerry." President Barack Obama confessed to being among the millions of devotees who couldn't bear to stop tapping feverishly away on its tiny keyboard. Madonna once said she slept with hers under her pillow.

Arctic sea ice 6th lowest, but rebounds from 2012 Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:48 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank this summer to the sixth lowest level, but that's much higher than last year's record low.

BlackBerry slashes jobs in face of $1B 2-qtr loss Posted: 20 Sep 2013 03:45 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — It was once so addictive it inspired the nickname "CrackBerry." President Barack Obama confessed to being among the millions of devotees who couldn't bear to stop tapping feverishly away on its tiny keyboard. Madonna once said she slept with hers under her pillow.

Colorado races to fix mountain roads before winter Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:40 PM PDT BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — With snow already dusting Colorado's highest peaks, the state is racing to replace key mountain highways washed away by flooding, in some cases laying down crude, one-lane gravel roads just to throw a lifeline to isolated towns before winter descends.

Scheme to snag iPhones leads to chaos in Calif. Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:31 PM PDT PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — An overnight campout for the new iPhone turned chaotic Friday morning when two men were arrested for fighting outside an Apple Store and a man's plan to hire homeless people to wait in line for the coveted devices backfired, authorities said.

Chicago police: Assault-style rifle used in attack Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:02 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Those behind a late-night attack at a southwest Chicago park in which 13 people were wounded, including a 3-year-old, used an assault-style weapon to spray the crowd with bullets, making it "a miracle" no one was killed, the city's police superintendent said Friday.

Yankees LHP Andy Pettitte to retire after season Posted: 20 Sep 2013 03:49 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Pettitte had no interest in a farewell tour or some big pronouncement regarding his (second) retirement. Anything more than a conference call the day after the season would only feel embarrassing.

Syria sends watchdog chemical weapons inventory Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:51 PM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Syria has sent the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons an "initial declaration" outlining its weapons program, the organization said Friday, in keeping with the agreement Russia and the U.S. brokered to have Syria give up its chemical weapons arsenal.

Brain-eating amoeba in Bayou country: Break out bottled water Posted: 20 Sep 2013 12:32 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — While officials try to pin down the source of a deadly amoeba found in the water supply of a suburban New Orleans community, bottled water sales in St. Bernard Parish have skyrocketed and some people worry about washing their faces in the shower.

Germans favor 'Mommy' Merkel as Europe faces vote Posted: 20 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT Angela Merkel is poised to win a third term as German chancellor on Sunday. But other Europeans say her economic policies are harming their countries.

Tweet heat: 'blood is on the hands of the NRA' gets prof sanctioned Posted: 20 Sep 2013 10:23 AM PDT A University of Kansas journalism professor was placed on indefinite administrative leave Friday for a tweet he wrote about the Navy Yard shootings which said, "blood is on the hands of the #NRA. ...

Obama says 'faction of the far right' undermining health care Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:31 AM PDT CLAYCOMO, Mo. (AP) — President Barack Obama is railing against attempts by, quote, a "faction of the far right" to undermine his health care law.

Saudi princess in Calif. beats human trafficking rap Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A human-trafficking charge against a Saudi princess was abruptly dismissed Friday after prosecutors were unable to support claims by a Kenyan maid who said she had to escape from her employer's condominium after having her passport taken and being forced to work long hours for meager pay.

Government warned of problems with airplane escape slides before Asiana crash Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:39 AM PDT The Federal Aviation Administration had been concerned with the safety of escape slides during crashes even before the crash at San Francisco International Airport.

House sends spending bill to Senate Posted: 20 Sep 2013 08:57 AM PDT But the temporary budget proposal strips funding from health care reform.

Boston bombing victims' families face difficult question Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:21 AM PDT Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev returns to court Monday. He faces the possibility of the death penalty, a punishment Massachusetts hasn't rendered in 66 years.

Pope blasts abortion as symptom of 'throw-away culture' Posted: 20 Sep 2013 08:50 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis offered an olive branch of sorts to the doctrine-minded, conservative wing of the Catholic Church on Friday as he denounced abortions as a symptom of today's "throw-away culture" and encouraged Catholic doctors to refuse to perform them.

Brazilian rancher found guilty of ordering American nun's death Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:53 AM PDT SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A rancher in Brazil's Amazon was sentenced to 30 years in prison for ordering the 2005 killing of American nun and environmental activist Dorothy Stang, an emblematic case for the many conflicts over land use in Brazil's resource-rich interior. The courtroom was overflowing with Stang's supporters when Vitalmiro Bastos Moura, 43, was declared guilty just before midnight Thursday, the court in Para state said in a statement. ...

Groups turn to mothers for Obamacare love Posted: 20 Sep 2013 07:18 AM PDT Health insurance exchanges want parents to convince young adults to get coverage.

'Puzzle fits together' in Okla. mystery Posted: Skeletal remains may help six families find out what happened to their loved ones.

EPA sets new limits on power plant pollution Posted: 20 Sep 2013 01:40 PM PDT By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday announced first-ever regulations setting strict limits on the amount of carbon pollution that can be generated by any new U.S. power plant, which quickly sparked a backlash from supporters of the coal industry and are certain to face legal challenges. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's long-awaited guidelines would make it near impossible to build coal plants without using technology to capture carbon emissions that foes say is unproven and uneconomic. ...

Art inspired by how the brain sees Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:15 AM PDT Devorah Sperber creates manually pixelated art meant to mimic how the human brain processes things visually.

Kony ‘in a box,’ U.S. war crimes chief says Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:46 AM PDT U.S. training and rewards for information have the Ugandan warlord on the run.

Colorado floodwaters menace state's $41B agriculture sector Posted: 20 Sep 2013 03:22 AM PDT By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado farmers and ranchers are bracing for widespread damage to the agriculture industry, one of the state's leading economic engines, from deadly floodwaters that already have caused property losses estimated at nearly $2 billion. The main concern is for the state's No. 1 cash crop, corn, which yields between 140 million and 180 million bushels annually, most of it for cattle feed, according to the growers' trade association, Colorado Corn. ...

Boy, 3, among 13 shot in Chicago park Posted: 20 Sep 2013 03:38 AM PDT The child and two other victims were in critical condition after the late-night shooting.

Syria rebels broker truce with jihadists in Azaz Posted: 20 Sep 2013 12:26 PM PDT DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria has begun supplying details of its chemical arsenal, the world's chemical weapons watchdog said on Friday, as rebels agreed a truce with jihadists in a key border town.A senior Syrian official, meanwhile, said Damascus wanted a ceasefire in the 30-month war, which has reportedly killed more than 110,000 people and forced more than two million to flee.Ahead of Saturday's deadline for President Bashar al-Assad's regime to provide details on its arsenal, the Hague-based group tasked with dismantling the arms said it has received an initial report. ...

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