| A warning on 'torture report' release Posted: 08 Aug 2014 04:32 PM PDT  Release of report on CIA tactics could inflame anti-U.S. passions, intelligence officials warn.
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| James Brady's death ruled a homicide Posted: 08 Aug 2014 04:56 PM PDT  Surprise determination made by D.C. medical examiner.
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| Obama’s new Iraq mission: No end date, but not ‘prolonged’ Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:16 PM PDT  How long will American airstrikes pummel fighters belonging to the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)? The White House said Friday that the mission is open-ended but repeatedly promised that it will not be "prolonged."
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| Judge sides with athletes in NCAA compensation case Posted:  Twenty athletes involved in lawsuit that challenged the NCAA's regulation of college athletics on antitrust grounds.
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| Surfers take to waves as flooding hits Hawaii Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:34 PM PDT  As the first tropical storm to hit Hawaii in 22 years passed by the islands, some coffee farmers on the Big Island began navigating flooded roads to assess damage to their crops Friday while tourists wandered the beaches of Oahu and surfers took to the waves despite driving rain and wind.
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| Police: Texas boy, 7, shoots 8-year-old cousin Posted: 08 Aug 2014 11:41 AM PDT  Texas City police say an 8-year-old boy is in critical condition but does not appear to have life-threatening injuries after being shot in the face by his 7-year-old cousin.
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| Ebola-infected U.S. doctor: I'm growing stronger Posted: 08 Aug 2014 01:15 PM PDT  Kent Brantly's first public comments since nearly dying in Africa last month.
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| New round of U.S. airstrikes near Irbil Posted: 08 Aug 2014 01:27 PM PDT  Pentagon: U.S. launches second round of Iraq strikes using drones, F/A-18 fighter jets.
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| Center of Iselle makes landfall on Hawaii's Big Island Posted: 08 Aug 2014 03:45 PM PDT  The center of Tropical Storm Iselle made landfall on Hawaii's Big Island on Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain, knocking down trees and causing power outages ahead of a more powerful storm gathering strength behind it. While Iselle weakened into a tropical storm before reaching the islands, it was being closely followed by Julio, a Category 3 hurricane set to reach the area as early as Sunday morning - although the latest forecasts showed it tracking just north of the archipelago. As Iselle bore down, more than 1,200 people flocked to evacuation shelters across the Big Island, according to County of Hawaii Civil Defense, as heavy rains and strong winds pummeled eastern areas of the island from Puna to Hilo.
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| Sheriff: Suspect in Wash. girl's disappearance likely got muddy Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:05 PM PDT  SEATTLE (AP) — The person who might be responsible for the disappearance of a 6-year-old Washington girl would have been "covered in mud," and authorities on Friday asked for the public's help in recalling whether they had seen anyone who fit that description over the weekend.
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| New round of U.S. airstrikes near Irbil Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:55 PM PDT  Pentagon: U.S. launches second round of Iraq strikes using drones, F/A-18 fighter jets.
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| VA apologizes for error in patient-death report Posted: 08 Aug 2014 11:34 AM PDT  The Department of Veterans Affairs has apologized for what it called an "inadvertent" mistake that underreported the number of deaths linked to delays in cancer treatment at VA medical facilities.
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| Iraqi rebels hold hundreds of Yazidi women Posted: 08 Aug 2014 01:02 PM PDT  Iraq official: Hundreds of Yazidi women taken captive by Islamic State militants.
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| Ebola: Nigeria declares state of emergency Posted: 08 Aug 2014 11:02 AM PDT  Nigerian president approves $11.6M in emergency funds to contain virus.
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| Russian nuclear bombers roaming closer to U.S. airspace Posted: 08 Aug 2014 07:50 AM PDT  Russian nuclear bombers were spotted flying near Alaska this week. Major Beth Smith, of the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), has said "Over the past week, NORAD has visually identified Russian aircraft operating in and around the U.S. air defense identification zones." There have been about 16 Russian forays in the Alaskan and north Canadian area in the last 10 days. It is not entirely uncommon to see Russian planes in this airspace, however, the increased number of such planes seems to be triggering some concern amongst the aviation military community, particularly given the increased tension in Ukraine. The official stated "[Russian strategic nuclear forces appear to be] trying to test our air defense reactions, or our command and control systems. These are not just training missions."
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| US bombs militants in Iraq as crisis worsens Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:34 PM PDT  IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. unleashed its first airstrikes in northern Iraq against militants of the Islamic State group Friday amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. The extremists took captive hundreds of women from a religious minority, according to an Iraqi official, while thousands of other civilians fled in fear.
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| Obama's Iraq aim: contain, not destroy, extremists Posted: 08 Aug 2014 04:02 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's new military strategy in Iraq amounts to trying to contain, not destroy, the Islamic militant group that now controls much of the country's northern region. That leaves open the questions of how deeply the U.S. will be drawn into the sectarian conflict, and whether airstrikes alone can stop the militants' momentum.
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| Israel-Hamas truce collapses in new violence Posted: 08 Aug 2014 03:24 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — A three-day truce collapsed Friday in a new round of violence after Gaza militants resumed rocket attacks on Israel, drawing a wave of retaliatory airstrikes that killed at least five Palestinians, including three children.
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| In Gaza, dispute over civilian vs combatant deaths Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:08 PM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the grisly math of the Israel-Hamas war, conflicting counts of combatants and civilians killed in Gaza are emerging — with the ratio perhaps more important to shaping international opinion of the monthlong conflict than any final toll.
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| Mainstream GOP upbeat after sweeping tea party Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Mainstream conservatives ran the table in Senate Republican primaries as tea party upstarts lost all six challenges to GOP incumbents, leaving the establishment upbeat about midterm elections and the insurgent movement beaten but unbowed. |
| Wind, rain eases as tropical storm passes Hawaii Posted: 08 Aug 2014 04:45 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — As the first tropical storm to hit Hawaii in 22 years passed by the islands, some coffee farmers on the Big Island navigated flooded roads to assess damage to their crops Friday while residents and tourists wandered the beaches of Oahu and surfers took to the waves as wind and rain let up.
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| New Ukrainian rebel leader gives Moscow distance Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:39 PM PDT  DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian has replaced a Russian at the helm of the insurgency in eastern Ukraine and declared that he wants "only moral support" from Moscow, as the Kremlin apparently tries to rebut Western claims that it is calling the shots among the rebels.
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| How Obama decided on airstrikes in Iraq Posted: 08 Aug 2014 04:57 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the summer, President Barack Obama had watched with alarm as a brutal, al-Qaida-linked insurgency seized more and more territory in northern Iraq. But it wasn't until Thursday, when Obama learned that genocide could be imminent, that the president decided the U.S. military had to act.
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