| Details emerge on Navy Yard shooting suspect Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:46 PM PDT  Former reservist Aaron Alexis had brushes with the law.
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| Durbin postpones 'stand your ground' hearing after D.C. shooting Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:52 PM PDT  Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has postponed a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "stand your ground" self defense gun laws slated for Tuesday morning in the wake of Monday's shooting at the nearby Navy Yard complex that's left 12 dead.
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| Man arrested for throwing firecrackers at White House Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:53 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service has arrested a man for tossing firecrackers over a fence at the White House.
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| As Fed meets this week it faces many uncertainties Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:17 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is being engulfed by the one thing it tries to prevent: uncertainty.
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| Syria deal shines light on Israeli capabilities Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:06 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S.-Russian plan to dismantle Syria's chemical weapons is drawing attention to Israel's own suspected chemical stockpile and could raise pressure on the Jewish state to come clean about its capabilities.
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| Shipwrecked Concordia wrested off Italian reef Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:07 PM PDT GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy (AP) — Using a vast system of steel cables and pulleys, maritime engineers on Monday gingerly winched the massive hull of the Costa Concordia off the reef where the cruise ship capsized near an Italian island in January 2012 and were poised to set it upright in the middle of the night. |
| 'Chaos'? Obama goes after 'extreme' Republicans Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:19 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A potential federal shutdown looming, President Barack Obama on Monday warned congressional Republicans they could trigger national "economic chaos" if they demand a delay of his health care law as the price for supporting continued spending for federal operations.
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| Family of man shot by Charlotte cop wants answers Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:09 PM PDT  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An unarmed man seeking help after a car crash over the weekend was shot 10 times by the Charlotte police officer who's now charged in his death, investigators said Monday.
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| New Egyptian petition: Run, General, run Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:30 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — A group of professionals and former army officers launched Monday a petition urging Egypt's military chief, who ousted the country's first freely elected leader, to run for president, highlighting the yearning for a strongman to take charge after nearly three years of turmoil.
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| Chemical weapons and eradication efforts worldwide Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:05 AM PDT  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — U.N. inspectors have confirmed they found "clear and convincing evidence" of a sarin nerve gas attack in Syria last month, adding urgency to moves to neutralize the country's stock of chemical weapons. Only seven countries worldwide have formally admitted stockpiling chemical weapons and all are in the process of destroying them or have completed destruction.
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| Colorado evacuees return to find more heartbreak Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:05 PM PDT  HYGIENE, Colo. (AP) — Weary Colorado evacuees have begun returning home after days of rain and flooding, but Monday's clearing skies and receding waters revealed only more heartbreak: toppled houses, upended vehicles and a stinking layer of muck covering everything.
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| Police: Cop shot unarmed man in Charlotte 10 times Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:59 PM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An unarmed man seeking help after a car crash over the weekend was shot 10 times by the Charlotte police officer who's now charged in his death, investigators said Monday. |
| Suspected Navy Yard shooter was defense contractor Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:39 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense officials say the suspected Washington Navy Yard gunman was currently working as a defense department contractor, but it's not clear if he was assigned at the military base in southeast D.C.
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| UN: 'Convincing evidence' of Syria chemical attack Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:52 PM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. inspectors said in a report Monday there is "clear and convincing evidence" that chemical weapons were used on a relatively large scale in an attack last month in Syria that killed hundreds of people.
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| Obama warns GOP against creating 'economic chaos' Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:40 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blistering warning to congressional Republicans, President Barack Obama said Monday it would be the "height of irresponsibility" for lawmakers to cause a new economic crisis just five years after the near-collapse of the nation's financial system.
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| Hearing delayed for NC cop charged with shooting Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:06 PM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A hearing has been delayed for the North Carolina police officer charged with shooting an unarmed man seeking help after a car wreck. |
| Witnesses describe 'silent shooter' in D.C. rampage Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:46 PM PDT  A US Navy commander told Monday how he saw a co-worker shot in the head just a few feet from him, during mass shooting on a Washington base that left at least 12 people dead.
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| U.S., allies press for deadlines on Syria weapons deal Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:33 PM PDT  By Warren Strobel and Louis Charbonneau PARIS/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and France warned President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that there would be consequences if he failed to hand over Syria's chemical weapons, and said a U.N. report on the August 21 sarin gas attack left little doubt that Assad's forces were to blame. As expected, a report by U.N. chemical weapons experts did not say who launched the attack on the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Ghouta, which prompted the threat of Western military action. ...
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| Officials: Navy Yard shooter ID'ed as Aaron Alexis Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:37 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials say the man accused in a shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard that left at least 12 people dead has been identified as Aaron Alexis.
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| Police: One man sought in Navy shooting identified, not a suspect Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:56 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say a man in a tan, military-style outfit who had been sought in connection with the shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard has been identified and is not a suspect or a person of interest in the slayings.
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| Death toll from Colorado flooding rises to seven Posted: 16 Sep 2013 10:12 AM PDT  DENVER (Reuters) - The confirmed death toll from flooding triggered by a week of torrential downpours along the eastern slopes of the Rockies in Colorado rose to seven on Monday, according to a spokeswoman for the Boulder County Office of Emergency Management. The spokeswoman, Liz Donaghey, said the latest tally of confirmed dead was transmitted to county officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It was not immediately clear whether the count of seven dead includes two women reported missing and presumed dead by Larimer County officials since Sunday. ...
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| Hospital: Three Navy Yard victims in critical condition Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:33 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three victims in the U.S. Navy Yard shooting on Monday are in critical condition but were alert and able to respond to doctors, a hospital official said. Washington Hospital Center Chief Medical Officer Janis Orlowski said the facility is treating three gunshot victims. More victims were expected but it was unclear how many, she added. One victim was in surgery and another would undergo surgery shortly, Orlowski told reporters in a news briefing. (Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Vicki Allen)
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| D.C. officials: At least 1 shooter dead Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:43 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say at least one shooter has died at the Washington Navy Yard, where several people were killed and as many as 10 were wounded.
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| U.N. report photo shows confirmation of sarin in Syria attack Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:36 PM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. photograph of chief U.N. chemical weapons investigator Ake Sellstrom handing over his report on an August 21 gas attack on Damascus suburbs shows that the report confirms use of the deadly nerve agent sarin. "On the basis of the evidence obtained during the investigation of the Ghouta incident, the conclusion is that chemical weapons have been used in the ongoing conflict between the parties in the Syrian Arab Republic ... against civilians, including children, on a relatively large scale," the report said. ...
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| Bill Thompson to drop out of NYC mayoral race Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:31 AM PDT  The former city comptroller is reportedly dropping his bid to become mayor and throwing his support behind Bill de Blasio, who won roughly 40 percent of the Democratic primary vote last Tuesday.
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| Flooded Colorado towns start clean up Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:18 PM PDT  More than 1,200 people have not been heard from after the storms, officials say.
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| Trailer fire in Ohio kills six while mom is at work Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:54 AM PDT  TIFFIN, Ohio (AP) — A fire that ripped through a mobile home killed a man and five young children just a few hours after the children's mother left to work an early morning shift at a fast-food restaurant.
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| Twin storms hit Mexico on opposite coasts; 21 dead Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:52 AM PDT  ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — The remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel continued to deluge Mexico's southwestern Pacific shoulder with dangerous rains while Hurricane Ingrid weakened to a tropical storm after making a Monday landfall on the country's opposite coast in an unusual double onslaught that federal authorities said had caused at least 21 deaths.
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| Engineers start ambitious Costa Concordia salvage Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:24 AM PDT  Engineering teams began lifting the wrecked Costa Concordia liner upright on Monday, the start of one of the most complex and costly maritime salvage operations ever attempted. The vast hulk of the 114,500 tonne cruise liner has lain on its side for more than 20 months, dominating the tiny port in the Tuscan holiday island of Giglio where it hit rocks on January 13, 2012, killing 32 people. After a three-hour delay caused by an overnight storm which interrupted final preparations, salvage crews started the all-day operation at around 9.00 a.m. ...
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| Typhoon hits Japan as Fukushima operator releases water into sea Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:58 PM PDT  Typhoon Man-yi hit Japan Monday, leaving three people dead and forcing the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to release rainwater with low levels of radiation into the ocean.
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| Miss America brushes aside Twitter attacks Posted: 15 Sep 2013 11:46 PM PDT  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Moments after winning the 2014 Miss America crown, Nina Davuluri described how delighted she is that the nearly century-old pageant sees beauty and talent of all kinds.
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