| 2 politicians, 2 responses to Sandy anniversary Posted: 29 Oct 2013 01:04 PM PDT  Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Christie had very different approaches to the day.
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| Thousand protesters rally after boy killed by Calif. deputy Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:20 PM PDT  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — More than 1,000 people marched Tuesday to protest the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a Northern California sheriff's deputy in an encounter that sparked community outrage and an FBI investigation.
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| David Beckham picks Miami for new MLS soccer team: source Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:25 PM PDT  By Kevin Gray MIAMI (Reuters) - Retired England football star David Beckham has chosen Miami for a new U.S. Major League Soccer expansion team, a source familiar with the negotiations said on Tuesday. The former England captain, who retired from football earlier this year, played in MLS with the L.A. Galaxy and his contract included an option to create a new team for $25 million. He had been considering several locations and toured Miami this summer, meeting with city and county leaders. Beckham was still putting together a team of investors, the source said. ...
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| San Francisco may put tax on sugary drinks to a vote Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:16 PM PDT  By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco may become the latest U.S. city to try to curb the consumption of sugary drinks with a proposed ballot measure to impose a tax on beverages seen as a culprit in rising rates of childhood obesity and diabetes. Supervisor Scott Wiener on Tuesday formally proposed asking voters in November 2014 to impose a 2-cents-per-ounce tax on soda and other drinks with added sugar sold in the famously liberal northern California city. No other U.S. ...
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| GOP groups target Senate incumbents on health care Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:11 PM PDT  It vows to spend more than $2 million in advertising in the coming weeks.
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| UN officials confirm polio outbreak in north Syria Posted: 29 Oct 2013 02:11 PM PDT  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The U.N. confirmed an outbreak of polio in Syria for the first time in over a decade on Tuesday, warning the disease threatens to spread among an estimated half-million children who have never been immunized because of the civil war.
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| AP PHOTOS: Syrians flee besieged Damascus suburb Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Nearly 2,000 Syrians fled the war-ravaged Damascus district of Moadamiyeh Tuesday with the help of aid workers during a temporary cease-fire, a result of a rare agreement between government forces and rebels to avert a humanitarian crisis.
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| Survivors honor memories of those lost amid Sandy Posted: 29 Oct 2013 03:07 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The anniversary of Superstorm Sandy was a day of reflection for many — a time to ponder still-missed loved ones who died when coastal communities were hit by an unprecedented surge of seawater and a chance to take stock of how far recovery efforts have come.
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| Russia breaks 'Zero Waste' Olympic pledge Posted: 29 Oct 2013 03:50 PM PDT  AKHSHTYR, Russia (AP) — Trucks rumble to the edge of a gigantic pit filled with spray cans, tires and foam sheets and dump a stream of concrete slabs that send up a cloud of limestone dust. Other trucks pile clay on top and a bulldozer mixes everything together in a rudimentary effort to hide the mess. This landfill outside Sochi, which will host the Winter Olympics in 100 days, is smack in the middle of a water protection zone where dumping industrial waste is banned.
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| US spying prompts reversal by anti-terror lawmaker Posted: 29 Oct 2013 01:34 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — He gave more surveillance power to U.S. government spies, railed against civil liberties advocates who warned about privacy abuses, and famously shut down a 2005 hearing to silence critics. Now Rep. James Sensenbrenner wants to scale back some of the counterterror laws he once championed, citing an overreach by the National Security Agency that has proven him wrong.
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| No immediate decision on Texas abortion law appeal Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:28 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court didn't act on an emergency motion Tuesday that would've allowed some new abortion restrictions to take effect in Texas, the latest step in a lengthy battle activists on both sides predicted would end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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| Man found in Utah ravine penned letters to family Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:32 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A missing Kansas man spent his final days trapped in the wreckage of his van in a rural Utah ravine — writing goodbye letters to the family he unexpectedly left in early September.
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| 4 French taken captive in Niger free after 3 years Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — Four Frenchmen taken hostage by al-Qaida extremists in Niger have been released after three years of captivity and a French-led military intervention in the region that weakened the Islamic radicals.
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| Texas AG seeks quick ruling on abortion law appeal Posted: 29 Oct 2013 01:44 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court weighed whether to grant an emergency motion Tuesday that would allow some new Texas abortion restrictions to take effect, the latest step in a lengthy battle activists on both sides predicted would end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. |
| Police focus on Uighurs after Tiananmen car attack Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:18 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police were seeking information Tuesday on two ethnic Uighur suspects believed linked to an apparent suicide car attack near Tiananmen Square in the country's capital that killed five people and injured 38.
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| Sandy survivors sorrowful, thankful on anniversary Posted: 29 Oct 2013 01:58 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A year after Superstorm Sandy deluged coastal communities with seawater, many people still can't believe they're not back in their homes. Others are thankful for small victories in the long, arduous recovery process. |
| US consumer confidence plunges on gov't shutdown Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:41 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' confidence in the economy fell this month to the lowest level since April, as many worried about the impact of a 16-day partial government shutdown. The decline could weigh on spending and economic growth.
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| Lawmakers: US spy programs may have gone too far Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:04 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with anger over revelations about U.S. spying at home and abroad, members of Congress suggested Tuesday that programs the Obama administration says are needed to combat terrorism may have gone too far.
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| Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:51 PM PDT  Ofer prison (Israel) (AFP) - Israel freed 26 veteran Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday, alongside US-brokered peace talks, AFP correspondents said.
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| U.S. weighs changes to spy programs Posted: 29 Oct 2013 10:18 AM PDT  Leaders say surveillance programs need review after they may have gone too far.
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| Brother: Killing spree suspect has drug problem Posted: 29 Oct 2013 10:40 AM PDT  TERRELL, Texas (AP) — A man suspected of killing his mother and four other people during a quick series of attacks in his rural North Texas community struggles with drug addiction, his brother said Tuesday.
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| Dude! Surfer Carlos Burle may have broken big wave record Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:49 AM PDT  Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle may have broken the big wave record Monday when he caught a massive wave off the coast of central Portugal. Johnny Utah would be proud.
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| NSA official: 'We're really screwed now' Posted: 29 Oct 2013 06:28 AM PDT  The spy agency is reeling after a key supporter pans its practices.
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| Republicans have no interest in fixing Obamacare 'monstrosity' Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:24 AM PDT  "There is no way to fix this monstrosity," Republican House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday.
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| Live: Remembering Superstorm Sandy Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:28 AM PDT  Join Yahoo editors, victims and climate scientists for a chat on the storm's anniversary.
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| Senators bicker over state stand your ground laws Posted: 29 Oct 2013 03:57 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trayvon Martin's mother told a panel of senators Tuesday that state "stand your ground" self-defense laws do not work and must be amended, reviving the politically charged gun control issue a year ahead of the 2014 midterm elections.
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| Suspect arrested in rural Texas slayings Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:20 AM PDT  The 36-year-old man is suspected of killing five people during a rapid series of attacks.
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| Olympic Team USA uniforms get Made in USA label Posted: 29 Oct 2013 06:30 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Team USA will now wear the Made in the USA label. Every article of clothing made by Ralph Lauren for the U.S. Winter Olympic athletes in Sochi, including their opening and closing ceremony uniforms and their Olympic Village gear, has been made by domestic craftsman and manufacturers.
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| UN confirms polio outbreak in Syria Posted: 29 Oct 2013 02:29 PM PDT  Geneva (AFP) - The UN health agency on Tuesday confirmed an outbreak of polio in war-torn Syria, which had been free of the crippling disease since 1999, and said it feared it would spread.
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| Hurricane Sandy's toll on health Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:16 AM PDT  A year ago today, a super storm slammed into the east coast.
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| Turkey fulfils sultan's dream with Bosphorus tunnel Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:45 AM PDT  The world's first sea tunnel connecting two continents was first thought of 150 years ago.
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| Trayvon's mom: Clarify stand your ground laws Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:51 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, is telling a Senate panel Tuesday that states must clarify their "stand your ground" self-defense laws.
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| 1 year on, Sandy survivors to light up shore Posted: 29 Oct 2013 06:49 AM PDT Residents along the East Coast will mark the first anniversary of the devastating storm. |
| US weighs ending spying on allied heads of state Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:30 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with a flood of revelations about U.S. spying practices, the White House is considering ending its eavesdropping on friendly foreign leaders, a senior administration official said. |
| Red Sox one victory away from World Series title Posted:  There was no crazy ending. No weird play. Nothing to remind us that Halloween is but days away and the spirits had brewed something wicked over the weekend.
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