Friday, July 26, 2013

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Friday, Jul 26, 2013 07:16 PM PDT
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Millions rally in Egypt 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 07:16 PM PDT
 Demonstrators against Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi shoot fireworks during a protest at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 26, 2013. Prosecutors opened an investigation of ousted President Mohammed Morsi on charges including murder and conspiracy with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, fueling tensions amid a showdown in the streets between tens of thousands of backers of the military and supporters calling for the Islamist leader's reinstatement. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)The largest crowds in 2 1/2 years of upheaval filled Egypt's streets.
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Mayor seeks therapy over sex scandal 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 04:56 PM PDT
 San Diego Mayor Bob Filner apologizes for his behavior in this frame from a video produced by the city of San Diego Thursday, July 11, 2013. Filner shows no signs of quitting, despite three women coming forward with allegations of sexual harassment and calls for his resignation, including from people within his own party. Filner is San Diego's first Democratic mayor in 20 years. (AP Photo/City of San Diego)Bob Filner defies calls to resign amid a hail of sexual harassment allegations.
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The Amazon Express: Andes to Atlantic Adventure 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 01:11 PM PDT
 The Amazon Express: Andes to Atlantic AdventureAugust 24, 2012. - Rio Mantaro, Peru - Amazon Express white water team members TINO SPECHT, of the U.S., right, and JUAN ANTONIO DE UGARTE, of Peru, drive their raft through rapids in the Rio Mantaro.(Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)
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Guns, fake IDs, stacks of cash: Whitey Bulger prosecution rests 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 03:25 PM PDT
 Former mob boss and fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger is seen in a booking mug combination photoFederal attorneys tied a ribbon around their case against alleged killer and organized crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger Friday, presenting physical evidence found at the California apartment where he was arrested: guns, fake IDs, and stacks of cash totaling $822,000.
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Hunting for baby parrots in India 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 01:37 PM PDT
 Hunting for baby parrots in IndiaA Man feed a baby Parrot which were caught and preserve by local hunter for sale at a private resident in Dimapur, India north eastern state of Nagaland on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Wildlife were hunted down for consumption or for sale in the India eastern state of Nagaland, which make a living for the hunter. Photo: Caisii Mao/NurPhoto/Sipa USA
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North Korea military parades through Pyongyang 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 09:20 PM PDT
 In this image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, salutes during a military parade marking the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Goose-stepping soldiers, columns of tanks and a broad array of ominous-looking missiles poised on mobile launchers were paraded through the streets of Pyongyang on Saturday in a painstakingly choreographed military pageant intended to strike fear into North Korea's adversaries and rally its people behind young ruler Kim Jong Un on the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video) TV OUT, NORTH KOREA OUTPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Goose-stepping soldiers, columns of tanks and a broad array of ominous-looking missiles poised on mobile launchers paraded through Pyongyang's main square on Saturday in a painstakingly choreographed military pageant intended to strike fear into North Korea's adversaries and rally its people behind young ruler Kim Jong Un on the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War.
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Texas oilman, fracking pioneer Mitchell dies at 94 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 07:23 PM PDT
 George Mitchell, Chairman and CEO of The Mitchell Family Corporation, is seen in a Nov. 11, 2009 photo, in his downtown Houston office. Mitchell, Texas oil man, real estate developer, and one of Houston's wealthiest businessmen, died Friday, July 26, 2013 at his home in Galveston, a spokeswoman said. He was 94. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Nick de la Torre)HOUSTON (AP) — George P. Mitchell leveraged a penchant for hard work, an appetite for risk and dogged persistence in the face of futility into a technological breakthrough that reshaped the global energy industry and made the wildcat oilman a billionaire.
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Spain train crash investigation turns to driver 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 02:33 PM PDT
 Wrecked carriages sit at a train depot in Padron, near Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Friday July 26, 2013 after they were taken there from the scene of a train accident. Investigators have taken possession of the SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — Investigations into Spain's deadliest train crash in decades have only begun, but already a key question has been answered: Experts said Friday that the driver, not a computer, was responsible for applying the brakes because no "fail-safe" system has been installed on the dangerous stretch of bending track.
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No death penalty for Snowden if convicted, US says 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 02:36 PM PDT
 FILE - In this July 25, 2013 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder speaks in Philadelphia. Holder tells Russia US won't seek death penalty for Edward Snowden. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to get Edward Snowden back to America, U.S., Attorney General Eric Holder has assured the Russian government the U.S. has no plans to seek the death penalty for the former National Security Agency systems analyst.
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Feds ban some Medicare providers in crackdown 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 03:57 PM PDT
 MIAMI (AP) — For the first time in history, federal health officials said Friday they will ban certain types of Medicare and Medicaid providers in three high-fraud cities from enrolling in the taxpayer-funded programs for the poor as part of an effort to prevent scams.
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Green paint splattered on DC's Lincoln Memorial 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 05:29 PM PDT
 A U.S. Park Police officer stands guard next to the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the memorial in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2013, after the memorial was closed to visitors after someone splattered green paint on the statue and the floor area. Police say the apparent vandalism was discovered early Friday morning. No words, letters or symbols were visible in the paint. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Someone splattered green paint on the Lincoln Memorial early Friday, but the statue of the 16th president was reopened by nightfall after the paint was washed away.
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Rodgers says he was 'lied to' by Braun 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 08:46 PM PDT
 Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers spins a ball on his finger during NFL football training camp Friday, July 26, 2013, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Ryan Braun apparently has some work to do to repair his friendship with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
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Mitchell's tenacity led to US energy boom 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 06:04 PM PDT
 NEW YORK (AP) — The technological breakthrough pioneered by George P. Mitchell, the billionaire Texas oilman and philanthropist who died Friday at age 94, reversed the fortunes of the U.S. energy industry and reshaped the global energy landscape.
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Korean divide lives on 60 years after end of war 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 04:54 PM PDT
 In this photo taken Monday, July 22, 2013, North Korean soldiers stand guarding the truce village of Panmunjom at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which separates the two Koreas in Panmunjom, North Korea. Some Americans call it the PANMUNJOM, North Korea (AP) — Some Americans call it the "Forgotten War," a 1950s conflict fought in a far-off country and so painful that even survivors have tried to erase their memories of it.
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Pope's slum visit: Impressive but little impact 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 03:53 PM PDT
 Children play in the Varginha area of the Manguinhos slum complex where Pope Francis visited the day before, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 26, 2013. Observers said that Varginha, which has four evangelical churches to the two Catholic ones, was strategically chosen as the site of Thursday's papal visit in a bid to help staunch tide of conversions in this key Catholic country. But while local residents Catholic and evangelical alike said that Francis' visit was a big success, bringing out an enthusiastic crowd of thousands despite a cold rain, they also said it would take more than his quick trip to slow the growth of the Pentecostal congregations. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The day before Pope Francis visited Marizete Marques' slum, the 62-year-old retired maid cleaned her humble home until her hands hurt.
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US seeks transfer of 2 Gitmo detainees to Algeria 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 03:11 PM PDT
 FILE - In this June 27, 2006 file photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. The Obama administration said Friday it planned to transfer two detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Algeria, the first movement of prisoners out since the president announced a renewed push to close the military-run detention center in Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is planning to transfer two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Algeria, the first movement of terrorist suspects from the prison since the president announced a renewed push to close the contentious military-run facility in Cuba.
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AP EXCLUSIVE: Egypt military builds case on Morsi 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 02:30 PM PDT
 Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi attend the Friday prayer during a protest at Nasr City, where protesters have installed their camp and hold their daily rally, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 26, 2013. Political allies of Egypt's military lined up behind its call for huge rallies Friday to show support for the country's top general, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, pushing toward a collision with Islamist opponents demanding the return of Mohammed Morsi, the nation's ousted president. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's criminal investigation against the ousted president, announced Friday, is likely just the start of wider legal moves against Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood — ominous prospects for a country seething with violent divisions.
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Snowden's remaining docs unlikely to tie US hands 
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 12:41 PM PDT
 FILE - This handout file photo taken on Friday, July 12, 2013, and made available by Human Rights Watch shows NSA leaker Edward Snowden during his meeting with Russian activists and officials at Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow, Russia . Russian state news agency says Snowden has been granted a document that allows him to leave the transit zone of a Moscow airport and enter Russia. Snowden has applied for temporary asylum in Rusia last week after his attempts to leave the airport were thwarted. The United States wants him sent home to face prosecution for espionage.(AP Photo/Tatyana Lokshina, Human Rights Watch , file)WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the stuff of spy novels: The hunted-down protagonist wins in the end because he's got damaging documents squirreled away, a bargaining chip against the bureaucrats who want to silence him.
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