Sunday, July 28, 2013

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Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 06:23 PM PDT

Rescuers say 37 dead in Italy bus plunge 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 06:23 PM PDT
A bus lies on its side after plunging off a highway near Avellino, southern Italy, eraly Monday, July 29, 2013. A tour bus filled with Italians returning home after an excursion plunged off a highway into a ravine in southern Italy on Sunday night after it had smashed into several cars that were slowed by heavy traffic, killing at least 37 people, said police and rescuers. Flashing signs near Avellino, outside Naples, had warned of slowed traffic ahead along a stretch of the A116 autostrada, a major highway crossing southern Italy, before the crash occurred, said highway police and officials, speaking on state radio early Monday. They said the bus driver, for reasons not yet determined, appeared to have lost control of his vehicle. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)A tour bus plunged off a highway into a ravine after it smashed into several cars, officials say.
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Driver in train crash faces multiple charges 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 06:09 PM PDT
A Spanish National police officer stands next to wrecked parts of a train at a warehouse in EscravitudeFrancisco Garzon was released pending trial on charges of reckless homicide, a judge ruled.
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Israel OK's conditional prisoner release, peace talks to start Monday 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 01:39 PM PDT
Palestinians wave national and PFLP flags during a protest in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, July 28, 2013. Some two hundred supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine protested against the resuming of the peace talks with Israel. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)A divided Israeli Cabinet agreed Sunday to release 104 long-term Palestinian prisoners convicted of deadly attacks, clearing a hurdle toward resuming Mideast peace talks and giving U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry his first concrete achievement after months of shuttle diplomacy.
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Pope draws 3M to Mass as Brazil trip closes 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 04:09 PM PDT
Pope Francis blesses a child as he rides on the popemobile to celebrate mass in Rio de Janeiro Sunday July 28, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of young people slept under chilly skies in the white sand of Copacabana awaiting Pope Francis' final Mass for World Youth Day.(AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent ended Sunday after a marathon weeklong visit to Brazil that drew millions of people onto the sands of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana beach and appeared to reinvigorate the clergy and faithful alike in the world's largest Catholic country.
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New Zealand says no evidence it spied on reporter 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 09:02 PM PDT
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's acting defense force chief said Monday that there is no evidence the military unlawfully spied on a journalist in Afghanistan who was freelancing for U.S. news organization McClatchy.
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Spanish train crash driver charged provisionally 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 04:13 PM PDT
Police carry arrested train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, centre, partly seen in the back seat, to testify in court in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Sunday July 28, 2013. Spain's interior minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz says the driver whose speeding train crashed, killing 79 people, is now being held on suspicion of negligent homicide. The Spanish train derailed at high speed Wednesday killing 79 and injuring dozens more. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — The driver of a Spanish train that derailed at high speed killing 79 people was provisionally charged Sunday with multiple cases of negligent homicide.
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2nd body found in NY river where best man fell in 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 03:05 PM PDT
This undated family photo provided by the Rockland County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, July 28, 2013 shows Mark Lennon. Authorities continued to search for Lennon after he fell into the Hudson River Friday night when the motorboat he was on as a passenger crashed into a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge. (AP Photo/Rockland County Sheriff's Office)PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — A day after a bride-to-be was pulled dead from the Hudson River, the body of her fiance's best man was found a mile downstream Sunday, the second victim of a nighttime crash involving a speedboat and a barge north of New York City.
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Fla. apartment gunman described as lonely, angry 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 04:00 PM PDT
This photo released by the Hialeah Police Department shows Pedro Vargas. Vargas went on a shooting rampage throughout his apartment building, killing six people before being shot to death by police, Saturday July 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Hialeah Police Department)HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — The gunman who went on a shooting rampage at his South Florida apartment building, killing six people, was a lonely man who spoke about having pent up anger, those who knew him said Sunday.
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Hoosier Ryan Newman wins Brickyard 400 at Indy 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 07:14 PM PDT
Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman, right, is hugged by team owner and driver Tony Stewart after Newman won the Brickyard 400 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A born and bred Hoosier, Ryan Newman spent his childhood racing everywhere from Anderson to Winchester and every short track he could find in a state mad about racing.
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New Zealand probes report it spied on journalist 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 07:32 PM PDT
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's government says the defense force is investigating a report it collected phone metadata to spy on a journalist in Afghanistan who was freelancing for U.S. news organization McClatchy.
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AP PHOTOS: 60th anniversary of Korean armistice 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 03:04 PM PDT
President Barack Obama, left, participates in a wreath laying ceremony on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War during at a commemorative ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, on Saturday, July 27, 2013. At far right is Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)The 60th anniversary of the truce that ended the Korean War was observed over the weekend in the U.S. and on the Korean Peninsula.
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Police: $53 million in jewels stolen in Cannes 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 07:09 PM PDT
A view of the Carlton hotel, in Cannes, southern France, the scene of a daylight raid, Sunday, July 28, 2013. A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of jewels and diamonds were stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewelry heists recent years, police said. French Riviera hotel was hosting a temporary jewelry exhibit over the summer of the prestigious Leviev diamond house, which is owned by Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)PARIS (AP) — A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of diamonds and other jewels was stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewelry heists in recent years, police said. One expert noted the crime follows recent jail escapes by members of the notorious "Pink Panther" jewel thief gang.
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Omnicom, Publicis to combine into biggest ad firm 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 04:26 PM PDT
Maurice Levy, left, Chief Executive of French advertising group Publicis, and John Wren, head of Omnicom Group pose during a joint news conference in Paris, France, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Publicis and Omnicom have announced merger plans to create the world's biggest advertising group . (AP Photo/Francois Mori)PARIS (AP) — Omnicom Group Inc. and Publicis Groupe SA say they are combining in a "merger of equals" that will create the world's largest advertising firm, one worth more than $35 billion.
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Derek Jeter HRs on 1st pitch in return to Yankees 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 05:11 PM PDT
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter runs the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game on Sunday, July 28, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter returned to the New York Yankees' lineup — again — with customary flair, making an immediate impact on a team desperate for power.
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Rescuers say 36 bodies in Italy bus plunge 
Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 04:52 PM PDT
ROME (AP) — A tour bus filled with Italian pilgrims plunged off a highway into a ravine in southern Italy on Sunday night and smashed into several cars that had slowed in heavy traffic, killing at least 36 people, said police and rescuers.
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