Sunday, August 18, 2013

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Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 08:41 PM PDT
Obama returns to Washington after summer vacation 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 08:41 PM PDT
 President Barack Obama waves before boarding Air Force One at Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station, Mass., on Sunday Aug. 18, 2013, at the conclusion of his family vacation on the island of Martha's Vineyard. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)President Obama was on a weeklong getaway to Martha's Vineyard.
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Partner of reporter at center of NSA leak detained 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 06:06 PM PDT
 Greenwald testifies before a Brazilian Congressional committee on NSA's surveillance programs, in BrasiliaHe was detained for nearly nine hours under anti-terror legislation in Britain.
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Volcanic eruption coats Japanese city with ash 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 09:21 PM PDT
 City officials wearing masks clean the pavement covered by ash Monday morning, Aug. 19, 2013 after the Sakurajima volcano erupted Sunday afternoon in Kagoshima, on the southern Japanese main island of Kyushu. People in the city wore masks and raincoats and used umbrellas to shield themselves from the ash after the eruption. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDITTOKYO (AP) — Residents in a southern Japanese city accustomed to frequent eruptions from a nearby volcano were busy washing ash off the streets Monday after the mountain spewed a record-high smoke plume into the sky.
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Some of Guantanamo's hardest cases to get new look 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 07:01 PM PDT
 This Sept. 17, 2007, photo released on Aug. 13, 2013 by defense lawyer U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Barry Wingard shows detainee Faez al-Kandari in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base. Faez al-Kandari is a Kuwaiti who has been held for more than 11 years at the Guantanamo Bay prison. The Pentagon says the roughly 50 men in the indefinite detention category are held under international laws of war until the GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — As the U.S. renews its effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, it will soon begin reconsidering the fate of prisoners such as Mohammed al-Shimrani.
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SKorea, US begin annual joint military drills 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 08:30 PM PDT
 Protesters shout slogans during a rally against South Korea and U.S. joint military exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian in front of Yongsan U.S. Army headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. South Korea and the United States are conducting annual military drills that North Korea usually says are a rehearsal for invasion. Korean letters on the boards read: Stop Unchi Freedom Guardian Exercise. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States began annual military drills Monday that North Korea usually calls a rehearsal for invasion.
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Additional crews arrive to help fight Idaho fire 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 07:55 PM PDT
 A helicopter makes a drop while battling the Beaver Creek Fire on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013 north of Hailey, Idaho.(AP Photo/Times-News, Ashley Smith) Mandatory CreditBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Fire managers expressed optimism Sunday in their battle against a wildfire that has scorched nearly 160 square miles and forced the evacuation of 2,300 homes near the central Idaho resort communities of Ketchum and Sun Valley.
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Lindsay Lohan vows her troubled past is behind her 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 08:09 PM PDT
 FILE - This April 11, 2013 file photo shows actress Lindsay Lohan, a cast member in "Scary Movie V," at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles. Lohan says this time it's going to be different. In an interview that aired Sunday Aug. 18, 2013, with Oprah Winfrey, the troubled actress declared that this, her sixth stint in rehab, has put her on a path of recovery. Lohan said she's in "a different head space" now and vowed to stay clear-headed and focused in the future. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsay Lohan says this time it's going to be different.
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A-Rod hit by pitch 1st time up against Red Sox 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 08:00 PM PDT
 New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez is hit by a pitch from Boston Red Sox's Ryan Dempster in the second inning of a baseball game in Boston, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)BOSTON (AP) — Alex Rodriguez got hit by a fastball from Boston starter Ryan Dempster in the second inning Sunday night, setting off an angry scene at Fenway Park and leading to the ejection of New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
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10 Things to Know for Monday 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 07:17 PM PDT
 An Egyptian supporter of ousted former President Hosni Mubarak celebrates an appeal granted by a court, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. A court granted Hosni Mubarak's appeal of his life sentence in a Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 hearing, ordering a retrial of the ousted Egyptian president on charges that he failed to prevent the killing of hundreds of protesters during the uprising that toppled his regime nearly two years ago. The ruling came one day after a prosecutor placed a new detention order on Mubarak over gifts worth millions of Egyptian pounds (hundreds of thousands of US dollars) he and other regime officials allegedly received from Egypt's top newspaper as a show of loyalty while he was in power. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:
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Petition drive to recall San Diego mayor begins 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 04:06 PM PDT
 FILE - San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks during a news conference at city hall, in San Diego in this July 26, 2013 file photo. Filner is challenging a recall effort by touting city progress during his term — an indication that he has no intention of resigning. Filner, in a statement obtained Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 by The Associated Press, made no mention of the reason recall organizers want to boot him from office — allegations by more than a dozen women that he made unwanted advances such as inappropriate statements or groping. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)SAN DIEGO - A campaign to oust embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner began Sunday, as volunteers armed with clipboards and petitions fanned out to collect thousands of signatures needed to authorize a recall election.
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Penn State settlement marks Sandusky milestone 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 05:59 PM PDT
 FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2013, file photo, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentencing hearing in Bellefonte, Pa. A lawyer says his client is the first to settle a civil claim against Penn State related to the Sandusky child sexual abuse case. Attorney Tom Kline confirmed in an email that the client known as Victim 5 when he testified at Sandusky's criminal trial has agreed to terms with the university. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State may never be able to fully shake off the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, but news that one victim has settled and other claimants may soon follow marks a legal milestone after almost a year of negotiations.
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A-Rod hit by pitch in 1st at-bat vs Red Sox 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 06:55 PM PDT
 New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez is hit by a pitch from Boston Red Sox's Ryan Dempster in the second inning of a baseball game in Boston, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)BOSTON (AP) — Alex Rodriguez has been hit by a pitch in his first at-bat, prompting the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to clear the benches and bullpens at Fenway Park.
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AP PHOTOS: Scenes from world championships 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 02:29 PM PDT
 Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013: Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts as he wins the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt captures three golds in Moscow on Sunday to become the most decorated athlete in the history of the world championships. With an overall eight golds and two silvers, Bolt overtakes Carl Lewis (8 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze) and Michael Johnson (8 golds).
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Bolt finishes worlds with another gold, wins 4x100 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 12:12 PM PDT
 Jamaica's Usain Bolt dances as he celebrates winning gold in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)MOSCOW (AP) — Usain Bolt stumbled on the track, even almost fell down.
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UN chemical arms experts arrive in Syrian capital 
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 10:40 AM PDT
 In this image made from video, U.N. weapon inspectors collect their luggage from their U.N. vehicle as they arrive at a hotel in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. A team of U.N. weapons inspectors arrived in Damascus on Sunday for a long-delayed mission to investigate the alleged use of chemical arms in Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/AP Video)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — After months of drawn-out negotiations, United Nations experts arrived in Damascus on Sunday to begin their investigation into the purported use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war.
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