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Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 02:29 PM PDT
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Former NSA chief spills 'secrets' on train 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 02:29 PM PDT
In this Sunday, June 30, 2013, photo provided by CBS News former CIA and and National Security Agency director Michael Hayden speaks on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington. Hayden called for more transparency on secret US surveillance program to reassure Americans that their privacy rights are being protected. He said people would be more comfortable with the programs if they knew more about how and why they are carried out. Hayden defended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, that approves government requests together records. (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)Michael Hayden is also overheard demanding anonymity.
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Explosion at candy factory in Mexico kills one, injures dozens 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 06:31 PM PDT
Family members of employees talk to a police officer after an explosion at a candy factory in Ciudad JuarezBy Julian Cardona CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - A boiler exploded at a candy factory in northern Mexico on Thursday, killing one person, injuring dozens and badly damaging the building, officials said. They said at least one person was killed in the blaze at the factory which is located in an industrial park at Ciudad Juarez, a large city on the U.S. border. "We're still searching the area to see if there are more dead," said Fernando Motta, head of the city's emergency services. He said 11 people were badly injured, four of whom were in critical condition. ...
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Obamacare operator who talked to Sean Hannity loses her job 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 06:09 PM PDT
FILE - In this May 4, 2007, file photo, Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity speaks in Salt Lake City. Hannity has become the second cable news host whose involvement in the Trayvon Martin shooting case has gone beyond merely talking about it on the air. Hannity acknowledged having a conversation with a man he believed to be George Zimmerman, who shot and killed the black Florida teenager Feb. 26 in a case that has ignited racial tensions. Zimmerman's former lawyers, in quitting the case Tuesday, April 10, 2012, noted that their client had talked to Hannity more recently than with them. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)An Obamacare phone operator who had a conversation with Fox News host Sean Hannity lost her job on Thursday.
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Injuries in ride mishap at NC State Fair 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 08:44 PM PDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A ride has malfunctioned at the North Carolina State Fair, sending several people to the hospital with unknown injuries.
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AP sources: foreign help to US could be exposed 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 09:11 PM PDT
FILE - In this June 9, 2013, file photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, in Hong Kong. Two Western diplomats say U.S. officials have briefed them on documents obtained by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden that might expose the intelligence operations of their respective countries. (AP Photo/The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Western diplomats say U.S. officials have briefed them on documents obtained by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden that might expose the intelligence operations of their respective countries and their level of cooperation with the U.S.
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Merkel: US spying has shattered allies' trust 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 08:11 PM PDT
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, is greeted by Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, right, as French President Francois Hollande, left, walks by during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. A two-day summit meeting of EU leaders is likely to be diverted from its official agenda, economic recovery and migration, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel complained to U.S. President Barack Obama that U.S. intelligence may have monitored her mobile phone. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders united in anger as they attended a summit overshadowed by reports of widespread U.S. spying on its allies — allegations German Chancellor Angela Merkel said had shattered trust in the Obama administration and undermined the crucial trans-Atlantic relationship.
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Wacha, Cards top Red Sox 4-2 to tie World Series 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 09:17 PM PDT
The St. Louis Cardinals celebrate after defeating the Boston Red Sox, 4-2, in Game 2 of baseball's World Series Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Boston. The series is at 1-1. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)BOSTON (AP) — Just when it seemed Michael Wacha had cracked, the St. Louis Cardinals began scooting around the bases and tied the World Series.
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FDA wants limits on most prescribed painkillers 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 05:04 PM PDT
FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen pills, also known as Vicodin, are arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 recommended new restrictions on prescription medicines containing hydrocodone, the highly addictive painkiller that has grown into the most widely prescribed drug in the U.S. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is recommending new restrictions on prescription medicines containing hydrocodone, the highly addictive painkiller that has grown into the most widely prescribed drug in the U.S.
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Obama calls for immigration law by end of the year 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 05:38 PM PDT
Vice President Joe Biden applauds at left as President Barack Obama urges Congress to take back up comprehensive immigration reform during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. Obama said now that the partial government shutdown is over, Republicans and Democrats should be able to work together to fix what he called "a broken immigration system." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama made a plea for Republican cooperation on immigration Thursday, seeking common ground by year's end in the aftermath of the divisive partial government shutdown. Yet prospects for success this year remain a long shot even as a handful of House GOP lawmakers push for more limited measures.
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Newton throws for 2 TDs, Panthers beat Bucs 31-13 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 08:44 PM PDT
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith (89) is brought down by Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Michael Adams (21) after a reception during the first half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cam Newton is playing some of the best football of his career, and the surging Carolina Panthers are back over .500 for the first time in five years.
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Behind the wheel, Saudi women hope for new gains 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 11:55 AM PDT
FILE - In this Friday, June 17, 2011 file image made from video released by Change.org, a Saudi Arabian woman drives a car as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It's been a little more than two years since the last time women in Saudi Arabia campaigned for the right to drive. Since then, the monarchy has made incremental but key reforms, and activists hope that has readied the nation for greater change as they call for women to get behind the wheel in a new campaign Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Ultraconservatives are pushing back with protests, threats and even a cleric's warning that driving a car damages a woman's ovaries.(AP Photo/Change.org, File)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It's been a little more than two years since the last time women in Saudi Arabia campaigned for the right to drive. Now activists are calling for women to get behind the wheel again Saturday, and they hope reforms made by the monarchy since then have readied the deeply conservative nation for change.
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Reports: Injuries in ride mishap at NC state fair 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 08:25 PM PDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A ride has malfunctioned at the North Carolina State Fair, sending several people to the hospital with unknown injuries.
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Wacha, Cards top Red Sox, tie World Series at 1 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 08:33 PM PDT
St. Louis Cardinals' Pete Kozma scores on a sacrifice fly as Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia can't handle the throw during the seventh inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)BOSTON (AP) — Michael Wacha won again in October and the St. Louis Cardinals got just enough help from Boston, beating the Red Sox 4-2 Thursday night to tie the World Series at 1-all.
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WORLD SERIES WATCH: Cardinals win 4-2, tie Series 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 08:17 PM PDT
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher John Lackey throws during the first inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)BOSTON (AP) — A look at Game 2 of the World Series at Fenway Park on Thursday night as the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Boston Red Sox:
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Ortiz HR off Wacha, Red Sox lead Cards 2-1 thru 6 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 07:45 PM PDT
Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz celebrates as he crosses home plate after hitting a two-run home run off St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha during the sixth inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Boston. Dustin Pedroia, right, scored on the home run, and St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina is at left. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz solved Michael Wacha's postseason spell, hitting a two-run homer over the Green Monster and the Boston Red Sox led the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 after six innings Thursday night in Game 2 of the World Series.
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WORLD SERIES WATCH: Cardinals lead 4-2 in 9th 
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013 08:09 PM PDT
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher John Lackey throws during the first inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)BOSTON (AP) — A look at Game 2 of the World Series at Fenway Park on Thursday night as the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Boston Red Sox:
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