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| Banish Those Bingo Wings Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 04:28 AM PDT Katie's Take We are in the midst of summer, those lovely three months a year that are filled with beach days and backyard barbecues. But if your winter arms didn't get the memo that sundress and tank top season are in full swing, fear not – Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Tracy Anderson has the workout that [...] Full Story | Top |
| Cleveland kidnapper gets life without parole, plus 1,000 years Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 10:38 AM PDT Ariel Castro was sentenced to life without parole on the charge of aggravated murder Thursday and received multiple years on various other charges related to kidnap and rape that totaled 1,000 years. Full Story | Top |
| Simpson in charge at Firestone, Tiger lurks Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 03:50 PM PDT  By Mark Lamport-Stokes AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - It was case of love at first sight for Webb Simpson on his debut at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational as he spectacularly charged into a one-shot lead in Thursday's opening round. While seven-times winner Tiger Woods also made a strong start, firing a four-under-par 66, Simpson seized control of the elite World Golf Championships (WGC) event with an eight-birdie 64. On a breezy day of sunshine and sporadic cloud cover at Firestone Country Club, former U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| The Time Hillary Was Right About Obama in 2008 Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 08:01 AM PDT  Some people wondered why Hillary Clinton failed to inspired voters in the 2008 presidential campaign with an explicitly cynical message. Mocking then-Sen. Barack Obama, Clinton said, "I could stand up here and say: let's just get everybody together, let's get unified… The sky will open, the light will come down, celestial choirs will be singing, and everyone will know that we should do the right thing, and the world would be perfect." Get real, she said. She'd lived through the 90s. ... Full Story | Top |
| White House 'extremely disappointed' with Russia Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 03:50 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A highly anticipated fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin could become a casualty of Moscow's defiant decision to grant temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, the White House signaled Thursday after weeks of pressuring and pleading for his return to face prosecution. Full Story | Top |
| Snowden leaves airport after Russia grants asylum Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 10:10 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden left the transit zone of a Moscow airport and officially entered Russia after authorities granted him asylum for a year, his lawyer said Thursday, a move that suggests the Kremlin isn't shying away from further conflict with the United States. Full Story | Top |
| Trayvon Martin's Hoodie Eyed for Smithsonian Exhibit Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 01:56 PM PDT Hoodie Worn by Trayvon Martin Could Land in Smithsonian Museum Full Story | Top |
| Cleveland abductor Castro defiant as he gets life in prison Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 02:12 PM PDT  By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The Cleveland school bus driver who abducted, imprisoned and repeatedly raped three women was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison without parole, plus 1,000 years, after one of his victims confronted him and said he had put her through 11 years of hell. Ariel Castro, 53, apologized to his victims, but was mostly defiant, verbally sparring with the judge during a court hearing as he sought to blame his actions on a sexual obsession and having been abused as a child. "I am not a monster," he told the court in a rambling statement before sentencing. ... Full Story | Top |
| Orioles manager sees Yankees edge if A-Rod suspended Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 12:16 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter believes the New York Yankees could end up as the big winners if slugger Alex Rodriguez was given a lengthy suspension by MLB commissioner Bud Selig. With speculation rife that Rodriguez was facing a long ban for his alleged involvement in Major League Baseball's Biogenesis doping scandal, Showalter thinks the Yankees would ultimately benefit from an extended suspension. ... Full Story | Top |
| Google Pressure Cookers and Backpacks, Get a Visit from the Feds Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 07:09 AM PDT  Michele Catalano was looking for information online about pressure cookers. Her husband, in the same time frame, was Googling backpacks. Wednesday morning, six men from a joint terrorism task force showed up at their house to see if they were terrorists. Which begs the question: How'd the government know what they were Googling? Full Story | Top |
| Pot farm pollution: Too dangerous to deal with? Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 11:44 AM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With parts of Northern California's scenic hillsides illegally gouged by bulldozers for marijuana grows, frustrated local officials asked the state for help to protect streams and rivers from harmful sediment and the chemicals used on the pot plants. Full Story | Top |
| John McCain Is Furious About Edward Snowden Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 05:49 AM PDT On Thursday, Edward Snowden was finally allowed to leave a Moscow airport and enter Russia after being granted a temporary, one-year asylum in the country. It was, presumably, a big relief for the National Security Agency leaker. But it's got Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., fuming. Full Story | Top |
| Gay couples get hitched in Minnesota, Rhode Island Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 03:12 PM PDT  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — In public celebrations and intimate ceremonies, gay couples exchanged vows Thursday in Minnesota and Rhode Island as the number of places where same-sex couples can wed grew to more than a quarter of U.S. states. Full Story | Top |
| AP Source: MLB threatening A-Rod with lifetime ban Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 06:39 AM PDT  Alex Rodriguez might not make it back to the Yankees this year. Or ever. Major League Baseball is threatening to kick A-Rod out of the game for life unless the New York star agrees not to fight a lengthy ... Full Story | Top |
| UConn basketball player gives Obama bunny ears Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 06:11 AM PDT  Huskies center Stefanie Dolson gave the president "bunny ears" as he posed for photos with the team. Full Story | Top |
| Russia gives Snowden asylum, Obama-Putin summit in doubt Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 03:05 PM PDT  By Timothy Heritage and Steve Holland MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia rejected U.S. pleas and granted American fugitive Edward Snowden a year's asylum on Thursday, letting the former spy agency contractor slip out of a Moscow airport after more than five weeks in limbo while angering the United States and putting in doubt a planned summit between the two nations' presidents. The United States wanted Russia to send Snowden home to face criminal charges including espionage for disclosing in June secret American internet and telephone surveillance programs. ... Full Story | Top |
| Genetic 'Adam' and 'Eve' Uncovered Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 11:07 AM PDT Almost every man alive can trace his origins to one man who lived about 135,000 years ago, new research suggests. And that ancient man likely shared the planet with the mother of all women. Full Story | Top |
| At long last, French military receives first A400M Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 09:00 AM PDT  France has become the first country to receive an A400M military transport plane from Airbus, bringing to fruition a long-troubled program. The delivery Thursday culminates "a long, complex and thorough ... Full Story | Top |
| Russia will enforce anti-gay law during Olympics Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 09:43 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will enforce a new law cracking down on gay rights activism when it hosts international athletes and fans during the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, the country's sports minister said Thursday, appearing to contradict assurances to the contrary from the International Olympic Committee. Full Story | Top |
| American Idol: Keith Urban Returning To Judges' Panel Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 11:47 AM PDT  Keith Urban is returning to "American Idol." Full Story | Top |
| Netflix rolls out new tool to profile viewers Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 11:38 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix's latest attraction will enable families and other people sharing the same account to set up separate identities so the Internet video service can give them better recommendations on what to watch next. Full Story | Top |
| Edward Snowden got asylum in Russia, lawyer says Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 06:03 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden left transit zone of a Moscow airport and entered Russia after authorities granted him temporary asylum, his lawyer said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| Review: Bieber not in pop star form at concert Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 04:50 AM PDT  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — For all the negative publicity that's surrounded Justin Bieber in recent months — the alleged drinking, smoking, spitting, fighting with a paparazzo and more — he entered the stage at the Prudential Center in angelic form: In all white, he descended to the center of the stage with wings on his sides as nearly 20,000 fans screamed at the top of their lungs. Full Story | Top |
| Uruguay takes step toward full pot legalization Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 04:59 AM PDT  MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay's unprecedented plan to put the government at the center of a legal marijuana industry has made it halfway through congress, giving President Jose Mujica a long-sought victory in his effort to explore alternatives to the global war on drugs. Full Story | Top |
| Hagel: Budget cuts could harm nation's defense Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 12:28 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon officials insist they are not crying wolf when they say proposed budget cuts could severely harm the military. Full Story | Top |
| Illinois governor to sign medical marijuana bill Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 06:36 AM PDT After months of keeping his decision-making close to the vest, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is set to sign legislation Thursday that will make the state the 20th in the nation to legalize marijuana for medical ... Full Story | Top |
| Prosecutor: Women kept diaries Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 10:05 PM PDT  CLEVELAND (AP) — Three women held captive in a run-down home for a decade kept diaries documenting the horrific physical and sexual abuse they suffered on a daily basis, prosecutors said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Cleveland kidnapper: I'm not a monster, I'm sick Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 10:07 AM PDT  CLEVELAND (AP) — One of three women kidnapped and repeatedly rape for a decade before their escape told her abductor Thursday that her life is just beginning while his is over now that he's about to be sentenced to life in prison. Full Story | Top |
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