Thursday, August 29, 2013

Daily News: Most Popular News Headlines - All the president’s filmmakers: “Our Nixon” documentary exposes home movies of Nixon’s top aides

Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 03:57 AM PDT
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All the president’s filmmakers: “Our Nixon” documentary exposes home movies of Nixon’s top aides 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 03:57 AM PDT
Top Line Richard Nixon is viewed historically as one of the nation's most corrupt presidents, but the new documentary "Our Nixon" uses never-before-seen Super 8 home videos shot by Nixon's closest aides—H.R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman and Dwight Chapin—to reveal a lighter side of the 37th president of the United States. Filmmaker Penny Lane tells [...]
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Fast-food workers stage largest protests yet 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 06:01 PM PDT
Fast-food workers stage largest protests yetFast-food workers and their supporters beat drums, blew whistles and chanted slogans Thursday on picket lines in dozens of U.S. cities, marking the largest protests yet in their quest for higher wages. ...
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Las Vegas casino seeks to evict raunchy nightclub 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 04:14 AM PDT
In this image provided by The Act nightclub, patrons enjoy a perfromance at the club located at the Palazzo hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The Palazzo is trying to terminate their 10-year agreement with the nightclub after 10 months of operation. They say the shows at the venue inside the Palazzo are so raunchy they violate obscenity laws. (AP Photo/The Act Nightclub, Denise Truscello )LAS VEGAS (AP) — It turns out that even in Sin City, some sins are hard to overlook.
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Obama: US action would send Assad 'strong signal' 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 10:44 AM PDT
Members of the local Syrian community rally for the second day in a row against the United States' involvement in Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 in Allentown, Pa. President Barack Obama on Wednesday declared unequivocally that the United States has "concluded" that the Syrian government carried out a deadly chemical weapons attack on civilians. But new hurdles emerged that appeared to slow the formation of an international coalition that could use military force to punish Syria. (AP Photo/Chris Post)WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. moved toward a possible military strike, President Barack Obama said even limited retaliation for Syria's alleged chemical weapons use would send a "strong signal" to its vulnerable government. The administration scrambled Thursday to convince Congress members and international allies of the case against Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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Russia sending warships to the Mediterranean: report 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 01:48 AM PDT
The "Moskva", a Russian rocket cruiser, moors at Havana's harbour, on August 3, 2013Russia will "over the next few days" be sending an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean as the West prepares for possible strikes against Syria, the Interfax news agency said on Thursday.
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British man turns the tables on telemarketers by charging them to call him 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 09:36 AM PDT
These days Lee Beaumont is perfectly happy to get a call from a telemarketer. In fact, he's the one making a profit from the unsolicited sales calls.
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Feds won't sue to stop marijuana use in 2 states 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 04:24 PM PDT
File photo of a man holding a sign referring to Colorado legalizing marijuana with the state capitol dome in the background in downtown DenverWASHINGTON (AP) — Despite 75 years of federal marijuana prohibition, the Justice Department said Thursday that states can let people use the drug, license people to grow it and even allow adults to stroll into stores and buy it — as long as the weed is kept away from kids, the black market and federal property.
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Fast-food protests underway 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 08:57 AM PDT
New York City Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Christine Quinn speaks at a fast food workers' protest outside a McDonald's restaurant on New York's Fifth Avenue, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Organizers say thousands of fast-food workers are set to stage walkouts in dozens of cities around the country Thursday, part of a push to get chains such as McDonald's, Taco Bell and Wendy's to pay workers higher wages. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-food protests are underway in cities including New York, Chicago and Detroit, with organizers expecting the biggest national walkouts yet in a demand for higher wages.
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Fast-food strikes set for cities nationwide 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 03:25 AM PDT
FILE - In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013 file photo, demonstrators fill the Hardees on Chestnut in Downtown St. Louis. On Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, organizers say thousands of workers are set to stage walkouts in at least 50 cities around the country, part of a push to intensify the spotlight on the wages paid by chains such as McDonald's, Taco Bell and Wendy's. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Derik Holtmann)NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-food customers in search of burgers and fries might run into striking workers instead.
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U.S. allows states to legalize recreational marijuana within limits 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 04:01 PM PDT
A man lights his pipe at the 4/20 pro-marijuana rally in Civic Center Park in downtown DenverBy David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a move marijuana advocates hailed as an historic shift, the Obama administration on Thursday began giving U.S. states wide leeway to experiment with pot legalization and started by letting Colorado and Washington carry out new laws permitting recreational use. The Justice Department said it would refocus marijuana enforcement nationwide by bringing criminal charges only in eight defined areas - such as distribution to minors - and giving breathing room to users, growers and related businesses that have feared prosecution. ...
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Women unaware she’s pregnant finds “appendicitis” pains actually labor pains 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 10:13 AM PDT
Teresa Brown, of Schuylerville, New York went into the hospital with painful cramps and ended up leaving with a little miracle.
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U.S. fast-food workers protest, demand a 'living wage' 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 02:52 PM PDT
Strikers march outside a Wendy's restaurant in BostonBy Atossa Araxia Abrahamian NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fast-food workers went on strike and protested outside McDonald's, Burger King and other restaurants in 60 U.S. cities on Thursday, in the largest protest of an almost year-long campaign to raise service sector wages. Rallies were held in cities from New York to Oakland and stretched into the South, historically difficult territory for organized labor. The striking workers say they want to unionize without retaliation in order to collectively bargain for a "living wage." They are demanding $15 an hour, more than twice the federal minimum of $7. ...
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UK Prime Minister Cameron loses Syria war vote 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 07:47 PM PDT
In this image taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, centre, speaks during a debate on Syria, in Britain's parliament, London, Thursday August 29, 2013. Britain's leaders said Thursday it would be legal under humanitarian doctrine to launch a military strike against Syria even without authorization from the United Nations Security Council, but it is not certain how much support there is for the government's resolution on Syria. Behind Cameron are British Foreign Secretary William Hague, obscured 2nd right, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, left. (AP Photo / PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESLONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes Thursday, a stunning defeat that will almost guarantee that Britain plays no direct role in any U.S. attack on Bashar Assad's government.
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Does Obama need congressional approval to bomb Syria? 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 10:46 AM PDT
If President Barack Obama chooses to unilaterally launch military force against Syria in retaliation for the government's alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians last week, he will surely face allegations that he's exceeding his role as the chief executive.
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Obama briefs Boehner on Syria 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 12:05 PM PDT
FILE - In this July 9, 2013, file photo House Speaker, Republican John Boehner of Ohio, pauses during a meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congressional Republicans and Democrats are pressing President Barack Obama to explain why the U.S. military should attack Syria and involve Americans in a deadly civil conflict that has roiled the Mideast. Boehner, wrote the president on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in seeking answers as the drumbeat of war grew louder. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has briefed House Speaker John Boehner on Syria in a conversation in which the Republican leader pressed the president to make the case to the nation and Congress for military action.
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Ford to make Fusion in US for first time 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 11:54 AM PDT
Jimmy Settles, UAW vice president, left, shakes hands with Joe Hinrichs, Ford president of the Americas, over a new 2014 Ford Fusion in Flatrock, Mich. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. For the first time, Ford is making its Fusion sedan in the U.S. The company's Flat Rock, Mich., plant began making the Fusion on Thursday. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Charles V. Tines)FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) — For the first time, Ford is making its Fusion sedan in the U.S.
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Stats show Americans not that into driving anymore 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 04:18 AM PDT
In this Aug. 22, 2013 photo, cars travel on the rebuilt Vermont Route 107 in Bethel, Vt. In what some consider a bit of an engineering marvel, a three-mile section of Route 107 between Bethel and Stockbridge, a major east-west highway that was destroyed by the storm, was rebuilt and reopened in 119 days, a job that normally would have taken two years. Driving in America has stalled, leading researchers to ask: Is the national love affair with the automobile over? After rising for decades, total vehicle use in the U.S. peaked in August 2007. It then dropped sharply during the Great Recession and has largely plateaued since. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)WASHINGTON (AP) — Driving in America has stalled, leading researchers to ask: Is the national love affair with the automobile over?
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Zimmerman's wife to 'think about' staying married 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 08:03 AM PDT
Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, pleads guilty at the Seminole County Courthouse in Sanford, Fla. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Shellie Zimmerman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor perjury charge for lying during a bail hearing after her husband's arrest, and she was sentenced to a year's probation and 100 hours of community service. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's wife says she's going to have to "think about" whether she stays married to him.
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Philippines says China withdraws invite for Aquino 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 02:57 AM PDT
The Philippines and China, already locked in a territorial dispute, engaged in a diplomatic tussle Thursday, with the Philippine president canceling a visit to a trade fair in China after being told to ...
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Liberace's one-time Vegas mansion sells for $500K 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 03:41 PM PDT
A 15,000-square-foot Las Vegas mansion once owned by Liberace was sold for $500,000 in cash to a British businessman who said he learned to play the piano after being inspired by the flamboyant performer. ...
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Florida to call on Labrador retrievers to stem Giant Snail invasion 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 04:36 PM PDT
Putnam holds a shell as he speaks at a news conference about successes to eradicate the Giant African Land Snail in MiamiBy Kevin Gray MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida officials trying to eradicate the Giant African Land Snail, one of the world's most destructive invasive species, plan to deploy a new weapon in the battle - Labrador retrievers. State agriculture authorities say they hope the dogs will add to their success in fighting an infestation of the slimy snails, which were first spotted by a homeowner nearly two years ago and quickly swept through the Miami area. ...
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US fast food workers strike to supersize wages 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 11:23 AM PDT
A partially eaten McDonald's Big Mac hamburger on top of some French fries on November 2, 2010Thousands of workers at McDonald's and other fast food outlets across the United States halted work Thursday in what organizers called the "largest-ever strike" to hit the $200 billion industry.
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Utah mom wants medical marijuana for sick child 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 03:57 AM PDT
Jennifer May's 11-year-old son suffers debilitating seizures that have severely limited his development to that of a toddler and kept him from attending full days of school. She's tried numerous medications, ...
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5 Possible Repercussions of a U.S. Military Strike on Syria 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 07:04 AM PDT
5 Possible Repercussions of a U.S. Military Strike on SyriaWhat Could Happen if the U.S. Strikes Syria and Syria or Iran Retailiate?
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Manila says China withdraws invitation for Aquino 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 04:27 AM PDT
Manila says China withdraws invitation for AquinoThe Philippines and China, already locked in a territorial dispute, engaged in a diplomatic tussle Thursday, with the Philippine president canceling a visit to a trade fair in China after being told to ...
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AP sources: Intelligence on weapons no 'slam dunk' 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 06:36 PM PDT
FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by the United media office of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a member of a UN investigation team takes samples of sands near a part of a missile is likely to be one of the chemical rockets according to activists, in the Damascus countryside of Ain Terma, Syria. The intelligence linking the Syrian regime and President Bashar Assad to the alleged chemical weapons attack that killed at least 100 Syrians is no WASHINGTON (AP) — The intelligence linking Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle to an alleged chemical weapons attack is no "slam dunk," with questions remaining about who actually controls some of Syria's chemical weapons stores and doubts about whether Assad himself ordered the strike, U.S. intelligence officials say.
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Why were no Republicans at the March on Washington rally? 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 10:53 AM PDT
Republicans such as Sen. Tim Scott turned down invitations to attend Wednesday's rally.President Obama spoke at Wednesday's rally commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. So, too, did former Democratic Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, as well as civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga).Notice a pattern? Yes, all of those politicians are Democrats. In fact, not a single one of the day's speakers was an elected Republican official.Event organizers said they invited a number of prominent Republicans, but none accepted, citing prior scheduling conflicts or ill health. Former President George W. ...
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George Zimmerman's wife says future of their marriage in doubt 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 09:51 AM PDT
George Zimmerman's wife, Shellie hugs her Father-in-law Robert Zimmerman Sr. after her husband was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford FloridaBy Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The wife of George Zimmerman said on Thursday she is not sure if she will stay married to him and recounted how the two "lived like gypsies" in a 20-foot trailer in the woods leading up to his trial in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. Shellie Zimmerman's comments were aired in an interview with ABC News a day after she pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of perjury for lying during her husband's Florida bond hearing last year. ...
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UK: Syria attack would be legal, justified 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 07:15 AM PDT
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to be driven to the Houses of Parliament for a debate and vote on Syria, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Britain's opposition Labour Party has indicated it may not support even a watered down version of a government resolution on Syria. Labour leader Ed Miliband said Thursday he is unwilling to give Prime Minister David Cameron a "blank check" for conducting possible future military operations against Syria. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON (AP) — Britain's leaders said Thursday it would be legal under humanitarian doctrine to launch a military strike against Syria even without authorization from the United Nations Security Council.
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Mont. judge's apology rejected by victim's mother 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 05:31 PM PDT
Auliea Hanlon receives a hug from a supporter during a Thursday Aug. 29, 2013 rally in which protesters called for the resignation of a judge who presided over the trial of a former teacher who raped Hanlon's daughter. Hanlon rejected Judge G. Todd Baugh's apology for his comment that her daughter was "older than her chronological age." before sentencing the rapist to 30 days in prison. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The mother of a 14-year-old girl who was raped by her teacher and later committed suicide appeared at a raucous Thursday protest against the judge who sentenced the man to a month in jail and said the victim was "older than her chronological age."
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2 kittens that stopped NYC subway service found 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 06:48 PM PDT
In this Aug. 29, 2013 photo provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, two kittens stand between the rails on subway tracks in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Power was cut to the tracks as transit workers tried to remove the kittens from the tracks but they ran away. Officials say workers and passengers are on the lookout for them and train operators are being asked to proceed with caution. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Transit Authority)NEW YORK (AP) — It only took two kittens to stop the city's subway in its tracks.
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J&J tries new cap to curb fatal Tylenol overdoses 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 11:29 AM PDT
This undated product image provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a bottle of Extra Strength Tylenol bearing a new warning label on the cap alerting users to potentially fatal risks of taking too much of the pain reliever. Johnson & Johnson, the company that makes Tylenol, says the warning will appear on the cap of each new bottle of Extra Strength Tylenol sold in the U.S. in October 2013 and on all other Tylenol bottles in coming months. (AP Photo/Johnson & Johnson)WASHINGTON (AP) — Bottles of Tylenol sold in the U.S. will soon bear red warnings alerting users to the potentially fatal risks of taking too much of the popular pain reliever. The unusual step, disclosed by the company that makes Tylenol, comes amid a growing number of lawsuits and pressure from the federal government that could have widespread ramifications for a medicine taken by millions of people every day.
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The Hollywood Reporter's best stories of the week 
Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 09:56 PM PDT
The Hollywood Reporter's best stories of the weekThe Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: FEINBERG FORECAST: FIRST LOOK AT THE 2013-2014 OSCAR LANDSCAPE Scott's first projections last awards season accurately foresaw 8 of the ...
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