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| UK says Snowden leaks hurt its national security, could expose spies Friday, Aug 30, 2013 08:05 PM PDT  By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Leaks by a fugitive U.S. intelligence contractor have damaged Britain's national security, and the data he gave journalists includes information that might expose the identities of British spies, a government official told the High Court in London. The official said Brazilian David Miranda, the partner of a Guardian newspaper journalist, was carrying a computer hard-drive containing 58,000 highly classified intelligence documents when he was detained at Heathrow airport earlier this month. ... Full Story | Top |
| Appeals court upholds California ban on foie gras Friday, Aug 30, 2013 07:09 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California can continue to ban the sale of foie gras, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, in a setback for producers of the delicacy who have sought to ship it to the state. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds an earlier ruling by a district court judge. California's ban on the food went into effect in July 2012. Foie gras means "fatty liver" in French. ... Full Story | Top |
| Syria Crisis: How the networks are covering Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:22 PM PDT  By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - President Obama addressed the nation on Friday to discuss his plans for the country's intervention in Syria following revelations that the country used chemical weapons on its own citizens. Obama said last year that Syria's usage of chemical weapons would be a "red line," forcing America and other nations to intervene. With evidence that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's administration killed more than 1,400 people and injured thousands more with some kind of chemical weapon, Obama said there would be a response from the United States. ... Full Story | Top |
| Detroit pension trustee loses seat, city job: report Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:21 PM PDT DETROIT (Reuters) - A trustee for one of Detroit's two pension funds lost his city job and position on the retirement board months after he was criticized for attending a conference in Hawaii, the Detroit News reported on Friday. The trustee, Cedric Cook, was a senior data processing program analyst for the city and chairman of Detroit's General Retirement System. The newspaper said Cook "has been off work for more than a month on an unpaid suspension," but it did not specify when he lost his job. Cook went to the conference in May with three other pension trustees. ... Full Story | Top |
| Judge plans to appoint monitor for controversial Arizona sheriff Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:20 PM PDT  By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge plans to appoint a monitor to watch over the operations of hardline Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose office had been found by the judge to have racially profiled Latino drivers during the lawman's crackdown on illegal immigration. U.S. District Judge Murray Snow said in a court hearing on Friday that the Maricopa County lawman, who styles himself as "America's toughest sheriff," needed an independent check on his actions to prevent such profiling from continuing in the future. ... Full Story | Top |
| Wrestling eyes quickfire return to the 2020 Games mat Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:14 PM PDT By Karolos Grohmann (Reuters) - From an ignominious Olympic exit to a Games return in less than eight months, wrestling can complete a remarkable turnaround when the International Olympic Committee next month votes in one new sport for the 2020 Games. Wrestling was surprisingly taken off the 2020 Olympics by the IOC Executive Board in a February vote as the IOC looked to refresh its sports program. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Murray ovecomes hiccup as Hingis comeback ends Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:08 PM PDT (writes through with later matches) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Andy Murray experienced his first little hiccup at the U.S. Open on Friday, but recovered quickly to safely book his place in the third round of the season's last grand slam. The Scotsman was never in any danger of losing his match against Argentine baseliner Leonardo Mayer but did drop a set for the first time in the tournament. ... Full Story | Top |
| 2020 Games bidders locked in tight race ahead of vote Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:05 PM PDT By Karolos Grohmann (Reuters) - The race for three cities hoping to land the 2020 summer Olympics will go down to the wire after two years of campaigning as Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo grapple with their own problems ahead of the September 7 vote. The International Olympic Committee will elect the winning bid at their session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next month with no clear front runner in the campaign to host the world's biggest and most expensive multi-sport event. ... Full Story | Top |
| Olympics-IOC top job up for grabs as VP Bach eyes win Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:00 PM PDT By Karolos Grohmann Aug 31 (Reuters) - The departure of International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge after 12 years with his sure hand on the tiller marks the end of an era for the global sports organisation, and sees six candidates vying to replace him on Sept. 10. Rogge, a Belgian surgeon, who took over from Juan Antonio Samaranch in 2001, steered the IOC through the reputation-damaging 2002 Salt Lake City Games bribery scandal fallout, and oversaw the organisation's trend-bucking financial growth as the economic crisis of the late 2000s bit into sports revenues. ... Full Story | Top |
| Olympics-Istanbul clings to bid hopes as blows rain down Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:00 PM PDT * Massive infrastructure investment underpins Istanbul's bid * Anti-government protests, doping shake confidence * Middle East turmoil overshadows mood By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Along the picturesque Bosphorus Straits dividing Europe and Asia, Istanbul is undergoing a transformation which should fill Turkey with confidence in its bid to become the first Muslim country to stage the Olympics in 2020. ... Full Story | Top |
| Olympics-Once-reluctant Japanese get behind Tokyo's bid Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:00 PM PDT By Elaine Lies TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Tokyo knows better than most how an Olympic Games can rebrand a city. It did it once already at the 1964 Games, shaking off a war-ravaged reputation and showing a modern face to the world. Fifty years later, Japan's capital now wants to show that it is back, showcasing a new energy and dynamism after two lost decades, by hosting the 2020 Games. ... Full Story | Top |
| Olympics-2020 Games bidders locked in tight race ahead of vote Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:00 PM PDT By Karolos Grohmann Aug 31 (Reuters) - The race for three cities hoping to land the 2020 summer Olympics will go down to the wire after two years of campaigning as Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo grapple with their own problems ahead of the Sept. 7 vote. The International Olympic Committee will elect the winning bid at their session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next month with no clear front runner in the campaign to host the world's biggest and most expensive multi-sport event. ... Full Story | Top |
| Twitter's top legal executive steps down in surprise move Friday, Aug 30, 2013 04:36 PM PDT By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter's top lawyer, known as a champion of free speech, unexpectedly stepped down on Friday as the microblogging company moved closer toward a long-expected initial public offering. Alexander Macgillivray, known for fending off legal challenges to Twitter users' right to express themselves in pithy, 140-character messages, himself tweeted the news without giving a reason for the move. But Macgillivray, who became Twitter's general counsel in September 2009, said he would continue to support the San Francisco-based company as an adviser. ... Full Story | Top |
| Michigan governor seeks to dodge deposition in Detroit bankruptcy case Friday, Aug 30, 2013 04:15 PM PDT  By Joseph Lichterman and Bernie Woodall DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and other state officials are seeking to avoid being questioned by Detroit worker and retiree unions in the city's bankruptcy case, according to a motion filed on Friday. Attorneys for the state, in a motion to quash depositions of Snyder, Michigan Treasurer Andy Dillon and others, said they would not be able to offer testimony relevant to the issue of whether Detroit is eligible to enter Chapter 9 protection. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fired Paraguayan bus drivers have themselves nailed to crosses Friday, Aug 30, 2013 04:02 PM PDT  ASUNCION (Reuters) - Eight Paraguayan bus drivers have had themselves nailed to crosses to protest being fired by a transportation company after it rejected their plea for higher pay, a lawmaker said on Friday. The drivers, from the northern town of Luque, are on their backs, nailed to wooden crosses laid out on the ground. Large nails pierce their hands at the base of the fingers. They said they took the action in a desperate bid to be heard. They have been nailed down for 15 days, according to Olga Ferreira de Lopez, a member of Paraguay's House of Congress who is monitoring the situation. ... Full Story | Top |
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