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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Giants rally, keep Browns winless, 41-27

Giants rally, keep Browns winless, 41-27

Giants rally, keep Browns winless, 41-27

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:20 PM PDT

New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz (80) celebrates after catching his third touchdown pass of the game during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Victor Cruz danced behind the Cleveland Browns in the end zone, while Ahmad Bradshaw showed his best footwork all over the field.

Capriles: Venezuela vote has been peaceful

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:18 PM PDT

Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles kisses his ballot before putting it in a box as he votes in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Capriles is running against President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Venezuelan presidential candidate Henrique Capriles says Sunday's election has been completely peaceful and that voters are showing they can settle their differences at the ballot box.

Pharmacy linked to outbreak issues wide recall

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:18 PM PDT

The pharmacy that distributed a steroid linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis has issued a voluntary recall of all of its products, calling the move a precautionary measure.

Turkey, Syria trade fire; border tensions mount

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:18 PM PDT

Turkish military station at the border gate with Syria, across from Syrian rebel-controlled Tel Abyad town, in Akcakale, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo)Turkey and Syria fired artillery and mortars across their volatile border for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday, in one of the most serious and prolonged flare-ups of violence along the frontier.

Falcons go 5-0, knock RG3 out in win over Redskins

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:17 PM PDT

Michael Turner ran 13 yards for the go-ahead score with 2:46 to play, and the Atlanta Falcons knocked Robert Griffin III out of the game Sunday in a 24-17 win over the Washington Redskins.

Suisham drills winner as Steelers top Eagles 16-14

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:16 PM PDT

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall (34) dashes past Philadelphia Eagles outside linebacker Mychal Kendricks (95) and the rest of the Eagles defense for a long run in the first quarter of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Shaun Suisham hit a 34-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 16-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

South Carolina, Florida, WVU on rise in AP Top 25

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:15 PM PDT

Breaking down the AP college football poll after Week 6 of the regular season.

Friends baffled by killing of Ala. college student

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Classmates and friends are questioning why a police officer fatally shot a University of South Alabama freshman who was naked and had been banging on a window at police headquarters.

Tigers score in 9th, beat A's 5-4 for 2-0 lead

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT

Detroit Tigers' Omar Infante scores the winning run in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly by teammate Don Kelly in Game 2 of the American League division baseball series, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)A dropped fly, two wild pitches and a little smooch for the baseball by a relieved reliever.

Rothko mural defaced at London's Tate Modern

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:08 PM PDT

London's Tate Modern says a vandal has damaged a mural at the gallery by modern American master Mark Rothko.

Factbox: How U.S. monitors foreign influence on U.S. companies

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has various means to monitor and deal with foreign ownership, control or influence of U.S. companies, including reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and agreements that restrict those firms. In the third quarter of 2012, the Pentagon's Defense Security Service (DSS) said it was overseeing 302 foreign ownership mitigation agreements at 839 facilities. Following are some details about how the CFIUS process works, and other measures used by the U.S. government when foreign-owned companies seek to buy stakes in U.S. ...

Analysis: EADS-BAE deal must limit foreign stakes to pass U.S. muster

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT

File photograph shows the nose cone of an Airbus A380 next to the tail fin of an Airbus A320 at the Farnborough Airshow 2012 in southern EnglandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - BAE Systems insists there is "no magic number" for French and German government shares in a possible merger with EADS, but U.S. experts say anything over 10 percent could ruin the chances of winning approval from U.S. regulators. Britain has told France and Germany repeatedly that their respective holdings in the merged firm should not exceed 10 percent, according to several sources familiar with the process. ...

Redskins QB Griffin III leaves game in 3rd quarter

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is hit by Atlanta Falcons defensive end Jonathan Massaquoi (96) and defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux (95) during the second half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III left Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons in the third quarter after being hit in the helmet on a sack.

U.S., South Korea agree on longer range ballistic missiles

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:23 PM PDT

Chun Young-woo, top secretary to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for foreign and security affairs, speaks to reporters at the presidential Blue House compound in SeoulSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has reached a landmark agreement with the United States to extend the range of Seoul's ballistic missiles by more than twice the current limit to counter the threat from North Korea, the government said on Sunday. The move to significantly boost the South's missile capabilities along with development of advanced aerial reconnaissance vehicles is likely to rattle the communist North, which has remained at odds since the 1950-53 Korean War left the peninsula divided. ...

World champs win Maine wife-carrying contest

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT

A Finnish couple has added to their victories by taking first place in the North American Wife Carrying Championship at Maine's Sunday River ski resort.

Turkey fires artillery into Syria after shelling

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Smoke rises at the Akcakale border gate after a shell fired from Syria landed on the Turkish-Syrian border in Sanliurfa provinceISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish forces fired across the frontier into Syria on Sunday after a shell launched from Syria landed in Turkey's border town of Akcakale, underlining Ankara's warning that it will respond with force to any violence spilling over into its territory. It was the fifth consecutive day of Turkish retaliation against incoming bombardment from northern Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad's forces have been battling rebels who control swathes of land close to the Turkish frontier. ...

Neeson doubles the take with $50M 'Taken 2' debut

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Critics don't like "Taken 2," but Liam Neeson's action sequel has proved twice the hit among fans as the original movie was.

Chavez says he'll accept result of Venezuela vote

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:07 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez arrives to a polling station during the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Chavez is running for re-election against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)President Hugo Chavez's crusade to transform Venezuela into a socialist state, which has bitterly divided the nation, was put to the stiffest electoral test of his nearly 14 years in power on Sunday in a closely fought presidential election.

Documentary shows Putin in uncompromising mood

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 2010 photo released on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, then Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin carries a hunting rifle during his trip in Ubsunur Hollow in the Siberian Tyva region (also referred to as Tuva), on the border with Mongolia, Russia. Vladimir Putin turns 60-years old on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, and has recently sought to demonstrate his youthful vigor by many personal endeavors, but while he has shown creativity in his action-man stunts, the Russian president seems surprisingly vulnerable to the vagaries of oil prices. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Government Press Service, file)Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a first-person documentary aired on his 60th birthday Sunday that the current generation of opposition leaders needs to be cast aside and he brushed aside concerns the two-year jail sentence for punk bank Pussy Riot was too severe.

Romney close behind Obama after debate, jobs report

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally in Port St. LucieWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stayed within striking distance of President Barack Obama in a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Sunday, coming in two points behind the Democrat for the third straight day after winning last week's debate in Denver. The online survey found 47 percent of likely voters saying they would vote for Obama and 45 percent for Romney if the November 6 election were held now. That solidifies an improvement by the Republican who had trailed his opponent by six points in the same daily poll going into the debate. ...

Libya parliament votes to remove PM from post

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Libya's parliament on Sunday passed a no-confidence vote in the newly-elected prime minister, removing him from his post, in the latest blow to stability in the war-ravaged country.

SCarolina, Florida, WVU move into top 5 of AP poll

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:54 AM PDT

South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw, center left, and running back Marcus Lattimore, center right, celebrate Lattimore's touchdown during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Georgia at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick)South Carolina, Florida and West Virginia move into the top five of The Associated Press college football poll after a Saturday during which nine Top 25 teams lost.

CDC: More than 90 people ill with meningitis

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Health officials say they have now confirmed more than 90 cases of a rare fungal meningitis that has been linked to a steroid commonly used to ease back pain.

France boosts security at religious sites

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:51 AM PDT

A man leaves Argenteuil synagogue, west of Paris, Sunday Oct. 7, 2012. France is boosting security at Jewish religious sites after blank bullets were fired on the synagogue .French President Francois Hollande met Sunday with leaders of the country's Jewish community amid renewed concerns about anti-Semitism, and pledged to fight extremism and anti-Semitism "with the greatest firmness." A representative of the synagogue said the building was targeted with about eight blank bullets and services were canceled. No one was hurt in the incident.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)France is boosting security at Jewish and other religious sites after blanks were fired at a synagogue and police accused a suspected cell of radical Islamists of ties to a grenade attack on a kosher grocery.

Obama raises California cash for race's last month

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:51 AM PDT

President Barack Obama waves as he leaves the White House in Washington for a campaign trip to Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Fresh off his strongest fundraising month this year, President Barack Obama is looking to raise millions of dollars from celebrities and wealthy donors in California with just one month left in a tightening race.

SKorea to have longer-range missiles under US pact

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:50 AM PDT

South Korean mock missiles are silhouetted at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. South Korea said the U.S. has agreed to allow it to develop longer-range missiles that could strike all of North Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)South Korea will be able to possess longer-range missiles capable of hitting all of North Korea under a new agreement with the United States that is likely to draw an angry response from the North.

Steelers S Troy Polamalu aggravates calf injury

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:46 AM PDT

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu left Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles in the first quarter after aggravating his strained right calf.

Cameron takes to Twitter, drawing followers and abuse

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:37 AM PDT

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron attracted tens of thousands of followers, along with a barrage of abuse, when he began posting messages on Twitter to mark the opening of the Conservative Party conference. "I'm starting Conference with this new Twitter feed about my role as Conservative Leader. I promise there won't be 'too many tweets...'" Cameron said in his first message on Twitter. ...

Israeli jets fly mock raids over south Lebanon

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:33 AM PDT

Israeli Army vehicles and helicopters are seen in an open area as they search for the remains of a drone in the Negev southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. Israeli jets scrambled to intercept a drone that crossed into Israeli airspace Saturday from the Mediterranean Sea, bringing it down without incident in the south of the country, a military spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Yehuda Lachiani) ISRAEL OUTIsraeli warplanes swooped low over Lebanese villages Sunday in a menacing show of force apparently aimed at the Hezbollah guerrilla group after a mysterious raid by an unmanned aircraft that was shot out of Israeli skies over the weekend.

Cameron warns Britons to expect more budget cuts

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:32 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, during the Conservative Party annual conference in BirminghamBIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Britain will have to keep cutting public spending to reduce the budget deficit, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday, underlining the government's tough task of pulling the country out of recession while winning back waning public support. Cameron cited the euro zone crisis in explaining the problems facing the British economy, comments which are likely to please the influential euroskeptic wing of his Conservatives as they gather for the party's annual conference. ...

UK PM takes to Twitter, drawing followers and abuse

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:32 AM PDT

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron attracted tens of thousands of followers, along with a barrage of abuse, when he began posting messages on Twitter to mark the opening of the Conservative Party conference. "I'm starting Conference with this new Twitter feed about my role as Conservative Leader. I promise there won't be 'too many tweets...'" Cameron said in his first message on Twitter. ...

Venezuela vote a critical test for divided nation

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:23 AM PDT

Voters' shadows are cast on a wall as they wait at a polling station during the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. President Hugo Chavez is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)President Hugo Chavez's crusade to transform Venezuela into a socialist state, which has bitterly divided the nation, was put to the stiffest electoral test of his nearly 14 years in power on Sunday in a closely fought presidential election.

SpaceX Dragon set to blast off to space station

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:17 AM PDT

In this image provided by NASA the Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, Falcon 9 rocket with it's Dragon capsule attached on top is seen at Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Oct. 2, 2012. The coming mission is the first under a $1.6 billion contract with NASA that calls for a dozen resupply flights by SpaceX, essential in the post-shuttle era. The liftoff is planned for Sunday morning, Oct. 7, at 8:35 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/NASA)A privately owned rocket was poised to blast off Sunday night on the first of a dozen space station supply missions under a mega-contract with NASA.

Train hits truck in LA County, 3 people injured

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:17 AM PDT

A commuter train carrying more than 200 passengers struck a semi that was stalled on the tracks in northern Los Angeles County, leaving three people with minor injuries, authorities said.

Einstein letter on God to be auctioned on eBay

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:07 AM PDT

A letter in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as a product of human weakness is being sold on eBay for a starting price of $3 million.

Car bomb hits Syrian capital, killing at least 1

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 10:57 AM PDT

Turkish military station at the border with Syria, across from Syrian rebel-controlled Tel Abyad town, right, in Akcakale, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo)A car bomb exploded Sunday near the police headquarters in central Damascus, killing at least one person and damaging nearby buildings, Syria's state-run news agency said.

Palestinians: Israeli strike kills Gaza militant

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 10:49 AM PDT

Israel's military says it has fired on two Gaza members of an al-Qaida-inspired group identified as having been involved in rocket attacks and an infiltration from Egypt. Palestinians say one man was killed.

Libyan PM risks losing post if Cabinet rejected

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 10:24 AM PDT

Libya's embattled prime minister has proposed a new Cabinet line-up for parliament to vote upon, and legislators say that if it is rejected he may lose his post.

Car bomb near police headquarters in Damascus

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 10:11 AM PDT

Turkish military station at the border with Syria, across from Syrian rebel-controlled Tel Abyad town, right, in Akcakale, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo)A Syrian government official says a car bomb has exploded near police headquarters in central Damascus.

Calif. gasoline prices hit all-time high - twice

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Costco members fill up with discounted gasoline at a Costco gas station in Van Nuys, Calif., Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Californians woke up to a shock Friday as overnight gasoline prices jumped by as much as 20 cents a gallon in some areas, ending a week of soaring costs that saw some stations close and others charge record prices. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)California motorists faced another day of record-breaking gasoline prices Sunday, though relief appeared to be on the way.
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