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Matt Kenseth wins Sprint Cup race at Kentucky

Matt Kenseth wins Sprint Cup race at Kentucky

Matt Kenseth wins Sprint Cup race at Kentucky

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:49 PM PDT

Jimmie Johnson cruises out of Turn 3 well in front of the rest of the field in the NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky., Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — Matt Kenseth's fuel-only pit road gamble helped him beat Jimmie Johnson late and win Sunday's rescheduled 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway.

Car hits crowd, injures 17, at car show in Poland

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:49 PM PDT

Spectators provide first aid to people wounded after a Koenigsegg sports car crashed at high speed into the spectators during a car show in Poznan, Poland, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Seventeen people were wounded in the accident at the Grand Turismo Polonia high-performance sports car show. (AP Photo/Wojciech Wloch) POLAND OUTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Authorities say a luxury sports car skidded into the crowd during a car show in Poland, injuring 17 people.

Gov.'s office asks that SF transit talks continue

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:47 PM PDT

Union leader Dwight McElroy, center, conducts interview alongside fellow union members in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 28, 2013. Two of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit's largest unions gave notice that they plan to go on strike if they don't reach a new contract deal over the weekend. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown's office has asked that two of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit's largest unions and management return to the bargaining table as a possible strike looms.

Kerry says progress made in peace talks

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:46 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry smiles at a question from a reporter during a news conference about his trip to the Middle East, in Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday, June 30, 2013. Kerry engaged in breakneck shuttle diplomacy to coax Israel and the Palestinians back into peace talks over a four-day span with multiple trips to Jordan and Israel and a stop in the West Bank town of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry completed a new round of shuttle diplomacy Sunday without a hoped-for breakthrough in relaunching Mideast peace talks, but optimistically said he had narrowed the gaps between Israel and the Palestinians and vowed to return to the region soon to complete his mission.

Egyptians flood streets to force Mursi out

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans against him and brotherhood members during a protest at Tahrir square in CairoBy Shaimaa Fayed and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians flooded into the streets on the first anniversary of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi's inauguration on Sunday to demand that he resign in the biggest challenge so far to rule by his Muslim Brotherhood. Waving national flags and chanting "Get out!", a crowd of more than 200,000 massed on Cairo's central Tahrir Square. It was the largest demonstration since the 2011 uprising that overthrew Mursi's predecessor, Hosni Mubarak. ...

Crowds march in Egypt, pushing for Morsi removal

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:45 PM PDT

Opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi hold a large Egyptian national flag during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Thousands of Egyptians demanding the ouster of Morsi are gathering at Cairo's central Tahrir Square and the presidential palace at the start of a day of massive, nationwide protests many fear could turn deadly. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of opponents of Egypt's Islamist president poured onto the streets in Cairo and across much of the nation Sunday, launching an all-out push to force Mohammed Morsi from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence were high, with Morsi's Islamist supporters vowing to defend him.

Obama asserts Mandela's values are Africa's future

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:40 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Cape Town Sunday, June 30, 2013, in Cape Town, South Africa. The visit comes as beloved former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela lies very ill in a Johannesburg hospital. In deeply personal remarks Obama called on young Africans to shore up progress on the continent that rests on a "fragile foundation," and summoned them to fulfill Mandela's legacy. "Nelson Mandela showed us that one man's courage can move the world," he said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Challenging African youth to seize a "moment of great promise," President Barack Obama declared Sunday that the future of the young and growing continent still rests in ailing South African leader Nelson Mandela's vision for equality and opportunity. Seeking to carve out his own piece of that legacy, Obama unveiled an ambitious initiative to double electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa, vowing to bring "light where there is darkness."

Bill Haas pulls away to win at Congressional

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Bill Haas watches his drive from the fourth tee during the final round of the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club, Sunday, June 30, 2013, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Bill Haas won the AT&T National on Sunday and joined some distinguished company.

Supreme Court justice denies bid to stop California gay marriages

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:35 PM PDT

Patrons watch coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act at the Stonewall Inn in New YorkBy Casey Sullivan (Reuters) - A U.S. Supreme Court justice on Sunday rejected a long-shot bid to halt same-sex marriages in California, days after the high court let stand a trial judge's order declaring the ban unconstitutional. Justice Anthony Kennedy denied the application verbally, spokeswoman Kathy Arberg told Reuters. Supporters of the gay marriage ban known as Proposition 8, which California voters approved in 2008, asked the high court on Saturday to overrule a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order that lifted an injunction barring same-sex unions. ...

U.S. to discuss EU spying charges through diplomatic channels

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:32 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will respond through diplomatic channels to demands from the European Union that Washington explain a report in a German magazine that Washington is spying on its European allies. "We will also discuss these issues bilaterally with EU member states," a spokesperson from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said on Sunday. "While we are not going to comment publicly on specific alleged intelligence activities, as a matter of policy we have made clear that the United States gathers foreign intelligence of the type gathered by all nations. ...

Onyx Pharma rejects buyout offer from Amgen

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:29 PM PDT

By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc on Sunday confirmed it had rejected an offer from Amgen Inc to buy the company for $120 a share in cash. The company said that the offer price "significantly undervalued" its prospects, though it was "actively exploring" the potential to combine with another company. Shares of Onyx closed Friday at $86.82; the offer price represents a premium of about 38 percent from that level. The Financial Post reported the offer on Friday, sparking a steep jump in Onyx shares in after-hours trading. Onyx has a market cap of $6. ...

Avalanche make MacKinnon 1st pick of NHL draft

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:25 PM PDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have selected center Nathan MacKinnon with the first pick of the NHL draft.

Croatia celebrates its EU membership

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:10 PM PDT

A street scene is reflected in the window of a library with an EU flag on display in downtown Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Croatia is to join the European Union on July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Fireworks were ready and champagne was flowing as festive crowds gathered on the streets on Sunday to mark Croatia's entry into the European Union, a major milestone some 20 years after the country won independence in a bloody civil war that shook the continent.

Helicopter lands in NYC's Hudson River; all safe

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:04 PM PDT

A helicopter rests on a pontoon at the 79th Street Boat Basin after emergency landing over the Hudson river, Sunday, June 30, 2013, in New York. New York authorities say a helicopter carrying four Swedish tourists has landed in the Hudson River off Manhattan, but everyone has been rescued. The incident happened shortly before noon Sunday in the section of the river near 79th Street. The pilot and four passengers were taken to shore. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)NEW YORK (AP) — A charter helicopter carrying a family of four Swedes on a sightseeing tour of New York City lost power shortly after takeoff Sunday and made an emergency landing on the Hudson River, authorities said. The pilot and occupants were uninjured.

CNN, HLN televising dueling Zimmerman trial shows

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:01 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — HLN network chief executive Scot Safon resisted any impulse to call his counterpart at CNN, Jeff Zucker, to say "What are you doing to me?" when he learned that CNN scheduled a nightly hour on the George Zimmerman murder trial for the same time HLN was airing one.

Bakelants wins 2nd stage of Tour de France

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:01 PM PDT

Jan Bakelants of Belgium crosses the finish line to win the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 156 kilometers (97.5 miles) with start in Bastia and finish in Ajaccio, Corsica island, France, Sunday June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Jan Bakelants pulled away close to the finish line to win Sunday's second stage of the Tour de France and take the race leader's yellow jersey for the first time in his injury-plagued career.

Blast in Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 28

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT

By Gul Yousufzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least 28 people were killed and dozens wounded in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday when a suicide bomber attacked a largely Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood, police said. The blast appeared to be the latest in an escalating campaign of gun and bomb attacks by militants on ethnic Hazaras in Quetta because they belong to Pakistan's Shi'ite minority. ...

Perry captures 1st major title at Senior Players

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:55 AM PDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Perry won the Senior Players for his first major title, overtaking Fred Couples on Sunday with a final round 6-under 64.

A look at Egypt's political standoff

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:50 AM PDT

Graffiti, including a caricature of President Mohammed Morsi, left and ousted President Hosni Munarak, is painted on the wall of a building across from the Ministry of Culture in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of opponents of Egypt's Islamist president poured out onto the streets in Cairo and across much of the nation Sunday, launching an all-out push to force Mohammed Morsi from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence were high, with Morsi's Islamist supporters vowing to defend him. The red Arabic words below the face drawing reads, "Whoever cost it didn't die." The Arabic next to the face drawing reads, "Down with the rule of sheep." The red and white Arabic reads, "The revolution is everywhere against the killer and the traitor." (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets Sunday, some in support of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and others to call for his ouster. Here is a look at Egypt's current political standoff, what it means and where it could lead:

House takes up own immigration fix, no citizenship

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:48 AM PDT

In this photo taken June 27, 2013, House Minority Leader, Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California, speaks at a Capitol Hill news conference in Washington. The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday, June 30, that any attempt at comprehensive immigration legislation cannot offer a "special pathway to citizenship" for those in the United States illegally. That approach, said Pelosi Sunday, could block the GOP's hopes of ever winning the White House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday that any attempt at comprehensive immigration legislation cannot offer a "special pathway to citizenship" for those in the United States illegally. That approach could block the GOP's hopes of ever winning the White House, the top Democrat in the House predicted.

Protests target Confederation Cup match in Rio

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:44 AM PDT

An indigenous man shouts as demonstrators march toward the Maracana stadium ahead of the Confederations Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Protesters have taken to the streets all over Brazil in the past two weeks, calling for a wide-range of reforms. Public approval of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's government has suffered a steep drop in the weeks since massive protests broke out across the country, according to Brazil's first nationwide poll released since the unrest began.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More than 5,000 anti-government protesters marched Sunday near the Maracana football stadium before a major international match, venting their anger about the billions of dollars the Brazilian government is spending on major sporting events rather than public services.

Bomb attacks kill 49 people in Pakistan

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:39 AM PDT

A Pakistani helps an injured boy at the site of car bombing on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, June 2013. A car bomb exploded as a convoy of paramilitary troops passed through the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing more than a dozen people and wounding scores of others, police said.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Bombings killed 49 people in three different areas of Pakistan on Sunday, just as Britain's prime minister was in the capital pledging to help to fight extremism.

Wreck briefly knocks Keselowski out at Kentucky

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:30 AM PDT

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — An early-race accident in Sunday's NASCAR race at Kentucky ended Brad Keselowski's hopes of repeating as winner, and the quest now is maintaining hopes of defending his Sprint Cup championship.

Kurdish protesters clash with Turkish security forces

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:24 AM PDT

Protesters stand as riot police surround the area during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in IstanbulBy Seyhmus Cakan DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Police fired teargas and water cannon on Sunday to disperse thousands of protesters in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated southeast, during demonstrations across the country to pressure the government to carry out reforms. Turkey's main pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, the BDP, had called for marches in at least three major cities, to launch a summer of protests against what it sees as a lack of commitment by Ankara to a peace process with Kurdish militants. ...

News laws kick in around nation on July 1

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:23 AM PDT

Early July is about more than fireworks, cookouts and long weekends. It's also about hundreds of new state laws.

Ford to fix throttle on older Taurus, Sable sedans

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:20 AM PDT

DETROIT (AP) — Ford has agreed to fix sticky throttles on nearly 468,000 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable sedans.

Bulger lawyers focus on battling informant label

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:19 AM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — James "Whitey" Bulger is charged with a litany of crimes — including participating in 19 murders — during what prosecutors describe as a decadeslong reign of "murder and mayhem."

One dead, 30 wounded in clash south of Cairo

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:15 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - One person was killed and more than two dozen injured in fighting on Sunday between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in the Nile city of Beni Suef, south of Cairo, security sources said. It was the first death reported on a day when hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters took to the streets demanding that Mursi quit, on the first anniversary of his inauguration. (Reporting by Shadia Nasralla Editing by Alastair Macdonald and Paul Taylor)

Bomb attacks kill 43 people in Pakistan

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:13 AM PDT

A Pakistani helps an injured boy at the site of car bombing on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, June 2013. A car bomb exploded as a convoy of paramilitary troops passed through the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing more than a dozen people and wounding scores of others, police said.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Bombings killed at least 43 people in three different areas of Pakistan on Sunday, just as Britain's prime minister was in the capital pledging to help to fight extremism.

Paris Jackson 'better' but misses tribute to dad

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:12 AM PDT

The Jacksons, from left, Marlon Jackson, Tito Jackson and Jackie Jackson arrive at the world premiere of "Michael Jackson ONE" at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Saturday, June 29, 2013 in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker/Invision/AP)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Once was not enough.

Iraq's Kurdish parliament extends leader's term

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:11 AM PDT

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The parliament of Iraq's Kurdish region voted Sunday to extend the term of its leader by two years, a sign of internal conflicts in the oil-rich, semi-autonomous Iraqi area.

Court wins expected to bolster gay pride events

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:05 AM PDT

Peter Madril, left, and Monte Young embrace after getting married at City Hall in San Francisco, Saturday, June 29, 2013. Dozens of gay couples waited excitedly Saturday outside of San Francisco's City Hall as clerks resumed issuing same-sex marriage licenses, one day after a federal appeals court cleared the way for the state of California to immediately lift a 4 ½ year freeze. Big crowds were expected from across the state as long lines had already stretched down the lobby shortly after 9 a.m. City officials decided to hold weekend hours and let couples tie the knot as San Francisco is also celebrating its annual Pride weekend expected to draw as many as 1 million people. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Same-sex marriage supporters gathering for gay pride parades in several major U.S. cities got more good news Sunday when Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy denied a last-ditch request from the sponsors of California's now-overturned gay marriage ban to halt the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in the nation's most populous state.

5 things to watch Monday at Wimbledon

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:03 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament that schedules all 16 men's and women's fourth-round matches on the second Monday. Here are five matches to watch:

Ecuador's Correa says Snowden's fate in hands of Russia

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:03 AM PDT

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa gestures during an interview with Reuters in PortoviejoBy Alexandra Valencia PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said on Sunday the fate of former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is in the hands of the authorities in Russia, where he is holed up in hope of obtaining asylum in the South American nation. Correa said his government cannot begin considering asylum for Snowden, wanted by Washington for leaking confidential information about a surveillance program, until he reaches Ecuador or an Ecuadorean embassy. ...

Egypt Brotherhood says Cairo HQ under attack

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:02 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood said its Cairo headquarters came under attack on Sunday from scores of anti-government protesters firing shotguns and throwing petrol bombs and rocks. The attack came amid mass protests across Egypt calling for Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to resign. Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad said he was in contact by telephone with staff at the compound, who told him its fortified perimeter had not been penetrated. Several provincial offices of the movement have been attacked in recent days. ...

Ecuador president: Snowden can't leave Moscow

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 10:58 AM PDT

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, speaks during a interview with The Associated Press in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Correa said he had no idea Snowden's intended destination was Ecuador when he fled Hong Kong for Russia last week. He said the Ecuadorean consul in London committed PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador (AP) — Edward Snowden is "under the care of the Russian authorities" and can't leave Moscow's international airport without their consent, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa told The Associated Press Sunday in an interview telegraphing the slim and diminishing possibility that the National Security Agency leaker will end up in Ecuador.

Wreck hurts Keselowski's day at Kentucky

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 10:57 AM PDT

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — An early-race accident in Sunday's NASCAR race at Kentucky ended Brad Keselowski's hopes of repeating as winner, and the quest now is maintaining hopes of defending his Sprint Cup championship.

'The Heat' soars at box office but 'Monsters' rule

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 10:57 AM PDT

This publicity photo released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Melissa McCarthy, left, as Detective Shannon Mullins, and Sandra Bullock as FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn, in a scene from the film, "The Heat." The movie releases June 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox, Gemma La Mana)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy brought "The Heat" against Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx at the box office.

Democrat predicts House will pass Senate immigration bill

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 10:56 AM PDT

Jirasol Hernandez, Naelli Martinez, and Sasha Carmen, try to stay out of the heat at a 24-hour vigil calling on Congress to pass immigration reform in Los AngelesBy John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled House of Representatives will bow to political pressure and pass the immigration bill approved by the Democratic-led Senate by the end of the year, Democratic Senator Charles Schumer predicted on Sunday. Schumer, a member of the bipartisan Senate group that crafted the immigration measure, said House Republicans who are now vowing they will not pass the Senate measure will ultimately be convinced by political concerns about the party's future. "I believe that by the end of this year, the House will pass the Senate bill. ...

Ecuador flower growers in Snowden shock

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 10:49 AM PDT

A man harvests flowers on the Valleflor flower farm in Pifo, Ecuador, Saturday, June 29, 2013. A week after National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden began his flight across the globe, every passing day without him making progress toward Ecuadorean asylum makes the prospect look less likely. But the men who grow roses, asters and delphinia in the thin air of Ecuador's sun soaked highlands are deeply concerned that, whatever happens to Snowden, they may turn out to be the most unlikely collateral damage from the geopolitical wrangle over his fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)PIFO, Ecuador (AP) — Gino Descalzi used to fret about things like aphids, mildew and the high cost of shipping millions of roses a year from Ecuador to florists in the United States. These days he's worried about a 30-year-old American thought to be stuck in the transit area of the Moscow airport, and he can't believe it.
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