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Reality and the real world, 'Mountain Man' style

Reality and the real world, 'Mountain Man' style

Reality and the real world, 'Mountain Man' style

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:51 PM PDT

Eustace Conway sits near horse-drawn farm implements at his Turtle Island Preserve in Triplett, N.C., on Thursday, June 27, 2013. People come from all over the world to learn natural living and how to go off-grid, but local officials ordered the place closed over health and safety concerns. (AP Photo/Allen Breed)TRIPLETT, N.C. (AP) — The way Eustace Conway sees it, there's the natural world, as exemplified by his Turtle Island Preserve in the Blue Ridge Mountains. And then there's the "plastic, imitation" one that most other humans inhabit.

Hawaii schools struggle to keep new teachers

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:50 PM PDT

WAIANAE, Hawaii (AP) — Jonathan Sager was an idealistic 22-year-old recent college graduate when he arrived in Hawaii in 2006, yearning to make a difference in the lives of children in hardscrabble neighborhoods like those on the Waianae Coast.

Chargers: Te'o has foot sprain, out for week

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:48 PM PDT

San Diego Chargers inside linebacker Manti Te'o gestures during the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chargers say linebacker Manti Te'o has a sprained foot and will sit out this week, including an exhibition game at Chicago on Thursday night.

Iraqi Kurdish leader vows to defend Kurds in Syria

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:43 PM PDT

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian man carries an injured child away from a missile strike in Raqqa, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. Wednesday's missile attack came after Human Rights Watch said missiles fired by the Syrian army into populated areas have killed hundreds of civilians in recent months. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)BEIRUT (AP) — The president of Iraqi Kurdistan vowed Saturday to defend the large Kurdish population in neighboring Syria from al-Qaida-linked rebel fighters, highlighting the potential for Syria's civil war to morph into a full-blown regional, ethnic and sectarian conflict.

Authorities comb Idaho wilderness for murder suspect

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:41 PM PDT

The remains of a home owned by James Lee DiMaggio, a suspect in the murder of 2 people, is shown beyond Sheriffs' tape in the Boulevard neighborhood of San Diego CountyBy Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - More than 150 law enforcement officers on foot and horseback on Saturday spent a second day combing the central Idaho wilderness in search of a California man suspected of killing a friend and her son and abducting her teenage daughter. A national manhunt for fugitive James Lee DiMaggio, 40, and 16-year-old Hannah Anderson focused on the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness after a group of backcountry horsemen reported to Idaho authorities that on Wednesday they had encountered a pair they believed to be the suspect and the teen. ...

Netanyahu tells U.S. mediator Palestinians inciting against Israel

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:37 PM PDT

Israel's PM Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in JerusalemBy Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has complained to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry about statements by the Palestinians which it said undermined nascent peace talks, an Israeli official said on Saturday. "Incitement and peace cannot coexist," the official quoted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as telling Kerry, the negotiations' sponsor, in a letter sent over the weekend. The complaint underscored the recrimination and distrust on both sides that threaten the talks, even as Israel prepares to free scores of Palestinian prisoners ahead of a second round of discussions next ...

Sinai militants say target of Israeli drone, four killed

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:32 PM PDT

A funeral convoy carrying the bodies of four Islamist militants, drives through Sheikh Zuweid, in the north of the Sinai peninsulaISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Four Islamist militants in Egypt's North Sinai were killed by an air strike that their comrades said on Saturday had been done by an Israeli drone but which state media said was the work of an Egyptian army helicopter. Israel dismissed as "rumors and speculation" the idea that it had struck on Egyptian territory. The neighboring countries have often cooperated in tackling the Islamist threat in Sinai and neither seemed interested in creating a fuss over this case. Egypt's armed forces officially denied Israel had launched the attack. ...

Militants killed in Egypt by Israeli drone mourned

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2007, file photo, the Israeli army Heron TP drone, also known locally as the Eitan, flies during a display at the Palmahim Air Force Base in Palmahim, Israel. Egyptian security officials said Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, an Israeli drone fired a missile in the northern Sinai peninsula, killing several suspected Islamic militants and destroying a rocket launcher. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of suspected militants openly joined a mass funeral procession Saturday for four slain Egyptian insurgents killed in an Israeli drone strike in the Sinai Peninsula, as Egyptian security forces watched them pass by.

Hundreds search Idaho wilderness for missing teen

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:30 PM PDT

FILE - This combination of undated file photos provided by the San Diego Sheriff's Department shows James Lee DiMaggio, 40, left, and Hannah Anderson, 16. A massive search entered a seventh day Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, for DiMaggio, suspected of abducting 16-year-old family friend Hannah. DiMaggio is suspected of killing Hannah's mother Christina Anderson, 44, and her 8-year-old brother Ethan Anderson, whose bodies were found Sunday night in DiMaggio's burning house in California near the Mexico border. (AP Photo/San Diego Sheriff's Department, File)CASCADE, Idaho (AP) — The search for 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and her suspected abductor, 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio, has spanned three states and thousands of miles.

New English-language bookstore a 1st in Havana

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:28 PM PDT

Customers read at the English-language bookstore, cafe and literary salon "Cuba Libro" in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. Cuba Libro operates on food-service and used-book-sales licenses made possible by President Raul Castro's economic and social reforms. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's first English-language bookstore offers a selection that would just about stock the lobby of an average Vermont bed and breakfast. Next to what's available in English elsewhere in Havana, it might as well be the Library of Congress.

Eaton of US leads decathlon, Hardee out at worlds

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:27 PM PDT

United States' Ashton Eaton competes in the men's shot put of the decathlon at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)MOSCOW (AP) — Ashton Eaton of the United States ran a blistering 400 meters to regain the lead after the first five events of the decathlon Saturday, while defending champion Trey Hardee dropped out with a hamstring injury at the world championships.

Lawyer: Other suspect in DEA killing may go free

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:19 PM PDT

The undated file photo distributed by the Mexican government shows Rafael Caro Quintero, considered the grandfather of Mexican drug trafficking. A Mexican court has ordered the release of Caro Quintero after 28 years in prison for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique Camarena, a brutal murder that marked a low-point in U.S.-Mexico relations. (AP Photo/File)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Defense lawyers are optimistic that a second member of the trio of drug kingpins convicted in the 1985 slaying of a U.S. drug agent will go free in coming weeks, one of the capos' attorneys said Saturday.

Suspected US drone strike kills 2 in Yemen

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Yemeni soldiers inspect a car at a checkpoint on a street leading to the U.S. and British embassies in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. Eighteen U.S. diplomatic outposts closed because of a terrorist threat will reopen Sunday, but the U.S. Embassy in Yemen will remain closed due to State Department ongoing concerns about potential terrorist attacks by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Military officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed two alleged al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen.

'Captain America,' 'Thor' strike at Disney expo

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:12 PM PDT

FILE - This publicity photo released by Walt Disney Studios and Marvel shows Natalie Portman, left, as Jane Foster and Chris Hemsworth as Thor, in Marvel's "Thor: The Dark World." Disney is previewing several of the studio's upcoming live-action films for fans at the D23 Expo, Aug. 9-11, 2013, a three-day Disney extravaganza at the Anaheim Convention Center. "Thor: The Dark World," "Captain America: Winter Soldier," "Muppets Most Wanted," "Saving Mr. Banks" and "Tomorrowland" are just some of the movies that will be teased at a Saturday morning presentation. (AP Photo/Walt Disney Studios/Copyright Marvel, Jay Maidment, File)ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A few friends of "The Avengers" touched down at the D23 Expo.

Deposed Central African Republic president eyes return to power

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:11 PM PDT

A French soldier stands in front of a poster of ousted President Bozize outside M'poko international airport in BanguiPARIS (Reuters) - Deposed former Central African Republic (CAR) President Francois Bozize still nurtures ambitions of returning to power, he told French media, ending months of silence since he was ousted by rebel forces in March. Bozize, who ruled the mineral-rich former French colony for a decade, fled to Cameroon after rebels overthrew his government and captured the riverside capital Bangui. ...

The man who gave us 'Dufnering' leads at the PGA

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:59 AM PDT

Jason Dufner lines up a putt on the eighth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, in Pittsford, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Jason Dufner is that guy who was caught on camera slumped against a classroom wall, gazing straight ahead with a blank stare, arms rigidly by his side.

Lawyer: Another suspect in DEA killing to go free

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:53 AM PDT

The undated file photo distributed by the Mexican government shows Rafael Caro Quintero, considered the grandfather of Mexican drug trafficking. A Mexican court has ordered the release of Caro Quintero after 28 years in prison for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique Camarena, a brutal murder that marked a low-point in U.S.-Mexico relations. (AP Photo/File)MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lawyer for a jailed drug kingpin says he believes his client convicted in the killing of Drug Enforcement Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena will go free in coming weeks.

Drone strike kills two in southern Yemen-officials and residents

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:50 AM PDT

ADEN (Reuters) - Local officials and residents in Yemen's southern Lahj Province said a drone destroyed a vehicle travelling on a mountain road late on Saturday evening killing its two occupants and bringing to 15 the death toll from four strikes in three days. The local officials and residents said the vehicle, which was travelling between Yafe and Radfan, was believed to be carrying arms and its occupants were suspected members of al Qaeda. ...

Mystery of Texas grave next to Oswald's solved

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:50 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, curiosity seekers visiting the Fort Worth, Texas, grave of Lee Harvey Oswald have wondered about the simple headstone next door, marked Nick Beef.

Obama: Progress made on disability claims backlog

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:49 AM PDT

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Disabled American Veterans National Commander Larry Polzin, before speaking in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. After the event the Obamas will travel to Martha's Vineyard, Mass. to begin their family vacation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama assured disabled veterans Saturday that his administration is making progress on reducing a backlog of disability claims and said the number of requests for assistance has fallen by nearly one-fifth since peaking at more than 600,000 just a few months ago.

Car bombs kill nearly 80 in Iraq, target Eid festivities

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:41 AM PDT

Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a car bomb attack in NasiriyahBy Kareem Raheem and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of car bombs in mainly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad killed 57 people and wounded more than 150 on Saturday, in what appeared to be coordinated attacks on people celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. The 12 separate blasts targeting markets, busy shopping streets and parks where families like to mark Eid were part of a surge in sectarian violence in Iraq since the start of the year. ...

Obamas return for summer stay on Martha's Vineyard

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:41 AM PDT

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave goodbye as they leave Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, en route to Martha's Vineyard, Mass., for a family vacation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — The first summer vacation of President Barack Obama's second term is taking him back to Martha's Vineyard, the well-heeled Massachusetts island he avoided during last year's re-election campaign.

Bolt on track to recapture 100 title at worlds

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:36 AM PDT

Jamaica's Usain Bolt prepares to competes in the men's 100-meter heat at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)MOSCOW (AP) — At the end of Day 1, Usain Bolt is on track to recapture the 100-meter gold he lost at the last world championships and Mo Farah already has the 10,000 title he missed out on two years ago.

Pilot in deadly Conn. wreck survived earlier crash

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:35 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB senior air safety investigator Bob Gretz, back to camera, confers with emergency responders on the scene of Friday Aug. 9, 2013 morning's crash of a Rockwell 960B airplane into a neighbohood in East Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/National Transportation Safety Board)HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The plane accident that killed four people in a Connecticut neighborhood was not the first crash for the pilot, a former Microsoft executive who was taking his teenage son on a tour of East Coast colleges.

Wave of bombings in Iraq during holiday kills 69

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:21 AM PDT

Black smoke from a car bomb attack is seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. A wave of car bombings targeted cafes and markets around the Iraqi capital of Baghdad as people celebrate the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, killing and wounding scores of people, officials said. (AP Photo)BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings, mainly targeting cafes and markets around the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, killed 69 people Saturday out celebrating the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, officials said.

Chris Brown suffers seizure from emotional stress

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 12:54 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy-winner Chris Brown has suffered a seizure brought on by intense fatigue and extreme emotional stress, his publicist said Saturday.

4 bodies pulled from wreckage of Conn. plane crash

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:04 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB senior air safety investigator Bob Gretz, back to camera, confers with emergency responders on the scene of Friday Aug. 9, 2013 morning's crash of a Rockwell 960B airplane into a neighbohood in East Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/National Transportation Safety Board)EAST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Four bodies have been recovered from the site of a plane crash in a residential Connecticut neighborhood, a fire official said Saturday. Those presumed dead are the pilot, a former Microsoft executive, his teenage son and two children in a home struck by the plane.

Wave of bombings in Iraq during holiday kills 64

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 10:59 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings, mainly targeting cafes and markets around the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, killed 64 people Saturday out celebrating the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, officials said.

A-Rod sits a night after striking out 3 times

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 10:51 AM PDT

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez strikes out during his first at bat during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez has a day off to think about the "overwhelming" reception he received in his season debut at Yankee Stadium.

Santorum says GOP must appeal to working class

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 10:44 AM PDT

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during the family leadership summit in Ames, Iowa Saturday Aug. 10, 2013. Republican presidential hopefuls are hoping to impress conservative voters at the conference organized by an influential Christian group. The daylong event will be one of many candidate cattle calls in the grueling run-up to the 2016 presidential election. None of the potential contenders appearing Saturday has declared candidacy. Conservative voters could be key to a 2016 victory in Iowa's caucuses, the nation's first presidential nominating event. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Republican Party must to do a better job reaching out to working class voters, former senator and GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Saturday.

US angry over release of Mexican drug lord

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 10:43 AM PDT

The undated file photo distributed by the Mexican government shows Rafael Caro Quintero, considered the grandfather of Mexican drug trafficking. A Mexican court has ordered the release of Caro Quintero after 28 years in prison for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique Camarena, a brutal murder that marked a low-point in U.S.-Mexico relations. (AP Photo/File)MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. law enforcement officials expressed outrage over the release from prison of Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero and vowed to continue efforts to bring to justice the man who ordered the killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent.

Surveillance debate intrudes into Obama's agenda

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 10:35 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at a disabled veterans event in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. After the event at the Disabled American Veterans National Convention the Obamas will travel to Martha's Vineyard, Mass. to begin their family vacation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Barack Obama, August was supposed to be the time when a major immigration bill landed on his desk.

Wave of bombings in Iraq during holiday kills 52

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 10:31 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings, mainly targeting cafes and markets around the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, killed 52 people Saturday out celebrating the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, officials said.

Eaton of US regains lead in decathlon at worlds

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 10:25 AM PDT

United States' Ashton Eaton competes in the men's shot put of the decathlon at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)MOSCOW (AP) — Olympic champion Ashton Eaton of the United States ran a blistering 400 meters to regain the lead after the first five events of the decathlon Saturday at the world championships.

Farah wins 10,000 at worlds, on track for double

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 10:16 AM PDT

Britain's Mo Farah gestures after winning the men's 10,000-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)MOSCOW (AP) — Now Mo Farah has a world championship gold medal in the 10,000 to go with his Olympic title.

Hundreds protest in London against Russian anti-gay law

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 10:14 AM PDT

Demonstrators protest against Russia's new anti-gay propaganda law, outside Downing Street in central LondonBy Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of people protested in London on Saturday against a Russian anti-gay propaganda law that has attracted international condemnation as the world athletics championships kick off in Moscow. Gathering in the British capital near the residence of Prime Minister David Cameron and the foreign ministry, demonstrators called for the government to push Russia to repeal the laws. "Putin is the 'Czar of Homophobia'," veteran gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell wrote on his website ahead of the protests. ...

Nigeria: 12 troops, 7 police killed in uprising

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 10:05 AM PDT

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The commander of the military joint task force fighting northeastern Nigeria's Islamic uprising admits 12 soldiers and seven police officers were killed in recent attacks.

6 migrants drown off popular Sicilian beach

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 10:05 AM PDT

Italian police officers stand next to the lifeless bodies of six migrants who, according to Italian coast guard officials, drowned after their boat ran aground on a sandbar and they tried to swim to shore, near Catania, southern Italy, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. The boat, with some 100 migrants aboard, became stranded early Saturday 15 meters (50 feet) off a beach popular with tourists and locals. (AP Photo/Carmelo Imbesi)ROME (AP) — Rescuers saved about 250 migrants who tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea from northern Africa to southern Europe in flimsy boats on Saturday, but six migrants drowned when their vessel got stuck off a popular Sicilian beach resort, authorities said.

Bahrain deports US teacher over 'radical' links

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 09:52 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Bahrain says it has deported a U.S. citizen teaching there over her "radical" writings on Twitter and websites as the gulf kingdom cracks down on dissent.

Obama wants to ensure all resources for veterans

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 09:42 AM PDT

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave as they board Air Force One before departing Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. The President and first lady are traveling to Orlando, Florida, where they will address injured veterans at the Disabled American Veterans National Convention, then follow on to their vacation at Martha's Vineyard. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama is pledging to make sure the government has all the resources needed to assist U.S. veterans, and he notes their ranks are growing as wars end in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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