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How the Syria plan broke through, just in time

How the Syria plan broke through, just in time

How the Syria plan broke through, just in time

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2013 pool-file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during arrivals for the G-20 summit at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. WASHINGTON (AP) — "We've kind of hit a wall," President Barack Obama commented last week on his way to Russia. He meant his relationship with Moscow, but the remark came to apply as well to other leaders abroad, lawmakers at home and Americans at large, all standing in the way of what he wanted to do about Syria, which was to attack it.

Stocks mostly rise; Apple sinks after iPhone news

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2013, file photo, traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Global stocks were mixed Wednesday Sept. 11, 2013 amid optimism about a possible Chinese recovery and concern over a possible U.S. attack on Syria. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing mostly higher as the possibility of an immediate U.S. military strike on Syria seemed to fade.

Tuareg rebels clash with Malian army; 3 wounded

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:12 PM PDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Malian soldiers clashed Wednesday with Tuareg rebels near the Mauritanian border, the first fighting to erupt since the two sides signed a peace accord in June. A Malian captain warned the clash could endanger the truce.

Report: Tina Brown to leave The Daily Beast

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, March 8, 2012, file photo, Tina Brown attends the Women in the World Summit 2012 in New York. Brown, the editor who oversaw the ill-fated merger of Newsweek and The Daily Beast website, announced Wednesday, Spet. 11, 2013, she is parting ways with the company. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Brown, the editor who oversaw the ill-fated merger of Newsweek and The Daily Beast website, is parting ways with the company.

Verizon has biggest bond sale in history

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2013, file photo, pedestrians use their cell phones as they pass a Verizon Wireless store near Union Square, in New York. Verizon Communications announced Wednesday, Sept 11, 2013, it has sold $49 billion in bonds, the largest corporate bond sale in history. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon raised $49 billion on Wednesday in the largest corporate bond deal ever.

American held in Iran writes letter to John Kerry

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:07 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo released by his family via FreeAmir.org shows Amir Hekmati. Hekmati, a former U.S. Marine held in Iran over the past two years on accusations of spying for the CIA, describes in a new letter the DETROIT (AP) — A former U.S. Marine held in Iran for two years said in a letter to the U.S. secretary of state that he has endured "miserable prison conditions" and believes Tehran is holding him hostage for use in a possible prisoner exchange.

Referendum on Bloomberg looms in NYC election

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:07 PM PDT

New York City Democratic mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio embraces his son Dante, left, daughter Chiara, second from left, and wife Chirlane McCray, right, at his election headquarters after polls closed in the city's primary election Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)NEW YORK (AP) — The race to succeed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is shaping up as a referendum on the data-driven billionaire who guided the city for 12 years.

Priest gives used car to pope, who wants to drive

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:07 PM PDT

In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 picture made available by the Vatican newspaper l'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis, right, speaks with Rev. Renzo Zocca, second from right, and owner of the Renault 4L seen at left, his assistant Luigi Macchioni, and car-body repairer Stefano Veronesi, fourth from right, after he was donated the car by Zocca, at the Vatican. Rev. Zocca, 70, told the Associated Press Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, that he has dedicated his life to helping the needy in the peripheries of Verona, so when he saw that Pope Francis' priority was to reach out to the world's poor and inspire the Catholic leaders to go to slums and peripheries to preach, he decided to donate what he calls his 25-year-old "car of the French farmers" as a symbol of this approach. The pontiff invited Rev. Zocca for a private audience and on that occasion the priest had the car brought to the Vatican. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis now has his own mini popemobile after getting a good deal on a used car that he plans to drive himself.

GOP stopgap spending plan to be delayed

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:07 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A revolt by tea party conservatives forced House GOP leaders on Wednesday to delay a vote on a temporary spending bill required to prevent a government shutdown next month.

Catalans form human chain in Spain separation bid

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:06 PM PDT

People form a human chain in Barcelona, Spain Wednesday Sept. 11, 2013. Several hundred thousand people demanding an independent Catalonia have joined hands to attempt to form a 400-kilometer (250-mile) human chain across the northeastern region of Spain. The demonstration Wednesday aimed to illustrate local support for political efforts to break away from Spain. Organizers estimated about 400,000 people took part in the human chain. Catalonia claims a deep cultural difference based on its language, which is spoken side-by-side with Spanish in the wealthy region. (AP Photo/Paco Serinelli)BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — More than 1 million people showed their support for Catalan independence Wednesday by joining hands to form a 400-kilometer (250-mile) human chain across the northeastern region of Spain.

Softer edges for spring, even for boardroom

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:03 PM PDT

Fashion from the Michael Kors Spring 2014 collection is modeled on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)NEW YORK (AP) — You don't need to be buttoned-up to be the boss.

First lady makes 9/11 visit to Virginia USO center

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:03 PM PDT

First lady Michelle Obama visits with children at the USO Warrior and Family Center in Fort Belvoir, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, during a service project to commemorate the Sept. 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance at Food and Friends. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama drew a pair of construction paper hands for a project with military children during a 9/11 visit to a USO center at the Army's Fort Belvoir.

Mesoraco, Hannahan power Reds to 6-0 win over Cubs

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:02 PM PDT

Cincinnati Reds' Devin Mesoraco (39) is congratulated by third base coach Mark Berry after hitting a solo home run off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)CINCINNATI (AP) — Devin Mesoraco hit his first home run in more than a month and Jack Hannahan added his first career pinch-hit homer as the Cincinnati Reds avoided a sweep by the last-place Chicago Cubs with a 6-0 win on Wednesday.

U.S. warns diplomatic solution for Syria will take time

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:01 PM PDT

President Barack Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. President Obama blended the threat of military action with the hope of a diplomatic solution as he works to strip Syria of its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)By Susan Heavey and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House warned on Wednesday that a diplomatic solution over Syria would take "some time" and pledged to pursue talks despite skepticism from U.S. lawmakers that Damascus would make good on a Russian plan to surrender its chemical weapons. A day after President Barack Obama urged Americans to support his call for military strikes if diplomacy failed, officials warned of a long process ahead. The diplomatic initiative, kicked off by Syria's close ally Russia as a way to avert U.S. ...

Oil posts slight gain as market watches Syria

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:00 PM PDT

A row of oil pumps work at sunset Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. The price of oil rose Wednesday as the market waited for the next developments regarding Syria. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil rose Wednesday as the market waited for the next developments regarding Syria.

Bomb hits Libya's Benghazi on attack anniversary

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:00 PM PDT

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A car bomb tore through a Libyan Foreign Ministry building in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday, a powerful reminder of lawlessness in the North African nation on the anniversary of a deadly attack on the U.S. consulate there as well as the 2001 terror attacks in the United States.

AP Exclusive: Family recalls fan who died in fall

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:00 PM PDT

File- This Nov. 11, 2012 file photo shows Candlestick Park is shown during the first quarter of an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams in San Francisco. A football fan fell from an elevated pedestrian walkway and died at San Francisco's Candlestick Park Sunday Sept. 8, 2013, during the 49ers-Green Bay Packers game. San Francisco police spokesman Gordon Shyy says multiple people witnessed the man's fall onto a sidewalk from the Jamestown walkway, which goes around Candlestick. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The devastated parents of a 32-year-old football fan who fell to his death from a pedestrian overpass outside Candlestick Park said Wednesday their son had a "few" beers while tailgating but wasn't so drunk he couldn't walk straight.

Did Penske strike deal to get Logano into Chase?

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:59 PM PDT

Penske Racing may have cut a deal with Front Row Motorsports in the closing laps at Richmond for track position to help get Joey Logano in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

Syrian opposition forces feel let down by Obama

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:56 PM PDT

Syrian refugees wait before boarding a flight to Germany for temporary relocation, at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. The group of 107 refugees are the first to be relocated under a German program to give up to 5,000 highly vulnerable Syrian refugees temporary new homes. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition forces feel let down and more divided than ever because of President Barack Obama's decision to seek a diplomatic path to ending the civil war.

Colorado ousts lawmakers over gun control law

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:51 PM PDT

Activists in support of gun ownership gather on January 9, 2013 at the Colorado State Capitol in DenverVoters in the US state of Colorado have ousted two lawmakers who promoted tighter gun controls after last year's Aurora movie theater massacre.

Police report: Zimmerman took photos at house

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:49 PM PDT

George Zimmerman, right, is escorted to a home by a Lake Mary police officer, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Lake Mary, Fla., after a domestic incident in the neighborhood where Zimmerman and his wife Shellie had lived during his murder trial. Zimmerman's wife says on a 911 call that her estranged husband punched her father in the nose, grabbed an iPad out of her hand and smashed it and threatened them both with a gun. Zimmerman was recently found not guilty for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/John Raoux)LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman showed up at the house where he had lived with his estranged wife during his trial on murder charges and began taking photos of her as she removed belongings moments before a domestic dispute broke out, according to a police report released Wednesday.

Jake Coyle, Jessica Herndon named AP Film Writers

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:49 PM PDT

This Sept. 10, 2013, photo shows Jake Coyle, an Associated Press entertainment writer based in New York. Coyle, along with Jessica Herndon, a former reporter for People magazine, have been named the AP's new film writers. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Coyle, an Associated Press entertainment writer based in New York, and Jessica Herndon, a former reporter for People magazine, have been named the AP's new film writers.

Liberace's ex-lover spared jail for bad drug test

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:40 PM PDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — An ex-lover of Liberace who was the subject of a recent HBO film on the pianist's life is being given a second chance to complete a drug court program instead of going to prison after testing positive for methamphetamine in violation of his probation.

Official: Reports of sex assault in Navy increase

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:37 PM PDT

Rear Adm. Sean Buck, right, speaks with Senior Chief, Claudia Seawright, of New York City, after he addressed a Sexual Assault Response Coordinators Annual Training seminar at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Buck is the head of the Navy's 21st Century Sailor office and the Navy's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The number of sexual assaults reported to the Navy has grown by about 50 percent in the past year, which Navy officials said Wednesday is a sign that a growing number of sailors feel more comfortable reporting an assault and believe something will be done about it when they do.

Dems: Look, over there, a messy budget fight

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:33 PM PDT

FILE - This July 31, 2013 file photo shows House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, accompanied by Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y. speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The pressure off for now on Syria, Democrats are eager to return you to Washington's regularly-scheduled gridlock. Pitched debates loom on budget and debt_never flattering endeavors that in the past have sunk the nation's credit rating and Congress' popularity. At least those debacles made both parties look bad, which to Democrats would be a welcome relief from President Barack Obama's effort to strike Syria for a chemical weapons attack. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — With Syria off Congress's front burner for a while, Democrats are eager to return to Washington's regularly scheduled gridlock.

Iraqi officials: Iranian exiles leave Camp Ashraf

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:33 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say the remaining 42 residents of an Iranian dissident camp that was the scene of a disputed outbreak of violence last week have left the compound to join their comrades at a camp near Baghdad airport.

Mo. man gets 20 years in federal sex slave case

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:32 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2010 file photo provided by the LaClede County, Mo., sheriff's office is Edward Bagley of Lebanon, Mo. Bagley, 46, man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, for keeping a young woman as a sex slave for six years. (AP Photo/LaClede County Sheriff's Office, File)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Wednesday for holding a young woman captive as a sex slave for six years.

Suicide bombs hit Egypt military in Sinai, kill 9

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:32 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013, file photo, Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle backed by a helicopter gunship during a sweep through villages in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt. A military official said Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, Egyptian helicopters and tanks are attacking Islamic militants in villages in the northern Sinai Peninsula. The Saturday assault came after Egypt deployed a column of armored vehicles and trucks carrying infantry into the region, a militant stronghold, in a major new counterinsurgency offensive, the official said. (AP Photo, File)EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — In near-simultaneous attacks, a pair of suicide bombers rammed their explosives-laden cars into military targets in Egypt's volatile Sinai on Wednesday, killing at least nine soldiers and nudging the conflict there closer to a full-blown insurgency.

5 things to know about legal marijuana in Colorado

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:23 PM PDT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado has become the first state to adopt regulations for recreational marijuana businesses, which are expected to open at the beginning of next year.

Test for Klinsmann will be at the World Cup

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:17 PM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann, right, talks with Landon Donovan during a World Cup qualifying soccer match against Mexico in Columbus, Ohio. The United States clinched its seventh straight World Cup appearance, getting second-half goals from Eddie Johnson and Donovan on Tuesday night in a 2-0 win over Mexico.(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann sat on a podium and smiled after guiding the United States into its seventh straight World Cup.

White House: Russian prestige on the line in Syria

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:15 PM PDT

President Barack Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. President Obama blended the threat of military action with the hope of a diplomatic solution as he works to strip Syria of its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House tried Wednesday to pin the success or failure of a diplomatic option to secure Syria's chemical weapons on Russia rather than the United States as Secretary of State John Kerry headed for Geneva to work on a Russian proposal for international inspectors to seize and destroy the deadly stockpile.

First lady makes 9/11 visit to USO center in Va.

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:15 PM PDT

First lady Michelle Obama visits with children at the USO Warrior and Family Center in Fort Belvoir, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, during a service project to commemorate the Sept. 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance at Food and Friends. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama drew a pair of construction paper hands for a project with military children during a 9/11 visit to a USO center at the Army's Fort Belvoir.

Calif. city moves ahead with eminent domain plan

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:13 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 30, 2009 file photo shows the Richmond Bridge in Richmond, Calif. The Richmond City Council voted 4-3 early Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, to set up a Joint Powers Authority to bring more cities into the plan. Mayor Gayle McLaughlin says the city of El Monte in Southern California has expressed interest, and she believes other cities will follow. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area city voted Wednesday to try to expand a first-in-the-nation plan to use its power of eminent domain to seize hundreds of mortgages that exceed the value of homes.

MLB remembers Sept. 11 with on-field tributes

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:10 PM PDT

The United States, left, and Texas flags wave in the breeze at half staff, in honor of the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, during the first inning of a baseball game betwen the Pittsburgh Pirates and Texas Rangers Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)Texas Rangers third base coach Gary Pettis said it is important for Major League Baseball — and all Americans — to take a moment to remember Sept. 11.

Bill de Blasio, the Not-Bloomberg

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:08 PM PDT

New York Mayor Bloomberg speaks to the media during a news conference about Updates to New Yorkers on Preparations for Hurricane Sandy in New YorkBy Joyce Purnick Bill de Blasio, whose strong support in New York City's Democratic primary for mayor may have averted any runoff, had a secret weapon — and I speak not of his delightful Afro'd son, Dante, but of the very man he wants to succeed, Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Yes, if anyone handed de Blasio a win — besides de Blasio, his campaign and his feckless opponents — it was Bloomberg. He has never fully understood the art of politics, governing stubbornly with his head, never his heart. He has been substantive and steady, he has had many successes. ...

SEC talks on Nasdaq failure to focus on backing up system

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:03 PM PDT

Construction crew work outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times SquareBy Herbert Lash and John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal regulators and stock exchange executives are likely to focus on the stock quotes processor behind Nasdaq's trading halt last month, but a quick resolution of system outages or market weak spots at the meeting on Thursday is unlikely. Mary Jo White, chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, scheduled the meeting two weeks ago to address the "securities information processor" (SIP), whose malfunction shut down trading in Nasdaq stocks for three hours on August 22. ...

Nation pauses on 9/11 to pay tribute to victims

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:03 PM PDT

A woman wipes her eyes after reading the name of her brother, Bobby Hughes, as friends and relatives of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks gather at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, for a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)NEW YORK (AP) — Life in lower Manhattan resembled any ordinary day on Wednesday as workers rushed to their jobs in the muggy heat, but time stood still at the World Trade Center site while families wept for loved ones who perished in the terror attacks 12 years ago.

U.S. sees 'troubling' Iran nuclear moves, seeks steps by Tehran

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:01 PM PDT

Rouhani and MacmanusBy Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it saw "troubling developments" in Iran's nuclear program and called on the country's new president to take concrete steps soon to ease concerns about Tehran's aims. Reinforcing the West's message at a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog that time was of the essence in moving to resolve the decade-old nuclear dispute, the European Union told Tehran that any "further procrastination is unacceptable". ...

Institute: NKorea nuke reactor likely restarting

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT

In this photo released by Unification Ministry, South Korean delegates, right, shake hands with their North Korean counterparts at the start of a meeting at Kaesong Industrial District Management Committee in Kaesong, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Both Koreas agreed Wednesday to restart operations at a jointly run factory park that Pyongyang shut down in April during a torrent of threats, the latest sign of easing animosity between the rivals. (AP Photo/Unification Ministry)WASHINGTON (AP) — A recent satellite image appears to show North Korea is restarting a plutonium reactor, in a move that could raise renewed international alarm over its nuclear weapons program, a U.S. research institute said Wednesday.
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