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Minnesota Lynx celebrate WNBA title with parade

Minnesota Lynx celebrate WNBA title with parade

Minnesota Lynx celebrate WNBA title with parade

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:32 PM PDT

Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore, left, and guard Seimone Augustus, right, celebrate during the parade for their WNBA basketball championship title, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx celebrated their second WNBA championship in three years Monday with a parade through downtown Minneapolis.

Insight: Philippines infrastructure: taking the slow train to nowhere

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:26 PM PDT

A train operator on Southeast Asia's first light rail transit network signals to a colleague in another train in ManilaBy Rosemarie Francisco MANILA (Reuters) - Images of a portion of the Philippines' oldest light rail transit line ablaze in the middle of the night were exactly what private sector bidders for a $1.4 billion rehabilitation of the country's rail system had feared. The fire last week, caused by a short circuit that ignited power cables lining the tracks, was the second on Manila's elevated rail system in two months and one of many mishaps in its 29-year life - telltale signs that Southeast Asia's first light rail transit (LRT) network is in dire need of an upgrade. ...

Powell, Motown Records' chief of charm, dies at 98

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:25 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 12, 2009 file photo shows Maxine Powell, a former Motown Records artists developer talking to school children touring the Motown Museum in Detroit. Powell, who was responsible for developing the charm, grace and style of Motown Records' artists during the Detroit label's 1960s heyday, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 at a hospital in Southfield, Mich. She was 98. Powell directed the label's Artists Development Department, also known as DETROIT (AP) — Maxine Powell, who was responsible for developing the charm, grace and style of Motown Records' artists during the Detroit label's 1960s heyday, died Monday at age 98.

Michael Waltrip Racing cutting to 2 full teams

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:24 PM PDT

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Michael Waltrip Racing will run only two full-time cars next season because of the loss of sponsor NAPA, part of the fallout from its attempts to manipulate a race to get Martin Truex Jr. into the Chase.

Vegas nightclub closes after battle over sex shows

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:24 PM PDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas Strip nightclub closed over the weekend, a month after a judge ordered it to clean up its envelope-pushing sex shows.

Man with muscular dystrophy finishes marathon

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:23 PM PDT

This photo from video provided by Ken Herzlich of Embargo Chicago shows Maickel Melamed, 38, center, of Venezuela, who has muscular dystrophy, nearing the finish line early Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, to be the last runner to finish the Chicago Marathon _ nearly 17 hours after he started the race. About 100 people cheered him on as he finished. Melamed started running marathons two years ago and has competed in marathons in Berlin and New York City. His time for the Chicago Marathon was 16 hours and 46 minutes. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Ken Herzlich, Embargo Chicago) MANDATORY CREDITCHICAGO (AP) — A man with muscular dystrophy was the last runner to cross the finish line of the Chicago Marathon — nearly 17 hours after he started the race.

3 US economists win Nobel for work on asset prices

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:23 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the University of Chicago shows Eugene Fama, 74, of the University of Chicago. On Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm announced that Fama was one of three Americans to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the University of Chicago)Ordinary investors don't stand much chance of beating the market. It moves way too fast and efficiently. Or it behaves in ways that make no sense at all.

Debt ceiling talks push stocks higher

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:22 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 photo, trader Frank O'Connell, right, works, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. futures are down sharply, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, as the nation heads into the third week of a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose Monday, helped by signs that Washington was moving closer to a deal that would avert a default by the U.S. government.

Hollywood-style sting nabs alleged pirate kingpin

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT

In this undated handout photo provided by the Belgian government, the Belgian ship Pompei, owned by De Nul, is shown in unidentified waters. One of Somalia's most notorious pirate leaders, Mohamed Abdi Hassan, was arrested in Brussels on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 and placed in custody pending charges, judicial sources said Monday. Hassan is suspected of the 2009 capture of the Belgian ship, the Pompei, which was held for over 70 days. (AP Photo/ Belgian Government)BRUSSELS (AP) — The alleged pirate kingpin thought he was going work in the movies. Instead he landed in jail.

Over 1,600 migrants rounded up after ethnic riots in Moscow

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:16 PM PDT

Russian police detain migrant workers during a raid at a vegetable warehouse complex in the Biryulyovo district of MoscowBy Gabriela Baczynska and Igor Belyatski MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police rounded up more than 1,600 migrants on Monday in Moscow after rioting swept through a southern neighborhood over a fatal stabbing of a Russian that many residents blame on a man from the Caucasus region. Advocacy groups warned migrants from Russia's mainly Muslim Caucasus region and Central Asia of an increased risk of attacks in the worst ethnic disturbance in Moscow in three years. Authorities stepped up police patrols in the capital. ...

Las Vegas club closes after battle over sex shows

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:12 PM PDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An envelope-pushing Las Vegas Strip nightclub has closed a month after a judge ordered it to clean up its raunchy shows.

US stocks higher as budget, debt cap deal seem close

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:11 PM PDT

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on October 2, 2013 in New York CityNew York (AFP) - US stocks reversed losses and finished higher Monday amid encouraging signs from the White House and Congress that a deal was in reach on the budget and debt ceiling.

US stocks turn higher on hopes for debt talks

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:11 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 photo, trader Frank O'Connell, right, works, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. futures are down sharply, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, as the nation heads into the third week of a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ending higher following signs that Washington was moving closer to an agreement to avoid a debt default and re-open the federal government.

Libyan Al-Qaeda suspect in US

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:10 PM PDT

This image provided by the FBI shows Abu Anas al-Libi on their wanted list October 5, 2013New York City (AFP) - A Libyan Al-Qaeda suspect snatched from Tripoli by US commandos and interrogated on an American warship, has been brought to New York to face trial, a prosecutor said Monday.

Official: UK arrests thwart Kenya-style plot

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:08 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — British law enforcement agencies averted a plot to orchestrate a large-scale terror attack similar to the assault on Kenya's Westgate mall, an official said Monday.

Hajj pilgrims set for Eid al-Adha feast

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:08 PM PDT

Muzdalifah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Throngs of Muslim pilgrims converged Monday on Muzdalifah to prepare for Eid al-Adha feast after a day of prayer on Mount Arafat for an end to disputes and bloodshed.

Oil rises on hopes for debt deal

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:05 PM PDT

The price of oil rose slightly Monday amid alternating hope and uncertainty about the looming deadline for U.S. lawmakers to reach an agreement over the government's borrowing limit and shutdown.

Bomb kills 27 in Syria as kidnapped aid workers freed

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:04 PM PDT

Damascus (AFP) - A car bomb killed dozens of people in rebel-held northwestern Syria on Monday as suspected jihadists freed four out of seven aid workers kidnapped in the increasingly volatile region.

SF-area transit strike averted _ at least for day

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:01 PM PDT

A man enters the Lake Merritt BART station Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. San Francisco Bay Area rapid trains are running Monday morning after the transit agency and two of its largest unions agreed to extend contract talks over the weekend to avoid a strike. Tense negotiations ended around 3 a.m. after the unions gave a 24-hour reprieve from a planned midnight Sunday strike. Representatives of Bay Area Rapid Transit leaders and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 resumed negotiations shortly before noon Monday (AP Photo/Ben Margot)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco Bay Area commuters faced another day of uncertainty Monday as a major regional transit agency and two of its largest unions held talks under the ever-present threat of a strike.

Egypt urged to probe killing of Morsi protesters

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 01:01 PM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Rights group Amnesty International called on Egypt's government on Monday to launch a "full" and "impartial" investigation into the use of live ammunition by police to disperse protesters last week.

Israeli leader says holds hard-line in peace talks

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:58 PM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the opening session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Israel's prime minister says he is making a JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister on Monday said he is making a "real effort" to reach peace with the Palestinians, but vowed to maintain a hard-line stance in recently relaunched negotiations.

Analysis: U.S. race to clinch debt sales may prove costly

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:57 PM PDT

General view of the U.S. Federal Reserve building as the morning sky breaks over WashingtonBy Richard Leong NEW YORK (Reuters) - It sounds like the plot of a pulpy Hollywood thriller: a mad dash for more than $100 billion in cash in the 48 hours before the clock runs out. Except in this case, the U.S. government is racing, and the money would come from normally staid, uneventful sales of short-dated Treasury bills. ...

Libyan arrives in US to face terrorism charges

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:56 PM PDT

FILE - This file image from the FBI website shows Al Qaeda leader Abu Anas al-Libi. Al-Libi, who was captured in an Oct. 5, 2013, raid and held aboard a U.S. warship, is now in the United States. He is expected to stand trial over whether he helped plan and conduct surveillance for the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998. (AP Photo/FBI, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — After a weeklong interrogation aboard a U.S. warship, a Libyan al-Qaida suspect is now in New York awaiting trial on terrorism charges, U.S. officials said Monday.

Justices consider Michigan affirmative action ban

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Affirmative action opponents persuaded Michigan voters to outlaw any consideration of race after the Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that race could be a factor in college admissions.

Gunmen in Syria release 4 aid workers, hold 3

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT

This image made from citizen journalist video posted by the Shaam News Network, which is consistent with other AP reporting, shows the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a market in the town of Darkoush in Idlib province, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Syrian activist groups say the bombing in a rebel-held northwestern town has killed and wounded dozens of people. Car bombs are becoming more common in Syria's civil war, now in its third year. The conflict has killed more than 100,000 people.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen in Syria released three Red Cross staffers and a Red Crescent volunteer who had been kidnapped in rebel-held territory, the international agency said Monday.

Top Senate leaders 'optimistic' on debt ceiling deal

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:48 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L) arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on October 14, 2013Washington (AFP) - Rival Republican and Democratic Senate leaders Monday said they were optimistic they could agree a deal to stave off a debt default that would shred US credibility and rock the global economy.

Labelle, Latifah honorees of Black Girls Rock!

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:42 PM PDT

FILE - This June 26, 2011 file photo shows singer Patti LaBelle poses backstage at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Patti Labelle is a known diva and Queen Latifah does not consider herself one, but both will be among those honored as part of the Black Girls Rock! awards show on BET. Other honorees include tennis champion Venus Williams, screenwriter-producer Mara Brock Akil, ballet dancer Misty Copeland, community organizer Ameena Matthews and children's rights advocate Marian Wright Edelman. Actresses Tracee Ellis Ross and Regina King return as hosts of the ceremony, which will air Nov. 3. It will be taped at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)ATLANTA (AP) — Patti Labelle is a known diva and Queen Latifah does not consider herself one, but both will be among those honored as part of the Black Girls Rock! awards show on BET.

World powers, Iran hedge bets on eve of nuclear talks

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:40 PM PDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, seen during the UN General Assembly in New York, on September 24, 2013Geneva (AFP) - World powers gathered Monday for fresh talks with Iran on its controversial nuclear programme, seen as a test of a new mood since reputed moderate President Hassan Rouhani took office in August.

Hurting Bills sign quarterback Matt Flynn

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:40 PM PDT

ORCHARD PARK N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills signed free-agent quarterback Matt Flynn on Monday in their latest bid to shore up an injury-depleted position.

Libyan al-Qaeda suspect to appear in court in New York

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:39 PM PDT

By David Ingram NEW YORK (Reuters) - An alleged senior al Qaeda figure captured in Libya by U.S. special forces this month has been transferred to the United States and will face charges in court in New York, U.S. officials said on Monday The Libyan, Nazih al-Ragye, better known as Abu Anas al-Liby, is a suspect in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 civilians. He was seized by a U.S. Army Delta Force squad on the streets of Tripoli on October 5 and whisked onto a Navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea where he was questioned by a team of interrogators. ...

U.S. senators close in on fiscal deal as deadline looms

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:38 PM PDT

Federal workers demonstrate for an end to the U.S. government shutdown on the west front of the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonBy Richard Cowan and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators said they were closing in on a deal Monday that would reopen the government and push back a possible default for several months, though many hurdles remained as a Thursday deadline drew near. Ahead of a meeting with President Barack Obama, the Senate's top Democrat and top Republican both said they were optimistic that they could soon reach an agreement that would allow them to avert a looming default and end a partial government shutdown that has dragged on for 14 days so far. ...

Hunter found in California forest ate squirrels

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:38 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department, shows Gene Penaflor. Penaflor, a 72-year-old hunter who got hurt in a Northern California forest, was rescued Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. He was lost for 19 days and survived the ordeal by eating squirrels and lizards and covering himself with leaves to stay warm. (AP Photo/Mendocino County Sheriff's Department)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 72-year-old hunter who was lost for more than two weeks in a Northern California forest survived by eating squirrels and other animals he shot with his rifle and by making small fires and packing leaves and grasses around his body to stay warm, according to his family.

Reid, McConnell optimistic on debt-shutdown deal

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:34 PM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ken., is surrounded by reporters as he walks to the Senate floor after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., in his office on Capitol Hill on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 in Washington. The Senate's top two leaders both expressed optimism Monday that they were closing in on an agreement to prevent a national financial default and reopen the government after a two-week partial shutdown. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of stubborn gridlock, the Senate's top two leaders raced to reach an agreement Monday that could head off a first-ever U.S. Treasury default threatened for midweek and end the 14-day partial government shutdown.

Tough job for team destroying Syria nerve agents

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:30 PM PDT

FILE -- In this Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 file photo, a citizen journalism image provided by the Local Committee of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows members of the UN investigation team take samples from the ground in the Damascus countryside of Zamalka, Syria. The dismantling of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile is under way, but the mission faces multiple challenges, from an ambitious deadline and a raging civil war that threatens inspectors' safety. It also has far-reaching political consequences, giving a political boost to President Bashar Assad and further alienating the rebels. (AP Photo/Local Committee of Arbeen, File)BEIRUT (AP) — The destruction of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile is well underway, and the agency overseeing it — the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons — has won a Nobel Peace Prize. But despite global praise and a smooth start, the mission faces difficult challenges, from tight deadlines to safety risks for inspectors trying to get to sites near fighting. There's also political fallout. The decision to make Syrian President Bashar Assad a partner in destroying the stockpile appears to have restored some of his legitimacy and boosted his chances of staying in power longer, while angering his opponents who now balk at attending political transition talks the U.S. hopes will begin in November.

Alleged al Qaeda figure to be in court in New York on Tuesday

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:14 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An alleged senior al Qaeda figure who has been transferred to the United States after interrogation on a U.S. Navy ship is expected to appear in court in New York on Tuesday, the chief federal prosecutor for Manhattan said on Monday. Libyan Nazih al-Ragye, also known as Abu Anas al-Liby, was handed over to U.S. civilian officials over the weekend and is in the New York area, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement. (Reporting by David Ingram; editing by Christopher Wilson)

Nigerian Islamic cop to cabbies: No indecent dress

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:13 PM PDT

An unidentified man, wears a sleeveless t-shirt and a cutoff pants, as he drives a a rickshaw, in Lagos, Nigeria. Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Cutoff pants displaying a bulging calf? Sleeveless T-shirts showing off a well-muscled physique? Forget it in Nigeria's northern Kano state, where Islamic police are deploying thousands of officers to arrest anyone sporting the "indecent dress" that's fashionable among young men driving motorized rickshaw taxis. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Cutoff pants displaying a bulging calf? Sleeveless T-shirts showing off a well-muscled physique? Forget it in Nigeria's northern Kano state, where Islamic police are deploying thousands of officers to arrest anyone sporting the "indecent dress" that's fashionable among young men driving motorized rickshaw taxis.

New York Times goes global by rebranding IHT

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:07 PM PDT

In this Oct. 4, 2013 photo shows a view of the newsroom of the International Herald Tribune, who will be rebranded as the International New York Times on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 at the International Herald Tribune headquarters in Paris. The International Herald Tribune, a celebrated newspaper that long gave U.S. expatriates a cherished lifeline to events back home and a dose of Americana for foreign readers, published its last edition on Monday Oct. 14, 2013. It was 126 years old. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)PARIS (AP) — The New York Times Co. is rebranding its Paris-based daily, the International Herald Tribune, as the International New York Times — a bid to lure readers abroad amid the upheaval of the digital era facing traditional newspapers.

Don't expect Iran detente to cool oil markets

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 12:00 PM PDT

By Elizabeth Rosenberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Signs of a possible resolution to the standoff over Iran's nuclear enrichment program are generating considerable international enthusiasm, especially among oil companies and consumers anxious to see Iranian oil return to global markets. But US congressional pressure to tighten sanctions and the reluctance of banks to risk violating sanctions will complicate efforts to achieve normalized relations between Iran and the West, and it is unlikely energy markets will see meaningful benefits soon. ...

Nobel Prize U.S. winner warns of 'bubbly' global home prices

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 11:55 AM PDT

By Alister Bull and Johan Ahlander WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - One of three American economists who won the 2013 economics Nobel prize on Monday for research into market prices and asset bubbles expressed alarm at the rapid rise in global housing prices. Robert Shiller, who shared the 8 million Swedish crown ($1.25 million) prize with fellow laureates Eugene Fama and Lars Peter Hansen, said the U.S. Federal Reserve's economic stimulus and growing market speculation were creating a "bubbly" property boom. ...
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