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Monday, October 21, 2013

Police: 2 dead after Mich. senior center shooting

Police: 2 dead after Mich. senior center shooting


Police: 2 dead after Mich. senior center shooting

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 01:25 PM PDT

Police swarm the scene after two women were gunned down around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013 at the Pablo Davis Elder Living Center in Detroit, Mich. A 65-year-old man who lives at the senior center was in custody Sunday after police said he shot and killed two women that he blamed for a breakup with his girlfriend. (AP Photo/The Detroit News Ricardo Thomas)DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUTDETROIT (AP) — Authorities on Monday released the identities of two women who investigators say were shot to death the day before at a Detroit seniors' home.


Penney, Martha Stewart scale back partnership

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 01:24 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — As a court ruling looms, J.C. Penney Co. is scaling back its partnership with Martha Stewart.

Microsoft: 8.1 update issue limited to Surface RT

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft says a problem caused when updating computers to Windows 8.1 RT is limited to its own Surface RT devices.

Netflix's 3Q earnings quadruple, top Street views

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 01:17 PM PDT

LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Netflix's earnings quadrupled as its line-up of original programming helped the Internet video subscription service attract 1.3 million more U.S. subscribers during its latest quarter.

US stocks end flat as investors take breather

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 01:14 PM PDT

US stocks ended little changed as investors took a breather after last week's hefty gainsNew York City (AFP) - US stocks Monday ended little changed as investors took a breather after last week's hefty gains.


Suicide bomber strikes Russian bus, killing 6

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 01:12 PM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — A female suicide bomber blew herself up on a city bus in southern Russia on Monday, killing six people and injuring about 30, officials said. The attack in Volgograd added to security fears ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

S&P 500 index edges up to another record close

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 01:12 PM PDT

In this Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013 photo, trader Randy Biller works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World financial markets were flat-footed Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, ahead of a run of economic data and corporate earnings statements, particularly out of the U.S. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged up to another record high as investors assessed third-quarter earnings news.


UK gives unprecedented support to £16 billion nuclear deal

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 01:10 PM PDT

A worker walks past a gas circulator in the turbine hall inside EDF Energy's Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station in Bridgwater, southwest EnglandBy Geert De Clercq and Karolin Schaps PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain signed a deal with France's EDF on Monday to build a 16-billion pound nuclear plant, the first European country to offer state guarantees in order to fund a nuclear project. The Hinkley Point C project in southwest England, the first new nuclear plant in Europe since the Fukushima disaster, is expected to start producing power from 2023. The government will guarantee it a price of up to 92. ...


Chinese oil firms join Euro giants to win Brazil auction

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 01:03 PM PDT

Security forces in riot gear form a line in front of the hotel where Brazil's National Petroleum Agency auctioned drilling rights to one of the world's largest offshore oil discoveries, in Rio de Janeiro on October 21, 2013Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - China's CNOOC and CNPC, Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell and France's Total won an auction Monday to join Brazilian state operator Petrobras in developing the huge "Libra" Atlantic oilfield.


SF transit strike has commuters facing gridlock

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 01:02 PM PDT

With the BART transit system on strike, people wait in line to catch a ferry to San Francisco Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, from Jack London Square in Oakland, Calif. San Francisco Bay Area commuters started the new work week on Monday with gridlocked roadways and long lines for buses and ferries as a major transit strike entered its fourth day. At the same time, federal investigators were searching for clues to a weekend train crash that killed two workers.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Frustrated San Francisco Bay Area commuters started the work week on Monday facing gridlocked roadways and long lines for buses and ferries as a major transit strike entered its fourth day, increasing pressure on negotiators to reach a deal that resumes train service.


Uruguay official: legal pot for $1 per gram

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 01:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2012 file photo, a marijuana grower shows plants he is cultivating with some friends in Montevideo, Uruguay. Uruguay is toying with prices for legal marijuana. A law already passed in the lower house of Congress and expected to pass in the Senate in 2013 would make Uruguay the first country in the world to license and enforce rules for the production, distribution and sale of marijuana for adult consumers. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay's drug czar says the country plans to sell legal marijuana for $1 per gram to combat drug-trafficking, according to a local newspaper.


Syrian president casts doubt on peace conference

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:59 PM PDT

In this photo, which AP obtained from Syrian official news agency SANA and which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, President Bashar Assad gestures as he speaks during an interview with Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen TV, at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Syria's president said Monday that the factors that would allow a landmark conference aimed at ending the country's civil war do not yet exist, throwing further doubt on international efforts to hold peace talks that have already been repeatedly delayed. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's president said Monday that the factors needed for a proposed peace conference to end the country's conflict to succeed do not yet exist, raising doubts about renewed international efforts to bring the opposing sides in the civil war to the negotiating table.


France summons US ambassador over spying

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:58 PM PDT

U.S Ambassador to France Charles H. Rivkin, right, leaves the Foreign Ministry in Paris, after he was summoned Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. The French government had summoned the ambassador to explain why the Americans spied on one of their closest allies. Le Monde newspaper said Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 that documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the U.S. National Security Agency swept up 70.3 million French phone records in a 30-day period. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)WASHINGTON (AP) — France joined a growing list of angry allies Monday who are demanding answers from the United States over aggressive surveillance tactics by the National Security Agency, this time, that it swept up — and in some cases recorded — 70.3 million French telephone calls and emails in one 30 day period.


Jaguars' Bradley leaves team following dad's death

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:57 PM PDT

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley, right, argues a call with an official during the first half of an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013.(AP Photo/Stephen Morton)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Gus Bradley has left the team following his father's death.


EU lawmakers OK beefing up data protection laws

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:56 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — A European Parliament committee on Monday approved sweeping new data protection rules that would strengthen online privacy and outlaw the kind of data transfers that the United States used for its secret spying program.

Bears QB Jay Cutler to miss at least 4 weeks

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:55 PM PDT

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler walks off the field after being injured by a sack from Washington Redskins defensive end Chris Baker during the first half of a NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Injured Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler will miss at least the next four weeks of the season and Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs will be out for around six weeks, staggering blows for a struggling team.


Brazil oil block goes to Shell, Total, China firms

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:53 PM PDT

Brazilian Army soldiers in riot gear take position at the Barra da Tijuca beach before the auction of the Libra oil field, Brazil's largest single offshore find, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Monday's oil auction is the first in Brazil since the government created new production-sharing agreements. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A consortium including Shell, Total, two Chinese firms and Brazil's state-run petroleum company Petrobras won the right to develop an offshore field that could hold up to 12 billion barrels, Brazil's government said Monday.


Lester to start Game 1 of World Series for Red Sox

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT

Boston Red Sox's Jon Lester listens to a question during a news conference before Game 4 of the American League baseball championship series against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Detroit. Lester is expected to be the Game 5 starter for Boston. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester will start Game 1 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.


France summons U.S. ambassador over spying report

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:49 PM PDT

French Foreign Minister Fabius speaks to the U.N. Security Council after it voted unanimously in favor of a resolution eradicating Syria's chemical arsenal during a Security Council meeting at the 68th U.N. General Assembly in New YorkBy Adrian Croft and Arshad Mohammed LUXEMBOURG/PARIS (Reuters) - France summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday after Le Monde newspaper reported the huge scale of alleged American spying on French citizens, with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius calling the revelations unacceptable. Le Monde said the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) recorded 70.3 million items of French telephone data between December 10, 2012 and January 8, 2013 and had collected tens of thousands of French phone records. ...


70.3M records, 30 days: NSA report draws Paris ire

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:45 PM PDT

U.S Ambassador to France Charles H. Rivkin, right, leaves the Foreign Ministry in Paris, after he was summoned Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. The French government had summoned the ambassador to explain why the Americans spied on one of their closest allies. Le Monde newspaper said Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 that documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the U.S. National Security Agency swept up 70.3 million French phone records in a 30-day period. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)PARIS (AP) — The U.S. National Security Agency swept up 70.3 million French telephone records in a 30-day period, according to a newspaper report Monday that offered new details of the massive scope of a surveillance operation that has angered some of the country's closest allies. The French government summoned the U.S. ambassador for an explanation on Monday and renewed demands for talks on protection of personal data, as well as pledges that the surveillance would cease.


Cee Lo Green charged with giving woman ecstasy

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013 file photo, singer/songwriter and rapper Cee Lo Green interviewed legendary artist Little Richard as part of the Recording Academy Atlanta Chapter's "The Legacy Lounge" at the W Hotel, in Atlanta, Ga. Los Angeles prosecutors charged Green, whose real name is Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, with one felony count of furnishing a controlled substance on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. The singer faces up to four years in prison if convicted. (Photo by Dan Harr/Invision/AP Images, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors have charged Cee Lo Green with illegally giving a woman ecstasy while at a dinner in Los Angeles last year.


Titans owner Bud Adams has died at age 90

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2012 file photo, Tennessee Titans owner K.S. "Bud" Adams Jr., talks with people on the sideline before an NFL football game between the Titans and the Houston Texans in Nashville, Tenn. Adams Jr. has died in his Houston home. He was 90. The team announced Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, that Adams had died, saying he "passed away peacefully from natural causes." (AP Photo/Joe Howell, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans owner Bud Adams, who helped found the American Football League and whose battles for players helped lead to the merger with the NFL, has died. He was 90.


Yahoo again tops Google in US Web visitors in Sept

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:35 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — For the third month in a row, more Americans visited Yahoo's websites than Google's, according to comScore Inc.'s Internet traffic data for September.

Police: Student killed staffer at Nevada school

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:35 PM PDT

Map locates Sparks, Nev., where at least 2 people are killed in a shooting at Sparks Middle School.; 1c x 2 inches; 46.5 mm x 50 mm;SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — A student at a Nevada middle school opened fire on campus just before the starting bell Monday, wounding two boys and killing a staff member who was trying to protect other children, Sparks police said Monday.


US stocks are mixed as company earnings roll in

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:26 PM PDT

In this Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013 photo, trader Randy Biller works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World financial markets were flat-footed Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, ahead of a run of economic data and corporate earnings statements, particularly out of the U.S. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — The Standard & Poor's 500 index held close to its record high Monday as investors assessed third-quarter earnings news.


New breast milk policy planned for online exchange

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:25 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — An online breast milk exchange linked to bacteria contamination in a new study says it is changing its policies.

Tackle McKinnie acquired by Dolphins from Ravens

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:25 PM PDT

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Tackle Bryant McKinnie was traded Monday by the Baltimore Ravens to the Miami Dolphins, who needed to shore up a leaky offensive line.

Israel awards Bloomberg $1 million 'Jewish Nobel'

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attends at a cornerstone ceremony for the Magen David Adom's William H. Bloomberg Jerusalem Station, named after his late father, in Jerusalem. Israel has recognized New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the first-ever recipient of an award dubbed the JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday recognized New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the first recipient of the $1 million Genesis Prize, an award popularly dubbed the "Jewish Nobel Prize."


Grambling players end boycott, return to practice

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:20 PM PDT

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Grambling players are ending their boycott and will practice Monday after speaking with former coach Doug Williams, who advised them to, "Go out there and play football."

Colts's Wayne out for season with knee injury

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Reggie Wayne of the Indianapolis Colts looks on during his team's 19-9 loss to the San Diego Chargers on October 14, 2013 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CaliforniaIndianapolis (AFP) - The Indianapolis Colts will be without Reggie Wayne for the rest of the NFL season after the wide receiver tore a knee ligament in Sunday's win over Denver.


Coroner names victims in California train mishap

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:19 PM PDT

With the BART transit system on strike, people wait in line to catch a ferry to San Francisco Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, from Jack London Square in Oakland, Calif. San Francisco Bay Area commuters started the new work week on Monday with gridlocked roadways and long lines for buses and ferries as a major transit strike entered its fourth day. At the same time, federal investigators were searching for clues to a weekend train crash that killed two workers.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have named two men who were stuck and killed by a San Francisco Bay Area train during a worker strike.


Leyland low on fuel, steps down as Tigers manager

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:18 PM PDT

Detroit Tigers President CEO General Manager David Dombrowski (L) and Jim Leyland speak during a press conference to announce Leyland's retirement as manager of the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on October 21, 2013 in Detroit, MichiganDetroit (AFP) - Jim Leyland is stepping down as manager of the Detroit Tigers, a move he decided on in September and not after their elimination from the play-offs at the weekend.


Tackle Bryant McKinnie acquired by Dolphins

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:16 PM PDT

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Tackle Bryant McKinnie has been traded by the Baltimore Ravens to the Miami Dolphins, who are anxious to shore up a leaky offensive line.

France, Mexico demand answers over US spying

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:15 PM PDT

French Interior minister Manuel Valls, seen here during a visit to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on October 18, 2013, says claims a US spy agency monitored 70.3 million phone calls over a 30-day period as "shocking"Paris (AFP) - France and Mexico Monday angrily demanded swift explanations about fresh leaks by former US security contractor Edward Snowden, which alleged that the United States had spied on millions of phone communications.


Syria's Assad: Factors for peace talks not set

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:12 PM PDT

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, greets his supporters after he attended prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha, at the Sayeda Hassiba mosque, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's president says the elements necessary to hold peace talks to end the country's conflict do not yet exist.


Thieves pose as truckers to steal huge cargo loads

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:12 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 photo, bags of almonds are loaded into a truck at Hughson Nut, Inc., in Livingston, Calif. Hughson has joined a growing number of companies that have become victims of an increasingly common form of commercial identity theft that has allowed con men to make off each year with millions of dollars in merchandise. Thieves, posing as truckers, load freight onto their own tractor-trailers and drive away.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — To steal huge shipments of valuable cargo, thieves are turning to a deceptively simple tactic: They pose as truckers, load the freight onto their own tractor-trailers and drive away with it.


AP source: T McKinnie acquired by Dolphins

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:09 PM PDT

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal says tackle Bryant McKinnie has been traded by the Baltimore Ravens to the Miami Dolphins, who are anxious to shore up a leaky offensive line.

Yahoo plucks influential tech writer from NY Times

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:09 PM PDT

In this undated photo provided by David Pogue via Yahoo, David Pogue poses for a photo. New York Times technology columnist and gadget reviewer Pogue is leaving the newspaper to cover similar topics for Yahoo. (AP Photo/David Pogue via Yahoo)SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — New York Times technology columnist and gadget reviewer David Pogue is leaving the newspaper to cover similar topics for Yahoo.


Oil drops below $100 for 1st time since July

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:09 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil dropped below $100 a barrel Monday for the first time since early July as U.S. supplies keep rising and the risks of disruption to Middle East shipments subside.

U.S. tries to calm Saudi anger over Syria, Iran

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:08 PM PDT

By Arshad Mohammed and Sylvia Westall PARIS/KUWAIT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sought on Monday to calm rising tensions with Saudi Arabia, which has spurned a U.N. Security Council seat in fury at inaction over the crisis in Syria. Saudi Arabia rejected a coveted two-year term on the council on Friday in a rare display of anger over what it called "double standards" at the United Nations. Its stance won praise from its Gulf Arab allies and Egypt. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal hosted a lunch for Kerry at his private residence in Paris on Monday. U.S. ...

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