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• Fire near Yosemite that 1,000 fled doesn't grow
• Gaza child, 2, woman, first deaths since truce breakdown: Palestinians
• US police shoot suspect dead near protest scene
• Madonna clothing, lyrics to hit auction block
• 'Canadian Idol' contestant acquitted on terrorism
• Teen testifies against pal in rock-throwing case
• AP Interview: Ryan discusses father's alcoholism
• Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks
• Colleges add luxury touches to new stadiums
• Audit: 'Obamacare' tax not meeting revenue target
• Teens arrested in plot after Web activities eyed
• Veteran rock climber killed in fall in Yosemite
• Defiant Texas Gov. Perry coming to New Hampshire
• Palestinians: Child killed in airstrike
• Ferguson pledges outreach efforts after shooting
• Many communities still mistrust police
• Ukraine bans Russian TV channels for airing war 'propaganda'
• S Sudan authorities close popular radio station
• Bob Marley musical to make premiere in Baltimore
• Floods force interstate closure north of Phoenix
• Settlement reached in Moore-Bertuzzi lawsuit
• Iraq forces hit militants as UN readies major aid effort
• Standard Chartered fined $300 mn over laundering controls
• Livestrong $50M gift biggest since Armstrong exit
• Ferguson pledges efforts at reconciliation
• Argentina car crash kills 3 relatives of pope
• Scene of fighting, grandiose Mosul dam always beset with problems
• Tens of thousands march on Pakistan's parliament
• Palestinians flee for cover as Israel raids Gaza
• 86-year-old Utah woman writes romance novel
• Islanders announce sale of minority stake of club
• Ukrainian forces press attacks on rebel-held areas
• Correction: People-Bon Jovi-Christie story
• US blames Hamas for Gaza truce collapse  
• Top Saudi cleric: Islamic State is Islam's enemy
• Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson set for DC Comics film
• Grand jury probe announced in NY police arrest death
• BHP announces spin-off plan, no share buyback for now
• Wildfire near Yosemite sparks 13,000 evacuation orders
• Woman shoots grandson; thought he was an intruder

Fire near Yosemite that 1,000 fled doesn't grow Posted: 19 Aug 2014 01:06 PM PDT OAKHURST, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a California wildfire that has forced about 1,000 people from their homes in the foothills near Yosemite National Park is holding steady amid higher humidity and calmer winds.

Gaza child, 2, woman, first deaths since truce breakdown: Palestinians Posted: 19 Aug 2014 01:05 PM PDT A two-year-old Gaza girl and a woman were killed in an Israeli air strike on Tuesday, making them the first Palestinian deaths in the conflict since the breakdown of a truce earlier in the day, Palestinian health officials said. Palestinians said Israel launched 35 air attacks, one of them on a house in Gaza City, which killed the woman and the child, which officials initially said was five. Israel said it ordered retaliatory raids when militants violated a truce by firing rockets at Israel.

US police shoot suspect dead near protest scene Posted: 19 Aug 2014 01:05 PM PDT Police in the US city of St. Louis shot dead another suspect on Tuesday, a short distance from a suburb that is the scene of protests over the killing of an unarmed black teenager. St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said in a tweet that officers had responded to a call and found an apparently agitated man, armed with a knife who yelled "kill me now" and approached the patrol. The world's media descended on the street where the latest police shooting took place, dozens of reporters having been in the nearby St. Louis suburb of Ferguson covering the ongoing unrest. Onlookers gathered at the yellow incident tape sealing off the scene of Tuesday's shooting outside a convenience store in St. Louis, some of them chanting the slogan of the protests: "Hands up, don't shoot."

Madonna clothing, lyrics to hit auction block Posted: 19 Aug 2014 01:03 PM PDT Madonna memorabilia including nude photographs of the Queen of Pop will go on sale in November at an auction that will also include some of her most famous outfits and some of her lyrics. The Marilyn Monroe-inspired gown and jewelry that Madonna donned in her 1984 "Material Girl" music video will also be up for grabs, Beverly Hills-based Julien's Auctions said Tuesday. Highest bidders will also be able to take home some of the many awards won by Madonna, as well as handwritten notes on concert choreography and working lyrics. The personal and professional collection includes a day planner from 1988 in which Madonna jotted down notes on everything from dates with her then-husband Sean Penn to an appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman."

'Canadian Idol' contestant acquitted on terrorism Posted: 19 Aug 2014 01:01 PM PDT OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A former "Canadian Idol" contestant was acquitted on Tuesday of conspiring to facilitate terrorism, with the judge finding insufficient evidence that he intended to join a plot.

Teen testifies against pal in rock-throwing case Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:59 PM PDT LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — One of four young men charged with throwing a rock onto a darkened central Pennsylvania interstate testified Tuesday that they intended to do some damage during a night of mayhem last month but did not anticipate their actions would cause severe injuries to an Ohio teacher.

AP Interview: Ryan discusses father's alcoholism Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — At age 15, Paul Ryan was already feeling isolated from his father, who had grown distant from his family and leaned heavily on whiskey. Then one morning the future congressman found his alcoholic father in bed, dead from an apparent heart attack at age 55.

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:57 PM PDT The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, August 7 to Sunday August 17 via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify.

Colleges add luxury touches to new stadiums Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:55 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lining the brightly lit hallways of Populous, one of the leading architectural firms behind college sports, there are hundreds of scale models and graphic renderings of college football stadiums in various stages of renovation and construction.

Audit: 'Obamacare' tax not meeting revenue target Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A government audit says an "Obamacare" tax on medical devices is falling short of its revenue target because thousands of companies aren't paying it.

Teens arrested in plot after Web activities eyed Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:51 PM PDT SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Investigators acting on a tip unraveled a plot to carry out a massacre at a suburban Los Angeles high school, arresting a pair of students who planned to target three school staffers and kill as many people as possible, police said Tuesday.

Veteran rock climber killed in fall in Yosemite Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:47 PM PDT SEBASTOPOL, Calif. (AP) — A veteran Northern California rock climber died in a fall in Yosemite National Park, just hours after proposing to his girlfriend during another climb, authorities said.

Defiant Texas Gov. Perry coming to New Hampshire Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:41 PM PDT CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The last time voters in New Hampshire saw Rick Perry, the Texas governor's 2012 presidential bid had fallen apart after a series of gaffes punctuated by a much-maligned stumble during a televised debate.

Palestinians: Child killed in airstrike Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:40 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian medical officials in the Gaza Strip say two people, including a 2-year-old girl, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Ferguson pledges outreach efforts after shooting Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:39 PM PDT FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson's leaders urged residents Tuesday to stay home after dark to "allow peace to settle in" and pledged several actions to reconnect with the predominantly black community in the St. Louis suburb where the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown has sparked nightly clashes between protesters and police.

Many communities still mistrust police Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — For one night, all was well in Ferguson, Missouri. After a change in police command, violent protests decrying the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown at the hands of white police officer Darren Wilson suddenly gave way to peaceful demonstrations.

Ukraine bans Russian TV channels for airing war 'propaganda' Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:35 PM PDT Ukraine has blocked 14 Russian television channels from its cable networks to stop them spreading war propaganda, an Interior Ministry official said on Tuesday. Television news has played a vital role in public perception of the conflict in eastern Ukraine where many of the largely Russian-speaking population watch Russian news. Russian media tend to project the Kremlin view that the ousting of the Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovich in February was the work of a fascist "junta" and the separatist rebellions are the product of unjust practices and military action by Kiev against Russian speakers.

S Sudan authorities close popular radio station Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:33 PM PDT KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Authorities in South Sudan have shut down a popular radio station in the capital, Juba, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

Bob Marley musical to make premiere in Baltimore Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:30 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A musical about Bob Marley that uses the Jamaican reggae icon's music is in the works for next year.

Floods force interstate closure north of Phoenix Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:29 PM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — Flooding from heavy monsoon season rains in the Phoenix area forced authorities on Tuesday to close several major roads, including a portion of Interstate 17, while elsewhere firefighters rescued multiple motorists and a small trailer park was evacuated.

Settlement reached in Moore-Bertuzzi lawsuit Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:27 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — A settlement has been reached in Steve Moore's lawsuit against NHL forward Todd Bertuzzi, more than 10 years after the bloody, on-ice attack ended Moore's career.

Iraq forces hit militants as UN readies major aid effort Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:22 PM PDT Iraqi forces battled Sunni militants along a string of fronts Tuesday, including in Saddam Hussein's hometown Tikrit, as the United Nations readied a massive aid operation for displaced Iraqis. Kurdish and federal forces, who wrested back control of Iraq's largest dam, fought jihadists in the country's north, buoyed by intensifying US air strikes and Western arms deliveries. Other security forces backed by militiamen and tribesmen are also fighting jihadists in flashpoints north, west and south of Baghdad, officials said. The counter-offensives against the militants came as the UN refugee agency said it was launching a major operation this week to help "close to half a million people" who have been displaced.

Standard Chartered fined $300 mn over laundering controls Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:17 PM PDT New York state's banking regulator hit Standard Chartered Bank with a $300 million fine and restrictions on its dollar-clearing business Tuesday for not detecting possible money laundering. The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) said the British bank's internal compliance systems had failed to detect or act on a large number of "potentially high-risk transactions" mostly originating from Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates. The new punishment came two years after the bank paid US regulators $667 million to settle charges it violated US sanctions by handling thousands of money transactions involving Iran, Myanmar, Libya and Sudan. A DFS monitor appointed in 2012 to keep an eye on the bank discovered that it had not detected the allegedly high-risk transactions from Hong Kong and the UAE and reported them as it should have, the department said.

Livestrong $50M gift biggest since Armstrong exit Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:11 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong's former charity made the largest investment in its history Tuesday by giving $50 million to the University of Texas, marking the group's biggest splash since severing ties with the disgraced cyclist as it pushes to restore momentum and influence after a tumultuous two years.

Ferguson pledges efforts at reconciliation Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:11 PM PDT FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The city of Ferguson, Missouri, says it working hard to better connect with the community and learn from the "discord and heartbreak" that followed the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer.

Argentina car crash kills 3 relatives of pope Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:08 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Three relatives of Pope Francis died and a fourth was in critical condition Tuesday after their car crash on a provincial highway in Argentina, the Vatican and a local police official said.

Scene of fighting, grandiose Mosul dam always beset with problems Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:03 PM PDT By Yara Bayoumy DUBAI (Reuters) - The Mosul Dam was always meant to be a symbol of Iraq's grandiose ambition to escape poverty and underdevelopment. Despite its structural faults, the country's biggest dam at 3.6 km long, built by a German-Italian consortium in the 1980s, is a vital water and power source for Mosul, Iraq's largest northern city of 1.7 million residents. With that in mind, Islamic State insurgents who captured swathes of Iraq and Syria and declared a caliphate, wrested control of the dam from Kurdish forces in recent weeks.

Tens of thousands march on Pakistan's parliament Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:02 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters armed with wire cutters and backed by cranes marched on Pakistan's parliament Tuesday, removing barriers blocking them from soldiers guarding the seat of the country's government.

Palestinians flee for cover as Israel raids Gaza Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:49 AM PDT Several thousand Palestinians fled their homes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, weighed down with bags of clothes, pillows and mattresses after Israel and Palestinian militants resumed fire, witnesses said. An AFP reporter saw hundreds of Palestinians streaming out of Shejaiya, an area devastated by more than a month of fighting between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement which rules Gaza. Witnesses estimated that several thousand were leaving fleeing, as people streamed to the homes of relatives and UN schools, away from northern Gaza and also the Zeitun and Shaaf areas. Eight Palestinians were wounded in Israeli air strikes, including four boys -- two of them aged six and nine -- after warplanes struck targets across the coastal strip, the emergency services said.

86-year-old Utah woman writes romance novel Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:48 AM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An 86-year-old Utah woman became a first-time novelist by writing a steamy romance novel about a bored housewife.

Islanders announce sale of minority stake of club Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:46 AM PDT UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Islanders are selling a minority stake of the team, with a former Washington Capitals co-owner and a London-based investor to become full owners in two years.

Ukrainian forces press attacks on rebel-held areas Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:43 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Government troops pressed attacks Tuesday in the two largest cities held by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, while Kiev also pursued diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict that has killed more than 2,000 and displaced another 300,000.

Correction: People-Bon Jovi-Christie story Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:41 AM PDT In a story Aug. 16 about Jon Bon Jovi accepting a challenge to douse himself with ice water for charity, The Associated Press erroneously reported the charity he was supporting. It was the ALS Association, not the ALS Foundation.

US blames Hamas for Gaza truce collapse   Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:39 AM PDT The United States blamed rocket fire from Gaza for a breakdown in indirect talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities on a durable ceasefire Tuesday, and said Hamas bore responsibility. "Hamas has security responsibility for Gaza... Rocket fire came from Gaza," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said, blaming the Palestinian Islamist group for renewed fighting.

Top Saudi cleric: Islamic State is Islam's enemy Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:36 AM PDT RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's top cleric said Tuesday that extremism and the ideologies of groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaida are Islam's No. 1 enemy and that Muslims have been their first victims.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson set for DC Comics film Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:31 AM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says he will play a role in an upcoming DC Comics movie adaption but has yet to decide between superhero Shazam and his arch-nemesis Black Adam.

Grand jury probe announced in NY police arrest death Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:26 AM PDT A New York prosecutor announced Tuesday he will convene a grand jury to probe the death last month of a 43-year-old black man placed in a chokehold by police. Eric Garner, a father of six who was suspected of illegally selling cigarettes, was wrestled to the ground by several white police officers after resisting arrest in Staten Island July 17. Garner lost consciousness and was pronounced dead of a heart attack after being transferred to a hospital. Classified as a homicide by the New York medical examiner's office, his death set off intense reactions and several protests in New York reminiscent of those in Ferguson, Missouri, over the August 9 police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.

BHP announces spin-off plan, no share buyback for now Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:22 AM PDT By Sonali Paul and Silvia Antonioli MELBOURNE/LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest mining company, BHP Billiton, announced plans to spin off businesses worth an estimated $16 billion, most of them acquired in a 2001 merger, to focus on its most profitable activities. Chief Executive Andrew Mackenzie said the widely expected move to simplify BHP around the "four pillars" of iron ore, copper, coal and petroleum - with potash as a potential fifth pillar - would spur cashflow growth and boost returns. The spin-off company, dubbed NewCo for now, will bundle BHP's aluminum, manganese, Cerro Matoso nickel in Colombia, South African energy coal, some Australian metallurgical coal assets and the Cannington silver, lead and zinc mine. It will not include Nickel West in Australia, for which a separate sale process was continuing, Mackenzie said.

Wildfire near Yosemite sparks 13,000 evacuation orders Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:22 AM PDT Californian authorities said Tuesday they have issued more than 13,000 evacuation orders near Yosemite National Park due to a wildfire encroaching on the US tourist attraction. Some 600 firefighters were battling the blaze that so far has burned some 1,200 acres (500 hectares), according to the Madera County Sheriff's Office. With no containment in effect, the road allowing access to Yosemite from the south has been closed. In July, another inferno threatened a grove of famous giant sequoia trees in Yosemite, which welcomes several million visitors annually.

Woman shoots grandson; thought he was an intruder Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:21 AM PDT TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A grandmother shot and critically wounded her 7-year-old grandson early Tuesday after mistaking him for an intruder who had broken into her home, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

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