Baby Ace: July 2014

Thursday, July 31, 2014

House Cancels Vote On $659 Million Border Security Bill

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hide captionTexas Parks and Wildlife Wardens patrol the Rio Grand on the U.S.-Mexico border in Mission, Texas, earlier this month.

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Wardens patrol the Rio Grand on...
House Cancels Vote On $659 Million Border Security Bill

4 arrested in connection with body in Price burning home

PRICE — Police arrested several people Wednesday in connection with the dead man discovered in the burning home in Price.

Dispatch received a call Tuesday around 11 a.m. reporting that a man had been injured in a fight and was locked in the basement of a burning home, according to P...
4 arrested in connection with body in Price burning home

Clockwise Podcast: Comic-Con, Yelp, smart bulbs, and "app rot"

Clockwise is a podcast about technology that’s designed not to waste your time. Every week we’ll talk about a few tech topics in 30 minutes or less.

In this episode: Amazon and Apple make comic-book fans sad, Yelp lets reviewers add video clips, tablet and smartphone fans let...
Clockwise Podcast: Comic-Con, Yelp, smart bulbs, and "app rot"

Home owned by Trump holdout auctioned for $530,000

She once called Donald Trump “a maggot, a cockroach and a crumb.” This week, he remembered her as “an impossible person.”
The woman who became a folk hero for resisting decades-long efforts by big-name developers like Trump to displace her Atlantic City boardinghouse is...
Home owned by Trump holdout auctioned for $530,000

Ukraine premier stays on, envoys agree on crash site route

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament rejected Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk’s resignation on Thursday and finally passed legislation he said was needed to finance an army offensive against a separatist rebellion in the east and avert a national default on its debts.
The...
Ukraine premier stays on, envoys agree on crash site route

U.S. border funding bill founders amid House opposition

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker John Boehner suffered a political setback on Thursday when he had to cancel a planned vote on legislation that would provide $659 million to help address an immigration crisis on the southwestern border with Mexico.
Boehner had labored to garner...
U.S. border funding bill founders amid House opposition

Immigration courts speed up children"s cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Immigration courts are speeding up hearings for the tens of thousands of Central American children caught on the U.S. border after criticism that the backlogged system is letting immigrants stay in the country for years while waiting for their cases to be...
Immigration courts speed up children"s cases

US warns against traveling to Ebola-hit countries

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning Americans not to travel to the three African countries hit by an outbreak of Ebola.
The travel advisory issued Thursday applies to non-essential travel to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The outbreak in West Africa has killed...
US warns against traveling to Ebola-hit countries

Demoted worker shoots CEO, kills self in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — A demoted worker shot and critically wounded his company’s CEO before fatally shooting himself Thursday inside a downtown high-rise office building in Chicago’s bustling financial district, police said.
Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said a worker...
Demoted worker shoots CEO, kills self in Chicago

Kurdish oil cargo unloaded at sea, destination a mystery

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Part of a Kurdish oil cargo has been offloaded from a Greek-managed tanker into another tanker in the South China Sea, but mystery surrounds the identity of the buyer and where the two tankers are headed.
The United Emblem, which is carrying more than 1 million...
Kurdish oil cargo unloaded at sea, destination a mystery

Ukraine says suspends attacks to let experts reach crash site, rebels deny

KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Thursday it had suspended offensive operations in its military campaign in east Ukraine to help international experts reach the downed Malaysian airliner’s crash site but separatists were continuing to attack its positions.
Kiev said...
Ukraine says suspends attacks to let experts reach crash site, rebels deny

Big U.S. banks" funding advantage reduced, could rise in crisis: official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Big U.S. banks’ ability to borrow at lower rates than smaller competitors has eroded since the 2007-2009 meltdown but could return in a crisis, a U.S. official said, previewing a highly anticipated report on whether banks remain “too big to...
Big U.S. banks" funding advantage reduced, could rise in crisis: official

EU adopts toughest Russian sanctions yet, targets five Russian banks

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has published a law that will curb arms sales to Russia and to cut off financing for five major Russian banks over Moscow’s support for rebels in Ukraine.
Russia has denounced the measures, agreed by the 28 EU member states on Tuesday, as...
EU adopts toughest Russian sanctions yet, targets five Russian banks

France"s Iliad makes buyout approach for T-Mobile U.S.: source

NEW YORK (Reuters) – French telecoms operator Iliad SA (ILD.PA) has recently made a buyout approach for T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.N), according to a person familiar with the matter, a surprise bid that counters an existing takeover bid by Sprint Corp (S.N).
It was not immediately clear how...
France"s Iliad makes buyout approach for T-Mobile U.S.: source

Boehner: Obama executive steps further president"s "lawlessness"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday that any unilateral steps by President Barack Obama to address a surge of illegal immigrants would make matters worse and add to a “legacy of lawlessness.”
“No more unilateral action...
Boehner: Obama executive steps further president"s "lawlessness"

Next Obamacare enrollment period faces bumps: U.S. official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumers who purchase private health coverage through the federal Obamacare website HealthCare.gov are likely to find only modestly higher premiums but may still have technical problems signing up, a top health official said on Thursday.
“It won’t...
Next Obamacare enrollment period faces bumps: U.S. official

Life Moves on At Brewhaus Post-Pipe Bomb - WICS

Life Moves on At Brewhaus Post-Pipe Bomb

Life Moves on At Brewhaus Post-Pipe Bomb - WICS

Q2 News 5:30 pm Top Stories with Jay Kohn & Jeanelle Slade, Wednesday 7-30 ...

The final resting place for thousands is getting a face-lift at the little Bighorn National Monument. And a big relief for a local Iraq war veteran as some Billings builders pay it forward!

Q2 News 5:30 pm Top Stories with Jay Kohn & Jeanelle Slade, Wednesday 7-30 ...

How Will You Die?

So let’s cut to the chase. Depending on where you live on Earth, cooking dinner, having sex and going to the bathroom are either three of life’s many pleasures or they’re the riskiest things you you can do.
Why?
When you dig into global statistics, two interesting...
How Will You Die?

Breaking Out The Broken English

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hide caption“The ‘Asian accent’ tells the story of Chinese-American assimilation in a nutshell,” Arthur Chu writes.

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“The ‘Asian...
Breaking Out The Broken English

Saint"s remains return to Hawaii permanently

HONOLULU (AP) — The remains of a saint known for caring for exiled leprosy patients have been returned to Hawaii.
St. Marianne Cope’s remains will arrive in a hearse Thursday at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu for a ceremony and Mass.
She was 80 when...
Saint"s remains return to Hawaii permanently

First Image of the Moon Taken by a U.S. Spacecraft

Ranger 7 took this image, the first picture of the moon by a U.S. spacecraft, on July 31, 1964 at 13:09 UT (9:09 AM EDT), about 17 minutes before impacting the lunar surface. The area photographed is centered at 13 S, 10 W and covers about 360 km from top to bottom. The large crater at center...
First Image of the Moon Taken by a U.S. Spacecraft

Ukraine says suspends attacks to let experts reach crash site, rebels deny

Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds registry for same-sex couples

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 2009 law that establishes a registry for same-sex couples, saying it does not violate an amendment to the state’s constitution banning gay marriage.
The registry gives registered same-sex couples the right to...
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds registry for same-sex couples

EU adopts toughest Russian sanctions yet

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union formally adopted sanctions on Thursday curbing arms sales to Russia and cutting off financing for targeted banks over Moscow’s support for rebels in Ukraine.
Russia has denounced the measures, agreed by the 28 EU member states on Tuesday, as...
EU adopts toughest Russian sanctions yet

House, Senate poised to pass rival border security bills

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Congress on Thursday is set to debate “emergency” border security legislation that lawmakers acknowledge will not be enacted but will enable them to campaign for re-election by arguing they worked to address a humanitarian crisis.
Republicans and...
House, Senate poised to pass rival border security bills

Terse FCC letter suggests Verizon"s plan to throttle unlimited data is a cash grab

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has sharply questioned Verizon Wireless over its plan announced last week to throttle mobile data speeds for customers with unlimited plans.
In a letter to Verizon Wireless President and CEO Dan Mead on Wednesday, Wheeler challenged Verizon’s plans to treat customers d...
Terse FCC letter suggests Verizon"s plan to throttle unlimited data is a cash grab

Oracle buys TOA Technologies in strike against Salesforce.com

Oracle is fleshing out its family of cloud applications and taking a competitive step against the likes of Salesforce.com with the acquisition of TOA Technologies, maker of software for companies centered around field services. Terms were not disclosed.
TOA’s software gives companies the ability ...
Oracle buys TOA Technologies in strike against Salesforce.com

Android grabs record 85 percent smartphone share

Google’s dominance of the smartphone market has reached new heights, with its Android operating system now accounting for a record 84.6 percent share of global smartphone shipments, according to research by Strategy Analytics.

The growth in Android phones during the second quarter of this year ...
Android grabs record 85 percent smartphone share

Argentina blames US for debt default

31 July 2014
Last updated at 14:38

Argentines have been protesting against the demands made by what they call “vulture funds”
Argentina has blamed the US for its debt default, calling the mediator in failed talks “incompetent”.
Cabinet Chief Jorge...
Argentina blames US for debt default

Argentina defaults but investors see eventual deal possible

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina defaulted for the second time in 12 years after last-ditch talks with what it called “vulture” creditors failed, though debt insurance prices on Thursday suggested investors believed a deal could eventually be reached.
After a long legal...
Argentina defaults but investors see eventual deal possible

"Russian involvement" central to UK inquiry into ex-KGB agent"s death

LONDON (Reuters) – Evidence which shows Russia was behind the 2006 murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London will mostly be given in secret, the chairman of a public inquiry into his death said on Thursday.
Kremlin critic Litvinenko, 43, died after being poisoned with a...
"Russian involvement" central to UK inquiry into ex-KGB agent"s death

Stop-start Afghan vote audit gets green light, but troubles remain

KABUL (Reuters) – The mammoth task of auditing eight million votes cast in the second round of Afghanistan’s presidential election will restart on Saturday, the electoral commission said on Thursday, but disputes still hang over the process.
Allegations of mass fraud have cast...
Stop-start Afghan vote audit gets green light, but troubles remain

Heavy shelling, clashes resume in Libya"s Tripoli

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Heavy shelling resumed on Thursday in southern Tripoli where rival militia brigades were battling for control of the capital’s main airport in some of the worst clashes since the 2011 revolt which ousted Muammar Gaddafi.
Around 200 people have been killed since...
Heavy shelling, clashes resume in Libya"s Tripoli

U.S. jobless claims up, but four-week average hits eight-year low

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, but the underlying trend pointed to a continuing strengthening of labor market conditions.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted...
U.S. jobless claims up, but four-week average hits eight-year low

AP Top Stories July 31 a

Here’s the latest news for Thursday, July 31st: Israel calls for another 16,000 reservists in Gaza war; Bacteria kills one in Florida; Rescue workers dig for survivors after India landslide; Small plane crashes in a San Diego parking lot.
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AP Top Stories July 31 a

Anaplan rejects Tech City as it looks to tap into York"s tech talent

London’s Tech City isn’t necessarily the best place to find talented developers in the UK, according to the CEO of fast-growing software firm Anaplan.
Speaking at the opening of the company’s new “San Francisco-style” RD centre in the historic city of York, Anaplan CEO Fred Laluyaux claimed that ...
Anaplan rejects Tech City as it looks to tap into York"s tech talent

Book News: George W. Bush Coming Out With Biography Of His Father

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hide captionGeorge H.W. Bush (left) congratulates his son George W. Bush as the two former presidents attend last year’s dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.

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Book News: George W. Bush Coming Out With Biography Of His Father

In a hyper-social world, some seek a little privacy

After years of cajoling their users into sharing every thought, emotion and selfie, online firms are seeing that providing more private online spaces might also be profitable.
Some recent developments suggest companies are starting to understand that their users don’t want to indiscriminately s...
In a hyper-social world, some seek a little privacy

Homeowner who fought off Trump is moving on

Dutch, Australian Experts Reach MH17 Debris Field In Ukraine

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has some good news this morning:

Remember, experts from Australia and The Netherlands have been trying to get to the debris field of the downed Malaysia Airlines jet in eastern Ukraine for a week. Every time they attempted a...
Dutch, Australian Experts Reach MH17 Debris Field In Ukraine

China diners test McDonald"s, Yum says food scare hurts KFC, Pizza Hut sales

(Reuters) – A food safety scare in China is testing local consumers’ loyalty to foreign fast-food brands, including McDonald’s Corp and Yum Brands Inc, which owns the KFC and Pizza Hut chains.
Yum said on Wednesday that the scare, triggered by a TV report earlier this month...
China diners test McDonald"s, Yum says food scare hurts KFC, Pizza Hut sales

Netanyahu vows to complete Gaza tunnels destruction

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing international alarm over a rising civilian death toll in Gaza, said on Thursday he would not accept any ceasefire that stopped Israel completing the destruction of militants’ infiltration tunnels.
The...
Netanyahu vows to complete Gaza tunnels destruction

Yesterday"s top stories: Northampton police respond to report of guns ...

As Volunteerism Explodes In Popularity, Who"s It Helping Most?

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hide captionHaley Nordine, 19, is spending the entire summer at the Prodesenh center in San Mateo Milpas Altas, Guatemala. The American University student helped build the center’s new library.

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As Volunteerism Explodes In Popularity, Who"s It Helping Most?

What Somebody"s Mummy Can Teach You About Heart Disease

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hide captionEduard Egarter-Vigl (left) and Albert Zink (right) sample Italy’s mummified iceman for genetic analysis in November 2010. Previous research suggests he, too, was predisposed to heart disease.

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What Somebody"s Mummy Can Teach You About Heart Disease

Key prosecution witness heard in ex-Va. gov trial

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — They were once friends, or at least friendly. Both were self-made men who’d soared far past their working-class background. One was a rising star of the Republican Party and potential vice-presidential pick. The other, a multimillionaire entrepreneur...
Key prosecution witness heard in ex-Va. gov trial

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Owner of dog shot by police rejects settlement

On the Justice For Geist Facebook page this week, Kendall posted: “SLCPD has offered a generous settlement as compensation for the loss of Geist. However, there has been no disciplinary action taken against Brett Olson or action regarding policy change and training. I believe this is an...
Owner of dog shot by police rejects settlement

VIDEO: Why Tiki became a US phenomenon

In mid-century America, Polynesian-style Tiki bars were a cultural phenomenon and all things Tiki permeated the American psyche.
In his book Tiki Pop, Sven Kirsten describes how Tiki bars and cocktails became a welcome escape for Americans in the 1950s and 1960s.
Kirsten says Tiki represents...
VIDEO: Why Tiki became a US phenomenon

Bank of America ordered to pay $1.27 billion for "Hustle" fraud

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) to pay a $1.27 billion penalty for fraud over shoddy mortgages sold by the former Countrywide Financial Corp.
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan ruled after a jury last October found the...
Bank of America ordered to pay $1.27 billion for "Hustle" fraud

iOS 8 preview: AgileBits releases 1Password extension

Ah, Wednesday: Time for middle-of-the-week celebrations, new comics, and… iOS 8 extensions? Yes, indeed: AgileBits, the developers behind 1Password, have released a Github repository containing all the stuff that other app makers need to include a 1Password extension in their p...
iOS 8 preview: AgileBits releases 1Password extension

Senate committee: Mobile phone "cramming" widespread, profits carriers

Mobile carriers have pulled in hundreds of millions in profits through third-party charges tacked onto customers’ bills without their consent, according to a report from a U.S. Senate committee.
The carriers have been slow to act against scammers tacking third-party charges onto mobile bills e...
Senate committee: Mobile phone "cramming" widespread, profits carriers

Oracle-based system for US visas still glitchy after software update

There’s no immediate end in sight to trouble that has hit the U.S. State Department’s computer system for processing visa applications and caused problems for thousands of people worldwide.
“We’re still working on it,” said State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf, who declined to give an estimate...
Oracle-based system for US visas still glitchy after software update

6 Philadelphia officers charged in corruption case

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Six city narcotics officers used gangland tactics to shake down drug dealers, relying on guns, badges, beatings and threats to extort huge piles of cash and cocaine, federal authorities charged in an indictment Wednesday.
The police officers once held a...
6 Philadelphia officers charged in corruption case

Detroit drops post-bankruptcy monitor from exit plan

(Reuters) – Detroit has dropped the idea of having a court-appointed monitor keep an eye on its finances when it exits bankruptcy after determining the move was not needed, a city spokesman said on Wednesday.
The city scratched references to a monitor in a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court...
Detroit drops post-bankruptcy monitor from exit plan

Argentine debt talks down to the wire to avert default

BUENOS AIRES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Argentina was in a race against time on Wednesday to cut a deal by the end of the day with holdout investors suing it and avert a default, as a surge in the country’s bond prices fed optimism that an agreement was possible.
The South American...
Argentine debt talks down to the wire to avert default

Bank of America ordered to pay $1.27 billion for Countrywide fraud

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) to pay $1.27 billion of damages after a federal jury found the second-largest U.S. bank liable for fraud over defective mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit.
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in...
Bank of America ordered to pay $1.27 billion for Countrywide fraud

U.S. economy back on track with strong second-quarter rebound

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy rebounded sharply in the second quarter as consumers stepped up spending and businesses restocked, putting it on course to close out the year on solid footing.
Gross domestic product expanded at a 4.0 percent annual rate after shrinking at a...
U.S. economy back on track with strong second-quarter rebound

21 Film Project Back For Seventh Year - WICS

The Land of Lincoln’s Credit Union’s 21 Film Project is back.This is their 7th annual film contest and screening. Contestants must submit a four minute short film for a chance to win a grand prize of $1,500.
The contest is open to the public and will be held at the Decatur Civic...
21 Film Project Back For Seventh Year - WICS

UCLA wades through damage caused by flooding

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A ruptured 93-year-old water main left the UCLA campus awash in 8 million gallons of water in the middle of California’s worst drought in decades, stranding people in parking garages and flooding the school’s storied basketball court less than two...
UCLA wades through damage caused by flooding

Red Hat aims at standardization with Linux for 64-bit ARM servers

Red Hat has developed a version of the Linux operating system that can be used to test chips and associated hardware based on the ARMv8-A 64-bit architecture for servers with the aim of standardizing that market.
Based on the company’s Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), the Linux distribution is p...
Red Hat aims at standardization with Linux for 64-bit ARM servers

Colorado man dies when trailer collapses in wind

DENVER (AP) — A storm system in Colorado that flooded streets and stranded drivers up and down the Front Range is being blamed for the death of a man on the southeastern plains.
The Baca County Sheriff’s Office says a trailer in Vilas collapsed in strong winds late...
Colorado man dies when trailer collapses in wind

Detroit drops post-bankruptcy monitor from exit plan

Germany"s ZF in advanced talks to buy TRW for near $12 billion: sources

NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s ZF Friedrichshafen AG is in advanced talks to acquire U.S.-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp for nearly $12 billion, in a deal that would create an automotive supply powerhouse, according to people familiar with the matter.
ZF [ZFF.UL],...
Germany"s ZF in advanced talks to buy TRW for near $12 billion: sources

Carnage at U.N. school as Israel pounds Gaza Strip

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli shelling killed at least 15 Palestinians sheltering in a U.N.-run school and another 17 near a street market on Wednesday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said, with no ceasefire in sight after more than three weeks of fighting.
Israel’s security...
Carnage at U.N. school as Israel pounds Gaza Strip

U.S. economy bounces back in second quarter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth accelerated more than expected in the second quarter and the decline in output in the prior period was less steep than previously reported, bolstering views for a stronger performance in the last six months of the year.
Gross domestic product...
U.S. economy bounces back in second quarter

Temporary ceasefire in Tripoli, 75 bodies found in Benghazi

BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Rival Libyan militias fighting for control of Tripoli’s airport agreed to a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday to allow firefighters to try to control a huge blaze at a fuel depot hit by a rocket.
Meanwhile in Libya’s second city, Benghazi, at least...
Temporary ceasefire in Tripoli, 75 bodies found in Benghazi

15 simple tips and tricks to get more from your LG G3

The LG G3 is one of the best Android smartphones available, besting the competition with its gorgeous QHD display in an almost bezel-less package. Of course, it’s not all about hardware with the G3, as LG has provided many great software features, too. If you’re a new LG G3 owner,...
15 simple tips and tricks to get more from your LG G3

U.S. economy bounces back in second quarter

Internet privacy service Tor warns users it was attacked

BOSTON Reuters – Tor, the Internet privacy protecting service, said on Wednesday it discovered a compromise on its network that indicated somebody was trying to monitor the activity of its users.
“While we don’t know when they started doing the attack, users who operated or...
Internet privacy service Tor warns users it was attacked

Moscow fights back after sanctions; battle rages near Ukraine crash site

MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia fought back on Wednesday over new U.S. and EU sanctions imposed over Ukraine, where fighting between Moscow-backed rebels and government troops has intensified since a Malaysian airliner was shot down.
The worst confrontation between Moscow and the West...
Moscow fights back after sanctions; battle rages near Ukraine crash site

Argentine debt talks go down to the wire to avert default

BUENOS AIRES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Argentina was in a race against time on Wednesday to cut a deal by the end of the day with holdout investors suing it or win a reprieve from a U.S. court, as a surge in the country’s bond prices fed optimism that an agreement was...
Argentine debt talks go down to the wire to avert default

On Dipping An Introverted Toe In The Comic-Con Ocean

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hide captionChristopher Petrone, of San Diego, CA, towering over attendees in his handmade, to-scale Chewbacca costume.

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Christopher Petrone, of San Diego, CA, towering...
On Dipping An Introverted Toe In The Comic-Con Ocean

APNewsBreak: Ventura passage to be cut from book

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura won $1.8 million Tuesday in his two-year fight to prove he was defamed by a military sniper and best-selling author who claimed to have punched out Ventura at a bar for bad-mouthing the Navy SEALs.
A federal jury sided...
APNewsBreak: Ventura passage to be cut from book

Moscovici says confident will have important economic role in EU Commission

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s candidate for the European Commission Pierre Moscovici is convinced he will have an important economic portfolio, he told Reuters on Wednesday, rebuffing German concerns that France lacked the budget credibility to take such a job.
President Francois...
Moscovici says confident will have important economic role in EU Commission

Twitter"s market value set to soar after strong results

(Reuters) – Shares of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) were set to soar on Wednesday as surprisingly strong user growth eased investor concerns that the popularity of the micro-messaging site was waning.
Twitter’s user growth stagnated after it went public to much fanfare in November, leading...
Twitter"s market value set to soar after strong results

U.S. private sector adds 218,000 jobs in July: ADP

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. companies hired 218,000 workers in July, marking four straight month of private job growth above 200,000, but the figure fell short of what analysts projected and the previous month’s level, a report by a payrolls processor released on Wednesday showed. ...
U.S. private sector adds 218,000 jobs in July: ADP

U.S. economy bounces back strongly in second

Moscow says "short-sighted" sanctions will aggravate Russia-U.S. ties

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia called new U.S. sanctions “destructive and short-sighted” on Wednesday and said they would only aggravate ties between Russia and the United States, already at their lowest point since the end of the Cold War over the Ukraine crisis.
“Such...
Moscow says "short-sighted" sanctions will aggravate Russia-U.S. ties

KRTV 10pm Top Stories-Tue Jul 29

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Roosevelt County traffic fatality: According to the Montana Highway Patrol, a 63-year old man died while driving east on U.S. Highway 2 in Roosevelt County
Wolf Creek fatality: Jeffery Brown has been identified as the Great Falls man killed in a Sunday afternoon...
KRTV 10pm Top Stories-Tue Jul 29

AP Top Stories July 30 a

Here’s the latest news for Wednesday, July 30th: Israel drops leaflets in Gaza asking for information on Hamas; Flooding on UCLA campus after major water pipe burst; Japan takes part in RIMPAC drills; Otters enjoy water slides at zoo.
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AP Top Stories July 30 a

Two former senior Murdoch editors charged over UK phone-hacking

LONDON (Reuters) – Two more senior journalists from Rupert Murdoch’s defunct British tabloid the News of the World have been charged with phone-hacking, prosecutors said on Wednesday, weeks after the paper’s ex-editor was jailed for the crime.
Neil Wallis, the paper’s...
Two former senior Murdoch editors charged over UK phone-hacking

Russia bans Polish fruit and veg in apparent retaliation for sanctions

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia announced a ban on most fruit and vegetable imports from Poland on Wednesday and said it may extend the restrictions to the rest of the European Union, its first apparent retaliation to new Western sanctions imposed over Ukraine a day earlier.
Moscow, which buys...
Russia bans Polish fruit and veg in apparent retaliation for sanctions

Carnage at U.N. school as Israel pounds Gaza refugee camp

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel killed at least 19 Palestinians sheltering in a school in Gaza’s biggest refugee camp on Wednesday, a U.N. official said, as Egyptian mediators prepared a revised proposal to try to halt more than three weeks of fighting.
Some 3,000 Palestinians,...
Carnage at U.N. school as Israel pounds Gaza refugee camp

Exclusive: China"s Xi reached deal with former leaders to investigate ex-security chief: sources

BEIJING (Reuters) – Two influential former Chinese leaders gave their consent for President Xi Jinping to investigate ex-domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang, sources told Reuters, a sign the corruption probe will not open a rift in the ruling Communist Party.
Xi would not have been...
Exclusive: China"s Xi reached deal with former leaders to investigate ex-security chief: sources

Mortgage applications fall in latest week: MBA

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Applications for U.S. home mortgages slipped last week as refinancing applications dropped, an industry group said on Wednesday.
The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and...
Mortgage applications fall in latest week: MBA

BREAKING - Accident on South Grand and Dirksen Parkway in Springfield - WICS

BREAKING – Accident on South Grand and Dirksen Parkway in Springfield

BREAKING - Accident on South Grand and Dirksen Parkway in Springfield - WICS

How to use Outlook"s auto reply features to free your vacation from email

Nothing can put a damper on your vacation like worrying about your email. While Gmail’s auto-responder is pretty easy to set, but most people use Outlook at work.

I’m going to show you how to use Outlook’s Automatic Replies feature to do some of the heavy lifting while you’re away so you can ta...
How to use Outlook"s auto reply features to free your vacation from email

Comic-Con: iPads are mainstream, but there"s still digital drama

I’ve been reading comics on and off since I was a kid, and I went to college in San Diego, yet I never attended San Diego Comic-Con International until the release of the iPad. I was drawn by the impact that device would have on the comics industry, and sure enough, over the past five years t...
Comic-Con: iPads are mainstream, but there"s still digital drama

Premiere Pro CC 2014 review: New features allow video editors to do more

If you’ve been caught in an embarrassing situation by the local 6 o’clock news crew, then you’ll appreciate that professional video editors often must protect the innocent by obscuring people’s faces in broadcasts, and in some cases, they may need to avoid trademark infringement by blurring comp...
Premiere Pro CC 2014 review: New features allow video editors to do more

VIDEO: Near miss on Indiana train bridge

Two women had a narrow escape when they were nearly hit by a freight train on a bridge in Monroe County, Indiana.
The high bridge does not have any space at the side of the track where they could have escaped the oncoming train – but both women survived.
They managed to clamber under the...
VIDEO: Near miss on Indiana train bridge

Amazon pledges $2bn India investment

30 July 2014
Last updated at 08:25

India’s’ online retail markets is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years
Amazon, one of the world’s largest online retailers, has said it will invest a further $2bn (£1.2bn) to boost its operations in India.
The ...
Amazon pledges $2bn India investment

US and EU expand sanctions on Russia

30 July 2014
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Last crew member of Enola Gay dies in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima once said he thought the bombing was necessary because it shortened the war and eliminated the need for an Allied land invasion that could have cost more lives on both sides.
But...
Last crew member of Enola Gay dies in Georgia

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Twitter"s user growth beats targets, shares skyrocket

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter Inc’s (TWTR.N) monthly active users rose a better-than-expected 24 percent in the second quarter as the online messaging service mostly succeeded in stemming a dwindling pace of growth, sending its shares soaring almost 30 percent.
Twitter, which...
Twitter"s user growth beats targets, shares skyrocket

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Guns, vandals and thieves: Data shows US networks under attack

Early one morning in April last year, someone accessed an underground vault just south of San Jose, California, and cut through fiber-optic cables there. The incident blacked out phone, Internet and 911 service for thousands of people in Silicon Valley.
Such incidents, often caused by vandals,...
Guns, vandals and thieves: Data shows US networks under attack

Uber, Airbnb go after businesses

Uber and Airbnb, which have already proved popular with travelers and urbanites with smartphones, have unveiled new features and links to other services designed to attract more business users.
Uber lets people request a black town car service or a ride in someone’s personal car through its app; ...
Uber, Airbnb go after businesses

Jury Awards Former Gov. Ventura Nearly $2 Million In Defamation Case

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Jury Awards Former Gov. Ventura Nearly $2 Million In Defamation Case

Welcome To The Nuclear Command Bunker

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Putin may have passed point of no-return over Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin risks becoming an international pariah over the Ukraine crisis but the Russian president is battening down the hatches for the gathering economic and political storm.
The United States and the European Union saw the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight...
Putin may have passed point of no-return over Ukraine

Sierra Leone"s top Ebola doctor dies from virus

FREETOWN (Reuters) – The doctor leading Sierra Leone’s fight against the worst Ebola outbreak on record died from the virus on Tuesday, the country’s chief medical officer said.
The death of Sheik Umar Khan, who was credited with treating more than 100 patients, follows the...
Sierra Leone"s top Ebola doctor dies from virus

EU agrees first broad sanctions on Russia; U.S. expected to follow

BRUSSELS/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – The European Union agreed for the first time on Tuesday to impose broad sanctions against Russian oil companies, banks and defense firms, by far the strongest international action yet over Moscow’s support for rebels in eastern Ukraine.
The...
EU agrees first broad sanctions on Russia; U.S. expected to follow

Israel intensifies Gaza assault, Egyptians revise truce plan

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel knocked out Gaza’s only power plant and pounded dozens of other high-profile targets on Tuesday, while Egyptian mediators prepared a revised proposal for halting its war with Islamist militants in the enclave. Israel’s Channel Two TV said...
Israel intensifies Gaza assault, Egyptians revise truce plan

New Logo For Veteran Farmers - WICS

A new logo is being shown on agricultural products to identify Illinois farmers, fishermen and ranchers who served in the military.It’s all part of a national branding campaign called Homegrown By Heroes.
The campaign allows agriculture producers who served in the military to show their...
New Logo For Veteran Farmers - WICS

Inside the new Bancroft Luxury Apartments: Top stories from Monday, July 28

MLive readers submitted photos of the heavy downpour of rain during a storm that produced large chunks of hail in Mid-Michigan on July 27.
Black and white is the new orange? Sheriff buys jail jumpsuits after orange becomes ‘cool’
See 3-inch hail that fell in Midland during weekend...
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SwiftKey update for Android brings with it a slew of bug fixes

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2 teens responsible for Utah rock art vandalism

PRICE (AP) — Federal officials say two Salt Lake City-area teenage siblings were responsible for vandalizing a popular rock art panel northeast of Price earlier this year.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says investigators determined the two siblings carved their i...
2 teens responsible for Utah rock art vandalism

New Hampshire man arraigned in teen"s kidnapping

CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been arraigned on charges he kidnapped a teenager last year.
The girl vanished after leaving her high school in October and returned home last week.
Nathaniel Kibby was arrested Monday without incident at his Gorham home, about 30 miles...
New Hampshire man arraigned in teen"s kidnapping

Clashes kill 30 in Benghazi in escalating Libya turmoil

BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Libyan forces on Tuesday battled Islamist militants with rockets and warplanes for control of an army base in the eastern city of Benghazi after at least 30 people were killed in overnight fighting.
Intense fighting in Benghazi, Libya’s second city, and ...
Clashes kill 30 in Benghazi in escalating Libya turmoil

EU agrees first broad sanctions on Russia; Ukraine fighting kills dozens

BRUSSELS/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – The European Union agreed for the first time on Tuesday to impose broad sanctions against Russian oil companies, banks and defence firms, by far the strongest international action yet over Moscow’s support for rebels in eastern Ukraine.
The...
EU agrees first broad sanctions on Russia; Ukraine fighting kills dozens

Author, creative writing teacher brings stories to Clinton Book Club members ...

After about 200 published short stories, George Singleton has plenty he can talk about when it comes to writing. The Wofford College English and creative writing professor brought his expertise to the Clinton Book Club last Tuesday, meeting in a barn.
Actually, “the barn” is a stylish gathering p...
Author, creative writing teacher brings stories to Clinton Book Club members ...

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Addiction program graduates get new chance at life

SALT LAKE COUNTY — The first class enrolled in the Alternative Substance Addiction Program, an early drug intervention program for younger offenders, graduated Monday. Three men received their certifications after 18 months of individual and group counseling.

“I ended up abusing my pre...
Addiction program graduates get new chance at life

Deal on US college sport concussions

29 July 2014
Last updated at 16:24

Adrian Arrington (shown here in a high school game), said the effects of concussions during time as a university player have made it difficult to work or even care for his children
The US collegiate sport authority has offered to settle 10...
Deal on US college sport concussions

Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures Images of Lunar Transit

On July 26, 2014, from 10:57 a.m. to 11:42 a.m. EDT, the moon crossed between NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the sun, a phenomenon called a lunar transit. A lunar transit happens approximately twice a year, causing a partial solar eclipse that can only be seen from SDO’s point ...
Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures Images of Lunar Transit

Clashes kill 30 in Benghazi in escalating Libya turmoil

U.S. homeownership rate falls to 19-year low in second quarter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Homeownership in the United States hit a 19-year low in the second quarter as financially squeezed Americans opted to rent, pointing to a sluggish housing market recovery.
The seasonally adjusted homeownership rate fell to 64.8 percent, the lowest level since the...
U.S. homeownership rate falls to 19-year low in second quarter

A mixed quarter for bets on U.S. stock volatility

NEW YORK (Reuters) – With some of Wall Street’s more volatile names set to report in the next couple of days, traders who bet on big swings in shares are hoping to see moves more like Facebook than Netflix.
Netflix, along with Gilead Sciences (GILD.O) and several other stocks...
A mixed quarter for bets on U.S. stock volatility

Dozens killed in fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine

DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine killed dozens of civilians, soldiers and rebels, as Kiev pressed on with an offensive on Tuesday including near the wreckage of Malaysian flight MH17.
Shells hit the centre of...
Dozens killed in fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine

Yesterday"s top stories: Chicopee man arrested in attempted robbery, Holyoke ...

These were the most read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If you missed any of them, click on the links below to read them now. The most viewed item overall was the photo gallery showing the inside of the Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center in Chicopee, above.
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Islamic State video wages psychological war on Iraqi soldiers

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State, the al Qaeda spin-off that seized wide swathes of Iraq almost unopposed last month, has released a video telling Iraqi soldiers who may still have some fight in them that they risk being rounded up en masse and executed.
Iraq’s army unraveled when...
Islamic State video wages psychological war on Iraqi soldiers

Yukos shareholders say ready for talks with Russia over $50 billion compensation

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Shareholders of former Russian oil producer Yukos are ready to discuss with Russia a court’s decision to award them $50 billion in compensation, Tim Osborne, director of holding company GML, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti wire on Tuesday.
“We are ready...
Yukos shareholders say ready for talks with Russia over $50 billion compensation

BWTB: Training Camp"s top stories

Folder Tidy review: End the chaos of your unorganized Mac files

As long as the Mac has stored files in virtual folders, those folders have been messy. So over the years, a variety of products have come along to help you clean those folders up. Hazel is perhaps the best known of these. But if Hazel is overkill for you, Folder Tidy (Mac App Store link) is...
Folder Tidy review: End the chaos of your unorganized Mac files

Google Wallet vs. Amazon Wallet: Which mobile payment app deserves to manage your money?

Google aims to make carrying a physical wallet obsolete with its Google Wallet app. By connecting a card or bank account, you can use the app to pay for anything at a retailer that supports Near Field Communication (NFC) payments, just by touching the payment terminal with a smartphone that has...
Google Wallet vs. Amazon Wallet: Which mobile payment app deserves to manage your money?

2 arraigned, denied bail in deadly Pa. carjacking

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two men accused of carjacking a woman in north Philadelphia and plowing into a family selling fruit on a street corner, killing three children, have been ordered held without bail.
Court documents show that 23-year-old Cornelius Crawford and 19-year-old...
2 arraigned, denied bail in deadly Pa. carjacking

Israeli PM Netanyahu Says Gaza War Could Be "Prolonged"

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Israeli PM Netanyahu Says Gaza War Could Be "Prolonged"

Defunct Koler ransomTrojan attacked 200,000 Android users in matter of weeks

The crude Koler.a ‘police ransom’ Trojan that started attacking Android smartphone users in April has finally been knocked out of action by researchers but only after revealing the disturbing if brief scale of its global success.
According to Kaspersky Lab, which recently gained access to the mal...
Defunct Koler ransomTrojan attacked 200,000 Android users in matter of weeks

Gold, diamonds feed Central African religious violence

NDASSIMA Central African Republic (Reuters) – Three young rebels, their AK47s propped against wooden stools in the afternoon heat, guard the entrance to the giant Ndassima goldmine carved deep into a forested hilltop in Central African Republic.
Sat in a thatched shack at the edge...
Gold, diamonds feed Central African religious violence

Uber, Airbnb Under Attack In Spain As Old And New Economies Clash

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Uber, Airbnb Under Attack In Spain As Old And New Economies Clash

Crime Writer Creates A Hero For Her Beloved, Much-Maligned South LA

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Many streets boast a...
Crime Writer Creates A Hero For Her Beloved, Much-Maligned South LA

Ghost Cats And Musket Balls: Stories Told By Capitol Interns

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The Architect of the Capitol

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Ghost Cats And Musket Balls: Stories Told By Capitol Interns

U.S. Aid To Rebels In Syria: Too Little Too Late?

Washington Post reporter Liz Sly tells Renee Montagne that U.S. arms may be flowing to moderate Syrian rebels, but the aid seems to be too little too late to affect the course of the civil war.

U.S. Aid To Rebels In Syria: Too Little Too Late?

Ruling Against D.C."s Gun Law Sends Local Officials Scrambling

A federal judge struck down the city’s ban on carrying handguns in public. The latest ruling follows a Supreme Court decision in 2008 that overturned the city’s blanket ban on handgun ownership.

Ruling Against D.C."s Gun Law Sends Local Officials Scrambling

Indian senior community part of growing niche

TAVARES, Fla. (AP) — When Arun and Usha Pancholi were deciding where to spend their retirement years, they wanted a place that combined the culture and camaraderie of life in India with the comforts and conveniences they had grown accustomed to after nearly five decades in...
Indian senior community part of growing niche

U.S. judge signs order to seize Kurdish oil from tanker off Texas

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Acting on a request from the central government in Iraq, a U.S. judge has signed an order telling the U.S. Marshals Service to seize a cargo of oil from Iraqi Kurdistan aboard a tanker off the Texas coast, court filings showed on Tuesday.
The United Kalavrvta tanker,...
U.S. judge signs order to seize Kurdish oil from tanker off Texas

Karzai"s cousin and Ghani ally killed in Afghan suicide attack

KABUL (Reuters) – President Hamid Karzai’s powerful cousin, a close ally of presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani, was killed on Tuesday in a suicide bomb attack at his home, the governor’s office in the southern province of Kandahar said.
Hashmat Karzai was hosting an event...
Karzai"s cousin and Ghani ally killed in Afghan suicide attack

U.S. says Russia violated nuclear treaty, urges immediate talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In another sign of deteriorating relations between the United States and Russia, the U.S. government said on Monday that Moscow had violated the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty, and urged immediate bilateral talks on the issue.
The Cold War treaty,...
U.S. says Russia violated nuclear treaty, urges immediate talks

Civilians killed in eastern Ukraine amid fierce fighting

KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine killed at least 19 civilians, local officials said on Tuesday, as Kiev pressed an offensive to close in on the separatists.
Ukrainian forces have been pushing rebel units...
Civilians killed in eastern Ukraine amid fierce fighting

Q2 News 5:30 pm Top Stories with Jay Kohn & Jeanelle Slade, Monday 7-28-14

And a star-filled photo out of Yellowstone National Park goes viral!

Q2 News 5:30 pm Top Stories with Jay Kohn & Jeanelle Slade, Monday 7-28-14

Monday, July 28, 2014

Court orders Russia to pay $50 billion for seizing Yukos assets

MOSCOW/LONDON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – An international arbitration court ruled on Monday that Russia must pay $50 billion for expropriating the assets of Yukos, the former oil giant whose ex-owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky fell foul of the Kremlin.
Finding that Russian authorities had...
Court orders Russia to pay $50 billion for seizing Yukos assets

West agrees wider Russia sanctions as Kiev says forces near crash site

KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – U.S. and European leaders agreed on Monday to impose wider sanctions on Russia’s financial, defense and energy sectors as Ukraine said its forces advanced toward the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17.
The new sanctions, which U.S. President...
West agrees wider Russia sanctions as Kiev says forces near crash site

WWLP.com afternoon top stories 7-28-14

Next time you see a stylish man, check out his socks, odds are, they’re funky and trendy.

WWLP.com afternoon top stories 7-28-14

Deal to improve veterans" health care costs $17B

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal to improve veterans’ health care would authorize at least $17 billion to fix the health program scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records covering up delays, the bill’s chief supporters said Monday.
The agreement...
Deal to improve veterans" health care costs $17B

Rule aimed at cutting coal-fired plant"s emissions

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The largest coal-fired power plant in the West will produce one-third less energy by 2020 and is on track to cease operations in 2044 under a proposal that the federal government adopted to cut haze-causing emissions of nitrogen oxide at places like the...
Rule aimed at cutting coal-fired plant"s emissions

Drone almost blocks California firefighting planes

PLYMOUTH, Calif. (AP) — Fire officials say a private drone trying to record footage of a Northern California wildfire nearly hindered their air assault.
State fire spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff says the drone was sighted above the fire burning in the Sierra Nevada foothills east...
Drone almost blocks California firefighting planes

Credit union evacuated after ‘suspicious’ package placed in window

OGDEN — Police evacuated a credit union after a “suspicious” package was placed in the teller window of the Wasatch Peaks Credit Union Monday morning.

The package was placed in the teller window of the Wasatch Peaks Credit Union at 975 S. Washington Blvd. around 11:30 a.m., according to...
Credit union evacuated after ‘suspicious’ package placed in window

Huge blaze out of control in Tripoli battle as Libya slides into chaos

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A huge fuel depot in Libya’s capital burned out of control on Monday, set ablaze in fighting between rival militias that has driven the country to chaos three years after the NATO-backed revolt that toppled Muammar Gaddafi.
Combat over control of the nearby...
Huge blaze out of control in Tripoli battle as Libya slides into chaos

Palestinian fighters raid Israel on Gaza "truce" day

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian fighters slipped into an Israeli village from the Gaza Strip and fought a gun battle with troops on Monday as an unofficial truce called for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival disintegrated.
The clash, in which Israeli television said five gunmen were...
Palestinian fighters raid Israel on Gaza "truce" day

U.S. appeals court strikes down Virginia"s gay marriage ban

(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court struck down Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage on Monday, the second appeals court to come out in favor of gay marriage.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, ruled 2-1 to affirm a...
U.S. appeals court strikes down Virginia"s gay marriage ban

Ukraine claims more territory as fight intensifies with rebels

KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday its troops had wrested more territory from pro-Russian rebels, advancing towards the site where Malaysian flight MH17 was brought down, which international investigators said they could not reach because of the fighting.
Troops...
Ukraine claims more territory as fight intensifies with rebels

Inside Saginaw"s Bancroft Luxury Apartments: Top stories from Sunday, July 27

The newly renovated Bancroft Luxury Apartments, 107 South Washington in downtown Saginaw, Friday, July 18, 2014. All apartments are unfurnished. The featured one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment is 850 square feet and ranges from $725 to $850 per month.
Black and white is the new orange? Sheriff...
Inside Saginaw"s Bancroft Luxury Apartments: Top stories from Sunday, July 27

Tornado damages city north of Boston

REVERE, Mass. (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down just north of Boston.
Revere Deputy Fire Chief Mike Viviano says the fire department in that coastal city has received dozens of calls reporting partial building and roof collapses, and...
Tornado damages city north of Boston

Where The Birds Are Is Not Where You"d Think

This is a trick question. Where would you expect to find the greatest variety of birds?
Downtown, in a city?

Robert Krulwich/NPR
Or far, far from downtown — in the fields, forests, mountains, where people are scarce?

Robert K...
Where The Birds Are Is Not Where You"d Think

Huge blaze out of control in Tripoli battle as Libya slides to chaos

Consumer spending, inventories seen lifting U.S. second-quarter GDP

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth likely rebounded in the second-quarter from a winter-induced slump at the start of the year and will probably continue to gather momentum through the rest of 2014.
Gross domestic product likely grew at a 3.0 percent annual rate, according to a...
Consumer spending, inventories seen lifting U.S. second-quarter GDP

Gaza fighting flares, Netanyahu and U.N. chief spar on truce terms

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A fragile truce in Gaza for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival was fraying on Monday as Israel’s prime minister said United Nations calls for a long-term ceasefire ignored his country’s security needs.
Israeli forces said they were firing only when...
Gaza fighting flares, Netanyahu and U.N. chief spar on truce terms

"Free" money from official-sounding agency amounts to scam

SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands of dollars to spend on whatever you’d like, and the government will give it to you free. That’s the hook for a scam currently hitting Utah.

Rose Willson had no idea the government could be so giving. A woman from the federal “Welfare and Human Ser...
"Free" money from official-sounding agency amounts to scam

Ukraine claims more territory as fight intensifies with rebels

KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine said its troops had taken more territory from pro-Russian rebels near the site where Malaysian flight MH17 was brought down, as international investigators said fighting was preventing them reaching the crash location.
Ukrainian officials said two...
Ukraine claims more territory as fight intensifies with rebels

Rocket ignites blaze near Tripoli airport, Libya in chaos

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A rocket hit a fuel storage tank in a chaotic battle for Tripoli airport that has all but closed off international flights to Libya, leaving fire-fighters struggling to extinguish a giant conflagration.
Foreign governments have looked on powerless as anarchy sweeps...
Rocket ignites blaze near Tripoli airport, Libya in chaos

DJC Morning Drive: Detroit Lions Training Camp Top Stories

Detroit Lions training camp kicks off this week and the positivity emanating from Allen Park would choke a care bear. Every Lions interviewed ahead of training camp is raving about new head coach Jim Caldwell’s ability to motivate and inspire.
Reggie Bush said during an interview this week t...
DJC Morning Drive: Detroit Lions Training Camp Top Stories

AP Top Stories July 28 a

Here’s the latest news for Monday, July 28th: UN Security Council calls for Gaza cease-fire; Family of five killed in Maine; Survivors of South Korea ferry sinking testify; Classes use African cuisine to promote healthy cooking.
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Sarah Palin launches online subscription channel

NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Palin has started her own subscription-based online network.
The Sarah Palin Channel, which went live on Sunday, bills itself as a “direct connection” between the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate and her supporters, with...
Sarah Palin launches online subscription channel

LogViewer for Time Machine review: Find Time Machine info in OS X system logs

OS X’s built-in Time Machine feature makes backing up your important data a relatively painless process: You just connect a drive to your Mac, tell the OS to use that drive for Time Machine, and then, to quote a famous Apple ad, “There is no Step 3.” As long as Time Machine doesn’t run into any ...
LogViewer for Time Machine review: Find Time Machine info in OS X system logs

Book News: The Clash Of The Comic(-)Cons

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Book News: The Clash Of The Comic(-)Cons

Lawmakers Reach Deal Intended To Fix VA System In Crisis

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Lawmakers Reach Deal Intended To Fix VA System In Crisis

Dollar Tree to buy Family Dollar for $8.5 billion

(Reuters) – Discount store chain Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR.O) offered to buy rival Family Dollar Stores Inc (FDO.N) for about $8.5 billion, in a deal the companies said would create North America’s leading discount retailer.
Dollar Tree’s offer of $74.50 per share in cash and...
Dollar Tree to buy Family Dollar for $8.5 billion

Hague court orders Russia to pay over $50 billion in Yukos case

MOSCOW/LONDON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Hague’s arbitration court ruled on Monday that Russia must pay a group of shareholders in oil giant Yukos $51.6 billion for expropriating its assets, a big hit for a country teetering on the brink of recession.
The arbitration panel in the...
Hague court orders Russia to pay over $50 billion in Yukos case

MH17: A War Crime? - 13WHAM

Geneva (AP) — The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 may be a war crime, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Monday.
Pillay, the U.N.’s top human rights official, called for a thorough investigation into the violation of international law that occurred when...
MH17: A War Crime? - 13WHAM

Weekend top stories: Springfield funnel cloud sighting confirmed; 2 charged ...

These were the most-read stories on MassLive.com over the weekend. If you missed any of them, click on the links below to read them now.
1) National Weather Service confirms funnel cloud spotted Sunday afternoon in Springfield, between Bay Street and Berkshire Avenue [By Conor Berry]
2) 2 men...
Weekend top stories: Springfield funnel cloud sighting confirmed; 2 charged ...

Lightning kills man on US beach

28 July 2014
Last updated at 10:05

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Lightning struck people on Venice Beach, as Wendy Urquhart reports

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Lightning kills man on US beach

Relative Lull In Israel-Hamas Fighting As Calls Mount For Cease-Fire

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Relative Lull In Israel-Hamas Fighting As Calls Mount For Cease-Fire

London will have 5G by 2020, says Boris Johnson

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has revealed that a 5G mobile network will be rolled out across the capital by 2020, allowing Londoners to download a film in less than a second.
The 5G network, billed as the first major 5G mobile network in the world by Johnson, is set to be deployed with the help...
London will have 5G by 2020, says Boris Johnson

Aid Group: 2 Americans have Ebola in Liberia

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Two American aid workers have tested positive for the Ebola virus while working to combat an outbreak of the deadly disease at a hospital in Liberia, a relief group official said.
Ken Isaacs, a vice president of Samaritan’s Purse, told The Associated...
Aid Group: 2 Americans have Ebola in Liberia

Israelis Broadly Support Military"s Operation In Gaza

Recent polls show more than 8 in 10 Jewish Israelis support the military operation, even as the death tolls climb. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ratings are soaring.

Israelis Broadly Support Military"s Operation In Gaza

Pushing locals aside, Russians take top rebel posts in east Ukraine

KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – As Ukrainian troops gained ground in eastern Ukraine in early July, separatist leader, Aleksander Borodai, a Russian national, left for Moscow for political consultations.
After what he described as successful talks with unnamed people there, he returned...
Pushing locals aside, Russians take top rebel posts in east Ukraine

Gaza fighting abates as diplomatic tension flares

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel eased its assaults in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian rocket fire from the enclave declined sharply on Monday, the military said, with both the United States and United Nations calling for a durable ceasefire.
As international pressure mounted to end a...
Gaza fighting abates as diplomatic tension flares

Hague court orders Russia to pay $50 billion in Yukos case

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Hague’s arbitration court ruled on Monday that Russia must pay a group of shareholders in defunct oil giant Yukos around $50 billion for expropriating its assets, a big hit for a country teetering on the brink of recession.
The Hague court said it had awarded...
Hague court orders Russia to pay $50 billion in Yukos case

Q2 News 10 pm Top Stories with Dustin Klemann, Sunday 7-27-2014

1 hour 59 minutes ago by Q2 News

BILLINGS – One of the most deadly viruses in the world have struck two American doctors.
Plus, an update on the progress firefighters have made on several blazes burning in our region.
And later, Deer Lodge – looking for help to fill...
Q2 News 10 pm Top Stories with Dustin Klemann, Sunday 7-27-2014

After 6 weeks, finally a deal on VA health care

WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than six weeks of sometimes testy talks, House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a compromise plan to fix a veterans health program scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records covering up delays.
The chairmen of the House and...
After 6 weeks, finally a deal on VA health care

Should the condemned suffer? Victim families torn

Randy Browning watched from behind the glass as Kimberly McCarthy slipped quietly into unconsciousness, snored briefly, then finally stopped breathing. It didn’t matter to him that this woman – who’d brutally stabbed and mutilated his beloved godmother and mentor – was...
Should the condemned suffer? Victim families torn

With Deadline Looming, Lawmakers Reach Deal On VA Health Care

After more than six weeks of sometimes testy talks, House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a compromise plan to fix a veterans health program scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records covering up delays.
The chairmen of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs...
With Deadline Looming, Lawmakers Reach Deal On VA Health Care

VIDEO: "Giant bolt" hits LA beach goers

One person has been killed and at least eight others taken to hospital in Los Angeles after being struck by lightning.
They were caught in a thunderstorm that hit Venice Beach in the early afternoon.
Two of those injured are in a critical condition. Another person was struck by lightning on a...
VIDEO: "Giant bolt" hits LA beach goers

Utah to Develop New Online Science Courses

Science Online Course Development Opportunity and Application
Fall 2014
Dear Science Education Community Members,
We are pleased to announce that we have been approved to continue the online science endorsement course development for this fall 2014. For those who are unfamiliar, I’ve included a ...
Utah to Develop New Online Science Courses

Pushing locals aside, Russians take top rebel posts in east Ukraine

Australian police to renew bid to access Ukraine crash site

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A joint Australian-Dutch probe team will renew efforts on Monday to gain access to the crash site of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine, Australian Federal Police said, after fierce fighting kept them away the previous day.
Evidence could be lost if fighting...
Australian police to renew bid to access Ukraine crash site

South Korean teens tell how they were left to escape sinking ferry

ANSAN South Korea (Reuters) – Six teenagers who survived South Korea’s worst maritime disaster told on Monday how classmates helped them float free as water flooded their cabins despite crew instructions to stay put even as their ferry sank in April, killing more than 300...
South Korean teens tell how they were left to escape sinking ferry

Hague court rules in favor of Yukos shareholders vs Russia, awards $50 billion: source

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Hague’s arbitration court has ruled in favor of a group of shareholders in defunct oil giant Yukos against Russia, awarding compensation of around $50 billion, a source close to the ruling said on Monday.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague is...
Hague court rules in favor of Yukos shareholders vs Russia, awards $50 billion: source

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Aid Group: 2nd American has Ebola in Liberia

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — An official with a North Carolina-based aid group says another American health care worker has tested positive for the Ebola virus at the same West Africa medical compound where an American doctor became infected with the often deadly disease.
Ken Isaacs, vice...
Aid Group: 2nd American has Ebola in Liberia

Northern California wildfire destroys 10 homes

PLYMOUTH, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters in Northern California on Sunday battled a wildfire that has destroyed 10 homes and forced hundreds of evacuations in the Sierra Nevada foothills, while a fire near Yosemite National Park destroyed one home and grew significantly...
Northern California wildfire destroys 10 homes

California hit by raging wildfires

28 July 2014
Last updated at 00:25

Smoking can be seen billowing above the California skyline
Two fast-moving wildfires in California have destroyed 10 homes and have forced the evacuation of hundreds more, US officials say.
In the Sacramento region, a fire has spread to...
California hit by raging wildfires

California lightning hits 14; 2 critically injured

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities now say 14 people – including a 15-year-old – have been struck by lightning during rare summer thunderstorms that have swept through Southern California, injuring two critically.
Los Angeles fire spokeswoman Katherine Main says 13...
California lightning hits 14; 2 critically injured

Sierra Leone Ebola patient, recovered from family, dies in ambulance

FREETOWN (Reuters) – A Sierra Leone Ebola patient whose family sparked a nationwide hunt when they forcefully removed her from a treatment center and took her to a traditional healer, died in an ambulance on the way to hospital, a health official said.
Health officials say fear and...
Sierra Leone Ebola patient, recovered from family, dies in ambulance

Fighting in Gaza abates, but truce hopes look fragile

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Fighting subsided in Gaza on Sunday after Hamas Islamist militants said they backed a 24-hour humanitarian truce and U.S. President Barack Obama called for a ceasefire but there was no sign of any comprehensive deal to end fighting with Israel.
Hamas said it...
Fighting in Gaza abates, but truce hopes look fragile

More than 50 killed in Benghazi, Tripoli clashes

BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At least 36 people were killed in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi where Libyan Special Forces and Islamist militants clashed on Saturday night and Sunday morning, medical and security sources said.
The government said more than 150 people have died,...
More than 50 killed in Benghazi, Tripoli clashes

Week in review: 5 top stories from KMTV

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) - Here’s a look back at some of the big stories on KMTV during the week of July 21.
1. OSHA says collapse caused by International Nutrition, company disagrees
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the collapse at International Nutrition was caused by ove...
Week in review: 5 top stories from KMTV

NOW: Taylorville Building Collapse - WICS

Orders for US durable goods up 0.7 percent in June
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in June after a May decline, helped by a recovery in demand in a key category that signals business investment plans.

NOW: Taylorville Building Collapse - WICS

AP Top Stories July 27 P

Here’s the latest news for Sunday, July 27th: Hamas and Israel resume attacks; Costa Concordia moored in Genoa; Vincenzo Nibali wins Tour De France; Sea turtles hatch in Florida Keys.
AP

AP Top Stories July 27 P

What Makes This Fight In Gaza Different From The Others?

Anne Barnard from The New York Times talks with NPR’s Eric Westervelt about the differences between the current explosion of violence in Gaza and previous ones.

What Makes This Fight In Gaza Different From The Others?

Violence Spikes Anew In Iraq, As Islamic State Looks To Expand

Bloodshed is escalating in Baghdad as the militant group known as the Islamic State seeks to expand its territory in Iraq. NPR’s Eric Westervelt talks to reporter Alice Fordham in Erbil about life under the rule of the radical Islamic group.

Violence Spikes Anew In Iraq, As Islamic State Looks To Expand

Found: brother of Utah Olympian and 3 children lost overnight

GRANGEVILLE, Idaho — Crews found Orem native Noelle Pikus-Pace’s brother and three of his children Sunday after they went camping and failed to return home when they were expected.

A family member told KSL that Jared Pikus was found around 3:00 p.m.

Pikus and three of his kids, ages 5,...
Found: brother of Utah Olympian and 3 children lost overnight

BYU grad strikes gold teaching via online marketplace

SALT LAKE CITY — In just one month, a recent BYU graduate has made a big splash — and a nice chunk of change — by developing an online course accessed by virtual students via a popular Internet learning platform.

Rick Walter, 25, graduated in April with a degree in information systems. ...
BYU grad strikes gold teaching via online marketplace

Police: Family of 5 dead in Maine

SACO, Maine (AP) — Police say five members of a Maine family have been found dead.
State police spokesman Steve McCausland says the bodies of a father, mother and three children were found Sunday afternoon at the home in downtown Saco.
McCausland says state and local police are...
Police: Family of 5 dead in Maine

Fighting in Gaza abates, but truce hopes look fragile

Boko Haram kidnaps wife of Cameroon"s vice PM, kills at least three

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Nigerian Boko Haram militants kidnapped the wife of Cameroon’s vice prime minister and killed at least three people on Sunday in a cross-border attack involving more than 200 assailants in the northern town of Kolofata, Cameroon officials said.
A local religious...
Boko Haram kidnaps wife of Cameroon"s vice PM, kills at least three

Satellites and seafood: China keeps fishing fleet connected in disputed waters

TANMEN China (Reuters) – On China’s southern Hainan island, a fishing boat captain shows a Reuters reporter around his aging vessel. He has one high-tech piece of kit, however: a satellite navigation system that gives him a direct link to the Chinese coastguard should he run into...
Satellites and seafood: China keeps fishing fleet connected in disputed waters

Week in review: 5 top stories from KMTV

SLC attorney seeks video of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — One man’s quest to explain his brother’s mysterious jail cell death 19 years ago has rekindled long-dormant questions about whether others were involved in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
What some consider a far-flung conspiracy theory w...
SLC attorney seeks video of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing

Fighting in Gaza abates, but truce hopes look fragile

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Fighting subsided in Gaza on Sunday after Hamas Islamist militants said they backed a 24-hour humanitarian truce, but there was no sign of any comprehensive deal to end their conflict with Israel.
Hamas said it had endorsed a call by the United Nations for a...
Fighting in Gaza abates, but truce hopes look fragile