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| Fast-food strikes set for cities nationwide Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 11:36 PM PDT  Fast-food customers in search of burgers and fries on might run into striking workers instead. Organizers say thousands of fast-food workers are set to stage walkouts in dozens of cities around the country ... Full Story | Top |
| College athletes' honesty caught on security camera Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 07:25 AM PDT Four football players from William Paterson University went shopping at a general store in Wayne, N.J., on Sunday. When they couldn't locate the store clerk, two of the players took some merchandise and left money at the register. "They picked up a few items and they left cash on the counter and waved to the cameras," Marci Lederman, Buddy's store manager, told Yahoo News. "Who does that?" Full Story | Top |
| Don't get caught using eco-friendly light bulbs in Glenn Beck's office Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 06:08 AM PDT Do anything to combat global warming in Glenn Beck's office? You're fired. Full Story | Top |
| McCain, Flake talk immigration at Mesa event Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:05 AM PDT The immigration bill passed by the Senate will achieve 90 percent control of the U.S.-Mexico border and if that doesn't happen in five years, another $2 billion will be poured into the effort, Arizona ... Full Story | Top |
| UN inspectors in new Syria mission as West prepares to strike Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 03:14 AM PDT By William Maclean and Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.N. chemical weapons investigators crossed Syria's front line into rebel-held territory on Wednesday for a second visit to the scene of a poison gas attack that has triggered Western plans for war. U.S. President Barack Obama and his European and Middle East allies have already blamed President Bashar al-Assad for last week's killing of hundreds of civilians. But the U.N. experts, who were first allowed to cross the front line by Assad's forces on Monday, are still engaged in gathering evidence. ... Full Story | Top |
| School cheerleading uniforms violate dress code Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 10:19 AM PDT Give me a B-O-O! That's what the cheerleaders of Countryside High School in Clearwater, Fla., are saying to the news that their uniforms violate school dress code, according to a story from WFTS-Tampa. Full Story | Top |
| Boa Constrictor Seen Eating Howler Monkey in a First Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 06:52 AM PDT  If a snake eats a monkey in the forest and no one sees it, does it make a difference? New evidence suggests that it does. Full Story | Top |
| Exclusive: U.S. delays deadline for finalizing Obamacare health plans Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 04:02 AM PDT  By David Morgan and Caroline Humer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has delayed a step crucial to the launch of the new healthcare law, the signing of final agreements with insurance plans to be sold on federal health insurance exchanges starting October 1. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notified insurance companies on Tuesday that it would not sign final agreements with the plans between September 5 and 9, as originally anticipated, but would wait until mid-September instead, according to insurance industry sources. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Why is it dark?' asks blinded Chinese boy Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 04:22 AM PDT  A six-year-old Chinese boy who had his eyes gouged out does not know he has been blinded and asks his family why the sun has yet to rise, state media reported Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| NYPD designates mosques as terrorism organizations Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 12:28 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorist organizations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record sermons and spy on imams, often without specific evidence of criminal wrongdoing. Full Story | Top |
| 10 fascinating facts about the “I Have A Dream” speech Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 03:40 AM PDT It was 50 years ago today that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech as part of the march on Washington. So how much do you know about the speech, and the event that led up to it? Full Story | Top |
| Syria says 'terrorists' will strike Europe with chemical weapons Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 05:56 AM PDT DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday that the United States, Britain and France helped "terrorists" use chemical weapons in Syria, and that the same groups would soon use them against Europe. Speaking to reporters outside the Four Seasons hotel in Damascus, Faisal Maqdad said he had presented U.N. chemical weapons inspectors with evidence that "armed terrorist groups" had used sarin gas in all the sites of alleged attacks. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama says more work needed to achieve ideals from King's 'Dream' speech Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 03:52 PM PDT  By Ian Simpson and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is struggling to realize the vision that civil rights leader Martin Luther King described in his famous "I Have a Dream" speech 50 years ago, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday, citing economic security as a still elusive goal. Obama, the first black U.S. president, spoke to thousands of marchers on Washington's National Mall to commemorate King's landmark address, which came to symbolize the struggle for equality among blacks and whites in America. ... Full Story | Top |
| Israel-Turkey relations sink to low Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 07:08 AM PDT  After a brief courtship last spring, relations between Israel and Turkey have fallen to a new low, officials in both countries say, just as the two former allies are bracing for possible U.S. military ... Full Story | Top |
| Wall Street rebounds as energy stocks rise over Syria Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 01:46 PM PDT  By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street rose on Wednesday as energy shares rallied on higher oil prices as the United States and its allies edged closer to military action against Syria. Trading volume was thin and came after a drop in the S&P 500 index on Tuesday to its lowest in two months. On Wednesday stocks recouped some of the losses as traders bought energy stocks, which rose on a spike in oil prices as markets feared supply interruptions from the Middle East. Energy shares rose 1.8 percent, by far the biggest gainer among S&P 500 sectors. Chevron Corp gained 2. ... Full Story | Top |
| Man, dog join forces for new breed of philanthropy Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 07:30 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Charlie Annenberg adopted an abandoned golden retriever named Lucky, a new breed of philanthropy was born. Full Story | Top |
| Some Trump U. students say they felt cheated Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 01:26 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Guillo spent almost $35,000 hoping to learn some of Donald Trump's real estate secrets. Instead, he says, he left the sessions of Trump University cash-poor, with little more than a photo of himself next to a life-size cardboard cutout of the mogul, who never even showed up. Full Story | Top |
| MLK's dream inspires a new march, and a president Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 04:55 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing on hallowed ground of the civil rights movement, President Barack Obama challenged new generations Wednesday to seize the cause of racial equality and honor the "glorious patriots" who marched a half century ago to the very steps from which Rev. Martin Luther King spoke during the March on Washington. Full Story | Top |
| Obama makes case for punishing Syria over gas attack Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 04:38 PM PDT  By Matt Spetalnick and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday that the Syrian government would face "international consequences" for last week's deadly chemical attack, but made clear any military response would be limited to avoid dragging the United States into another war in the Middle East. Casting the need for action based on U.S. national security interests instead of humanitarian grounds, Obama made his case to a war-weary American public for what is looking like an all-but-certain use of force in Syria, where he has long been reluctant to intervene. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama: Syrian govt carried out chemical attack Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:22 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday declared unequivocally that the United States has "concluded" that the Syrian government carried out a deadly chemical weapons attack on civilians. Yet U.S. intelligence officials say questions remain about whether the attack could be linked to Syrian President Bashar Assad or high officials in his government. Full Story | Top |
| Obama embodies King's dream and his struggle Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 07:20 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will lead the civil rights pioneers of today and two of his presidential predecessors Wednesday in a celebrative but solemn commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech of yesteryear, saluting his fight for equal opportunity. Full Story | Top |
| The Inspirations Behind "I Have a Dream" Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 02:29 AM PDT  On Aug. 28, 1963, a quarter million people peaceably gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for The March on Washington on Jobs and Freedom. Attendant celebrities lent their Hollywood credentials. The media coverage was international. More than 22,000 police, guards, soldiers, and paratroopers were placed on alert. Full Story | Top |
| Mexico's vigilantes attack local police, take arms Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 05:12 AM PDT  Vigilantes attacked local police officers in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero, beat them with rifle butts and machetes and handcuffed them, then stole their rifles and briefly kidnapped some municipal ... Full Story | Top |
| Toyota says new Prius, fuel cell car due in 2015 Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 02:16 PM PDT YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Toyota has two important vehicles coming in 2015: the next-generation Prius hybrid and the company's first hydrogen fuel cell car. Full Story | Top |
| King bemoans 'staggering' joblessness among blacks Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 05:45 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The eldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. says blacks can rightfully celebrate his father's life and work with pride, but much more must be accomplished. Full Story | Top |
| New Mazda6 poised for gains Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 09:56 AM PDT  Agile and poised, the new-for-2014 Mazda6 mid-size sedan is a major leap over its predecessor in styling, features and fuel economy. Gone is the ho-hum, Toyota Camry-like exterior. In its place is a handsome, ... Full Story | Top |
| Zimmerman will ask Fla. to pay some bills Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 05:43 AM PDT George Zimmerman's attorney said Tuesday that he is going to ask the state of Florida to pay for some of his client's non-lawyer legal bills, including for experts, printing and court reporters, and that ... Full Story | Top |
| House speaker presses Obama for answers on Syria Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 08:25 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner called on President Barack Obama on Wednesday to deliver a specific rationale for using U.S. military force against Syria as a growing number of congressional Republicans and Democrats expressed concerns about war with a Mideast nation roiled by civil conflict. Full Story | Top |
| US working on details of military strike on Syria Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 07:32 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are still grappling with how to design a military strike to deter future chemical weapons attacks in Syria and trying to assess how President Bashar Assad would respond, two senior officials said Wednesday, as the Obama administration insisted the Syrian government must be punished. Full Story | Top |
| US willing to go it alone against Syria if needed Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 02:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Wednesday it would take action against the Syrian government even without the backing of allies or the United Nations because diplomatic paralysis must not prevent a response to the alleged chemical weapons attack outside the Syrian capital last week. Full Story | Top |
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