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| Snowden asylum threatens US-Russia talks Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 08:46 PM PDT  Russia's decision to shelter the NSA leaker puts a planned Obama-Putin summit in doubt. Full Story | Top |
| Threat closes US embassies in Muslim world for day Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 08:06 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is shuttering its embassies and consulates throughout the Muslim world on Sunday after receiving an unspecified threat, officials said. Full Story | Top |
| Bay Area transit workers vow to strike in 72 hours Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 08:18 PM PDT  Two transit unions are set to go on strike if there isn't a new contract. Full Story | Top |
| Japan's Aso refuses to resign over Nazi comment Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 09:59 PM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso refused Friday to resign or apologize over remarks suggesting Japan should follow the Nazi example of how to change the country's constitution stealthily and without public debate. Full Story | Top |
| Morsi supporters defy police warnings to disperse Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 05:16 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military-backed government offered protection Thursday to supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi who end their two sit-ins — widely seen as a first step toward dispersing the vigils on opposite sides of Cairo. Full Story | Top |
| Solid US job gains could bolster 2nd-half growth Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 10:38 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Robust hiring in July would mark a fourth straight month of solid gains, an encouraging sign for a U.S. economy that is still struggling with high unemployment. Full Story | Top |
| Disputed inscription removed from MLK Memorial Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 09:49 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chinese sculptor has removed a disputed inscription from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial statue that he designed on the National Mall and said Thursday that he is working on a new finish for the side of the artwork. Full Story | Top |
| Monday MLB drug deal deadline as playoffs loom Friday, Aug 02, 2013 12:27 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Pressure to get suspensions over with before the playoffs could force an end to negotiations in baseball's latest drug scandal. Full Story | Top |
| Surveillance critics face Obama in Oval Office Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 07:54 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Struggling to salvage a massive surveillance program, President Barack Obama faced congressional critics of the National Security Agency's collection of Americans' telephone records Thursday as snowballing concerns made new limitations on the intelligence effort appear increasingly likely. Full Story | Top |
| Experts: Health risks higher from packaged greens Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 02:44 PM PDT  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The outbreak of a stomach bug two states have linked to bagged salad came as little surprise to food safety experts, who say the process of harvesting, washing and packaging leafy greens provides numerous opportunities for contamination. Full Story | Top |
| Study: Hotter temperatures lead to hotter tempers Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 02:59 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — As the world gets warmer, people are more likely to get hot under the collar, scientists say. A massive new study finds that aggressive acts like committing violent crimes and waging war become more likely with each added degree. Full Story | Top |
| Snowden walks free in Russia to US anger Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 04:19 PM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — Defying the United States, Russia granted Edward Snowden temporary asylum on Thursday, allowing the National Security Agency leaker to slip out of the Moscow airport where he has been holed up for weeks in hopes of evading espionage charges back home. Full Story | Top |
| Ohio man who kidnapped 3 women gets life in prison Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 04:27 PM PDT  CLEVELAND (AP) — Standing before the man who kidnapped her and raped her for a decade, Michelle Knight described how the world had changed in the three months since they last saw each other. The captive, she said, was now free and the oppressor would be locked away forever to "die a little every day." Full Story | Top |
| Budget plans imploding, Congress is heading home Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 06:12 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaving piles of unfinished business for the fall, Congress began exiting Washington Thursday for a five-week vacation with its accomplishments few, its efforts at budgeting in tatters and its collective nerves frayed by months of feuding. Full Story | Top |
| Ramsay holds his tongue working with kid chefs Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 05:37 PM PDT  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Gordon Ramsay's, dare we say it, softer side comes out when the formidable chef presides over aspiring kid cooks on a new reality show. Full Story | Top |
| 10 Things to Know for Friday Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 06:01 PM PDT  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: Full Story | Top |
| 'This is a disgrace to Chile's justice system' Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 05:35 PM PDT  An inquiry into the collapse that trapped 33 miners for months ends with no charges filed. Full Story | Top |
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