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| Monster crocodile traps tourist on Australian island Monday, Sep 02, 2013 01:20 AM PDT  A tourist has had a lucky escape after being trapped on a remote Australian island for two weeks by a monster six-metre (20-foot) crocodile, reports said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Nyad 1st to swim to Florida from Cuba without cage Monday, Sep 02, 2013 08:50 PM PDT  KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Looking dazed and sunburned, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad waded ashore Monday and became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage. Full Story | Top |
| Manila: China set impossible conditions for visit Monday, Sep 02, 2013 03:57 AM PDT  Philippine President Benigno Aquino III canceled a trip to a Chinese trade fair after Beijing demanded that he first withdraw a legal complaint over disputed territories in the South China Sea, Filipino ... Full Story | Top |
| Top Republicans warn Syria no vote would be 'catastrophic' Monday, Sep 02, 2013 01:33 PM PDT  Two top Republicans warned Monday of catastrophic consequences if Congress votes against striking Syria and suggested the White House may be mulling a more robust military intervention. Full Story | Top |
| Casino smoking an issue with Foxwoods workers Monday, Sep 02, 2013 11:51 AM PDT  The smell of cigarette smoke hung heavily over the Great Cedar Hall at Foxwoods Resort Casino one recent weekday morning, as gamblers lit up freely in the cavernous slots machine room. Ventilation that ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Obama lobbies personally for Syria vote Monday, Sep 02, 2013 04:41 PM PDT  By Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After putting a decision to launch military strikes on Syria into the hands of Congress, President Barack Obama is doing what his critics have long accused him of failing to do: reaching out, personally and aggressively, to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. While top lieutenants including Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry lobby their former congressional colleagues, Obama is making individual calls himself to members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to press his case for action. ... Full Story | Top |
| Climate science alarming, irrefutable: Kerry Monday, Sep 02, 2013 02:31 AM PDT  US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday the evidence for climate change was beyond dispute but it was not too late for international action to prevent its worst impacts. Full Story | Top |
| Top US officials make case to Congress for attacking Syria Monday, Sep 02, 2013 11:06 PM PDT  The US secretaries of state and defense go before a Senate panel seeking support to attack Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons, warning failure to do so might embolden Hezbollah and Iran. Full Story | Top |
| 'Heat days' become more common for sweaty schools Monday, Sep 02, 2013 11:21 AM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — When city students arrived for the first day of school under the blazing temperatures of a Midwest heat wave, staff greeted them with some unusual school supplies: water bottles, fans and wet towels to drape around their necks. Full Story | Top |
| Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Red Bull heir Monday, Sep 02, 2013 05:45 AM PDT  Thai authorities are seeking an arrest warrant for an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune after he failed to appear for his indictment in the hit-and-run death of a policeman, a prosecutor said Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ouch! Parents file $1.7 million lawsuit over excessive paddling Monday, Sep 02, 2013 05:40 AM PDT In rural Morgan County, Tenn., the parents of a kindergarten boy who was paddled eight times for allegedly throwing crayons and rocks have filed a $1.7 million lawsuit. Full Story | Top |
| History goes up in smoke at Egyptian museum Monday, Sep 02, 2013 04:14 PM PDT  Magdy Tahami looks in disbelief at what remains of Egypt's tiny Mallawi museum. Full Story | Top |
| US swimmer near end of Cuba to Florida attempt Monday, Sep 02, 2013 08:06 AM PDT  KEY WEST, Florida (AP) — With her lips and tongue swollen, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad edged closer to Florida on Monday in her attempt to become the first person to swim the treacherous waters from Cuba to Key West without a shark cage. Full Story | Top |
| Germany tries 92-year-old for Nazi war crime Monday, Sep 02, 2013 12:14 PM PDT  HAGEN, Germany (AP) — Germany put a 92-year-old former member of the Nazi Waffen SS on trial Monday on charges that he killed a Dutch resistance fighter in 1944. Full Story | Top |
| Unlikely Salinger detective spent decade on trail Monday, Sep 02, 2013 07:47 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shane Salerno's phone never stops ringing. Full Story | Top |
| Afghan Taliban attack US base, NATO supply vehicles Monday, Sep 02, 2013 12:27 PM PDT  Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen dressed as Afghan police attacked a US base near the Pakistani border on Monday and set dozens of parked NATO supply vehicles ablaze, officials said. Full Story | Top |
| America's Diana Nyad, 64, sets record with Cuba-to-Florida swim Monday, Sep 02, 2013 03:14 PM PDT  By Michael Haskins KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - American 64-year-old long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad on Monday became the first person to swim across the Florida Straits from Cuba without a shark cage, succeeding on her fifth attempt at the feat. Her face sunburned and lips swollen, with barely enough energy to speak, Nyad waded ashore at Key West after a 53-hour swim and delivered a simple message to onlookers: "We should never, ever give up .... You never are too old to chase your dreams. ... Full Story | Top |
| PNG's 'Black Jesus' castrated after cult sacrifices Monday, Sep 02, 2013 01:01 AM PDT  An infamous Papua New Guinea cult leader known as "Black Jesus" was castrated by an angry mob after being hacked to death for killing young girls as sacrifices, reports said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Lava lamps: 50 years old and still groovy Monday, Sep 02, 2013 03:05 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Call them '60s relics or hippy home accessories, lava lamps have been casting their dim but groovy light on interiors for half a century, having hit British shelves 50 years ago on Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| Brazil, Mexico ask U.S. to explain if NSA spied on presidents Monday, Sep 02, 2013 03:38 PM PDT  By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil assailed the United States on Monday after new allegations that Washington spied on President Dilma Rousseff, complaining that its sovereignty may have been violated and suggesting that it could call off Rousseff's planned state visit to the White House next month. A Brazilian news program reported on Sunday that the U.S. National Security Agency spied on emails, phone calls and text messages of Rousseff and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, a disclosure that could strain Washington's relations with Latin America's two biggest nations. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pope to investigate Poland's ritual slaughter ban Monday, Sep 02, 2013 11:47 AM PDT  Pope Francis has ordered an investigation into a Polish ban on the ritual kosher slaughter of animals, the president of the World Jewish Congress said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Mexico grills alleged drug cartel leader 'Ugly Betty' Monday, Sep 02, 2013 05:53 PM PDT  Mexican authorities have questioned the alleged leader of the Juarez drug cartel, a man known as "Ugly Betty," after detaining him in possession of narcotics and weapons, officials said. Full Story | Top |
| Rock star joins protest against Japan dolphin hunt Monday, Sep 02, 2013 05:13 AM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — Former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum was in a remote Japanese fishing village Monday to protest against its annual dolphin hunt. Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Five teams to watch out for during the 2013 season Monday, Sep 02, 2013 09:29 AM PDT Sept 2 (Reuters) - Five teams to watch out for during the National Football League's (NFL) 2013 season, which starts on Thursday: - - DENVER BRONCOS (2012 Record: 13-3) The Broncos have been installed as the early favourites to win the Super Bowl after posting the best record in the AFC last season, only to fall to the eventual champion Baltimore Ravens in the playoffs. With quarterback Peyton Manning leading an offense boosted by the acquisition of wide receiver Wes Welker from the New England Patriots, the Broncos appear to have all the firepower needed to make a deep run. ... Full Story | Top |
| US swimmer close to end of Cuba-Florida trip Monday, Sep 02, 2013 10:19 AM PDT  KEY WEST, Florida (AP) — With her lips and tongue swollen, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad edged closer to Florida on Monday in her attempt to become the first person to swim the treacherous waters from Cuba to Key West without a shark cage. Full Story | Top |
| Climate at five minutes to midnight: IPCC head Monday, Sep 02, 2013 04:08 PM PDT  Humanity has pushed the world's climate system to the brink, leaving itself only scant time to act, the head of the UN's group of climate scientists said on Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Rodman returns to Pyongyang but says won't bring back jailed American Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 12:10 AM PDT  By James Pearson and Megha Rajagopalan SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - Flamboyant former basketball star Dennis Rodman left for North Korea on Tuesday for a five-day visit, his second this year, but said he had no plans to negotiate the release of a jailed American missionary. There had been speculation that Rodman, who met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in March, would secure the release of Kenneth Bae, who was jailed for 15 years for trying to overthrow the North Korean government. ... Full Story | Top |
| Militants attack US base on Afghan supply route Monday, Sep 02, 2013 06:54 AM PDT  MOHMANDARA DISTRICT, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants attacked a U.S. base in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan on Monday, setting off bombs, torching vehicles and shutting down a key road used by NATO supply trucks, officials said. At least three people — apparently all attacking insurgents — were killed. Full Story | Top |
| Verizon reclaims US wireless stake for $130B Monday, Sep 02, 2013 03:50 PM PDT  Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing Monday to pay $130 billion for the 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone. The buyout, the second-largest ... Full Story | Top |
| Sandy's 'freaky' path may be less likely in future Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 12:20 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Man-made global warming may further lessen the likelihood of the freak atmospheric steering currents that last year shoved Superstorm Sandy due west into New Jersey, a new study says. Full Story | Top |
| AP PHOTOS: Nyad completes swim from Cuba Monday, Sep 02, 2013 04:54 PM PDT  Diana Nyad is flanked by kayakers about two miles off Key West, Fla. Spectators wade into waist-high water, taking pictures and cheering her on. The 64-year-old endurance swimmer, looking dazed and sunburned, greets the crowd after walking ashore on Monday. Full Story | Top |
| AP Interview: Wang coy on past, confident on canal Monday, Sep 02, 2013 05:38 PM PDT  The baby-faced Chinese businessman behind plans to slash a canal through Nicaragua has invested millions in telecommunications and mines. But he won't say how he made his fortune. Wang Jing says he once ... Full Story | Top |
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