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All rights reservedFri, 17 Aug 2012 01:39:04 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/topstories/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-air-man-dies-audacious-assault-053904647.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_2GwNTr.OyeoLDF.h7sbJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345181792074-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Heavily armed militants dressed in fatigues and wearing suicide vests stormed the base on Thursday" align="left" title="Heavily armed militants dressed in fatigues and wearing suicide vests stormed the base on Thursday" border="0" /></a>A second air man died of injuries sustained in an audacious Islamist assault on a key Pakistani air base, raising the overall death toll from the attack to 11, the military said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-air-man-dies-audacious-assault-053904647.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 01:39:04 -0400AFPpakistan-air-man-dies-audacious-assault-053904647<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-air-man-dies-audacious-assault-053904647.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_2GwNTr.OyeoLDF.h7sbJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345181792074-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Heavily armed militants dressed in fatigues and wearing suicide vests stormed the base on Thursday" align="left" title="Heavily armed militants dressed in fatigues and wearing suicide vests stormed the base on Thursday" border="0" /></a>A second air man died of injuries sustained in an audacious Islamist assault on a key Pakistani air base, raising the overall death toll from the attack to 11, the military said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>Hardcore fans of Elvis Presley marked the 35th anniversary of his death Thursday after cheering his ex-wife and daughter who thanked them for their enduring love of the king of rock 'n' roll.http://news.yahoo.com/elviss-ex-thanks-fans-graceland-35th-anniversary-083317098.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 01:30:57 -0400AFPelviss-ex-thanks-fans-graceland-35th-anniversary-083317098Graffiti artists are used to escaping cops, jumping from roofs, and dodging trains, but New York painters who turned an abandoned factory into a street art legend now face their real nemesis: gentrification.http://news.yahoo.com/york-graffiti-haven-braces-gentrification-052714973.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 01:27:14 -0400AFPyork-graffiti-haven-braces-gentrification-052714973<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ecuador-grants-asylum-assange-angering-britain-005435881.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kjkhHPwD0EVg.bDocNjKhw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T052444Z_1_CBRE87F10BR00_RTROPTP_2_WIKILEAKS-ASSANGE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaking to the media outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London" align="left" title="File photo of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaking to the media outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London" border="0" /></a>LONDON/QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador granted political asylum to WikiLeaks&#039; founder Julian Assange on Thursday, a day after it said Britain had threatened to raid the Ecuadorean embassy in London to arrest the former hacker. Britain has said it is determined to extradite him to Sweden, where he is accused of rape and sexual assault. Assange fears he will ultimately be sent to the United States which is furious that his WikiLeaks website has leaked hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. diplomatic and military cables. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ecuador-grants-asylum-assange-angering-britain-005435881.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 01:24:44 -0400Reutersecuador-grants-asylum-assange-angering-britain-005435881<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ecuador-grants-asylum-assange-angering-britain-005435881.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kjkhHPwD0EVg.bDocNjKhw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T052444Z_1_CBRE87F10BR00_RTROPTP_2_WIKILEAKS-ASSANGE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaking to the media outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London" align="left" title="File photo of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaking to the media outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London" border="0" /></a>LONDON/QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador granted political asylum to WikiLeaks&#039; founder Julian Assange on Thursday, a day after it said Britain had threatened to raid the Ecuadorean embassy in London to arrest the former hacker. Britain has said it is determined to extradite him to Sweden, where he is accused of rape and sexual assault. Assange fears he will ultimately be sent to the United States which is furious that his WikiLeaks website has leaked hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. diplomatic and military cables. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/asian-stocks-us-housing-data-cisco-earnings-022811076--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.NEF2daEHx2NodBxWuHf4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4b99f1b80a5d6817180f6a7067004ec2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man and a child look at a securities firm&#039;s electronic stock board in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 index rose 1.88 percent to 9,092.76 Thursday as Asian stock markets were mostly higher after comments from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao added to hopes for more action to spur the world&#039;s No. 2 economy. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" align="left" title="A man and a child look at a securities firm&#039;s electronic stock board in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 index rose 1.88 percent to 9,092.76 Thursday as Asian stock markets were mostly higher after comments from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao added to hopes for more action to spur the world&#039;s No. 2 economy. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0" /></a>Encouraging signs about the U.S. housing market and strong earnings from U.S. tech giant Cisco helped lift Asian stock markets Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/asian-stocks-us-housing-data-cisco-earnings-022811076--finance.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 01:21:21 -0400Associated Pressasian-stocks-us-housing-data-cisco-earnings-022811076--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/asian-stocks-us-housing-data-cisco-earnings-022811076--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.NEF2daEHx2NodBxWuHf4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4b99f1b80a5d6817180f6a7067004ec2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man and a child look at a securities firm&#039;s electronic stock board in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 index rose 1.88 percent to 9,092.76 Thursday as Asian stock markets were mostly higher after comments from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao added to hopes for more action to spur the world&#039;s No. 2 economy. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" align="left" title="A man and a child look at a securities firm&#039;s electronic stock board in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Japan&#039;s Nikkei 225 index rose 1.88 percent to 9,092.76 Thursday as Asian stock markets were mostly higher after comments from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao added to hopes for more action to spur the world&#039;s No. 2 economy. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0" /></a>Encouraging signs about the U.S. housing market and strong earnings from U.S. tech giant Cisco helped lift Asian stock markets Friday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/shareholder-sues-wal-mart-mexico-bribery-documents-030902507--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qjz9JGJ.qB5OD3XQhypiQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T030902Z_1_CBRE87G08RL00_RTROPTP_2_MEXICO-WALMEX.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shoppers walk from a Wal-Mart store in Mexico City" align="left" title="Shoppers walk from a Wal-Mart store in Mexico City" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - An Indiana union pension fund that owns shares in Wal-Mart Stores Inc has sued the company to gain access to thousands of internal documents related to allegations that a Wal-Mart subsidiary bribed Mexican government officials. The complaint is the latest challenge to Wal-Mart following a report by The New York Times in April that said Wal-Mart had found evidence its Mexican subsidiary, Wal-Mart de Mexico, allegedly paid bribes to facilitate the awarding of store permits. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/shareholder-sues-wal-mart-mexico-bribery-documents-030902507--finance.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 01:08:45 -0400Reutersshareholder-sues-wal-mart-mexico-bribery-documents-030902507--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/shareholder-sues-wal-mart-mexico-bribery-documents-030902507--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qjz9JGJ.qB5OD3XQhypiQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T030902Z_1_CBRE87G08RL00_RTROPTP_2_MEXICO-WALMEX.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shoppers walk from a Wal-Mart store in Mexico City" align="left" title="Shoppers walk from a Wal-Mart store in Mexico City" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - An Indiana union pension fund that owns shares in Wal-Mart Stores Inc has sued the company to gain access to thousands of internal documents related to allegations that a Wal-Mart subsidiary bribed Mexican government officials. The complaint is the latest challenge to Wal-Mart following a report by The New York Times in April that said Wal-Mart had found evidence its Mexican subsidiary, Wal-Mart de Mexico, allegedly paid bribes to facilitate the awarding of store permits. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-goldman-independent-research-arm-dies-shunned-clients-050215510--sector.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gOyvw_eWWvpxtWmxkgFNlA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T050215Z_1_CBRE87G0E0800_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-GOLDMAN-HUDSONSTREET.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the Goldman Sachs stall" align="left" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the Goldman Sachs stall" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has given up trying to sell research from independent analysts to its institutional clients, after spending millions of dollars on distribution only to find that big money managers had little interest. The bank has laid off or reassigned the dozen or so employees at its Hudson Street Services unit, which offered data and independent research to investors. Goldman also sold its minority stakes in most firms that were producing the research, generating an overall profit in the process. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/insight-goldman-independent-research-arm-dies-shunned-clients-050215510--sector.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 01:02:15 -0400Reutersinsight-goldman-independent-research-arm-dies-shunned-clients-050215510--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-goldman-independent-research-arm-dies-shunned-clients-050215510--sector.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gOyvw_eWWvpxtWmxkgFNlA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T050215Z_1_CBRE87G0E0800_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-GOLDMAN-HUDSONSTREET.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the Goldman Sachs stall" align="left" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the Goldman Sachs stall" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has given up trying to sell research from independent analysts to its institutional clients, after spending millions of dollars on distribution only to find that big money managers had little interest. The bank has laid off or reassigned the dozen or so employees at its Hudson Street Services unit, which offered data and independent research to investors. Goldman also sold its minority stakes in most firms that were producing the research, generating an overall profit in the process. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Thursday reversed course and acknowledged lobbying the government for millions of dollars in economic stimulus money after twice denying he had done so.http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-now-says-did-seek-economic-stimulus-money-044635411.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 00:46:53 -0400Associated Pressryan-now-says-did-seek-economic-stimulus-money-044635411Today is Friday, Aug. 17, the 230th day of 2012. There are 136 days left in the year.http://news.yahoo.com/today-history-050206767.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 00:01:27 -0400Associated Presstoday-history-050206767<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/297-lb-texas-boy-too-big-play-peewee-000031018--nfl.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.Ju4WHb_no7WB.UZavXYWA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a1ee9a440d5a7617180f6a7067003098.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Twelve-year-old Elijah Earnheart, left, looks on as his mom Cindy Earnheart takes a phone call from his football coach outside his home in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The 6-foot, 300-pound 12-year-old has been ruled ineligible to play Pee Wee football in the Dallas area. Despite being a young seventh-grader, officials say is more than twice the maximum allowable Pee Wee weight of 135 pounds. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" align="left" title="Twelve-year-old Elijah Earnheart, left, looks on as his mom Cindy Earnheart takes a phone call from his football coach outside his home in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The 6-foot, 300-pound 12-year-old has been ruled ineligible to play Pee Wee football in the Dallas area. Despite being a young seventh-grader, officials say is more than twice the maximum allowable Pee Wee weight of 135 pounds. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0" /></a>A suburban Dallas boy has been barred from playing peewee football because the league says he is just too big at nearly 300 pounds.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/297-lb-texas-boy-too-big-play-peewee-000031018--nfl.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 00:01:03 -0400Associated Press297-lb-texas-boy-too-big-play-peewee-000031018--nfl<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/297-lb-texas-boy-too-big-play-peewee-000031018--nfl.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.Ju4WHb_no7WB.UZavXYWA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a1ee9a440d5a7617180f6a7067003098.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Twelve-year-old Elijah Earnheart, left, looks on as his mom Cindy Earnheart takes a phone call from his football coach outside his home in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The 6-foot, 300-pound 12-year-old has been ruled ineligible to play Pee Wee football in the Dallas area. Despite being a young seventh-grader, officials say is more than twice the maximum allowable Pee Wee weight of 135 pounds. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" align="left" title="Twelve-year-old Elijah Earnheart, left, looks on as his mom Cindy Earnheart takes a phone call from his football coach outside his home in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The 6-foot, 300-pound 12-year-old has been ruled ineligible to play Pee Wee football in the Dallas area. Despite being a young seventh-grader, officials say is more than twice the maximum allowable Pee Wee weight of 135 pounds. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0" /></a>A suburban Dallas boy has been barred from playing peewee football because the league says he is just too big at nearly 300 pounds.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/1-man-dead-rodent-disease-yosemite-180224769.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/khzss.d.Ffizzpjy.y.oWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6f2e71d722fe7b17180f6a7067006930.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo from Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, tents are seen in Curry Village in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A man died and a woman became seriously ill after contracting a rare rodent-borne disease that might have been linked to their stay at this popular lodging area in Yosemite National Park, officials said Thursday. The man was the first person to die from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome contracted in the park, though two others were stricken in a more remote area in 2000 and 2010, officials said. Testing by the Centers for Disease Control and the California Department of Public Health showed the virus was present in fecal matter from deer mice trapped in Curry Village, an historic, family friendly area of cabins. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)" align="left" title="In this photo from Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, tents are seen in Curry Village in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A man died and a woman became seriously ill after contracting a rare rodent-borne disease that might have been linked to their stay at this popular lodging area in Yosemite National Park, officials said Thursday. The man was the first person to die from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome contracted in the park, though two others were stricken in a more remote area in 2000 and 2010, officials said. Testing by the Centers for Disease Control and the California Department of Public Health showed the virus was present in fecal matter from deer mice trapped in Curry Village, an historic, family friendly area of cabins. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)" border="0" /></a>A man died and a woman became seriously ill after contracting a rare rodent-borne disease that might have been linked to their stay at a popular lodging area in Yosemite National Park, officials said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/1-man-dead-rodent-disease-yosemite-180224769.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 23:48:23 -0400Associated Press1-man-dead-rodent-disease-yosemite-180224769<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/1-man-dead-rodent-disease-yosemite-180224769.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/khzss.d.Ffizzpjy.y.oWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6f2e71d722fe7b17180f6a7067006930.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo from Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, tents are seen in Curry Village in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A man died and a woman became seriously ill after contracting a rare rodent-borne disease that might have been linked to their stay at this popular lodging area in Yosemite National Park, officials said Thursday. The man was the first person to die from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome contracted in the park, though two others were stricken in a more remote area in 2000 and 2010, officials said. Testing by the Centers for Disease Control and the California Department of Public Health showed the virus was present in fecal matter from deer mice trapped in Curry Village, an historic, family friendly area of cabins. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)" align="left" title="In this photo from Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, tents are seen in Curry Village in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A man died and a woman became seriously ill after contracting a rare rodent-borne disease that might have been linked to their stay at this popular lodging area in Yosemite National Park, officials said Thursday. The man was the first person to die from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome contracted in the park, though two others were stricken in a more remote area in 2000 and 2010, officials said. Testing by the Centers for Disease Control and the California Department of Public Health showed the virus was present in fecal matter from deer mice trapped in Curry Village, an historic, family friendly area of cabins. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)" border="0" /></a>A man died and a woman became seriously ill after contracting a rare rodent-borne disease that might have been linked to their stay at a popular lodging area in Yosemite National Park, officials said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>Suddenly, even political foes approve of Republican vice presidential pick Paul Ryan -- for his looks.http://news.yahoo.com/paul-ryan-gets-bipartisan-approval-looks-033939333.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 23:39:39 -0400AFPpaul-ryan-gets-bipartisan-approval-looks-033939333<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/2-sheriffs-deputies-dead-2-hurt-la-shootout-132414417.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1Xw.fdQSKQN08MCuOupz7w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bb1817f70c247017180f6a706700dbcf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre talks to reporters near a crime scene where two sheriffs were killed and two wounded in LaPlace, La., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" align="left" title="St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre talks to reporters near a crime scene where two sheriffs were killed and two wounded in LaPlace, La., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>Two sheriff&#039;s deputies in Louisiana were shot to death and two others were injured in an early-morning shootout west of New Orleans, authorities said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/2-sheriffs-deputies-dead-2-hurt-la-shootout-132414417.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 23:33:31 -0400Associated Press2-sheriffs-deputies-dead-2-hurt-la-shootout-132414417<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/2-sheriffs-deputies-dead-2-hurt-la-shootout-132414417.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1Xw.fdQSKQN08MCuOupz7w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bb1817f70c247017180f6a706700dbcf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre talks to reporters near a crime scene where two sheriffs were killed and two wounded in LaPlace, La., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" align="left" title="St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre talks to reporters near a crime scene where two sheriffs were killed and two wounded in LaPlace, La., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>Two sheriff&#039;s deputies in Louisiana were shot to death and two others were injured in an early-morning shootout west of New Orleans, authorities said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>Suicides among US Army soldiers more than doubled in July compared to June, the Pentagon said, the latest evidence of a worrisome trend that has vexed military leaders.http://news.yahoo.com/us-army-reports-spike-suicides-030727318.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 23:07:27 -0400AFPus-army-reports-spike-suicides-030727318<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fight-west-nile-dallas-launches-aerial-defense-030615682.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rxfdVNL1yGeYaRdUWUGoQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dfa720b30d467517180f6a706700b20b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mike Stuart of Dynamic Aviation describes the plane that will be used for aerial spraying and it&#039;s difference from crop dusting during a news conference in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The last time Dallas used aerial spraying to curb the mosquito population, Texas&#039; Lyndon Johnson was in the White House, Mission Control in Houston was launching Gemini missions and encephalitis was blamed for more than a dozen deaths. But for the first time in more than 45 years, the city and county planned Thursday to resume dropping insecticide from the air to combat the nation&#039;s worst outbreak of West Nile virus, which has killed 10 people and caused at least 200 others to fall ill. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" align="left" title="Mike Stuart of Dynamic Aviation describes the plane that will be used for aerial spraying and it&#039;s difference from crop dusting during a news conference in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The last time Dallas used aerial spraying to curb the mosquito population, Texas&#039; Lyndon Johnson was in the White House, Mission Control in Houston was launching Gemini missions and encephalitis was blamed for more than a dozen deaths. But for the first time in more than 45 years, the city and county planned Thursday to resume dropping insecticide from the air to combat the nation&#039;s worst outbreak of West Nile virus, which has killed 10 people and caused at least 200 others to fall ill. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0" /></a>Dallas-area officials have launched an aerial assault on the mosquito population in the hope of ending a West Nile virus epidemic.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fight-west-nile-dallas-launches-aerial-defense-030615682.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 23:06:53 -0400Associated Pressfight-west-nile-dallas-launches-aerial-defense-030615682<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fight-west-nile-dallas-launches-aerial-defense-030615682.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rxfdVNL1yGeYaRdUWUGoQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dfa720b30d467517180f6a706700b20b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mike Stuart of Dynamic Aviation describes the plane that will be used for aerial spraying and it&#039;s difference from crop dusting during a news conference in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The last time Dallas used aerial spraying to curb the mosquito population, Texas&#039; Lyndon Johnson was in the White House, Mission Control in Houston was launching Gemini missions and encephalitis was blamed for more than a dozen deaths. But for the first time in more than 45 years, the city and county planned Thursday to resume dropping insecticide from the air to combat the nation&#039;s worst outbreak of West Nile virus, which has killed 10 people and caused at least 200 others to fall ill. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" align="left" title="Mike Stuart of Dynamic Aviation describes the plane that will be used for aerial spraying and it&#039;s difference from crop dusting during a news conference in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The last time Dallas used aerial spraying to curb the mosquito population, Texas&#039; Lyndon Johnson was in the White House, Mission Control in Houston was launching Gemini missions and encephalitis was blamed for more than a dozen deaths. But for the first time in more than 45 years, the city and county planned Thursday to resume dropping insecticide from the air to combat the nation&#039;s worst outbreak of West Nile virus, which has killed 10 people and caused at least 200 others to fall ill. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0" /></a>Dallas-area officials have launched an aerial assault on the mosquito population in the hope of ending a West Nile virus epidemic.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fed-hawks-case-against-further-easing-025458566--business.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MqpphL0w3nPZJNiA16snGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T025458Z_1_CBRE87G083X00_RTROPTP_2_USA-FED-PLOSSER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser speaks at an Economics21 event in New York" align="left" title="Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser speaks at an Economics21 event in New York" border="0" /></a>WILLISTON, North Dakota (Reuters) - Top officials at two of the Federal Reserve&#039;s most hawkish regional banks weighed in against further monetary policy easing, and a third on Thursday suggested the Fed may not need to wait until late 2014 before raising interest rates. The remarks, from Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser, Kansas City Fed President Esther George and Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota, underscore the divide that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke faces if, as financial markets expect he will, he pushes for a new round of stimulus as soon as next month. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fed-hawks-case-against-further-easing-025458566--business.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 22:54:58 -0400Reutersfed-hawks-case-against-further-easing-025458566--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fed-hawks-case-against-further-easing-025458566--business.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MqpphL0w3nPZJNiA16snGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T025458Z_1_CBRE87G083X00_RTROPTP_2_USA-FED-PLOSSER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser speaks at an Economics21 event in New York" align="left" title="Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser speaks at an Economics21 event in New York" border="0" /></a>WILLISTON, North Dakota (Reuters) - Top officials at two of the Federal Reserve&#039;s most hawkish regional banks weighed in against further monetary policy easing, and a third on Thursday suggested the Fed may not need to wait until late 2014 before raising interest rates. The remarks, from Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser, Kansas City Fed President Esther George and Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota, underscore the divide that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke faces if, as financial markets expect he will, he pushes for a new round of stimulus as soon as next month. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/motorists-rescue-woman-sister-burning-car-003231865.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZXh4e5lsl3kvUi9jA_i7jA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6ebc251922bc7917180f6a706700a33e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="CORRECTS THAT DISABLED WOMAN IS THE DRIVER&#039;S SISTER, NOT HER CHILD - Passers-by use a hose from a cement mixer and bottles of spring water to douse the fire as they rescue a woman pinned in a burning car on Interstate 10 in Hancock County, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The fire was extinguished by the hose of a cement mixer, and fire extinguishers from nearby truckers. The woman was then extracted from the wreckage by the civilians as rescue personnel arrived, and she and her disabled sister, who was removed from the wreckage early, were airlifted from the scene. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" align="left" title="CORRECTS THAT DISABLED WOMAN IS THE DRIVER&#039;S SISTER, NOT HER CHILD - Passers-by use a hose from a cement mixer and bottles of spring water to douse the fire as they rescue a woman pinned in a burning car on Interstate 10 in Hancock County, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The fire was extinguished by the hose of a cement mixer, and fire extinguishers from nearby truckers. The woman was then extracted from the wreckage by the civilians as rescue personnel arrived, and she and her disabled sister, who was removed from the wreckage early, were airlifted from the scene. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>Passing motorists who saw smoke billowing Thursday from a stand of pine trees along southern Mississippi&#039;s Interstate 10 rescued a woman and her disabled sister trapped inside a wrecked, burning sport utility vehicle.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/motorists-rescue-woman-sister-burning-car-003231865.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 22:32:37 -0400Associated Pressmotorists-rescue-woman-sister-burning-car-003231865<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/motorists-rescue-woman-sister-burning-car-003231865.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZXh4e5lsl3kvUi9jA_i7jA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6ebc251922bc7917180f6a706700a33e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="CORRECTS THAT DISABLED WOMAN IS THE DRIVER&#039;S SISTER, NOT HER CHILD - Passers-by use a hose from a cement mixer and bottles of spring water to douse the fire as they rescue a woman pinned in a burning car on Interstate 10 in Hancock County, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The fire was extinguished by the hose of a cement mixer, and fire extinguishers from nearby truckers. The woman was then extracted from the wreckage by the civilians as rescue personnel arrived, and she and her disabled sister, who was removed from the wreckage early, were airlifted from the scene. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" align="left" title="CORRECTS THAT DISABLED WOMAN IS THE DRIVER&#039;S SISTER, NOT HER CHILD - Passers-by use a hose from a cement mixer and bottles of spring water to douse the fire as they rescue a woman pinned in a burning car on Interstate 10 in Hancock County, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The fire was extinguished by the hose of a cement mixer, and fire extinguishers from nearby truckers. The woman was then extracted from the wreckage by the civilians as rescue personnel arrived, and she and her disabled sister, who was removed from the wreckage early, were airlifted from the scene. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>Passing motorists who saw smoke billowing Thursday from a stand of pine trees along southern Mississippi&#039;s Interstate 10 rescued a woman and her disabled sister trapped inside a wrecked, burning sport utility vehicle.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/americans-back-guns-even-shootings-poll-010434663.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4pp5XVgP46knf0GTLpVMmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345165187065-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="68% of respondents said the Second Amendment right is as important as other rights enshrined in the US Constitution" align="left" title="68% of respondents said the Second Amendment right is as important as other rights enshrined in the US Constitution" border="0" /></a>An overwhelming majority of Americans, particularly whites, are adamant about the constitutional right to bear arms, a poll showed this week amid a rash of shootings across the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/americans-back-guns-even-shootings-poll-010434663.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 22:26:49 -0400AFPamericans-back-guns-even-shootings-poll-010434663<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/americans-back-guns-even-shootings-poll-010434663.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4pp5XVgP46knf0GTLpVMmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345165187065-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="68% of respondents said the Second Amendment right is as important as other rights enshrined in the US Constitution" align="left" title="68% of respondents said the Second Amendment right is as important as other rights enshrined in the US Constitution" border="0" /></a>An overwhelming majority of Americans, particularly whites, are adamant about the constitutional right to bear arms, a poll showed this week amid a rash of shootings across the United States.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nebraska-loses-llws-debut-japan-calif-win-021410950--mlb.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sqRkO_nl8rhh6CjbQHK9xg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b8338cdb22b47917180f6a706700040a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Goodlettsville, Tenn.&#039;s Luke Brown, left, slides into the tag by Kearney, Neb., catcher Cole Staab during the first inning of a baseball game in Little League World Series pool play in South Williamsport, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)" align="left" title="Goodlettsville, Tenn.&#039;s Luke Brown, left, slides into the tag by Kearney, Neb., catcher Cole Staab during the first inning of a baseball game in Little League World Series pool play in South Williamsport, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)" border="0" /></a>After a hard-earned win Thursday, the team from Petaluma, Calif., got two days off to get ready for its next game at the Little League World Series.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nebraska-loses-llws-debut-japan-calif-win-021410950--mlb.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 22:14:10 -0400Associated Pressnebraska-loses-llws-debut-japan-calif-win-021410950--mlb<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nebraska-loses-llws-debut-japan-calif-win-021410950--mlb.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sqRkO_nl8rhh6CjbQHK9xg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b8338cdb22b47917180f6a706700040a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Goodlettsville, Tenn.&#039;s Luke Brown, left, slides into the tag by Kearney, Neb., catcher Cole Staab during the first inning of a baseball game in Little League World Series pool play in South Williamsport, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)" align="left" title="Goodlettsville, Tenn.&#039;s Luke Brown, left, slides into the tag by Kearney, Neb., catcher Cole Staab during the first inning of a baseball game in Little League World Series pool play in South Williamsport, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)" border="0" /></a>After a hard-earned win Thursday, the team from Petaluma, Calif., got two days off to get ready for its next game at the Little League World Series.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies are discussing a worst-case scenario that could require tens of thousands of ground troops to go into Syria to secure chemical and biological weapons sites following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's government, according to U.S. and diplomatic officials. These secret discussions assume that all of Assad's security forces disintegrate, leaving chemical and biological weapons sites in Syria vulnerable to pillaging. ...http://news.yahoo.com/securing-syria-chemical-weapons-may-tens-thousands-troops-013353816.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 21:33:53 -0400Reuterssecuring-syria-chemical-weapons-may-tens-thousands-troops-013353816UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations' four-month-old observer mission in Syria will withdraw from the country next week, diplomats and U.N. officials said on Thursday, yet another blow to the world body's efforts to broker an end to the conflict. "The mandate of UNSMIS is over on the 19th of August ... UNSMIS will fade out," said French U.N. Ambassador Gerard Araud, who is the president of the Security Council for the month of August. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-syria-mission-end-blow-peace-efforts-013353801.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 21:33:53 -0400Reutersu-n-syria-mission-end-blow-peace-efforts-013353801AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) - Syrians in the town of Azaz had started to think of a future free of President Bashar al-Assad. Their plans for local elections next week offered a glimpse of the democracy they hoped would replace the Assad family's 40 years in power. That all changed in a few minutes on Wednesday when Assad's air force unleashed a bombardment that killed at least 35 people - a brutal reminder for the people of this town near the Turkish border of the force the president could still wield. ...http://news.yahoo.com/syria-air-strike-destroys-hope-border-town-013353639.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 21:33:53 -0400Reuterssyria-air-strike-destroys-hope-border-town-013353639<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/williams-sisters-advance-andy-murray-upset-213655332--spt.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1e6nbwr55B9UkoIs8yeu3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/88d29db60ce07417180f6a706700f34e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Andy Murray, from England, complains about a shot during a match against Jeremy Chardy, from France, at the Western &amp; Southern Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, in Mason, Ohio. Chardy won 6-4, 6-4. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)" align="left" title="Andy Murray, from England, complains about a shot during a match against Jeremy Chardy, from France, at the Western &amp; Southern Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, in Mason, Ohio. Chardy won 6-4, 6-4. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)" border="0" /></a>Serena and Venus Williams moved into the quarterfinals of the Western &amp; Southern Open by handling the afternoon heat, humidity and wind. The conditions were too much for Andy Murray.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/williams-sisters-advance-andy-murray-upset-213655332--spt.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 21:33:14 -0400Associated Presswilliams-sisters-advance-andy-murray-upset-213655332--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/williams-sisters-advance-andy-murray-upset-213655332--spt.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1e6nbwr55B9UkoIs8yeu3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/88d29db60ce07417180f6a706700f34e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Andy Murray, from England, complains about a shot during a match against Jeremy Chardy, from France, at the Western &amp; Southern Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, in Mason, Ohio. Chardy won 6-4, 6-4. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)" align="left" title="Andy Murray, from England, complains about a shot during a match against Jeremy Chardy, from France, at the Western &amp; Southern Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, in Mason, Ohio. Chardy won 6-4, 6-4. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)" border="0" /></a>Serena and Venus Williams moved into the quarterfinals of the Western &amp; Southern Open by handling the afternoon heat, humidity and wind. The conditions were too much for Andy Murray.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/patrick-kennedy-rep-jackson-deep-depression-224617075.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/49q73xPmFe_Dt6FJJh8N0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f9f945f122707817180f6a706700bab4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 photo provided by the office of former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, Kennedy, left, meets with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Jackson is in a &quot;deep&quot; depression and has &quot;a lot of work&quot; ahead of him on the road to recovery, Kennedy said Thursday after visiting the hospitalized Chicago Democrat. (AP Photo/Office of Patrick J. Kennedy)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 photo provided by the office of former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, Kennedy, left, meets with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Jackson is in a &quot;deep&quot; depression and has &quot;a lot of work&quot; ahead of him on the road to recovery, Kennedy said Thursday after visiting the hospitalized Chicago Democrat. (AP Photo/Office of Patrick J. Kennedy)" border="0" /></a>U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is in a &quot;deep&quot; depression and has &quot;a lot of work&quot; ahead of him on the road to recovery, former Rhode Island U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy said Thursday after visiting the hospitalized Chicago Democrat.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/patrick-kennedy-rep-jackson-deep-depression-224617075.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 21:24:31 -0400Associated Presspatrick-kennedy-rep-jackson-deep-depression-224617075<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/patrick-kennedy-rep-jackson-deep-depression-224617075.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/49q73xPmFe_Dt6FJJh8N0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f9f945f122707817180f6a706700bab4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 photo provided by the office of former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, Kennedy, left, meets with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Jackson is in a &quot;deep&quot; depression and has &quot;a lot of work&quot; ahead of him on the road to recovery, Kennedy said Thursday after visiting the hospitalized Chicago Democrat. (AP Photo/Office of Patrick J. Kennedy)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 photo provided by the office of former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, Kennedy, left, meets with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Jackson is in a &quot;deep&quot; depression and has &quot;a lot of work&quot; ahead of him on the road to recovery, Kennedy said Thursday after visiting the hospitalized Chicago Democrat. (AP Photo/Office of Patrick J. Kennedy)" border="0" /></a>U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is in a &quot;deep&quot; depression and has &quot;a lot of work&quot; ahead of him on the road to recovery, former Rhode Island U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy said Thursday after visiting the hospitalized Chicago Democrat.</p><br clear="all"/>Former adult film star Jenna Jameson has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence when she struck a light pole in Southern California.http://news.yahoo.com/ex-porn-star-jenna-jameson-pleads-guilty-dui-004749865.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 21:21:19 -0400Associated Pressex-porn-star-jenna-jameson-pleads-guilty-dui-004749865Terence J. Bonner, who led the union representing Border Patrol agents for more than two decades until his retirement last year, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on charges of diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars in union funds for personal use.http://news.yahoo.com/retired-president-border-patrol-union-indicted-000455310.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 21:20:22 -0400Associated Pressretired-president-border-patrol-union-indicted-000455310<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-fire-teargas-striking-mine-workers-150423388.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vYDFZS6SUTWaQaFKbR4mTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345128914430-10-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Miners demonstrate near Rustenberg" align="left" title="Miners demonstrate near Rustenberg" border="0" /></a>An illegal strike at a South African platinum mine run by leading global producer Lonmin claimed more lives Thursday as police clashed with miners armed with machetes in the most violent day of the weeklong standoff.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/police-fire-teargas-striking-mine-workers-150423388.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 21:10:00 -0400AFPpolice-fire-teargas-striking-mine-workers-150423388<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-fire-teargas-striking-mine-workers-150423388.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vYDFZS6SUTWaQaFKbR4mTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345128914430-10-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Miners demonstrate near Rustenberg" align="left" title="Miners demonstrate near Rustenberg" border="0" /></a>An illegal strike at a South African platinum mine run by leading global producer Lonmin claimed more lives Thursday as police clashed with miners armed with machetes in the most violent day of the weeklong standoff.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lawyer-ordered-pay-4-5m-gay-u-m-222810693.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Wv6VSfhdjJnj17yIRkgKYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/09493d8a226f7817180f6a70670022ca.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This 2010 file photo shows Chris Armstrong in Ann Arbor, Mich. A jury has awarded Armstrong, a gay University of Michigan student body president, $4.5 million in his lawsuit against a former Michigan assistant attorney general who posted about him in an anti-gay blog. (AP Photo/The Michigan Daily, Sam Wolson, File) MANDATORY CREDIT. LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT" align="left" title="FILE - This 2010 file photo shows Chris Armstrong in Ann Arbor, Mich. A jury has awarded Armstrong, a gay University of Michigan student body president, $4.5 million in his lawsuit against a former Michigan assistant attorney general who posted about him in an anti-gay blog. (AP Photo/The Michigan Daily, Sam Wolson, File) MANDATORY CREDIT. LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT" border="0" /></a>A jury on Thursday awarded a gay University of Michigan student body president $4.5 million in his lawsuit against a former Michigan assistant attorney general who posted about him in an anti-gay blog.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lawyer-ordered-pay-4-5m-gay-u-m-222810693.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 20:55:56 -0400Associated Presslawyer-ordered-pay-4-5m-gay-u-m-222810693<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lawyer-ordered-pay-4-5m-gay-u-m-222810693.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Wv6VSfhdjJnj17yIRkgKYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/09493d8a226f7817180f6a70670022ca.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This 2010 file photo shows Chris Armstrong in Ann Arbor, Mich. A jury has awarded Armstrong, a gay University of Michigan student body president, $4.5 million in his lawsuit against a former Michigan assistant attorney general who posted about him in an anti-gay blog. (AP Photo/The Michigan Daily, Sam Wolson, File) MANDATORY CREDIT. LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT" align="left" title="FILE - This 2010 file photo shows Chris Armstrong in Ann Arbor, Mich. A jury has awarded Armstrong, a gay University of Michigan student body president, $4.5 million in his lawsuit against a former Michigan assistant attorney general who posted about him in an anti-gay blog. (AP Photo/The Michigan Daily, Sam Wolson, File) MANDATORY CREDIT. LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT" border="0" /></a>A jury on Thursday awarded a gay University of Michigan student body president $4.5 million in his lawsuit against a former Michigan assistant attorney general who posted about him in an anti-gay blog.</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON (Reuters) - Julian Assange will give a live statement in front of Ecuador's embassy in London on Sunday, a spokesman said on Thursday, although it was unclear if the WikiLeaks founder would risk arrest by appearing in person outside the building. "Julian Assange will give a live statement in front of the Ecuadorian embassy, Sunday, 2 p.m. (9 a.m. EDT)," WikiLeaks said in a message on Twitter. "It will be his first public appearance since March. ...http://news.yahoo.com/assange-statement-embassy-wikileaks-005435967.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 20:54:35 -0400Reutersassange-statement-embassy-wikileaks-005435967<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/urlacher-discusses-knee-surgery-010552518--nfl.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zKNxY4Lz2t8pmLu08FoEVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/490f4fa2d8db4116180f6a7067008ee4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 30, 2012 file photo, Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher watches teammates practice during an NFL football practice in Lake Forest, Ill. The Bears say Urlacher underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 and still hopes to be ready for the season opener Sept. 9. Urlacher was ready for the start of training camp but has not practiced since July 31. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 30, 2012 file photo, Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher watches teammates practice during an NFL football practice in Lake Forest, Ill. The Bears say Urlacher underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 and still hopes to be ready for the season opener Sept. 9. Urlacher was ready for the start of training camp but has not practiced since July 31. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)" border="0" /></a>Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher sees no reason why he&#039;ll have trouble rehabbing his surgically repaired left knee in time for the team&#039;s regular-season opener.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/

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