Wednesday, July 10, 2013

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Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 11:02 AM PDT

Egypt orders arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 11:02 AM PDT
Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Arabic reads, "No substitute for the legitimacy." After days of deadlock, Egypt's military-backed interim president named a veteran economist as prime minister on Tuesday and appointed pro-democracy leader Mohamed ElBaradei as a vice president, while the army showed its strong hand in shepherding the process, warning political factions against CAIRO (AP) — Authorities escalated their crackdown Wednesday on the Muslim Brotherhood, ordering the arrest of its top leader for inciting violence this week in which more than 50 people were killed in clashes with security forces.
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Zimmerman declines to testify in trial 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 12:41 PM PDT
George Zimmerman sits in Seminole circuit court during his trial in Sanford, Fla. Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman has declined to testify in his second-degree murder trial.
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Pentagon eyes cuts in danger pay 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 12:04 PM PDT
FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2002, file photo, the aircraft carrier USS George Washington sails in the Persian Gulf. The Pentagon is eyeing plans to eliminate danger pay for service members in as many as 18 countries and five waterways around the world, saving about $120 million each year while taking a bite out of troops' salaries, according to defense officials. Defense officials said the proposal would strip the stipend _ which can be up to $225 per month _ from as many as 56,000 service members, including thousands stationed in Kuwait, which was a key hub during the Iraq war. It also would affect thousands of sailors who routinely travel through the Persian Gulf region on ships or airmen who fly over the Gulf. (AP Photo)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is eyeing plans to eliminate danger pay for service members in as many as 18 countries and five waterways around the world, saving about $120 million each year while taking a bite out of troops' salaries, The Associated Press has learned.
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NY judge: Apple conspired to raise e-book prices 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 12:03 PM PDT
FILE - In a Friday, June 7, 2013 file photo, a sign displays the Apple logo outside of the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. A federal judge ruled Wednesday, July 10, 2013 that Apple Inc. broke antitrust laws and conspired with publishers to raise electronic book prices, citing "compelling evidence" from the words of the late Steve Jobs. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote said Apple knew that no publisher could risk acting alone to try to eliminate Amazon.com's $9.99 price for the most popular e-books so it "created a mechanism and environment that enabled them to act together in a matter of weeks to eliminate all retail price competition for their e-books."Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr said the Cupertino, California-based company planned to appeal. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Inc. broke antitrust laws and conspired with publishers to raise electronic book prices significantly in spring 2010, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, citing "compelling evidence" from the words of the late Steve Jobs.
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SF probe brings questions over auto speed controls 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 06:25 AM PDT
In this photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, Investigator in Charge Bill English, foreground, and NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman discuss the progress of the investigation into the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco. The Asiana flight crashed upon landing Saturday, July 6, at San Francisco International Airport, and two of the 307 passengers aboard were killed. (AP Photo/National Transportation Safety Board)SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators are trying to understand whether automated cockpit equipment Asiana flight 214's pilots said they were relying on to control the airliner's speed may have contributed to the plane's dangerously low and slow approach just before it crashed.
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Syrians struggle to find festive mood this Ramadan 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 10:45 AM PDT
An elderly man reads verses of the Quran, Islam's holy book, on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Mosque in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken by the crisis in Egypt and the U.N. food agency warned that Syria's civil war has left 7 million people in need of food aid. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began Wednesday, many Syrians who observe the daily dawn-to-dusk fast that is broken with lavish family meals are struggling to find the usually festive mood and holiday warmth as the country's bloody conflict rages for a third year.
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Ind. prof: Film shows FDR in concealed wheelchair 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 06:07 AM PDT
This image from an eight-second film clip provided by the National Archives shows President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, right, aboard the U.S.S. Baltimore in Pearl Harbor in July 1944, depicting a secret not revealed to the public until after his death. Person at left is unidentified. (AP Photo/National Archives)INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A professor at an Indiana college says he has found film footage showing President Franklin Delano Roosevelt being pushed in his wheelchair, depicting a secret that was hidden from the public until after his death.
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Judge rules against Zimmerman on evidence 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 12:24 PM PDT
George Zimmerman sits in Seminole circuit court during his trial in Sanford, Fla. Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge ruled Wednesday that Trayvon Martin's cellphone text messages about fighting and a defense animation depicting the struggle between Martin and George Zimmerman won't be introduced as evidence at Zimmerman's trial. Defense attorneys had wanted to use those pieces of evidence as they conclude their presentation.
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Bombing suspect in court for 1st public hearing 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 12:31 PM PDT
FILE - This file photo provided Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who faces arraignment in federal court Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in Boston. The 19-year-old has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction, and could face the death penalty. (AP Photo/Federal Bureau of Investigation, File)BOSTON (AP) — A man accused of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings with his brother has arrived in a courtroom for his first public appearance since the deadly attack.
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Bombing suspect heads to 1st public court hearing 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 12:27 PM PDT
FILE - This file photo provided Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who faces arraignment in federal court Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in Boston. The 19-year-old has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction, and could face the death penalty. (AP Photo/Federal Bureau of Investigation, File)BOSTON (AP) — Victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, their families, police officers, members of the public and the media packed a courtroom Wednesday to await the arraignment of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on terrorism charges.
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Zimmerman's father takes stand in murder trial 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 12:17 PM PDT
George Zimmerman sits in Seminole circuit court during his trial in Sanford, Fla. Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's father has taken the witness stand as defense attorneys are winding down their presentation in his second-degree murder trial.
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Egypt's Christians face backlash for Morsi ouster 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 12:03 PM PDT
In this Sunday, July 7, 2013 photo, relatives of Christians killed near Luxor, Egypt, pray during their funeral after two days of violence that followed the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. Some Christians are paying the price for their activism against Morsi and his Islamist allies in a backlash over his ouster last week. Since then, there has been a string of attacks on Christians in provinces that are strongholds of hard-liners. In the Sinai Peninsula, where militant groups run rampant, militants gunned down a priest in a drive-by shooting as he walked in a public market. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Zayed)CAIRO (AP) — With a mob of Muslim extremists on their tail, the Christian businessman and his nephew climbed up on the roof and ran for their lives, jumping from building to building in their southern Egyptian village. Finally they ran out of rooftops.
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High-tech gadgets monitor seniors' safety at home 
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 08:21 AM PDT
In this May 22, 2013 photo provided by the University of Missouri, Bob Harrison writes in his TigerPlace apartment in Columbia, Mo., as different sensors mounted near the ceiling record activity patterns. The sensor technology is unobtrusive and does not interfere with his everyday tasks. Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying high-tech monitoring systems that promise new safety nets for seniors living on their own. (AP Photo/University of Missouri, Shoshana Herndon)WASHINGTON (AP) — It could mean no more having to check up on Mom or Dad every morning: Motion sensors on the wall and a monitor under the mattress one day might automatically alert you to early signs of trouble well before an elderly loved one gets sick or suffers a fall.
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