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Is 1234 your PIN code? Try again 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 11:46 AM PDT
 A woman uses an ATM machine at a BBVA bank branch in MadridThe most common ATM numbers are, not surprisingly, the least safest.
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The curious thing about lightning strikes and men 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 12:03 PM PDT
 LightningMen are more than five times more likely to be killed my lightning strikes in the United States than women, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control.
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Cruz on government shutdowns: We've seen them before 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 11:17 AM PDT
 Can Sen. Ted Cruz unite an entire party against a law?"I think the term 'shutdown' is a misnomer," Cruz says.
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NYC mayoral candidate's winning style 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 07:20 AM PDT
 Christine Quinn runs for NYC MayorWhile her chief rival fends controversy, Christine Quinn looks to make history.
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Obama reassures Dems on health care, immigration 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 10:53 AM PDT
 President Barack Obama waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, to meet with the House Democratic Caucus. There's a new cadence to President Barack Obama's musings about Congress: Why can't House Republicans be more like their mates in the Senate? As Obama presses his economic agenda across the country, he's playing one chamber against the other, hoping Americans will hear his calls for compromise and conclude it's not his fault almost nothing is getting done in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to reassure Democrats nervous about the impact of his health care law and the prospects for immigration legislation, telling them "You're on the right side of history."
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Religious order files reveal decades of LA abuse 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 12:38 PM PDT
 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of pages of secret church files released Wednesday shed light on the troublesome careers of a dozen religious order priests, brothers and nuns accused of sexually abusing children while working in the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese.
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Egypt orders camps cleared, protesters buckle down 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 12:30 PM PDT
 Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi hold sticks and wear protective gear during a march in Nasr City, where supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have installed a camp and hold daily rallies, in Cairo, Egypt, late Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The European Union's top diplomat said Tuesday after meeting with Morsi that he is well, and that she urged all those she met with on the need to move forward peacefully following his ouster nearly a month ago. It was Morsi's first contact with the outside world since he was toppled in a military coup on July 3. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)CAIRO (AP) — Protesters holding sticks and wearing helmets and makeshift body armor stand behind mounds of sandbags, tires and brick walls. They change guards every two hours to ensure they stay alert.
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AP PHOTOS: Andean fighting ritual settles scores 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 10:11 AM PDT
 In this July 14, 2013 photo, masked fighter Alejandro Alvaro wears his costume before taking part in an Andean fight known as Takanakuy in Lima, Peru. Takanakuy, which means "When the blood is boiling" in Quechua, is a ritual of unclear providence that predates Spanish colonial rule and happens twice a year, in July and just after Christmas, to settle scores. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)LIMA, Peru (AP) — The brightly hued ski masks come off, and the punching and kicking begin. Only once a judge has ruled one of the combatants licked do they stop fighting.
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Man pleads not guilty to killing 3 Ohio women 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 08:05 AM PDT
 FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff Department shows Michael Madison. Authorities responding to a report of a foul odor from a home discovered a body and arrested a registered sex offender, Madison, who sent police and volunteers through a poor Ohio neighborhood in a search for more victims, officials said Sunday, July 21, 2013. The arraignment in Cleveland on charges of killing three women whose bodies were found wrapped in trash bags is scheduled Wednesday morning July 31, 2013 for 35-year-old Michael Madison. He is being held on $6 million bond. (AP Photo/Cuyahoga County Sheriff Department, File)CLEVELAND (AP) — A man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to kidnapping and killing three women whose bodies were found wrapped in trash bags earlier this month.
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Zimbabwe: Voting concludes, counting begins 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 11:35 AM PDT
 Zimbabweans wait to cast their votes in presidential and parliamentary elections in Harare, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Zimbabweans voted Wednesday in the elections that will determine the future of longtime President Robert Mugabe, who has denied allegations of vote-rigging despite concerns about the credibility of the polls. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Voting concluded Wednesday in most of Zimbabwe's polling stations in elections in which Robert Mugabe, faced one of the biggest challenges to his 33-year grip on power.
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Analysis: Pope's revolution; not all are pleased 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:42 AM PDT
 In this May 29, 2013 file photo, Pope Francis holds his skull-cap as he leaves at the end of his weekly general audience, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican. Since his March 2013 election, Pope Francis has started a revolution in the Roman Catholic church that charmed millions and the mainstream media, as he goes about doing what he was elected to do: reform not just the dysfunctional Vatican bureaucracy but the church itself, using his own persona and personal history as a model. But the enthusiasm isn't necessarily shared across the board. Traditionalist Catholics — so coddled by Benedict XVI in his pursuit to reach out to Catholics attached to the old Latin Mass and opposed to the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council — greeted Francis' election with concern and now have had their worst fears realized. Francis has spoken out both publicly and privately against such "restoratist groups" whom he accused of being naval-gazing retrogrades out of touch with the evangelizing mission of the church in the 21st century. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Francis Revolution is underway. Not everyone is pleased.
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From obscurity, Manning became polarizing symbol 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 12:13 AM PDT
 FILE - In this July 30, 2013 file photo, supporters of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning protest outside of the gates at Fort Meade, Md. Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy, the most serious charge he faced, but was convicted of espionage, theft and other charges, more than three years after he spilled secrets to WikiLeaks. Few Americans in living memory have emerged from obscurity to become such polarizing public figures _ admired by many around the world, fiercely denigrated by many in his homeland. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)NEW YORK (AP) — The honors and accolades proliferated over three years: international peace prizes, solidarity campaigns by celebrities, an effort to designate him — in absentia, of course — as grand marshal of San Francisco's gay pride parade.
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Hagel: Budget cuts could harm nation's defense 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 12:16 PM PDT
 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pauses during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Hagel warned that the Pentagon may have to mothball up to three Navy aircraft carriers and order more sharp reductions in the size of the Army and Marine Corps if Congress does not act to avoid massive budget cuts beginning in 2014. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Wednesday that the Pentagon may have to mothball up to three Navy aircraft carriers and order additional sharp reductions in the size of the Army and Marine Corps if Congress doesn't act to avoid massive budget cuts beginning in 2014.
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Student loan compromise heads toward final vote 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 06:23 AM PDT
 FILE - In this July 17, 2013 file photo, House Education Committee Chairman Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., left, followed by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., walks to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. A deal that gives college students and their parents lower interest rates for loans is heading toward its final vote. The House was expected Wednesday to take up a bipartisan compromise that links student loan interest rates to the financial markets. Immediately, borrowers would see lower rates for classes this year than last, although the costs are expected to climb in coming years if the economy improves as expected. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal that gives college students and their parents lower interest rates for loans is heading toward its final vote.
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Egypt orders police to clear protest camps 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 10:12 AM PDT
 Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City, in Cairo, Egypt, late Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Egypt's military gave the ousted president his first contact with the outside world since removing him from office, allowing Europe's top diplomat Tuesday to meet with Mohammed Morsi in his secret detention. She emerged from her two-hour talks with him urging all sides to move on toward a peaceful transition. Arabic on the banner in the center reads: "Athletes against the coup." (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military-backed government on Wednesday ordered the police to clear two Cairo protest camps packed with supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, saying they posed a threat to national security and were "terrorizing" citizens.
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Facebook passes $38 initial public offering price 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 07:21 AM PDT
 FILE - In this May 18, 2012 file photo provided by Facebook, Facebook founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, center, rings the Nasdaq opening bell from Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook's stock has passed its IPO price of $38 before the market open on Wednesday, July 31, 2013. If the gains hold in the regular session, it would mark the first time the stock has risen above that mark since its rocky initial public offering in May 2012. Menlo Park-based Facebook has been on a roll since it reported stronger-than-expected earnings on July 24. Investors are upbeat about its fast-growing mobile advertising revenue. (AP Photo/Nasdaq via Facebook, Zef Nikolla, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's stock has passed its $38 IPO price for the first time since its rocky public debut last May, crossing a symbolic hurdle that has eluded it for more than a year.
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Pentagon to bear brunt of upcoming budget cuts 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 08:38 AM PDT
 FILE - In this July 17, 2013, file photo. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with Air Force personnel at Joint Base Charleston near Charleston, S.C., on the last day of a three-day trip to visit bases in the Carolinas and Florida. A second, deeper round of automatic budget cuts is on its way, and it's going to hit the Pentagon hard. Already reeling from a $34 billion budget blow this year due to deficit-driven spending reductions known as sequestration, the Defense Department would feel an additional $20 billion pinch in 2014. All told, the Pentagon's budget for next year would be cut by about 10 percent below levels approved just six months ago. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A second, deeper round of automatic federal budget cuts is on its way, and it's going to hit the Pentagon hard.
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Does government's NSA document release tell us anything? 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 06:45 AM PDT
 Protesters supporting Edward Snowden, a contractor at the National Security Agency (NSA), hold a photo of Snowden during a demonstration outside the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong June 13, 2013The Obama administration tries try to tamp down opposition to domestic surveillance.
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He is the 'most beautiful' person on Capitol Hill 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:16 AM PDT
 U.S. Senate Holds All-Senate Joint ConferenceSen. Jeff Flake, a 50-year-old Arizona Republican, is "a walking advertisement for the benefits of healthy living," The Hill says.
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Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro to be sentenced 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 08:33 AM PDT
 Ariel Castro looks over at the prosecutors table during court proceedings Friday, July 26, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro, who imprisoned three women in his home, subjecting them to a decade of rapes and beatings, pleaded guilty Friday to 937 counts in a deal to avoid the death penalty. In exchange, prosecutors recommended Castro be sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Ariel Castro, the man who kidnapped, raped, and beat three Cleveland women will find out his fate during a sentencing hearing Thursday morning, though it's not much of a mystery where he'll spend the rest of his life.
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O.J. Simpson wins small parole victory 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:52 AM PDT
 O.J. Simpson watches his former defense attorney Yale Galanter testify during an evidentiary hearing in Las VegasBut the former NFL great won't be leaving prison anytime soon.
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Koch bros. keep beating anti-'Obamacare' drum 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 05:45 AM PDT
 Breaking News Headlines: Florida, Georgia Say Insurance Rates to Spike Under ObamacareIf "Americans for Prosperity" thinks it's bad, is it good for regular folks?
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Latest Snowden doc article says NSA spying was easy 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 07:51 AM PDT
 It's This Easy for the NSA to Spy on Your Entire Internet LifeWe already knew the NSA has potential access to most of the Internetting Americans do through PRISM and other programs, but the latest Edward Snowden leak reveals just how easy it is for the government to access and analyze a whole lot of information. Through a program called XKeyscore, analysts can easily sift through what the NSA calls "nearly everything a typical user does on the internet," per more documents and slides revealed to The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald. "The quantity of communications accessible through programs such as XKeyscore is staggeringly large," he adds.
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McCain: Hillary Clinton vs. Rand Paul in 2016 would be ‘tough choice’ 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 06:46 AM PDT
 U.S. Senator McCain watches his colleagues speak during news conference following their tour of the Arizona-Mexico border in NogalesHillary's a "rock star" and Palin was a good VP choice, the Arizona senator and 2008 GOP presidential nominee says in a new interview.
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New Snowden leak upstages U.S. move to declassify documents 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 12:50 PM PDT
 Antennas of Former National Security Agency (NSA) listening station are seen at the Teufelsberg hill (German for Devil's Mountain) in BerlinThe declassification was made in the "interest of increased transparency."
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Weiner spokeswoman trashes ex-intern in profanity-laced rant 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 07:57 PM PDT
 Former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner appears for a mayoral candidates forum in the Inwood section of upper Manhattan in New YorkNEW YORK—In what will surely be another public relations nightmare for Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign, his spokeswoman went off on an epic, obscenity-laced rant against a former intern who wrote an unflattering article about her time working for the ex-congressman.
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