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http://news.yahoo.com/ The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedWed, 24 Jul 2013 04:36:45 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gas-well-gulf-catches-fire-blowout-083025523.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DAMHtvNsIQZ4Qf1iOW12ew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f91942edbec37218380f6a7067001a57.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo released by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shows natural gas spewing from the Hercules 265 drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. No injuries were reported in the midmorning blowout and there was no fire as of Tuesday evening at the site, about 55 miles off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement)" align="left" title="This photo released by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shows natural gas spewing from the Hercules 265 drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. No injuries were reported in the midmorning blowout and there was no fire as of Tuesday evening at the site, about 55 miles off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement)" border="0" /></a>The cause of the blowout that prompted the evacuation of 44 workers is unknown.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gas-well-gulf-catches-fire-blowout-083025523.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 04:36:45 -0400Associated Pressgas-well-gulf-catches-fire-blowout-083025523<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gas-well-gulf-catches-fire-blowout-083025523.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DAMHtvNsIQZ4Qf1iOW12ew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f91942edbec37218380f6a7067001a57.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo released by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shows natural gas spewing from the Hercules 265 drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. No injuries were reported in the midmorning blowout and there was no fire as of Tuesday evening at the site, about 55 miles off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement)" align="left" title="This photo released by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shows natural gas spewing from the Hercules 265 drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. No injuries were reported in the midmorning blowout and there was no fire as of Tuesday evening at the site, about 55 miles off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement)" border="0" /></a>The cause of the blowout that prompted the evacuation of 44 workers is unknown.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/va-governor-apologizes-repays-loans-donor-190603520.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KMKKQeXWC2kCJZFNDDwKDw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T201034Z_1_CBRE96M1K1P00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Virginia Governor McDonnell speaks at the CPAC in Washington" align="left" title="Virginia Governor McDonnell speaks at the CPAC in Washington" border="0" /></a>RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ? Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday he has repaid a major political donor more than $120,000 in loans to the governor&#039;s wife and a business McDonnell owns with his sister.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/va-governor-apologizes-repays-loans-donor-190603520.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 00:32:09 -0400Associated Pressva-governor-apologizes-repays-loans-donor-190603520<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/va-governor-apologizes-repays-loans-donor-190603520.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KMKKQeXWC2kCJZFNDDwKDw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T201034Z_1_CBRE96M1K1P00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Virginia Governor McDonnell speaks at the CPAC in Washington" align="left" title="Virginia Governor McDonnell speaks at the CPAC in Washington" border="0" /></a>RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ? Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday he has repaid a major political donor more than $120,000 in loans to the governor&#039;s wife and a business McDonnell owns with his sister.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weiner-faces-scandal-now-wife-side-063717490.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ocw6SahpDmxn5jjxWqqxOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c55d324ba4866f18380f6a706700a166.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner glances at his wife, Huma Abedin, as she speaks during a news conference at the Gay Men&#039;s Health Crisis headquarters, Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in New York. The former congressman says he&#039;s not dropping out of the New York City mayoral race in light of newly revealed explicit online correspondence with a young woman. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)" align="left" title="New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner glances at his wife, Huma Abedin, as she speaks during a news conference at the Gay Men&#039;s Health Crisis headquarters, Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in New York. The former congressman says he&#039;s not dropping out of the New York City mayoral race in light of newly revealed explicit online correspondence with a young woman. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? When a heckled, harried Anthony Weiner resigned from Congress and apologized for the explicit text messages that had destroyed his career, a key figure was notably absent: his then-pregnant wife, Huma Abedin.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/weiner-faces-scandal-now-wife-side-063717490.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 05:58:34 -0400Associated Pressweiner-faces-scandal-now-wife-side-063717490<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weiner-faces-scandal-now-wife-side-063717490.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ocw6SahpDmxn5jjxWqqxOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c55d324ba4866f18380f6a706700a166.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner glances at his wife, Huma Abedin, as she speaks during a news conference at the Gay Men&#039;s Health Crisis headquarters, Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in New York. The former congressman says he&#039;s not dropping out of the New York City mayoral race in light of newly revealed explicit online correspondence with a young woman. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)" align="left" title="New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner glances at his wife, Huma Abedin, as she speaks during a news conference at the Gay Men&#039;s Health Crisis headquarters, Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in New York. The former congressman says he&#039;s not dropping out of the New York City mayoral race in light of newly revealed explicit online correspondence with a young woman. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? When a heckled, harried Anthony Weiner resigned from Congress and apologized for the explicit text messages that had destroyed his career, a key figure was notably absent: his then-pregnant wife, Huma Abedin.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/priestly-vocations-challenge-pope-francis-073719100.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3_Y3BpDkGcLsCBQT5NY3YA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3a173b30bf2e7418380f6a7067001aea.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this July 15, 2013 photo, students at the Pontifical University of Mexico seminary greet each other as they walk through the campus in Mexico City. Many believe that Pope Francis&#039; visit to Brazil to head World Youth Day can be the ideal setting to try and awaken young people&#039;s desire to serve in the church in regions such as Latin America, where it has been difficult to attract the faithful to priesthood as other religions gain ground. (AP Photo/Ivan Pierre Aguirre)" align="left" title="In this July 15, 2013 photo, students at the Pontifical University of Mexico seminary greet each other as they walk through the campus in Mexico City. Many believe that Pope Francis&#039; visit to Brazil to head World Youth Day can be the ideal setting to try and awaken young people&#039;s desire to serve in the church in regions such as Latin America, where it has been difficult to attract the faithful to priesthood as other religions gain ground. (AP Photo/Ivan Pierre Aguirre)" border="0" /></a>RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ? Camilo Sandoval says he faces the choice of a lifetime: He can study engineering in college or he can devote himself to the church.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/priestly-vocations-challenge-pope-francis-073719100.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 03:37:19 -0400Associated Presspriestly-vocations-challenge-pope-francis-073719100<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/priestly-vocations-challenge-pope-francis-073719100.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3_Y3BpDkGcLsCBQT5NY3YA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3a173b30bf2e7418380f6a7067001aea.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this July 15, 2013 photo, students at the Pontifical University of Mexico seminary greet each other as they walk through the campus in Mexico City. Many believe that Pope Francis&#039; visit to Brazil to head World Youth Day can be the ideal setting to try and awaken young people&#039;s desire to serve in the church in regions such as Latin America, where it has been difficult to attract the faithful to priesthood as other religions gain ground. (AP Photo/Ivan Pierre Aguirre)" align="left" title="In this July 15, 2013 photo, students at the Pontifical University of Mexico seminary greet each other as they walk through the campus in Mexico City. Many believe that Pope Francis&#039; visit to Brazil to head World Youth Day can be the ideal setting to try and awaken young people&#039;s desire to serve in the church in regions such as Latin America, where it has been difficult to attract the faithful to priesthood as other religions gain ground. (AP Photo/Ivan Pierre Aguirre)" border="0" /></a>RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ? Camilo Sandoval says he faces the choice of a lifetime: He can study engineering in college or he can devote himself to the church.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-army-chief-seeks-mandate-fight-violence-101906312.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xOKm2.xaUe9p_5pimjBAqQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c918d2ccc0937a18380f6a706700fa18.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from Egypt State TV, Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi delivers a speech in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. El-Sissi has called on Egyptians to hold mass demonstrations to voice their support for the military to put an end to &quot;violence&quot; and &quot;terrorism.&quot;( AP Photo/Egypt State TV)" align="left" title="In this image taken from Egypt State TV, Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi delivers a speech in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. El-Sissi has called on Egyptians to hold mass demonstrations to voice their support for the military to put an end to &quot;violence&quot; and &quot;terrorism.&quot;( AP Photo/Egypt State TV)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt&#039;s military chief on Wednesday called on his countrymen to hold mass demonstrations to voice their support for the army and police to put an end to &quot;violence&quot; and &quot;terrorism.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-army-chief-seeks-mandate-fight-violence-101906312.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 06:56:18 -0400Associated Pressegypt-army-chief-seeks-mandate-fight-violence-101906312<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-army-chief-seeks-mandate-fight-violence-101906312.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xOKm2.xaUe9p_5pimjBAqQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c918d2ccc0937a18380f6a706700fa18.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from Egypt State TV, Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi delivers a speech in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. El-Sissi has called on Egyptians to hold mass demonstrations to voice their support for the military to put an end to &quot;violence&quot; and &quot;terrorism.&quot;( AP Photo/Egypt State TV)" align="left" title="In this image taken from Egypt State TV, Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi delivers a speech in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. El-Sissi has called on Egyptians to hold mass demonstrations to voice their support for the military to put an end to &quot;violence&quot; and &quot;terrorism.&quot;( AP Photo/Egypt State TV)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt&#039;s military chief on Wednesday called on his countrymen to hold mass demonstrations to voice their support for the army and police to put an end to &quot;violence&quot; and &quot;terrorism.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-bankruptcy-tests-state-pension-protections-065517091.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oy11LvVBBilxRlHtxXb1Dg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/70d808ada3d06c18380f6a706700554a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="From left, seated, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, Michigan AFSCME Council 25 President Al Garrett and United Auto Workers President Bob King address a news conference in Detroit, Monday, July 22, 2013. Detroit&#039;s bankruptcy filing means that thousands of retirees could face changes to their expected payouts, despite being guaranteed in a state constitution. Will the bankruptcy filing open new legal questions about what cash strapped cities and municipalities can do when pension benefits grow far larger than what they can afford? (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" align="left" title="From left, seated, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, Michigan AFSCME Council 25 President Al Garrett and United Auto Workers President Bob King address a news conference in Detroit, Monday, July 22, 2013. Detroit&#039;s bankruptcy filing means that thousands of retirees could face changes to their expected payouts, despite being guaranteed in a state constitution. Will the bankruptcy filing open new legal questions about what cash strapped cities and municipalities can do when pension benefits grow far larger than what they can afford? (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>As the once-proud city of Detroit humbles itself in bankruptcy court, its financial future may hinge on this key question: Is the city obliged to its past? Or can Detroit renege on its promises to thousands of retirees for the sake of its present city services?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-bankruptcy-tests-state-pension-protections-065517091.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 03:04:21 -0400Associated Pressdetroit-bankruptcy-tests-state-pension-protections-065517091<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-bankruptcy-tests-state-pension-protections-065517091.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oy11LvVBBilxRlHtxXb1Dg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/70d808ada3d06c18380f6a706700554a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="From left, seated, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, Michigan AFSCME Council 25 President Al Garrett and United Auto Workers President Bob King address a news conference in Detroit, Monday, July 22, 2013. Detroit&#039;s bankruptcy filing means that thousands of retirees could face changes to their expected payouts, despite being guaranteed in a state constitution. Will the bankruptcy filing open new legal questions about what cash strapped cities and municipalities can do when pension benefits grow far larger than what they can afford? (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" align="left" title="From left, seated, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, Michigan AFSCME Council 25 President Al Garrett and United Auto Workers President Bob King address a news conference in Detroit, Monday, July 22, 2013. Detroit&#039;s bankruptcy filing means that thousands of retirees could face changes to their expected payouts, despite being guaranteed in a state constitution. Will the bankruptcy filing open new legal questions about what cash strapped cities and municipalities can do when pension benefits grow far larger than what they can afford? (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>As the once-proud city of Detroit humbles itself in bankruptcy court, its financial future may hinge on this key question: Is the city obliged to its past? Or can Detroit renege on its promises to thousands of retirees for the sake of its present city services?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/queen-arrives-visit-britains-prince-103500245.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UoHP9BZBZprfT3mo.5nUzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3f3f742ebf167318380f6a7067003236.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, carries her new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary&#039;s Hospital, in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The boy will be third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)" align="left" title="Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, carries her new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary&#039;s Hospital, in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The boy will be third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Britain&#039;s Queen Elizabeth II arrived at Kensington Palace Wednesday to see her new great-grandson, who has spent a first night at home with his parents, Prince William and Kate.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/queen-arrives-visit-britains-prince-103500245.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 06:35:09 -0400Associated Pressqueen-arrives-visit-britains-prince-103500245<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/queen-arrives-visit-britains-prince-103500245.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UoHP9BZBZprfT3mo.5nUzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3f3f742ebf167318380f6a7067003236.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, carries her new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary&#039;s Hospital, in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The boy will be third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)" align="left" title="Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, carries her new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary&#039;s Hospital, in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The boy will be third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Britain&#039;s Queen Elizabeth II arrived at Kensington Palace Wednesday to see her new great-grandson, who has spent a first night at home with his parents, Prince William and Kate.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/crisis-weary-kuwait-stumbles-toward-elections-061523470.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KuiXhAxrel3QtuTTyfIiYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/eca23179bf697518380f6a706700c0cb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, July 19, 2013 photo, Kuwaiti citizens from the second constituency gather in Abdullah Al Salem, Kuwait, during the campaign opening meeting of Marzouq Al Ghanim, ex-MP and candidate for the forthcoming parliamentary elections . (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)" align="left" title="In this Friday, July 19, 2013 photo, Kuwaiti citizens from the second constituency gather in Abdullah Al Salem, Kuwait, during the campaign opening meeting of Marzouq Al Ghanim, ex-MP and candidate for the forthcoming parliamentary elections . (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)" border="0" /></a>KUWAIT CITY (AP) ? From boycotting ballots to storming parliament, each time Kuwait heads into parliamentary elections the backstory seems to overshadow the vote.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/crisis-weary-kuwait-stumbles-toward-elections-061523470.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 07:25:53 -0400Associated Presscrisis-weary-kuwait-stumbles-toward-elections-061523470<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/crisis-weary-kuwait-stumbles-toward-elections-061523470.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KuiXhAxrel3QtuTTyfIiYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/eca23179bf697518380f6a706700c0cb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, July 19, 2013 photo, Kuwaiti citizens from the second constituency gather in Abdullah Al Salem, Kuwait, during the campaign opening meeting of Marzouq Al Ghanim, ex-MP and candidate for the forthcoming parliamentary elections . (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)" align="left" title="In this Friday, July 19, 2013 photo, Kuwaiti citizens from the second constituency gather in Abdullah Al Salem, Kuwait, during the campaign opening meeting of Marzouq Al Ghanim, ex-MP and candidate for the forthcoming parliamentary elections . (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)" border="0" /></a>KUWAIT CITY (AP) ? From boycotting ballots to storming parliament, each time Kuwait heads into parliamentary elections the backstory seems to overshadow the vote.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/players-deplore-doping-rather-defend-users-022326843.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zeeF9y9eNCZCmqXAsSCCCQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6aac5d2da2286418380f6a7067002e00.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2012 file photo, Milwaukee Brewers&#039; Ryan Braun speaks during a news conference at baseball spring training in Phoenix. The 2011 National League MVP was suspended without pay for the rest of the season and the postseason Monday, July 22, 2013, the start of sanctions involving players reportedly tied to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2012 file photo, Milwaukee Brewers&#039; Ryan Braun speaks during a news conference at baseball spring training in Phoenix. The 2011 National League MVP was suspended without pay for the rest of the season and the postseason Monday, July 22, 2013, the start of sanctions involving players reportedly tied to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Protective no more, baseball players are downright disgusted these days with doping.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/players-deplore-doping-rather-defend-users-022326843.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 00:29:04 -0400Associated Pressplayers-deplore-doping-rather-defend-users-022326843<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/players-deplore-doping-rather-defend-users-022326843.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zeeF9y9eNCZCmqXAsSCCCQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6aac5d2da2286418380f6a7067002e00.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2012 file photo, Milwaukee Brewers&#039; Ryan Braun speaks during a news conference at baseball spring training in Phoenix. The 2011 National League MVP was suspended without pay for the rest of the season and the postseason Monday, July 22, 2013, the start of sanctions involving players reportedly tied to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2012 file photo, Milwaukee Brewers&#039; Ryan Braun speaks during a news conference at baseball spring training in Phoenix. The 2011 National League MVP was suspended without pay for the rest of the season and the postseason Monday, July 22, 2013, the start of sanctions involving players reportedly tied to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Protective no more, baseball players are downright disgusted these days with doping.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/building-homes-more-power-063019925.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DuV1Y9f.o0cEDjGHd0LFXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a9119cb9bf7f7518380f6a7067008198.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A worker works on the roof of a zero net energy home at The Preserve at Mountain Vista on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in New Paltz, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)" align="left" title="A worker works on the roof of a zero net energy home at The Preserve at Mountain Vista on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in New Paltz, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)" border="0" /></a>NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (AP) ? Homes being built in this Hudson Valley cul-de-sac offer prospective buyers wooded lots, pretty views and ? oh yes ? the promise of thumbing your nose at the power utility.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/building-homes-more-power-063019925.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 02:40:24 -0400Associated Pressbuilding-homes-more-power-063019925<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/building-homes-more-power-063019925.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DuV1Y9f.o0cEDjGHd0LFXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a9119cb9bf7f7518380f6a7067008198.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A worker works on the roof of a zero net energy home at The Preserve at Mountain Vista on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in New Paltz, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)" align="left" title="A worker works on the roof of a zero net energy home at The Preserve at Mountain Vista on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in New Paltz, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)" border="0" /></a>NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (AP) ? Homes being built in this Hudson Valley cul-de-sac offer prospective buyers wooded lots, pretty views and ? oh yes ? the promise of thumbing your nose at the power utility.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-big-mass-rio-beach-pope-rests-035308388.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qn.hfIdYWYBLCRRjnEyKPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2dc1e3b8bf097318380f6a70670034ae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A pilgrim wrapped in a Brazilian national flag watches as Catholic youth gather on Copacabana Beach for the inaugural World Youth Day Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. (AP Photo/Nicolas Tanner)" align="left" title="A pilgrim wrapped in a Brazilian national flag watches as Catholic youth gather on Copacabana Beach for the inaugural World Youth Day Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. (AP Photo/Nicolas Tanner)" border="0" /></a>Pope Francis took it easy Tuesday after his long flight to Brazil, attending a private Mass and meeting with church officials.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-big-mass-rio-beach-pope-rests-035308388.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 23:54:21 -0400Associated Pressap-photos-big-mass-rio-beach-pope-rests-035308388<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-big-mass-rio-beach-pope-rests-035308388.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qn.hfIdYWYBLCRRjnEyKPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2dc1e3b8bf097318380f6a70670034ae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A pilgrim wrapped in a Brazilian national flag watches as Catholic youth gather on Copacabana Beach for the inaugural World Youth Day Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. (AP Photo/Nicolas Tanner)" align="left" title="A pilgrim wrapped in a Brazilian national flag watches as Catholic youth gather on Copacabana Beach for the inaugural World Youth Day Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. (AP Photo/Nicolas Tanner)" border="0" /></a>Pope Francis took it easy Tuesday after his long flight to Brazil, attending a private Mass and meeting with church officials.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britains-prince-spends-1st-night-home-092542004.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UoHP9BZBZprfT3mo.5nUzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3f3f742ebf167318380f6a7067003236.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, carries her new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary&#039;s Hospital, in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The boy will be third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)" align="left" title="Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, carries her new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary&#039;s Hospital, in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The boy will be third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Britain&#039;s new prince has spent his first night at his Kensington Palace apartment ? the day after offering a royal wave upon being presented to the world&#039;s media for the first time.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/britains-prince-spends-1st-night-home-092542004.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 05:25:42 -0400Associated Pressbritains-prince-spends-1st-night-home-092542004<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britains-prince-spends-1st-night-home-092542004.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UoHP9BZBZprfT3mo.5nUzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3f3f742ebf167318380f6a7067003236.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, carries her new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary&#039;s Hospital, in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The boy will be third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)" align="left" title="Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, carries her new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary&#039;s Hospital, in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The boy will be third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Britain&#039;s new prince has spent his first night at his Kensington Palace apartment ? the day after offering a royal wave upon being presented to the world&#039;s media for the first time.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-101340019.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/45nVPamDcn6SMue_5O60vQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/666fb221f03cc001260f6a70670094b6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In a Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 file photo, gun violence protesters participate in a lie-in during an anti-gun rally at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month&#039;s deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games and movies and on TV, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. A lopsided 84 percent of adults would like to see the establishment of a federal standard for background checks for people buying guns at gun shows, the poll showed. President Barack Obama was set Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 to unveil a wide-ranging package of steps for reducing gun violence expected to include a proposed ban on assault weapons, limits on the capacity of ammunition magazines and universal background checks for gun sales. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In a Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 file photo, gun violence protesters participate in a lie-in during an anti-gun rally at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month&#039;s deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games and movies and on TV, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. A lopsided 84 percent of adults would like to see the establishment of a federal standard for background checks for people buying guns at gun shows, the poll showed. President Barack Obama was set Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 to unveil a wide-ranging package of steps for reducing gun violence expected to include a proposed ban on assault weapons, limits on the capacity of ammunition magazines and universal background checks for gun sales. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)" border="0" /></a>Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-101340019.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 06:07:12 -0400Associated Press10-things-know-today-101340019<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-101340019.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/45nVPamDcn6SMue_5O60vQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/666fb221f03cc001260f6a70670094b6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In a Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 file photo, gun violence protesters participate in a lie-in during an anti-gun rally at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month&#039;s deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games and movies and on TV, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. A lopsided 84 percent of adults would like to see the establishment of a federal standard for background checks for people buying guns at gun shows, the poll showed. President Barack Obama was set Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 to unveil a wide-ranging package of steps for reducing gun violence expected to include a proposed ban on assault weapons, limits on the capacity of ammunition magazines and universal background checks for gun sales. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In a Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 file photo, gun violence protesters participate in a lie-in during an anti-gun rally at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month&#039;s deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games and movies and on TV, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. A lopsided 84 percent of adults would like to see the establishment of a federal standard for background checks for people buying guns at gun shows, the poll showed. President Barack Obama was set Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 to unveil a wide-ranging package of steps for reducing gun violence expected to include a proposed ban on assault weapons, limits on the capacity of ammunition magazines and universal background checks for gun sales. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)" border="0" /></a>Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/william-kate-show-off-royal-newborn-son-230818606.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yP3gNS9X9.Ac99TB09zhfg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a749a2baa35e6a18380f6a706700b6ba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge hold the Prince of Cambridge, Tuesday July 23, 2013, as they pose for photographers outside St. Mary&#039;s Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London where the Duchess gave birth on Monday July 22. The Royal couple are expected to head to London?s Kensington Palace from the hospital with their newly born son, the third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge hold the Prince of Cambridge, Tuesday July 23, 2013, as they pose for photographers outside St. Mary&#039;s Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London where the Duchess gave birth on Monday July 22. The Royal couple are expected to head to London?s Kensington Palace from the hospital with their newly born son, the third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Prince William and his wife Kate presented their newborn son to the world for the first time Tuesday, drawing whoops and wild applause from well-wishers as they revealed the new face of the British monarchy ? though not, yet, his name.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/william-kate-show-off-royal-newborn-son-230818606.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 19:08:18 -0400Associated Presswilliam-kate-show-off-royal-newborn-son-230818606<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/william-kate-show-off-royal-newborn-son-230818606.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yP3gNS9X9.Ac99TB09zhfg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a749a2baa35e6a18380f6a706700b6ba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge hold the Prince of Cambridge, Tuesday July 23, 2013, as they pose for photographers outside St. Mary&#039;s Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London where the Duchess gave birth on Monday July 22. The Royal couple are expected to head to London?s Kensington Palace from the hospital with their newly born son, the third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge hold the Prince of Cambridge, Tuesday July 23, 2013, as they pose for photographers outside St. Mary&#039;s Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London where the Duchess gave birth on Monday July 22. The Royal couple are expected to head to London?s Kensington Palace from the hospital with their newly born son, the third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Prince William and his wife Kate presented their newborn son to the world for the first time Tuesday, drawing whoops and wild applause from well-wishers as they revealed the new face of the British monarchy ? though not, yet, his name.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-lawmakers-square-off-over-nsa-authority-005554229.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JyFe0mtvfHwlQgWzacT_qw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8667400585895718380f6a7067007dc5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 18, 2013 file photo, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a hearing to consider his reappointment to the military&#039;s highest post, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Establishing a no-fly zone to protect Syrian rebels would require hundreds of U.S. aircraft at a cost of upward of $1 billion per month and no assurance that it would change the momentum in the 2-year-old civil war, Dempsey said Monday in a cautionary assessment of more aggressive American military action. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 18, 2013 file photo, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a hearing to consider his reappointment to the military&#039;s highest post, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Establishing a no-fly zone to protect Syrian rebels would require hundreds of U.S. aircraft at a cost of upward of $1 billion per month and no assurance that it would change the momentum in the 2-year-old civil war, Dempsey said Monday in a cautionary assessment of more aggressive American military action. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Obama administration squared off with skeptical lawmakers Tuesday over efforts to terminate the government&#039;s authority to collect phone records of millions of Americans, a proposition that exposed sharp divisions among members of Congress.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-lawmakers-square-off-over-nsa-authority-005554229.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 00:09:21 -0400Associated Pressobama-lawmakers-square-off-over-nsa-authority-005554229<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-lawmakers-square-off-over-nsa-authority-005554229.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JyFe0mtvfHwlQgWzacT_qw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8667400585895718380f6a7067007dc5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 18, 2013 file photo, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a hearing to consider his reappointment to the military&#039;s highest post, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Establishing a no-fly zone to protect Syrian rebels would require hundreds of U.S. aircraft at a cost of upward of $1 billion per month and no assurance that it would change the momentum in the 2-year-old civil war, Dempsey said Monday in a cautionary assessment of more aggressive American military action. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 18, 2013 file photo, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a hearing to consider his reappointment to the military&#039;s highest post, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Establishing a no-fly zone to protect Syrian rebels would require hundreds of U.S. aircraft at a cost of upward of $1 billion per month and no assurance that it would change the momentum in the 2-year-old civil war, Dempsey said Monday in a cautionary assessment of more aggressive American military action. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Obama administration squared off with skeptical lawmakers Tuesday over efforts to terminate the government&#039;s authority to collect phone records of millions of Americans, a proposition that exposed sharp divisions among members of Congress.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weiner-not-dropping-nyc-mayoral-race-214142763.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/a8aPf9SnSvRhjGOrimy_kA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/84f9776f467e2118380f6a706700a526.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011, file photo, Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin pose for photographs after the ceremonial swearing in of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Abedin, who was notably absent five months later when Weiner resigned his congressional seat and admitted sending lewd Twitter photos to women, has been a key player in his surging mayoral run. She?s appeared in his campaign launch video, raised tens of thousands of dollars and joined him on the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011, file photo, Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin pose for photographs after the ceremonial swearing in of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Abedin, who was notably absent five months later when Weiner resigned his congressional seat and admitted sending lewd Twitter photos to women, has been a key player in his surging mayoral run. She?s appeared in his campaign launch video, raised tens of thousands of dollars and joined him on the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" border="0" /></a>Anthony Weiner says he&#039;s not dropping out of the New York City mayoral race in light of newly revealed explicit online correspondence with a young woman.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/weiner-not-dropping-nyc-mayoral-race-214142763.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 17:51:10 -0400Associated Pressweiner-not-dropping-nyc-mayoral-race-214142763<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weiner-not-dropping-nyc-mayoral-race-214142763.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/a8aPf9SnSvRhjGOrimy_kA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/84f9776f467e2118380f6a706700a526.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011, file photo, Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin pose for photographs after the ceremonial swearing in of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Abedin, who was notably absent five months later when Weiner resigned his congressional seat and admitted sending lewd Twitter photos to women, has been a key player in his surging mayoral run. She?s appeared in his campaign launch video, raised tens of thousands of dollars and joined him on the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011, file photo, Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin pose for photographs after the ceremonial swearing in of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Abedin, who was notably absent five months later when Weiner resigned his congressional seat and admitted sending lewd Twitter photos to women, has been a key player in his surging mayoral run. She?s appeared in his campaign launch video, raised tens of thousands of dollars and joined him on the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" border="0" /></a>Anthony Weiner says he&#039;s not dropping out of the New York City mayoral race in light of newly revealed explicit online correspondence with a young woman.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/-obama-speechwriter-discusses-economic-speech--%E2%80%98unfiltered-potus%E2%80%99--180942886.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9eT8iXHk2Kmti8QFPfZHWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-23/ca03a04d-bd74-463f-8e30-4384b82d2e00_07-2302003-obama-speech-writer-sharp.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama meets with Director of Speechwriting Cody Keenan" align="left" title="President Barack Obama meets with Director of Speechwriting Cody Keenan" border="0" /></a>As the president preps to unveil an economic plan, Cody Keenan shares a few secrets.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/-obama-speechwriter-discusses-economic-speech--%E2%80%98unfiltered-potus%E2%80%99--180942886.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 14:09:42 -0400-obama-speechwriter-discusses-economic-speech--%E2%80%98unfiltered-potus%E2%80%99--180942886<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/-obama-speechwriter-discusses-economic-speech--%E2%80%98unfiltered-potus%E2%80%99--180942886.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9eT8iXHk2Kmti8QFPfZHWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-23/ca03a04d-bd74-463f-8e30-4384b82d2e00_07-2302003-obama-speech-writer-sharp.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama meets with Director of Speechwriting Cody Keenan" align="left" title="President Barack Obama meets with Director of Speechwriting Cody Keenan" border="0" /></a>As the president preps to unveil an economic plan, Cody Keenan shares a few secrets.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/william-kate-show-off-newborn-royal-baby-boy-181644267.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cf.rHA.5VVyTRu7tr_wBsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T183530Z_1304982840_LM1E97N1FKW01_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ROYAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge appear with their baby son, as they stand outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary&#039;s Hospital, in central London" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge appear with their baby son, as they stand outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary&#039;s Hospital, in central London" border="0" /></a>The royal couple leaves St. Mary&#039;s Hospital and greets the world with their son.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/william-kate-show-off-newborn-royal-baby-boy-181644267.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 15:48:46 -0400Associated Presswilliam-kate-show-off-newborn-royal-baby-boy-181644267<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/william-kate-show-off-newborn-royal-baby-boy-181644267.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cf.rHA.5VVyTRu7tr_wBsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T183530Z_1304982840_LM1E97N1FKW01_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ROYAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge appear with their baby son, as they stand outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary&#039;s Hospital, in central London" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge appear with their baby son, as they stand outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary&#039;s Hospital, in central London" border="0" /></a>The royal couple leaves St. Mary&#039;s Hospital and greets the world with their son.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-claims-iraq-prison-raids-says-500-105009627.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y94G9gzwp2M1mN3z8oUhfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0b802080833c4c18380f6a706700d678.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2009 file photo, guards stand at a cell block at the renovated Abu Ghraib prison, now renamed Baghdad Central Prison and run by Iraqis in Baghdad, Iraq. Late-night jailbreak attempts at two major prisons outside Baghdad have killed dozens, including at least 25 members of Iraq?s security forces who battled militants armed with car bombs, mortars and machine guns, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2009 file photo, guards stand at a cell block at the renovated Abu Ghraib prison, now renamed Baghdad Central Prison and run by Iraqis in Baghdad, Iraq. Late-night jailbreak attempts at two major prisons outside Baghdad have killed dozens, including at least 25 members of Iraq?s security forces who battled militants armed with car bombs, mortars and machine guns, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)" border="0" /></a>By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Tuesday for simultaneous raids on two Iraqi prisons and said more than 500 inmates had been set free in the operation, one of its most brazen in Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, formed earlier this year through a merger of al Qaeda&#039;s affiliates in Syria and Iraq, said it had stormed Baghdad&#039;s Abu Ghraib jail and another, some 20 km (12 miles) north of capital, after months of preparation. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-claims-iraq-prison-raids-says-500-105009627.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 17:15:46 -0400Reutersal-qaeda-claims-iraq-prison-raids-says-500-105009627<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-claims-iraq-prison-raids-says-500-105009627.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y94G9gzwp2M1mN3z8oUhfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0b802080833c4c18380f6a706700d678.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2009 file photo, guards stand at a cell block at the renovated Abu Ghraib prison, now renamed Baghdad Central Prison and run by Iraqis in Baghdad, Iraq. Late-night jailbreak attempts at two major prisons outside Baghdad have killed dozens, including at least 25 members of Iraq?s security forces who battled militants armed with car bombs,

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