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Egypt's former president Morsi to be tried for inciting violence, top prosecutor says
Fox News - 2 Sep 2013 06:30
The military ousted Morsi on July 3 after millions took to the street demanding he step down.
NSA spied on Brazil, Mexico leaders: report
Al Jazeera English - 2 Sep 2013 05:50
Journalist who obtained Edward Snowden documents says US spy agency broke into the email accounts of the heads of state.
Diana Nyad only 2 miles from record-setting swim
Chicago Tribune - 2 Sep 2013 17:5717 miles left in record Cuba to Florida swim
CNN - 2 Sep 2013 07:33
Diana Nyad was just 17 miles shy early Monday morning of reaching a goal she's been chasing for 35 years.
Obama Meeting with John McCain on Syria
Time - 2 Sep 2013 18:05
The president is seeking support for action in Syria from his former presidential rival
Diana Nyad Breaks Distance Swim Record
Time - 2 Sep 2013 18:05
She's on the verge of completing Cuba to Florida swim
Egypt judges call for disbanding Islamist group
Boston - 2 Sep 2013 17:49
CAIRO (AP) -- A panel of Egyptian judges recommended Monday the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood group, adding momentum to a push by authorities to ban the ousted Islamist president's main backers. Since the militar...
Arab League: Only UN can stop Syria crimes
Al Jazeera English - 2 Sep 2013 17:36
Secretary general insists military action "is out of the question" unless United Nations gives green light.
The DEA Pays AT&T for Access to 26 Years of Phone Records
The Atlantic Wire - 2 Sep 2013 16:19
The Drug Enforcement Agency can comb through roughly 26 years of phone records in their pursuit of big time drug dealers through a newly revealed partnership with AT&T to provide the law enforcement agency with real tim...
NYC cancels last day of music festival after deaths
Fox News - 2 Sep 2013 06:00
The last day of a New York City dance music festival featuring high-profile acts including Avicii, David Guetta and Diplo was canceled Sunday after the deaths of two attendees and the hospitalizations of several others, ...
CBS and Time Warner Cable reach deal to end blackout
Fox News - 2 Sep 2013 23:59
The agreement ends a monthlong blackout of CBS and CBS-owned channels including Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, the Smithsonian channel that affected three million homes in Dallas, Los Angeles and New York and beg...
Actor Michael Douglas Says No Crisis in Marriage
ABC News - 2 Sep 2013 23:50
Actor Michael Douglas says no crisis in marriage, he and Catherine Zeta-Jones 'are fine'
Actor Michael Douglas says no crisis in marriage
Boston - 2 Sep 2013 23:44
BERLIN (AP) -- Actor Michael Douglas says he doesn't have a crisis at home and that he and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones "are fine" and taking a "temporary separation."
GOP senators say details needed on Syria strategy
Boston - 2 Sep 2013 23:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two Republican foreign policy hawks say President Barack Obama must make a strong case for attacking Bashar Assad's Syria if he wants to win congressional backing for the operation.
It's 'curtains' for Stuart Levine
Chicago Tribune - 2 Sep 2013 23:34CBS and Time Warner Cable Agree to Play Nice, End Blackout
The Atlantic Wire - 2 Sep 2013 23:21
Exactly one month since the blackout began -- and a week before football season starts -- CBS and Time Warner Cable have come to agreement to end their dispute over transmission and carriage rights, CBS' communications e...
Unions breaking ranks on ObamaCare as open enrollment nears
Fox News - 2 Sep 2013 23:18Rattled by investigations, foreign firms in China beef up compliance
Reuters - 2 Sep 2013 23:12
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Sweden, Martin Luther King, and a letter to President Obama
OpEdNews - 2 Sep 2013 23:11
On 4 September President Obama will be arriving in Sweden, a country where a recent headline read 'The country we called Sweden no longer exists'. However, reports upon discrimination and 'local corruption' do exist, and...
Attacks Delayed, Syrians Juggle Anticipation With Attempts at Normalcy
The New York Times - 2 Sep 2013 23:09
The delay in expected missile strikes left Syria struggling to return to normalcy, with the military and rebels still bracing and everyone uncertain whether an attack would happen at all.
Airbus struggles to loosen Boeing's grip on Fortress Japan
Reuters - 2 Sep 2013 23:08
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10 Late de Kooning Works to Go on View, and on Sale
The New York Times - 2 Sep 2013 23:06
The Willem de Kooning Foundation and Gagosian Gallery plan to exhibit, and sell, 10 paintings by de Kooning in New York this fall to raise money for scholarly and educational programs.