'2 Guns' shoots to No. 1 at weekend box office

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The action-packed "2 Guns" is No. 1 at the weekend box office.

The Universal film starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg pulled the trigger to capture the top spot with $27.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The picture is based on a graphic novel of the same name and features Washington as a DEA agent and Wahlberg as a Naval Intelligence officer who must team up for an undercover operation involving drug traffickers and the CIA.

Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, said "2 Guns" opened at the studio's expectations and attributed the film's success to Icelandic director Baltasar Kormakur and the first-time pairing of Washington and Wahlberg.

"It was super casting," she said. "There was remarkable chemistry. The two of them work so well together. You see it on screen. Baltasar really gave them the energy to be able to do what they did in this film."

Fox's Japan-set superhero flick "The Wolverine" starring Hugh Jackman as the clawed warrior scratched out the No. 2 spot with $21.7 million in its second weekend, bringing the Marvel icon's total domestic haul to $95 million. "Wolverine" earned another $38.5 million in 67 international territories.

"The Smurfs 2" launched in the No. 3 position with $18.2 million. While Sony's kid-friendly computer-generated sequel based on the blue-hued cartoon franchise debuted below expectations in North America, "Smurfs 2" earned a bright $52.5 million in 43 international markets.

"It is one of those films that seems to resonate on every continent," said Rory Bruer, Sony's president of worldwide distribution. "We have about 36 big territories to go, including China. They love the blue ones."

The Warner Bros. haunted house tale "The Conjuring" crossed the $100 million mark at No. 4 domestically after exorcising $13.7 million in its third weekend.

Elsewhere at the box office, Sundance Film Festival favorite "The Spectacular Now" starring Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley earned $190,000 in four theaters in its debut weekend, while "The Canyons" made just $16,000 at two theaters, though "Canyons" distributor IFC Films said the erotic thriller starring Lindsay Lohan is performing strongly through video-on-demand services.

Other smaller films continued to perform solidly at the box office, including Sundance winner "Fruitvale Station" with $2.7 million in 1,086 theaters and director Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine" with $2 million in 50 theaters.

"Summer is not just about blockbusters," said Paul Dergarabedian of box-office tracker Hollywood.com. "It's also about Woody Allen. It's about specialized films that challenge the audience ? or are just different from the traditional, cookie-cutter, summer-style movie."

Overall ticket sales this weekend were up more than 15 percent over the same weekend last summer, Dergarabedian said.

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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released on Monday.

1. "2 Guns,"$27.4 million.

2. "The Wolverine," $21.7 million ($38.5 million international).

3. "The Smurfs 2," $18.2 million ($52.5 million international).

4. "The Conjuring," $13.7 million ($11.6 million international).

5. "Despicable Me 2," $10.4 million ($13.8 million international).

6. "Grown Ups 2," $8.1 million ($2.8 million international).

7. "Turbo," $6.4 million ($6.9 million international).

8. "Red 2," $5.6 million ($9.3 million international).

9. "The Heat," $4.7 million ($6.9 million international).

10. "Pacific Rim," $4.6 million ($53 million international).

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Estimated weekend ticket sales at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada) for films distributed overseas by Hollywood studios, according to Rentrak:

1. "Pacific Rim," $53 million.

2. "The Smurfs 2," $52.5 million.

3. "The Wolverine," $38.5 million.

4. "Snowpiercer," $18 million.

5. "Despicable Me 2," $13.8 million.

6. "Now You See Me," $13.1 million.

7. "The Conjuring," $11.6 million.

8. "Monsters University," $11.4 million.

9. "The Terror Live," $9.5 million.

10. "Red 2," $9.3 million.

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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.

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US Energy Department Announces New Investment to Reduce Fuel Cell Costs

02 Aug 2013

In support of the Obama Administration's all-of-the-above strategy to develop clean, domestic energy sources, the Energy Department today announced a $4.5 million investment in two projects?led by Minnesota-based 3M and the Colorado School of Mines?to lower the cost, improve the durability, and increase the efficiency of next-generation fuel cell systems. This investment is a part of the Energy Department's commitment to maintain American leadership in innovative clean energy technologies, give American businesses more options to cut energy costs, and reduce our reliance on imported oil.

"Fuel cell technologies have an important role to play in diversifying America's transportation sector, reducing our dependence on foreign oil, and curbing harmful carbon pollution," said Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Danielson. "By partnering with private industry and universities, we can help advance affordable fuel cell technologies that save consumers money and give drivers more options while creating jobs in this growing global industry."

Over the last decade, the Energy Department has invested in research and development projects to improve the efficiency and lower the costs of fuel cells. This research has helped decrease the amount of platinum used in catalysts by a factor of five and reduced the costs of transportation fuel cells by more than 80% since 2002. Projects such as these have led to more than 400 patents, 65 pre-commercial technologies, and nearly 40 commercial technologies in the market?positioning the nation as a global leader in the emerging fuel cell industry.

Building on these efforts, the projects announced today will continue research and development work aimed at making cost-effective, high-performing fuel cell membranes that can operate under hotter and drier conditions. For example, 3M will receive $3 million to focus on developing innovative fuel cell membranes with improved durability and performance using processes which are easily scalable to commercial size. The Colorado School of Mines will receive $1.5 million to develop advanced hybrid membranes for cutting edge, next-generation fuel cells that are simpler and more affordable and able to operate at higher temperatures.

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Space cadets in Washington for one-way ticket to Mars

Around 40 volunteers from thousands who applied for a one-way ticket to Mars gathered in the US capital Saturday to hear from the man behind plans to colonize the Red Planet.

Bas Lansdorp, a Dutch entrepreneur, plans to establish a permanent base on Mars in a mission he hopes will take off in 2022 if he can find the necessary $6 billion.

Would-be travellers on the mission -- named Mars One -- would never return to Earth.

"There's no return mission," Mars One chief Lansdorp said at George Washington University.

"That sounds very dramatic, but don't forget that in the history of our planet, people have always been going places, saying goodbye to their families for ever, and going there and living there.

"It's just part of what humans do, and I think the next logical step is Mars."

Other space agencies such as NASA have expressed scepticism about the viability of Lansdorp's plan, saying the technology to establish a human colony on Mars does not exist.

Mars One, which is registered as a non-profit organization, says on its website the mission is a decade-long endeavor, with funding intended to come from the global audience of an interactive, televised broadcast of every aspect of the mission.

"We are not quite there," Lansdorp said of the funding requirements, refusing to say how much has been raised but noting that more than 78,000 people have applied to join the mission, becoming astronauts.

In April, Mars-One said that the first four volunteers should land on Mars in 2023 after a seven-month journey. New crews would be sent every two years, according to Lansdorp.

Among those gathered in Washington on Saturday was Christine Rambo, a 38-year-old student librarian from New Jersey, who described Mars as the "next great age of exploration."

"It is like Columbus discovering America," she said. "It is so exciting and such a great achievement, I want to be a part of it."

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Only woman defendant pleads in FAMU hazing case

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ? The only woman charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major will have to spend 100 hours performing community service after pleading no contest on Friday.

Lasherry Codner became the sixth defendant to be sentenced in the case. The others asked for more time to consider plea offers by the prosecutor.

Codner pleaded no contest Friday to third-degree felony hazing for taking part in the ritual in November 2011 that ended with Robert Champion collapsing and dying.

In exchange for her plea, Codner had a second-degree manslaughter charge against her dropped. She was sentenced to four years of probation, must perform the community service, and complete an anti-hazing course.

The 22-year-old drummer also has agreed to be interviewed by investigators and testify for the prosecution in any cases that wind up going to trial.

The Orlando Sentinel reports Codner sobbed as she apologized to Champion's parents, Robert Sr. and Pamela, who listened to the hearing over the phone from Georgia. "On behalf of myself and my entire marching-band family, no one intended on this happening," she said. "This truly changed our lives. We're very, very and deeply sorry that this happened."

A status hearing was also held Friday for the remaining eight defendants in the case. Attorneys for each asked Judge Marc Lubet to push back what he called a "drop dead date" for them to accept or reject plea offers from the prosecutor.

Lubet agreed to set that new date for Oct. 4, but said he doesn't anticipate it would be extended beyond that.

"We need to get these cases resolved for the community's sake, for the defendants' sake, and for the Champions' sake," Lubet said, referencing Champion's parents, who have either attended by phone or in person each previous sentencing of a defendant.

A different judge will handle any cases that go to trial because Lubet has been assigned to a different court division.

The prosecution contends that Champion, who was from Decatur, Ga., collapsed and died after walking down a gauntlet of other band members who beat him with fists and instruments on a bus parked outside an Orlando hotel following a football game.

It led to the departure of the band's longtime director, the abrupt resignation of the university's president, James Ammons, and the suspension last year of the famed marching band. FAMU has since made sweeping changes in an effort to end a culture of hazing.

Prosecutors have brought charges against a total of 15 defendants in Champion's death. Including Codner, six now have accepted plea deals from the state and been sentenced to probation combinations of community service.

Another one, Caleb Jackson, pleaded no contest to manslaughter in April, but has yet to be sentenced.

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Former NC State basketball coach Lowe to appear in court on tax charges

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RALEIGH?Former NC State men's basketball coach Sidney Lowe is expected to make his way back to the courtroom Wednesday on state income tax evasion charges.

Lowe was arrested in February and charged with three counts of willful failure to file a North Carolina tax return from 2009 to 2011, the last three years he coached the Wolfpack.

The charges against Lowe resulted from an investigation by a special agent with the department?s Criminal Investigations Section in Raleigh.

Although it's unclear how much he owes in taxes, reports say at NC State, Lowe was paid a base salary of around $210,000 per year and with bonuses and endorsements. His total compensation could have been has much as $900,000.

After resigning from the head coach position, he went on to become an assistant for the Utah Jazz. Lowe's case was supposed to be heard earlier this spring, was delayed.

Lowe helped lead NC State's basketball team to a national title in 1983 and took on the role as head coach in 2006.

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NFL ??? Dennis Pitta fuori per tutto il 2013

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Il tight end Ravens Dennis Pitta salter? tutta la stagione 2013 perch? nel terzo giorno dei training camp si ? dislocato e frantumato un?anca.

All?inizio si pensava a una dislocazione che lo avrebbe tenuto fuori massimo fino a Ottobre per? poi le successive analisi hanno evidenziato la gravit? del danno e hanno obbligato i Ravens a metterlo in IR. Per sostituirlo ? stato chiamato il veterano Visanthe Shiancoe.

Pitta ha disputato un ottimo 2012 dove con il compagno Ed Dickson ? riuscito ad essere un fattore nella corsa al Super Bowl di Baltimore ricevendo 61 palloni, 669 yards e 7 touchdown.

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Microsoft's Fresh Paint turns your Windows Phone 8 snap shots into painted masterpieces

Microsoft's Fresh Paint helps Windows Phone 8 users get their artistic side out. You can start from a blank canvas and make original "oil paintings" using realistic brushes and paint. And the app even allows you to convert some of the still pictures from your photo gallery into paintings. You can even mix colors to create the perfect shade. And once you've finished your masterpiece, it can be sent out via text, email or saved in the cloud.

Fresh Paint is an exclusive for Windows Phone 8 and requires a phone running at least 1GB of RAM. That means the red hot Nokia Lumia 520 and Nokia Lumia 521 cannot run this app. It weighs in at 22MB and is a free download from the Windows Phone Store.

Fresh Paint just launched today. In fact, the app is so new that the paint might not even be dry yet.

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Today in History

Today is Monday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2013. There are 162 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On July 22, 1943, American forces led by Gen. George S. Patton captured Palermo, Sicily, during World War II.

On this date:

In 1587, an English colony fated to vanish under mysterious circumstances was established on Roanoke Island off North Carolina.

In 1796, Cleveland, Ohio, was founded by General Moses Cleaveland.

In 1893, Wellesley College professor Katharine Lee Bates visited the summit of Pikes Peak, where she was inspired to write the original version of her poem "America the Beautiful."

In 1916, a bomb went off during a Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco, killing 10 people.

In 1933, American aviator Wiley Post completed the first solo flight around the world as he returned to New York's Floyd Bennett Field after traveling for 7 days, 18 and 3/4 hours.

In 1934, bank robber John Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, where he had just seen the Clark Gable movie "Manhattan Melodrama."

In 1942, the Nazis began transporting Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka concentration camp. Gasoline rationing involving the use of coupons began along the Atlantic seaboard.

In 1946, Jewish extremists blew up a wing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, killing 90 people.

In 1963, Sonny Liston knocked out Floyd Patterson in the first round of their rematch in Las Vegas to retain the world heavyweight title.

In 1975, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in voting to restore the American citizenship of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

In 1983, Samantha Smith and her parents returned home to Manchester, Maine, after completing a whirlwind tour of the Soviet Union.

In 2011, Anders Breivik (AHN'-durs BRAY'-vihk) massacred 69 people at a Norwegian island youth retreat after detonating a bomb in nearby Oslo that killed eight others in the nation's worst violence since World War II.

Ten years ago: Saddam Hussein's sons Odai (oh-DAY') and Qusai (ku-SAY') were killed when U.S. forces stormed a villa in Mosul (MOH'-sul), Iraq. Months after her prisoner-of-war ordeal, U.S. Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch returned home to a hero's welcome in Elizabeth, W.Va.

Five years ago: Tropical Storm Dolly spun into a hurricane as it headed toward the U.S.-Mexico border. European Union foreign ministers agreed to toughen sanctions against Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to pressure him to share power with the opposition. Actress Estelle Getty died in Los Angeles at age 84.

One year ago: President Barack Obama made a quick trip to Colorado to meet with families of those gunned down in an Aurora movie theater and to hear from state and local officials about the shooting that left 12 people dead and dozens more injured. The International AIDS Conference opened in Washington, D.C., with the goal of "turning the tide" on HIV. Fifteen people were killed in South Texas when a pickup truck ran off the road and hit trees about 90 miles southeast of San Antonio. Bradley Wiggins became the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France. Ernie Els won his fourth major championship in an astonishing finish, rallying to beat Adam Scott in the British Open when the Australian bogeyed the last four holes.

Today's Birthdays: Opera singer Licia Albanese is 100. Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., is 90. Actor-comedian Orson Bean is 85. Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta is 81. Actress Louise Fletcher is 79. Rhythm-and-blues singer Chuck Jackson is 76. Actor Terence Stamp is 75. Game show host Alex Trebek is 73. Singer George Clinton is 72. Actor-singer Bobby Sherman is 70. Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, is 70. Movie writer-director Paul Schrader is 67. Actor Danny Glover is 67. Singer Mireille Mathieu is 67. Actor-comedian-director Albert Brooks is 66. Rock singer Don Henley is 66. Movie composer Alan Menken is 64. Singer-actress Lonette McKee is 60. Jazz musician Al Di Meola is 59. Actor Willem Dafoe is 58. Rhythm-and-blues singer Keith Sweat is 52. Actress Joanna Going is 50. Actor Rob Estes is 50. Folk singer Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls) is 50. Actor John Leguizamo is 49. Actor-comedian David Spade is 49. Actor Patrick Labyorteaux is 48. Rock musician Pat Badger is 46. Actress Irene Bedard is 46. Actor Rhys Ifans (rees EYE'-fanz) is 46. Actor Colin Ferguson is 41. Rock musician Daniel Jones is 40. Singer Rufus Wainwright is 40. Actress Franka Potente (poh-TEN'-tay) is 39. Actress A.J. Cook is 35. Actor Keegan Allen ("Pretty Little Liars") is 26. Actress Selena Gomez is 21.

Thought for Today: "The love we give away is the only love we keep." ? Elbert Hubbard, American author (1856-1915).

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Iraq News Headlines - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedMon, 22 Jul 2013 06:41:42 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifBAGHDAD (AP) ? Jailbreak attempts at two major prisons outside Baghdad have claimed the lives of at least 25 members of Iraq's security forces, while a car bombing targeting soldiers early Monday killed another 12, according to officials.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-25-soldiers-police-dead-prison-raid-104142542.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 06:41:42 -0400Associated Pressiraq-25-soldiers-police-dead-prison-raid-104142542BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Militants attacked two prisons in Iraq overnight, killing 26 soldiers and policemen during failed attempts to break in and free the inmates, police and medics said. One of the jails was located in the town of Taji 20 km (12 miles) north of the capital, and the other in Abu Ghraib, on the western outskirts of Baghdad. 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Jailbreak attempts at two major prisons outside Baghdad have claimed the lives of at least 25 members of Iraq's security forces, while a car bombing targeting soldiers early Monday killed another 12, according to officials.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-25-security-forces-dead-prison-raid-085614852.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 05:47:24 -0400Associated Pressiraq-25-security-forces-dead-prison-raid-085614852<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-attacks-iraq-army-convoy-killing-10-064038831.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/agKrhIyqTuGkE6E2sTh_jw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T071356Z_1_CBRE96L0K3B00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Boys inspect the site of a car bomb attack in the neighbourhood of Tobchi in Baghdad" align="left" title="Boys inspect the site of a car bomb attack in the neighbourhood of Tobchi in Baghdad" border="0" /></a>By Ziad al-Sinjary MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber attacked an Iraqi army convoy in the northern city of Mosul early on Monday, killing at least 22 soldiers and three passers-by, police said. 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The bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives up to a military convoy in the eastern Kokchali district of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, before blowing himself and his car up. ...</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laded car into an army patrol in northern Iraq early Monday morning, killing at least 12 people, police and medical officials said.http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-attack-kills-least-12-northern-iraq-071433057.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 03:52:15 -0400Associated Presssuicide-attack-kills-least-12-northern-iraq-071433057<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-chief-cant-offer-hope-budget-cuts-081916014.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/u_8gZcGvngSqyOUrBnfKvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/739ea49562be2d18380f6a70670017f0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken July 17, 2013, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, flanked by Air Force personnel, walks down the rear ramp of a C-17 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. When Hagel told civilian Department of Defense workers on the base that job furloughs, that have forced a 20% pay cut on most of the military&#039;s civilian workforce, will likely continue next year, and may get even worse, the audience softly gasped in surprise and gave a few depressed low whistles. He said that if the department has to absorb another $52 billion in cuts next year because of the federal sequester, there will likely be layoffs instead of furloughs. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)" align="left" title="In this photo taken July 17, 2013, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, flanked by Air Force personnel, walks down the rear ramp of a C-17 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. When Hagel told civilian Department of Defense workers on the base that job furloughs, that have forced a 20% pay cut on most of the military&#039;s civilian workforce, will likely continue next year, and may get even worse, the audience softly gasped in surprise and gave a few depressed low whistles. He said that if the department has to absorb another $52 billion in cuts next year because of the federal sequester, there will likely be layoffs instead of furloughs. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)" border="0" /></a>JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) ? The audience gasped in surprise and gave a few low whistles as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the news that furloughs, which have forced a 20 percent pay cut on most of the military&#039;s civilian workforce, probably will continue next year, and it might get worse.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-chief-cant-offer-hope-budget-cuts-081916014.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 03:44:59 -0400Associated Presspentagon-chief-cant-offer-hope-budget-cuts-081916014<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-chief-cant-offer-hope-budget-cuts-081916014.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/u_8gZcGvngSqyOUrBnfKvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/739ea49562be2d18380f6a70670017f0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken July 17, 2013, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, flanked by Air Force personnel, walks down the rear ramp of a C-17 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. When Hagel told civilian Department of Defense workers on the base that job furloughs, that have forced a 20% pay cut on most of the military&#039;s civilian workforce, will likely continue next year, and may get even worse, the audience softly gasped in surprise and gave a few depressed low whistles. He said that if the department has to absorb another $52 billion in cuts next year because of the federal sequester, there will likely be layoffs instead of furloughs. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)" align="left" title="In this photo taken July 17, 2013, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, flanked by Air Force personnel, walks down the rear ramp of a C-17 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. When Hagel told civilian Department of Defense workers on the base that job furloughs, that have forced a 20% pay cut on most of the military&#039;s civilian workforce, will likely continue next year, and may get even worse, the audience softly gasped in surprise and gave a few depressed low whistles. He said that if the department has to absorb another $52 billion in cuts next year because of the federal sequester, there will likely be layoffs instead of furloughs. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)" border="0" /></a>JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) ? The audience gasped in surprise and gave a few low whistles as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the news that furloughs, which have forced a 20 percent pay cut on most of the military&#039;s civilian workforce, probably will continue next year, and it might get worse.</p><br clear="all"/>Today is Monday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2013. There are 162 days left in the year.http://news.yahoo.com/today-history-050206767.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 00:00:50 -0400Associated Presstoday-history-050206767<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kurds-free-qaeda-linked-rebel-commander-syria-clashes-122517585.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n7Nj1tV0ZTtyn1KFGoQfmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T205032Z_2_CBRE96K0YIG00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - The local commander of a Syrian rebel group affiliated to al Qaeda was freed on Sunday after being held by Kurdish forces in a power struggle between rival organizations fighting President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. However, the pro-opposition activists gave conflicting reports of how the Islamist brigade commander in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad near the Turkish border had come to be free. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kurds-free-qaeda-linked-rebel-commander-syria-clashes-122517585.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 16:50:32 -0400Reuterskurds-free-qaeda-linked-rebel-commander-syria-clashes-122517585<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kurds-free-qaeda-linked-rebel-commander-syria-clashes-122517585.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n7Nj1tV0ZTtyn1KFGoQfmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T205032Z_2_CBRE96K0YIG00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - The local commander of a Syrian rebel group affiliated to al Qaeda was freed on Sunday after being held by Kurdish forces in a power struggle between rival organizations fighting President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. However, the pro-opposition activists gave conflicting reports of how the Islamist brigade commander in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad near the Turkish border had come to be free. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bombs-shootings-kill-13-iraq-201507860.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ngdr5C2FyavpX171iL0WsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a05b531e635b3018380f6a706700f0c9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" align="left" title="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed 13 people on Sunday, as the death toll from a coordinated wave of late-night car bombings and other attacks the day before jumped past 70, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bombs-shootings-kill-13-iraq-201507860.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 16:15:55 -0400Associated Pressbombs-shootings-kill-13-iraq-201507860<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bombs-shootings-kill-13-iraq-201507860.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ngdr5C2FyavpX171iL0WsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a05b531e635b3018380f6a706700f0c9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" align="left" title="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed 13 people on Sunday, as the death toll from a coordinated wave of late-night car bombings and other attacks the day before jumped past 70, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Gunmen killed five members of the Kurdish security forces at a checkpoint in northern Iraq on Sunday, bringing the day's death toll from bombings and shootings across the whole country to 14. The attacks are the latest in a campaign of violence that has raised fears of a return to full-blown sectarian conflict in a country where Kurds, Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims have yet to find a stable way of sharing power. The checkpoint attack took place in al-Zad, a town near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. ...http://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-kill-five-kurdish-security-forces-northern-iraq-195557175.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 15:55:57 -0400Reutersgunmen-kill-five-kurdish-security-forces-northern-iraq-195557175<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-20-194036325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MRet1pziiqqpgv4Fbq7YHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7206f5cac61ab17370f6a706700b4eb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Government troops fired mortar rounds that slammed into a main market in a town in northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 20 civilians, activist groups said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-20-194036325.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 15:40:36 -0400Associated Pressmortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-20-194036325<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-20-194036325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MRet1pziiqqpgv4Fbq7YHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7206f5cac61ab17370f6a706700b4eb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Government troops fired mortar rounds that slammed into a main market in a town in northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 20 civilians, activist groups said.</p><br clear="all"/>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iran's top leader said Sunday he has not prohibited talks with the U.S. but urged caution with any possible dialogue, describing the American government as untrustworthy.http://news.yahoo.com/irans-top-leader-urges-caution-dealing-us-185914359.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 15:28:35 -0400Associated Pressirans-top-leader-urges-caution-dealing-us-185914359<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-18-190741814.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MRet1pziiqqpgv4Fbq7YHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7206f5cac61ab17370f6a706700b4eb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Government troops fired mortar rounds that slammed into a main market in a town in northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 18 civilians, activist groups said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-18-190741814.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 15:15:34 -0400Associated Pressmortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-18-190741814<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-hit-market-syria-killing-18-190741814.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MRet1pziiqqpgv4Fbq7YHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7206f5cac61ab17370f6a706700b4eb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Government troops fired mortar rounds that slammed into a main market in a town in northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 18 civilians, activist groups said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/activists-kurds-free-al-qaida-linked-commander-150731483.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MRet1pziiqqpgv4Fbq7YHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7206f5cac61ab17370f6a706700b4eb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Kurdish rebels freed the local commander of an al-Qaida-linked group in a town near Syria&#039;s northern border with Turkey in return for 300 Kurdish civilians detained by the group, as part of an agreement to end rebel infighting that erupted a day earlier in the region, activists said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/activists-kurds-free-al-qaida-linked-commander-150731483.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 13:00:51 -0400Associated Pressactivists-kurds-free-al-qaida-linked-commander-150731483<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/activists-kurds-free-al-qaida-linked-commander-150731483.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MRet1pziiqqpgv4Fbq7YHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7206f5cac61ab17370f6a706700b4eb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria&#039;s civil war, President Bashar Assad&#039;s forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Kurdish rebels freed the local commander of an al-Qaida-linked group in a town near Syria&#039;s northern border with Turkey in return for 300 Kurdish civilians detained by the group, as part of an agreement to end rebel infighting that erupted a day earlier in the region, activists said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/attacks-kill-13-iraq-164657983.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ngdr5C2FyavpX171iL0WsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a05b531e635b3018380f6a706700f0c9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" align="left" title="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed 13 people on Sunday, as the death toll from a coordinated wave of late-night car bombings and other attacks the day before jumped past 70, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/attacks-kill-13-iraq-164657983.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 12:46:57 -0400Associated Pressattacks-kill-13-iraq-164657983<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/attacks-kill-13-iraq-164657983.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ngdr5C2FyavpX171iL0WsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a05b531e635b3018380f6a706700f0c9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" align="left" title="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed 13 people on Sunday, as the death toll from a coordinated wave of late-night car bombings and other attacks the day before jumped past 70, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Kurdish rebels are about to free the local commander of an al-Qaida-linked group in a town near Syria's northern border with Turkey after capturing him in intense fighting, activists said Sunday.http://news.yahoo.com/activists-kurds-free-al-qaida-linked-commander-135028260.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 09:50:28 -0400Associated Pressactivists-kurds-free-al-qaida-linked-commander-135028260<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bombs-outskirts-baghdad-kill-6-084955095.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ngdr5C2FyavpX171iL0WsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a05b531e635b3018380f6a706700f0c9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" align="left" title="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Two bombs killed six people on the outskirts of Baghdad early Sunday, as the death toll from a coordinated wave of late-night car bombings and other attacks the day before jumped past 70, according to authorities.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bombs-outskirts-baghdad-kill-6-084955095.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 06:59:59 -0400Associated Pressbombs-outskirts-baghdad-kill-6-084955095<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bombs-outskirts-baghdad-kill-6-084955095.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ngdr5C2FyavpX171iL0WsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a05b531e635b3018380f6a706700f0c9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" align="left" title="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a convenience store at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 21, 2013. A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of the capital killed and wounded dozens of others Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Two bombs killed six people on the outskirts of Baghdad early Sunday, as the death toll from a coordinated wave of late-night car bombings and other attacks the day before jumped past 70, according to authorities.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-relying-iran-syrias-assad-risks-irrelevance-101709737.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vRKfdFd5s9ErCH.3KuXGGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T101709Z_1_CBRE96K0SKZ00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad heads the plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling al-Baath party, in Damascus" align="left" title="Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad heads the plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling al-Baath party, in Damascus" border="0" /></a>By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Military support from Iran and its Shi&#039;ite ally Hezbollah has given Syrian President Bashar al-Assad new impetus in his fight against the insurgents intent on ousting him, but at a price. Assad now risks losing much of his autonomy to Tehran and becoming a pawn in a wider sectarian war between Sunni Muslims and Shi&#039;ites that may not end even if he is forced to step down, military experts and diplomats in the region say. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/insight-relying-iran-syrias-assad-risks-irrelevance-101709737.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 06:17:09 -0400Reutersinsight-relying-iran-syrias-assad-risks-irrelevance-101709737<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-relying-iran-syrias-assad-risks-irrelevance-101709737.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vRKfdFd5s9ErCH.3KuXGGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T101709Z_1_CBRE96K0SKZ00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad heads the plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling al-Baath party, in Damascus" align="left" title="Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad heads the plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling al-Baath party, in Damascus" border="0" /></a>By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Military support from Iran and its Shi&#039;ite ally Hezbollah has given Syrian President Bashar al-Assad new impetus in his fight against the insurgents intent on ousting him, but at a price. Assad now risks losing much of his autonomy to Tehran and becoming a pawn in a wider sectarian war between Sunni Muslims and Shi&#039;ites that may not end even if he is forced to step down, military experts and diplomats in the region say. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Phil Stewart ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - - Radical Islamist rebels will gain sway over the many disparate factions opposing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad unless they are checked, and the country's civil war could last years, a top Pentagon intelligence official said on Saturday. David Shedd, the deputy director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, did not advocate any form of intervention by the United States or its allies, saying that was up to policymakers. ...http://news.yahoo.com/islamist-rebels-gain-sway-long-syrian-war-u-033932292.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 23:39:32 -0400Reutersislamist-rebels-gain-sway-long-syrian-war-u-033932292<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-advance-northern-army-held-town-150057342.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QY6DqO8NH9V4fLdrBBsx2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T221351Z_2_CBRE96J15PQ00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims an anti-aircraft gun as he stands on the back of a truck in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims an anti-aircraft gun as he stands on the back of a truck in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Clashes between Islamist rebel forces and Kurdish militias spread to a second Syrian province on Saturday, activists said, as factional tensions rose in the north of the country. The fighting is further evidence that the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s rule has splintered into turf wars that have little to do with ousting him and highlight the risk of regionalized conflicts that could have an impact on neighboring countries. The new round of fighting broke out in Tel Abyad, a border town near Turkey in the rebel-held Raqqa province. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-advance-northern-army-held-town-150057342.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 18:13:51 -0400Reuterssyrian-rebels-advance-northern-army-held-town-150057342<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-advance-northern-army-held-town-150057342.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QY6DqO8NH9V4fLdrBBsx2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T221351Z_2_CBRE96J15PQ00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims an anti-aircraft gun as he stands on the back of a truck in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims an anti-aircraft gun as he stands on the back of a truck in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Clashes between Islamist rebel forces and Kurdish militias spread to a second Syrian province on Saturday, activists said, as factional tensions rose in the north of the country. The fighting is further evidence that the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s rule has splintered into turf wars that have little to do with ousting him and highlight the risk of regionalized conflicts that could have an impact on neighboring countries. The new round of fighting broke out in Tel Abyad, a border town near Turkey in the rebel-held Raqqa province. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/long-time-white-house-reporter-helen-thomas-dies-141349325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ArQzlpscKVfxXU2MYVotKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T182458Z_4_CBRE96J1DC700_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-HELENTHOMAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Helen Thomas taking her seat after recovering from a long illness in the Briefing Room at the White House" align="left" title="File photo of Helen Thomas taking her seat after recovering from a long illness in the Briefing Room at the White House" border="0" /></a>By Vicki Allen and Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas, a trailblazing journalist who reported on every U.S. president from John Kennedy to Barack Obama, died on Saturday at the age of 92, the Gridiron Club and Foundation said. Thomas, who broke many barriers for female journalists during her 49 years on the White House beat for United Press International and Hearst newspapers and died after a long illness, the Washington journalists&#039; organization said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/long-time-white-house-reporter-helen-thomas-dies-141349325.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 17:08:40 -0400Reuterslong-time-white-house-reporter-helen-thomas-dies-141349325<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/long-time-white-house-reporter-helen-thomas-dies-141349325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ArQzlpscKVfxXU2MYVotKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T182458Z_4_CBRE96J1DC700_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-HELENTHOMAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Helen Thomas taking her seat after recovering from a long illness in the Briefing Room at the White House" align="left" title="File photo of Helen Thomas taking her seat after recovering from a long illness in the Briefing Room at the White House" border="0" /></a>By Vicki Allen and Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas, a trailblazing journalist who reported on every U.S. president from John Kennedy to Barack Obama, died on Saturday at the age of 92, the Gridiron Club and Foundation said. Thomas, who broke many barriers for female journalists during her 49 years on the White House beat for United Press International and Hearst newspapers and died after a long illness, the Washington journalists&#039; organization said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/helen-thomas-dead-pioneering-white-house-journalist-dies-154845483.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZQOrlDDStdmO_wKu7MudLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_helen_thomas_jt_130720_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Helen Thomas Dead: Pioneering White House Journalist Dies at 92" align="left" title="Helen Thomas Dead: Pioneering White House Journalist Dies at 92" border="0" /></a>She Was the First Female Member of the White House Press Corps</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/helen-thomas-dead-pioneering-white-house-journalist-dies-154845483.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 16:56:31 -0400ABC Newshelen-thomas-dead-pioneering-white-house-journalist-dies-154845483<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/helen-thomas-dead-pioneering-white-house-journalist-dies-154845483.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZQOrlDDStdmO_wKu7MudLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_helen_thomas_jt_130720_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Helen Thomas Dead: Pioneering White House Journalist Dies at 92" align="left" title="Helen Thomas Dead: Pioneering White House Journalist Dies at 92" border="0" /></a>She Was the First Female Member of the White House Press Corps</p><br clear="all"/>FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --By Nicholas F. Benton?Owner-Editor, the Falls Church News-PressKind words came today from the President of the United States and the? President of the White House Correspondents Association on the passing this morning, at age 92, of legendary White House correspondent Helen Thomas.As President Obama said in his short statement, "Helen was a true pioneer, opening doors and breaking down barriers for generations of women in journalism. ...http://news.yahoo.com/helen-thomas-knew-205000085.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 16:50:00 -0400PR Newswirehelen-thomas-knew-205000085<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/car-bombs-kill-25-shiite-districts-baghdad-190212090.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L6XLBop67.Vu1pxTF11W3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T061130Z_1_CBRE96K0H7900_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman walks past a shop damaged by the impact of a car bomb attack in Baghdad" align="left" title="A woman walks past a shop damaged by the impact of a car bomb attack in Baghdad" border="0" /></a>By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Multiple car bombings in predominantly Shi&#039;ite districts of Baghdad killed at least 30 people on Saturday, police and medics said, the latest in a series of attacks that threaten to sink Iraq once again into full-blown sectarian conflict. Most of the attacks struck in busy commercial areas where people had gathered to shop and socialize after breaking their daily fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/car-bombs-kill-25-shiite-districts-baghdad-190212090.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 16:40:51 -0400Reuterscar-bombs-kill-25-shiite-districts-baghdad-190212090<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/car-bombs-kill-25-shiite-districts-baghdad-190212090.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L6XLBop67.Vu1pxTF11W3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T061130Z_1_CBRE96K0H7900_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman walks past a shop damaged by the impact of a car bomb attack in Baghdad" align="left" title="A woman walks past a shop damaged by the impact of a car bomb attack in Baghdad" border="0" /></a>By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Multiple car bombings in predominantly Shi&#039;ite districts of Baghdad killed at least 30 people on Saturday, police and medics said, the latest in a series of attacks that threaten to sink Iraq once again into full-blown sectarian conflict. Most of the attacks struck in busy commercial areas where people had gathered to shop and socialize after breaking their daily fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. ...</p><br clear="all"/>When news was released this morning that former White House correspondent Helen Thomas had passed away at the age of 92, the Internet lit up with outpourings of both support and condemnation for a woman who lived her life on the edge of extreme candor.http://news.yahoo.com/helen-thomas-leaves-behind-legacy-controversial-life-she-202946730.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 16:29:46 -0400Takepart.comhelen-thomas-leaves-behind-legacy-controversial-life-she-202946730<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/baghdad-car-bombs-other-iraq-attacks-kill-46-202906778.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bi1jLlnVoKP8337_P_snBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2de16b3e27c60a18380f6a7067008bbd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.The violence is an extension of a surge of attacks that has roiled Iraq for months, reviving fears of a return to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.The violence is an extension of a surge of attacks that has roiled Iraq for months, reviving fears of a return to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of violence that killed at least 46 inside and outside the capital.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/baghdad-car-bombs-other-iraq-attacks-kill-46-202906778.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 16:29:06 -0400Associated Pressbaghdad-car-bombs-other-iraq-attacks-kill-46-202906778<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/baghdad-car-bombs-other-iraq-attacks-kill-46-202906778.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bi1jLlnVoKP8337_P_snBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2de16b3e27c60a18380f6a7067008bbd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.The violence is an extension of a surge of attacks that has roiled Iraq for months, reviving fears of a return to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.The violence is an extension of a surge of attacks that has roiled Iraq for months, reviving fears of a return to the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A coordinated wave of seven car bombs tore through bustling commercial streets Saturday night in Shiite areas of Baghdad, part of a relentless wave of violence that killed at least 46 inside and outside the capital.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pioneering-reporter-helen-thomas-aged-legend-181054096.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uueKlC1tEXLPQRLo7QWj8Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/60ba147346b12218380f6a7067006491.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2006, file photo veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas, left, is assisted by CBS television sound technician Eric Washington, right, to to take her personal name plate off of her front and center assigned seat in the press briefing room in the West Wing of the White House prior to the briefing room&#039;s renovation. Covering 10 presidents over five decades, Thomas aged into a legend. She was the only reporter with her name inscribed on a chair in the White House briefing room, her own front row seat to history. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2006, file photo veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas, left, is assisted by CBS television sound technician Eric Washington, right, to to take her personal name plate off of her front and center assigned seat in the press briefing room in the West Wing of the White House prior to the briefing room&#039;s renovation. Covering 10 presidents over five decades, Thomas aged into a legend. She was the only reporter with her name inscribed on a chair in the White House briefing room, her own front row seat to history. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Covering 10 presidents over five decades, Helen Thomas aged into a legend. She was the only reporter with her name inscribed on a chair in the White House briefing room ? her own front row seat to history.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pioneering-reporter-helen-thomas-aged-legend-181054096.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 16:20:50 -0400Associated Presspioneering-reporter-helen-thomas-aged-legend-181054096<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pioneering-reporter-helen-thomas-aged-legend-181054096.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uueKlC1tEXLPQRLo7QWj8Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/60ba147346b12218380f6a7067006491.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2006, file photo veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas, left, is assisted by CBS television sound technician Eric Washington, right, to to take her personal name plate off of her front and center assigned seat in the press briefing room in the West Wing of the White House prior to the briefing room&#039;s renovation. Covering 10 presidents over five decades, Thomas aged into a legend. She was the only reporter with her name inscribed on a chair in the White House briefing room, her own front row seat to history. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 2, 20

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