Before you press play, turn the sound down on your computer. When you do press play, you'll see a fighter who learns a little bit about hubris. The man in the blue headgear and black rashguard was pretty confident when he walked out for his fight. He did the Tito Ortiz "grave digger" celebration before the fight even started. Then, seconds into the fight, he pulled out the "Come at me bro" move that was Nick Diaz-esque. Unfortunately, his opponent did come at him, and knocked the blue-headgeared man out.
Let this be a lesson for all. Only tell someone, "Come at me, bro!" if in fact, you are ready for your opponent to come at you, bro.
The iPhone 5S release date could see Apple?s new flagship phone share the limelight with the heavily rumoured budget iPhone on September 18, latest reports have suggested.
With reports over the weekend hinting that the iPhone 5S release date would see the eagerly awaited iPhone 5 replacement formally launch on September 6, new claims have suggested Apple?s next-gen smartphone will not be formally unveiled until September 18. Citing an unnamed source, CurrentEditorials has claimed this unveiling will be followed by an iPhone 5S release date on September 27.
While the iPhone 5S is expected to build on the company?s current metal bodied smartphone offering with a new array of innards and features, the latest reports have suggested that the budget iPhone handset will be a ?refreshed iPhone 5.?
Maintaining the same specs sheet as the current flagship model, it has been suggested that: ?Instead of adding another iPhone to its line-up, Apple has decided to refresh the soon-to-be mid-range iPhone 5 with a selection of colours and a reduced build cost, thanks to some well-placed plastic.? Budget iPhone Rumours One of the most widely anticipated products to come out of Apple?s Cupertino headquarters this autumn, the budget iPhone is expected to see the iPad mini maker look to rival the dominant raft of Android powered mid-range smartphones.
With the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One eating into Apple?s share of the high-end smartphone sector, the company is expected to launch a cheaper, plastic bodied iPhone to push its ecosystem out across a wider potential user base.
Although a raft of budget iPhone rumours have hinted to a cheaper Apple handset making it to retail before the year?s end, earlier this year the company?s Senior Vice President, Phillip Schiller, seemingly rebuffed claims of a budget iPhone.
?Despite the popularity of cheap smartphones this will never be the future of Apple?s products,? he said. ?Every product that Apple creates, we consider using only the best technology available.?
DOLAN SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) ? Flash flood waters swept a tour bus with 33 people aboard hundreds of yards down a wash in northwestern Arizona and the vehicle flipped on its side, but no one was injured, officials said.
The Las Vegas-bound bus was returning Sunday afternoon from a day-trip to the Grand Canyon's west rim when the driver attempted to cross the wash on a rural road.
The high waters pushed the vehicle down the wash for an estimated 300 yards around 1:50 p.m. near Kingman, said Patrick Moore, chief of the Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District, which had firefighters at the scene. The crash happened as northern Arizona was hit with a second day of heavy rain.
The area where the bus accident occurred received 0.75 inches of rain in about an hour on Sunday afternoon, said Chris Stumpf, a National Weather Service forecaster in Las Vegas. A flash flood warning was in effect when the accident occurred, he said.
"It was a really strong storm dumping quite a bit of rain ... and it caused flash flooding," Stumpf said. "They were driving on a portion of the road where they shouldn't have tried to drive across. They should not have been driving through there."
Rhonda Ho, operations manager for Canyon Coach Lines, said the bus owned by the Las Vegas-based company was being driven by Joseph Razon, who saw a car right in front of him go through a section of the highway covered by some water.
"He thought, if a car can go through it, I can go through it," Ho said.
"Then he got slammed by a rushing current of water that came out of nowhere," she said. "He was driving in almost neck-deep water and trying to control the bus while it was floating."
She said the driver managed to bring the bus against an embankment so it would stop and passengers could escape. People inside the bus were able to climb out of the driver's side windows and walked to dry land.
"I'm glad the driver kept his cool and everybody got out safely. No one screamed on the bus and everyone kept their cool and that's amazing," Ho said.
She described Razon as a "very professional driver" with a spotless record. He has worked for the company since 2005.
Kingman is near the Arizona-Nevada stateline and about 100 miles southeast of Las Vegas. The bus passengers and driver returned on another bus to Las Vegas, where Ho was able to speak to the driver.
On Sunday evening, as a tow truck was preparing to take away the bus, it was lying on its side and had grass and other debris hanging from it. Two escape hatches on its roof were opened. Writing on the side of the bus said: "C.H. Destination" and "DBA: Canyon Coach Lines"
The passengers were no longer at the scene. The company had sent another bus to pick them up.
There were some swift-water rescues of stranded motorists Saturday night after a storm dropped nearly 2 inches of rain in about 90 minutes around Kingman, Stumpf said.
The flash flood warning around the accident scene has expired, he said, but there's a chance for more heavy rain and another similar warning on Monday.
The crash happened as Northern Arizona was hit with a second day of heavy rain.
The Arizona Department of Transportation closed an 18-mile stretch of Interstate-40 Saturday night between Flagstaff and Kingman because of the flash flooding.
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Associated Press writers Jacques Billeaud in Phoenix and Martin Griffith in Reno, Nev., contributed to this report.
Contact: Allison Perry allison.perry@uky.edu 859-323-2399 University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 22, 2013) The Society for Free Radical Biology & Medicine recently named the University of Kentucky's Dr. Allan Butterfield as the recipient of its 2013 Discovery Award.
The SFRBM's Discovery Award is given out every other year to a researcher who has presented significant advancements in the field of redox research. Recipients must be nominated by a SFRBM member with details justifying their consideration. Butterfield was nominated by professor Daret St. Clair of the UK Department of Toxicology, with a seconding letter written by professor Barry Halliwell, from the National University of Singapore.
The Senior Awards Committee evaluated eight candidates that were nominated for the 2013 Discovery Award. Butterfield was recognized for his role as a pioneer in developing and investigating the model of amyloid beta-induced early oxidative stress in the progression of Alzheimer's Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. He has been a leader in the field of redox proteomics, having applied these and other tools to unravel relevant targets of brain protein oxidation in neurodegeneration and relevant mechanisms of cancer chemotherapy-mediated cognitive dysfunction. This highly mechanistic and translational work provided relevant contribution as a worldwide reference in this area of investigation.
"Receiving the 2013 Discovery Award from SFRBM is a recognition from my peers for the discoveries and accomplishments from my laboratory in Alzheimer's disease and 'chemobrain,' that reflects the efforts of extraordinarily talented postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, and undergraduates who have been in my laboratory," Butterfield said. "The interactions and collaborations with outstanding scholars at UK and worldwide that I have been fortunate to develop have been instrumental in our laboratory's success that led to this award. I am truly grateful to SFRBM for this recognition. Past recipients of the SFRBM Discovery Award are pioneering giants in the field of free radical biology and medicine, so receiving this award is both personally gratifying and extremely humbling to me to be joining such a group of leaders in this field."
Butterfield will give a featured lecture at SFRBM's 20th Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Nov. 20, titled, "Pathogenesis and Progression of Alzheimer's Disease and Potential Mechanisms of Chemotherapy Induced Cognitive Impairment: Roles of Oxidative Stress and Insights from Redox Proteomics." He will also be presented with a cash award, medal and offered an invitation to publish a review article in Free Radical Biology and Medicine, SFRBM's journal.
Butterfield is the Alumni Association Endowed Professor of Biological Chemistry at UK and serves as director for both UK's Center of Membrane Sciences and the UK Markey Cancer Center's Free Radical Biology in Cancer Shared Resource Facility. Additionally, he is a faculty associate for UK's Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center and is a faculty member of UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.
In addition to this year's Discovery Award, Butterfield was named a Fellow of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine in 2012, one of only 28 Fellows for the Society worldwide. In 1998, he received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring from President Clinton in the White House for his success in educating and training women, persons from Appalachia, and persons of color in the discipline of chemistry, all groups that are nationally underrepresented especially in faculty ranks in chemistry.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 22, 2013) The Society for Free Radical Biology & Medicine recently named the University of Kentucky's Dr. Allan Butterfield as the recipient of its 2013 Discovery Award.
The SFRBM's Discovery Award is given out every other year to a researcher who has presented significant advancements in the field of redox research. Recipients must be nominated by a SFRBM member with details justifying their consideration. Butterfield was nominated by professor Daret St. Clair of the UK Department of Toxicology, with a seconding letter written by professor Barry Halliwell, from the National University of Singapore.
The Senior Awards Committee evaluated eight candidates that were nominated for the 2013 Discovery Award. Butterfield was recognized for his role as a pioneer in developing and investigating the model of amyloid beta-induced early oxidative stress in the progression of Alzheimer's Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. He has been a leader in the field of redox proteomics, having applied these and other tools to unravel relevant targets of brain protein oxidation in neurodegeneration and relevant mechanisms of cancer chemotherapy-mediated cognitive dysfunction. This highly mechanistic and translational work provided relevant contribution as a worldwide reference in this area of investigation.
"Receiving the 2013 Discovery Award from SFRBM is a recognition from my peers for the discoveries and accomplishments from my laboratory in Alzheimer's disease and 'chemobrain,' that reflects the efforts of extraordinarily talented postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, and undergraduates who have been in my laboratory," Butterfield said. "The interactions and collaborations with outstanding scholars at UK and worldwide that I have been fortunate to develop have been instrumental in our laboratory's success that led to this award. I am truly grateful to SFRBM for this recognition. Past recipients of the SFRBM Discovery Award are pioneering giants in the field of free radical biology and medicine, so receiving this award is both personally gratifying and extremely humbling to me to be joining such a group of leaders in this field."
Butterfield will give a featured lecture at SFRBM's 20th Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Nov. 20, titled, "Pathogenesis and Progression of Alzheimer's Disease and Potential Mechanisms of Chemotherapy Induced Cognitive Impairment: Roles of Oxidative Stress and Insights from Redox Proteomics." He will also be presented with a cash award, medal and offered an invitation to publish a review article in Free Radical Biology and Medicine, SFRBM's journal.
Butterfield is the Alumni Association Endowed Professor of Biological Chemistry at UK and serves as director for both UK's Center of Membrane Sciences and the UK Markey Cancer Center's Free Radical Biology in Cancer Shared Resource Facility. Additionally, he is a faculty associate for UK's Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center and is a faculty member of UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.
In addition to this year's Discovery Award, Butterfield was named a Fellow of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine in 2012, one of only 28 Fellows for the Society worldwide. In 1998, he received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring from President Clinton in the White House for his success in educating and training women, persons from Appalachia, and persons of color in the discipline of chemistry, all groups that are nationally underrepresented especially in faculty ranks in chemistry.
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As part of his to-do list, Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski has talked to nearly every club these past few weeks to get a better handle on who's available with the trade deadline looming.
The Texas Rangers were among the teams he spoke with. And, according to FOX Sports' Jon Paul Morosi, closer Joe Nathan was discussed.
Morosi reported late Sunday that the two clubs have discussed a trade involving Nathan, but said the Rangers are asking a lot for the 38-year-old.
And as a result, there is "no momentum toward a deal."
So what's the asking price for Nathan, who has suddenly become expendable with the return of reliever Joakim Soria?
The Dallas Morning News' Evan Grant suggested the team could target the Tigers' current setup man, Drew Smyly, in exchange for the six-time All-Star.
But given the depth of the Rangers' bullpen, a Nathan-for-Smyly swap doesn't make much sense for the Rangers, aside from it obviously offering financial relief.
Soria, who missed all of 2012, was activated from the disabled list in early July and could take over the closer role for Texas if Nathan were dealt. Texas pitcher Neftali Feliz is expected to return from Tommy John surgery next month, too. The bullpen appears set.
According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Rangers are seeking an established hitter in exchange for Nathan, who holds a team option for next year at $9 million. The option can turn into a mutual option if he finishes 55 games. So far, he's completed 39 games.
However, it appears the Rangers don't feel pressed to trade Nathan. According to Yahoo!'s Jeff Passan, Texas is strongly considering standing pat at the deadline.
My take? Don't get too worked up over the report. Dombrowski is simply performing due diligence by making the rounds. He called. He asked. He listened. He hung up. The end.
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You think that ordinary drones are invasive to our privacy? Check out the latest implementation by our government? Giant Drone Blimps?
That?s right? Our government has spent 2.7 billion dollars on a pair of blimps that will initially be floating over Washington DC, ?protecting? them from all sorts of bad things.
Here?s a thought?
Based on recent spying revelations, will these drone blimps have the latest high-tech high-resolution cameras pointed down, focused on city residents and surrounding suburbia recording their every movement? That would not be allowed of course . Or would it?
British jobs are being advertised to to foreign EU workers (Picture: PA)
Thousands of British jobs are being advertised to foreign workers across the European Union despite ?rife? unemployment in the UK.
More than 800,000 UK jobs are listed on a website funded by the European Commission, with foreign jobseekers being offered up to ?900 to cover travelling costs to the UK for interviews.
The website EURES lists a total of more than 1.4million vacancies across the EU, with the UK making up more than 50 per cent of them.
While UK unemployment has fallen by 57,000 to 2.51million, the number of long-term unemployed has risen to a 17-year high.
Under the scheme, UK employers can receive a ?1,000 bonus for taking on a non-British worker, according to the Telegraph.
The jobs are being advertised on website EURES (Picture: PA)
Ukip leader Nigel Farage said he was ?astonished? British vacancies were being advertised abroad at a time when unemployment in the UK is ?rife?.
?The fact that unemployed Brits are being pitted against 500million people across the EU to get jobs in their own country is utterly reprehensible,? he said.
?With two-and-a-half million people unemployed in the UK, of which 958,000 are under twenty-five, every job vacancy counts.?
Conservative business minister Matthew Hancock called for UK firms to employ more young British workers rather than better-qualified immigrants
?I?m arguing that it is companies? social responsibility, it is their social duty, to look at employing locally first,? he said.
HELENA, Mont. ? The U.S. soccer team will be missing a key figure for the Gold Cup final against Panama on Sunday: its coach.
Jurgen Klinsmann was suspended for one game Friday by CONCACAF's disciplinary committee, the result of his ejection in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Honduras in the semifinals.
Klinsmann was dismissed "for showing dissent towards the referee by throwing the ball in a violent manner," the disciplinary committee found, and said FIFA rules require anyone ejected from a match to be suspended for the following game.
"I don't think it changes too much," U.S. captain DaMarcus Beasley said.
(Reuters) - Zynga Inc shares are set to open 19 percent lower on Friday after the maker of "FarmVille" said it would abandon plans for real-money gaming in the United States, prompting at least three brokerages to cut their price targets on the stock.
Many investors own the stock only because they believe in the potential of real-money gambling, said Macquarie (USA) Equities Research analysts Ben Schachter, John Merrick and Tom White. Macquarie cut its target for the stock to $2.75 from $3.00.
Zynga's gambling efforts kicked off this year in Britain, but gambling with real money is illegal in many U.S. states. Seeking a license would tie Zynga in regulatory tangles.
The company has up to a year of volatility ahead, Zynga Chief Executive Don Mattrick warned on Thursday in his first public comments since replacing founder Mark Pincus as chief executive on July 1.
Zynga lost 40 percent of its monthly active users in the second quarter. Revenue fell about 20 percent.
"In our view, by exiting RMG (real-money gaming) the company has eliminated much of the potential upside for the stock," Needham & Co analysts wrote in a note and downgraded the stock to "hold" from "buy."
Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson said turning away from RMG licenses in the United States may be the right decision, but it will turn away several investors.
Zynga shares closed at $3.50 on Thursday on the Nasdaq.
(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Bangalore; Editing by Joyjeet Das)
In a classic case of sequelitis, a new game in the FEAR franchise has been announced. This time, the game is taking on a different genre altogether. Developed by Korean company Inplay Interactive, FEAR Online is set to be a free-to-play multiplayer shooter. The game is being published by Aeria Games.
The game will revolve around several team-based game modes on ten different maps. Teams will consist of four players, and will be pit against human as well as inhuman enemies. FEAR 3's Soul King mechanic will also be making its way to the online game, using which players can possess an enemy to learn its abilities.
Face your fears of nine-year-old girls!
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Just because its a multiplayer game doesn't mean it won't have any plot to it. FEAR Online will continue the confusing and insane plot of the franchise which revolves around a psychic 9-year-old child and her children who were created to be super soldiers. FEAR Online's events will run parallel to the events of Fear 2: Project Origin.
The FEAR franchise is a series of first-person survival-horror games. Only the first one is counted as being any good, however, since the games? plotlines have generally taken a turn for the worse with the release of FEAR 2 and 3. The game was lauded not only for its solid FPS mechanics and tight gunplay, but also for its claustrophobic and atmospheric horror segments where the ghost of the child would haunt the player.
Those who want to check out the open beta for FEAR Online can sign up for it on the official website.
FILE - In this June 5, 2004 file photo, singer-songwriter J.J. Cale plays during the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, Texas. Cale, whose best-known songs became hits for Eric Clapton with "After Midnight" and Lynyrd Skynyrd with "Call Me the Breeze," has died. He was 74. Cale?s manager Mike Kappus said the architect of the Tulsa Sound died Friday, July 26, 2013 of a heart attack at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
FILE - In this June 5, 2004 file photo, singer-songwriter J.J. Cale plays during the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, Texas. Cale, whose best-known songs became hits for Eric Clapton with "After Midnight" and Lynyrd Skynyrd with "Call Me the Breeze," has died. He was 74. Cale?s manager Mike Kappus said the architect of the Tulsa Sound died Friday, July 26, 2013 of a heart attack at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
FILE - In this June 5, 2004 file photo, singer-songwriter J.J. Cale plays during the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, Texas. Cale, whose best-known songs became hits for Eric Clapton with "After Midnight" and Lynyrd Skynyrd with "Call Me the Breeze," has died. He was 74. Cale?s manager Mike Kappus said the architect of the Tulsa Sound died Friday, July 26, 2013 of a heart attack at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
LA JOLLA, Calif. (AP) ? Grammy-winning musician JJ Cale, whose best known songs became hits for Eric Clapton with "After Midnight" and Lynyrd Skynyrd with "Call Me the Breeze," has died. He was 74.
The performer and producer's manager Mike Kappus has told The Associated Press that the architect of the Tulsa Sound died Friday night of a heart attack at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, Calif.
Born John Weldon Cale in Oklahoma City, he cut a wide path through 1970s rock 'n' roll, influencing some of the most famous musicians at the time with songs that were laid back and mellow, yet imbued with a driving groove.
Neil Young, Mark Knopfler and Bryan Ferry are among his many fans in the music world.
A former member of the Grand Ole Opry touring company, Cale never rose to the level of success of his admirers, but his fingerprints could be heard all over the genre in the 1970s, and his music remains influential.
His album with Eric Clapton "The Road to Escondido" won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2007.
In 2006, Cale told the AP in an interview "I'd probably be selling shoes today if it wasn't for Eric."
Clapton also recorded Cale's "Cocaine," ''Travelin' Light" and "I'll Make Love To You Anytime."
Artists including Santana, Johnny Cash and The Allman Brothers have all covered Cale's songs.
Cale was asked on his website if it bothers him that "contemporaries and critics list him amongst legends, and fans might love his songs yet not even know his name?"
"No, it doesn't bother me," he said with a laugh. "What's really nice is when you get a check in the mail."
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AP writer Shaya Tayefe Mohajer in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
The vaunted NBA Summer League schedule has come to an end for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Missing their best players on Saturday ? second-year regulars Dion Waiters and Tyler Zeller were given the day off ? the hapless Cavs were no match for the similarly anonymous Miami Heat, falling 82-76 in Las Vegas.
Forward Justin Harper (21 points), guard Jermaine Taylor (20 points) and guard Cory Higgins (17 points on nine shots) led Cleveland in their continued efforts to find a NBA roster spot. But without Waiters? above-average scoring ability and Zeller?s presence in the paint, there were hardly any familiar names on the court and the Cavs trailed throughout.
Miami?s James Ennis, D.J. Kennedy and James Nunnally all had very efficient scoring games (38 combined points on 18 shots), while big men Jarvis Varnado and Damion James each recorded double-doubles in leading the Heat to a 35-24 rebounding advantage for the game.
The Cavaliers finished 3-2 overall in Summer League action, highlighted by Thursday?s narrow 72-66 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. In the contest, Waiters had 27 points and 6 assists and was commended for his impressive defensive performance.
Zeller was the team?s most consistent performer in the circuit?s first three games, as he finished with averages of 10.5 points and 8.3 rebounds. Carrick Felix, the No. 33 pick in last month?s draft, also showcased his skills as an hustle-prone wing with impressive rebounding and shooting abilities. Harper and Kenny Kadji, two other forwards with decent college experience, proved that they have NBA-caliber mid-range shooting and rebounding as well.
On Twitter during today?s game, many NBA beat writers broke out in a pun contest poking fun at the name of recent Cavs Summer League roster addition Scoop Jardine, a former Syracuse guard. For more, just check out Fear The Sword?s Sam Vecenie?s excellent collection of the best of the best.
[Related: The Boots: Talkin? Cavs long-term upside and the 2014 East Playoffs]
Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi, seen here testifying in 2008.
By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News
Courtroom decorum in the James "Whitey" Bulger trial was shattered for a third time Thursday when?Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi muttered an expletive while he stared down the accused gang boss from the witness box.
Booking photo of James 'Whitey' Bulger
Bulger had an inaudible retort for his one-time confederate, reporters in Boston Federal Court said.
The two men had not seen each other since 1994 when Bulger, now 83, went on the lam, leaving behind Flemmi, who is now 79 and serving a life sentence for 10 murders.
Flemmi's turn on the stand was expected to be a dramatic moment in a captivating trial ? which has already seen Bulger curse at a corrupt former FBI agent and exchange unprintable oaths with former protege Kevin Weeks.
The appearance, though abbreviated, lived up to its billing.
As he was led into the witness box, Flemmi glared at Bulger, who merely glanced at him. The real sparks flew when Flemmi was done testifying and stood with his hands on his hips, eyes locked on Bulger.
Courtroom reporters tweeted that Flemmi uttered a profanity at the accused gang leader, who did not hold his tongue.
Flemmi was on the stand for less than an hour, telling jurors how he met Bulger in 1969 and their relationship was "strictly criminal." Bulger, he said, was "overbearing, forceful."
In a moment that could have only enraged Bulger, who claims he was not an informant, Flemmi described how the Winter Hill Gang boss delivered information about mobsters and associates to his FBI handlers.
Flemmi also detailed how he pleaded guilty to extortion, money-laundering, perjury and 10 murders in a deal that allowed him him to escape the death penalty.
Flemmi is expected to give specifics of those murders when he returns to the stand on Friday.
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News<br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/nelson-mandela-s-95th-birthday-exclusives-for-yahoo-1374148896-slideshow/Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:19:20 -0400lightbox/nelson-mandela-s-95th-birthday-exclusives-for-yahoo-1374148896-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/nelson-mandela-s-95th-birthday-exclusives-for-yahoo-1374148896-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AsxIOpK6D90Bdf1BQS3n4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-18/8c90f72a-f732-478a-8f35-2a5be5847051_Mandela_Day_Charlie_Shoemaker-11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Exclusive: Mandela's 95th in photos" align="left" title="Exclusive: Mandela's 95th in photos" border="0" /></a>The ANC hosted a tree planting ceremony at Thokoza Park in Soweto Township for Mandela Day on July 18, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The South African presidency has said that Mandela's health is 'steadily improving', as the anti-apartheid icon spends his 95th birthday in hospital. Photo: Charlie Shoemaker/Getty Images for Yahoo! News<br clear="all"/>World honors 'steadily improving' leader from outside hospital<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-still-hospital-condition-improving-south-african-045430822.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hDNp6DpYdSgelsoLoGOMLw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T115911Z_1_CBRE96H0XAT00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-MANDELA-IMPROVING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Well-wishers sing as they gather to wish former President Nelson Mandela happy birthday outside the hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria" align="left" title="Well-wishers sing as they gather to wish former President Nelson Mandela happy birthday outside the hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria" border="0" /></a>Anti-apartheid leader turned 95 in hospital, "steadily improving" from a six-week lung infection.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-still-hospital-condition-improving-south-african-045430822.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:59:11 -0400Reutersnelson-mandela-still-hospital-condition-improving-south-african-045430822<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-still-hospital-condition-improving-south-african-045430822.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hDNp6DpYdSgelsoLoGOMLw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T115911Z_1_CBRE96H0XAT00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-MANDELA-IMPROVING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Well-wishers sing as they gather to wish former President Nelson Mandela happy birthday outside the hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria" align="left" title="Well-wishers sing as they gather to wish former President Nelson Mandela happy birthday outside the hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria" border="0" /></a>Anti-apartheid leader turned 95 in hospital, "steadily improving" from a six-week lung infection.</p><br clear="all"/>Yahoo! readers offer reflections, appreciations of 'Madiba'<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-birthday-celebrating-forgiveness-145642297.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cGD7zMQ7xPtYyLqycTlmdQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-18/6837633d-f4f3-4875-8bfb-f7cecc76eb7e_Mandela_Day_Charlie_Shoemaker-16.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nelson Mandela's 95th Birthday exclusives for Yahoo!" align="left" title="Nelson Mandela's 95th Birthday exclusives for Yahoo!" border="0" /></a>Nelson Mandela turns 95 on Thursday. Yahoo asked readers and Mandela admirers to offer reflections, appreciations and birthday wishes ? each in 95 words or fewer. Here are several we received this week.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-birthday-celebrating-forgiveness-145642297.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:39:14 -0400nelson-mandela-birthday-celebrating-forgiveness-145642297<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-birthday-celebrating-forgiveness-145642297.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cGD7zMQ7xPtYyLqycTlmdQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-18/6837633d-f4f3-4875-8bfb-f7cecc76eb7e_Mandela_Day_Charlie_Shoemaker-16.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nelson Mandela's 95th Birthday exclusives for Yahoo!" align="left" title="Nelson Mandela's 95th Birthday exclusives for Yahoo!" border="0" /></a>Nelson Mandela turns 95 on Thursday. Yahoo asked readers and Mandela admirers to offer reflections, appreciations and birthday wishes ? each in 95 words or fewer. Here are several we received this week.</p><br clear="all"/>Online series 'House of Cards' makes Emmy history<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/r9.exX8YodeZeFUNtvsUmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/75c3a80e07b3ed18370f6a706700f74b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as U.S. Congressman Frank Underwood in a scene from the Netflix original series, "House of Cards." Spacey was nominated for an Emmy Award for best actor in a drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" align="left" title="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as U.S. Congressman Frank Underwood in a scene from the Netflix original series, "House of Cards." Spacey was nominated for an Emmy Award for best actor in a drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Netflix's "House of Cards" made Emmy history Thursday with a top drama series nomination, the first time that television's top awards have recognized a program delivered online as equal in quality to the best that TV has to offer.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:03:34 -0400Associated Pressonline-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/r9.exX8YodeZeFUNtvsUmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/75c3a80e07b3ed18370f6a706700f74b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as U.S. Congressman Frank Underwood in a scene from the Netflix original series, "House of Cards." Spacey was nominated for an Emmy Award for best actor in a drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" align="left" title="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as U.S. Congressman Frank Underwood in a scene from the Netflix original series, "House of Cards." Spacey was nominated for an Emmy Award for best actor in a drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Netflix's "House of Cards" made Emmy history Thursday with a top drama series nomination, the first time that television's top awards have recognized a program delivered online as equal in quality to the best that TV has to offer.</p><br clear="all"/>Relief from worst heat on the horizon by weekendNEW YORK (AP) ? Cooler temperatures are within sight but likely not soon enough and cool enough for a large swath of the country hit with dangerously high temperatures for days as the largest heat wave of the summer failed to budge from South Dakota to Massachusetts.http://news.yahoo.com/relief-worst-heat-horizon-weekend-063444308.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 02:38:38 -0400Associated Pressrelief-worst-heat-horizon-weekend-063444308Senators ready to restore lower college loan rates<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senators-ready-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-072515654.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tn0G9rxDujJbpxAkrr9VaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44a10aa20501e018370f6a7067005dce.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 23, 2013, file photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington. Heading off a costly rate increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday, July 17, 2013, that would offer students better rates this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years. The deal would offer students lower interest rates through the 2015 academic year but then rates were expected to climb above where they were when students left campus this spring. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 23, 2013, file photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington. Heading off a costly rate increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday, July 17, 2013, that would offer students better rates this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years. The deal would offer students lower interest rates through the 2015 academic year but then rates were expected to climb above where they were when students left campus this spring. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Senators are ready to offer students a better deal on their college loans this fall, but future classes could see higher interest rates.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senators-ready-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-072515654.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:04:18 -0400Associated Presssenators-ready-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-072515654<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senators-ready-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-072515654.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tn0G9rxDujJbpxAkrr9VaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44a10aa20501e018370f6a7067005dce.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 23, 2013, file photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington. Heading off a costly rate increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday, July 17, 2013, that would offer students better rates this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years. The deal would offer students lower interest rates through the 2015 academic year but then rates were expected to climb above where they were when students left campus this spring. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 23, 2013, file photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington. Heading off a costly rate increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday, July 17, 2013, that would offer students better rates this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years. The deal would offer students lower interest rates through the 2015 academic year but then rates were expected to climb above where they were when students left campus this spring. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Senators are ready to offer students a better deal on their college loans this fall, but future classes could see higher interest rates.</p><br clear="all"/>Russian opposition leader sentenced to 5 years<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-sentenced-5-years-084213369.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8MJ6uoH1h_0s_Y5nnn2.Hw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8c46b54f06f2e918370f6a7067004632.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in handcuffs, center, is escorted from a court in Kirov, Russia Thursday, July 18, 2013. Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. Navalny and his supporters claimed the case was politically driven to try to shut down the vehement Kremlin critic and intimidate his supporters. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)" align="left" title="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in handcuffs, center, is escorted from a court in Kirov, Russia Thursday, July 18, 2013. Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. Navalny and his supporters claimed the case was politically driven to try to shut down the vehement Kremlin critic and intimidate his supporters. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)" border="0" /></a>KIROV, Russia (AP) ? Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-sentenced-5-years-084213369.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 08:21:49 -0400Associated Pressrussian-opposition-leader-sentenced-5-years-084213369<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-sentenced-5-years-084213369.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8MJ6uoH1h_0s_Y5nnn2.Hw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8c46b54f06f2e918370f6a7067004632.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in handcuffs, center, is escorted from a court in Kirov, Russia Thursday, July 18, 2013. Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. Navalny and his supporters claimed the case was politically driven to try to shut down the vehement Kremlin critic and intimidate his supporters. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)" align="left" title="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in handcuffs, center, is escorted from a court in Kirov, Russia Thursday, July 18, 2013. Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. Navalny and his supporters claimed the case was politically driven to try to shut down the vehement Kremlin critic and intimidate his supporters. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)" border="0" /></a>KIROV, Russia (AP) ? Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison.</p><br clear="all"/>Where's that royal baby? Is Kate overdue?<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wheres-royal-baby-kate-overdue-102611020.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/deE5g1xkXakIOUJb4DrM2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e1710a0d0708e918370f6a706700ac29.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo royal supporter Margaret Tyler displays balloons for the media in front of the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in London. By the time you?re reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks. As Britain?s Prince William and his wife, Kate, await the birth of their first child _ and the next heir to the English throne _ some are convinced the royal due date has already passed, even though the Palace has not given an exact date. Many in the British media predicted the baby would be born last week and the Prince himself is now on official leave. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo royal supporter Margaret Tyler displays balloons for the media in front of the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in London. By the time you?re reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks. As Britain?s Prince William and his wife, Kate, await the birth of their first child _ and the next heir to the English throne _ some are convinced the royal due date has already passed, even though the Palace has not given an exact date. Many in the British media predicted the baby would be born last week and the Prince himself is now on official leave. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? By the time you're reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wheres-royal-baby-kate-overdue-102611020.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 06:25:33 -0400Associated Presswheres-royal-baby-kate-overdue-102611020<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wheres-royal-baby-kate-overdue-102611020.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/deE5g1xkXakIOUJb4DrM2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e1710a0d0708e918370f6a706700ac29.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo royal supporter Margaret Tyler displays balloons for the media in front of the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in London. By the time you?re reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks. As Britain?s Prince William and his wife, Kate, await the birth of their first child _ and the next heir to the English throne _ some are convinced the royal due date has already passed, even though the Palace has not given an exact date. Many in the British media predicted the baby would be born last week and the Prince himself is now on official leave. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo royal supporter Margaret Tyler displays balloons for the media in front of the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in London. By the time you?re reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks. As Britain?s Prince William and his wife, Kate, await the birth of their first child _ and the next heir to the English throne _ some are convinced the royal due date has already passed, even though the Palace has not given an exact date. Many in the British media predicted the baby would be born last week and the Prince himself is now on official leave. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? By the time you're reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks.</p><br clear="all"/>Trayvon Martin's parents shocked by verdictMIAMI (AP) ? Trayvon Martin's parents made appearances on network morning shows Thursday, saying they are still shocked that jurors acquitted George Zimmerman in the 2012 shooting death of their 17-year-old son.http://news.yahoo.com/trayvon-martins-parents-shocked-verdict-120011034.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:02:57 -0400Associated Presstrayvon-martins-parents-shocked-verdict-120011034Son of Jerry Sandusky seeks to have name changed<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/son-jerry-sandusky-seeks-name-changed-111301137.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wmCECNMrEslyqNd7_tJU9A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8ac3d818076aeb18370f6a70670002ba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky filed papers Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Centre County Court seeking to have the names of him and his family changed. Though the documents are sealed, they show he filed for a name change, along with his wife and four children. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky filed papers Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Centre County Court seeking to have the names of him and his family changed. Though the documents are sealed, they show he filed for a name change, along with his wife and four children. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" border="0" /></a>BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) ? A son of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is seeking to have his name changed more than a year after his adoptive father was convicted of child sexual abuse.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/son-jerry-sandusky-seeks-name-changed-111301137.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:48:16 -0400Associated Pressson-jerry-sandusky-seeks-name-changed-111301137<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/son-jerry-sandusky-seeks-name-changed-111301137.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wmCECNMrEslyqNd7_tJU9A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8ac3d818076aeb18370f6a70670002ba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky filed papers Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Centre County Court seeking to have the names of him and his family changed. Though the documents are sealed, they show he filed for a name change, along with his wife and four children. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky filed papers Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Centre County Court seeking to have the names of him and his family changed. Though the documents are sealed, they show he filed for a name change, along with his wife and four children. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" border="0" /></a>BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) ? A son of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is seeking to have his name changed more than a year after his adoptive father was convicted of child sexual abuse.</p><br clear="all"/>Unconventional pastor leads booming NYC megachurch<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/unconventional-pastor-leads-booming-nyc-megachurch-064437395.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yLyHz5svhlFqDrXYdroMPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dfaaeac9062de518370f6a7067002f6d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this July 14, 2013 photo, Pastor Carl Lentz, center, leads a Hillsong NYC Church service at Irving Plaza in New York. With his half-shaved head, jeans and tattoos, Pastor Carl Lentz doesn't look like the typical religious leader. But with its concert-like atmosphere and appeal to a younger demographic, his congregation, Hillsong NYC, is one of the fastest growing evangelical churches in the city. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)" align="left" title="In this July 14, 2013 photo, Pastor Carl Lentz, center, leads a Hillsong NYC Church service at Irving Plaza in New York. With his half-shaved head, jeans and tattoos, Pastor Carl Lentz doesn't look like the typical religious leader. But with its concert-like atmosphere and appeal to a younger demographic, his congregation, Hillsong NYC, is one of the fastest growing evangelical churches in the city. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Carl Lentz is not your typical pastor.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/unconventional-pastor-leads-booming-nyc-megachurch-064437395.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 03:28:44 -0400Associated Pressunconventional-pastor-leads-booming-nyc-megachurch-064437395<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/unconventional-pastor-leads-booming-nyc-megachurch-064437395.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yLyHz5svhlFqDrXYdroMPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dfaaeac9062de518370f6a7067002f6d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this July 14, 2013 photo, Pastor Carl Lentz, center, leads a Hillsong NYC Church service at Irving Plaza in New York. With his half-shaved head, jeans and tattoos, Pastor Carl Lentz doesn't look like the typical religious leader. But with its concert-like atmosphere and appeal to a younger demographic, his congregation, Hillsong NYC, is one of the fastest growing evangelical churches in the city. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)" align="left" title="In this July 14, 2013 photo, Pastor Carl Lentz, center, leads a Hillsong NYC Church service at Irving Plaza in New York. With his half-shaved head, jeans and tattoos, Pastor Carl Lentz doesn't look like the typical religious leader. But with its concert-like atmosphere and appeal to a younger demographic, his congregation, Hillsong NYC, is one of the fastest growing evangelical churches in the city. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Carl Lentz is not your typical pastor.</p><br clear="all"/>Artists celebrate Mandela with paintings<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sIg8uqTO7Ta9QhZf2nPqUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e24e551a06e3e918370f6a706700a29a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? With giant portraits of Nelson Mandela and colorful posters, South African artists are celebrating the 95th birthday Thursday of the anti-apartheid leader, who remains hospitalized although his condition has improved.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/artists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 05:40:15 -0400Associated Pressartists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sIg8uqTO7Ta9QhZf2nPqUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e24e551a06e3e918370f6a706700a29a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? With giant portraits of Nelson Mandela and colorful posters, South African artists are celebrating the 95th birthday Thursday of the anti-apartheid leader, who remains hospitalized although his condition has improved.</p><br clear="all"/>Online series, movie stars hope for Emmy honors<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-movie-stars-hope-emmy-honors-044000215.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WVBubDMC2PX6CLRF3yriHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a2c47137ea58dc17370f6a7067003a11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from "Behind the Candelabra." Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Nominations were to be announced Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)" align="left" title="This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from "Behind the Candelabra." Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Nominations were to be announced Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Groundbreaking Internet series and movie actors could be the headliners in the upcoming Emmy Awards contest.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-movie-stars-hope-emmy-honors-044000215.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 03:33:14 -0400Associated Pressonline-series-movie-stars-hope-emmy-honors-044000215<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-movie-stars-hope-emmy-honors-044000215.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WVBubDMC2PX6CLRF3yriHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a2c47137ea58dc17370f6a7067003a11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from "Behind the Candelabra." Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Nominations were to be announced Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)" align="left" title="This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from "Behind the Candelabra." Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Nominations were to be announced Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Groundbreaking Internet series and movie actors could be the headliners in the upcoming Emmy Awards contest.</p><br clear="all"/>Poll: US still seen as top economic powerWASHINGTON (AP) ? The United States is still viewed as the world's leading economic power in many countries, according to polls in 39 nations by the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project. But as the Great Recession has buffeted the U.S. economy, China has gained rapidly in the eyes of the rest of the world, and many say it ultimately will replace America as the world's top global economic force.http://news.yahoo.com/poll-us-still-seen-top-economic-power-040221546.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 01:05:10 -0400Associated Presspoll-us-still-seen-top-economic-power-040221546Kerry visits Syrian refugee camp in Jordan<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-visits-syrian-refugee-camp-jordan-092425977.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4waqlQ05EywDCsi0VidTpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f7cd30d3e990d817370f6a7067000fb8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pauses while speaking during a joint press conference with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, unseen, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday won Arab League backing for his effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, raising hopes for a quick resumption in the stalled negotiations. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pauses while speaking during a joint press conference with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, unseen, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday won Arab League backing for his effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, raising hopes for a quick resumption in the stalled negotiations. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)" border="0" /></a>ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) ? U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday visited a camp for Syrian refugees displaced by the fighting in their country, hearing first-hand accounts from Syrians who have fled what the U.N. says is the worst humanitarian crisis in decades.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-visits-syrian-refugee-camp-jordan-092425977.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 05:58:35 -0400Associated Presskerry-visits-syrian-refugee-camp-jordan-092425977<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-visits-syrian-refugee-camp-jordan-092425977.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4waqlQ05EywDCsi0VidTpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f7cd30d3e990d817370f6a7067000fb8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pauses while speaking during a joint press conference with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, unseen, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday won Arab League backing for his effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, raising hopes for a quick resumption in the stalled negotiations. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pauses while speaking during a joint press conference with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, unseen, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday won Arab League backing for his effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, raising hopes for a quick resumption in the stalled negotiations. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)" border="0" /></a>ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) ? U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday visited a camp for Syrian refugees displaced by the fighting in their country, hearing first-hand accounts from Syrians who have fled what the U.N. says is the worst humanitarian crisis in decades.</p><br clear="all"/>Disputes between Morsi, military led to Egypt coup<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/disputes-between-morsi-military-led-egypt-coup-205809544.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LtyYQeIPU211AvQbSvb6pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1ddc71a1e99ed817370f6a706700ff6c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The removal of Mohammed Morsi by the military was the culmination of nearly a year of acrimonious relations between the armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Egypt?s first freely elected _ and first civilian _ president. According to a series of interviews by The Associated Press with defense, security, intelligence and Muslim Brotherhood officials, the two clashed over policies toward protests in the streets and over Islamic militants in Sinai, with el-Sissi bristling at Morsi?s orders and at times even ignoring them. Each believed the other was conspiring to remove him. And when an activist group began working toward massive protests to remove Morsi, the military early on lent its help from behind the scenes.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The removal of Mohammed Morsi by the military was the culmination of nearly a year of acrimonious relations between the armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Egypt?s first freely elected _ and first civilian _ president. According to a series of interviews by The Associated Press with defense, security, intelligence and Muslim Brotherhood officials, the two clashed over policies toward protests in the streets and over Islamic militants in Sinai, with el-Sissi bristling at Morsi?s orders and at times even ignoring them. Each believed the other was conspiring to remove him. And when an activist group began working toward massive protests to remove Morsi, the military early on lent its help from behind the scenes.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? The head of Egypt's military, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, sat with a polite smile in the front row listening to President Mohammed Morsi give a 2 1/2-hour speech defending his year in office. El-Sissi even clapped lightly as the audience of Morsi supporters broke into cheers.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/disputes-between-morsi-military-led-egypt-coup-205809544.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 01:33:55 -0400Associated Pressdisputes-between-morsi-military-led-egypt-coup-205809544<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/disputes-between-morsi-military-led-egypt-coup-205809544.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LtyYQeIPU211AvQbSvb6pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1ddc71a1e99ed817370f6a706700ff6c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The removal of Mohammed Morsi by the military was the culmination of nearly a year of acrimonious relations between the armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Egypt?s first freely elected _ and first civilian _ president. According to a series of interviews by The Associated Press with defense, security, intelligence and Muslim Brotherhood officials, the two clashed over policies toward protests in the streets and over Islamic militants in Sinai, with el-Sissi bristling at Morsi?s orders and at times even ignoring them. Each believed the other was conspiring to remove him. And when an activist group began working toward massive protests to remove Morsi, the military early on lent its help from behind the scenes.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The removal of Mohammed Morsi by the military was the culmination of nearly a year of acrimonious relations between the armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Egypt?s first freely elected _ and first civilian _ president. According to a series of interviews by The Associated Press with defense, security, intelligence and Muslim Brotherhood officials, the two clashed over policies toward protests in the streets and over Islamic militants in Sinai, with el-Sissi bristling at Morsi?s orders and at times even ignoring them. Each believed the other was conspiring to remove him. And when an activist group began working toward massive protests to remove Morsi, the military early on lent its help from behind the scenes.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? The head of Egypt's military, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, sat with a polite smile in the front row listening to President Mohammed Morsi give a 2 1/2-hour speech defending his year in office. El-Sissi even clapped lightly as the audience of Morsi supporters broke into cheers.</p><br clear="all"/>
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