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All rights reservedFri, 17 Aug 2012 23:27:31 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/topstories/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifIsrael's existence is an "insult to all humanity," Iran's president said Friday in one of his sharpest attacks yet against the Jewish state, as Israel openly debates whether to attack Iran over its nuclear program.http://news.yahoo.com/iran-israels-existence-insult-humanity-093922735.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 23:27:31 -0400Associated Pressiran-israels-existence-insult-humanity-093922735The head of a second Christian conservative organization says she was told by authorities that her group's contact information was found in the pocket of a man charged with opening fire at the Washington offices of another such group, wounding a security guard.http://news.yahoo.com/group-dc-gunman-may-targeted-too-031633742.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 23:16:33 -0400Associated Pressgroup-dc-gunman-may-targeted-too-031633742<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/family-pushed-paterno-read-sandusky-report-211726092--spt.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ytxYU6k1HGX2mqJ0KBzD.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e03c628bd8723f16180f6a70670059c0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Oct. 8, 2011 file photo shows Penn State president Graham Spanier, left, and head football coach Joe Paterno before a college football game against Iowa in State College, Pa. Attorneys for Penn State&#039;s ousted president are planning a news conference to rebut what they view as inaccuracies in a school-sanctioned report that concluded he concealed child sex-abuse allegations. Graham Spanier&#039;s lawyer tells The Associated Press that the legal team will meet with reporters in Philadelphia early next week. Peter Vaira says there are many errors in the report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Oct. 8, 2011 file photo shows Penn State president Graham Spanier, left, and head football coach Joe Paterno before a college football game against Iowa in State College, Pa. Attorneys for Penn State&#039;s ousted president are planning a news conference to rebut what they view as inaccuracies in a school-sanctioned report that concluded he concealed child sex-abuse allegations. Graham Spanier&#039;s lawyer tells The Associated Press that the legal team will meet with reporters in Philadelphia early next week. Peter Vaira says there are many errors in the report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar, File)" border="0" /></a>Joe Paterno had to be prodded by his family to read the grand jury report regarding Jerry Sandusky and did not understand some of its graphic terminology, according to a new book.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/family-pushed-paterno-read-sandusky-report-211726092--spt.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 23:05:55 -0400Associated Pressfamily-pushed-paterno-read-sandusky-report-211726092--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/family-pushed-paterno-read-sandusky-report-211726092--spt.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ytxYU6k1HGX2mqJ0KBzD.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e03c628bd8723f16180f6a70670059c0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Oct. 8, 2011 file photo shows Penn State president Graham Spanier, left, and head football coach Joe Paterno before a college football game against Iowa in State College, Pa. Attorneys for Penn State&#039;s ousted president are planning a news conference to rebut what they view as inaccuracies in a school-sanctioned report that concluded he concealed child sex-abuse allegations. Graham Spanier&#039;s lawyer tells The Associated Press that the legal team will meet with reporters in Philadelphia early next week. Peter Vaira says there are many errors in the report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Oct. 8, 2011 file photo shows Penn State president Graham Spanier, left, and head football coach Joe Paterno before a college football game against Iowa in State College, Pa. Attorneys for Penn State&#039;s ousted president are planning a news conference to rebut what they view as inaccuracies in a school-sanctioned report that concluded he concealed child sex-abuse allegations. Graham Spanier&#039;s lawyer tells The Associated Press that the legal team will meet with reporters in Philadelphia early next week. Peter Vaira says there are many errors in the report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar, File)" border="0" /></a>Joe Paterno had to be prodded by his family to read the grand jury report regarding Jerry Sandusky and did not understand some of its graphic terminology, according to a new book.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/serena-williams-upset-venus-reaches-cincy-semis-212710583--spt.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hYTpKC3XFWZ6Vl.NS.bnSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b23ab88e26a18c17180f6a706700596f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Venus Williams, of the United States, leaps after defeating Samantha Stosur, from Australia, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, during a quarterfinal at the Western &amp; Southern Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)" align="left" title="Venus Williams, of the United States, leaps after defeating Samantha Stosur, from Australia, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, during a quarterfinal at the Western &amp; Southern Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)" border="0" /></a>Only one of the Williams sisters is heading to a semifinal, and it&#039;s not the one with the long winning streak. Serena Williams lost that ? and her cool ? at the Western &amp; Southern Open.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/serena-williams-upset-venus-reaches-cincy-semis-212710583--spt.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 22:49:19 -0400Associated Pressserena-williams-upset-venus-reaches-cincy-semis-212710583--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/serena-williams-upset-venus-reaches-cincy-semis-212710583--spt.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hYTpKC3XFWZ6Vl.NS.bnSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b23ab88e26a18c17180f6a706700596f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Venus Williams, of the United States, leaps after defeating Samantha Stosur, from Australia, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, during a quarterfinal at the Western &amp; Southern Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)" align="left" title="Venus Williams, of the United States, leaps after defeating Samantha Stosur, from Australia, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, during a quarterfinal at the Western &amp; Southern Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)" border="0" /></a>Only one of the Williams sisters is heading to a semifinal, and it&#039;s not the one with the long winning streak. Serena Williams lost that ? and her cool ? at the Western &amp; Southern Open.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/phelps-agent-leaked-pics-not-ioc-violation-003636595--oly.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x8lFT0tk5I3qR36GAg2PcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c96b6c013c879217180f6a7067006042.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 5, 2012, United States swimmer Michael Phelps speaks during a news conference at the Summer Olympics in London. Phelps&#039; longtime agent, Peter Carlisle, dismissed any suggestion Friday, Aug. 18, 2012, that the retired swimmer may have violated International Olympic Committee rules when provocative pictures for the Louis Vuitton campaign were leaked on the Internet during the London Games. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 5, 2012, United States swimmer Michael Phelps speaks during a news conference at the Summer Olympics in London. Phelps&#039; longtime agent, Peter Carlisle, dismissed any suggestion Friday, Aug. 18, 2012, that the retired swimmer may have violated International Olympic Committee rules when provocative pictures for the Louis Vuitton campaign were leaked on the Internet during the London Games. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)" border="0" /></a>Michael Phelps retired from swimming with more medals than any other Olympian. Don&#039;t expect him to lose any of them because of an ad campaign for Louis Vuitton.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/phelps-agent-leaked-pics-not-ioc-violation-003636595--oly.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 22:46:29 -0400Associated Pressphelps-agent-leaked-pics-not-ioc-violation-003636595--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/phelps-agent-leaked-pics-not-ioc-violation-003636595--oly.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x8lFT0tk5I3qR36GAg2PcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c96b6c013c879217180f6a7067006042.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 5, 2012, United States swimmer Michael Phelps speaks during a news conference at the Summer Olympics in London. Phelps&#039; longtime agent, Peter Carlisle, dismissed any suggestion Friday, Aug. 18, 2012, that the retired swimmer may have violated International Olympic Committee rules when provocative pictures for the Louis Vuitton campaign were leaked on the Internet during the London Games. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 5, 2012, United States swimmer Michael Phelps speaks during a news conference at the Summer Olympics in London. Phelps&#039; longtime agent, Peter Carlisle, dismissed any suggestion Friday, Aug. 18, 2012, that the retired swimmer may have violated International Olympic Committee rules when provocative pictures for the Louis Vuitton campaign were leaked on the Internet during the London Games. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)" border="0" /></a>Michael Phelps retired from swimming with more medals than any other Olympian. Don&#039;t expect him to lose any of them because of an ad campaign for Louis Vuitton.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/panama-spoils-ugandas-debut-llws-9-3-win-000030594--mlb.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/47zrwPS37sieQh6Fe8RKIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fbedd2e73c239017180f6a706700fe0b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Lugazi, Uganda&#039;s Felix Enzama, right, gets tangled up with Aguadulce, Panama&#039;s Edwin Nieto after Enzama stole second base in the third inning of a pool play baseball game at the Little League World Series, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, in South Williamsport, Pa. Panama won 9-3. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)" align="left" title="Lugazi, Uganda&#039;s Felix Enzama, right, gets tangled up with Aguadulce, Panama&#039;s Edwin Nieto after Enzama stole second base in the third inning of a pool play baseball game at the Little League World Series, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, in South Williamsport, Pa. Panama won 9-3. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)" border="0" /></a>Win or lose, the Little League World Series team from Uganda has become a hometown favorite.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/panama-spoils-ugandas-debut-llws-9-3-win-000030594--mlb.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 21:56:19 -0400Associated Presspanama-spoils-ugandas-debut-llws-9-3-win-000030594--mlb<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/panama-spoils-ugandas-debut-llws-9-3-win-000030594--mlb.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/47zrwPS37sieQh6Fe8RKIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fbedd2e73c239017180f6a706700fe0b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Lugazi, Uganda&#039;s Felix Enzama, right, gets tangled up with Aguadulce, Panama&#039;s Edwin Nieto after Enzama stole second base in the third inning of a pool play baseball game at the Little League World Series, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, in South Williamsport, Pa. Panama won 9-3. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)" align="left" title="Lugazi, Uganda&#039;s Felix Enzama, right, gets tangled up with Aguadulce, Panama&#039;s Edwin Nieto after Enzama stole second base in the third inning of a pool play baseball game at the Little League World Series, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, in South Williamsport, Pa. Panama won 9-3. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)" border="0" /></a>Win or lose, the Little League World Series team from Uganda has become a hometown favorite.</p><br clear="all"/>The New England Patriots have agreed to terms with Olympic silver medalist Jeff Demps, who played running back at Florida but was not drafted by an NFL team because he said he wanted to focus on his track career.http://news.yahoo.com/patriots-sign-olympic-medalist-demps-015122671--nfl.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 21:51:22 -0400Associated Presspatriots-sign-olympic-medalist-demps-015122671--nfl<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-paid-higher-federal-tax-rate-romney-233217119.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/668CY9NkGGr7im7_8NJeYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5d2669d427038d17180f6a706700ae61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign stop at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" align="left" title="Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign stop at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" border="0" /></a>When it comes to their federal taxes in the last two years, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has paid a lower federal tax rate than his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-paid-higher-federal-tax-rate-romney-233217119.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 21:32:17 -0400Associated Pressryan-paid-higher-federal-tax-rate-romney-233217119<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-paid-higher-federal-tax-rate-romney-233217119.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/668CY9NkGGr7im7_8NJeYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5d2669d427038d17180f6a706700ae61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign stop at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" align="left" title="Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign stop at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" border="0" /></a>When it comes to their federal taxes in the last two years, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has paid a lower federal tax rate than his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-release-video-ark-patrol-car-shooting-195637138.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g1Uh12FYBT26Kpo1RF1vAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d753bae53c4d9117180f6a706700517b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, Teresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, is hugged by supporters following the candlelight vigil held in her son&#039;s honor at the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street in Jonesboro, Ark. Police video recorded the night Chavis Carter was fatally shot in a patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn?t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said. (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Krystin McClellan, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, Teresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, is hugged by supporters following the candlelight vigil held in her son&#039;s honor at the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street in Jonesboro, Ark. Police video recorded the night Chavis Carter was fatally shot in a patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn?t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said. (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Krystin McClellan, File)" border="0" /></a>Police video recorded the night a young man was fatally shot in a northeast Arkansas patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn&#039;t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/police-release-video-ark-patrol-car-shooting-195637138.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 21:27:11 -0400Associated Presspolice-release-video-ark-patrol-car-shooting-195637138<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-release-video-ark-patrol-car-shooting-195637138.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g1Uh12FYBT26Kpo1RF1vAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d753bae53c4d9117180f6a706700517b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, Teresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, is hugged by supporters following the candlelight vigil held in her son&#039;s honor at the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street in Jonesboro, Ark. Police video recorded the night Chavis Carter was fatally shot in a patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn?t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said. (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Krystin McClellan, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, Teresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, is hugged by supporters following the candlelight vigil held in her son&#039;s honor at the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street in Jonesboro, Ark. Police video recorded the night Chavis Carter was fatally shot in a patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn?t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said. (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Krystin McClellan, File)" border="0" /></a>Police video recorded the night a young man was fatally shot in a northeast Arkansas patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn&#039;t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/clown-had-ipad-stolen-steve-jobs-home-143310334--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xFkXN5GUl5qBoQvmlz.yWQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3a076cbb270e8e17180f6a7067009bea.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&quot;Kenny the Clown,&quot; otherwise known as Kenneth Kahn, smiles as he hands out balloons in San Francisco, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Kahn says he unwittingly received a stolen iPad from a friend who was later arrested for breaking into former Apple CEO Steve Jobs&#039; residence in Palo Alto. Kahn said he had the stolen iPad for a few days before police came asking for the purloined tablet, which was returned to the Jobs family. The professional entertainer said he never examined the device&#039;s contents. Instead he downloaded the &quot;Pink Panther&quot; and other songs to play while entertaining kids and tourists during his clown routine. Kahn said had no idea where the 64GB iPad came from until his friend, 35-year-old Kariem McFarlin of Alameda, Calif., was arrested Aug. 2. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" align="left" title="&quot;Kenny the Clown,&quot; otherwise known as Kenneth Kahn, smiles as he hands out balloons in San Francisco, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Kahn says he unwittingly received a stolen iPad from a friend who was later arrested for breaking into former Apple CEO Steve Jobs&#039; residence in Palo Alto. Kahn said he had the stolen iPad for a few days before police came asking for the purloined tablet, which was returned to the Jobs family. The professional entertainer said he never examined the device&#039;s contents. Instead he downloaded the &quot;Pink Panther&quot; and other songs to play while entertaining kids and tourists during his clown routine. Kahn said had no idea where the 64GB iPad came from until his friend, 35-year-old Kariem McFarlin of Alameda, Calif., was arrested Aug. 2. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>Families waiting for San Francisco&#039;s cable cars on a recent morning couldn&#039;t help but notice Kenny the Clown, who wore a curly rainbow wig as he twisted brightly colored balloons into animal shapes for visitors, blasting Michael Jackson&#039;s &quot;Smooth Criminal&quot; from an iPad at his feet.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/clown-had-ipad-stolen-steve-jobs-home-143310334--finance.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 21:26:24 -0400Associated Pressclown-had-ipad-stolen-steve-jobs-home-143310334--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/clown-had-ipad-stolen-steve-jobs-home-143310334--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xFkXN5GUl5qBoQvmlz.yWQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3a076cbb270e8e17180f6a7067009bea.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&quot;Kenny the Clown,&quot; otherwise known as Kenneth Kahn, smiles as he hands out balloons in San Francisco, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Kahn says he unwittingly received a stolen iPad from a friend who was later arrested for breaking into former Apple CEO Steve Jobs&#039; residence in Palo Alto. Kahn said he had the stolen iPad for a few days before police came asking for the purloined tablet, which was returned to the Jobs family. The professional entertainer said he never examined the device&#039;s contents. Instead he downloaded the &quot;Pink Panther&quot; and other songs to play while entertaining kids and tourists during his clown routine. Kahn said had no idea where the 64GB iPad came from until his friend, 35-year-old Kariem McFarlin of Alameda, Calif., was arrested Aug. 2. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" align="left" title="&quot;Kenny the Clown,&quot; otherwise known as Kenneth Kahn, smiles as he hands out balloons in San Francisco, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Kahn says he unwittingly received a stolen iPad from a friend who was later arrested for breaking into former Apple CEO Steve Jobs&#039; residence in Palo Alto. Kahn said he had the stolen iPad for a few days before police came asking for the purloined tablet, which was returned to the Jobs family. The professional entertainer said he never examined the device&#039;s contents. Instead he downloaded the &quot;Pink Panther&quot; and other songs to play while entertaining kids and tourists during his clown routine. Kahn said had no idea where the 64GB iPad came from until his friend, 35-year-old Kariem McFarlin of Alameda, Calif., was arrested Aug. 2. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>Families waiting for San Francisco&#039;s cable cars on a recent morning couldn&#039;t help but notice Kenny the Clown, who wore a curly rainbow wig as he twisted brightly colored balloons into animal shapes for visitors, blasting Michael Jackson&#039;s &quot;Smooth Criminal&quot; from an iPad at his feet.</p><br clear="all"/>World No. 1 Roger Federer moved closer to a fifth ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters crown as the Swiss star crushed American Mardy Fish 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to reach the semi-finals.http://news.yahoo.com/djokovic-del-potro-set-olympic-rematch-201853006--ten.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 21:21:40 -0400AFPdjokovic-del-potro-set-olympic-rematch-201853006--tenA gunman who was among three people killed in a shootout near Texas A&M University earlier this week fired more than 65 rounds and also took an officer's gun after fatally shooting him, police said Friday.http://news.yahoo.com/gunman-texas-shootout-fired-more-65-rounds-233426054.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 21:08:03 -0400Associated Pressgunman-texas-shootout-fired-more-65-rounds-233426054US men like to drink beer, though wine is the beverage of choice for women and older adults, according to a poll.http://news.yahoo.com/us-men-prefer-beer-women-love-wine-010740345.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 21:07:40 -0400AFPus-men-prefer-beer-women-love-wine-010740345<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-teacher-gets-5-prison-term-student-sex-000706594.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pi.rfyMoRtAwU6dEicpOvQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a843288827048d17180f6a706700adca.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo provided by the Arlington Police Department shows Brittni Colleps. Colleps, a former Texas high school teacher, was convicted Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, after having sex with five 18-year-old students at her home. (AP Photo/Arlington Police Department)" align="left" title="This photo provided by the Arlington Police Department shows Brittni Colleps. Colleps, a former Texas high school teacher, was convicted Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, after having sex with five 18-year-old students at her home. (AP Photo/Arlington Police Department)" border="0" /></a>A former North Texas high school teacher was convicted Friday and sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with five 18-year-old students at her home.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ex-teacher-gets-5-prison-term-student-sex-000706594.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 20:36:05 -0400Associated Pressex-teacher-gets-5-prison-term-student-sex-000706594<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-teacher-gets-5-prison-term-student-sex-000706594.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pi.rfyMoRtAwU6dEicpOvQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a843288827048d17180f6a706700adca.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo provided by the Arlington Police Department shows Brittni Colleps. Colleps, a former Texas high school teacher, was convicted Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, after having sex with five 18-year-old students at her home. (AP Photo/Arlington Police Department)" align="left" title="This photo provided by the Arlington Police Department shows Brittni Colleps. Colleps, a former Texas high school teacher, was convicted Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, after having sex with five 18-year-old students at her home. (AP Photo/Arlington Police Department)" border="0" /></a>A former North Texas high school teacher was convicted Friday and sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with five 18-year-old students at her home.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-rover-prepares-laser-martian-rock-195738706.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KXrSLYprTcUQiXqA0qbt3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/02b6152926648a17180f6a706700777c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released on Friday Aug. 17,2012 shows bedrocks that was exposed after Curiosity&#039;s rocket stage fired its engines that blew away soil from the Martian surface. The Mars rover is preparing to aim its laser next week at a rock in the first test of the instrument. (AP Photo/NASA)" align="left" title="This image released on Friday Aug. 17,2012 shows bedrocks that was exposed after Curiosity&#039;s rocket stage fired its engines that blew away soil from the Martian surface. The Mars rover is preparing to aim its laser next week at a rock in the first test of the instrument. (AP Photo/NASA)" border="0" /></a>Ready, set, fire.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-rover-prepares-laser-martian-rock-195738706.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 20:23:44 -0400Associated Pressnasa-rover-prepares-laser-martian-rock-195738706<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-rover-prepares-laser-martian-rock-195738706.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KXrSLYprTcUQiXqA0qbt3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/02b6152926648a17180f6a706700777c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released on Friday Aug. 17,2012 shows bedrocks that was exposed after Curiosity&#039;s rocket stage fired its engines that blew away soil from the Martian surface. The Mars rover is preparing to aim its laser next week at a rock in the first test of the instrument. (AP Photo/NASA)" align="left" title="This image released on Friday Aug. 17,2012 shows bedrocks that was exposed after Curiosity&#039;s rocket stage fired its engines that blew away soil from the Martian surface. The Mars rover is preparing to aim its laser next week at a rock in the first test of the instrument. (AP Photo/NASA)" border="0" /></a>Ready, set, fire.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/walker-shoots-62-takes-1-shot-lead-wyndham-232522463--spt.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q55e8vpam._iLPI0QOx42Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d025050126478a17180f6a706700c02b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jimmy Walker lines up a putt on the ninth green during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" align="left" title="Jimmy Walker lines up a putt on the ninth green during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" border="0" /></a>Jimmy Walker left the booming, highlight-reel drives to his playing partner. A low score was good enough for him.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/walker-shoots-62-takes-1-shot-lead-wyndham-232522463--spt.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 20:14:17 -0400Associated Presswalker-shoots-62-takes-1-shot-lead-wyndham-232522463--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/walker-shoots-62-takes-1-shot-lead-wyndham-232522463--spt.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q55e8vpam._iLPI0QOx42Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d025050126478a17180f6a706700c02b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jimmy Walker lines up a putt on the ninth green during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" align="left" title="Jimmy Walker lines up a putt on the ninth green during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" border="0" /></a>Jimmy Walker left the booming, highlight-reel drives to his playing partner. A low score was good enough for him.</p><br clear="all"/>The American governing body for cycling says it must accept the jurisdiction of the sport's international federation, which is fighting against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in a court battle to determine which has group has jurisdiction over the Lance Armstrong doping case.http://news.yahoo.com/armstrong-usada-argue-over-jurisdiction-case-204704642--spt.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 20:06:19 -0400Associated Pressarmstrong-usada-argue-over-jurisdiction-case-204704642--sptA Kansas prosecutor on Friday dropped all remaining criminal charges against a Kansas City-area Planned Parenthood clinic accused of performing illegal abortions, ending what was believed to be the first attempt in the U.S. to prosecute a facility affiliated with the group.http://news.yahoo.com/charges-against-kansas-abortion-clinic-dropped-185436809.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 20:05:32 -0400Associated Presscharges-against-kansas-abortion-clinic-dropped-185436809<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fire-evacuees-wash-california-return-home-235845734.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/frUPOrsUgPvzjXl4egk74Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db7567520db57717180f6a706700501b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, flames surround a house on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. A spokesman for the Washington state Department of Natural Resources said the house survived the fire because of the defensible space around the structure with the placement of the driveway and the lack of trees and brush up against the house, preventing flames from reaching it. Firefighters are still working to control the Bridge Taylor Fire and said that it&#039;s 25 percent contained. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, flames surround a house on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. A spokesman for the Washington state Department of Natural Resources said the house survived the fire because of the defensible space around the structure with the placement of the driveway and the lack of trees and brush up against the house, preventing flames from reaching it. Firefighters are still working to control the Bridge Taylor Fire and said that it&#039;s 25 percent contained. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>Hundreds of people in Washington and California who fled encroaching flames from wildfires were allowed to return to their homes Friday, and in Washington many were to find out whether their property was spared by a huge blaze that burned out of control for much of the week.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fire-evacuees-wash-california-return-home-235845734.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 20:00:29 -0400Associated Pressfire-evacuees-wash-california-return-home-235845734<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fire-evacuees-wash-california-return-home-235845734.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/frUPOrsUgPvzjXl4egk74Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db7567520db57717180f6a706700501b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, flames surround a house on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. A spokesman for the Washington state Department of Natural Resources said the house survived the fire because of the defensible space around the structure with the placement of the driveway and the lack of trees and brush up against the house, preventing flames from reaching it. Firefighters are still working to control the Bridge Taylor Fire and said that it&#039;s 25 percent contained. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, flames surround a house on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. A spokesman for the Washington state Department of Natural Resources said the house survived the fire because of the defensible space around the structure with the placement of the driveway and the lack of trees and brush up against the house, preventing flames from reaching it. Firefighters are still working to control the Bridge Taylor Fire and said that it&#039;s 25 percent contained. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>Hundreds of people in Washington and California who fled encroaching flames from wildfires were allowed to return to their homes Friday, and in Washington many were to find out whether their property was spared by a huge blaze that burned out of control for much of the week.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/family-spiders-found-oregon-cave-195539171.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/16rTE5iaNmfmSVpaaYJmQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8e3e463626a08c17180f6a706700b79c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This 2010 photo from a cave outside Grants Pass, Ore., shows a specimen of a new family of spiders, which scientists are calling Cave Robber (Trogloraptor marchingtoni ) for its fearsome claws. Amateur cave explorers sent specimens to the California Academy of Sciences, where scientists decided it was so evolutiionarily different that they had to create a whole new family to put it in. The discovery is described in an article published Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 in the online edition of the journal Zookeys. (AP Photo/Brent McGregor)" align="left" title="This 2010 photo from a cave outside Grants Pass, Ore., shows a specimen of a new family of spiders, which scientists are calling Cave Robber (Trogloraptor marchingtoni ) for its fearsome claws. Amateur cave explorers sent specimens to the California Academy of Sciences, where scientists decided it was so evolutiionarily different that they had to create a whole new family to put it in. The discovery is described in an article published Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 in the online edition of the journal Zookeys. (AP Photo/Brent McGregor)" border="0" /></a>Amateur cave explorers have found a new family of spiders in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon, and scientists have dubbed it Trogloraptor ? Latin for cave robber ? for their fearsome front claws.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/family-spiders-found-oregon-cave-195539171.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 20:00:29 -0400Associated Pressfamily-spiders-found-oregon-cave-195539171<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/family-spiders-found-oregon-cave-195539171.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/16rTE5iaNmfmSVpaaYJmQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8e3e463626a08c17180f6a706700b79c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This 2010 photo from a cave outside Grants Pass, Ore., shows a specimen of a new family of spiders, which scientists are calling Cave Robber (Trogloraptor marchingtoni ) for its fearsome claws. Amateur cave explorers sent specimens to the California Academy of Sciences, where scientists decided it was so evolutiionarily different that they had to create a whole new family to put it in. The discovery is described in an article published Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 in the online edition of the journal Zookeys. (AP Photo/Brent McGregor)" align="left" title="This 2010 photo from a cave outside Grants Pass, Ore., shows a specimen of a new family of spiders, which scientists are calling Cave Robber (Trogloraptor marchingtoni ) for its fearsome claws. Amateur cave explorers sent specimens to the California Academy of Sciences, where scientists decided it was so evolutiionarily different that they had to create a whole new family to put it in. The discovery is described in an article published Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 in the online edition of the journal Zookeys. (AP Photo/Brent McGregor)" border="0" /></a>Amateur cave explorers have found a new family of spiders in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon, and scientists have dubbed it Trogloraptor ? Latin for cave robber ? for their fearsome front claws.</p><br clear="all"/>BRUSSELS/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - European nations and the United States, as well as some celebrities, voiced sharp criticism of Russia on Friday over jail sentences handed to three members of the punk band Pussy Riot who protested against President Vladimir Putin in a church. Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, said the two-year sentences give to the women were "disproportionate" to the crime and added to the intimidation of opposition activists in Russia. The United States expressed disappointment over the verdict and also called the sentences disproportionate. ...http://news.yahoo.com/europeans-express-outrage-over-pussy-riot-verdict-163635844.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 19:59:43 -0400Reuterseuropeans-express-outrage-over-pussy-riot-verdict-163635844<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pastor-seeks-prayers-search-boy-continues-204050275.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SIGKdiLhXC3fy_EHblLb7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9148f70f0d687617180f6a7067002a39.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 20, 2011 file photo, a hiker takes a photo from the top of Vernal Falls in Yosemite Wednesday July 20, 2011. Yosemite National Park officials say one boy is dead and another is missing after they were swept away Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012 in the Merced River. Park officials say the two were part of a family visiting from Southern California that had been hiking near the Vernal Fall Footbridge. (AP Photo/GosiaWozniacka, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 20, 2011 file photo, a hiker takes a photo from the top of Vernal Falls in Yosemite Wednesday July 20, 2011. Yosemite National Park officials say one boy is dead and another is missing after they were swept away Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012 in the Merced River. Park officials say the two were part of a family visiting from Southern California that had been hiking near the Vernal Fall Footbridge. (AP Photo/GosiaWozniacka, File)" border="0" /></a>Every year for a quarter century, the congregation of Calvary Chapel East Anaheim has traveled to the Sierra Nevada foothills for a spiritual family retreat.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pastor-seeks-prayers-search-boy-continues-204050275.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 19:40:48 -0400Associated Presspastor-seeks-prayers-search-boy-continues-204050275<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pastor-seeks-prayers-search-boy-continues-204050275.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SIGKdiLhXC3fy_EHblLb7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9148f70f0d687617180f6a7067002a39.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 20, 2011 file photo, a hiker takes a photo from the top of Vernal Falls in Yosemite Wednesday July 20, 2011. Yosemite National Park officials say one boy is dead and another is missing after they were swept away Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012 in the Merced River. Park officials say the two were part of a family visiting from Southern California that had been hiking near the Vernal Fall Footbridge. (AP Photo/GosiaWozniacka, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 20, 2011 file photo, a hiker takes a photo from the top of Vernal Falls in Yosemite Wednesday July 20, 2011. Yosemite National Park officials say one boy is dead and another is missing after they were swept away Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012 in the Merced River. Park officials say the two were part of a family visiting from Southern California that had been hiking near the Vernal Fall Footbridge. (AP Photo/GosiaWozniacka, File)" border="0" /></a>Every year for a quarter century, the congregation of Calvary Chapel East Anaheim has traveled to the Sierra Nevada foothills for a spiritual family retreat.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-threat-ecuador-experts-see-mistake-174628250.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5gTIpJFZIIDfPCbY31.dtA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/efa101c10c5b7117180f6a706700f060.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds up a placard outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, London, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange entered the embassy in June in an attempt to gain political asylum to prevent him from being extradited to Sweden, where he faces allegations of sex crimes, which he denies. WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was granted political asylum by Ecuador on Thursday, setting up a standoff with the British government, which has vowed to block his exit from the country. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)" align="left" title="A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds up a placard outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, London, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange entered the embassy in June in an attempt to gain political asylum to prevent him from being extradited to Sweden, where he faces allegations of sex crimes, which he denies. WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was granted political asylum by Ecuador on Thursday, setting up a standoff with the British government, which has vowed to block his exit from the country. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)" border="0" /></a>It was a warning meant to remind Ecuador that Britain&#039;s patience has limits. But as the stalemate over Julian Assange settled in Friday, it appeared London&#039;s veiled threat that it could storm Ecuador&#039;s embassy and drag Assange out has backfired ? drawing supporters to the mission where the WikiLeaks founder is holed up and prompting angry denunciations from Ecuador and elsewhere.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uk-threat-ecuador-experts-see-mistake-174628250.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 19:39:41 -0400Associated Pressuk-threat-ecuador-experts-see-mistake-174628250<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-threat-ecuador-experts-see-mistake-174628250.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5gTIpJFZIIDfPCbY31.dtA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/efa101c10c5b7117180f6a706700f060.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds up a placard outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, London, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange entered the embassy in June in an attempt to gain political asylum to prevent him from being extradited to Sweden, where he faces allegations of sex crimes, which he denies. WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was granted political asylum by Ecuador on Thursday, setting up a standoff with the British government, which has vowed to block his exit from the country. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)" align="left" title="A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds up a placard outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, London, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange entered the embassy in June in an attempt to gain political asylum to prevent him from being extradited to Sweden, where he faces allegations of sex crimes, which he denies. WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was granted political asylum by Ecuador on Thursday, setting up a standoff with the British government, which has vowed to block his exit from the country. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)" border="0" /></a>It was a warning meant to remind Ecuador that Britain&#039;s patience has limits. But as the stalemate over Julian Assange settled in Friday, it appeared London&#039;s veiled threat that it could storm Ecuador&#039;s embassy and drag Assange out has backfired ? drawing supporters to the mission where the WikiLeaks founder is holed up and prompting angry denunciations from Ecuador and elsewhere.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-border-patrol-union-head-denies-fraud-231738516.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.Ke21OjwrKmZ7aImTKK_sw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/28f30a6e234f7c17180f6a7067004855.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In a July 5, 2006, file photo Terence J. Bonner, former president of the National Border Patrol Council testifies before members of the House Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation in Imperial Beach, Calif. Bonner, the leader of a union representing Border Patrol agents for more than two decades until his retirement last year was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, on charges of diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars in union funds for personal use. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In a July 5, 2006, file photo Terence J. Bonner, former president of the National Border Patrol Council testifies before members of the House Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation in Imperial Beach, Calif. Bonner, the leader of a union representing Border Patrol agents for more than two decades until his retirement last year was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, on charges of diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars in union funds for personal use. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)" border="0" /></a>The former, longtime national leader of the union representing Border Patrol agents on Friday called a federal indictment alleging that he siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars in union funds &quot;a wild goose chase.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-border-patrol-union-head-denies-fraud-231738516.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 19:17:38 -0400Associated Pressformer-border-patrol-union-head-denies-fraud-231738516<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-border-patrol-union-head-denies-fraud-231738516.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.Ke21OjwrKmZ7aImTKK_sw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/28f30a6e234f7c17180f6a7067004855.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In a July 5, 2006, file photo Terence J. Bonner, former president of the National Border Patrol Council testifies before members of the House Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation in Imperial Beach, Calif. Bonner, the leader of a union representing Border Patrol agents for more than two decades until his retirement last year was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, on charges of diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars in union funds for personal use. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In a July 5, 2006, file photo Terence J. Bonner, former president of the National Border Patrol Council testifies before members of the House Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation in Imperial Beach, Calif. Bonner, the leader of a union representing Border Patrol agents for more than two decades until his retirement last year was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, on charges of diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars in union funds for personal use. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)" border="0" /></a>The former, longtime national leader of the union representing Border Patrol agents on Friday called a federal indictment alleging that he siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars in union funds &quot;a wild goose chase.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-algerias-brahimi-replace-annan-syria-161410152.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n1nqs6oaAl9mI4SJ1I3PjQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7c10f2f225d38817180f6a706700ca1d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2009 file photo, former Algerian foreign affairs minister Lakhdar Brahimi attends the Ambrosetti economic forum in Cernobbio, Lake Como, Italy. The United Nations has announced that Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria. U.N. deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey announced Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, that the former Algerian foreign minister and longtime U.N. official would succeed Annan as joint U.N.-Arab League envoy. The 78-year-old Brahimi has worked in several high-profile positions at the U.N., gaining a reputation as a tough, independent negotiator as envoy to Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti. He helped negotiate the end of Lebanon&#039;s civil war. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2009 file photo, former Algerian foreign affairs minister Lakhdar Brahimi attends the Ambrosetti economic forum in Cernobbio, Lake Como, Italy. The United Nations has announced that Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria. U.N. deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey announced Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, that the former Algerian foreign minister and longtime U.N. official would succeed Annan as joint U.N.-Arab League envoy. The 78-year-old Brahimi has worked in several high-profile positions at the U.N., gaining a reputation as a tough, independent negotiator as envoy to Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti. He helped negotiate the end of Lebanon&#039;s civil war. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)" border="0" /></a>Lakhdar Brahimi, a former Algerian foreign minister and longtime U.N. diplomat known as a strong-willed, independent broker, has agreed to replace former Secretary-General Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria, the United Nations announced Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/un-algerias-brahimi-replace-annan-syria-161410152.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 19:17:35 -0400Associated Pressun-algerias-brahimi-replace-annan-syria-161410152<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-algerias-brahimi-replace-annan-syria-161410152.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n1nqs6oaAl9mI4SJ1I3PjQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7c10f2f225d38817180f6a706700ca1d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2009 file photo, former Algerian foreign affairs minister Lakhdar Brahimi attends the Ambrosetti economic forum in Cernobbio, Lake Como, Italy. The United Nations has announced that Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria. U.N. deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey announced Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, that the former Algerian foreign minister and longtime U.N. official would succeed Annan as joint U.N.-Arab League envoy. The 78-year-old Brahimi has worked in several high-profile positions at the U.N., gaining a reputation as a tough, independent negotiator as envoy to Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti. He helped negotiate the end of Lebanon&#039;s civil war

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