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http://news.yahoo.com/topstories/ en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:41:08 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/topstories/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/official-workers-cigarette-caused-pa-gas-blast-154108894.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NjGfkHOLD1Y40BODwKX6EA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/266291695dd3ff19380f6a706700c369.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Monday, July 29, 2013, photo, shows a row house collapsed following an explosion in South Philadelphia on Monday, July 29 2013. A row house collapsed Monday severely damaged neighboring houses and hurting at least eight people, including a baby and a critically injured contractor. (AP Photo/Michael Giordano)" align="left" title="This Monday, July 29, 2013, photo, shows a row house collapsed following an explosion in South Philadelphia on Monday, July 29 2013. A row house collapsed Monday severely damaged neighboring houses and hurting at least eight people, including a baby and a critically injured contractor. (AP Photo/Michael Giordano)" border="0" /></a>PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? A city councilman says a contractor&#039;s cigarette caused a gas explosion that leveled a Philadelphia home, injuring eight people.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/official-workers-cigarette-caused-pa-gas-blast-154108894.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:41:08 -0400Associated Pressofficial-workers-cigarette-caused-pa-gas-blast-154108894<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/official-workers-cigarette-caused-pa-gas-blast-154108894.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NjGfkHOLD1Y40BODwKX6EA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/266291695dd3ff19380f6a706700c369.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Monday, July 29, 2013, photo, shows a row house collapsed following an explosion in South Philadelphia on Monday, July 29 2013. A row house collapsed Monday severely damaged neighboring houses and hurting at least eight people, including a baby and a critically injured contractor. (AP Photo/Michael Giordano)" align="left" title="This Monday, July 29, 2013, photo, shows a row house collapsed following an explosion in South Philadelphia on Monday, July 29 2013. A row house collapsed Monday severely damaged neighboring houses and hurting at least eight people, including a baby and a critically injured contractor. (AP Photo/Michael Giordano)" border="0" /></a>PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? A city councilman says a contractor&#039;s cigarette caused a gas explosion that leveled a Philadelphia home, injuring eight people.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A Senate panel has approved a defense spending bill for the 2014 fiscal year that seeks to reverse the most severe impacts of the across-the-board budget cuts on the armed forces by adding nearly $4.5 billion to cover shortfalls in military training and equipment maintenance programs.http://news.yahoo.com/senate-panel-approves-2014-defense-spending-bill-153032862.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:40:51 -0400Associated Presssenate-panel-approves-2014-defense-spending-bill-153032862<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rapper-kat-dahlia-arrested-dui-charges-152258723.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jCJ47Gk5_Mjgon3UHWI44A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0a0f82d37aed0f19390f6a706700558a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo provided by the Miami Beach Police Department, shows Latin rap artist Kat Dahlia. Dahlia, whose real name is Katriana Huguet, was arrested early Tuesday, July 30, 3013 in Miami Beach on charges of DUI and resisting arrest without violence. (AP Photo/Miami Beach Police Dept)" align="left" title="This photo provided by the Miami Beach Police Department, shows Latin rap artist Kat Dahlia. Dahlia, whose real name is Katriana Huguet, was arrested early Tuesday, July 30, 3013 in Miami Beach on charges of DUI and resisting arrest without violence. (AP Photo/Miami Beach Police Dept)" border="0" /></a>MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) ? Rapper Kat Dahlia has been arrested on charges of DUI and resisting arrest without violence.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rapper-kat-dahlia-arrested-dui-charges-152258723.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:40:38 -0400Associated Pressrapper-kat-dahlia-arrested-dui-charges-152258723<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rapper-kat-dahlia-arrested-dui-charges-152258723.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jCJ47Gk5_Mjgon3UHWI44A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0a0f82d37aed0f19390f6a706700558a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo provided by the Miami Beach Police Department, shows Latin rap artist Kat Dahlia. Dahlia, whose real name is Katriana Huguet, was arrested early Tuesday, July 30, 3013 in Miami Beach on charges of DUI and resisting arrest without violence. (AP Photo/Miami Beach Police Dept)" align="left" title="This photo provided by the Miami Beach Police Department, shows Latin rap artist Kat Dahlia. Dahlia, whose real name is Katriana Huguet, was arrested early Tuesday, July 30, 3013 in Miami Beach on charges of DUI and resisting arrest without violence. (AP Photo/Miami Beach Police Dept)" border="0" /></a>MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) ? Rapper Kat Dahlia has been arrested on charges of DUI and resisting arrest without violence.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mit-review-says-school-didnt-target-aaron-swartz-152050967.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MmgtzKobaR9l.rXMc2KCrw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/584eb8b17b070f19390f6a706700be49.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Dec. 8, 2012 file photo provided by ThoughtWorks shows Aaron Swartz, in New York. Swartz, a free-information activist and co-founder of Reddit, hanged himself Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in New York City. In a report from an internal investigation released Tuesday, July 30, 2013, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found &quot;no wrongdoing&quot; on the school&#039;s part. But raised concerns about policies and procedures, and said the school did not target Swartz, seek prosecution nor oppose a plea. (AP Photo/ThoughtWorks, Pernille Ironside, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Dec. 8, 2012 file photo provided by ThoughtWorks shows Aaron Swartz, in New York. Swartz, a free-information activist and co-founder of Reddit, hanged himself Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in New York City. In a report from an internal investigation released Tuesday, July 30, 2013, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found &quot;no wrongdoing&quot; on the school&#039;s part. But raised concerns about policies and procedures, and said the school did not target Swartz, seek prosecution nor oppose a plea. (AP Photo/ThoughtWorks, Pernille Ironside, File)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? The Massachusetts Institute of Technology says an internal review of its actions in the investigation of free-information activist Aaron Swartz had found no wrongdoing on the school&#039;s part.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mit-review-says-school-didnt-target-aaron-swartz-152050967.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:34:13 -0400Associated Pressmit-review-says-school-didnt-target-aaron-swartz-152050967<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mit-review-says-school-didnt-target-aaron-swartz-152050967.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MmgtzKobaR9l.rXMc2KCrw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/584eb8b17b070f19390f6a706700be49.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Dec. 8, 2012 file photo provided by ThoughtWorks shows Aaron Swartz, in New York. Swartz, a free-information activist and co-founder of Reddit, hanged himself Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in New York City. In a report from an internal investigation released Tuesday, July 30, 2013, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found &quot;no wrongdoing&quot; on the school&#039;s part. But raised concerns about policies and procedures, and said the school did not target Swartz, seek prosecution nor oppose a plea. (AP Photo/ThoughtWorks, Pernille Ironside, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Dec. 8, 2012 file photo provided by ThoughtWorks shows Aaron Swartz, in New York. Swartz, a free-information activist and co-founder of Reddit, hanged himself Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in New York City. In a report from an internal investigation released Tuesday, July 30, 2013, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found &quot;no wrongdoing&quot; on the school&#039;s part. But raised concerns about policies and procedures, and said the school did not target Swartz, seek prosecution nor oppose a plea. (AP Photo/ThoughtWorks, Pernille Ironside, File)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? The Massachusetts Institute of Technology says an internal review of its actions in the investigation of free-information activist Aaron Swartz had found no wrongdoing on the school&#039;s part.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-consumer-confidence-dips-5-high-142011113.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XkKFZdq7E9w8qAdMWMyvng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6870561678510219390f6a70670017b0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sunday, July 25, 2013, photo, Lee Greenwood, of Southfield, Mich., loads his car after shopping at the soft opening of the new Meijer store, the first one in Detroit. The private Conference Board reports on consumer confidence for July on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT" align="left" title="In this Sunday, July 25, 2013, photo, Lee Greenwood, of Southfield, Mich., loads his car after shopping at the soft opening of the new Meijer store, the first one in Detroit. The private Conference Board reports on consumer confidence for July on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Americans&#039; confidence in the economy fell only slightly in July but stayed close to a 5 ?-year high, a sign that consumers should continue to help drive growth in the coming months.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-consumer-confidence-dips-5-high-142011113.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:30:25 -0400Associated Pressus-consumer-confidence-dips-5-high-142011113<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-consumer-confidence-dips-5-high-142011113.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XkKFZdq7E9w8qAdMWMyvng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6870561678510219390f6a70670017b0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sunday, July 25, 2013, photo, Lee Greenwood, of Southfield, Mich., loads his car after shopping at the soft opening of the new Meijer store, the first one in Detroit. The private Conference Board reports on consumer confidence for July on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT" align="left" title="In this Sunday, July 25, 2013, photo, Lee Greenwood, of Southfield, Mich., loads his car after shopping at the soft opening of the new Meijer store, the first one in Detroit. The private Conference Board reports on consumer confidence for July on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Americans&#039; confidence in the economy fell only slightly in July but stayed close to a 5 ?-year high, a sign that consumers should continue to help drive growth in the coming months.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/manning-verdict-could-test-notion-aiding-enemy-095740587.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ANwngIRfMMCRUZOTDVYxyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/63f0841677fb0119390f6a706700c9cd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, left, is escorted to a security vehicle outside of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Monday, July 29, 2013, after the third day of deliberations in his court martial. Manning faces charges including aiding the enemy, espionage, computer fraud and theft for admittedly sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents and some battlefield video to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks while working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, left, is escorted to a security vehicle outside of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Monday, July 29, 2013, after the third day of deliberations in his court martial. Manning faces charges including aiding the enemy, espionage, computer fraud and theft for admittedly sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents and some battlefield video to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks while working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? It&#039;s judgment day for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier charged with aiding the enemy for giving troves of U.S. government secrets to WikiLeaks.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/manning-verdict-could-test-notion-aiding-enemy-095740587.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:28:49 -0400Associated Pressmanning-verdict-could-test-notion-aiding-enemy-095740587<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/manning-verdict-could-test-notion-aiding-enemy-095740587.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ANwngIRfMMCRUZOTDVYxyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/63f0841677fb0119390f6a706700c9cd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, left, is escorted to a security vehicle outside of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Monday, July 29, 2013, after the third day of deliberations in his court martial. Manning faces charges including aiding the enemy, espionage, computer fraud and theft for admittedly sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents and some battlefield video to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks while working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, left, is escorted to a security vehicle outside of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Monday, July 29, 2013, after the third day of deliberations in his court martial. Manning faces charges including aiding the enemy, espionage, computer fraud and theft for admittedly sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents and some battlefield video to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks while working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? It&#039;s judgment day for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier charged with aiding the enemy for giving troves of U.S. government secrets to WikiLeaks.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/expert-testifies-retrieving-sandusky-emails-152419438.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RTyiyJAWKmkSSg3CrMhbDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/54452e645d8cfe19380f6a706700f239.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary exits the Dauphin County Courthouse, Monday, July 29, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. McQueary testified Monday as a star witness in a hearing for three former Penn State officials accused in a cover-up in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" align="left" title="Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary exits the Dauphin County Courthouse, Monday, July 29, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. McQueary testified Monday as a star witness in a hearing for three former Penn State officials accused in a cover-up in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" border="0" /></a>HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? A second day of testimony has begun in a hearing to determine if three former Penn State officials will face trial on accusations they covered up molestation accusations against Jerry Sandusky.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/expert-testifies-retrieving-sandusky-emails-152419438.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:24:57 -0400Associated Pressexpert-testifies-retrieving-sandusky-emails-152419438<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/expert-testifies-retrieving-sandusky-emails-152419438.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RTyiyJAWKmkSSg3CrMhbDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/54452e645d8cfe19380f6a706700f239.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary exits the Dauphin County Courthouse, Monday, July 29, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. McQueary testified Monday as a star witness in a hearing for three former Penn State officials accused in a cover-up in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" align="left" title="Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary exits the Dauphin County Courthouse, Monday, July 29, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. McQueary testified Monday as a star witness in a hearing for three former Penn State officials accused in a cover-up in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" border="0" /></a>HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? A second day of testimony has begun in a hearing to determine if three former Penn State officials will face trial on accusations they covered up molestation accusations against Jerry Sandusky.</p><br clear="all"/>By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A Kenyan court in the coastal city of Mombasa sentenced nine Somalis on Tuesday to five years in prison each for attempting to hijack the German merchant vessel MV Courier in the Gulf of Aden in March 2009. The men were arrested by international anti-piracy forces before being handed over to Kenya to be prosecuted, as Somalia was not considered able to try them properly. ...http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-jails-nine-somali-pirates-attacking-german-ship-151954459.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:19:54 -0400Reuterskenya-jails-nine-somali-pirates-attacking-german-ship-151954459<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/georgia-restore-monument-stalin-110412964.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/A56xmuOF1GaAPKVyX8w5Ow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fd84f6ad7a5d0c19390f6a706700c300.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE -In this photo released by Gori region administration on Friday, June 25, 2010, a statue of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin is dismantled at his home town of Gori, 80 kms (50 miles) west of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Georgia&#039;s Culture Ministry says Tuesday, July 30, 2013, that the monument to Soviet dictator and native son Josef Stalin taken down three years ago will be restored.(AP Photo/Gori Region Administration, HO, file)" align="left" title="FILE -In this photo released by Gori region administration on Friday, June 25, 2010, a statue of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin is dismantled at his home town of Gori, 80 kms (50 miles) west of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Georgia&#039;s Culture Ministry says Tuesday, July 30, 2013, that the monument to Soviet dictator and native son Josef Stalin taken down three years ago will be restored.(AP Photo/Gori Region Administration, HO, file)" border="0" /></a>TBILISI, Georgia (AP) ? Georgia will restore a towering monument to Soviet dictator and native son Josef Stalin that was taken down three years ago, the nation&#039;s culture ministry said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/georgia-restore-monument-stalin-110412964.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:18:45 -0400Associated Pressgeorgia-restore-monument-stalin-110412964<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/georgia-restore-monument-stalin-110412964.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/A56xmuOF1GaAPKVyX8w5Ow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fd84f6ad7a5d0c19390f6a706700c300.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE -In this photo released by Gori region administration on Friday, June 25, 2010, a statue of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin is dismantled at his home town of Gori, 80 kms (50 miles) west of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Georgia&#039;s Culture Ministry says Tuesday, July 30, 2013, that the monument to Soviet dictator and native son Josef Stalin taken down three years ago will be restored.(AP Photo/Gori Region Administration, HO, file)" align="left" title="FILE -In this photo released by Gori region administration on Friday, June 25, 2010, a statue of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin is dismantled at his home town of Gori, 80 kms (50 miles) west of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Georgia&#039;s Culture Ministry says Tuesday, July 30, 2013, that the monument to Soviet dictator and native son Josef Stalin taken down three years ago will be restored.(AP Photo/Gori Region Administration, HO, file)" border="0" /></a>TBILISI, Georgia (AP) ? Georgia will restore a towering monument to Soviet dictator and native son Josef Stalin that was taken down three years ago, the nation&#039;s culture ministry said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-affiliate-claims-responsibility-iraq-bombings-statement-144140166.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4vtJbfzJ7bf5su8Iqy8xpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T144140Z_1_CBRE96T14TL00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Street cleaners remove debris on the road at the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, southeast of Baghdad" align="left" title="Street cleaners remove debris on the road at the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, southeast of Baghdad" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-affiliated group said it orchestrated a wave of car bombings across Iraq that killed at least 60 people on Monday in revenge for the mistreatment of the country&#039;s Sunni community. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which was formed earlier this year through a merger between al Qaeda&#039;s affiliates in Iraq and Syria, said in a statement posted online it had carefully selected its targets, which were mainly Shi&#039;ites. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-affiliate-claims-responsibility-iraq-bombings-statement-144140166.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:17:31 -0400Reutersal-qaeda-affiliate-claims-responsibility-iraq-bombings-statement-144140166<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-affiliate-claims-responsibility-iraq-bombings-statement-144140166.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4vtJbfzJ7bf5su8Iqy8xpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T144140Z_1_CBRE96T14TL00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Street cleaners remove debris on the road at the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, southeast of Baghdad" align="left" title="Street cleaners remove debris on the road at the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, southeast of Baghdad" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-affiliated group said it orchestrated a wave of car bombings across Iraq that killed at least 60 people on Monday in revenge for the mistreatment of the country&#039;s Sunni community. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which was formed earlier this year through a merger between al Qaeda&#039;s affiliates in Iraq and Syria, said in a statement posted online it had carefully selected its targets, which were mainly Shi&#039;ites. ...</p><br clear="all"/>BERLIN (AP) ? German authorities have posted a public notice urging Justin Bieber to get in touch with them about an unpaid bill for his former pet monkey Mally.http://news.yahoo.com/germany-bieber-pay-monkey-bill-else-151703101.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:17:12 -0400Associated Pressgermany-bieber-pay-monkey-bill-else-151703101App Store Official Charts for the week ending July 28, 2013:http://news.yahoo.com/top-iphone-ipad-apps-app-store-173512065.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:17:12 -0400Associated Presstop-iphone-ipad-apps-app-store-173512065<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stocks-rise-modestly-fed-begins-meeting-134658291.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/InYEYnybYaCitK7bb.0SAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2163db8d7aa40d19390f6a70670063f7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This July 29, 2013 photo, Trader Michael Conlon rushes across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock futures rose modestly Tuesday, July 30, 2013, with most investors taking a wait-and-see approach ahead of a two-day Fed policy meeting. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" align="left" title="This July 29, 2013 photo, Trader Michael Conlon rushes across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock futures rose modestly Tuesday, July 30, 2013, with most investors taking a wait-and-see approach ahead of a two-day Fed policy meeting. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Stocks rose modestly in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday after several big companies turned in solid earnings.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/stocks-rise-modestly-fed-begins-meeting-134658291.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:16:59 -0400Associated Pressstocks-rise-modestly-fed-begins-meeting-134658291<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stocks-rise-modestly-fed-begins-meeting-134658291.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/InYEYnybYaCitK7bb.0SAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2163db8d7aa40d19390f6a70670063f7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This July 29, 2013 photo, Trader Michael Conlon rushes across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock futures rose modestly Tuesday, July 30, 2013, with most investors taking a wait-and-see approach ahead of a two-day Fed policy meeting. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" align="left" title="This July 29, 2013 photo, Trader Michael Conlon rushes across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock futures rose modestly Tuesday, July 30, 2013, with most investors taking a wait-and-see approach ahead of a two-day Fed policy meeting. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Stocks rose modestly in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday after several big companies turned in solid earnings.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-upholds-ruling-striking-down-nycs-large-151534232.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ptvYQ69yDRIOK2Y_wzFkTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T151534Z_1_CBRE96T16EB00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Benjamin Lesczynski takes a sip of a &quot;Big Gulp&quot; while protesting the proposed &quot;soda-ban,&quot; that New York City Mayor Bloomberg has suggested, outside City Hall in New York" align="left" title="Benjamin Lesczynski takes a sip of a &quot;Big Gulp&quot; while protesting the proposed &quot;soda-ban,&quot; that New York City Mayor Bloomberg has suggested, outside City Hall in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City&#039;s plan to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants and other eateries was an illegal overreach of executive power, a state appeals court ruled on Tuesday, upholding a lower court decision in March that struck down the law. The law, which would have prohibited those businesses from selling sodas and other sugary beverages larger than 16 ounces, &quot;violated the state principle of separation of powers,&quot; the First Department of the state Supreme Court&#039;s Appellate Division said in a unanimous decision. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-upholds-ruling-striking-down-nycs-large-151534232.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:15:34 -0400Reutersappeals-court-upholds-ruling-striking-down-nycs-large-151534232<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-upholds-ruling-striking-down-nycs-large-151534232.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ptvYQ69yDRIOK2Y_wzFkTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T151534Z_1_CBRE96T16EB00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Benjamin Lesczynski takes a sip of a &quot;Big Gulp&quot; while protesting the proposed &quot;soda-ban,&quot; that New York City Mayor Bloomberg has suggested, outside City Hall in New York" align="left" title="Benjamin Lesczynski takes a sip of a &quot;Big Gulp&quot; while protesting the proposed &quot;soda-ban,&quot; that New York City Mayor Bloomberg has suggested, outside City Hall in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City&#039;s plan to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants and other eateries was an illegal overreach of executive power, a state appeals court ruled on Tuesday, upholding a lower court decision in March that struck down the law. The law, which would have prohibited those businesses from selling sodas and other sugary beverages larger than 16 ounces, &quot;violated the state principle of separation of powers,&quot; the First Department of the state Supreme Court&#039;s Appellate Division said in a unanimous decision. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/top-10-songs-albums-itunes-store-172918537.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RTwlxyDy.6labMHZ850s9g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/675cdc5969652014350f6a706700432f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Sept. 15, 2012 file photo released by Point Foundation shows Robin Thicke performing at &quot;Voices On Point&quot; Concert &amp; Gala in Los Angeles. Thisck&#039;s ?Blurred Lines,&quot; featuring T.I. &amp; Pharrell was the top selling song on iTunes for the week ending June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Point Foundation, Colin Young-Wolff)" align="left" title="FILE - This Sept. 15, 2012 file photo released by Point Foundation shows Robin Thicke performing at &quot;Voices On Point&quot; Concert &amp; Gala in Los Angeles. Thisck&#039;s ?Blurred Lines,&quot; featuring T.I. &amp; Pharrell was the top selling song on iTunes for the week ending June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Point Foundation, Colin Young-Wolff)" border="0" /></a>iTunes&#039; Official Music Charts for the week ending July 28, 2013:</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/top-10-songs-albums-itunes-store-172918537.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:13:22 -0400Associated Presstop-10-songs-albums-itunes-store-172918537<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/top-10-songs-albums-itunes-store-172918537.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RTwlxyDy.6labMHZ850s9g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/675cdc5969652014350f6a706700432f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Sept. 15, 2012 file photo released by Point Foundation shows Robin Thicke performing at &quot;Voices On Point&quot; Concert &amp; Gala in Los Angeles. Thisck&#039;s ?Blurred Lines,&quot; featuring T.I. &amp; Pharrell was the top selling song on iTunes for the week ending June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Point Foundation, Colin Young-Wolff)" align="left" title="FILE - This Sept. 15, 2012 file photo released by Point Foundation shows Robin Thicke performing at &quot;Voices On Point&quot; Concert &amp; Gala in Los Angeles. Thisck&#039;s ?Blurred Lines,&quot; featuring T.I. &amp; Pharrell was the top selling song on iTunes for the week ending June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Point Foundation, Colin Young-Wolff)" border="0" /></a>iTunes&#039; Official Music Charts for the week ending July 28, 2013:</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/clergy-faithful-digest-francis-brazil-message-082232285.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fM9nX0TUrwhjzaz8Hamc8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/695b05573ee5e719380f6a706700ebe5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis waves goodbye as he boards a plane after his week-long visit to Brazil to celebrate World Youth Day, at the airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday July 28, 2013. The trip marked the first international foray for the Argentine-born pontiff and his first voyage back to his home continent since becoming pope in March. (AP Photo/Andre Penner" align="left" title="Pope Francis waves goodbye as he boards a plane after his week-long visit to Brazil to celebrate World Youth Day, at the airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday July 28, 2013. The trip marked the first international foray for the Argentine-born pontiff and his first voyage back to his home continent since becoming pope in March. (AP Photo/Andre Penner" border="0" /></a>RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ? In word and deed during his trip to Brazil, Pope Francis put clergy and faithful alike on notice: Get energized, go out and spread the Gospel, give the Roman Catholic Church a more active role in society.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/clergy-faithful-digest-francis-brazil-message-082232285.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:12:23 -0400Associated Pressclergy-faithful-digest-francis-brazil-message-082232285<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/clergy-faithful-digest-francis-brazil-message-082232285.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fM9nX0TUrwhjzaz8Hamc8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/695b05573ee5e719380f6a706700ebe5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis waves goodbye as he boards a plane after his week-long visit to Brazil to celebrate World Youth Day, at the airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday July 28, 2013. The trip marked the first international foray for the Argentine-born pontiff and his first voyage back to his home continent since becoming pope in March. (AP Photo/Andre Penner" align="left" title="Pope Francis waves goodbye as he boards a plane after his week-long visit to Brazil to celebrate World Youth Day, at the airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday July 28, 2013. The trip marked the first international foray for the Argentine-born pontiff and his first voyage back to his home continent since becoming pope in March. (AP Photo/Andre Penner" border="0" /></a>RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ? In word and deed during his trip to Brazil, Pope Francis put clergy and faithful alike on notice: Get energized, go out and spread the Gospel, give the Roman Catholic Church a more active role in society.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/investors-look-fed-further-clues-rates-113423473.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_Eb0porno7sUlO2ao17yYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2515184c7a750c19390f6a706700a39f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Jab. 14, 2010 file photo shows the Federal Reserve Building in Washington. When the Federal Reserve offers its latest word on interest rates this week, few think it will telegraph the one thing investors have been most eager to know: When it will slow its bond purchases, which have kept long-term borrowing rates low. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Jab. 14, 2010 file photo shows the Federal Reserve Building in Washington. When the Federal Reserve offers its latest word on interest rates this week, few think it will telegraph the one thing investors have been most eager to know: When it will slow its bond purchases, which have kept long-term borrowing rates low. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? When the Federal Reserve offers its latest word on interest rates this week, few think it will telegraph the one thing investors have been most eager to know: When it will slow its bond purchases, which have kept long-term borrowing rates low.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/investors-look-fed-further-clues-rates-113423473.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:11:08 -0400Associated Pressinvestors-look-fed-further-clues-rates-113423473<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/investors-look-fed-further-clues-rates-113423473.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_Eb0porno7sUlO2ao17yYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2515184c7a750c19390f6a706700a39f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Jab. 14, 2010 file photo shows the Federal Reserve Building in Washington. When the Federal Reserve offers its latest word on interest rates this week, few think it will telegraph the one thing investors have been most eager to know: When it will slow its bond purchases, which have kept long-term borrowing rates low. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Jab. 14, 2010 file photo shows the Federal Reserve Building in Washington. When the Federal Reserve offers its latest word on interest rates this week, few think it will telegraph the one thing investors have been most eager to know: When it will slow its bond purchases, which have kept long-term borrowing rates low. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? When the Federal Reserve offers its latest word on interest rates this week, few think it will telegraph the one thing investors have been most eager to know: When it will slow its bond purchases, which have kept long-term borrowing rates low.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-sen-harry-byrd-jr-virginia-dies-143721513.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aUv6faUwXRlNfMGAUXdY2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9095c03f7ade0e19390f6a706700559c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - this Sept. 9, 1966 black-and-white file photo shows Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Jr, D-Va. reviewing notes in preparation for a speech against the civil rights bill, on the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington. Byrd, a conservative Democrat turned independent who followed in his father&#039;s footsteps, has died. Byrd&#039;s son, Tom Byrd, is president and publisher of The Winchester Star. Tom Byrd&#039;s office confirmed Tuesday that the former senator had died at age 98. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin, File)" align="left" title="FILE - this Sept. 9, 1966 black-and-white file photo shows Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Jr, D-Va. reviewing notes in preparation for a speech against the civil rights bill, on the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington. Byrd, a conservative Democrat turned independent who followed in his father&#039;s footsteps, has died. Byrd&#039;s son, Tom Byrd, is president and publisher of The Winchester Star. Tom Byrd&#039;s office confirmed Tuesday that the former senator had died at age 98. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin, File)" border="0" /></a>RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ? Former Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr., the Democrat-turned-independent who began his career as a staunch segregationist and preached fiscal restraint in Washington long before it became fashionable, has died. He was 98.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-sen-harry-byrd-jr-virginia-dies-143721513.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:10:58 -0400Associated Pressformer-sen-harry-byrd-jr-virginia-dies-143721513<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-sen-harry-byrd-jr-virginia-dies-143721513.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aUv6faUwXRlNfMGAUXdY2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9095c03f7ade0e19390f6a706700559c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - this Sept. 9, 1966 black-and-white file photo shows Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Jr, D-Va. reviewing notes in preparation for a speech against the civil rights bill, on the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington. Byrd, a conservative Democrat turned independent who followed in his father&#039;s footsteps, has died. Byrd&#039;s son, Tom Byrd, is president and publisher of The Winchester Star. Tom Byrd&#039;s office confirmed Tuesday that the former senator had died at age 98. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin, File)" align="left" title="FILE - this Sept. 9, 1966 black-and-white file photo shows Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Jr, D-Va. reviewing notes in preparation for a speech against the civil rights bill, on the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington. Byrd, a conservative Democrat turned independent who followed in his father&#039;s footsteps, has died. Byrd&#039;s son, Tom Byrd, is president and publisher of The Winchester Star. Tom Byrd&#039;s office confirmed Tuesday that the former senator had died at age 98. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin, File)" border="0" /></a>RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ? Former Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr., the Democrat-turned-independent who began his career as a staunch segregationist and preached fiscal restraint in Washington long before it became fashionable, has died. He was 98.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spotifys-top-10-most-viral-tracks-184511978.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/caR6en_E7kyGZh5tihcVPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f2e79ebe69401f14350f6a70670091cb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This May 18, 2013 file photo shows Hannah Hooper, left, and Christian Zucconi of Grouplove performing as part of Party in the Park at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Grouplove&#039;s, ?Ways to Go,? was the most viral track on Spotify, from Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify. (Photo by Robb D. Cohen/RobbsPhotos/Invision/AP, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This May 18, 2013 file photo shows Hannah Hooper, left, and Christian Zucconi of Grouplove performing as part of Party in the Park at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Grouplove&#039;s, ?Ways to Go,? was the most viral track on Spotify, from Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify. (Photo by Robb D. Cohen/RobbsPhotos/Invision/AP, file)" border="0" /></a>The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/spotifys-top-10-most-viral-tracks-184511978.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:07:53 -0400Associated Pressspotifys-top-10-most-viral-tracks-184511978<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spotifys-top-10-most-viral-tracks-184511978.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/caR6en_E7kyGZh5tihcVPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f2e79ebe69401f14350f6a70670091cb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This May 18, 2013 file photo shows Hannah Hooper, left, and Christian Zucconi of Grouplove performing as part of Party in the Park at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Grouplove&#039;s, ?Ways to Go,? was the most viral track on Spotify, from Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify. (Photo by Robb D. Cohen/RobbsPhotos/Invision/AP, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This May 18, 2013 file photo shows Hannah Hooper, left, and Christian Zucconi of Grouplove performing as part of Party in the Park at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Grouplove&#039;s, ?Ways to Go,? was the most viral track on Spotify, from Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify. (Photo by Robb D. Cohen/RobbsPhotos/Invision/AP, file)" border="0" /></a>The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-home-prices-rise-12-2-percent-best-130233769.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pAusLXyvSS.aKvydO5e.nA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f1c7f05078510219390f6a706700fb45.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Tuesday, June 11, 2013, photo, a single house is offered for sale in Santa Monica, Calif. Sandard &amp; Poor&#039;s/Case-Shiller reports on home prices in May on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" align="left" title="In this Tuesday, June 11, 2013, photo, a single house is offered for sale in Santa Monica, Calif. Sandard &amp; Poor&#039;s/Case-Shiller reports on home prices in May on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? U.S. home prices jumped 12.2 percent in May compared with a year ago, the biggest annual gain since March 2006. The increase shows the housing recovery is strengthening.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-home-prices-rise-12-2-percent-best-130233769.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:06:45 -0400Associated Pressus-home-prices-rise-12-2-percent-best-130233769<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-home-prices-rise-12-2-percent-best-130233769.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pAusLXyvSS.aKvydO5e.nA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f1c7f05078510219390f6a706700fb45.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Tuesday, June 11, 2013, photo, a single house is offered for sale in Santa Monica, Calif. Sandard &amp; Poor&#039;s/Case-Shiller reports on home prices in May on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" align="left" title="In this Tuesday, June 11, 2013, photo, a single house is offered for sale in Santa Monica, Calif. Sandard &amp; Poor&#039;s/Case-Shiller reports on home prices in May on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? U.S. home prices jumped 12.2 percent in May compared with a year ago, the biggest annual gain since March 2006. The increase shows the housing recovery is strengthening.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spotifys-top-10-most-streamed-tracks-152118302.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1F0CtQTYs949.uYRhEOzcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e878fe7a69421f14350f6a7067006faf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2012 file photo, musician Robin Thicke performs during Macy&#039;s Passport presents Glamorama 2012 at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Thicke&#039;s &quot;Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. &amp; Pharrell)&quot; was the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16, 2013. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2012 file photo, musician Robin Thicke performs during Macy&#039;s Passport presents Glamorama 2012 at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Thicke&#039;s &quot;Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. &amp; Pharrell)&quot; was the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16, 2013. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)" border="0" /></a>The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28:</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/spotifys-top-10-most-streamed-tracks-152118302.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:02:32 -0400Associated Pressspotifys-top-10-most-streamed-tracks-152118302<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spotifys-top-10-most-streamed-tracks-152118302.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1F0CtQTYs949.uYRhEOzcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e878fe7a69421f14350f6a7067006faf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2012 file photo, musician Robin Thicke performs during Macy&#039;s Passport presents Glamorama 2012 at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Thicke&#039;s &quot;Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. &amp; Pharrell)&quot; was the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16, 2013. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2012 file photo, musician Robin Thicke performs during Macy&#039;s Passport presents Glamorama 2012 at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Thicke&#039;s &quot;Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. &amp; Pharrell)&quot; was the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16, 2013. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)" border="0" /></a>The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28:</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/2-real-housewives-nj-stars-free-500k-bond-144544467.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uOlxeMEHHjer.c6nUy.cCA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dc74e90d7a770c19390f6a70670032ca.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Teresa Giudice, 41, right, and her husband Giuseppe &quot;Joe&quot; Giudice, 43, center, of Montville Township, N.J., walk toward Martin Luther King, Jr. Courthouse before a court appearance, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The two stars of the &quot;Real Housewives of New Jersey&quot; were indicted Monday on federal fraud charges, accused of exaggerating their income while applying for loans before their TV show debuted in 2009, then hiding their improving fortunes in a bankruptcy filing after their first season aired. They are charged in a 39-count indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" align="left" title="Teresa Giudice, 41, right, and her husband Giuseppe &quot;Joe&quot; Giudice, 43, center, of Montville Township, N.J., walk toward Martin Luther King, Jr. Courthouse before a court appearance, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The two stars of the &quot;Real Housewives of New Jersey&quot; were indicted Monday on federal fraud charges, accused of exaggerating their income while applying for loans before their TV show debuted in 2009, then hiding their improving fortunes in a bankruptcy filing after their first season aired. They are charged in a 39-count indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" border="0" /></a>NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ? Two stars of the &quot;Real Housewives of New Jersey&quot; were released on $500,000 bond each after making initial court appearances Tuesday on federal fraud charges.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/2-real-housewives-nj-stars-free-500k-bond-144544467.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:00:30 -0400Associated Press2-real-housewives-nj-stars-free-500k-bond-144544467<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/2-real-housewives-nj-stars-free-500k-bond-144544467.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uOlxeMEHHjer.c6nUy.cCA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dc74e90d7a770c19390f6a70670032ca.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Teresa Giudice, 41, right, and her husband Giuseppe &quot;Joe&quot; Giudice, 43, center, of Montville Township, N.J., walk toward Martin Luther King, Jr. Courthouse before a court appearance, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The two stars of the &quot;Real Housewives of New Jersey&quot; were indicted Monday on federal fraud charges, accused of exaggerating their income while applying for loans before their TV show debuted in 2009, then hiding their improving fortunes in a bankruptcy filing after their first season aired. They are charged in a 39-count indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" align="left" title="Teresa Giudice, 41, right, and her husband Giuseppe &quot;Joe&quot; Giudice, 43, center, of Montville Township, N.J., walk toward Martin Luther King, Jr. Courthouse before a court appearance, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The two stars of the &quot;Real Housewives of New Jersey&quot; were indicted Monday on federal fraud charges, accused of exaggerating their income while applying for loans before their TV show debuted in 2009, then hiding their improving fortunes in a bankruptcy filing after their first season aired. They are charged in a 39-count indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" border="0" /></a>NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ? Two stars of the &quot;Real Housewives of New Jersey&quot; were released on $500,000 bond each after making initial court appearances

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