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Sat, 21 Sep 2013 05:00:00 -0700

One-third of
test-takers college-ready in four subjects
test-takers at most Des Moines-area high schools outperformed the state average composite score, but area educators say the results also show students need more rigorous curriculum to be fully prepared for college. Statewide, only a third of test
DesMoinesRegister.com
Prisoners
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:00:00 -0700
The Atlantic

Jackman 's Five-Star
Prisoners '; Gandolfini Goodbye: Film
Prisoners ,” the masterful suspense thriller that will send Quebecois director Denis Villeneuve to Hollywood 's upper ranks, is proof positive that genre filmmaking can tackle the unlikeliest, most unpalatable subjects. And that Hugh Jackman has been
Bloomberg
Prisoners ': Six things to know about the Jake Gyllenhaal thriller
This weekend sees the unofficial start of the quality-driven fall movie season. (Yeah, technically it began a few weeks ago, but would you want "Riddick " to kick off anything with the word quality in it?) The smart pop entertainment Formula One movie
Los Angeles Times
Aldon Smith
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:00:00 -0700
Bleacher Report

Aldon Smith
Arrested for DUI and Marijuana Possession
San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl linebacker
Aldon Smith
was involved in a single-car crash and arrested Friday morning by the San Jose police on suspicion of DUI. Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area broke the news: 49ers OLB
Aldon Smith
was arrested at 7 a.m.
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Bleacher Report
Aldon Smith
suspected of DUI
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco 49ers All-Pro linebacker
Aldon Smith
was released from jail Friday after his pickup truck apparently struck a tree and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and marijuana possession, authorities said.
Joy Covey
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0700
New York Times (blog)

Joy Covey , Top Executive in Amazon.com 's Early Days, Dies at 50
Joy Covey , an executive who joined Amazon.com when it was a new company with big ideas and played a major role in turning those ideas into reality, died on Wednesday after the bicycle she was riding struck a delivery van in a remote stretch of San
New York Times (blog)
Joy Covey , Who Was Key To Amazon.com 's Success, Dies "
Joy Covey , who helped take Amazon.com Inc. public as the Internet retailer 's chief financial officer, died Wednesday when her bicycle collided with a van on a downhill stretch of road in San Mateo County, " the Los Angeles Times writes. She was 50.
NPR (blog)
ObamaCare
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:00:00 -0700
Slate Magazine

Cruz pushes plan to block vote on bill defunding
ObamaCare
“If Reid pursues this plan — if he insists on using a 50-vote threshold to fund
ObamaCare
with a partisan vote of only Democrats — then I hope that every Senate Republican will stand together and oppose cloture on the bill in order to keep the House
Fox News
House passes bill funding government, defunding
Obamacare
Updated at 3:01 p.m. ET. House Republicans advanced a bill on Friday that would continue funding the government at current spending levels for nearly three months but would strip money appropriated to fund
Obamacare , following through on months of
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CBS News
America's Cup
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:00:00 -0700
Stuff.co.nz

Light Wind, Oracle Thwarts Kiwis in
America 's Cup
The lightest wind of the
America 's Cup
led to one crazy day on foggy San Francisco Bay. When the boats came back to shore Friday afternoon, Jimmy Spithill and his Oracle Team USA teammates were smiling and slapping each other on the back after
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ABC News
Day 10 racing blog
ORACLE TEAM USA got a penalty on Emirates Team New Zealand on Leg 2 of Race 13 that allowed the defender to gain the lead. Skipper Jimmy Spithill and crew then held on for a 1 minute, 24-second win to live another day at the 34th
America 's Cup
America's Cup
Henry Blackaby
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:00:00 -0700
ChristianityToday.com

Henry Blackaby , Author of 'Experiencing God, ' Found (UPDATE) Disappearance "
Henry Blackaby
update: He has been found! Doctors are checking him to see if he is OK, but he is safe. THANK YOU for your prayers!, " his son Richard Blackaby tweeted around 9 p.m.. Earlier in the day Richard wrote that hundreds of volunteers joined
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ChristianityToday.com
So. Baptist Leader
Henry Blackaby , Author of 'Experiencing God, ' Is Missing
LATEST UPDATE (As posted on
Blackaby
Ministries International website): The
Blackaby
family would like everyone to know that
Henry
has been found and is safe. His health concerns are being addressed and we will keep everyone posted with the news.
Christian Post
Eiza González
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 09:00:00 -0700
International Business Times

Eiza Gonzalez
refuses to comment on Liam Hemsworth
Has Liam Hemsworth moved on? Just days after reps confirmed that the Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus had indeed broken off their engagement, "The Hunger Games " star was spotted kissing a new lady: Mexican actress and singer
Eiza Gonzalez
. According to
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CBS News
Eiza González
Steps Out In Stylish Stripes Promoting 'Los Croods
The star played coy about her romance with Miley Cyrus ' former flame, yet she looked pretty and poised in a striped mini that put her long legs on full display. What do you think of 's
style? While Miley Cyrus is all about fashion-forward, edgy
Hollywood Life
Dodgers
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:00:00 -0700
New York Daily News

Sen. John McCain throws a damper on
Dodgers ' pool party
The issue that gripped America on Friday: Did the
Dodgers
commit a breach of etiquette by jumping in the Arizona Diamondbacks ' pool to celebrate the National League West championship? Was this truly a matter of great importance in these United States?
Los Angeles Times
John McCain takes
Dodgers
to task
SAN DIEGO -- "Poolgate " reached the nation 's capital Friday when Arizona Sen. John McCain voiced strong displeasure with the Los Angeles
Dodgers ' celebration of their National League West title. After the
Dodgers
clinched the division with Thursday 's 7
LeSean McCoy
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 01:00:00 -0700
FanSided

LeSean McCoy
injury update: Eagles RB has right ankle sprain
Sep 19, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back
LeSean McCoy
(25) carries for a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Lincoln Financial Field. The Chiefs defeated the Eagles 26-16. Mandatory Credit:
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FanSided
LeSean McCoy
a Legitimate Threat to Break the NFL Rushing Record?
After watching the Philadelphia Eagles first three games under Chip Kelly, two things are blatantly obvious—the secondary needs major work, and
LeSean McCoy
is bound for a special 2013. The fifth-year running back, who possesses what seems to be
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Bleacher Report
Amanda Knox
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:00:00 -0700
KOMO News

Amanda Knox
on retrial: 'Everything is at stake
NEW YORK (AP) — American student
Amanda Knox
on Friday defended her decision not to return to Italy for a new appeals trial over the 2007 killing of her British roommate, even as she acknowledged that "everything is at stake, " insisting she is innocent.
USA TODAY
Amanda Knox
on why she won 't return to Italy for appeal: "I can 't relive that "
(CBS/AP) -
Amanda Knox
will not return to Italy for a new appeals trial in the 2007 killing of her British roommate, telling NBC, "I just can 't relive that. " PICTURES:
Amanda Knox
Personal Photos
middot; CRIMESIDER: A timeline of the Knox Case. "I was
CBS News
Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs
Thu, 19 Sep 2013 22:00:00 -0700
PhiladelphiaEagles.com

Turnovers Haunt
Eagles
In Loss
Perhaps it was ironic that Andy Reid was on the opposing sideline when, for the first time this season, the 2013
Eagles
made many of the same mistakes that came to characterize the 2011 and 2012 lost seasons for the
Eagles
. The
Eagles
finished no
PhiladelphiaEagles.com
Gola: Reid 's return to Philly is dandy, Chiefs clip
Eagles
26-16
CHIEFS 26,
EAGLES
16. PHILADELPHIA – The city that booed Santa Claus had another fat man in red swoop in Thursday, a guy who in 14 seasons provided
Eagles
fans with plenty of highlights but never the gift they wanted most. But even Philly didn 't have
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New York Daily News
Hiroshi Yamauchi
Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:00:00 -0700
Bloomberg

Hiroshi Yamauchi , Who Steered Nintendo to Dominance, Dies at 85
By HIROKO TABUCHI. Published: September 19, 2013. TOKYO —
Hiroshi Yamauchi , who transformed his great-grandfather 's playing-card company, Nintendo, into a global video game powerhouse, died on Thursday in Kyoto, Japan. He was 85.
New York Times
Hiroshi Yamauchi
dies at 85; chief of Nintendo
Steinberg called him "fiercely practical " but
Yamauchi 's
critics called him unethical. In 1991, Nintendo settled a price-fixing case brought by U.S. agencies. In 2002, the European Commission levied a $147-million fine for the same kind of anti
Los Angeles Times
Talk Like a Pirate Day
Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:00:00 -0700
Washington Post (blog)

Arr, today be
Talk Like a Pirate Day
If anyone loves
Talk Like a Pirate Day 's the sword-swinging, shanty-singing staff at Piratz Tavern in Silver Spring. (As "Bar Rescue " host Jon Tapper told a reporter after failing to remake the restaurant 's skeletons-and-swashbuckling theme, "This
Washington Post (blog)
Happy
Talk Like a Pirate Day , Matey!
Shiver me timbers! It 's International
Talk Like a Pirate Day
! Wondering when this holiday came to be officially recognized on Google and beyond? According to the official
Talk Like Pirate Day
site, author Dave Barry mentioned the holiday in 2002
PBS NewsHour
Derrick Thomas
Thu, 19 Sep 2013 22:00:00 -0700

Derrick Thomas 'running late and always on time 's Summit resident Betty Brown, right, board president for the
Derrick Thomas
/Neil Smith Third and Long Foundation, talks with former Kansas City Chiefs player David Whitmore during a fundraiser and special screening of a documentary on Thomas 's
Lee's Summit Journal
Big Brother
Thu, 19 Sep 2013 15:00:00 -0700
Zap2it.com (blog)

Big Brother ' GinaMarie calls being fired by pageant company 'a really big
Big Brother
wrapped up its controversial 15th season Sept. 18, and we spoke to all three finalists this morning on Entertainment Weekly radio (SiriusXM, channel 105). Rather than the usual celebratory nature these interviews can take, our chats with
Entertainment Weekly
Big Brother ' Winner Reveals $500000 Plan and Reacts to Season 's
In the end, it was Andy Herren who came out on top on
Big Brother
. The 26-year-old, a Chicago-based public-speaking professor, laid low during much of the season, aligning with power players and not ruffling any feathers -- a key point that would
Hollywood Reporter
Valerie Harper
Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:00:00 -0700
New York Daily News

Valerie Harper
speaks out on her brain cancer battle in new documentary: 'It 's
Valerie Harper
plans to live life to the fullest. The 74-year-old actress, who was diagnosed with a rare terminal brain cancer in January, has fought hard against the disease. Harper is best-known for playing the beloved TV character Rhoda Morgenstern
New York Daily News
Valerie Harper
Seeks Treatment For Her Terminal Brain Cancer On 'Valerie 's
Valerie Harper
may be inspiring people over on ABC 's "Dancing With the Stars, " But it was NBC News that had "Valerie 's Story. " The special followed the actress as she underwent treatment for terminal, incurable brain cancer. Back in March, the "Mary
Huffington Post
Pope Francis
Thu, 19 Sep 2013 22:00:00 -0700
Slate Magazine

Pope Francis
Is a Flaming Liberal
The new head of the Catholic Church,
Pope Francis , has given his first long interview. In three sessions with Father Antonio Spadaro, editor of the Jesuit publication La Civiltà Cattolica, Francis outlines his thinking on a series of issues, from
Slate Magazine
Pope Francis
sets out vision for more gay people and women in 'new ' church
Pope Francis
has set out his desire to find a "new balance " in the Catholic church, calling for greater involvement of women in key decisions and a less condemnatory approach towards gay people, divorcees and women who have had an abortion.
The Guardian
Krispy Kreme
Thu, 19 Sep 2013 21:00:00 -0700
The New Civil Rights Movement

Krispy Kreme
Just Opened In Russia. A Donut There Will Cost You $1.85 And
American phenomenon
Krispy Kreme
just opened its first store in Russia. Yes, that 's a photo of their first store, with line out the door. A donut ( or “doughnut” as the company prefers) there will cost you $1.85, a cup of coffee about $6.32, and a trip
The New Civil Rights Movement
Christina Aguilera
Thu, 19 Sep 2013 15:00:00 -0700
E! Online

Christina Aguilera
Reveals Slim Figure In Little Black Dress On 'Tonight Show
Christina Aguilera
looks great and she knows it. The 32-year-old turned heads in a low-cut little black dress that displayed her famous curves during an appearance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno " on Wednesday night. When discussion turned to the
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Huffington Post
Christina Aguilera : Adam Levine and I don 't hate each other
The Voice will be singing a familiar tune when it returns for Season 5 on Monday, as original coaches
Christina Aguilera
and CeeLo Green reclaim their spinning red chairs alongside bromancers Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. And it seems Shelton — who
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Fox News