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Desperate Gazans flee to Europe in risky sea trips 09/18/2014 03:56am • KARIN LAUB Associated Press ABASSAN, Gaza Strip (AP) -- The university student was desperate to flee Gaza after suffering through years of border closures and three wars.In early September, a week after the latest war between Gaza's ruling Hamas and Israel, 22-year-old Mohammed Abu Toaimeh crossed i Two from Va. admit role in passport fraud scheme 09/18/2014 03:40am • ROANOKE, Va. (AP) -- Two Roanoke residents arrested in Washington, D.C., on suspicion of passport fraud have admitted their guilt.The Roanoke Times (http://bit.ly/1o4b4G2) reports that the two admitted to conspiring to procure fake papers from two African embassies.A third defendant in the case h Mariners get 1 hit, lose 5-0 to West champ Angels 09/18/2014 03:16am • GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Seattle Mariners were powerless to stop the Los Angeles Angels from clinching a playoff spot and the AL West title over the past three days.They can only hope their wild-card hopes still have some life after their latest punchless loss to the McDonald puts punctuation mark on Rams' first win 09/18/2014 03:12am • R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) -- T.J. McDonald remembers Mike Evans moaning on the turf after the game-ending hit in the St. Louis Rams' first victory of the season. The second-year safety also will remember it as the biggest play on an unforgettable day.Besides making the play that Manning 3 short of joining Favre in 500-TD club 09/18/2014 03:09am • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Peyton Manning is three touchdown throws shy of 500 for his career and a dozen short of surpassing Brett Favre for the most in NFL history.Marvin Harrison caught the most (112), and 12 players have caught one TD pass from the five-time Review: 'Leave You' _ A-list cast, B-grade result 09/17/2014 08:14pm • JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Somebody dies. Family gathers to mourn. Everybody's stuck in one house, with all their quirks and foibles and enough emotional baggage to fill an aircraft carrier. What could go wrong? Ha ha. What couldn't?This scenario could be a drama or a comedy -- or, in the cas Anheuser-Busch, McDonald's voice NFL disapproval 09/17/2014 04:28pm • MAE ANDERSON The Associated Press Major sponsors including Anheuser-Busch are adding to the chorus of disapproval over the National Football League's recent scandals, but the companies are stopping short of pulling advertising.Anheuser-Busch said Tuesday that it has spoken with the NFL about concern NKorean Olympic gymnast banned for age cheating 09/17/2014 02:40pm • LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- A North Korean female gymnast on Wednesday was banned and stripped of all her results since 2006 in a case of age cheating.The International Gymnastics Federation said the North Korean team "is blamed for submitting a fake passport for Cha Yong Hwa."It's the third time Retired agent awarded $173,000 in ATF lawsuit 09/16/2014 09:20pm • JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) -- A retired federal agent was awarded $173,000 after a judge found the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives breached a 2007 settlement that resolved the agent's complaint that the agency didn't properly investigate threats made against h Death certificate: Rapper Tim Dog died last year 09/16/2014 06:30pm • KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- Rapper Tim Dog, who was accused of swindling women out of thousands of dollars, was dead when a warrant was issued for his arrest last year, according to a death certificate filed in Georgia.The rapper, whose real name was Timothy Blair, was best known No. 16 Stanford using bye week to rest, recruit 09/16/2014 05:15pm • ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- David Shaw had to search through his practice plans from 2011 to determine how he wanted to approach Stanford's two-week stretch between games.Forgive the coach for needing a refresher. After all, it has been three years since Stanford had a 8 Ways to Protect Your Identity While Online Shopping 09/16/2014 12:00am • The recent hacking of celebrity nude photos demonstrated that we are often more vulnerable to privacy breaches than we think. And as we move into the most frenzied shopping season of the year, scam artists will be on the prowl for vulnerable shoppers. To avoid becoming a victim, consider taking ste Timeout fiasco latest in Jets' great gaffes 09/15/2014 07:38pm • DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- The trending topics on Twitter in New York were a clear sign that something went epically wrong for the Jets.Moments after New York's 34-21 loss to Green Bay on Sunday, social media was buzzing about the Jets' timeout call that wiped out Miami backup QB Olsen faces DUI, license charges 09/15/2014 04:20pm • MIAMI (AP) -- University of Miami backup quarterback Kevin Olsen has been arrested on charges of driving under the influence and possession of a fake or stolen driver's license.Miami-Dade County jail records show Olsen was booked at 4:11 a.m. Monday and was released on $6,000 bail. Police say Olsen ICYMI: Adrian Peterson, Jets' TO top NFL topics 09/15/2014 02:00pm • HOWARD FENDRICH AP Pro Football Writer It is not the case that an NFL player is suspended or deactivated because of -- or kept around despite -- a pending criminal case each and every day. Just seems that way lately. And the futures of some players, most notably 2012 MVP Adrian Peterson, are going t