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China anti-dissent playbook may fail in Hong Kong 09/02/2014 04:38am • KELVIN CHAN Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) -- China's Communist leaders have pulled out their usual playbook to suppress resistance to their plans to tightly limit the first direct election of Hong Kong's leader, but are likely to find that the results are quite different.Beijing is blaming radical British migrant rights activist faces Thai trial 09/02/2014 12:38am • TODD PITMAN Associated Press BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- A British human rights activist who investigated alleged abuses at a Thai fruit processing factory went on trial Tuesday in the first of a series of criminal lawsuits filed against him by the company.Natural Fruit Co. Ltd. is accusing activist A New Zealand gunman kills 2; suspect faces charges 09/01/2014 07:28pm • NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A man suspected of killing two unemployment-office workers and seriously wounding a third in a South Island town was charged Tuesday with murder.John Tully was arrested Monday evening following a seven-hour manhunt that kept a town on edge. Family worries about detained missionary's health 09/01/2014 05:32pm • DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) -- The sister of an American missionary held for nearly two years in North Korea said Monday that she is worried about the health and well-being of Kenneth Bae, who's isolated in a labor camp and suffers from severe back pain.In a statement rele Rights group: Witness for report on Egypt detained 09/01/2014 02:16pm • SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Human Rights Watch said Monday one of the witnesses for its investigation into mass killings in Egypt last summer was detained, calling for his release.The New York-based group said in a statement that the witness, Mohammed Tareq, was detained during a pr After nude celebrity photos leaked, iCloud security questioned 09/01/2014 10:05am • WASHINGTON -- Photos that allegedly capture nude celebrities -- including actress Jennifer Lawrence and singer Selena Gomez -- were leaked Sunday night, leaving many to question their online security. Photos of the celebrities started spreading on the anonymous imageboard site, 4Chan Sunday, and Algeria soccer death seen as part of wider ills 08/31/2014 02:12pm • KARIM KEBIR Associated Press ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- The rocks came raining down after the final whistle of the Algerian soccer match, an increasingly common ritual in stadiums across the country. This time, the violence ended in tragedy: Hit in the head, Albert Ebosse, the league's top goal scorer Obama's tan suit buzzed around the world 08/31/2014 04:50am • LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Quick! What exactly did President Barack Obama say from the White House briefing room about Syria, Iraq and Ukraine while dressed in the tan suit buzzed 'round the world?Precisely. If you get all your news from social media.Obama's summer fashion choi Obama on Labor Day: Don't take rights for granted 08/30/2014 11:44am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is asking Americans this Labor Day to think about the rights and benefits that people often take for granted.In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says he's optimistic about the growing economy. He says decisions made now will determine whether the Senate hopeful defends role in Irish firm's merger 08/30/2014 03:44am • KYLE POTTER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Years before Burger King sized up a Canadian headquarters in a hunt for lower taxes, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden's investment firm was involved in a merger that moved an American pharmaceutical company to Ireland and significant Brazilian club promises to punish racist fans 08/30/2014 12:40am • TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) -- Brazilian club Gremio has promised to help identify and punish those of its fans who taunted a player in the latest case of racism to taint the national game.The club said Friday it will analyze footage from television and security cameras in finding t Dutch government clamps down on radicalization 08/29/2014 12:00pm • AMSTERDAM (AP) -- The Dutch government unveiled a package of measures Friday aimed at countering radicalization of Muslims in the country, a day after police announced the arrest of two men suspected of recruiting people to fight in conflicts in Syria and Iraq.The proposals include beefing up the go JPMorgan investigating possible cyberattack 08/29/2014 07:28am • STEVE ROTHWELL AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase, the nation's biggest bank by assets, is working with law enforcement officials to investigate a possible cyberattack, said a person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity, though the bank isn't currently seei Suit claims police brutality at Ferguson protests 08/28/2014 08:50pm • ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that police in Ferguson and St. Louis County used excessive force and falsely arrested innocent bystanders amid attempts to quell widespread unrest after the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.The US to consider spousal abuse in immigration claims 08/28/2014 04:30pm • ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A government immigration board has determined for the first time that domestic violence victims may be able to qualify for asylum in the United States. The ruling comes in the case of a Guatemalan woman who crossed into the U.S. illegally in 200