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Future heads of family farms dig into financials

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 5:39pm

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jake Anderson didn't have to delve too deep into the University of Missouri's agricultural economics program before realizing he was destined to return to the 1,500-acre family farm. After all, that's been the Anderson family trade since 1891, when his great-great grandfather came to Callaway County from Sweden.


America's Cup planning endures rough waters

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 5:32pm

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Olympic gold medal-winning sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson's death during an America's Cup training run on San Francisco Bay last week was the latest and most glaring setback to befall an event that had already encountered its share of rough waters.


Sergio implicates Tiger for bad shot at Players

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 5:21pm

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sergio Garcia lost his lead in two holes at The Players Championship, and he said it didn't help playing with Tiger Woods.


Spacewalking repair halts station leak - for now

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 4:53pm

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts making a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday in hopes of plugging a serious ammonia leak.


Wigan beats Man City to win FA Cup for first time

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 4:51pm

LONDON (AP) — As blue-and-white confetti exploded under the Wembley arch, Wigan players lifted a trophy for the first time in the club's 81-year history.


Sharif stages comeback in landmark Pakistan election

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 4:45pm

By Michael Georgy and John Chalmers ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Toppled in a 1999 coup, jailed and exiled, Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and was heading for a third term as Pakistan's prime minister. The polls were a landmark, marking the first time one elected government will replace another. But the vote failed to realize the hopes of many that dynastic politics would end after years of misrule and corruption. ...


Car bombs kill 43 in Turkey near Syrian border

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 4:32pm

By Mehmet Emin Caliskan REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Twin car bombs killed 43 people and wounded many more in a Turkish town near the Syrian border on Saturday and the government said it suspected Syrian involvement. The bombing increased fears that Syria's civil war was dragging in neighboring states despite renewed diplomatic moves towards ending two years of fighting in which more than 70,000 people have been killed. ...


Stenson surges to top before storms arrive

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 4:25pm

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sergio Garcia lost his lead in two holes at The Players Championship, and he said it didn't help playing with Tiger Woods.


Sharif poised to lead Pakistan again after long wait

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 3:55pm
By Michael Georgy and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - After 14 years out of power, Nawaz Sharif is poised to become prime minister again, and he is a man in a hurry to clean up what he calls Pakistan's mess. Sharif said on Saturday his Pakistan Muslim League Party-Nawaz (PMLN) was the clear winner in general elections and that he hoped for a majority to avoid a coalition. He inherits a country with a dizzying array of troubles, from chronic power cuts to a Taliban insurgency. ...

OJ Simpson heads to court to fight for freedom

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 3:49pm

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Like a recurring nightmare, the return of O.J. Simpson to a Las Vegas courtroom come Monday will remind Americans of a tragedy that became a national obsession and in the process changed the country's attitude toward the justice system, the media and celebrity.


Syria-linked group blamed in Turkey blasts; 43 die

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 3:22pm

REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) — In one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years, two car bombs exploded near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing 43 and wounding 140 others. Turkish officials blamed the attack on a group linked to Syria, and a deputy prime minister called the neighboring country's intelligence service and military "the usual suspects."