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Wash. executes man convicted of woman's murder (AP)

AP - Convicted killer Cal Coburn Brown was executed early Friday by lethal injection for the rape, torture and murder of a Seattle-area woman, after delivering a statement complaining he was treated unfairly by the legal system.

Vegas police seeking Mayweather in battery case (AP)

AP - Police sought boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. for questioning Thursday about a domestic battery report filed by a former girlfriend who recanted a similar claim in 2005, police and his lawyer said.

Pastor puts Koran-burning on hold (AFP)

AFP - A Florida pastor suspended plans to burn hundreds of Korans but the move failed to stem a global tide of Muslim outrage Friday, as he warned the torching ceremony could yet take place.

Day of mourning for Russian car bomb victims (AP)

AP - Flags flew at half-staff in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz on Friday and stunned residents laid flowers in a square where a suicide car bombing killed 17 people and wounded more than 140.

Mo. man accused of keeping woman as sex slave (AP)
AP - Five Missouri men are accused of taking part in the sexual torture of a young woman allegedly kept as a sex slave by one of the men and forced to work as a stripper, prosecutors announced Thursday.
2 charged in Australia after python wrestling demo (AP)
AP - Two men were arrested after bewildered diners at a McDonald's spotted them wrestling a 5-foot (1.5 meter) python named Boris in the restaurant parking lot, police said Thursday.
Anna Chapman a tabloid star in Russia (The Upshot)
The Upshot - Anna Chapman, the 28-year-old redheaded Russian who was returned home as part of the largest spy swap with the United States since the Cold War, is evidently enjoying newfound celebrity status in her mother country. Her deal with U.S. authorities prohibits Chapman from selling her story, but the former spy is nonetheless enjoying cultlike fame, [...]
FDA sends warning letters to e-cigarette companies (AP)
AP - The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Thursday to makers of electronic cigarettes, saying some make unproven health claims, but also said the agency wants to work with them to clarify what's legal.
Tropical Depression Igor expected to strengthen (AP)

AP - Tropical Depression Igor is expected to regain tropical storm strength in the far eastern Atlantic.

US court lifts ban on state-funded stem cell studies (AFP)

AFP - A US appeals court suspended Thursday a ban on state-funding for embryonic stem cell research pending a full appeal of the case, in a major boost to President Barack Obama's administration.

Barnes' fiance says domestic accusation false (AP)

AP - The fiance of Los Angeles Lakers player Matt Barnes says a domestic violence accusation against him is false, and he has never physically abused her or her family.

A whole different Playboy channel — for the blind (AP)

AP - Suzi Hanks reads Playboy magazine for the articles. And the jokes. And the letters and cartoons.

Saints grind out 14-9 win over Vikings in opener (AP)

AP - The New Orleans Saints opened their title defense by winning with defense. Jonathan Vilma intercepted Brett Favre, and the Saints allowed the Minnesota Vikings only two first downs and no points in the second half of a hard-fought 14-9 victory in the NFL's regular season opener on Thursday night.

Farmer's 24 hour milk filling station a hit (Reuters)

Reuters - A German dairy farmer has come up with a novel way to drum up new business -- he opened a "milk filling station."

U.S. troops charged with murder of Afghan civilians (Reuters)

Reuters - Twelve U.S. soldiers have been charged with gruesome crimes in Afghanistan ranging from murdering civilians to keeping body parts as war trophies -- revelations that the Pentagon said on Thursday damaged America's image around the world.

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