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All rights reservedFri, 19 Jul 2013 07:18:50 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/physicists-unveil-results-helping-explain-universe-092545255.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q7SZX2eAlSAUJV6uPIV8Xw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/atlas-higgs.jpg1323790070" width="130" height="86" alt="New Atom-Smashing Magnet Passes First Tests" align="left" title="New Atom-Smashing Magnet Passes First Tests" border="0" /></a>Rare event in physics revealed today helps explain the universe.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/physicists-unveil-results-helping-explain-universe-092545255.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 07:18:50 -0400Associated Pressphysicists-unveil-results-helping-explain-universe-092545255<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/physicists-unveil-results-helping-explain-universe-092545255.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q7SZX2eAlSAUJV6uPIV8Xw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/atlas-higgs.jpg1323790070" width="130" height="86" alt="New Atom-Smashing Magnet Passes First Tests" align="left" title="New Atom-Smashing Magnet Passes First Tests" border="0" /></a>Rare event in physics revealed today helps explain the universe.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-creates-commission-inquiry-finance-113658618.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5MWpPFJpHCDm0cHOB8jp4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a6aa93dce895d317370f6a70670081db.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 file photo, Pope Francis is driven through the crowd in his popemobile in St. Peter&#039;s Square for his inauguration Mass at the Vatican. The Vatican said Wednesday, July 17, 2013 that Pope Francis is forgoing the bulletproof popemobile for his upcoming trip to Brazil and that he will use the same open-topped car he uses for zooming around St. Peter&#039;s Square, further evidence that he has no qualms about tweaking the Vatican&#039;s security operations for the sake of getting closer to the faithful. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 file photo, Pope Francis is driven through the crowd in his popemobile in St. Peter&#039;s Square for his inauguration Mass at the Vatican. The Vatican said Wednesday, July 17, 2013 that Pope Francis is forgoing the bulletproof popemobile for his upcoming trip to Brazil and that he will use the same open-topped car he uses for zooming around St. Peter&#039;s Square, further evidence that he has no qualms about tweaking the Vatican&#039;s security operations for the sake of getting closer to the faithful. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi, File)" border="0" /></a>VATICAN CITY (AP) ? Pope Francis on Friday created another commission of inquiry into the Vatican&#039;s troubled finances, naming an eight-member committee to recommend ways to cut waste, improve transparency and fix the Holy See&#039;s administrative shortcomings.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pope-creates-commission-inquiry-finance-113658618.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 08:40:29 -0400Associated Presspope-creates-commission-inquiry-finance-113658618<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-creates-commission-inquiry-finance-113658618.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5MWpPFJpHCDm0cHOB8jp4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a6aa93dce895d317370f6a70670081db.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 file photo, Pope Francis is driven through the crowd in his popemobile in St. Peter&#039;s Square for his inauguration Mass at the Vatican. The Vatican said Wednesday, July 17, 2013 that Pope Francis is forgoing the bulletproof popemobile for his upcoming trip to Brazil and that he will use the same open-topped car he uses for zooming around St. Peter&#039;s Square, further evidence that he has no qualms about tweaking the Vatican&#039;s security operations for the sake of getting closer to the faithful. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 file photo, Pope Francis is driven through the crowd in his popemobile in St. Peter&#039;s Square for his inauguration Mass at the Vatican. The Vatican said Wednesday, July 17, 2013 that Pope Francis is forgoing the bulletproof popemobile for his upcoming trip to Brazil and that he will use the same open-topped car he uses for zooming around St. Peter&#039;s Square, further evidence that he has no qualms about tweaking the Vatican&#039;s security operations for the sake of getting closer to the faithful. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi, File)" border="0" /></a>VATICAN CITY (AP) ? Pope Francis on Friday created another commission of inquiry into the Vatican&#039;s troubled finances, naming an eight-member committee to recommend ways to cut waste, improve transparency and fix the Holy See&#039;s administrative shortcomings.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/P_APMgISXq9h9uG.4RoOHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T124129Z_3_CBRE96I0XT500_RTROPTP_2_HONGKONG-BRUCELEE-DEATH-ANNIVERSARY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shannon Lee, daughter of the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, poses with a poster of her father at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" align="left" title="Shannon Lee, daughter of the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, poses with a poster of her father at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" border="0" /></a>By Brian Yap HONG KONG (Reuters) - The daughter of kung fu legend Bruce Lee spoke fondly on Friday of her father&#039;s powerful presence and energy at a preview of an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. Fans are gathering in the former British colony of Hong Kong for a series of commemorative events, including art gallery shows, exhibitions and even street graffiti. Many fans are urging the Hong Kong government to do more to honor the star of movies such as Enter The Dragon and Game Of Death. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 08:41:29 -0400Reutersbruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/P_APMgISXq9h9uG.4RoOHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T124129Z_3_CBRE96I0XT500_RTROPTP_2_HONGKONG-BRUCELEE-DEATH-ANNIVERSARY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shannon Lee, daughter of the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, poses with a poster of her father at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" align="left" title="Shannon Lee, daughter of the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, poses with a poster of her father at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" border="0" /></a>By Brian Yap HONG KONG (Reuters) - The daughter of kung fu legend Bruce Lee spoke fondly on Friday of her father&#039;s powerful presence and energy at a preview of an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. Fans are gathering in the former British colony of Hong Kong for a series of commemorative events, including art gallery shows, exhibitions and even street graffiti. Many fans are urging the Hong Kong government to do more to honor the star of movies such as Enter The Dragon and Game Of Death. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/upbeat-health-report-mandela-95th-birthday-184329811.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tYnIg5n0bTIh1kvRUnu6dA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fce1db7c0847ef18370f6a7067006006.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Children stand next to a birthday cake to mark former South African President Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday outside his home in Johannesburg, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president&#039;s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" align="left" title="Children stand next to a birthday cake to mark former South African President Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday outside his home in Johannesburg, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president&#039;s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? Hospital visitors say Nelson Mandela smiled and nodded Thursday ? his 95th birthday ? and South Africans celebrated upbeat reports about the former president&#039;s health after weeks of worrying that he was on the verge of death.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/upbeat-health-report-mandela-95th-birthday-184329811.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:43:29 -0400Associated Pressupbeat-health-report-mandela-95th-birthday-184329811<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/upbeat-health-report-mandela-95th-birthday-184329811.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tYnIg5n0bTIh1kvRUnu6dA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fce1db7c0847ef18370f6a7067006006.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Children stand next to a birthday cake to mark former South African President Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday outside his home in Johannesburg, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president&#039;s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" align="left" title="Children stand next to a birthday cake to mark former South African President Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday outside his home in Johannesburg, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president&#039;s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? Hospital visitors say Nelson Mandela smiled and nodded Thursday ? his 95th birthday ? and South Africans celebrated upbeat reports about the former president&#039;s health after weeks of worrying that he was on the verge of death.</p><br clear="all"/>PANAMA CITY (AP) ? A former CIA base chief convicted in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect from an Italian street has been detained in Panama after Italy requested his arrest in one of the most notorious episodes of the U.S. program known as extraordinary rendition, Italian and Panamanian officials said Thursday.http://news.yahoo.com/panama-holds-ex-cia-officer-rendition-234309194.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 19:43:09 -0400Associated Presspanama-holds-ex-cia-officer-rendition-234309194<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-envoy-warns-trauma-children-syria-war-210454503.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HpIAYwsUlIzAopWnKC14pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/da49d5210878f018370f6a7067000696.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 file photo, Syrian children, who fled their home with their family due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, lie on the ground, while they and others take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz. The U.N. warns that Syria?s war is creating a generation of children who will grow up illiterate and filled with hate. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 file photo, Syrian children, who fled their home with their family due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, lie on the ground, while they and others take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz. The U.N. warns that Syria?s war is creating a generation of children who will grow up illiterate and filled with hate. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Abdullah, a 9-year-old orphaned by Syria&#039;s civil war, was piled in to van by his uncle as gunfire rattled around them. One of the last things the boy says he saw in his hometown was the uncle falling, shot, as the van full of strangers took him away on a treacherous, 3-day journey to neighboring Lebanon.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/un-envoy-warns-trauma-children-syria-war-210454503.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:04:54 -0400Associated Pressun-envoy-warns-trauma-children-syria-war-210454503<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-envoy-warns-trauma-children-syria-war-210454503.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HpIAYwsUlIzAopWnKC14pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/da49d5210878f018370f6a7067000696.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 file photo, Syrian children, who fled their home with their family due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, lie on the ground, while they and others take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz. The U.N. warns that Syria?s war is creating a generation of children who will grow up illiterate and filled with hate. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 file photo, Syrian children, who fled their home with their family due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, lie on the ground, while they and others take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz. The U.N. warns that Syria?s war is creating a generation of children who will grow up illiterate and filled with hate. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Abdullah, a 9-year-old orphaned by Syria&#039;s civil war, was piled in to van by his uncle as gunfire rattled around them. One of the last things the boy says he saw in his hometown was the uncle falling, shot, as the van full of strangers took him away on a treacherous, 3-day journey to neighboring Lebanon.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reputed-boston-crime-boss-faces-once-loyal-crony-212916691.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uQG18.gsfyGT4W4p7ZcMKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fe9d53720929f318370f6a706700d20e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This courtroom sketch depicts Stephen &quot;The Rifleman&quot; Flemmi testifying as defendant James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger listens, below, during his murder and racketeering trial at U.S. District Court in Boston, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Bulger and his former partner faced each other for the first time in nearly two decades Thursday when Flemmi took the stand at Bulger&#039;s trial and told of their years as secret FBI informants while they ran a feared gang in South Boston. (AP Photo/Margaret Small)" align="left" title="This courtroom sketch depicts Stephen &quot;The Rifleman&quot; Flemmi testifying as defendant James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger listens, below, during his murder and racketeering trial at U.S. District Court in Boston, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Bulger and his former partner faced each other for the first time in nearly two decades Thursday when Flemmi took the stand at Bulger&#039;s trial and told of their years as secret FBI informants while they ran a feared gang in South Boston. (AP Photo/Margaret Small)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? His hands on his hips in a you-want-a-piece-of-me stance, Stephen &quot;The Rifleman&quot; Flemmi glared at James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger in the courtroom, and the two men snarled what sounded like obscenities at each other.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/reputed-boston-crime-boss-faces-once-loyal-crony-212916691.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:36:49 -0400Associated Pressreputed-boston-crime-boss-faces-once-loyal-crony-212916691<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reputed-boston-crime-boss-faces-once-loyal-crony-212916691.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uQG18.gsfyGT4W4p7ZcMKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fe9d53720929f318370f6a706700d20e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This courtroom sketch depicts Stephen &quot;The Rifleman&quot; Flemmi testifying as defendant James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger listens, below, during his murder and racketeering trial at U.S. District Court in Boston, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Bulger and his former partner faced each other for the first time in nearly two decades Thursday when Flemmi took the stand at Bulger&#039;s trial and told of their years as secret FBI informants while they ran a feared gang in South Boston. (AP Photo/Margaret Small)" align="left" title="This courtroom sketch depicts Stephen &quot;The Rifleman&quot; Flemmi testifying as defendant James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger listens, below, during his murder and racketeering trial at U.S. District Court in Boston, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Bulger and his former partner faced each other for the first time in nearly two decades Thursday when Flemmi took the stand at Bulger&#039;s trial and told of their years as secret FBI informants while they ran a feared gang in South Boston. (AP Photo/Margaret Small)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? His hands on his hips in a you-want-a-piece-of-me stance, Stephen &quot;The Rifleman&quot; Flemmi glared at James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger in the courtroom, and the two men snarled what sounded like obscenities at each other.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/barbie-fights-her-life-191137087.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5MKX8TFzg.zbDjOv9INnSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3e25056608d8f218370f6a7067008c7c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2007, file photo, Barbie dolls are seen at the Barbie Store in Buenos Aires. As Mattel reported on July 17, 2013, Barbie is suddenly facing a popularity contest as the most popular doll on the Market. Instead, Mattel?s Monster High dolls, have exploded in popularity since being introduced in 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2007, file photo, Barbie dolls are seen at the Barbie Store in Buenos Aires. As Mattel reported on July 17, 2013, Barbie is suddenly facing a popularity contest as the most popular doll on the Market. Instead, Mattel?s Monster High dolls, have exploded in popularity since being introduced in 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? As far as catfights go, this is a doozy.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/barbie-fights-her-life-191137087.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:45:06 -0400Associated Pressbarbie-fights-her-life-191137087<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/barbie-fights-her-life-191137087.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5MKX8TFzg.zbDjOv9INnSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3e25056608d8f218370f6a7067008c7c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2007, file photo, Barbie dolls are seen at the Barbie Store in Buenos Aires. As Mattel reported on July 17, 2013, Barbie is suddenly facing a popularity contest as the most popular doll on the Market. Instead, Mattel?s Monster High dolls, have exploded in popularity since being introduced in 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2007, file photo, Barbie dolls are seen at the Barbie Store in Buenos Aires. As Mattel reported on July 17, 2013, Barbie is suddenly facing a popularity contest as the most popular doll on the Market. Instead, Mattel?s Monster High dolls, have exploded in popularity since being introduced in 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? As far as catfights go, this is a doozy.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zach-johnson-handles-brown-links-muirfield-220159883.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y3CjlnQRz0ToE0OV9neykQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fcf0850b0809ee18370f6a706700c469.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Zach Johnson of the United States prepares to play off the 12th tee during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Thursday July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)" align="left" title="Zach Johnson of the United States prepares to play off the 12th tee during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Thursday July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)" border="0" /></a>GULLANE, Scotland (AP) ? A blue sky and a gentle breeze usually means ripe scoring conditions at the British Open. Just not on the brown links of Muirfield.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zach-johnson-handles-brown-links-muirfield-220159883.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:17:17 -0400Associated Presszach-johnson-handles-brown-links-muirfield-220159883<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zach-johnson-handles-brown-links-muirfield-220159883.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y3CjlnQRz0ToE0OV9neykQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fcf0850b0809ee18370f6a706700c469.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Zach Johnson of the United States prepares to play off the 12th tee during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Thursday July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)" align="left" title="Zach Johnson of the United States prepares to play off the 12th tee during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Thursday July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)" border="0" /></a>GULLANE, Scotland (AP) ? A blue sky and a gentle breeze usually means ripe scoring conditions at the British Open. Just not on the brown links of Muirfield.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cooks-recount-horror-indian-school-lunch-deaths-112415613.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/769SRuThM_GcEnrdUc0U3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/388a2657064ee618370f6a7067009ad7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Indian woman sits beside a child who fell sick after eating a free school lunch, at a hospital in Patna, India, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Indian officials say at least 22 children have died and more than two dozen others were sickened after eating a free school lunch that was tainted with insecticide. India&#039;s midday meal scheme is one of the world&#039;s biggest school nutrition programs, covering some 120 million school children. (AP Photo/ Aftab Alam Siddiqui)" align="left" title="An Indian woman sits beside a child who fell sick after eating a free school lunch, at a hospital in Patna, India, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Indian officials say at least 22 children have died and more than two dozen others were sickened after eating a free school lunch that was tainted with insecticide. India&#039;s midday meal scheme is one of the world&#039;s biggest school nutrition programs, covering some 120 million school children. (AP Photo/ Aftab Alam Siddiqui)" border="0" /></a>PATNA, India (AP) ? Soon after they served the lunch they had prepared for dozens of children at a rural Indian school, the two cooks realized something was very wrong. The students started fainting. Within hours, they began dying.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cooks-recount-horror-indian-school-lunch-deaths-112415613.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 20:50:38 -0400Associated Presscooks-recount-horror-indian-school-lunch-deaths-112415613<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cooks-recount-horror-indian-school-lunch-deaths-112415613.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/769SRuThM_GcEnrdUc0U3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/388a2657064ee618370f6a7067009ad7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Indian woman sits beside a child who fell sick after eating a free school lunch, at a hospital in Patna, India, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Indian officials say at least 22 children have died and more than two dozen others were sickened after eating a free school lunch that was tainted with insecticide. India&#039;s midday meal scheme is one of the world&#039;s biggest school nutrition programs, covering some 120 million school children. (AP Photo/ Aftab Alam Siddiqui)" align="left" title="An Indian woman sits beside a child who fell sick after eating a free school lunch, at a hospital in Patna, India, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Indian officials say at least 22 children have died and more than two dozen others were sickened after eating a free school lunch that was tainted with insecticide. India&#039;s midday meal scheme is one of the world&#039;s biggest school nutrition programs, covering some 120 million school children. (AP Photo/ Aftab Alam Siddiqui)" border="0" /></a>PATNA, India (AP) ? Soon after they served the lunch they had prepared for dozens of children at a rural Indian school, the two cooks realized something was very wrong. The students started fainting. Within hours, they began dying.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/long-suffering-detroit-finally-turns-bankruptcy-065844742.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/O4QQnO8mMef8HiVK1KpUog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ee4dd89c24a6fb18370f6a7067001045.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The sun sets on Detroit, Thursday, July 18, 2013. State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr asked a federal judge permission to place Detroit into Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" align="left" title="The sun sets on Detroit, Thursday, July 18, 2013. State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr asked a federal judge permission to place Detroit into Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>DETROIT (AP) ? At the height of its industrial power, Detroit was an irrepressible engine of the American economy, offering well-paying jobs, a gateway to the middle class for generations of autoworkers and affordable vehicles that put the world on wheels.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/long-suffering-detroit-finally-turns-bankruptcy-065844742.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 06:56:30 -0400Associated Presslong-suffering-detroit-finally-turns-bankruptcy-065844742<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/long-suffering-detroit-finally-turns-bankruptcy-065844742.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/O4QQnO8mMef8HiVK1KpUog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ee4dd89c24a6fb18370f6a7067001045.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The sun sets on Detroit, Thursday, July 18, 2013. State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr asked a federal judge permission to place Detroit into Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" align="left" title="The sun sets on Detroit, Thursday, July 18, 2013. State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr asked a federal judge permission to place Detroit into Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>DETROIT (AP) ? At the height of its industrial power, Detroit was an irrepressible engine of the American economy, offering well-paying jobs, a gateway to the middle class for generations of autoworkers and affordable vehicles that put the world on wheels.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-101340019.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/45nVPamDcn6SMue_5O60vQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/666fb221f03cc001260f6a70670094b6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In a Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 file photo, gun violence protesters participate in a lie-in during an anti-gun rally at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month&#039;s deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games and movies and on TV, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. A lopsided 84 percent of adults would like to see the establishment of a federal standard for background checks for people buying guns at gun shows, the poll showed. President Barack Obama was set Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 to unveil a wide-ranging package of steps for reducing gun violence expected to include a proposed ban on assault weapons, limits on the capacity of ammunition magazines and universal background checks for gun sales. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In a Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 file photo, gun violence protesters participate in a lie-in during an anti-gun rally at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month&#039;s deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games and movies and on TV, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. A lopsided 84 percent of adults would like to see the establishment of a federal standard for background checks for people buying guns at gun shows, the poll showed. President Barack Obama was set Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 to unveil a wide-ranging package of steps for reducing gun violence expected to include a proposed ban on assault weapons, limits on the capacity of ammunition magazines and universal background checks for gun sales. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)" border="0" /></a>Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-101340019.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 06:01:46 -0400Associated Press10-things-know-today-101340019<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-101340019.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/45nVPamDcn6SMue_5O60vQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/666fb221f03cc001260f6a70670094b6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In a Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 file photo, gun violence protesters participate in a lie-in during an anti-gun rally at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month&#039;s deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games and movies and on TV, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. A lopsided 84 percent of adults would like to see the establishment of a federal standard for background checks for people buying guns at gun shows, the poll showed. President Barack Obama was set Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 to unveil a wide-ranging package of steps for reducing gun violence expected to include a proposed ban on assault weapons, limits on the capacity of ammunition magazines and universal background checks for gun sales. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In a Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 file photo, gun violence protesters participate in a lie-in during an anti-gun rally at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month&#039;s deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games and movies and on TV, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. A lopsided 84 percent of adults would like to see the establishment of a federal standard for background checks for people buying guns at gun shows, the poll showed. President Barack Obama was set Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 to unveil a wide-ranging package of steps for reducing gun violence expected to include a proposed ban on assault weapons, limits on the capacity of ammunition magazines and universal background checks for gun sales. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)" border="0" /></a>Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A bomb exploded inside a Sunni mosque in central Iraq during midday prayers Friday, killing at least 17 people in the latest outburst of deadly violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan.http://news.yahoo.com/bombing-sunni-mosque-iraq-kills-least-17-131058042.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 09:10:58 -0400Associated Pressbombing-sunni-mosque-iraq-kills-least-17-131058042<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vet-returns-nkorea-1st-black-navy-aviator-090343925.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oN7UBHpul4vHGoZyElMxQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c4fc9d4025dd0118380f6a706700d3e6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this undated file photo from around 1950 provided by the U.S. Navy, Ensign Jesse Brown, who died in December 1950 after his plane crashed in North Korea, sits in a cockpit of his plane. Two years after he made history by becoming the Navy&#039;s first black pilot Brown lay trapped in his downed fighter plane in subfreezing North Korea, his leg broken and bleeding. His wingman crash-landed to try to save him, and even burned his hands trying to put out the flames. A chopper hovered nearby. Lt. j.g. Thomas Hudner could save himself, but not his friend. Hudner heads to Pyongyang on Saturday, July 20, 2013 with hopes of traveling in the coming week to the region known in North Korea as the Jangjin Reservoir, accompanied by soldiers from the Korean People&#039;s Army, to the spot where Brown died in December 1950. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this undated file photo from around 1950 provided by the U.S. Navy, Ensign Jesse Brown, who died in December 1950 after his plane crashed in North Korea, sits in a cockpit of his plane. Two years after he made history by becoming the Navy&#039;s first black pilot Brown lay trapped in his downed fighter plane in subfreezing North Korea, his leg broken and bleeding. His wingman crash-landed to try to save him, and even burned his hands trying to put out the flames. A chopper hovered nearby. Lt. j.g. Thomas Hudner could save himself, but not his friend. Hudner heads to Pyongyang on Saturday, July 20, 2013 with hopes of traveling in the coming week to the region known in North Korea as the Jangjin Reservoir, accompanied by soldiers from the Korean People&#039;s Army, to the spot where Brown died in December 1950. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, File)" border="0" /></a>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? Two years after he made history by becoming the Navy&#039;s first black pilot, Ensign Jesse Brown lay trapped in his downed fighter plane in subfreezing North Korea, his leg broken and bleeding. His wingman crash-landed to try to save him, and even burned his hands trying to put out the flames.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/vet-returns-nkorea-1st-black-navy-aviator-090343925.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 05:38:36 -0400Associated Pressvet-returns-nkorea-1st-black-navy-aviator-090343925<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vet-returns-nkorea-1st-black-navy-aviator-090343925.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oN7UBHpul4vHGoZyElMxQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c4fc9d4025dd0118380f6a706700d3e6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this undated file photo from around 1950 provided by the U.S. Navy, Ensign Jesse Brown, who died in December 1950 after his plane crashed in North Korea, sits in a cockpit of his plane. Two years after he made history by becoming the Navy&#039;s first black pilot Brown lay trapped in his downed fighter plane in subfreezing North Korea, his leg broken and bleeding. His wingman crash-landed to try to save him, and even burned his hands trying to put out the flames. A chopper hovered nearby. Lt. j.g. Thomas Hudner could save himself, but not his friend. Hudner heads to Pyongyang on Saturday, July 20, 2013 with hopes of traveling in the coming week to the region known in North Korea as the Jangjin Reservoir, accompanied by soldiers from the Korean People&#039;s Army, to the spot where Brown died in December 1950. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this undated file photo from around 1950 provided by the U.S. Navy, Ensign Jesse Brown, who died in December 1950 after his plane crashed in North Korea, sits in a cockpit of his plane. Two years after he made history by becoming the Navy&#039;s first black pilot Brown lay trapped in his downed fighter plane in subfreezing North Korea, his leg broken and bleeding. His wingman crash-landed to try to save him, and even burned his hands trying to put out the flames. A chopper hovered nearby. Lt. j.g. Thomas Hudner could save himself, but not his friend. Hudner heads to Pyongyang on Saturday, July 20, 2013 with hopes of traveling in the coming week to the region known in North Korea as the Jangjin Reservoir, accompanied by soldiers from the Korean People&#039;s Army, to the spot where Brown died in December 1950. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, File)" border="0" /></a>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? Two years after he made history by becoming the Navy&#039;s first black pilot, Ensign Jesse Brown lay trapped in his downed fighter plane in subfreezing North Korea, his leg broken and bleeding. His wingman crash-landed to try to save him, and even burned his hands trying to put out the flames.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-flying-west-bank-pursue-peace-talks-104437584.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FzMzW5aIm3ToCSdjv2mCzg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8f835cd807f5ee18370f6a7067000d1a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Abbas convened a special gathering of top Palestinian officials for what could be a make-or-break decision on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry?s latest efforts to relaunch peace talks with Israel. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)" align="left" title="Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Abbas convened a special gathering of top Palestinian officials for what could be a make-or-break decision on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry?s latest efforts to relaunch peace talks with Israel. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was planning to fly to the West Bank Friday to press his effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table after almost five years, a U.S. official said, despite deep differences between the two sides and Palestinian reluctance to drop demands in exchange for economic incentives.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-flying-west-bank-pursue-peace-talks-104437584.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 08:28:53 -0400Associated Presskerry-flying-west-bank-pursue-peace-talks-104437584<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-flying-west-bank-pursue-peace-talks-104437584.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FzMzW5aIm3ToCSdjv2mCzg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8f835cd807f5ee18370f6a7067000d1a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Abbas convened a special gathering of top Palestinian officials for what could be a make-or-break decision on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry?s latest efforts to relaunch peace talks with Israel. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)" align="left" title="Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Abbas convened a special gathering of top Palestinian officials for what could be a make-or-break decision on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry?s latest efforts to relaunch peace talks with Israel. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was planning to fly to the West Bank Friday to press his effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table after almost five years, a U.S. official said, despite deep differences between the two sides and Palestinian reluctance to drop demands in exchange for economic incentives.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-navalny-released-072257210.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5HfycFfvu_8SDN3WV0XfsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebe3ad1b25bf0118380f6a70670061ae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, embraces his wife Yulia, as he was released in a courtroom in Kirov, Russia Friday, July 19, 2013. A Russian court on Friday released opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison. The release came after a surprise request by prosecutors, who said that because Navalny is a candidate in this fall?s Moscow mayoral race keeping him in custody would deny him his right to seek election. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)" align="left" title="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, embraces his wife Yulia, as he was released in a courtroom in Kirov, Russia Friday, July 19, 2013. A Russian court on Friday released opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison. The release came after a surprise request by prosecutors, who said that because Navalny is a candidate in this fall?s Moscow mayoral race keeping him in custody would deny him his right to seek election. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)" border="0" /></a>KIROV, Russia (AP) ? A Russian court Friday freed charismatic opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement, a release he attributed to protests over a five-year prison sentence seen by supporters as a blatantly political attempt to silence the foe of President Vladimir Putin.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-navalny-released-072257210.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 07:17:16 -0400Associated Pressrussian-opposition-leader-navalny-released-072257210<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-navalny-released-072257210.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5HfycFfvu_8SDN3WV0XfsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebe3ad1b25bf0118380f6a70670061ae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, embraces his wife Yulia, as he was released in a courtroom in Kirov, Russia Friday, July 19, 2013. A Russian court on Friday released opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison. The release came after a surprise request by prosecutors, who said that because Navalny is a candidate in this fall?s Moscow mayoral race keeping him in custody would deny him his right to seek election. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)" align="left" title="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, embraces his wife Yulia, as he was released in a courtroom in Kirov, Russia Friday, July 19, 2013. A Russian court on Friday released opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison. The release came after a surprise request by prosecutors, who said that because Navalny is a candidate in this fall?s Moscow mayoral race keeping him in custody would deny him his right to seek election. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)" border="0" /></a>KIROV, Russia (AP) ? A Russian court Friday freed charismatic opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement, a release he attributed to protests over a five-year prison sentence seen by supporters as a blatantly political attempt to silence the foe of President Vladimir Putin.</p><br clear="all"/><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/nelson-mandela-s-95th-birthday-exclusives-for-yahoo-1374148896-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JybpdMC.p1rICm4CqUCK8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-18/30720384-cf37-4948-b0da-be70a20b3820_Mandela_Day_afternoon_Charlie_Shoemaker_018.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="South Africans celebrate Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday" align="left" title="South Africans celebrate Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday" border="0" /></a>Birthday messages left outside of Nelson Mandela&#039;s home in Johannesburg. Crowds gather outside former South African President&#039; Nelson Mandela&#039;s Houghton house to celebrate his 95th birthday on July 18, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. he South African presidency has said that Mandela&#039;s health is &#039;steadily improving&#039;, as the anti-apartheid icon spends his 95th birthday in hospital. Photo: Charlie Shoemaker/Getty Images for Yahoo! News<br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/nelson-mandela-s-95th-birthday-exclusives-for-yahoo-1374148896-slideshow/Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:35:05 -0400lightbox/nelson-mandela-s-95th-birthday-exclusives-for-yahoo-1374148896-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/nelson-mandela-s-95th-birthday-exclusives-for-yahoo-1374148896-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JybpdMC.p1rICm4CqUCK8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-18/30720384-cf37-4948-b0da-be70a20b3820_Mandela_Day_afternoon_Charlie_Shoemaker_018.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="South Africans celebrate Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday" align="left" title="South Africans celebrate Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday" border="0" /></a>Birthday messages left outside of Nelson Mandela&#039;s home in Johannesburg. Crowds gather outside former South African President&#039; Nelson Mandela&#039;s Houghton house to celebrate his 95th birthday on July 18, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. he South African presidency has said that Mandela&#039;s health is &#039;steadily improving&#039;, as the anti-apartheid icon spends his 95th birthday in hospital. Photo: Charlie Shoemaker/Getty Images for Yahoo! 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