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Friday, September 6, 2013

U.S. Top News: U.S. job growth misses expectations, offers cautionary note for Fed

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09/6/2013

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

U.S. job growth misses expectations, offers cautionary note for Fed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth was less than expected in August and the unemployment rate hit a 4-1/2 year low as Americans gave up the search for work, complicating the Federal Reserve's decision on whether to scale back its massive monetary stimulus later this month.

Obama did not request Snowden's extradition at meeting: Putin

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday after meeting Barack Obama that the U.S. president did not request the extradition of former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, who has received temporary asylum in Russia.

Ex-NFL star Hernandez to be arraigned on murder charge

BOSTON (Reuters) - Ex-National Football League player Aaron Hernandez is due to be arraigned on Friday afternoon on murder and weapons charges in connection with the killing of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd in June. He has pleaded not guilty.

Chicago mayor halts Midway Airport lease talks after bidder backs out

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday put the brakes on a deal to lease the city's Midway Airport because one of the two bidders dropped out, a spokeswoman for the mayor said.

Hunter's campfire sparked California blaze that scorched Yosemite

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A monster blaze that has blackened an area larger than Dallas in the rugged northern California forests in and around Yosemite National Park started from an illegal campfire a hunter built and let grow out of control, fire managers said on Thursday.

U.S. intercepts Iranian order for attack on U.S. interests in Iraq: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has intercepted an order from an Iranian official instructing militants in Iraq to attack U.S. interests in Baghdad in the event the Obama administration launches a military strike in Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

U.S. moves to ease employers' Obama health-law burden

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday issued proposed rules aimed at easing the requirements for companies and insurers when they report employees' health coverage information to comply with President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law.

New Snowden documents say NSA can break common Internet encryption

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency has secretly developed the ability to crack or circumvent commonplace Internet encryption used to protect everything from email to financial transactions, according to media reports citing documents obtained by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

U.S. broadcasters succeed in temporarily shutting down streaming TV service

(Reuters) - U.S. television broadcasters won a significant court battle on Thursday when a federal judge shut down an online television service in most parts of the country until a lawsuit on the issue is resolved.

Missouri man accused of infecting partner, maybe 300 more, with HIV

(Reuters) - A Missouri man was arraigned Thursday on charges that he recklessly infected a sexual partner with the virus that causes AIDS, and a prosecutor said he potentially could have infected 300 more people in two states.