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about rising obesity rates across the Gulf region.
• The National newspaper on Sunday quoted a weigh-off official, Mona Ossama, as saying the biggest drop was a man who lost 22 kilos, or more than 48 pounds. Anyone shedding more than 10 kilos (22 pounds) earns three grams of gold per kilo lost. Smaller gold payouts were given for those who lost between two and 10 kilos.
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Beyonce closes first day of husband Jay-Z's 'Made In America' festival in Philadelphia
• PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Beyonce closed the first day of her husband Jay-Z's second annual music festival with a 90-minute set that featured hits like "Single Ladies" and "Crazy In Love."
• Beyonce was the headline performer Saturday at the "Budweiser Made In America" festival in Philadelphia at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway that included 50,000 fans.
• She was excited and energetic as she as sang and danced to songs that satisfied the crowd. She closed with the pop ballad "Halo."
• Deadmau5, Phoenix, Imagine Dragons, 2 Chainz, Emeli Sande, HAIM and others performed Saturday. Nine Inch Nails, Calvin Harris, Queens of the Stone Age, Kendrick Lamar, Miguel and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will perform Sunday.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Sunday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2013. There are 121 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On September 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland.
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• On this date:
• In 1715, following a reign of 72 years, King Louis XIV of France died four days before his 77th birthday.
• In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was found not guilty of treason. (Burr was then tried on a misdemeanor charge, but was again acquitted.)
• In 1902, the Georges Melies (meh-lee-EHZ') short film "Le Voyage dans la lune" (A Trip to the Moon) opened in France.
• In 1913, the play "Androcles and the Lion" by George Bernard Shaw had its Brit (Continued on page 30)
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