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| Tue, 21 May 2013 18:44:44 -0400 IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 18:43:15 -0400 Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar |
MIAMI (AP) — A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care.
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 18:37:51 -0400 JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum |
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank. But shareholders sent a message that the bank needs better oversight by giving only narrow approval to three of the bank's board members.
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 18:36:22 -0400 Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — AEG Live LLC did not conduct any background checks or supervise the doctor who was later convicted of killing Michael Jackson, a corporate attorney testified Tuesday in a lawsuit claiming the concert promoter was negligent in hiring the physician.
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 18:36:22 -0400 Best Buy reports 1Q loss on restructuring costs |
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Best Buy Co. on Tuesday reported a loss for its fiscal first quarter as it sold its stake in Best Buy Europe and works on a turnaround plan that includes cutting costs and closing some stores.
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 18:36:12 -0400 Tax official at center of scandal won't testify: lawyer |
By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about the targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, plans to assert her constitutional right not to answer questions from a congressional committee on Wednesday. "She has not committed any crime or made any misrepresentation but under the circumstances she has no choice but to take this course," Lerner's attorney, William Taylor, wrote on Monday to the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that is holding hearings into the IRS scandal. ...
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| Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:04:29 GMT Bloomberg Took Secret Path to a New Schools Chief |
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
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| Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:28:20 GMT Tentative Deal in Iraq Keeps Maliki in Power |
Iraq’s leaders reached a tentative agreement to end an eight-month political impasse and return Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to power.
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| Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:14:21 GMT Wal-Mart Says ‘Try This On’: Free Shipping |
Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.
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| Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:28:20 GMT Life in Shadows for Mentally Ill in China, With Violent Flares |
Psychiatry has been revived in China, but mental health remains a medical backwater, desperately short of financing, practitioners and esteem.
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| Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:15:16 GMT Music Review: For Nashville’s Royalty, the Shake-Up Goes On |
Victories for Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert at the Country Music Awards were only some of the signs that Nashville is coming to terms with a new establishment.
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| Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:17:49 GMT Obama Warns North Korea in Speech |
President Obama said North Korea faces further isolation unless it gives up nuclear weapons.
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:38 GMT Whole neighborhoods razed by Oklahoma tornado that killed 24 |
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and thousands of survivors were homeless on Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City, wiping out whole blocks of homes and killing at least 24 people.
  
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 22:43:44 GMT Dimon keeps JPMorgan chairman title after bruising battle |
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co's outspoken chairman and chief executive, won a vote of confidence on Tuesday as shareholders recommended that he keep his chairman title, giving him a greater margin of approval than last year.
  
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 22:36:17 GMT Tax official at center of scandal won't testify: lawyer |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about the targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, plans to assert her constitutional right not to answer questions from a congressional committee on Wednesday. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:45 GMT Apple CEO makes no apology for company's tax strategy |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday for the iPad maker saving billions of dollars in U.S. taxes through Irish subsidiaries and told lawmakers that his company backs corporate tax reform, even though it may end up paying more.
  
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 21:21:53 GMT Attacks in Iraq kill over 40, sectarian tensions high |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - A series of bomb and gun attacks across Iraq killed more than 40 people on Tuesday, a day after over 70 died in violence targeting majority Shi'ites that has stoked fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:06 GMT With wary eye on the U.S., China courts India |
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and increase trade between Asia's fastest growing economies in his first trip overseas since taking office. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 22:39:24 GMT US tornado rescue effort nears end |
The rescue effort after the Oklahoma twister that killed 24 people nears an end, as it emerges the storm was more powerful than thought.
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 21:18:53 GMT Commons votes to back gay marriage |
The House of Commons votes to allow gay marriage in England and Wales, despite 161 MPs opposing the government's plans.
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:39 GMT Microsoft unveils Xbox One console |
Microsoft unveils the third generation of its video games console in an event at its headquarters at Redmond, Washington.
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:09 GMT Scotland 'can afford independence' |
Scotland can "more than afford" to be a successful independent country, its first minister says as he launches a paper outlining the nation's economic strength.
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:36 GMT Murray withdraws from French Open |
Andy Murray withdraws from the French Open because of the back injury that forced him out of the Italian Open.
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:09 GMT Apple's Tim Cook defends tax claim |
Apple boss Tim Cook defends its tax strategy at a Senate hearing, after the tech giant is accused of being among America's largest tax avoiders.
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