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| Mon, 13 May 2013 21:17:51 -0400 Raising cash for Dems, Obama bemoans partisan jams |
NEW YORK (AP) — Huddling with A-list celebrities and top re-election donors, President Barack Obama bemoaned the partisan forces that have stymied compromise in Washington as he raised campaign cash for Democrats in New York.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 21:17:05 -0400 Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85 |
Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality, has died. She was 85.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 21:14:30 -0400 Derby winner Orb arrives at Pimlico for Preakness |
BALTIMORE (AP) — Orb has settled into the place reserved for royalty at Pimlico Race Course — stall 40.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 21:11:30 -0400 Gov't obtains wide AP phone records in probe |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 21:09:51 -0400 Drug manufacturer agrees to $500 million penalty |
WASHINGTON (AP) — A subsidiary of India's largest pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay a record $500 million in fines and penalties for selling adulterated drugs and lying to federal regulators in a case that is part of an ongoing crackdown on the quality of generic drugs flowing into the U.S.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 21:09:51 -0400 Amtrak unveils locomotives to replace aging fleet |
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Amtrak has unveiled at a plant in California the first of 70 new locomotives, marking what the national passenger railroad service said it hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and more energy efficiency.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 21:07:13 -0400 Justin Upton returns to Arizona in Braves uniform |
PHOENIX (AP) — Justin Upton returned to Chase Field as a visiting player for the first time Monday night with the Atlanta Braves.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 21:06:21 -0400 Canada's Liberals win Newfoundland seat in early test for Trudeau |
By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Liberals regained a seat in the House of Commons on Monday in a race viewed as an early test of the popularity of the party's new leader, Justin Trudeau, son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Local Newfoundland media and CBC television called the election for Liberal candidate Yvonne Jones, who had 51.2 percent of the vote to 28.5 percent for incumbent Conservative Peter Penashue, with 84 of the 91 polls reporting. ...
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 21:06:15 -0400 Ex-Philippine president leading in race for Manila |
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was leading in the vote-count for mayor of Manila on Tuesday in what could be his first elected post since he was ousted in a 2001 revolt on corruption charges.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 21:03:00 -0400 Greinke to pitch but Dodgers aren't sure where |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zack Greinke will pitch on Wednesday.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 21:02:26 -0400 10 Things to Know for Tuesday |
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 20:46:16 -0400 Top IRS official didn't reveal tea party targeting |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven T. Miller repeatedly failed to tell Congress that tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted, even after he had been briefed on the matter.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 20:37:53 -0400 Polar bear cub prepares for new home in New York |
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An orphaned polar bear cub that arrived at the Alaska Zoo two months ago will soon depart for a new adventure: meeting another young cub at the Buffalo Zoo.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 20:27:57 -0400 Bloomberg exec apologizes amid new report of leaks |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Financial data and news service Bloomberg LP moved to repair damage to its reputation Monday as a published report said that more than 10,000 of its clients' private messages containing sensitive pricing data had been leaked online.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 20:27:24 -0400 Report scrutinizes new Border Patrol punishments |
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A widely touted Border Patrol initiative to send migrants back to Mexico far from the points they are caught entering the U.S. illegally has one of the worst track records at discouraging people from trying again, according to a new study that offers a detailed assessment of how the agency's new enforcement strategies are working.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 20:24:53 -0400 Upton returns to Arizona in Braves uniform |
PHOENIX (AP) — Justin Upton felt a little strange entering the visitors' clubhouse at Chase Field.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 20:23:37 -0400 IndyCar hires Walker as competition chief |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar drivers and owners have always considered Derrick Walker to be a beacon of leadership.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 20:20:56 -0400 Fox schedule includes '24' return |
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox, facing the ebbing ratings power of "American Idol," is betting big on its first miniseries showcase starting with a limited-edition "24," and shows from heavyweight producers Seth MacFarlane and J.J. Abrams to invigorate its schedule.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 20:16:26 -0400 Special Report- 'Coal Mafia' stokes India's power crisis |
By Frank Jack Daniel and Matthias Williams DHANBAD, India (Reuters) - Seven shots rang out at a wedding reception in this sooty city in eastern India, and Suresh Singh, India's "Coal King", fell fatally wounded. He was a wealthy coal trader, a politician and, police say, a crime boss. At the time of the shooting, Singh had 14 criminal charges against him, including one for homicide. His career and murder are emblematic of one of India's most nagging economic problems: the corruption that cripples the crucial coal industry. ...
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 20:14:44 -0400 Saudi man traveling with pressure cooker arrested |
DETROIT (AP) — A Saudi man was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after federal agents said he lied about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker, but his nephew said Monday that it was all a misunderstanding about a device he simply wanted for cooking.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 20:14:33 -0400 Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists' phone records |
By Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Associated Press said on Monday the U.S. government secretly seized telephone records of AP offices and reporters for a two-month period in 2012, describing the acts as a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into news-gathering operations. AP Chief Executive Gary Pruitt, in a letter posted on the agency's website, said the AP was informed last Friday that the Justice Department gathered records for more than 20 phone lines assigned to the news agency and its reporters. ...
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:58:03 -0400 Choreographer: No signs Jackson was ill in 2009 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An associate choreographer who worked on Michael Jackson's planned comeback concerts testified Monday that she didn't see any signs that the pop superstar was ill or might die in the final days of his life.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:56:37 -0400 Records: Cleveland suspect faced prior complaints |
CLEVELAND (AP) — A man charged with holding three women captive for about a decade had been accused of threatening his neighbors, attacking his common-law wife and committing violations during his career as a school bus driver, according to records released Monday.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:52:03 -0400 AP IMPACT: Honduran police accused as death squads |
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — At least five times in the last few months, members of a Honduras street gang were killed or went missing just after run-ins with the U.S.-supported national police, The Associated Press has determined, feeding accusations that they were victims of federal death squads.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:48:06 -0400 Man City fires Mancini 1 year after EPL title win |
LONDON (AP) — Manchester City fired manager Roberto Mancini on Monday, exactly one year after he delivered the club's first English league title in 44 years.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:46:58 -0400 Bangladesh rescue operation near end; collapse death toll at 1,127 |
By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladeshi salvage workers on Monday neared the end of their search for victims of the collapse of a factory building, scouring the basement of the complex that crumbled in on itself and killed 1,127 people. A series of deadly incidents at factories, including a fire in November that killed 112 people, has focused global attention on safety standards in Bangladesh's booming garment industry. ...
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:45:31 -0400 Deadly bomb strikes civilian area in east Libya |
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A deadly car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in a busy area packed with civilians in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, destroying part of the facility, officials said.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:44:15 -0400 British PM visits Boston to discuss marathon bombs |
BOSTON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday to offer his condolences and discuss lessons that can be learned from the deadly Boston Marathon bombing.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:39:55 -0400 Cameron to publish EU vote bill in bid to defuse party revolt |
By Andrew Osborn WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Conservatives will unveil a draft bill on Tuesday that could make Prime Minister David Cameron's promise of a referendum on Britain's European Union membership legally binding. In a political gamble aimed at shoring up Cameron's leadership, the bill would pave the way for an in-out vote by the end of 2017 that will decide Britain's geopolitical and economic destiny for decades ahead. However, the Conservatives are part of a two-party coalition and do not have a parliamentary majority, so the bill's chances of success aren't guaranteed. ...
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:33:06 -0400 Big retailers back safety accord in Bangladesh |
NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the world's largest retailers have agreed to a first-of-its-kind pact to improve safety at some of Bangladesh's garment factories following a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 workers in the country last month.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:29:52 -0400 Autopsy: NJ hostage-taker shot, woman stabbed |
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The woman whose decomposing body was pulled from a New Jersey home following a tense, 37-hour standoff died from stab wounds and blunt force trauma, authorities said Monday.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:25:31 -0400 Search ends in Bangladesh; death toll put at 1,127 |
SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Several of the biggest Western retailers embraced a plan that would require them to pay for factory improvements in Bangladesh as the three-week search for victims of the worst garment-industry disaster in history ended Monday with the death toll at a staggering 1,127.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:21:45 -0400 Bulls' Deng active, Hinrich out for Game 4 vs Heat |
CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls forward Luol Deng was activated before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat on Monday night but was not in the starting lineup after initially being ruled out because of an illness.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:20:26 -0400 Stock market rally pauses on Monday |
NEW YORK (AP) — A record-breaking rally in stocks paused Monday as investors assessed whether the rise in stock valuations overstated the recent improvement in the economy.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:18:40 -0400 OJ returns to Las Vegas court in bid for new trial |
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A weary-looking O.J. Simpson weighed down by shackles and more than four years in prison shuffled into a Las Vegas courtroom on Monday hoping to eventually walk out a free man.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:17:50 -0400 Myanmar says president to make official US visit |
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's reformist President Thein Sein will visit the White House next week, the first such trip by a Myanmar head of state in almost 47 years and a sign of warming ties.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:06:44 -0400 AP IMPACT: Honduran criminals missing after arrest |
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — At least five times in the last few months, members of a Honduras street gang were killed or went missing just after run-ins with the U.S.-supported national police, The Associated Press has determined, feeding accusations that they were victims of federal death squads.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 19:06:07 -0400 UK Housing demand highest since late 2009, prices rise - RICS |
LONDON (Reuters) - Demand for housing in Britain rose to its highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years in April, helped by a new government scheme to boost the sector, and a measure of prices notched its first gain since mid-2010, a monthly survey showed on Tuesday. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said 25 percent more chartered surveyors reported new buyer enquiries rose rather than fell last month, up from an increase of 13 percent in March. ...
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 18:57:55 -0400 IRS: Top official first told of targeting in 2012 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven T. Miller failed to tell Congress that tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted, even after he had been briefed on the matter.
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| Mon, 13 May 2013 18:53:00 -0400 PSG's title celebrations marred by fan violence |
PARIS (AP) — The celebration to honor Paris Saint-Germain's first French league title in 19 years was cut short Monday following fights between fans and riot police in which 30 people were injured.
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