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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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| 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 21:09:46 GMT Prosecutors' subpoena of SAC's Cohen puzzles defense lawyers |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The decision by prosecutors to compel Steven A. Cohen to testify before a federal grand jury about allegations of insider trading at his $15 billion hedge fund is leaving many criminal defense lawyers scratching their heads. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 21:00:14 GMT Jodi Arias now asks Arizona jury to spare her death penalty |
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Convicted killer Jodi Arias asked jurors on Tuesday to spare her the death penalty and sentence her to life in prison for killing her ex-boyfriend, reversing statements she made after her sentencing that she preferred death to incarceration.
  
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 20:55:00 GMT China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion |
GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy, U.N. experts said on Tuesday. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 20:43:00 GMT Fed officials dampen talk of imminent bond buying cutback |
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Two senior Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday played down the chances that the U.S. central bank would signal a readiness to reduce its bond buying at its meeting next month, dampening speculation the Fed's ultra-easy monetary policy might end soon. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 19:43:12 GMT Rafsanjani, Ahmadinejad ally barred from Iran election |
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities on Tuesday barred former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a relative moderate, from running in the June 14 election, along with a protégé of the current president, leaving mainly hardliners left to contest the vote. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 19:19:43 GMT Intel CEO shakes up units, creates 'new devices' group |
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp's new chief executive, Brian Krzanich, has launched a sweeping company reorganization and created a unit aimed at growing its market share in mobile technology. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 19:09:49 GMT Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages |
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's opposition and the government of President Bashar al-Assad seem to be preparing to take part in an international peace conference against a background of some of the worst fighting this year. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 18:48:37 GMT World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa |
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes new funds for central Africa will cement a peace deal there, the bank's President Jim Yong Kim said on Tuesday.
  
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 17:44:52 GMT Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them.
  
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 17:39:34 GMT Syria, Israel exchange fire on Golan Heights |
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and warned that any attempt to violate its sovereignty would meet "immediate and firm retaliation". 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 16:26:36 GMT Best Buy sees investments squeezing near-term profits |
(Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc reported lackluster sales in the first quarter and warned that efforts to entice shoppers could squeeze profits in the near term.
  
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:22 GMT Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops |
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said.
  
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 15:32:07 GMT Former IRS chief tells lawmakers "dismayed" by targeting |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former head of the Internal Revenue Service told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday he was "dismayed" to learn that the tax agency had subjected conservative groups to extra scrutiny under his watch. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 15:05:16 GMT UK's Cameron committed to ruling in coalition until 2015: spokesman |
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is committed to governing as part of a two-party coalition until the next national election in 2015, his spokesman said on Tuesday, days after Cameron raised the prospect of the alliance breaking apart. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 15:03:58 GMT Peace debate exposes deep rifts in Israeli government |
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's coalition government presented a divided front on Palestinian statehood on Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry prepared a new mission to revive long-defunct peace talks.
  
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 14:36:18 GMT Ireland rejects blame for Apple's low tax rate |
CORK/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments and had no special rate deal with the company after the U.S. Senate said it paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed in Irish subsidiaries. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:15 GMT Russia says kills senior Islamist insurgent |
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next February.
  
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 13:47:06 GMT Kerry visits Oman for arms deal, talks on Syria, Mideast |
MUSCAT (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Oman on Tuesday for Raytheon Co's signing of an estimated $2.1 billion arms deal and to consult on Syria and Iran, U.S. officials said. 
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| Tue, 21 May 2013 11:31:23 GMT EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered |
KOULIKORO, Mali (Reuters) - Under a blazing sun and the critical gaze of British and Irish instructors, a line of 11 Malian soldiers lie prone in the dust firing AK-47 rounds at targets, one-by-one. 
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