Wednesday, May 29, 2013

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:47 AM PDT
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Taliban deputy dead after drone strike 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:47 AM PDT
File photo of deputy Pakistani Taliban leader Wali-ur-Rehman speaking to a group of reporters in Shawal townThe militant led several attacks against U.S., NATO, and Pakistani forces.
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Facebook wants to improve its hate speech response 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:29 AM PDT
File of a smartphone user showing the Facebook application on his phone in ZenicaThe social network responds to reports that advertisers were pulling their brands off the site.
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Bachmann’s changing role in the GOP 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:26 AM PDT
FILE - In this March 16, 2013 file photo, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R- Minn., speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. Bachmann said Wednesday, May 29, 2013, that she will not run for re-election in 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)The tea party favorite has become a polarizing political figure.
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Independent Rhode Island governer defects to the Democratic party 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:35 PM PDT
FILE - In this May 29, 2012 file photo, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee speaks at the Statehouse in Providence, R.I. Chafee, an independent, is joining the Democratic Party ahead of his bid for a second term, two Democratic officials said Thursday, May 29, 2013. He served in the U.S. Senate as a Republican but left the GOP in 2007. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)Former Republican, Lincoln Chafee supports Obama and spoke at last year's Democratic convention.
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Cleveland hero wants no part of hamburger promotion 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:41 AM PDT
FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free burgers for life at more than a dozen Cleveland-area restaurants. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Scott Shaw, File)Charles Ramsey says to help the kidnap victims he rescued.
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A place where graduates overcome addiction 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 07:53 AM PDT
Members of the graduating TROSA class celebrate after the ceremonyA N. Carolina rehab center is an outpost for addicts who have run out of options.
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Abortion doctor's wife: I'm sorry for trusting him 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:15 AM PDT
Pearl Gosnell, wife of Kermit Gosnell, walks to the center for criminal justice, Wednesday, May 29, 2013, in Philadelphia. Pearl Gosnell is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday for performing illegal, third-term abortions. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Pearl Gosnell says her husband is a coward for not apologizing at his trial.
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New virus called ‘threat to the entire world’ 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:20 AM PDT
Un hombre infectado con el coronavirus muere en FranciaThe worldwide death toll for a SARS-like coronavirus reaches 27.
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Afghan security rescues Red Cross staff 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:50 AM PDT
An Afghan Policeman stands alert at the scene where after insurgents attacked the government compound in the eastern Panjshir province in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Seven insurgents wearing police uniforms and bomb-laden vests attacked a government compound in a usually secure province in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing one police officer, officials said. (AP Photo)A security guard was killed after one of the militants detonated a suicide vest.
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Lawyer: London murder suspect was freed in Kenya on British advice 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:50 AM PDT
By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A Kenyan lawyer who in 2010 represented a man suspected of hacking a British soldier to death in London last week said on Wednesday the suspect was freed from arrest in Kenya three years ago on the recommendation of the British High Commission. Britain's authorities face questions about what they knew about the activities of two Britons of Nigerian descent suspected of butchering Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old veteran of the Afghan war, in broad daylight in a London street. ...
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Eric Holder to meet with media bureau chiefs 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:07 AM PDT
U.S. Attorney General Holder looks on during a special naturalization ceremony at the Department of Justice in WashingtonThe meetings come after allegations the Justice Department spied on the AP.
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Teacher fired while pregnant testifies in Ohio 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:47 AM PDT
FILE - This is a Dec. 2011 file photo, Christa Dias holds her 11-month-old daughter in her Withamsville, Ohio home. Dias, a teacher who was fired from Catholic schools in 2010 after becoming pregnant through artificial insemination, testified Wednesday,May 29, 2013 in her federal lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati and two schools. She told jurors that she didn't know the procedure violated church doctrine or that she could be fired for it. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Gary Landers, File) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALESCINCINNATI (AP) — A teacher fired from Catholic schools after becoming pregnant through artificial insemination told jurors Wednesday she didn't know that the procedure violated church doctrine or that she could be fired for it.
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Underground experiment asks why we're not antimatter 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:08 AM PDT
Underground Experiment Asks Why We're Not AntimatterThe equipment is buried deep underground in a South Dakota mine.
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Sister of Boston bomb suspects pleads not guilty in drug case 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:56 PM PDT
By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in a Hackensack, New Jersey, court to marijuana-related charges, her attorney said. Bella Tsarnaeva, 24, was arrested in December 2012 at her Fairview, New Jersey, apartment after police responded to a call about a domestic disturbance and found what they said was marijuana, said her attorney, Mario Blanch. The Record said police searched the apartment after smelling marijuana and that Tsarnaeva was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. ...
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Are student loans ruining the economy? 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 07:00 AM PDT
Washington, D.C., Has Highest Average Student Loan DebtThe total amount of money in student loans has exceeded credit card balances.
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Michele Bachmann won’t seek re-election 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 01:48 AM PDT
FILE - In this March 16, 2013 file photo, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R- Minn., speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. Bachmann said Wednesday, May 29, 2013, that she will not run for re-election in 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)The Congresswoman said the decision wasn't tied to an ethics probe.
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U.S. banks report record earnings of $40.3B for Q1 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:47 AM PDT
US banks report record earnings of $40.3B for Q1The industry was buoyed by bigger fees and fewer bad loans.
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Officer was followed by reality TV crew when girl died goes on trial 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 04:23 AM PDT
The exterior of the Detroit home where Aiyana Stanley-Jones was fatally shot during a police raid in May 2010 is shown May 25, 2013. Detroit Officer Joseph Weekley goes to trial Wednesday on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. (AP Photo/Ed White)Police fired a stun grenade through a window, then shot hit a 7-year-old girl.
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