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Jurors deliberating Texas courthouse shooting case
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Jurors are deliberating the case of a Houston man accused of going on a shooting rampage outside a Texas courthouse that killed a 79-year-old bystander.
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Jackson back in spotlight as civil trial begins
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's words and music rang through a courtroom once again — this time at the start of a wrongful death trial — as a lawyer tried to show jurors the pop star's loving relationship with his mother and children.
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Mariela Castro to get gay rights award in Philly
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro will be allowed to travel to Philadelphia to accept an award for her gay rights advocacy, officials said Tuesday, reversing a previous decision to reject her visa request.
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ArtsBeat: Who Got Snubbed?
Bette Midler, Fiona Shaw, Alan Cumming and Alec Baldwin were among the high-profile performers who were overlooked.
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Cyprus passes international bailout
Parliament in Cyprus approves the country's international bailout deal after warnings that the alternative would be financial collapse.
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Snoqualmie Pass - 4/30/2013 2:42:39 AM
Snoqualmie Pass I-90
4/30/2013 2:42:39 AM
Temperature: 32 °F
Restrictions Eastbound:
Traction Tires Advised, Oversize Vehicles Prohibited.
Restrictions Westbound:
Traction Tires Advised, Oversize Vehicles Prohibited.
Conditions:
Snow & slush on the roadway. Rock blasting related closures scheduled: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. each night. Crews will close I-90 in both directions from Hyak (milepost 54) to Price Creek (milepost 61). Due to the nature of blasting operations, closures may last longer than an hour.
Weather:
Snowing
4/30/2013 2:42:39 AM
Temperature: 32 °F
Restrictions Eastbound:
Traction Tires Advised, Oversize Vehicles Prohibited.
Restrictions Westbound:
Traction Tires Advised, Oversize Vehicles Prohibited.
Conditions:
Snow & slush on the roadway. Rock blasting related closures scheduled: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. each night. Crews will close I-90 in both directions from Hyak (milepost 54) to Price Creek (milepost 61). Due to the nature of blasting operations, closures may last longer than an hour.
Weather:
Snowing
Categories: Mountain Pass Reports
Obama says implementing health law harder as some states opt out
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The decision by some states, particularly large ones such as Texas, to opt out of the health insurance marketplace is making it harder for federal health officials to implement such exchanges, President Barack Obama said. "I think it's harder, there's no doubt about it," Obama told reporters on Tuesday. "It puts more of a burden on us." The state-based exchanges, created under the 2010 healthcare law, were designed to offer individuals a centralized place to buy health insurance policies for 2014. ...
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Army major, wife face child abuse charges in NJ
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An Army major and his wife are accused of denying their children food and water, physically assaulting them and denying them medical care for injuries the parents inflicted.
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Kerry to talk Syria, terrorism in Russia next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to Russia next week for talks on Syria, Iran and terrorism concerns that have spiked since the Boston Marathon bombings.
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Afghanistan bomb kills Nato troops
Three members of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) are killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan.
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Iggy & The Stooges are so mad they’re ‘Ready to Die’
New CDs this week of Tuesday, April 30, include “Ready to Die,” by Iggy & The Stooges; “Life on a Rock,” by Kenny Chesney; Melvins’ “Everybody Loves Sausages”; and “Authentic,” by L L Cool J.
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Obama says 'couldn't be prouder' of Jason Collins
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he told NBA center Jason Collins that he "couldn't be prouder of him" for coming out as gay while playing in a major sports league.
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Obama says 'couldn't be prouder' of Jason Collins
President Barack Obama says he told NBA center Jason Collins that he "couldn't be prouder of him" for coming out as gay while playing in a major sports league.
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Danish, Filipino hostages freed in Somalia
The Danish government has announced the release of two Danes and four Filipinos who were held hostage in Somalia for more than two years after their ship was attacked by pirates.
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PBS documentary forces unflinching look at migrant deaths in the Arizona desert
Calls for comprehensive immigration reform center around the people who left other countries and made it here. But what of those who set out to come here but never made it? Since 1998, more than 2,000 dead bodies have been found in Arizona’s Sonora Desert. They are the remains of migrants
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Sexual-assault victims should receive more help
Saratoga rapists should have been be treated like adults As a graduate of Saratoga High School, I was disgusted and outraged by the actions taken by the school [“Editorial: Renew help for sexual-assault victims,” Opinion, April 25]. Punishment for a gang rape by three students was being
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Fiat Industrial Q1 profit down on soft truck sales
Fiat Industrial, the Italian maker of heavy vehicles, has reduced its revenue forecasts after reporting a 22 percent drop in first-quarter profits on lower sales of trucks and construction vehicles.
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Archaeologists plan more digs at Richard III site
Archaeologists who unearthed the skeleton of England's King Richard III under a municipal parking lot say they want to dig up a 600-year-old stone coffin found nearby.
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Zimbabwe PM's party: Voters' lists being inflated
Zimbabwean state election officials are dramatically inflating the numbers of electors on new voters' lists months ahead of crucial polls, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party alleged Tuesday.
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US employment compensation up 0.3 percent in Q1
Americans' wages increased at a faster rate from January through March than the previous quarter, a trend that helped boost economic growth. But their benefits barely grew.
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