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Frantic search for Dhaka survivors
Bangladeshi rescuers desperately search for survivors after a building housing garment factories collapsed in Dhaka, killing more than 200 people.
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Guantanamo hunger strikers now number 94
The U.S. military says a couple more prisoners have been designated as hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay.
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Papers reject press regulation plans
The newspaper industry reveals a plan for self-regulation backed by royal charter, after rejecting a proposal from the main political parties.
Categories: BBC World News
Economy avoids triple-dip recession
The UK economy avoids falling into a triple-dip recession after seeing 0.3% growth in the first three months of the year.
Categories: BBC World News
Thursday Memo: First 70-degree day ... No Olympics for Apolo Ohno ... Ferry fares go up
Yesterday was Seattle’s first 70 degree day of 2013. We haven’t seen it that warm since Oct. 8! More sun and a high in the upper 60s today. Senior Boeing engineer: We may never know what caused the battery problems that grounded all those 787s. Richard J. Horigan, top engineer on th
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Israeli military shoots down drone
Israel shot down a drone Thursday as it approached the country's northern coast, the military said. Suspicion immediately fell on the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.
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Anti-war activist Sheehan joins Dallas protesters
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is among the protesters gathering near the site where the George W. Bush Presidential Center will be dedicated.
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Safeway's revenue misses Wall Street expectations
Safeway Inc. reported revenue for the first quarter that missed Wall Street expectations as it sacrificed profit to keep prices lower to hold onto customers.
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German government raises 2013 growth outlook
The German government on Thursday raised slightly its growth forecast for this year, though it still expects Europe's biggest economy to expand by only 0.5 percent.
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Manager Eric Wedge scolds Seattle Mariners after 10-3 loss to Houston Astros
The Mariners are 8-15 and once again looked just plain flat.
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Drugs found on Bieber tour bus
Swedish police say they found drugs on board a Justin Bieber tour bus but won't be taking the matter further.
Categories: BBC World News
Cancer Physicians Attack High Drug Costs
More than 100 influential cancer specialists argued in a journal that some drug prices are unsustainable and perhaps even immoral.
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Three critically hurt in gas barge explosions near Mobile, Alabama
By Kaija Wilkinson MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - Fires sparked by explosions engulfed two gasoline barges in the Mobile River, injuring three workers who remained in critical condition on Thursday, authorities said. The blasts on Wednesday night aboard the fuel barges off the shore of Mobile, Alabama, forced officials to evacuate nearby shipyards and one cruise vessel, said Mobile Fire Chief Steve Dean. For safety reasons, firefighters were keeping a distance from the barges, which were carrying raw gasoline and had already been the source of multiple explosions, Dean said. ...
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Women win Western Wall arrest ruling
Jerusalem's district court rules that women cannot be arrested for performing traditionally male religious acts at the Western Wall.
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Tsarnaev questioned for 16 hours before he was read Miranda rights
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon with his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was questioned for 16 hours by authorities before being read his Miranda rights, the AP reports today. Tsarnaev, a 19-year-old college student, confessed his role in the crime during the questioning in his hospital room, but that confession may not be [...]
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Sale's Cipriani hit by bus in Leeds
Sale Sharks fly-half Danny Cipriani leaves hospital with bruising and concussion after being hit by a bus in Leeds.
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Seattle police look for fake nurse who tried to steal meds from IVs
By Elaine Porterfield SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle police call it one of the boldest attempted drug thefts they have seen: A woman impersonating a nurse, apparently addicted to painkillers, crept through the hospital rooms of patients and tried to steal medication from their IV machines. "It's pretty unusual, pretty brazen," Seattle police spokeswoman Renee Witt said on Wednesday. "It really shows how desperate this woman is and how powerful addiction can be. ...
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Iraqi 'gunmen' storm Sunni town
Gunmen storm small Sunni town north of Baghdad as anti-government protests continue in the Sunni-dominated areas of Iraq.
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Imaginary portraitist up for Turner
A portrait painter, whose subjects are all imaginary, is one of four artists in contention for the 2013 Turner Prize, held in Derry-Londonderry.
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The Bush and Clinton families, on stage in Texas
They have dominated American politics for the past three decades: the Bush and Clinton families, taking turns in a string of positions of power and influence.
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