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Kuwait ex-MP freed to fight emir insult sentence
A defense lawyer in Kuwait says a former parliament member was granted bail and will remain free while fighting a five-year sentence for a speech considered insulting to the Gulf nation's emir.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Miss. River closed after barges hit bridge
The Mississippi River remains closed as authorities work to determine whether a sunken barge was a navigation hazard.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Campbell ends touring career, to release new album
Glen Campbell's Alzheimer's disease has progressed too far to allow him to continue touring.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
2nd man arrested in rape of 5-year-old Indian girl
A second suspect was arrested Monday in the rape of a 5-year-old girl who New Delhi police say was left for dead in a locked room, a case that has brought a new wave of protests against how Indian authorities handle sex crimes.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Review: Charli XCX's album varied, but imperfect
Charli XCX may not be a household name, but if you're a fan of HBO's "Girls" then you would have heard her vocal and songwriting prowess already.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Google fined by German data protection agency
A German data protection agency fined Google Inc. 145,000 euros ($189,000) for illegally recording information from unsecured wireless networks - an amount it acknowledged is "totally inadequate" as a deterrent to the multinational giant.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Beleaguered caregivers getting help from apps
From GPS devices and computer programs that help relatives track a wandering Alzheimer’s patient to iPad apps that help an autistic child communicate, a growing number of tools for the smartphone, the tablet and the laptop are catering to beleaguered caregivers.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
US awaits 'Boston bomber' charges
US prosecutors prepare charges against the surviving Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who remains in hospital.
Categories: BBC World News
Boston bomb suspect checked for link to 2011 murders: prosecutor
By Tim McLaughlin and Aaron Pressman BOSTON (Reuters) - Authorities are investigating whether the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who died after a shootout with police had any connection to an unsolved triple homicide in suburban Boston in 2011, a spokeswoman for prosecutors said on Monday. The 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, identified by the FBI as one of two brothers suspected in last Monday's blasts, was a close friend of one of three men who were stabbed in the neck in an apartment in Waltham, Massachusetts in September, 2011. ...
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VIDEO: Campaigners call for elephant 'retirement'
A campaign group is urging a zoo in the Philippines to move a 39-year-old elephant into a sanctuary in Thailand as they are concerned over the animal's mental and physical health.
Categories: BBC World News
VIDEO: Inside village at China quake epicentre
The BBC's John Sudworth has been to the village of Longmen see the damage caused by Saturday's earthquake.
Categories: BBC World News
Enlisting a Virtual Pack, to Study Canine Minds
A company offers online cognition tests for dogs with the hopes of collecting data for research.
Categories: New York Times Headlines
VIDEO: Inside North Korean military academy
The Mangyongdae Revolutionary School on the outskirts of Pyongyang is thought to be an elite educational establishment which is preparing many of North Korea's future top brass for life in the military.
Categories: BBC World News
Bahrain activist 'denied treatment'
The wife of jailed Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab tells the BBC he is being denied medical treatment for a back injury
Categories: BBC World News
Six dead in western Russia shooting
A gunman has killed six people - including a 14-year-old girl - in the western Russian city of Belgorod, local officials say.
Categories: BBC World News
Heat roll, and LeBron says they can play better
LeBron James looked at the stat sheet, then looked at the cameras and said words that were absolutely not what the Milwaukee Bucks wanted to hear.
Categories: Sports Center
Mercedes not that far off - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes team are just about hanging on to Formula 1's front-runners but is hopeful they can compete soon.
Categories: BBC World News
White Pass - 4/22/2013 7:28:32 AM
White Pass US12
4/22/2013 7:28:32 AM
Temperature: Not Available
Restrictions Eastbound:
No restrictions
Restrictions Westbound:
No restrictions
Conditions:
Construction on US 12 has resumed, drivers can expect single lane closures and delays up to 30 minutes seven days a week during daylight hours at mileposts 154.3 and 165.0. The seasonal mountain pass reports have ended for this year. Should significant weather or incidents occur that would affect travel, updated information will be provided as it becomes available.
Weather:
4/22/2013 7:28:32 AM
Temperature: Not Available
Restrictions Eastbound:
No restrictions
Restrictions Westbound:
No restrictions
Conditions:
Construction on US 12 has resumed, drivers can expect single lane closures and delays up to 30 minutes seven days a week during daylight hours at mileposts 154.3 and 165.0. The seasonal mountain pass reports have ended for this year. Should significant weather or incidents occur that would affect travel, updated information will be provided as it becomes available.
Weather:
Categories: Mountain Pass Reports
Satus Pass - 4/22/2013 7:26:10 AM
Satus Pass US97
4/22/2013 7:26:10 AM
Temperature: Not Available
Restrictions Northbound:
No restrictions
Restrictions Southbound:
No restrictions
Conditions:
The seasonal mountain pass reports have ended for this year. Should significant weather or incidents occur that would affect travel, updated information will be provided as it becomes available.
Weather:
4/22/2013 7:26:10 AM
Temperature: Not Available
Restrictions Northbound:
No restrictions
Restrictions Southbound:
No restrictions
Conditions:
The seasonal mountain pass reports have ended for this year. Should significant weather or incidents occur that would affect travel, updated information will be provided as it becomes available.
Weather:
Categories: Mountain Pass Reports