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Discover Financial 1Q net income rises 2 pct
Loan growth and revenue from its new mortgage business helped lift Discover Financial Services' first-quarter profit by 2 percent
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Mass. woman sues over sex tape with Buddhist monk
A Massachusetts woman has filed a lawsuit against five people she alleges illegally distributed a video of her having a sexual encounter with a Buddhist monk.
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Seattle chief tells police not to drink and drive
Seattle Police Chief John Diaz is reminding officers not to drink and drive.
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Bellevue police apologize for Seattle shooting
The Bellevue police chief has apologized to residents of a Seattle neighborhood where a Bellevue SWAT team killed a man last month while trying to arrest the robbery suspect.
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Life of Pi star says blessing to work with Ang Lee
"Life of Pi" actor Suraj Sharma credits director Ang Lee with setting him on a path to continue with a career in movies.
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Car bomb targets French Embassy in Libya
A car bomb targeted the French Embassy in the Libyan capital early Tuesday, wounding two French guards and a Libyan teenager in an attack that President Francois Hollande denounced as an assault not only on France but all countries engaged in the fight against terrorism.
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UN lowers 2013 Latin America growth forecast
The United Nations says the economy of Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to grow a lower-than-expected 3.5 percent this year.
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Canada terror suspect makes short court appearance
A man accused of plotting to derail a train in Canada with support from al-Qaida elements in Iran made a brief court appearance and was told to appear in court again next month.
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Chechen leader 'gives boxing lesson'
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov boasts on the internet that he has given his sports minister a boxing lesson to deal with his poor performance.
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VIDEO: Helping China's earthquake victims
The BBC's John Sudworth has been to some of the areas affected by the earthquake in Sichuan on Saturday to look at how the relief effort is progressing
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French embassy in Tripoli bombed
An explosion outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, wounds two French guards and several residents and causes major damage.
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VIDEO: Russian police hunt for Belgorod gunman
Authorities in Russia are pursuing a man who shot dead six people before fleeing in the south-western city of Belgorod
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US manufacturing worst in six months
The US manufacturing sector grew at its slowest pace in six months during April, a survey suggests.
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Seahawks' blueprint for draft success built in middle rounds
Seahawks GM John Schneider's ability to find undervalued talent, and coach Pete Carroll's willingness to let players compete regardless of draft position is a recipe for draft success.
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Punchless Mariners facing biggest crisis of Zduriencik era
Unless Mariners come out of their current free fall, GM Jack Zduriencik's blueprint could be irreparably damaged.
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Zduriencik blueprint hangs in balance
(Here is today’s Mariners minor-league report). The Mariners are facing the biggest crisis of the Jack Zduriencik era. And no, I don’t feel “crisis” is overstating matters. This season — a season that promised to be different, one in which the Mariners were to take some
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FedEx launches flexible delivery service
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee (Reuters) - FedEx Corp launched a new service to let customers select from a range of options to schedule dates, locations and times of delivery, catching up to rival UPS, which offered its "UPS My Choice" service more than a year ago. Residential shoppers, who are a growing part of the company's business thanks to the rise of online purchases, can receive notification of FedEx Express and FedEx Ground packages, and track and manage deliveries without a tracking number or FedEx account. ...
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