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Court rejects Pussy Riot member's early release
A Russian court on Friday rejected a plea for early release from prison by a member of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot, whose provocative songs and prosecution have made them a symbol of the country's opposition movement.
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Indian spy on death row hurt in Pakistan prison
A top Pakistani prison official says an Indian spy on death row was critically injured when he was attacked with a brick inside a prison in the eastern city of Lahore.
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Mariners have to avoid panic, do what they did last night
Nothing like a shutout win over the Angels to tone down some of the hysteria we’ve seen revolving around the Mariners the past 48 hours or so. I’ll freely admit contributing to some of it. This team is going to be in serious trouble and will put jobs at risk if it plays like it
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Obama backs Planned Parenthood in political fight
President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said were efforts across the country to turn women's health back to the 1950s.
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Senate bill targets large compounding pharmacies
Large specialty pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak last year would be subject to federal safety inspections and manufacturing standards under a new Senate proposal introduced Friday.
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First confirmed Japanese tsunami debris in Calif.
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) — A barnacle-covered fishing boat that washed ashore this month in Crescent City, Calif., has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan to reach California's shores.
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Washington State Sen. Sharon Brown Proposes Pro-Discrimination Law Towards Gays
A Washington state Senator and 11 other Republicans introduced a bill that would legalize discrimination towards gay people. Sen. Sharon Brown, along with her republican cohorts, believes that she has the right to discriminate against gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender individuals based on “sincerely held religious beliefs” or “matters of conscience.” The bill seeks to undermine current laws ...
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City: No 'Don't Tread on Me' flag on public land
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — A "Don't Tread on Me" flag hoisted by veterans outside a city-owned armory has been ordered down because of complaints that the defiant symbol of the American Revolution is now associated with the tea party and makes an unwelcome political statement.
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Washington: A Gender-Neutral State
The state's governor signs a bill to strike specific gender references from all of Washington's laws. read more
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Poor response to tip blamed on Cold War distrust
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former official of the Russian government is telling Congress that lingering, Cold War-era distrust may have made American officials less inclined to act on tips from Russian security services about one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers
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EU urges help for migrant workers
The European Commission unveils plans to improve the rights of workers who move to take up employment in another EU member state.
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Japan Approves Return to Air of Boeing 787
Authorities approved fixes to the planes’ batteries and authorized All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, which own about half of the 50 Dreamliners delivered, to resume flights.
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Bomb suspects' mother was in terror database
BOSTON (AP) — The mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects had been added to a federal terrorism database about 18 months before the attack, government officials said Thursday.
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Kaneria loses spot-fixing appeal
Former Pakistan and Essex leg spinner Danish Kaneria loses his appeal against being found guilty of spot-fixing.
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NY City sues BP over Deepwater Horizon spill: Comptroller
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City said on Friday it sued BP Plc for more than $39 million of losses it claims beneficiaries of the city's pension funds sustained due to BP's "misconduct and fraudulent behavior" linked to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. "BP failed to disclose to shareowners the serious risks involved in its offshore drilling operation," Comptroller John Liu said. "After the spill began, it misleadingly attempted to minimize the extent of the damage and the cost to shareowners. ...
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Washington state Republicans introduce measure to legalize LGBT discrimination
The law would allow businesses to discriminate based on "sincerely held" religious and philosophical beliefs
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Fashion Diary: From Red Zone to Red Carpet at the N.F.L. Draft - Fashion Diary
At the N.F.L. draft, a passel of lugs in baggy suits picked out by Mom has been replaced by a parade of fashion plates that might put Oscar contenders to shame.
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Paintball hits Maine pol's home after gun vote
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — A Maine lawmaker who cast a critical vote on gun control legislation says someone fired a paintball at his home in an attempt to intimidate him.
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Country singer George Jones dead at 81
By Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday at age 81, his spokesman said. Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included hits such as "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "Window Up Above," died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville. He had been hospitalized since April 18 with fever and irregular blood pressure, spokesman Kirt Webster said. ...
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Wash. judge tells police to return marijuana
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