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Country singer George Jones dies
Hard-living US country legend George Jones, whose signature song was He Stopped Loving Her Today, dies ages 81.
Categories: BBC World News
Week in pictures: 20-26 April 2013
A selection of news photographs from around the world this week
Categories: BBC World News
Putin rejects foreign gay adoption
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow should amend its adoption agreements with countries which have legalised gay marriage.
Categories: BBC World News
Angela Davis lawyer Leo Branton Jr. dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leo Branton Jr., a lawyer who helped successfully defend radical Angela Davis in a sensational 1972 murder case, has died. He was 91.
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Snoqualmie Pass - 4/26/2013 8:23:38 AM
Snoqualmie Pass I-90
4/26/2013 8:23:38 AM
Temperature: Not Available
Restrictions Eastbound:
No restrictions
Restrictions Westbound:
No restrictions
Conditions:
Rock blasting related closures scheduled Monday through Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. During work operations crews will close I-90 in both directions from Hyak (milepost 54) to Price Creek (milepost 61). This work is weather dependent and will be subject to change. Due to the nature of blasting operations this season, closures may last longer than an hour.
Weather:
4/26/2013 8:23:38 AM
Temperature: Not Available
Restrictions Eastbound:
No restrictions
Restrictions Westbound:
No restrictions
Conditions:
Rock blasting related closures scheduled Monday through Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. During work operations crews will close I-90 in both directions from Hyak (milepost 54) to Price Creek (milepost 61). This work is weather dependent and will be subject to change. Due to the nature of blasting operations this season, closures may last longer than an hour.
Weather:
Categories: Mountain Pass Reports
CBOE CEO Brodsky says trading problems "cropped up unexpectedly"
(Reuters) - The software glitch that shuttered the Chicago Board Options Exchange for several hours on Thursday "cropped up unexpectedly," CBOE Holdings CEO Bill Brodsky told CNBC television on Friday. The shutdown was the latest blow to confidence in the way U.S. financial markets operate. It prevented trading in options on two of the stock market's most closely watched indicators throughout Thursday morning. Volume in index options was down by more than 12 percent from the day before as a result of the decline, as most trading was done in the afternoon. ...
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House debates bill to end airport delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans traded accusations of blame Friday as the House debated a bill that would end furloughs of air traffic controllers and delays for millions of travelers that have caused a political headache in Washington.
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Stocks mostly lower on tepid US economic growth
Stocks are mostly lower at midday following weak earnings from Amazon.com, Expedia and other companies and a report of slower growth in the U.S. economy than economists were expecting.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
UK lawmakers: Accounting firms abuse of gov't role
Staff at some of the world's top accountancy firms are using insider knowledge gained while working for the British Treasury to help private clients avoid tax, a committee of lawmakers said Friday.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Mexican, Brazilian lead race to be next WTO chief
A Latin American is set to take the helm of the World Trade Organization. Official said Friday that Mexico's former trade minister, Herminio Blanco, and Brazilian diplomat Roberto Azevedo are the finalists to become the next director-general.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
UN calls for restraint in Iraq
The UN envoy to Iraq, Martin Kobler, calls for restraint by all sides amid a wave of violence that has left more than 150 people dead since Tuesday.
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Beekeepers create buzz with UK Parliament protest
Scores of worried beekeepers - and a brace of fashionistas - have gathered outside Britain's Parliament in a bid to convince the government to back a ban on pesticides that have been blamed for a worrying drop in bee populations.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Lil Danger convicted of murder in Spokane shooting
A rapper who goes by the name "Lil Danger" faces life in prison without parole after his conviction in a shooting that killed another rapper at an after-concert party at a Spokane hotel.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Rare 1913 nickel fetches over $3.1M at auction
A rare century-old U.S. nickel that was once mistakenly declared a fake has sold at auction for more than $3.1 million.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Gun rights groups says 30 local laws repealed
A gun owners' rights group in Washington state says it has persuaded local governments in its home state and Virginia to repeal about 30 gun regulations that violated state laws.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Pinault family to donate looted bronzes to China
The family that runs French luxury-goods conglomerate Kering won plaudits from Beijing on Friday for offering to return a pair of looted Qing dynasty bronzes at the heart of a Chinese campaign to overcome the legacy of bullying by foreign powers.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Common Sense: Netflix Chief Looks Back on Its Near-Death Spiral
Reed Hastings, the video streaming giant’s chief executive, offered a rare public comment on his company’s 2011 Qwikster debacle, which nearly destroyed it, and its improbable rebound.
Categories: New York Times Headlines
Weyerhaeuser 1Q net income jumps on higher demand
Weyerhaeuser Co., one of the world's largest lumber companies, said Friday that its first-quarter net income soared, as the continued rebound in the housing market boosted demand for its products.
Categories: Seattle Times Headlines
Arrest made after huge web attack
Spanish police have arrested a Dutchman alleged to have been behind one of the biggest ever web attacks.
Categories: BBC World News
Disney's oldest cruise ship Magic gets a makeover
NEW YORK (AP) — Disney Cruise Line's oldest ship, the Magic, is getting a makeover, including the addition of a children's area themed on Marvel Comics superheroes and a three-story water slide, the company announced Friday.
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