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Ormsby, Arnond lead Ballantine's by 1 shot

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 20:46
Wade Ormsby birdied two of his closing three holes Friday to share the clubhouse lead with Arnond Vongvanij in the second round of the rain-affected Ballantine's Championship.

US Marshals: Bombing suspect Dzhokhar

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 20:46
US Marshals: Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev moved from hospital to federal medical facility.

10 Things to Know for Today

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 20:31
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

UK terror plot leader jailed for minimum 18 years

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 20:31
The ringleader of an al-Qaida-inspired plot to detonate knapsack bombs in England's second-largest city has been sentenced to at least 18 years in jail.

Road worker hit at Everett site; driver arrested

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 19:47
A worker at a Highway 99 construction project at south Everett was hit by a car about 1:30 a.m. Friday and the driver was arrested.

American jihadi in Somalia tweets on kill attempt

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 19:46
A most-wanted American jihadi in Somalia says a known assassin from the militant group al-Shabab has shot him in the neck.

US to boost trade, military ties with Myanmar

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 19:46
Myanmar could get broad duty-free access to the U.S. market by year's end as the United States tries to deepen trade and military ties with the former military dictatorship.

Fiery Afghan bus crash kills 30, Taliban blamed

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 19:46
A bus collided on Friday with the wreckage of a truck that was attacked by Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, killing 30 people aboard the bus in a fiery crash, officials said.

Sigourney Weaver having a ball as a 'peacock'

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 19:43
The good news for Sigourney Weaver was that her friend, the playwright Christopher Durang, had a juicy part for her in a new play. It wouldn't even be too much of a stretch - she'd be playing a movie star.

Burger King 1Q earnings soar

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 19:37
Burger King says its first-quarter earnings more than doubled even though revenue fell, as the fast-food chain trimmed several restaurant-related expenses.

Oil falls below $93 ahead of US growth data

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 19:31
The price of oil fell below $93 a barrel Friday ahead of quarterly growth figures from the world's biggest economy.

Toll in Bangladesh building collapse climbs to 290

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 19:31
Crews bored deeper Friday into the wreckage of a garment-factory building that collapsed two days earlier, hoping for miracle rescues that would prevent the staggering death toll from rising much higher, as angry relatives of the missing clashed with police.

German mail workers win 5.7 pct raise over 2 years

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 19:30
German postal workers have won a 5.7 pay raise over two years in a deal that follows a string of short walkouts. It's one of several current disputes in which unions sought hefty increases.

China's Baidu reports slower profit growth

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 19:30
Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular search engine, reported slower profit growth in its latest quarter Friday as costs rose sharply and competition for its new mobile service intensified.

French government cuts EADS stake

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 18:31
The French state has cut its stake in Airbus parent company EADS to 12 percent following the latest sale of shares, the second this month.

AT&T to sell home automation, security packages

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 18:29
AT&T Inc. is launching its home security and automation service in 15 cities Friday, with an eye toward getting customers hooked on security cameras, thermostats and locks they can control from phones and tablets.

Japan to allow airlines to resume 787 flights

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 18:26
Japan's transport minister said Friday the government is poised to allow Japanese airlines to resume flying grounded Boeing 787s once they complete installation of systems to reduce fire risk in problematic lithium ion batteries.

SKorea to withdraw workers at factory in NKorea

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 18:19
Seoul said Friday that it has decided to withdraw the roughly 175 South Koreans still at a jointly run factory complex in North Korea, raising a major question about the survival of the last symbol of inter-Korean cooperation.

Column: Why Barca is 'more than a club'

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 18:16
Every team loses, but no team loses quite like Barcelona.

Tax-free Internet shopping in jeopardy

Seattle Times Headlines - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 18:16
Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over.