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American Dreams in China trumps Iron Man 3 at box office
off the top of the Chinese box office charts in the week ending on Sunday.The film, which tells the story of a trio of entrepreneurs who establish an English language training service, has pulled in 108 million yuan (about $17.6 million) since its Friday debut, China Film News reported on ...
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HEROES AFTER TWISTER Photog Details Rescue of Children From Okla. School
MOORE, Okla. – I left the office as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters before in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too late. By the time I got to Moore, all I could see was destruction. I walked toward a group of people standing by a heaping mound of rubble too big to be a ...
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Syrian military says it destroys Israeli vehicle
DAMASCUS, Syria – The Syrian military says it has destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights. A statement issued by the Syrian Armed Forces says its troops destroyed the vehicle "with those in it." It did not elaborate, but said any attempt to infiltrate Syria's sovereignty will face "immediate and firm retaliation. " The ...
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Chinese boats captain beaten by N. Koreans while held
The owner of a Chinese fishing boat seized for more than two weeks by armed North Koreans says the captors wore military uniforms, and that they beat up the boat's captain and stole its fuel. Owner Yu Xuejun says the captors eventually released the boat Tuesday without the ransom they had demanded. The incident was the latest irritant in relations between North Korea and a Chinese ...
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Moscow Safer Than New York - Minister
NEW YORK, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russian police reforms have proved so successful that, in some areas, Moscow outperforms New York on safety, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev has boasted while on a visit to the United States. Kolokoltsev made the claims during a meeting in New York late on Monday with New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly."We have compared the crime ...
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PMs South America trip turns focus from turmoil to trade
Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to Peru and then to Colombia for trade talks this week - after he speaks to his caucus about a growing Senate expense scandal that claimed his chief of staff over the weekend. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian ...
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Ex-IRS chief heads to Hill as Carney says White House senior staff told of probe findings
Lawmakers will get their first opportunity to question the man who ran the IRS when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups Tuesday, as the timeline for when senior White House officials knew about the scandal seems to be shifting. The lawmakers are expected to ask former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman why he didn't tell Congress that agents had been singling out conservative ...
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Death in Zimbabwe results in unusual charge against US government worker
This image released by U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., shows the damage to the car that allegedly hit and killed Alois Pedzisai Matyoramhinga in Zimbawbe. Unusual circumstances have left federal prosecutors pursuing vandalism charges against Andrew Pastirik, a U.S. government worker accused of killing the Zimbabwe man in a drunken driving collision. Much of the case against Pastirik is ...
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FBI Elite agents died fast-roping from helicopter that had difficulties during training exercise
NORFOLK, Va. Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night. Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw were killed in the incident Friday. Both were members of the bureau's elite hostage rescue team, a group known ...
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Video Tornado rescue workers fear dozens of kids trapped in rubble
Following the massive 200 mph tornado that hit the town of Moore, Okla., rescue workers focused much of their attention on Plaza Towers Elementary School, where the twister carved a path right through the middle of the building. CBS News' Bigad Shaban ...
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Cannibal Victim Continues Recovery
A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami has learned to play guitar as he continues treatment for his injuries. Ronald Poppo spent nearly a month in a hospital after the May 26 attack alongside a Miami highway. Since then, he's been living in a long-term care facility. The attack left Poppo blind, but his doctors say he's been working ...
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Pics From Tucson Shooting to be Released
Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others. The Pima County Sheriff's Department says many photos show the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting took place in January 2011. The photos also include ...
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Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister
This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Steve ...
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Voters to decide pot shop issue in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES -; Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide how Los Angeles should regulate medical marijuana storefronts that have cropped up over the past several ...
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In tornados wake worried parents seek out kids
Children wait for their parents to arrive at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Okla, Monday, May 20, 2013. Near SW 149th and Hudson. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Paul ...
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Release set for police photos from Tucson rampage
TUCSON, Ariz. -; Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 ...
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Indian-American girl invents less than 20 seconds cellphone charger
NRI News: Washington: Indian-American girl from Saratoga in California was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Intel Foundation after developing the tiny device that fits inside mobile phone batteries that could allow them to charge within 20-30 ...
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UPDATE 3-Oil falls on concern about Federal Reserve direction
Tue May 21, 2013 5:13am EDT * Fresh conflict in Syria supports prices * Weak demand outlook, well supplied market weigh * Coming Up: API weekly crude stock report; 2030 GMT (Recasts with latest price action, updates throughout) By Simon Falush LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Brent oil futures fell towards $104 per barrel on Tuesday on concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve might scale back its ...
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Anger as Barack Obama rewards Burmese President Thein Sein with White House visit despite recent claims of violence
Welcoming the first Burmese head of state to visit the White House in nearly 50 years yesterday, President Obama said "the leadership of President [Thein] Sein" had "allowed this shift" in the ...
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Video Caught on tape Twister near Newcastle Okla.
Following the massive 200 mph tornado that hit the town of Moore, Okla., rescue workers focused much of their attention on Plaza Towers Elementary School, where the twister carved a path right through the middle of the building. CBS News' Bigad Shaban ...
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Liberia Liberias Success Will Be Americas Success
On the second day of her visit to Washington, D.C., President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf addressed a meeting of the Corporate Council on Africa's new Liberia Working Group, laying out her country's potential, as well as its challenges, and inviting U.S. companies to come in and invest, as other countries are doing, citing opportunities in such areas as construction, power, ports, and ...
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Ethiopia Over U.S. $100000 Was Raised in New York for Construction of Renaissance Dam
Over $100 thousand was raised for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at Ethiopian Renaissance Day organized in New York on Saturday, sources from the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs indicated. The Day was organized by the Ethiopian Renaissance Council in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut with the cooperation of the Ethiopian Permanent Mission to the United Nations. The ...
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Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than spend the rest of her life in prison.After nearly five months of testimony in a case that has captured tabloid headlines with tales of sex, lies and violence, Arias' ...
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Miami-Dade schools settle sex harass lawsuits
MIAMI -- Two female police officers with the Miami-Dade County school system have settled lawsuits accusing the former police chief of sexually harassing them.Cmdr. Deanna Fox-Williams and Officer Yewande Gibson claimed in the lawsuits that former chief Charles Hurley asked them for dates and then retaliated against them when they refused his advances over several years.Hurley denied the claims ...
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WikiLeaks hearing focuses on classified evidence
FORT MEADE, Md. -- The Army private who gave more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents to WikiLeaks is returning to Fort Meade for the last scheduled hearing before his military trial next month.The pretrial hearing Tuesday for Pfc. Bradley Manning concerns classified material that would be used as evidence during the trial starting June 3.The court met in a closed session May 8 to test ...
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California prison labor?
California has a famously large budget deficit, budget cuts are being made to a number of state programs and services, but what hasn’t been considered is the cost avoidance potential of the state’s over 40,000 minimum-security prisoner’s, many of whom are already saving the state money by providing labor in return for shorter sentences.
With California budget deficit expected to be somewhere between $12 billion or as high as $25 billion for 2010 alone, state legislators have been anxiously looking for ways to reduce state expenses, cutting budgets wherever possible, but already existing programs operated by the state may present an opportunity for cost-savings in the areas of construction, services and maintenance of buildings and amenities. Read more
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