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House panel poised to approve plan to stem growing epidemic of sexual assaults in US military
WASHINGTON - A House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to military law in an effort to stem the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces. A vote is scheduled Wednesday on the changes, which include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring that service members found guilty of sexual ...
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Weiner Launches Bid for NYC Mayor
Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was considering it. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some ...
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Bruins close in on New York sweep
Daniel Paille and Shawn Thornton have inspired a third-period comeback for the Boston Bruins in their 2-1 win over the New York Rangers.Boston took a 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final series against the Rangers with Thornton helping create Paille's decisive goal at New York's Madison Square Garden with three minutes and 31 seconds remaining.Paille and Thornton both ...
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Garcetti holds slim lead as LA picks new mayor
File-This file combo shows a Feb. 20, 2013 file photo of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti speaking to media in Los Angeles, left, and undated image provided by the Wendy Greuel Campaign of mayoral candidate Greuel meeting with voters. Despite the high stakes, the race has been a mostly low-drama affair between two government regulars. In a city known to yawn at local politics, turnout ...
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Feds vs. feds over Texas blast
Federal agents and the state fire marshal have effectively barred a federal safety panel from the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 others, hampering its investigation, the panel’s chairman said.In a May 17 letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso asked the California Democrat to help the board ...
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More anti-terror $$ to New York
More than $240 million in security grants are coming to New York, an increase of almost $34 million from the previous fiscal year, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday.The Department of Homeland Security is directing $174.2 million from Urban Area Security Initiative funds to be used in the New York metro area, the New York Democrat said. That’s up almost $23 million from the last fiscal ...
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Up to 30 hurt in crash in northwest Ohio
Bowling Green was closed for a couple hours following Tuesday night's crash, but has since been reopened. Initial reports indicated that the passengers of the two vehicles were taken to local hospitals but were not badly hurt. Toledo News Now reports that a Toyota Camry was rear-ended by a bus transporting employees of ...
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African-American Integration in U.S ‘A Model for Muslims’
ROB L. WAGNER: They provide an easy scapegoat for right-wing politicians looking to attribute blame for economic woes. Assimilation or integration? ...
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Pathologists testify young American found dead in Singapore killed self
(1 hr ago) Two US pathologists said an American scientist found hanged last year on the island committed suicide and was not murdered as his family believes. Medical examiners David Fowler of Maryland and Valerie Rao of Florida testified as independent experts a day after the family of the late researcher Shane Todd walked out of a coroner's inquest in Singapore saying they had lost faith ...
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Los Angeles voters choose from two Democrats for mayor
1 of 2. Supporters hold signs as they wait during the election night party for candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles Wendy Greuel in Los Angeles, California May 21, ...
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Voters oust mayor of Harrisburg Pennsylvania in primary
(Reuters) - The embattled mayor of Pennsylvania's financially crippled capital of Harrisburg was ousted on Tuesday when she lost the Democratic primary to the owner of an independent ...
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US raises concern over American firms evading taxes
Mayer, CEO of the biggest US Web portal since July, is betting that Tumblr will help transform Yahoo into a hip destination in the era of social networking as she challenges Google and Facebook ...
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NHL San Jose 2 Los Angeles 1
Antti Niemi was solid in goal for the San Jose Sharks, who evened their Western Conference semifinals series with Los Angeles with a 2-1 win in Game 4 Tuesday. Niemi had 22 saves in the win, ...
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PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - May 22
Wed May 22, 2013 1:22am EDT May 22 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Other countries have long been annoyed by Irish tax laws, but the benefit to the struggling country's economy means the rules are unlikely to change. () * Tim Cook came to Capitol Hill prepared ...
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Biden Jewish heritage is American
Vice President Joe Biden spoke at length Tuesday night about the influence of Judaism on the United States, dating back to the country's founding and to the present day as Jews helped shape views on gay rights. "The truth is that Jewish heritage, Jewish culture, Jewish values are such an essential part of who we are that it’s fair to say that Jewish heritage is American ...
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TV ratings ABC tops demo American Idol finale tanks
Candice Glover was crowned the 12th "American Idol" in the singing competition's lowest-rated finale ever. With Modern Family beating American Idol on Wednesday night, Scandal tying a series high and the Billboard Music Awards, ABC took the top spot in week 34 of the broadcast television season in adults 18-49. The Alphabet also closed in on CBS in total viewership but was unable ...
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Bernanke testimony to be studied for policy clues
FILE - In this May 10, 2013 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke waves goodbye after speaking during a banking conference in Chicago. When Bernanke testifies about the U.S. economy Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the Federal Reserve chairmans words will be examined for any clues that the Fed might soon taper _ or increase _ its support for the ...
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Indian American teenagers invention may charge phones in 20 seconds
The problem of batteries draining out has been intensified with the arrival of smartphones as these phones come loaded with hundreds of applications that consume lot of battery. Just like the saying 'there is always light at the end of the tunnel', an NRI teenager Eesha Khare has shown that light by building a charger that can charge a phone completely in 20-30 ...
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Rookie Chicago cops walking tough beats www.privateofficer.com
Flashlights in hand, the five rookie Chicago cops were walking along a darkened stretch of the gang-infested South Side neighborhood on a recent night when their radios crackled with a call of a battery in progress. One behind the other, the five jogged the next block over, joining up with four other young officers already huddled around a man who said the two mothers of his children had just ...
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Bank of America JPMorgan said mortgage help done
Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase & Co. said they have met their obligations under a mortgage settlement made with state and federal officials. The Los Angeles Times reported Wells Fargo & Co. also was 90 percent done. The five largest banks agreed last year to a settlement with states over bad mortgages. So far more than 600,000 borrows have been granted a total of $50.6 billion in relief. ...
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San Francisco Houston to host Super Bowls in 2016 17
(45 mins ago) San Francisco and Houston got the nod as Super Bowl hosts on Tuesday in a decision announced at the NFL Spring Meeting. San Francisco will host Super Bowl 50 in February of 2016 and Houston will host Super Bowl 51 in February of 2017, the league announced, AFP reports. The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area thanks to the 49ers' future Santa Clara home, recently named ...
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Judge rejects plea from men who sought to join al Qaeda affiliate
NEWARK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday refused to overturn the prison sentences of two New Jersey men convicted on terrorism charges, rejecting the argument that the decision was tainted by the Boston Marathon ...
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Ford adds production in North America to meet new car demand
F.N ) is adding a week of production at 20 North American factories this year to build an additional 40,000 vehicles and help sustain its gains in U.S. market ...
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Hundreds of protesters call to repeal tough New York gun law
ALBANY, N.Y. – Carrying American flags and signs supporting the Second Amendment, more than 200 people gathered at New York's state capitol building in Albany on Tuesday to press for repeal of the state's tough new gun law. A coalition of conservative groups delivered 400,000 signed postcards to members of the Assembly calling on them to roll back the measure passed in January. ...
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Mysterious respiratory illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday. Seven people have been admitted to hospitals with a fever, cough and shortness of breath in recent weeks, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Mary McIntyre said in a statement. Two of the seven have died. The Alabama ...
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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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