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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The Blaze - Stories
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Mashable!
Modern airplanes are basically a giant computer, and the latest reminder of that fact came Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a warning about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's computer system, which has a software counter t...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Russia-called UN emergency meeting on Yemen crisis ends without action, agreement
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The Business InsiderThe vacuum of space is filled with dangerous radiation that can seep through spacecraft, spacesuits, and even the bodies of astronauts, and scientists are trying to figure out the risks it poses for humans traveling beyond Earth's protec...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from US News: CBSnews.comTrainer for top two favorites is no stranger to the winner's circle, but this year's field is deep and talented
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Huffington PostThe new documentary "Just About Famous" chronicles the lives of celebrity impersonators who are so good they could fool just about anyone -- and that includes Barbara Walters, according to George W. Bush tribute artist John Morgan. In th...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Gray's stepfather called for peace.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Philly.com National/World NewsST. LOUIS (AP) - Eighteen black women who were told decades ago that their babies had died soon after birth at a St. Louis hospital now wonder if the infants were taken away by hospital officials to be raised by other families.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from US News: CBSnews.comEight shattered windows have been reported along the I-25 corridor in North Colorado since April 21
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The Business InsiderIt's no secret that NFL teams value some positions over others when it comes to the NFL Draft. As a result, teams are almost certainly reaching for those positions early in the draft. For example, teams consistently draft more quarterbac...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Iowa Gov. Branstad declares state of emergency in response to bird flu; 4 more farms infected
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National: Breaking National News & Headlines - Washington PostBridgegate, a.k.a as Bridgeghazi (meh), a.k.a. Tollgategate (good), has had a rather spectacular effect on the popularity of Christopher "Chris" Christie. The New Jersey governor, once fairly popular, even among Democrats, is now extreme...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from CNN.comThe city of Baltimore erupted with a joyous chorus of honking, whistles and cheers on Friday immediately after prosecutors announced murder and other criminal charges against six police officers in the killing of Freddie Gray.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comBaltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby describes the medical examiner's report that alleges police officers' negligence led to Freddie Gray's death.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National News RSS FeedLOS ANGELES (AP) — After demonstrating the merits of a Japanese-made bullet train to California's governor, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is heading to a session with Japanese-Americans to promote expanded trade between his country and the U...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from US News: CBSnews.comNAACP President Cornell William Brooks talks about police brutality and justice in the wake of Freddie Gray's death.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National News RSS Feed(AP) — Alabama legislative leaders are asking the Department of Revenue to cancel its plan to tax digital streaming services in the state. Lawmakers in April sent a letter to revenue commissioner Julie Magee asking her department to with...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Freddie Gray's death ruled a homicide; Baby saved from rubble after Nepal earthquake; Former Gov. Christie aide pleads guilty in Bridgegate scandal.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The Business InsiderWarren Buffett 's annual letter to shareholders comes out soon, and it's guaranteed to be a must-read. But Buffett's entire archive of letters make for great reading. So what ones should you read? To get a handle on this, we talked to so...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National News - New York Daily NewsA trans woman captured among a mass of rioters in Baltimore on Monday is being housed among men at the city’s jail, a defense attorney says.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from US News: CBSnews.comIn a series of 20 tweets, John Angelos defended protesters and those living in economic devastation
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comBaltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced a slew of criminal charges after the medical examiner ruled Freddie Gray's death in police custody was a homicide.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Woman volunteered on NY island where police say she killed fiance, lied about kayak accident
- Man Who Filmed Freddie Gray Arrest Detained By Baltimore Police, Along With Ferguson Video ActivistsFriday, May 1, 2015 from Huffington PostST. LOUIS -- Kevin Moore, the man who filmed Freddie Gray’s violent arrest, was detained in Baltimore on Thursday night, along with Chad Jackson and Tony Smith, two activists who had previously filmed protests in Ferguson, Missouri. On A...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington PostKATHMANDU, Nepal —For members of Fairfax County’s disaster-response team — both two-legged and four-legged — the grim challenges of searching for trapped survivors of Nepal’s massive earthquake this week have been familiar and fulfilling...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The Business InsiderFor May Day, a programmer named Lauren Voswinkel suggested a hashtag, #talkpay, at the site Model View Culture . Voswinkel is encouraging others to be open about what they do and how much they get paid for it, in part to help ...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from CNN.comA series of Saudi airstrikes hit a hospital and medical camp in southwestern Yemen on Friday, killing at least 58 civilians and injuring at least 67, two local Yemeni government officials said.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from msnbc.com Latest Headlines
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Nation & World - chicagotribune.comThe city is poised to pay $415,000 to a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by two then-Chicago police officers after they bought her liquor and drove her back to her Rogers Park apartment to play strip poker while on duty.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National News RSS FeedThe Florida Supreme Court says it won't force state House members to return to the capitol for the end of this year's session. Justices unanimously ruled that there would be no "beneficial result" by ordering House members back. FORMER D...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from US News: CBSnews.comCBS News cameras took to the street to see the reaction of Baltimore residents after hearing the news that six Baltimore police officers face criminal charges in the death of Freddie Gray.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The Business InsiderTwitter is in serious acquisition talks with mobile news app Circa, sources with knowledge of the discussions told Business Insider. No deal has been finalized and Twitter is just one acquisition route Circa is exploring, the sources sai...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from msnbc.com Latest Headlines
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comMaryland Rep. Elijah Cummings expressed relief that the Baltimore police officers in Freddie Gray's arrest were facing criminal charges. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers and Gigi Stone Woods have his emotional reaction.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Prosecutors' letter says investigation closed over allegations of retribution against Hoboken
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Rage turns to relief as Baltimore's top prosecutor charges 6 officers in custody death
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National: Breaking National News & Headlines - Washington PostPresident Obama is pledging to campaign for skittish House Democrats against challenges from the left if they support his massive Pacific free trade pact, putting his political capital on the line as the administration enters a crucial s...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsweekIn Newsweek ’s recent feature about Montage of Heck , the HBO documentary about late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, director Brett Morgen spoke about de-mythologizing the superstar-turned-martyr, saying the film “may be the final chapter....
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Japan prime minister touts trans-Pacific 'synergy' with US in visit to Los Angeles
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The Business InsiderWarning: If you haven’t seen “Avengers: Age of Ultron” there are spoilers ahead! Halfway through "Avengers: Age of Ultron,” when it looks like The Avengers have their backs against the wall, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) begins to devis...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National News RSS FeedWASHINGTON (AP) — It's not against the law or military regulations to choose not to sit with someone in the dining hall or to unfriend them on Facebook, but in the traumatic aftermath of a sexual assault, a victim could interpret those m...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Mashable!
Last night, the NFL Draft was exactly where fans wanted to be as 32 dreams came true in Chicago's Auditorium Theatre. In typical fashion, the first round of the Draft was an emotional thrill ride that fans and players alike will remember... -
Friday, May 1, 2015 from National News RSS FeedTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A former New Jersey mayor who falsified loan documents and stole a relative's identity to purchase a farm property was sentenced Friday to five years in prison. A jury convicted him in September of wire fraud, identi...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comFeds charge 3 former allies of New Jersey governor in scandal that's cast a long shadow over his White House prospects
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comThe eulogist at Freddie Gray's funeral reacts to the announcement of multiple criminal charges against the police officers who arrested him. CBSN's Gigi Stone Woods and Vladimir Duthiers talked to the pastor.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The Business InsiderThough the Milwaukee Bucks' season ended Thursday night with a 120-66 beatdown to the Chicago Bulls, they began a successful rebuild quicker than anyone imagined this season. In 2013-14, the Bucks had the worst record in the league, fini...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from World News From SFGateWhile many shops in the capital have reopened and water and fuel shortages have eased, hundreds of thousands of homes across the impoverished mountain nation have been damaged or destroyed, and more than 3 million people need food assist...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from ABC News: InternationalNews photographs taken around the world on 5.1.15
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from ABC News: InternationalGunfire forces down army helicopter in western Mexico, 3 soldiers among 7 dead in violence
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Police stop accepting guest list from motel with high crime rate; cite privacy concerns
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comFederal prosecutors in Utah are moving to dismiss a case alleging a 3-year-old boy was abused on a plane. … Click to Continue »
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Uploads by USA TODAYFreddie Gray: A timeline of the Baltimore uprising Leaving more questions than answers, 25-year-old Freddie Gray of Baltimore died in police custody after being arrested and suffering a severe injury to the spine. What happened next left...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The WeekThe manager of a Popeye's in Texas was fired for not paying back $400 stolen during an armed robbery. Marissa Holcomb, who is five months pregnant, was behind the register when the gun-wielding thief burst in. Her boss said Holcomb viola...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The WeekIt's only May, but barring an upset from a little franchise called Star Wars in December, the year's highest-grossing movie probably just hit theaters. Avengers: Age of Ultron — the second big-screen team-up between popular blockbuster s...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from GawkerWe trust the press to arbitrate the news, and rarely is that responsibility more important than with stories like that of Freddie Gray’s. But from Ferguson to Baltimore, a bizarre pro-police bias has seeped out of one of the country’s mo...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Salon.comAs Marilyn Mosby boldly pressed charges against 6 police officers, all the site could focus on was her sex appeal
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The WeekWatch a trailer for Hot Fuzz : Stream Hot Fuzz on Netflix. Listen to more of The Week 's streaming recommendations :
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comFederal prosecutors brought charges Friday against three former allies of Gov. Chris Christie — but not Christie himself — in the George Washington Bridge traffic scandal, easing the legal threat that has hung over his 2016 White House a...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from World news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comAuthorities in western Mexico are asking residents to stay at home as they scramble to extinguish burning vehicles blocking roads in various parts of Guadalajara. … Click to Continue »
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Voice of AmericaSeveral U.S. lawmakers and President Barack Obama have reacted to the unexpected announcement that all six Baltimore police officers involved in the detention of Freddie Gray face serious charges stemming from his death while he was in c...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from World news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comAbout 500 students spent the night outside the U.S. Embassy in Burundi's capital, asking the U.S. for protection as street protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term went into went into their sixth day. ...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Salon.comThe disgraced NYT reporter has received her just desserts, but the rush to bury her also obscures a bigger problem
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comFirst lady Michelle Obama told more than 2,000 Detroit students they should commit to getting an education beyond high school and celebrate academics like many do sports during a speech Friday at the city's first college signing day. ...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from World news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comYemen's Shiite rebels attacked Saudi border posts, sparking fierce fighting overnight that killed three Saudi troops and dozens of rebels, the kingdom said. Saudi-led airstrikes continued to bomb rebel positions inside Yemen on Friday, i...
- Every year, the biggest celebrities, socialites, designers, and fashion industry elites mingle on the red carpet of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for one of the most anticipated fashion events of the year: the Met Gala. In advance of th...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from World news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comFour British sailors charged with sexual assault in Halifax, Nova Scotia, will be transferred to a Canadian military base in Alberta where the British military has a presence. … Click to Continue »
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from GawkerIt has come to our attention that Kristin Cavallari’s husband Jay Cutler’s birthday was on Wednesday (Taurus). He is 32. Happy birthday! Read more...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Uploads by New York Daily NewsVideo of Freddie Gray Arrest The death of Freddie Gray became national headlines when it sparked protests and riots in Baltimore. Video captured his arrest on April 12, and now the police seen with him are facing serious... From: New Yor...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Salon.comThe "reckless" cuts would cripple the agency's important programs, argues a former NASA scientist
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Uploads by AssociatedPressUS, Canada Set Rules to Boost Oil Train Safety Rail tank cars used to transport crude oil and many other flammable liquids will have to be built to stronger standards, under sweeping new safety rules unveiled Friday by U.S. and Canadian....
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comSaying "no one is above the law," Baltimore's top prosecutor announced charges Friday against six officers in the arrest of a black man whose neck was broken in police custody, a decision that comes amid outrage around the country over p...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comSeaWorld — whose safety practices have been under scrutiny since an animal trainer was killed in 2010 by an orca at its Orlando, Florida, park — has now been cited for not adequately protecting its killer-whale trainers at its park in Sa...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Salon.com"They tell me we are a part of this country. How can we be? How can we be part of this country?"
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Uploads by Washington PostFamily of Freddie Gray holds news conference The family of Freddie Gray is scheduled to speak in the wake of Maryland State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby's announcement that six Baltimore police officers will face charges in the de...
- 7.03 million total viewers tuned into ESPN to watch Round 1 of the 2015 NFL Draft, making it the third most-watched, but down 29% from last year.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Uploads by CNBCHow To Make A $1,000 Mint Julep | CNBC Woodford Reserve, the Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby, unveiled their 2015 edition of the $1000 Mint Julep Cup. Mixologist Pamela Wiznitzer walks us through the drink. » Subscribe... Fr...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from CFR.org - The Council on Foreign RelationsJapan and South Korea are Western-style democracies with open-market economies committed to the rule of law. They are also U.S. allies. Yet despite their shared interests, shared values, and geographic proximity, divergent national ident...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Salon.comLili Bernard and Sammie Mays came forward this Friday
- Deadspin Here’s Floyd Mayweather’s Son’s Note Telling How His Dad Beat His Mom | io9 An Undersea VolFriday, May 1, 2015 from GawkerDeadspin Here’s Floyd Mayweather’s Son’s Note Telling How His Dad Beat His Mom | io9 An Undersea Volcano May Be Erupting Off The US Northwest Coast | Jalopnik Ten Old Car Video Games That Are Still Great Today | Lifehacker The Items That...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from International Business TimesSeaWorld San Diego faces $25,770 in alleged safety violations for failing to properly train employees on how to safely interact with killer whales. The four citations were issued earlier this week by California’s Division of Occupational...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from GawkerTwo more women came forward at a press conference with Gloria Allred today to accuse Bill Cosby of sexual assault. One of the women, Lili Bernard, is an actress who played Mrs. Minnifield during the last season of The Cosby Show . The ot...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from GawkerWelcome to May! We are now two-thirds of the way through spring, and right on schedule, the atmosphere has a mini heat wave in the forecast for most of us east of the Rockies. On top of that, models are trying to spin up some sort of a t...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comCriminal charges were dropped against a bow hunter accused of starting one of California's largest wildfires, a blaze that burned parts of Yosemite National Park, federal prosecutors said Friday. … Click to Continue »
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from CFR.org - The Council on Foreign RelationsExperts discuss the U.S. health care industry.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from GawkerThe military is not about to take over the Southwestern United States. No one’s building underground tunnels to connect various Walmarts. Texas is not erecting a series of FEMA death camps. And we’re not about to enter the age of martial...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from WSJ Live VideoAs former Chris Christie allies receive indictments, what are the implications for a potential presidential run for the New Jersey governor? Republican strategist Brad Blakeman discusses. Photo: Getty
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Voice of AmericaOpposition and civil society groups in Uganda have launched a “citizens for reforms now" campaign to pressure parliament to institute electoral reforms ahead of next year’s general election. Parliamentarian Mathias Mpuga, a leading oppos...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from WSJ Live VideoNew Zealand vintner tries a new method of making low-calorie wine that may have less impact on flavor. The Wall Street Journal’s Lucy Craymer has a taste. Photo: Stuart Mccormick / Stucam.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comBob Baffert hopes he's celebrating in the winner's circle at the Kentucky Derby. He just doesn't know which horse or owners would join him. … Click to Continue »
- How many of your top performing team members left their position leaving you, as their leader, wondering why?
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Uploads by VOAvideoLessons for Germany, Europe Remain on Anniversary of WWII's End The 70th anniversary of the end of World War II will be marked May 8-9 in all European countries except Germany, which lost the war. How is the war viewed there, and wha...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Salon.comAccording to "Montage of Heck" director Brett Morgen, this summer brings us a posthumous Cobain release
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comA woman who missed graduation in 1952 because she needed a half-credit of gym class has received her high school diploma decades later in a surprise ceremony. … Click to Continue »
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from WSJ Live VideoIs China's booming stock showing signs of slowing down? Barron's Jack Hough previews the new issue of Barron's magazine. Photo: Getty
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comAndré Borschberg will attempt to fly from eastern China to Hawaii in a high-tech, sun-powered aircraft that resembles a dragonfly. No one before has attempted a solar-powered flight over such a large expanse of ocean – 5,070 miles. ̷...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Uploads by New York Daily NewsSenator Schumer, Comptroller Scott Stringer Speak at Final Day of Citizenship NOW! Senator Chuck Schumer and Comptroller Scott Stringer Speak at Final Day of Citizenship NOW! Click here to get more: http://nydn.us/1bKnWkZ Subscribe to ou...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.com5:10 p.m. … Click to Continue »
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from International Business TimesVermont’s independent Sen. Bernie Sanders received 35,000 donations totaling $1.5 million for his campaign for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination in the first 24 hours following his announcement early Thursday morning. Sanders i...
- With all the chatter lately about high-tech crooks using laptop computers and scads of carefully written code to crack the codes of some cars’ security systems, a growing number of auto thefts these days are instead being enabled by thei...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Latin America News DispatchThe Latin America News Dispatch’s daily newsletter Today in Latin America will return on May 4. In the meantime, see our latest story from Mexico, where heightened security at the southern border is forcing migrants to take ever-ri...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from U.S. NewsISLAMABAD (AP) — People in Pakistan who live under the threat of U.S. drone strikes see a double standard at work in Washington.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from RealClearWorldZeina Karam & Mohammed Rasool, Associated Press
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent News5:10 p.m.The stepfather of Freddie Gray says the family is satisfied with prosecutors charging six police officers involved in Gray's...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationNPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Ta-Nehisi Coates, a national correspondent for The Atlantic , about his reactions to the Baltimore riots. He wrote a story this week about the cons of nonviolence.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Top StoriesMany lawmakers use campaign funds in ways with seemingly little relation to their reelection.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationJon Krakauer has long been haunted by the question of how the subject of his book died in the Alaskan wilderness. In a journal, he and a scientist show that the seeds he consumed can contain a toxin.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationMarilyn Mosby rose to the national spotlight Friday with her announcement of the swift charges brought against the six police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Christianpost.com > WorldAmnesty International claims Paraguay's abortion laws are too restrictive and "tantamount to torture" after a woman was denied an abortion for her 10-year-old daughter who was reportedly raped by her stepfather. The mother, whose daughte...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsAll Times Eastern Interleague L.A. Angels vs San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. ...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from RealClearWorldA. Rettman, EU Obs The US took in about 70,000 UN-registered refugees last year - the same as the rest of the world combined. Most came from the Arab world, Africa, and South-East Asia. Some came from the Western Balkans and Ukraine. New...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Christianpost.com > WorldIslamic State militants in the group's Libyan outpost of Derna have publicly crucified three brothers belonging to a local prominent family after one of the brothers was accused of supporting the Libyan government, which under ISIS' Shar...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationKasich is thinking about running for president but the problem is whether he can get through a GOP primary with some of his issue positions.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Top Stories"I heard your call for no justice, no peace," The state's attorney said.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from RealClearWorldJudy Dempsey, Carnegie Europe Hybrid warfare is a very particular mode of acting—comprehensively, and against everything the EU stands for. So I would like to turn this question around and reply: comprehensiveness will save Europe.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Top StoriesExclusive interview: 'I hope this will be a Congress of significant accomplishment.'
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsNEW YORK (AP) — The stock market bounced back on Friday as investors picked up companies that had dropped earlier in the week. Major indexes...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Mondoweiss
Roger Waters has joined the chorus of voices calling on British pop-star Robbie Williams to cancel his May 2nd concert in Tel Aviv. Pressure is also falling on UNICEF as Williams is also one of the organization's "goodwill ambassadors," ... -
Friday, May 1, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationBen E. King, best known for the classic soul song "Stand By Me," has died at 76.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Top StoriesRepublicans think Rand Paul is also damaged, but riots are unlikely to matter much to GOP voters.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from RealClearWorldEuan Graham, Interpreter The 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, on which the alliance is based, is an oddity in that mutuality was originally defined as a one-way defence guarantee from the US in return for basing rights in ...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsPRAGUE (AP) — Canada showed its attacking power with a 6-1 victory over Latvia on Friday in the first game of the world hockey championship, while...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationSix police officers face charges, including murder and involuntary manslaughter, for Freddie Gray's death. Some worry they're losing the benefit of the doubt from both prosecutors and the public.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Christianpost.com > WorldBodies of Christian worshippers are still buried under the debris of their church buildings, which collapsed when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal last Saturday. Hundreds of Christians are among thousands who are dead.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from RealClearWorldFyodor Tertitskiy, NK News In a mostly homogenous country, naturalized citizens constitute special cases
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Top StoriesWildstein pleaded guilty to two counts: one of fraud and one of a "conspiracy against civil rights."
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationMarilyn Mosby promised to tackle violent crime and police misconduct when she took office in January. She wasted no time in leveling charges against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from RealClearWorldJoshua Keating, Slate The Russian government announced Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has canceled a planned trip to Moscow to attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. The trip had been hi...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from U.S. NewsBALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities' refusal to provide more than a few sketchy details about the Freddie Gray investigation is fueling suspicion and mistrust as a weekend of protest rallies looms.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationNPR's Melissa Block interviews University of Pittsburgh law professor David Harris about the unusual charges against the six police officers involved in Freddie Gray's arrest.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Top StoriesThe Florida senator and the Wisconsin governor are fighting for the same space.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from RealClearWorldP. Hobson, Moscow Times YALTA, Crimea — "Who do you think is responsible for the war in eastern Ukraine?" asked Masha, a 17-year old student at School No. 12 in Yalta, Crimea. I paused. "Russia." A gasp went around the classroom. M...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsFollowing is a timeline in the events surrounding the April 12 arrest of Freddie Gray, a black man whose neck was broken in police custody....
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationDavid Wildstein, Gov. Chris Christie's top staffer at the Port Authority, admitted to his role in orchestrating lane closures on the George Washington Bridge as political payback.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Some South Florida politicians say they've been ignored long enough by state leaders in North Florida. Now they want their...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationBaltimore's chief prosecutor Marilyn Mosby announced Friday that the officers involved in Freddie Gray's arrest face criminal charges, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors brought charges Friday against three former allies of Gov. Chris Christie — but not Christie himself — in...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bob Baffert hopes he's celebrating in the winner's circle at the Kentucky Derby. He just doesn't know which horse or owners...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from U.S. NewsRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Saudi Defense Ministry says three Saudi soldiers and "dozens" of Yemeni Shiite rebels were killed overnight Friday after the rebels and their supporters launched a cross-border attack on the kingdom.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from U.S. NewsLOS ANGELES (AP) — After demonstrating the merits of a Japanese-made bullet train to California's governor, Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is heading to a session with Japanese-Americans in an effort to promote expanded trade between hi...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from U.S. NewsJapanese stocks drifted lower Friday after weak U.S. earnings underlined an uncertain economic outlook and dented Wall Street. Most Asian markets were closed for Labour Day.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from U.S. NewsBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's chief prosecutor, just 35 years old and on the job for less than four months, is facing the biggest challenge of her career: deciding whether evidence supports criminal charges against police officers in the ...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Mondoweiss
Approximately 1,000 Ethiopian Israelis took to the streets of Jerusalem on the evening of April 30 to protest police brutality and systemic racism. Numerous journalists reported that the protesters were chanting “Baltimore is here!”, con... -
Friday, May 1, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationU.S. and Canadian transportation officials announced Friday new, tougher standards for tank cars that haul explosive crude oil. But some safety advocates say the regulations don't do enough to protect those who live near railways from po...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from RealClearWorldP. Stephens, Financial Times Washington is giving up on Beijing becoming a stakeholder in the present global order.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Top StoriesJose Mallea's hiring by Bush's Right to Rise PAC is a one-two punch for the former governor.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Top StoriesThe fire department has "no idea" how long it will take to rescue the trapped individual.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsMILWAUKEE (AP) — Police advocacy groups in Wisconsin on Friday objected to a painting displayed at the Madison Public Library that shows an...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsCHICAGO (AP) — One of the remaining obstacles to building Barack Obama's presidential library in his hometown of Chicago fell away when Illinois...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationNPR's Melissa Block talks with ESPN's Jane McManus about Winston's off-the-field problems, including being accused of sexual assault during his freshman season at Florida State.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Winnipeg Free Press: CanadaMONTREAL - For a 91-year-old Quebec woman, happiness is not having to pay a fine after a neighbour complained about a noisy chair in her apartment. Yvette Vachon was originally slapped with a $148 ticket after someone downstairs called p...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Vancouver Sun - News / World CPShe’s not anti-cop, but Baltimore’s state’s attorney campaigned on the promise to hold police accountable and in the wake of Gray’s death she’s striking an equilibrium
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The Seattle TimesSAN DIEGO (AP) — SeaWorld — whose safety practices have been under scrutiny since an animal trainer was killed in 2010 by an orca at its Orlando, Florida, park — has now been cited for not adequately protecting its killer-whale trainers ...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Tampabay.com RSS FeedMaintaining its No. 1 market share among grocery stores in Florida, Publix on Friday reported a solid 6.8 percent gain in revenues and a more robust 11.2 percent bump in earnings for the first quarter.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Winnipeg Free Press: CanadaHALIFAX - An international team of scientists has predicted in a study published Friday which ocean species and areas are most at risk of extinction by studying fossils from the last 23 million years. Ecologists, biologists and paleontol...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from North America NewsThe wife of Australian podiatrist Phillip Vasyli has told a Bahamas court she did not kill her world-renowned podiatrist husband.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Global News : Canada
Not too many people decide to take on a polar bear to save someone else's life. -
Friday, May 1, 2015 from Vancouver Sun - News / NationalThe Conservative government is being accused of sitting on the sidelines rather than providing the leadership some feel is needed to tackle a worrying culture of misogyny and sexual abuse in the Canadian military. On Friday, U....
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Reuters: U.S.CHICAGO (Reuters) - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad declared a state of emergency on Friday due to a rapidly expanding avian flu outbreak, soon after state agriculture officials announced four new poultry farms had initially tested positive...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Winnipeg Free Press: WorldNEW YORK, N.Y. - Ben E. King, the unforgettable lead singer for the Drifters and solo star whose plaintive baritone graced such pop and rhythm 'n blues classics as "Stand by Me," ''There Goes My Baby" and "Spanish Harlem," has died. He w...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Global News : World
They claim Jenner was negligent when he collided with the woman's car, causing relatives "great losses." -
Friday, May 1, 2015 from North America NewsMelbourne's Knox basketball organisation will receive restitution from a former NBA employee under a plea deal reached in a US court.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Winnipeg Free Press: WorldLAS VEGAS, Nev. - Five years in the making, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao meet Saturday night in the richest — and arguably most overhyped — fight in the history of the sport. Their styles have been analyzed endlessly and their...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Tampabay.com RSS FeedIt's one of Tampa Bay's great party houses but not in the debauched, get-sick-in-the-bushes, Animal House kind of way.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Canada News Centre - National NewsToday, Industry Minister James Moore announced that the Government of Canada plans to auction more valuable wireless spectrum this summer.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from TORONTO STAR | NEWS | WORLDUN emergency meeting on Yemen crisis ends without action or agreement.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Winnipeg Free Press: CanadaPolice are asking for the public's help as they search for a teenage actress and her friend who have been missing in the Toronto area for nearly a week. Fourteen-year-old Abigail Bergman — who acts on the Family Channel's "Next Step" ser...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Ottawa Citizen » National
NATO’s commander U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove made a surprising admission to American lawmakers the other day. He acknowledged NATO doesn’t have any real idea what the Russians are up to. “Russian military operations in ... -
Friday, May 1, 2015 from Metro News » Canada
MONTREAL – For a 91-year-old Quebec woman, happiness is not having to pay a fine after a neighbour complained about a noisy chair in her apartment. Yvette Vachon was originally slapped with a $148 ticket after someone downstairs ca...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from North America NewsA photographer for the Baltimore City Paper was reportedly thrown to the ground by Baltimore Police officers while covering protests over police brutality late Saturday.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from North America NewsSuzanne Crough Condray, who played Tracy Partridge in the 1970s hit TV show The Partridge Show, has died at the age of 52.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from TORONTO STAR | NEWS | WORLDThe temblor shattered innumerable livelihoods in a country where many people are self-employed and insurance is a rarity.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from World storiesHarrowing accounts from survivors dominated the first week of Colorado's movie theater massacre trial, but amid the tears a much more detailed picture emerged of gunman James Holmes, his personal life, and his deadly plan.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Tampabay.com RSS FeedThis is bad: Republicans in the state House turned their backs on Floridians by shutting their doors in order to make a political statement on Obamacare. This might be worse: Democrats in Florida chose to widen the divide by immediately ...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Winnipeg Free Press: WorldLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Bob Baffert hopes he's celebrating in the winner's circle at the Kentucky Derby. He just doesn't know which horse or owners would join him. After all, the trainer has the two top favourites for Saturday's race. American...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Tampabay.com RSS FeedPALM HARBOR — A traffic crash shut down the northbound lanes of U.S. 19 at Alderman Road Friday afternoon, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. Drivers were advised to seek alternate routes. No further information was immedia...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National Post » CanadaI don’t think anyone is in denial. But it’s a hell of a reach to move from that obvious observation to declaring the whole lot worthy of contempt and requiring a big fix
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Winnipeg Free Press: CanadaWETASKIWIN, Alta. - The pattern of bullet holes from two different guns is strong evidence that more than one man was behind the shootings of a pair of Alberta Mounties in 2012, a Crown prosecutor said Friday. "If there was one shooter a...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Global News : Canada
Community service, jail time and reparations: the lawyers in the Lise Thibault trial disagree on the pending sentence for Quebec's former lieutenant governor. -
Friday, May 1, 2015 from US & World News - Sun SentinelA woman in police custody who was killed by officers in downtown Atlanta had escaped from her handcuffs and fired gunshots at the officers from a patrol car's backseat, police said Friday.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The Globe and Mail - National RSS feedHow do Christine Elliott and Patrick Brown stack up?
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Tampabay.com RSS FeedThe statement $29 is what "families on SNAP (food stamps) have to live on for a week."
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from BBC News - US & CanadaCriminal charges are brought against six police officers over the death of Freddie Gray, sparking celebrations on the streets of Baltimore.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Winnipeg Free Press: CanadaOTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's courtship of the labour movement has hit a rocky patch. He's facing a backlash from labour leaders after Liberals complained earlier this week about parliamentary office space provided by the NDP ...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from North America NewsThe UN says it is "horribly possible" that more allegations of child abuse against French and other soldiers could arise.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Global News : Canada
As Mayweather v. Pacquiao are set to make boxing history, boxing clubs seem more popular than ever, thanks in large part to the fashion industry. -
Friday, May 1, 2015 from Winnipeg Free Press: WorldLOS ANGELES, Calif. - The stepchildren of a woman killed in an automobile crash involving Bruce Jenner sued the Olympic gold medallist Friday for wrongful death, claiming they have suffered enormous damages. The lawsuit provides no new d...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalA new report issued by a group of retired generals warns that high obesity rates and levels of unfitness among Minnesota’s younger residents has become an issue of national security, and needs to be urgently addressed by the state’s comm...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from The Seattle TimesWhile Seattle’s standard order of business in the NFL Draft the last five years has been to move down and acquire more picks, the Seahawks could be thinking of a change in strategy this year, due in part to already holding a league...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Metro News » World
KATHMANDU, Nepal – The structural engineer strides through Kathmandu’s old city, past buildings reduced to rubble, buildings whose facades are cracked in dozens of places, like the fractured shell of a hardboiled egg. But it&...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from BBC News - US & CanadaAn ex-aide to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie pleads guilty to conspiracy over traffic chaos on the George Washington Bridge in 2013.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Winnipeg Free Press: CanadaOTTAWA - The mother of one of 43 missing Mexican students who vanished last fall is in Canada to seek the federal government's help in pressuring Mexico for answers. Hilda Legideno Vargas's 20 year-old-son disappeared in Mexico, likely a...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from National Post » CanadaA damning report on sexual harassment in the Canadian Forces, highly critical of senior military leaders, was released Thursday. Here’s the background
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Winnipeg Free Press: WorldWASHINGTON - Barack Obama is stopping by the "Late Show" one last time as David Letterman gets ready to retire. The appearance Monday will be Obama's third time as president swapping jokes with Letterman, and his eighth appearance in all...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from North America NewsA US judge has agreed to give prosecutors and lawyers of Australia's Dr Adam Cobb time to work on a potential plea deal to a child pornography charge.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Tampabay.com RSS FeedWhere is job growth hottest in Florida? At 5.2 percent, the Naples area boasted the highest annual percentage of increases between March of this year and last. But the larger Orlando area added more than 50,000 jobs at a highly respectab...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Canada storiesCanadian officials said on Friday a $26.2 billion program to build 15 naval ships could end up below target and over budget, the latest challenge to Canada's troubled military procurement process.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Metro News » Canada
OTTAWA – The Security Intelligence Review Committee, the watchdog that keeps an eye on Canada’s spy agency, will be led by Pierre Blais, a former solicitor general and recently retired chief justice of the Federal Court of Ap...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Top StoriesA man wanted in connection with a daytime shooting in January has been arrested in Winnipeg.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 from Global News : Canada
Fairfax Financial Holdings said the company and two senior executives are under investigation by Quebec's securities regulator.
