Yonhap: Captain of sunken SKorean ferry arrested
MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — Police arrested the captain and two other crew members of the South Korean ferry that sank two days ago, leaving more than 270 people missing and 29 people dead, the Yonhap news agency reported Saturday.
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Magnitude-7.2 earthquake shakes Mexican capital
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake shook central and southern Mexico on Friday, sending panicked people into the streets. Some walls cracked and fell, but there were no reports of major damage or casualties.
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Homeland Security reissues immigrant asylum rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department has reissued asylum rules to immigration officials amid concerns that they are misinterpreting how to decide which immigrants get to see a judge for asylum claims.
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Baucus casts wide shadow over Montana Senate race
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Max Baucus' decision not to seek re-election to the Senate after 35 years opened the door for Republicans to pick up one of the six Democratic seats they need to recapture control of the Senate. But his early resignation after being named U.S. ambassador to China may have…
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Railroad says it's committed to hauling fertilizer
Canadian Pacific Railway told a federal oversight board Friday that moving fertilizer for spring planting does not present a "significant challenge" for the railroad. "We are ready to move ...
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Top Asian News at 9:00 p.m. GMT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean news agency Yonhap reports that the captain of the South Korean ferry that sank two days ago has been arrested. Yonhap says 68-year-old Lee Joon-seok was detained early Saturday.
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South Korea Ferry Captain 'Arrested'
South Korean news agency Yonhap said Lee Joon-Seok, 68, was "behind bars" and had been detained with two other crew members. A school vice-principal, who was with the children on the ship, was found hanged on a tree, police said on Friday.
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Colorado deaths stoke worries about pot edibles
DENVER (AP) — Two recent deaths have stoked concerns about Colorado's recreational marijuana industry and the effects of pot edibles that can be exponentially more potent than a joint.
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Obama signs bill aimed at blocking Iran's UN envoy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday aimed at blocking Iran's chosen ambassador to the United Nations because of his ties to the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. But the president says he's only treating the legislation as guidance.
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Prosecutor: Body fits description of missing boy
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A child's body found off a highway in central Massachusetts on Friday matches the height and weight of a 5-year-old boy who has been missing for seven months, and whose disappearance led to calls for changes in the state's child welfare agency, authorities said.
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Trax On Wax's 7th Annual Record Store Day Celebrates The Vinyl Comeback
The hottest new audio technology may surprise you. Vinyl is making a major comeback, and Saturday there's a celebration in Baltimore and across the country. Ron Matz reports in the record business, everything old is new again.
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Superheroes Descend on Capitol Mall
Batmans, Supermans, Spidermans and more obscure superheroes flocked to the Capitol Mall Friday to try to set a Guinness World Record for largest gathering of people wearing comic book character costumes ahead of this weekend's Awesome Con. (April 18)
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Pensive pope at Good Friday Colosseum procession
ROME (AP) — Desperate migrants, suicidal failed business owners, battered women, torture victims and all people suffering in the world were remembered at a torch-lit Good Friday Way of the Cross procession presided over by Pope Francis at the Colosseum.
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US newspaper industry revenue fell 2.6 pct in 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. newspaper industry revenue fell last year, as increases in circulation revenue weren't high enough to make up for shrinking demand for print advertising, an industry trade group said Friday.
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Puerto Rico's unemployment rate drops slightly
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — New statistics from the U.S. Labor Department show that Puerto Rico's unemployment rate dropped slightly last month.
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White House makes economics focus of Asia trip
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is focusing President Barack Obama's upcoming Asia-Pacific trip on the economic benefits of closer ties to the region, but regional security concerns are likely to be pushed higher on the president's agenda because of the tense situation between Russia and Ukraine.
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Military scales down, modifies Guam buildup plan
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — The military's revised proposal for a buildup on Guam calls for less population growth and locating a Marine Corps live-fire training range on an Air Force base instead of the site of an ancient village.
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Bomb blast in Cairo kills police officer- Egyptian state media
CAIRO (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in a Cairo square late on Friday, killing one police officer and wounding another, the Egyptian state newspaper Al Ahram reported on its website. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Since the army toppled Egypt's first freely-elected president, Mohamed…
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SpaceX Lifts Off Towards ISS
The SpaceX-3 Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on April 18 carrying a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. The lift-off took place at 3:25pm on April 18 after the planned launch on April 14 was aborted due to a helium leak in a valve. Credit: YouTube/NASAKennedy
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Top Hollande aide quits in conflict of interest row
By Julien Ponthus and Nicholas Vinocur CLERMONT-FERRAND, France (Reuters) - A senior adviser to French President Francois Hollande quit on Friday over accusations of past conflict of interest linked to his work for pharmaceutical firms, adding to pressure on the unpopular Socialist leader weeks…
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Obama signs law blocking Iran's envoy to UN
Hamid Aboutalebi has acknowledged acting as an interpreter for the group that took part in the 1979 US Embassy takeover.
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Autopsy: Border Patrol agent shot man twice
SAN DIEGO (AP) — An autopsy report says a Mexican man who was killed by a Border Patrol agent near San Diego was shot twice in the chest after allegedly pelting the agent with rocks.
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Eyewitness testimony no longer a gold standard
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The American legal system offers few moments as dramatic as an eyewitness to a crime pointing his finger across a crowded courtroom at a defendant.
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Former Blue Angels commander relieved of duty
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Navy officer was relieved of duty Friday because of unspecified alleged misconduct while he was commanding officer of the Blue Angels precision flying team, the service said.
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Court declines to block drug ruling in patent case
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday declined to temporarily block a lower court ruling that opens the world's best-selling multiple sclerosis drug to competition from generic rivals next ...
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Correction: Restaurant Sales story
In a story April 17 about restaurant sales, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the average sales in a Starbucks location in 2013 was $13.1 million. It was $1.31 million, according to an estimate ...
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EU urges Israel to reverse West Bank moves
Foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton calls on Israel to reverse recent actions, such as announcing new settlements.
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Ukraine separatists reject diplomatic deal to disarm
Armed pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine say they are not bound by an internally-brokered agreement ordering them to disarm and end their occupation. Mana Rabiee reports.
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Lawyer: 'X-Men' director not in Hawaii in mid-1999
HONOLULU (AP) — A lawyer for "X-Men" franchise director Bryan Singer says the director has credit card receipts, telephone records and production schedules from the first movie in the comic book series that show he wasn't in Hawaii when a lawsuit claims he sexually abused a 17-year-old on the…
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SpaceX making Easter delivery of station supplies
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday, setting the stage for an Easter morning delivery and urgent spacewalking repairs later in the week.
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WBZ AccuWeather Afternoon Forecast For April 18
Eric Fisher has an updated weather forecast.
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Blast in busy Cairo square kills 1 officer
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian security official says an explosion has rocked a busy square in central Cairo, killing one police officer and causing panic.
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Restitution ordered over dead, dying reptiles
A Southern California exotic pet breeder who had 20,000 dead and dying rats and reptiles in a warehouse has avoided jail time but was ordered to pay more than $190,000 in restitution. Mitchell Steven Behm, ...
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South Korea arrests captain of sunken ferry
Death toll rises as details emerge that captain was not at the helm when ferry capsized.
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Woman finds body while hunting for Easter eggs
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman says she made a grisly discovery while hunting for Easter eggs in her back yard with her 3-year-old son: a dead body.
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Top Asian News at 8:30 p.m. GMT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean news agency Yonhap reports that the captain of the South Korean ferry that sank two days ago has been arrested. Yonhap says 68-year-old Lee Joon-seok was detained early Saturday.
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AP PHOTOS: Sailors return from 9-month deployment
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Thousands of sailors were greeted Friday by cheerful friends and family who packed a pier at Naval Station Norfolk to welcome them home from a nine-month deployment.
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Ukraine Separatists Stay Put Despite Deal
Pro-Russians occupying public buildings in 10 eastern Ukrainian cities have been told to leave in the next few days or face "more concrete actions" from the interim government. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia gave no details of the likely actions, but said: "Hopefully, if those…
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Chris Brown trial set to start on Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has set Monday as the start date for the assault trial of singer Chris Brown in the nation's capital.
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Special Report - How the U.S. made its Putin problem worse
By David Rohde and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK (Reuters) - In September 2001, as the U.S. reeled from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, Vladimir Putin supported Washington's imminent invasion of Afghanistan in ways that would have been inconceivable…
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Man who avoided prison is overwhelmed by support
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man who avoided prison because of a clerical error and led a law-abiding life for 13 years said he is overwhelmed by the support he's received since the story of his incarceration became public.
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SKorean agency: S. Korean ferry captain arrested
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean news agency Yonhap reports that the captain of the South Korean ferry that sank two days ago has been arrested.
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KDKA-TV Evening Forecast (4/18)
Stay on top of local weather with Jon Burnett's 5-day forecast!
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Mixed feelings for Garcia Marquez in hometown
ARACATACA, Colombia (AP) — Gabriel Garcia Marquez and his homeland had a relationship as conflicted as any in the Nobel laureate's twisting and impassioned novels.
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After his death, Garcia Marquez book sales soar
NEW YORK (AP) — The death of Gabriel Garcia Marquez has brought his classic "One Hundred Years of Solitude" to the top of best seller lists.
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Police Investigate After Man Is Found Dead In Car
Police continue to investigate after a man was found fatal shot inside of a car in the parking lot of a church in Larimer; KDKA"s Bob Allen reports.
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Graceland Celebrates 60th Anniversary Of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Angie Marchese, Director of Archives at Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis, visited the KCAL9 studios Friday.
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Former Belfast Leader Of Continuity IRA Killed
A dissident republican in Belfast has been shot dead in the city. Tommy Crossan was attacked near the Peter Pan centre in Springfield Road, West Belfast, police said. Mr Crossan was reportedly the Continuity IRA's former leader and was believed to be the subject of a death threat from his former…
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Cargo ship heads to space station
The SpaceX company has returned to orbit, launching fresh supplies to the International Space Station after more than a month's delay.
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American identifies cleric in US terrorism case
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. man says an Egyptian cleric on trial in federal court on terrorism charges is the "very angry" imam he met in London years ago.
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Lee Joon-Seok Lands With The First Survivors
The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized, leaving 28 people confirmed dead and 268 missing, has been arrested. Lee Joon-Seok is seen on this video landing at a port in Jindo with the first group of survivors, leaving hundreds of passengers behind on the sinking vessel.
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Year after blast, Texas town ponders new plant
WEST, Texas (AP) — Leaders in a Central Texas town devastated last year by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion are contemplating building a new one, calling it a crucial step in West's economic recovery.
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Man Charged in Kansas City Highway Shootings
Authorities say a man has been charged with 18 felony counts in connection with about a dozen recent random highway shootings that wounded three people in the Kansas City area. (April 18)
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Louisa Hodge's Weather Forecast (April 18)
Cloud cover continues Friday with cooler temperatures in the 70s. Louisa Hodge reports.
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Louisa Hodge's Weather Forecast (April 18)
Cloud cover continues Friday with cooler temperatures in the 70s. Louisa Hodge reports.
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Captain of capsized South Korean ferry arrested - Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized, leaving 29 people dead and 274 others missing, was arrested on Saturday, the country's Yonhap news agency said. (Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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Ranchers, Klamath tribes sign deal to share water
Cattle ranchers and American Indian tribes long at odds over scarce water in Oregon's Upper Klamath Basin signed an agreement Friday to share access to rivers and cooperate on restoring habitat for endangered ...
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APNewsBreak: Vengeful note left in 2 boys' murder
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A woman who shot and killed her two young grandsons before committing suicide last year left a note to the boys' parents saying they did not deserve to have the children, according to a police report.
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Egypt police officer killed in Cairo bomb blast
An Egyptian police officer was killed on Friday evening when a bomb targeting a traffic police kiosk in Cairo exploded, security officials said, the latest of such attacks.
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Android gains in US, basic phones almost extinct
Attendees visit the Android booth during the Google I/O developers conference at the Moscone Center on May 15, 2013 in San Francisco, California
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Here's the latest news for Friday, April 18th: Vice Principal of high school in South Korea commits suicide over ferry wreck; Memorial service held for MIT officer; Ukraine PM offers amnesty to protesters; Christians celebrate Good Friday.
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Going nuts? Turkey looks to pistachios to heat new eco-city
Pistachios are already a key ingredient in Turkish baklava, but the country may now have found a new way to exploit the nuts known as "green gold" -- by using their shells to heat a new eco-city.
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Little-known Democrat tries to unseat Scott Walker
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats and their allies who are trying to take out Republican Gov. Scott Walker have invested all their hopes in Mary Burke, a Harvard-educated political newcomer whose father started Trek Bicycle when she was a teenager.
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US delays decision on Keystone pipeline project
The United States on Friday indefinitely extended the review process for a controversial Canada-to-US oil pipeline, potentially delaying a final decision on the project until beyond mid-term elections in November.
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Man Struck, Killed By Train While Riding Motorbike
A man was killed Thursday night after he was struck by a train in Esplen.
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Chelsea Clinton, producer, debuts short at Tribeca
NEW YORK (AP) — First-time movie producer and mom-to-be Chelsea Clinton has premiered a short film at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Top Asian News at 8:00 p.m. GMT
MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — As the last bit of the sunken ferry's hull slipped Friday beneath the murky water off southern South Korea, prosecutors and police sought arrest warrants for the vessel's captain and two other crew members in the maritime disaster. With 28 people now confirmed dead and…
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'GMA' promotes Lara Spencer to co-host billing
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC says it has promoted Lara Spencer to co-host status on "Good Morning America."
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UN says 58 killed in attack on UN base in S. Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An attack on a U.N. peacekeeping base in South Sudan where some 5,000 members of an ethnic minority had sought shelter killed 58 people and injured about 100 others, a U.N. official said Friday.
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Iraqi called war hero sentenced in Colorado rape
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — An Iraqi man who immigrated to the United States after helping U.S. soldiers in his homeland has been sentenced to 28 years to life in a rape case.
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Social prayers at Pope Francis ceremony for Good Friday
Pope Francis attended an emotional night of prayers for hot-button social issues including domestic abuse, prison overcrowding and unemployment to mark the Good Friday before Easter.
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Clinton sought GOP support for health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bill Clinton's advisers estimated early in his term that passing a health care overhaul would require a delicate balance of Democratic and Republican support, needing at least eight moderate Republicans in the Senate and 15 or more in the House to win approval, according…
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Prince reaches agreement with music label
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince now owns the rights to the music he recorded on Warner Bros. Records after years of disputes and battles with the record label.
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Algeria's ailing Bouteflika wins re-election
By Patrick Markey and Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the independence veteran in power for 15 years, won re-election on Friday with more than 80 percent of a vote opponents dismissed as fraud to keep an ailing leader in power. Bouteflika had cast his…
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New Jersey woman sues over '8THEIST' license plate
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman who says she was denied a license plate referencing atheism filed suit this week, claiming her online application was rejected because it was deemed potentially offensive.
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Professor: 'Game of Thrones' pic got me suspended
PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey professor claims he was suspended over an online photo containing a quote from "Game of Thrones" that he says a school official perceived as a threat.
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US delays review of Keystone XL pipeline
The Obama administration is extending indefinitely the amount of time federal agencies have to review the Keystone XL pipeline, the State Department said Friday, likely punting the decision over the controversial ...
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US: Obama disgusted by anti-Semitic leaflets
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's national security adviser says anti-Semitic leaflets distributed in Ukraine were "utterly sickening" and that Obama has bluntly expressed his disgust.
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Ailing Cyrus postpones more shows
Miley Cyrus has postponed more concerts as she remains in a hospital after a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics.
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SpaceX launches supplies to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The SpaceX company returned to orbit Friday, launching fresh supplies to the International Space Station after more than a month's delay.
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Officials announce plan for Microsoft data center
Microsoft will begin construction on a new data center in West Des Moines, state and local officials announced Friday, bringing the company's total investment in Iowa to nearly $2 billion, the largest ...
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Belfast IRA figure killed in splinter-group feud
DUBLIN (AP) — A senior Irish Republican Army hard-liner was shot to death Friday in Belfast three years after former comrades in his splinter group threatened to kill him.
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California farmers to get more water
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Drought-stricken California farmers and cities are set to get more water as state and federal officials ease water cutbacks due to recent rain and snow, officials announced on Friday.
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World leaders, writers pay tribute to Garcia Marquez
Presidents, writers and legions of fans paid tribute Friday to Nobel-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the late giant of Latin American literature whose work inspired generations of story-tellers.
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SpaceX Launches Robotic Cargo Mission to Space Station
SpaceX launched a robotic capsule into orbit today (April 18), kicking off the company's third contracted cargo mission to the International Space Station for NASA, along with an ambitious rocket reusability test. SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft blasted off at 3:25 p.m. EDT (1925 GMT) today…
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Egypt police officer killed in Cairo bomb blast
An Egyptian police officer was killed on Friday evening when a bomb targeting a traffic police kiosk in Cairo exploded, security officials said, the latest of such attacks.
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