SYRIA News, Apr 25, 2013

US says Syrian government has twice used chemical weapons, 'red line' Assad ... Montreal Gazette WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence has concluded with "varying degrees of confidence," that the Syriangovernment has twice used chemical weapons in its fierce civil war, the White House and other top administration officials said Thursday. However ... See all stories on this topic »

LA TIMES - Placentas provide clues about autism risk at birth, study says, Apr 25, 2013

 "Researchers believe they have come up with a way to tell whether a newborn infant has a higher-than-normal risk of developing autism -- by looking for abnormalities in the placenta shortly after birth. The abnormalities in question are called trophoblast inclusions, or TIs. They are created when the placenta doesn’t develop properly, and they are a marker for various genetic abnormalities. When a placental sample is examined on a slide under a microscope, TIs appear as dark blobs."
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MAIL ONLINE - Aloha! Hawaii is the least stressed state in America (just don't move to West Virginia), Apr 25, 2013

"Hawaiians also said the experienced the most enjoyment, with 89.7 per cent saying they had had a moment of enjoyment in the day before the survey. Hawaii has been ranked as the least stressed state for the last three years. The states reporting the most stress behind West Virginia were Rhode Island, Kentucky, Utah, and Massachusetts. Today noted that West Virgina's designation as most stressed state yet another ignominious ranking after already being named the unhappiest and the fattest state of 2012. Gallup gathered the data doing daily surveys from January to December with more than 350,000 interviews collected. Nationwide, 40.6 per cent of Americans reported felling stressed 'yesterday,' a figure that holds with past years."
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MIRROR - Former US president Bill Clinton joins Twitter, Apr 25, 2013

 "Former US president Bill Clinton has joined Twitter as @billclinton after being encouraged by his daughter and a top comedian. Funny man Stephen Colbert took the liberty of opening a Twitter account for Clinton under the handle @PrezBillyJef two weeks ago. "
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Bieber’s bus busted: Swedish police find drugs, stun gun on empty tour coach, Apr 25, 2013

 "STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Swedish police say they have found drugs on board a tour bus used by pop singer Justin Bieber. Police spokesman Lars Bystrom says a small amount of drugs and a stun gun were found when officers raided the empty bus parked under the Globen concert venue in Stockholm — just before Bieber took the stage Wednesday night. Bystrom said Thursday they have no suspects and no one has been arrested. He declined to identify the drugs, saying it had been sent to a laboratory for an analysis. “We found a small amount of alleged narcotics and a stun gun,” Byström told the Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet. The paper said a heavy police presence was at the concert to ensure hysterical Bieber-ettes didn’t get out of control. When Bieber entered the tour bus, Aftonbladet said officers noticed the pungent smell of marijuana coming from inside."
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San Jose Mercury News - Police: Boston suspects planned to attack New York, Apr 25, 2013

"BOSTON—The Boston Marathon bombing suspects had planned to blow up their remaining explosives in New York's Times Square, New York officials said Thursday. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told interrogators from his hospital bed that he and his older brother had decided spontaneously Thursday night to drive to New York and detonate their remaining explosives—a pressure-cooker bomb like the ones that blew up at the marathon, plus five pipe bombs. The plan fell apart after the Tsarnaev brothers were intercepted by police in a stolen car and got into a fierce gun battle that left Tamerlan Tsarnaev dead, Kelly said."
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THE STAR - Rescuers comb Bangladesh rubble for second night, 251 dead, Apr 25, 2013

"SAVAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Employees at a garment factory that collapsed in Bangladesh killing at least 251 people were told to work despite warnings it was unsafe, officials said on Thursday as an unknown number of the more than 3,000 workers remained trapped in the rubble."
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