The Wire
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NYPD stop-and-frisk trial ends; race an issue
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:28pm
(AP) — A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as stop, question and frisk, and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and supervision.
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Conn. lawmakers to seek hearings on derailment
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:27pm
(AP) — Commuters navigated a patchwork of cars, trains and buses along Connecticut's shoreline Monday, encountering lengthy delays as authorities probed the cause of a train collision that disrupted one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.
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Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 37
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:22pm
(AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. At least 37 people were reported killed.
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State medical examiner's office: 37 killed in Oklahoma tornado; death toll expected to rise
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:15pm
(AP) — State medical examiner's office: 37 killed in Oklahoma tornado; death toll expected to rise.
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Massive tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburb
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:09pm
(AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.
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Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:07pm
(AP) — After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet.
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2 hospitals treating nearly 60 after Okla. tornado
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:06pm
Updated on May 20, 2013 at 8:06pm(AP) — Officials at two hospitals say they're treating nearly 60 patients, including more than a dozen children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City.
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Jackson concert director worked without contract
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:03pm
(AP) — Michael Jackson's doctor was not the only person working on the singer's ill-fated "This Is It" tour without a fully executed contract, a corporate attorney for concert promoter AEG Live LLC testified Monday.
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Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:00pm
(AP) — Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.
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Te'o off-limits to media but not Maxim party
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:58pm
(AP) — Manti Te'o isn't hiding out. He's just not talking to the media.
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Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:54pm
(AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia.
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Hospitals treating nearly 60 injured, including more than a dozen kids, after Oklahoma tornado
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:53pm
(AP) — Hospitals treating nearly 60 injured, including more than a dozen kids, after Oklahoma tornado.
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Police give details in Powell disappearance case
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:51pm
(AP) — Police say they believe a missing Utah woman's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body.
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Federal trial on NYPD stop-and-frisk ends
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:50pm
(AP) — A federal civil rights trial on the New York Police Department policy, known as stop, question and frisk, has ended after 10 weeks of testimony.
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Obama vows US support as Myanmar leader visits
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:48pm
(AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country on its sometimes difficult path to democracy and assured him of U.S. support.
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Panel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:47pm
(AP) — Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found.
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Utah police believe Susan Powell's brother-in-law was 'involved' in getting rid of her body
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:41pm
(AP) — Utah police believe Susan Powell's brother-in-law was 'involved' in getting rid of her body.
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Yahoo reboots Flickr, offers 1 terabyte of storage
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:34pm
(AP) — Fresh on the heels of its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo says it is rebooting its languishing photo-sharing site Flickr with plans to make it "awesome" again.
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Lease to Broadway's biggest theater sold
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:31pm
(AP) — Britain's biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought the lease to Broadway's largest theater from Live Nation Entertainment for about $60 million.
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Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:28pm
(AP) — It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.











































































































