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NY high school talks to its seniors about shooting
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:56pm
(AP) — The high school alma mater of the Hofstra University student accidentally killed by a police officer is discussing the shooting with its graduating seniors.
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Jordan: Arab Spring clears way for press freedoms
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:50pm
(AP) — The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not doing enough.
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State Dept: Reports of anti-Semitism increase
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:50pm
(AP) — The State Department has appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.
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Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:46pm
(AP) — Senators working on a bipartisan immigration bill have agreed to require fingerprinting when foreigners leave the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports.
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Explosions kill 4 in Russia's restive Dagestan
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:44pm
(AP) — Two bombs exploded outside a court building in Russia's restive province of Dagestan on Monday, killing at least four people and wounding dozens of others, officials said.
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Small company stocks take the limelight
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:44pm
(AP) — Small companies took the limelight Monday as the stock market extended a rally.
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M23 rebels clash with soldiers in eastern Congo
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:43pm
(AP) — Clashes erupted Monday in eastern Congo between government troops and a rebel group believed to be backed by neighboring Rwanda, escalating to the use of mortars and rocket launchers in the first fighting between the groups since the M23 rebels overtook and later retreated from the provincial capital of Goma last year.
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Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:42pm
(AP) — Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City.
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Warren Buffett meets with young entrepreneurs
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:42pm
(AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett is spending his day listening to business pitches from a select group of kids, but the ideas aren't likely to generate new acquisitions for Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate.
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Ex-Saab executives arrested on accounting charges
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:39pm
(AP) — A Swedish prosecutor says three former executives of automaker Saab Automobile AB have been arrested on accounting fraud charges.
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Uganda police raid newspaper over general's letter
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:36pm
(AP) — Ugandan police disabled an independent newspaper's printing press after forcibly entering its premises to look for evidence against an army general who recently questioned the president's alleged plan to have his son succeed him, witnesses said Monday.
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Special K churns out products in brand evolution
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:36pm
(AP) — Special K was once just a line of cereals. Today, it's a diet food empire.
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LA jeweler pleads guilty in KPMG case
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:36pm
(AP) — The owner of a jewelry store has pleaded guilty in Los Angeles for his role in an insider-trading case involving a former senior partner at accounting firm KPMG.
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Postponed US long-range missile test due Tuesday
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:35pm
(AP) — The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on Tuesday.
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CNN's Peter Bergen writing book on terrorism in US
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:35pm
(AP) — The author of best-sellers about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida is working on a book about terrorists in the U.S.
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Cannes rolls out red carpet for Indian movies
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:33pm
(AP) — Indian cinema is being feted in Cannes on its 100th birthday. But amid the celebrations, the B-word — "Bollywood" — remains controversial.
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Oil rises on higher US stocks, falling dollar
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:31pm
(AP) — The price of oil rose Monday, taking its cue from the stock market and the dollar.
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Myanmar leader making landmark White House visit
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:31pm
(AP) — Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation.
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Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:30pm
Updated on May 20, 2013 at 12:31pm(AP) — It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.
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German FM criticizes remarks by Hungarian PM
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:30pm
(AP) — It started out simple enough: German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized constitutional changes that have been made in Hungary. But Hungary's leader not only objected, he also found what he called a veiled reference to Adolf Hitler's occupation of his country in 1944.








































































































