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Silver drops despite steady market tone elsewhere
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:28am
(AP) — The price of silver was the standout mover in financial markets Monday as it took a hammering for the second trading session in a row, even as stocks remained relatively solid amid hopes over the U.S. economy.
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Court: woman can seek lawyer fees in vaccine case
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:21am
(AP) — The Supreme Court says a woman can seek lawyers' fees from the government even though her lawsuit over damage she said was caused by a vaccine was ruled untimely.
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Chinese, Indian leaders call for cooperation
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:19am
(AP) — The leaders of India and China played down their recent border dispute and other tensions Monday, pledging to work together for regional stability and the economic growth of the world's two most populous nations.
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Saudi women teachers demanding full time jobs
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:19am
(AP) — About 30 Saudi women teachers have demonstrated outside the kingdom's Education Ministry, demanding full time jobs.
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US: Pakistan moves to curb dangerous fertilizers
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:16am
(AP) — A top American military officer says Pakistan has taken steps to prevent fertilizers made in Pakistan from being used for roadside bombs targeting American troops in Afghanistan.
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'Apple of my Eye' star turns to first love: music
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:13am
(AP) — Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music.
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Split-second choice ended with NY student dead
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:10am
(AP) — The college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer.
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Seamless and GrubHub to combine, no terms revealed
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:09am
(AP) — Seamless North America and GrubHub on Monday announced plans to combine and create an online food ordering service covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the U.S.
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Wave of attacks kills at least 79 in Iraq
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:07am
(AP) — A wave of attacks killed at least 79 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 200 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.
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Uganda police raid newspaper over general's letter
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:05am
(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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German FM criticizes remarks by Hungarian PM
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:03am
(AP) — Tensions between Germany and Hungary have flared over remarks by the two countries' leaders, including references to Hitler's occupation of the eastern European country in 1944 and an irritated German government response condemning Hungary's allusion to the Nazi era as "deplorable derailment" on Monday.
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Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:02am
(AP) — When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community Carter had called home.
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Super Bowl 50 site to be decided Tuesday
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:01am
(AP) — NFL owners will vote on the sites of the 50th and 51st Super Bowls on Tuesday at their spring meetings.
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Court: Should whistleblower protection be wider?
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:00am
(AP) — The Supreme Court will decide if government whistleblower protection applies to employees of a privately-held contractor or the subcontractor of a publicly-held company.
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Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:58am
(AP) — Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City.
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Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:56am
Updated on May 20, 2013 at 9:57am(AP) — Dozens of Egyptian military and police armored vehicles crossed into Sinai on Monday, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.
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Stocks open slightly lower on Wall Street
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:49am
(AP) — Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street as the stock market comes off of four straight weeks of gains.
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Jordan: Arab Spring paved way for press freedoms
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:43am
(AP) — Jordan's prime minister says the Arab Spring has forced governments in the region to allow more freedom of expression and of the press.
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Israel gunman shoots 4 dead at bank, kills self
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:42am
(AP) — A gunman stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba Monday, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing himself, police said.
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Iran election overseers may bar former president
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 9:40am
(AP) — Iran's election overseers say they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a clear nod toward a former president.








































































































