| Thu, May 23, 2013 |
| 10:43 PM |
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Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff
TOKYO (AP) , Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper progress in the decades-long effort to safely decommission it.
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| 10:18 PM |
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Extremists claim responsibility for Niger attacks
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) , Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring 30, according to officials in Niger and France.
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| 09:16 AM |
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Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrage
NEW YORK (AP) , A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under protest from an outraged neighborhood. Real Bronx Tours, which took mostly European tourists from Manhattan to see life in the South Bronx "from a safe distance," issued a statement this week saying it would immediately cease all tours there.
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| 06:06 AM |
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UK police: killed man was serving soldier
LONDON (AP) , British police have confirmed that the man killed in an apparent terror attack was a serving soldier. Police said Thursday morning that they believe they know the man's identity but will not be releasing it at his family's request. Police say a post-mortem examination will be conducted later Thursday.
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| 04:48 AM |
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Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) , One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid. State electricity company EVN said in a statement Thursday that the blackout occurred Wednesday after the crane operator knocked a tree down onto the main north-south high voltage power transmission line.
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| 12:03 AM |
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Urban renewal? Big US cities showing strong growth
WASHINGTON (AP) , Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year.
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| Wed, May 22, 2013 |
| 11:21 PM |
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Ford to end auto production in Australia in 2016
SYDNEY (AP) , Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will close its two Australian auto plants, ending production in the country in 2016, amid soaring manufacturing costs and plummeting sales. The closure of the U.S. automaker's plants in the state of Victoria will mean the loss of 1,200 jobs and will transform the company into an import-only brand in Australia.
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| 11:11 PM |
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Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury
WARSAW, Poland (AP) , A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's first face transplant.
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| 09:45 PM |
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Am. Samoa to keep flier miles of govt travelers
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) , American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points to help medical patients and students travel off the islands when necessary.
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| 08:41 PM |
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House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval
WASHINGTON (AP) , House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. The bill was approved, 241-175, largely along party lines.
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| 06:55 PM |
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ND ad agency sues creators of Cartoon Network show
A North Dakota advertising agency is suing the creators of a Cartoon Network show, alleging that they copied a state marketing campaign. H2M, a Fargo-based advertising and marketing agency, filed the lawsuit against Dane Boedigheimer and Spencer Grove in U.S. District Court in North Dakota on Monday. Boedigheimer and Grove are the creators of the animated series "Annoying Orange."
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| 06:39 PM |
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Tesla uses stock, note sale to repay government
DETROIT (AP) , Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early. The Palo Alto, Calif., company said it wired in a $451.8 million payment to the government on Wednesday.
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| 05:55 PM |
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Pentagon: New record plan won't help vet backlog
WASHINGTON (AP) , The Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system to be able to better share and merge its data with the Department of Veterans Affairs, but officials cautioned that it was part of a "long-term modernization" effort and would not help ease the backlog in VA disability claims.
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| 05:43 PM |
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Senators warm to transportation nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) , President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary , Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx , received a friendly reception from senators of both parties Wednesday laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a host of transportation improvements with no clear way to pay for them.
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| 05:27 PM |
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Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan
WASHINGTON (AP) , President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1 but allow them to vary with the markets going forward.
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| 04:46 PM |
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Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) , It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on...
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Iceland forms center-right govt, halts EU talks
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) , The leader of the center-right Progressive Party was chosen as Iceland's new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks with the European Union about joining the 27-nation bloc. Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson spoke about the policy shift at a press conference after being selected premier.
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| 01:04 PM |
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Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere
TOKYO (AP) , A steady fall in the value of the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota. The cheaper yen is making their products more affordable overseas. Japan's trading partners are generally pleased, too, even though the lower yen makes their exports relatively more expensive.
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| 05:33 AM |
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Fishermen pay price in Asia's volatile sea rifts
MASINLOC, Philippines (AP) , Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It's become a familiar sight in villages where some fishermen have been forced to give up their livelihoods since China took control of their fishing haven last year.
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| 03:20 AM |
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GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) , When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the IRS asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were educational.
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| 03:07 AM |
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Kerry pushes $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) , U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is talking with officials in Oman about their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon. Kerry was meeting Wednesday with the Arab country's defense minister, a day after discussions with Oman's sultan.
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| 02:50 AM |
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Young objector challenges Israeli army
JERUSALEM (AP) , The Israeli military has jailed a young man for six months for refusing to serve because of his opposition to Israel's occupation of the West Bank, focusing attention on the longstanding conflict between the country's universal military service and divided political beliefs.
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| 02:41 AM |
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Garcetti holds slim lead as LA picks new mayor
LOS ANGELES (AP) , Councilman Eric Garcetti held a slender edge Tuesday in early returns over city Controller Wendy Greuel to become the next Los Angeles mayor, while slow-coming returns suggested it could take a day or more until a winner emerges.
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| 01:10 AM |
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US auto factories cutting back on summer downtime
DETROIT (AP) , Detroit auto factories are forgoing their traditional two-week summer break and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks. Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer.
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| 12:11 AM |
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Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action
WASHINGTON (AP) , Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law.
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| Tue, May 21, 2013 |
| 09:05 PM |
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FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
WASHINGTON (AP) , The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. But there isn't enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration prefers.
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| 07:24 PM |
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Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) , Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment. It will go on sale later this year, for an undisclosed price.
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| 07:23 PM |
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The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
NEW YORK (AP) , Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony.
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| 07:15 PM |
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Does France have right plan to revive its economy?
PARIS (AP) , The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite. As the country's first-ever minister...
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| 07:14 PM |
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JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) , Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank. But shareholders sent a message that the bank needs better oversight by giving only narrow approval to three of the bank's board members.
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