Baby Ace: June 2014

Monday, June 30, 2014

Q&A: Next steps in the Benghazi case

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the court of public opinion, the 2012 Benghazi attack has been contentious. In the court of law, it’s going to be a grind.
The suspect in the first prosecution arising from the attack is due back in court this week. His trial promises to be a...
Q&A: Next steps in the Benghazi case

Obama shifts resources to US border

30 June 2014
Last updated at 21:59

The border fence between Nogales, Arizona and Sonora, Mexico
President Barack Obama has directed immigration resources towards the US border with Mexico.
The US president announced he will use his own powers to “fix as much of our...
Obama shifts resources to US border

Nominating New VA Chief, Obama Says "We Have To Do Better" For Vets

Announcing his nominee for a new chief of the Department of Veterans Affairs, President Obama said the country needed “to do better for all wounded warriors.”
“Providing the highest quality care when our veterans need it — that’s your incentive,” Obama s...
Nominating New VA Chief, Obama Says "We Have To Do Better" For Vets

Toronto Mayor Ford returns to work

30 June 2014
Last updated at 22:03

Some onlookers said Ford appeared to be slimmer on his return to work
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has returned to work after two months of “intensive treatment” for drug and alcohol abuse, which he described as live-saving.
In a...
Toronto Mayor Ford returns to work

Washington faces difficulties launching legal pot

SEATTLE (AP) — Pete O’Neil saw Washington’s legalization of marijuana in 2012 as a path to retirement, or at least to his kids’ college tuition.
He’s paid tens of thousands of dollars in rent on possible locations for a pot-shop chain, hired lawyers and...
Washington faces difficulties launching legal pot

Husband arrested after allegedly shooting wife

HUNTINGTON, Emery County — A woman is undergoing multiple surgeries after her husband shot her outside of their home, officials say.

Around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Emery County Sheriff’s Office dispatch was notified that a woman had been shot once and the man, Chad Robert Snyder, 36, was ins...
Husband arrested after allegedly shooting wife

Ukraine leaders meets security chiefs as ceasefire end nears

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called a meeting of his security chiefs on Monday to decide whether to extend a shaky ceasefire in the war against separatists that was due to lapse at 10 p.m. (1500 ET).
Poroshenko consulted the national security and defense council...
Ukraine leaders meets security chiefs as ceasefire end nears

BNP pleads guilty, agrees to forfeit $8.8 billion in sanctions case

NEW YORK (Reuters) – BNP Paribas on Monday pleaded guilty to two criminal charges and agreed to forfeit $8.83 billion, as part of a broad investigation into allegations the French bank violated U.S. sanctions laws.
A lawyer for BNP briefly appeared in New York state court on Monday, to...
BNP pleads guilty, agrees to forfeit $8.8 billion in sanctions case

U.S. jobs growth likely to be relatively strong in June

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers likely maintained a fairly healthy pace of hiring in June, consistent with data that have suggested a sharp economic contraction in the first-quarter was an aberration.
Nonfarm payrolls probably increased 212,000, marking the fifth consecutive month...
U.S. jobs growth likely to be relatively strong in June

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Here’s the latest news for Monday, June 30: Supreme Court sides with Hobby Lobby, GM prepares for a big payout, three missing Israeli teens are found dead and a plane slide opens mid-flight. (June 30)
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Israel Says Bodies Of 3 Students Have Been Recovered

Israeli officials say they have found the bodies of three teens captured earlier this month.
Yeshiva students Gil-Ad Shaer,16, Eyal Yifrah, 19, and Naftali Fraenkel, 16, were kidnapped late at night on June 12 from a hitchhiking point in Gush Etzion.
“All of Israel mourns with...
Israel Says Bodies Of 3 Students Have Been Recovered

Internet billionaire: Revolution is coming

30 June 2014
Last updated at 18:54

What in the world?
Pieces of global opinion

A review of the best commentary on and around the world…
Today’s must-read
Nick Hanauer, internet entrepreneur, has a...
Internet billionaire: Revolution is coming

Shakespeare Festival opens in Cedar City

CEDAR CITY It’s that time of year again: The Utah Shakespeare Festival is
set to open in Cedar City. The Tony Award winning Festival has six shows in
two theaters.

KSL PhotoJournalist Alan Neves caught the preview performances, and brings
us this sneak video peak of what we can...
Shakespeare Festival opens in Cedar City

United plane"s evacuation slide deploys mid-flight

CHICAGO (AP) — An evacuation slide inflated inside a United Airlines plane as it flew from Chicago to Southern California, filling part of the cabin and prompting the pilot to make an emergency landing in Kansas.
Passenger Mike Schroeder said he was sitting in the front row of...
United plane"s evacuation slide deploys mid-flight

Altidore Will Be Ready For Belgium, U.S. Soccer Says

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hide captionU.S. striker Jozy Altidore, left, with Fabian Johnson, center, and Jermaine Jones work out during a World Cup training session in Salvador, Brazil, Monday. The U.S. says Altidore is fit to play against Belgium in their...
Altidore Will Be Ready For Belgium, U.S. Soccer Says

Google, Detroit diverge on road map for self-driving cars

SAN FRANCISCO/DETROIT (Reuters) – In 2012, a small team of Google Inc engineers and business staffers met with several of the world’s largest car makers, to discuss partnerships to build self-driving cars.
In one meeting, both sides were enthusiastic about the futuristic technology, yet i...
Google, Detroit diverge on road map for self-driving cars

Pistorius had no mental disorder at time of shooting: psychiatrists

PRETORIA (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius, the South African track star on trial for murder for shooting his girlfriend, was not suffering from a mental condition that would have impaired his ability to distinguish between right and wrong at the time she was killed, a psychiatric report said...
Pistorius had no mental disorder at time of shooting: psychiatrists

U.S. justices uphold firms" religious objections to contraception

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that business owners can object on religious grounds to a provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that requires closely held private companies to provide health insurance that covers birth control.
In a 5-4...
U.S. justices uphold firms" religious objections to contraception

France says Russia, Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire

PARIS/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to work on a ceasefire between separatists and the Ukrainian authorities and on quickly setting up effective border controls, the French president’s office said on Monday.
The statement followed a telephone...
France says Russia, Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire

TRENDING NOW: Top stories from across Cape Cod

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Posted Jun. 30, 2014 @ 12:01 am
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TRENDING NOW: Top stories from across Cape Cod

KNOW IT ALL: Monday"s Top 6 Stories at NBC News

Good morning, and happy Monday. Here are some of the stories we’re following today:
1. Pistorius returns to the court room
The trial resumed Monday after experts who have been evaluating Oscar Pistorius for a month determined he did not suffer from any mental...
KNOW IT ALL: Monday"s Top 6 Stories at NBC News

Judge dismisses Zimmerman"s lawsuit against NBC

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge on Monday dismissed the defamation lawsuit filed by George Zimmerman against NBC and three reporters, saying the former neighborhood watch leader failed to show the network acted with malice.
Judge Debra Nelson said the malice standard was...
Judge dismisses Zimmerman"s lawsuit against NBC

Court rejects "birth control" law

30 June 2014
Last updated at 16:11

The mandate’s supporters say corporate bosses should not make healthcare decisions for their women employees
The US Supreme Court has ruled a Christian-owned company can claim a religious exemption to a legal requirement that employers pay...
Court rejects "birth control" law

GM won"t limit ignition switch crash compensation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kenneth Feinberg is prepared to pay out billions of General Motors’ money to victims of crashes in GM small cars – provided they can prove the cars’ ignition switches caused the crash.
GM links 13 deaths to a defective ignition switch in cars...
GM won"t limit ignition switch crash compensation

Justices: Can"t make employers cover contraception

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that some corporations can hold religious objections that allow them to opt out of the new health law requirement that they cover contraceptives for women.
The justices’ 5-4 decision is the first time that the high court has...
Justices: Can"t make employers cover contraception

Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 Satellite at Launch Pad

The upper levels of the launch gantry, surrounding the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite onboard, are seen at Space Launch Complex 2, Sunday, June 29, 2014, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. OCO-2 will measure the global distribution...
Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 Satellite at Launch Pad

Pistorius had no mental disorder at time of shooting: psychiatrists

Around 30 migrants found dead on boat near Sicily

ROME (Reuters) – As many as 30 corpses were found on a boat packed with migrants off the coast of Sicily, Italy’s navy said on Monday after rescuing thousands of people trying to cross from North Africa over the weekend.
The dead are thought to have either suffocated on the...
Around 30 migrants found dead on boat near Sicily

U.S. top court rules against public unions over in-home care workers

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Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:14am EDT

U.S. top court rules against public unions over in-home care workers

Special Report: How Iraq"s Maliki defined limits of U.S. power

WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – In November 2010, the United States faced a painful dilemma in Iraq. The man Washington had picked from near-obscurity four years earlier to be Iraq’s prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, had narrowly lost an election but was, with help from Iran,...
Special Report: How Iraq"s Maliki defined limits of U.S. power

The Top 5: Stories of 2014

Monday"s Top Biotech Stories: MannKind, Dicerna, Flamel, and Merck

The best biotech investors consistently reap gigantic profits by recognizing true potential earlier and more accurately than anyone else. Let me cut right to the chase. There is a product in development that will revolutionize not how we treat a common chronic illness, but potentially the entire...
Monday"s Top Biotech Stories: MannKind, Dicerna, Flamel, and Merck

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Here’s the latest news for Monday, June 30th: Oscar Pistorius trial resumes after one-month break; High winds damage buildings in Wisconsin; Two saved from rubble of building collapse in India; Thousands march in NYC gay pride parade.
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AUDIO: US "slap around face" for Europe banks

There is an “obvious case” to suggest that US authorities are placing larger fines on European banks, Financial Services Club chair Chris Skinner has said.
His comments came as it was reported BNP Paribas could be fined $8.9bn (£5.2bn) for allegedly violating sanctions rules, as ...
AUDIO: US "slap around face" for Europe banks

Android Wear walkthrough: What it"s really like to use Google"s smartwatch OS

Acer announces new laptops, tablets, hybrids, and all-in-one PCs

Android Wear walkthrough: What it"s really like to use Google"s smartwatch OS

BT apologises over major weekend broadband outage

BT broadband customers across the UK were not able to access major websites on Saturday.
BT, which has around 7 million UK broadband customers, was forced to apologise for the problem, but has not said what caused it.
BT customers took to Twitter to complain about the connectivity problem,...
BT apologises over major weekend broadband outage

The tablet’s tortured past: 8 failures that led to the slates we use today

Acer announces new laptops, tablets, hybrids, and all-in-one PCs

The tablet’s tortured past: 8 failures that led to the slates we use today

Woman shot at Pa. gun show doesn"t blame vendor

ORANGEVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A woman wounded at a central Pennsylvania gun show during the weekend says she doesn’t blame the vendor who shot her accidentally while demonstrating a concealed carry wallet holster.
In fact, 25-year-old Krista Gearhart told the (Bloomsburg) Press...
Woman shot at Pa. gun show doesn"t blame vendor

Android Wear smartwatches: Specs, prices and launch dates for all known models

Android Wear is here, and it seems like everyone wants a piece of the smartwatch action. Heck, even Fossil is listed as an Android Wear partner (though we haven’t heard any rumors that point to an imminent Fossil release). To make sense of it all, here’s a brief rundown of the context-streaming s...
Android Wear smartwatches: Specs, prices and launch dates for all known models

"Do The Right Thing" Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

The movie brilliantly tells the story of how an Italian-owned pizzeria becomes a flashpoint for racial unrest in one of New York City’s poorest neighborhoods, Bedford-Stuyvesant.

"Do The Right Thing" Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

Suspects sought after 9 shot on Bourbon Street

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police continued searching Monday for two men who exchanged gunfire on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, leaving nine people shot in the crossfire, including two who were in critical condition.
Images captured from a surveillance camera above a bar showed...
Suspects sought after 9 shot on Bourbon Street

Brush fire in Provo leaves thousands without power

PROVO A brush fire near the mouth of Provo Canyon left thousands in
the city without power Sunday night.

The fire was contained and power restored to most of the city shortly after
1 a.m. with indications that a transformer issue was that cause of both the
power outage and the fire,...
Brush fire in Provo leaves thousands without power

ISIS Declares Caliphate As Iraq Fights To Retake Tikrit

“Iran is a strong backer of Shiite control in Iraq, although Iranian leaders have remained relatively quiet on the job being done by the controversial Prime Minister Maliki.”

ISIS Declares Caliphate As Iraq Fights To Retake Tikrit

Sectarian genie is out of the bottle from Syria to Iraq

BEIRUT (Reuters) – As jihadists storm through the Sunni heartlands of Iraq towards Baghdad, where a Shi’ite government they regard as heretic clings on, they have lifted the veil on deep sectarianism which has also stoked the fires of Syria’s civil war and is spilling over into vul...
Sectarian genie is out of the bottle from Syria to Iraq

As caliphate declared, Iraqi troops battle for Tikrit

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi troops battled to dislodge an al Qaeda splinter group from the city of Tikrit on Monday after its leader was declared caliph of a new Islamic state in lands seized this month across a swathe of Iraq and Syria.
Alarming regional and world powers, the Islamic...
As caliphate declared, Iraqi troops battle for Tikrit

Exclusive: Facebook scores record 1 billion interactions for World Cup

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – With 1 billion posts, likes and comments in just the first half of the World Cup, the soccer tournament is already the most talked-about event in Facebook Inc’s decade-long history, data obtained by Reuters showed.
The soccer conversation measured between June...
Exclusive: Facebook scores record 1 billion interactions for World Cup

Child sprayed in face with poisonous pesticide

Posted by Keighly Chambers/CBS 12GROVER BEACH, Calif. (AP) – A 60-year-old California woman is facing child cruelty charges after police say she sprayed a 7-year-old neighbor in the face with a poisonous pesticide.
Officers responded Wednesday to a condominium complex in Grover Beach on...
Child sprayed in face with poisonous pesticide

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Kim Kardashian Steals the Show at Khloe"s 30th Birthday; Kelly Rowland Shows ...

Ladies on parade! Kim Kardashian, once again, stole the show this weekend, this time at her younger sister Khloe Kardashian‘s 30th birthday in a plunging corset dress. Plus, Kelly Rowland let her baby bump hang out at the gym in a sports bra. See this weekend’s top stories:
1. Kim...
Kim Kardashian Steals the Show at Khloe"s 30th Birthday; Kelly Rowland Shows ...

Energy Towers redesign prompts scrutiny - Midland Reporter

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Energy Towers redesign prompts scrutiny
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Energy Towers redesign prompts scrutiny - Midland Reporter

1 dead, 5 hurt in California awards party violence

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One person was killed and five were injured in two separate incidents at parties ahead of the BET Awards that were not officially connected to the ceremony, Los Angeles police said Sunday.
Gunfire killed one person and wounded four others early Sunday at the...
1 dead, 5 hurt in California awards party violence

Police: 9 shot on Bourbon Street in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two men exchanged gunfire early Sunday on the city’s always-crowded Bourbon Street in the celebrated French Quarter and nine people were shot in the crossfire, including two who were critically wounded, police said.
Images captured from a surveillance...
Police: 9 shot on Bourbon Street in New Orleans

Utah"s Spencer Cox: The lieutenant governor who almost said no

FAIRVIEW — Spencer Cox once turned down Harvard for a less glamorous school and walked away from a lucrative job with a law firm to move back to his boyhood farm. So maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that he came within minutes of turning down an offer to be Utah’s lieutenant gover...
Utah"s Spencer Cox: The lieutenant governor who almost said no

For Tipped Workers, A Different Minimum Wage Battle

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hide captionStates may have their own higher wage laws, but the federal minimum wage for tipped workers is $2.13 an hour.

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States may have their own higher wage laws, but the federal minimum wage...
For Tipped Workers, A Different Minimum Wage Battle

VIDEO: Do The Right Thing 25 years on

Spike Lee’s Oscar-nominated film Do The Right Thing was released on 30 June 1989.
Lee wrote, directed and starred in the film, which was shot on one block in New York City’s Brooklyn borough.
The community is celebrating the film’s 25th anniversary with a block party and has...
VIDEO: Do The Right Thing 25 years on

American always, Scottish forever

30 June 2014
Last updated at 00:20

Article written by
Phil Coomes

Picture editor

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On 18 September, voters in Scotland will be asked in a referendum whether they want the nation to become independent from the rest of the United Kingdom....
American always, Scottish forever

Kidnapped Tunisian embassy workers freed in Libya

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian diplomat and an embassy worker kidnapped earlier this year by unknown gunmen in Libya have been freed, the Tunisian ambassador to Tripoli said on Sunday.
With Libya’s government weak and its armed forces still in formation, armed groups have targeted...
Kidnapped Tunisian embassy workers freed in Libya

India"s Modi eyes first labor overhaul in decades to create jobs

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set in motion the first major revamp in decades of India’s archaic labor laws, part of a plan to revive the flagging economy, boost manufacturing and create millions of jobs.
Successive governments have agreed labor reform is...
India"s Modi eyes first labor overhaul in decades to create jobs

Jailed Benghazi suspect "not cooperative": congressman

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Libyan militia leader accused of being part of the deadly 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, has been “compliant but not cooperative” with U.S. interrogators, Representative Mike Rogers said on Sunday.
Ahmed Abu Khatallah,...
Jailed Benghazi suspect "not cooperative": congressman

NASA creates a Flying Saucer

NASA creates a Flying Saucer

NASA creates a Flying Saucer

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VIDEO: Dolly Parton performs at Glastonbury

Dolly Parton has drawn a huge crowd for her debut Glastonbury set, performing some of her biggest hits as thousands of fans chanted her name.
The audience was larger than for Friday and Saturday’s headliners, Arcade Fire and Metallica.
Lizo Mzimba reports.

VIDEO: Dolly Parton performs at Glastonbury

Girl, 3, ID"d as victim of Italian ice shop door

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities on Sunday were investigating how a metal security grate detached and fell from the facade of an Italian ice shop, killing a 3-year-old girl in front of dozens of people who tried to rescue her.
The girl, Wynter Larkin, was with her mother at the...
Girl, 3, ID"d as victim of Italian ice shop door

Sunni Extremist Group ISIS Declares New Islamic Caliphate

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the Sunni militant group that’s been leading an insurgency in Iraq, made a bold statement today: Its chief spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, said the organization’s Shura Council declared a new caliphate and declared the organization’s...
Sunni Extremist Group ISIS Declares New Islamic Caliphate

Gay pride parades step off across United States

NEW YORK (AP) — Gay pride parades stepped off around the nation on Sunday, in cities large and small, with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters celebrating a year of same-sex marriage victories.
New York’s Fifth Avenue became one giant rainbow...
Gay pride parades step off across United States

1 dead, 5 injured in awards party violence in LA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say one person was killed and five injured in two separate incidents at parties ahead of the BET Awards in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles police officer Drake Madison says one person was killed and four wounded by gunfire early Sunday at the Monalizza...
1 dead, 5 injured in awards party violence in LA

Benghazi case unfolds against political backdrop

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first prosecution arising from the Benghazi attacks is playing out in the federal courthouse blocks from both the White House and Capitol Hill, an appropriate setting for a case that has drawn stark lines between President Barack Obama and Republicans in...
Benghazi case unfolds against political backdrop

AP PHOTOS: Gay pride celebrations around the world

For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters, June is a month of pride and celebration.
Around the globe, LGBT Pride Month has been marked with parades and marches, festivals and dances, and in some cases, protests and counter-protests. In the United States, much of...
AP PHOTOS: Gay pride celebrations around the world

Obama to seek $2 billion from Congress to tackle child migrant crisis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is to ask Congress for more than $2 billion to deal with the surge in unaccompanied children from Central America flooding into the United States along its southern border.
Obama will make the request for emergency funding in a letter on...
Obama to seek $2 billion from Congress to tackle child migrant crisis

Ukraine"s Poroshenko urges Putin to tighten borders after violence

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko urged President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to strengthen Russian control over its borders to prevent militants and arms entering Ukraine after violence broke a truce there.
The ceasefire, declared by Poroshenko on June 20 to allow for...
Ukraine"s Poroshenko urges Putin to tighten borders after violence

Kidnapped Tunisian embassy workers freed in Libya: Tunisia"s envoy to Tripoli

TUNIS
Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:19pm EDT

Kidnapped Tunisian embassy workers freed in Libya: Tunisia"s envoy to Tripoli

"Designing Women" star dies at 67 - 13WHAM

Photo by Lia Chang
Meshach Taylor, who played a lovable ex-convict surrounded by boisterous Southern belles on the sitcom “Designing Women” and appeared in numerous other TV and film roles, died of cancer at age 67, his agent said Sunday.
Taylor died Saturday at his home near Los ...
"Designing Women" star dies at 67 - 13WHAM

Border Patrol has lots of agents _ in wrong places

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The downcast faces on computer screens are 1,500 miles away at a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas: a 20-year old Honduran woman arrested rafting across the Rio Grande and a 23-year-old man caught under similar circumstances.
Four agents wearing headsets...
Border Patrol has lots of agents _ in wrong places

NASA to launch global warming satellite after loss

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five years after a NASA satellite to track carbon dioxide plunged into the ocean after liftoff, the space agency is launching a carbon copy – this time on a different rocket.
The $468 million mission is designed to study the main driver of climate change...
NASA to launch global warming satellite after loss

Housing Market Fake-Outs Stump Economists

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Homebuilding remains slumped at levels not seen since WWII.
Mike Groll/AP

Many homebuyers have...
Housing Market Fake-Outs Stump Economists

In Paris, Training Wheels For The Littlest Riders

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hide captionNot quite 3 years old, Oscar Bayeda is just learning to ride with the help of P’tit Velib’s bike-sharing program for children.

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Not quite 3 years old,...
In Paris, Training Wheels For The Littlest Riders

Harley helps put electric motorcycles in spotlight

PRINCETOWN, N.Y. (AP) — When Maggie McNally-Bradshaw and husband Curt hop on their electric motorcycles and twist the throttles, they get a rush like no other.
Or maybe a WHOOSH!
“There is that sense of being at the beginning of something new, and part of our future as far...
Harley helps put electric motorcycles in spotlight

Sectarian genie is out of the bottle from Syria to Iraq

Jailed Benghazi suspect "not cooperative": U.S. congressman

Iraqi army presses Tikrit assault as lawmakers scramble to fill posts

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s army sent tanks and armored vehicles to try to dislodge insurgents from the northern city of Tikrit on Sunday, the second day of a pushback against a Sunni militant takeover of large stretches of Iraq.
In Baghdad, which is threatened by the rebel advance,...
Iraqi army presses Tikrit assault as lawmakers scramble to fill posts

Fighting flares in eastern Ukraine despite extended ceasefire

KIEV (Reuters) – Fighting flared between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists around the eastern flashpoint city of Slaviansk on Sunday despite a truce extended until Monday night, a deadline also set by EU leaders considering new sanctions against Russia.
The European Union said...
Fighting flares in eastern Ukraine despite extended ceasefire

Israel cranks up media campaign ahead of Iran nuclear deal deadline

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged international negotiators on Sunday not to “surrender” to Tehran, as he launched a media blitz three weeks ahead of a deadline for an Iranian nuclear deal.
In interviews to broadcasters from the six world...
Israel cranks up media campaign ahead of Iran nuclear deal deadline

Obama to seek border aid; Pelosi visits Texas

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — President Barack Obama will seek more than $2 billion to respond to the flood of immigrants illegally entering the U.S. through the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas and ask for new powers to deal with returning immigrant children apprehended while...
Obama to seek border aid; Pelosi visits Texas

Panasonic launches Windows hybrid tablet for classrooms

On Sunday, Panasonic formally launched its “3E” hybrid tablet for education, the next spiritual descendant of the Intel Classmate PC.
Panasonic debuted the ruggedized, 10-inch 3E tablet at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference, which will be priced ...
Panasonic launches Windows hybrid tablet for classrooms

Benghazi suspect"s court case could offer clarity

WASHINGTON (AP) — A court appearance for the alleged mastermind of the attacks on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, is the first step in a long legal process that could yield new insight into a fiery assault that continues to reverberate across U.S. politics.
The case of Ahmed...
Benghazi suspect"s court case could offer clarity

Soccer fan hospitalized after lightning strike

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lightning struck outside a soccer stadium before an MLS game, sending an off-duty firefighter who went into cardiac arrest to the hospital and forcing the postponement of the Columbus Crew’s game against FC Dallas.
The lightning strike was in the...
Soccer fan hospitalized after lightning strike

Islamist rebels in Somalia kill three as Ramadan starts

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist rebels shot dead three members of Somalia’s security forces in the capital on Sunday, police and witnesses said on the first day of Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month when insurgents had warned they would stage attacks.
The government and African Union...
Islamist rebels in Somalia kill three as Ramadan starts

11 killed in India"s Building Collapse

a run down four-story building in New Delhi toppled over.
Police officials say 10 people were killed and at least one person was killed when an 11-story building under construction in the city of Chennai collapsed.
50-construction workers were at the building site when the structure toppled...
11 killed in India"s Building Collapse

"Artisanal" Ramen? Instant Noodles Get A Healthy Dose Of Hacking

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"Artisanal" Ramen? Instant Noodles Get A Healthy Dose Of Hacking

Her Baby Is At Risk; Lauren"s Story

They’re odds. That’s all they are. Not fate, just probabilities. Lauren Weinstein, cartoonist, is having a baby, and she’s told — out of the blue — that she and her husband are both carriers of the gene that causes cystic fibrosis. They are sent to a genetic counselor. Wha...
Her Baby Is At Risk; Lauren"s Story

Cruise ship returns to Seattle following fire

SEATTLE (AP) — A fire in the boiler room of a cruise ship carrying nearly 3,000 people prompted the vessel to return to port in Seattle, officials said.
Holland America said that there were no injuries among the passengers and crew of the Westerdam from Saturday’s...
Cruise ship returns to Seattle following fire

"Rogue Elephant" Asks: Is Democracy Right For India?

Over the course of the past month, some 600 million Indians went to the polls to elect a new government — the largest exercise in democracy in the world.
The results surprised few: Discontented voters tossed out the ruling Congress Party and Prime Minister M...
"Rogue Elephant" Asks: Is Democracy Right For India?

Crew fan hospitalized after lightning strike

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lightning struck outside a soccer stadium before an MLS game, sending an off-duty firefighter who went into cardiac arrest to the hospital and forcing the postponement of the Crew’s game against FC Dallas.
The lightning strike was in the parking lot of...
Crew fan hospitalized after lightning strike

North Korea launches two missiles, defies U.N. ban

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into seas east off its coast on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, defying a U.N. ban on the isolated country testing such weapons.
The launch came days before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s scheduled...
North Korea launches two missiles, defies U.N. ban

Jobs, cars seen cementing U.S. spring rebound

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States can firmly consign its weather-beaten start to the year to history this week with June vehicle sales and jobs data expected to show a strong end to the second quarter.
The U.S. economy contracted at a 2.9 percent annual rate, the sharpest decline...
Jobs, cars seen cementing U.S. spring rebound

Man sets himself on fire in Japan in defense protest: witnesses

TOKYO (Reuters) – A man in Japan set himself on fire at a busy intersection in Tokyo on Sunday in an apparent protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plans to ease limits of the country’s pacifist constitution, police and witnesses said.
Japan is poised for a historic...
Man sets himself on fire in Japan in defense protest: witnesses

Saturday, June 28, 2014

2 rescued after small plane crashes in New Jersey

NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — A small plane crashed in a marshy area in New Jersey near the Delaware River shortly after takeoff from an airport in Delaware Saturday, officials said. The pilot and his passenger both survived.
The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating after...
2 rescued after small plane crashes in New Jersey

3 injured in collision involving motorcycles, Jeep

ST. GEORGE — Three motorcyclists were injured Saturday in a collision with a Jeep near 2045 East and Riverside Drive.

The bikers were headed west on Riverside Drive when the Jeep, attempting to turn left from 2045 East, hit them, the St. George Specturm reported.

“At this point, ...
3 injured in collision involving motorcycles, Jeep

Benghazi suspect pleads not guilty before judge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Libyan militant accused of masterminding the deadly Benghazi attacks that have become a flashpoint in U.S. politics appeared briefly for the first time in an American courtroom, pleading not guilty Saturday to a terrorism-related charge nearly two weeks...
Benghazi suspect pleads not guilty before judge

Child dies when Italian ice shop door falls on her

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A metal security gate detached from the facade of an Italian ice shop Saturday afternoon, killing a 3-year-old girl, police said.
The security door fell on the child at a Rita’s Water Ice store in north Philadelphia at around 4:30 p.m., according to the...
Child dies when Italian ice shop door falls on her

Mars "flying saucer" splashes down after NASA test

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A saucer-shaped NASA vehicle testing new technology for Mars landings rocketed high over the Pacific on Saturday and deployed a novel inflatable braking system, but its massive parachute failed to fully unfurl as it descended to a splashdown.
Control room...
Mars "flying saucer" splashes down after NASA test

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Hundreds ask for "Justice for Geist" in rally outside police station

GM crash victim payment plan won"t have limit

DETROIT (AP) — When Kenneth Feinberg announces the terms of General Motors’ plan to pay victims of crashes caused by bad ignition switches, he’ll have an open wallet.
Feinberg, the country’s most well-known compensation expert, is scheduled to reveal the terms...
GM crash victim payment plan won"t have limit

China drives home message that golf courses are not the fairway to heaven

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – All that remains of the long fairways and manicured greens at the 18-hole golf course on the outskirts of Beijing are bits of rubble and mounds of mud. In March, Chinese authorities sent in workers to dig up the course and tear down the clubhouse.
Two...
China drives home message that golf courses are not the fairway to heaven

Libyan suspect pleads not guilty in Benghazi attack

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Libyan militia leader pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court on Saturday to a terrorism charge in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi that killed four Americans.
Ahmed Abu Khatallah was transferred to the U.S. District Court in...
Libyan suspect pleads not guilty in Benghazi attack

A week of VICE: Arrest, pot passage, breastaurants and more top stories

From new breastaurants to Austin City Council’s approval of marijuana-friendly legislation, these are the week’s top stories.
1. A top Austin lawyer, and a founder of J. Black’s, Judson Sutherland was arrested for prostitution during a sex trafficking sting last week.
2. V...
A week of VICE: Arrest, pot passage, breastaurants and more top stories

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Financial fraud: Beware of "low-risk" investments, experts say

SALT LAKE CITY — Financial fraud has been an increasing concern in Utah, particularly when it involves preying on seniors. Last year, the Utah Division of Adult Protective Services investigated 1,816 financial exploitation allegations across the state.
One of t...
Financial fraud: Beware of "low-risk" investments, experts say

19 promises: A year after Ariz. tragedy, firefighter"s widow filled with gratitude

YARNELL, Ariz. — There’s one room in Juliann Ashcraft’s home that serves a solemn, almost sacred purpose.
Dozens of framed pictures of a mustached man with his family and comrades cover the room’s walls. An immaculate glass curio cabinet proudly d...
19 promises: A year after Ariz. tragedy, firefighter"s widow filled with gratitude

Sorry, Europe. "Quebert Affair" Plot Thrills, But Prose Lacks Substance

Joel Dicker’s breakneck thriller The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair lands stateside trumpeting international sales figures that are the stuff of a writer’s wildest dreams: nearly a million copies in France alone. Naturally, our curiosity is...
Sorry, Europe. "Quebert Affair" Plot Thrills, But Prose Lacks Substance

Modern Video Games Go Beyond "Jumping On Blocks"

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Modern Video Games Go Beyond "Jumping On Blocks"

Mars "flying saucer" splashes back down after test

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A saucer-shaped NASA vehicle launched by balloon high into Earth’s atmosphere splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, completing a successful test of technology that could be used to land on Mars.
Since the twin Viking spacecraft landed on the red...
Mars "flying saucer" splashes back down after test

Gunmen kill four Egyptian soldiers in North Sinai: state media

CAIRO (Reuters) – Gunmen killed four Egyptian soldiers belonging to the central security apparatus near Rafah in North Sinai on Saturday, state media reported.
The gunmen forced the soldiers, who were returning from a holiday and dressed in civilian clothing, out of their vehicle and...
Gunmen kill four Egyptian soldiers in North Sinai: state media

Saudi king, in Ramadan message, vows to crush terrorists

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi King Abdullah, in a Ramadan message on Saturday, vowed to crush Islamist militants threatening the kingdom, the state news agency reported, saying the world’s top oil exporter would not tolerate “a band of terrorists”.
The remarks came two days...
Saudi king, in Ramadan message, vows to crush terrorists

Suspect in Jewish Museum attack appeals extradition ruling

PARIS (Reuters) – The French suspect in a May 24 shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels that left four people dead has appealed a French court ruling on Thursday approving his extradition to Belgium, his lawyer said on Saturday.
Mehdi Nemmouche, 29, has been held in police custody on...
Suspect in Jewish Museum attack appeals extradition ruling

Ukraine rebels free OSCE monitors, three Ukrainians killed in attack

DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine on Saturday released a second group of four monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) who had been seized on May 29, a Reuters witness said.
Their release, which followed the...
Ukraine rebels free OSCE monitors, three Ukrainians killed in attack

Aereo to "pause" service after Supreme Court defeat

Following Wednesday’s adverse Supreme Court decision, Aereo will suspend its online service, which lets its subscribers watch “over the air” broadcast television via the Web.
“We have decided to pause our operations temporarily as we consult with the court and map out our next steps. All of our u...
Aereo to "pause" service after Supreme Court defeat

Dallas County Agrees To Take In About 1,000 Immigrant Children

Calling the situation a “humanitarian crisis,” County Judge Clay Jenkins said Dallas County is prepared to house more than 1,000 immigrant children.
“I believe that every child is precious, and that regardless of your stance on immigration or the causes for this human...
Dallas County Agrees To Take In About 1,000 Immigrant Children

Saturday court appearance set for Benghazi suspect

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Libyan militant accused of masterminding the deadly Benghazi attacks that have become a flashpoint in U.S. politics awaited his first court appearance Saturday amid heightened security at the federal courthouse.
Ahmed Abu Khattala was scheduled to appear...
Saturday court appearance set for Benghazi suspect

Pelosi holds little hope for immigration reform

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border that she holds little hope that Congress will pass comprehensive immigration reform this year.
After visiting a Border Patrol facility in Brownsville holding...
Pelosi holds little hope for immigration reform

Underwater robot event ends at marine sanctuary

ALPENA, Mich. (AP) — About 60 teams from 18 states and 13 countries have put underwater robots through their paces at the only federal freshwater marine sanctuary in the United States.
Officials say the 13th Marine Advanced Technology Education Remotely Operated Vehicle...
Underwater robot event ends at marine sanctuary

NASA launches Mars "flying saucer" on Earth

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After several weather delays, NASA on Saturday launched a helium balloon carrying a saucer-shaped vehicle high in Earth’s atmosphere to test technology that could be used to land on Mars.
Since the twin Viking spacecraft landed on the red planet in 1976,...
NASA launches Mars "flying saucer" on Earth

Three Ukrainian military killed in rebel attack: spokesman

KIEV (Reuters) – Three members of the Ukrainian military were killed on Saturday when pro-Russian separatists attacked their post near the eastern flashpoint city of Slaviansk with small arms and mortar fire, a military spokesman said.
The reported attack on the post manned by members of...
Three Ukrainian military killed in rebel attack: spokesman

Structure Fire in Palm Springs

PALM SPRINGS,FL — Palm Beach County Fire Rescue is on the scene of a house fire in Palm Springs.
Crews responded to the 300 block of Osborne Drive shortly before noon on Saturday to reports of heavy black smoke in the area.
CBS 12 News has a crew heading to the scene and will have more...
Structure Fire in Palm Springs

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Magna shooting leaves man in critical condition

MAGNA — A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in
the back twice early Saturday morning.

At about 1:35 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting at 3019 S.
7750 West where they found the man. Two cars were seen leaving seen
leaving the scene quickly, one red ...
Magna shooting leaves man in critical condition

Pelicans" northerly nesting grounds shrinking

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Rising lake levels are swallowing American white pelicans’ nesting grounds at a guano-rich island in central North Dakota known as North America’s largest refuge for the big-billed birds, federal wildlife officials said.
About 30,000 pelicans...
Pelicans" northerly nesting grounds shrinking

Benghazi suspect in federal law enforcement hands

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Libyan militant charged in the 2012 Benghazi attacks was in federal law enforcement custody, the U.S. attorney’s office said Saturday. Security at the capital’s federal courthouse was heightened in anticipation of a possible court appearance by the...
Benghazi suspect in federal law enforcement hands

Benghazi raid suspect in US court

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Ahmed Abu Khattala is a suspect in the Benghazi attack but what happened there is still bitterly contested
The suspected ringleader of the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi has appeared amid tight security at a US federal courthouse.
...
Benghazi raid suspect in US court

7-year-old girl"s birthday wish to donate books to hospital comes true

“Cool!” he said.

One little patient was too young to read, but he eagerly got chubby fingers all
over his new book.

Hospital staff said the donation reinforces what they’re already trying to do.

“Reading has always been a passion at the hospital, from our youngest...
7-year-old girl"s birthday wish to donate books to hospital comes true

Following High Court Decision, Aereo Suspends Operations

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Following High Court Decision, Aereo Suspends Operations

Cougar found near Jordan Commons dies from tranquilizer

SANDY — A mountain lion captured near Jordan Commons Friday died
from the effects of a tranquilizer.

The cougar was first spotted around 8 a.m. crossing 9400 South into the
Jordan Commons area before two officers from the Department of Wildlife
Resources found it near 9100 South and 1...
Cougar found near Jordan Commons dies from tranquilizer

NASA"s OCO-2 Satellite on the Launch Pad

The launch gantry surrounding the Delta II rocket with the second Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite onboard is seen in this black and white infrared view of Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The satellite will measure the global distribution of carbon dioxide, the ...
NASA"s OCO-2 Satellite on the Launch Pad

China fetes India, Myanmar, says Beijing poses no threat

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping feted neighbors India and Myanmar on Saturday, dusting off the 60th anniversary of a now rather obscure agreement signed in the early days of the Cold War to pledge a rising China’s commitment to peace.
In 1954, China, India and...
China fetes India, Myanmar, says Beijing poses no threat

Iraqi troops push to retake Tikrit from rebels, parties pursue talks

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces backed by helicopter gunships began an offensive on Saturday to retake the northern city of Tikrit from Sunni Islamist militants while party leaders pursued talks that could end Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s divisive rule.
Politicians...
Iraqi troops push to retake Tikrit from rebels, parties pursue talks

International drug ring busted - 13WHAM

Rochester — Authorities said 17 members of an international drug ring flooded parts of New York, Massachusetts and Ohio with several tons of a narcotic obtained from Yemen, Kenya and Ethiopia.
They said the substance, known as khat, was shipped to the United States through the United...
International drug ring busted - 13WHAM

Region"s Leaders Promise To Protect Iraq"s Holy Sites

Last week, Iran’s president vowed to protect Shia holy sites in Iraq, but how will that be possible in the midst of a civil war? NPR’s Scott Simon talks to Karim Hendili, an Arab specialist for UNESCO.

Region"s Leaders Promise To Protect Iraq"s Holy Sites

Tackling Sexual Assault On Campus With Comedy

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Tackling Sexual Assault On Campus With Comedy

Golden Gate Bridge Board Approves Funding For Suicide Barrier

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Golden Gate Bridge Board Approves Funding For Suicide Barrier

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Animal welfare hearing: The defendants in a Broadwater County animal neglect case, Thomas Jessberger and Daline Rindal were ordered to post bond for the care and feeding of the animals confiscated from their property on March 11th. Click here to read more.
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A Rogue Libyan General Tries To Impose Order With An Iron Fist

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A Rogue Libyan General Tries To Impose Order With An Iron Fist

Tech Week: Google"s Plans, Aereo"s Loss And Occupied Stalls

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Tech Week: Google"s Plans, Aereo"s Loss And Occupied Stalls

A Modern Twist On Mexican Tradition Hits The Runway

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A Modern Twist On Mexican Tradition Hits The Runway

US man rowing across Atlantic reaches Caribbean

NEW YORK (AP) — An American rower who set out to cross the Atlantic Ocean in honor of his brother reached the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
A spokeswoman for 48-year-old Victor Mooney said early Saturday the specially built oceangoing rowboat was towed about 20 miles to shore...
US man rowing across Atlantic reaches Caribbean

China boat sinks in waters north of islets disputed with Japan

BEIJING (Reuters) – Five Chinese fishermen are missing after a trawler sank on Friday in waters to the north of islands disputed with Japan in the East China Sea in what appeared to be an accident, state media said.
The boat sank in the morning, north of the islands, which China calls...
China boat sinks in waters north of islets disputed with Japan

Friday, June 27, 2014

Video released of attempted robbery at McDonald"s drive-thru

MAGNA — Police released surveillance video Friday of men
attempting
to rob a McDonald’s through the drive-thru.

The attempted robbery occurred around 5:30 p.m.
Thursday at the McDonald’s at 3670 S. 8400 West, according to
Unified
police. Surveillance video showed three H...
Video released of attempted robbery at McDonald"s drive-thru

VA review finds "significant and chronic" failures

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a scathing appraisal, a review ordered by President Barack Obama of the troubled Veterans Affairs health care system concludes that medical care for veterans is beset by “significant and chronic system failures,” substantially verifying problems...
VA review finds "significant and chronic" failures

Facebook: NYC prosecutors got data on 381 users

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors building a sweeping disabilities-benefit fraud case got a trove of data from the Facebook accounts of more than 380 people, the social media giant said this week as it disclosed a nearly yearlong legal fight over the largest set of search warrants it...
Facebook: NYC prosecutors got data on 381 users

New University landscape design to save 100k gallons of water

For second-year doctorate student Elise Gatti, the project is beneficial for
more than water conservation. The University of Utah is also hoping to receive
Tree Campus USA recognition, a program that
acknowledges universities and colleges that promote healthy trees.

“This project is not...
New University landscape design to save 100k gallons of water

Defeated Republican challenges Mississippi Senate primary votes

(Reuters) – The Tea Party-backed candidate who has refused to concede defeat to Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran in Mississippi’s primary runoff said his campaign has found more than 1,000 instances of ballots cast by people who were ineligible to vote.
Chris McDaniel said his...
Defeated Republican challenges Mississippi Senate primary votes

Venezuela blackout leaves commuters scrambling, silences president

CARACAS (Reuters) – A blackout cut power to much of Venezuela on Friday, snarling traffic in the capital Caracas and other major cities as authorities scrambled to restore electricity after the outage, which twice interrupted a presidential broadcast.
Pedestrians streamed into the...
Venezuela blackout leaves commuters scrambling, silences president

EU signs trade pact with Ukraine, ceasefire extended by 72 hours

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union signed an historic free-trade pact with Ukraine on Friday and warned it could impose more sanctions on Moscow unless pro-Russian rebels act to wind down the crisis in the east of the country by Monday.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko came to...
EU signs trade pact with Ukraine, ceasefire extended by 72 hours

SAC Capital to move to smaller, family-based office in accord with SEC

(Reuters) – Steven A. Cohen’s SAC Capital reached an agreement with U.S. securities regulators on Friday for the once-powerful hedge fund to no longer be an investment adviser, following the firm’s guilty plea to insider trading charges last year.
The Securities and Exchange...
SAC Capital to move to smaller, family-based office in accord with SEC

SLCPD identifies officer involved in dog shooting, calls for civility

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City police identified the officer who
shot a dog during a June 18 search for a missing toddler.

At a press conference Friday, Chief Chris Burbank identified Brett Olsen as
the officer who entered Sean Kendall’s back yard during the search.
Kendall’s dog, Geis...
SLCPD identifies officer involved in dog shooting, calls for civility

Roy man endangered baby in suicide attempt, charges state

ROY — A man who police say put his 15-month-old daughter in harm’s
way by his own suicide attempt now faces criminal charges.

Andrew Lolmaugh, 24, of Roy, was charged Thursday in 2nd District Court
with child abuse, a second-degree felony, and four counts of r...
Roy man endangered baby in suicide attempt, charges state

Former soldier to get life after jury deadlocks

HONOLULU (AP) — A former soldier convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a federal jury announced Friday it failed to agree on his sentence in the first death penalty trial in Hawaii since it became a state.
Jurors...
Former soldier to get life after jury deadlocks

Tea party official in Cochran photos case dies

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — A tea party official charged with conspiring to take photos of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran’s wife inside a nursing home apparently committed suicide Friday, police said, days after Cochran won a nasty Republican primary.
The body of attorney Mark Mayfield...
Tea party official in Cochran photos case dies

Podcaster Risks Excommunication For Defending Gay Mormons

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Podcaster Risks Excommunication For Defending Gay Mormons

Fourteen killed in India gas pipeline blast and fire

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Fourteen people were killed and 20 injured on Friday in a blast and fire at a gas pipeline in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, again raising safety concerns over the country’s energy projects.
The fire broke out on a stretch of pipeline running...
Fourteen killed in India gas pipeline blast and fire

Obama blasts House Republicans over lawsuit threat

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday blasted House Republicans who have threatened to sue him for issuing executive orders to implement policies that would have a hard time passing in the Republican-controlled chamber of Congress.
“They don’t do...
Obama blasts House Republicans over lawsuit threat

EU signs trade pact with Ukraine, threatens sanctions on Russia

Venezuela blackout hits much of country, seeking cause: official

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Venezuela blackout hits much of country, seeking cause: official

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Here’s the latest news for Friday, June 27th: Obama says Republicans are blocking help for middle class; Shia Labeouf free after spending a night in jail; Accused Tea Party official found dead; Museum shows unique 3D art.
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U.K. Loses Big Vote On The Future Of Europe — Now What?

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U.K. Loses Big Vote On The Future Of Europe — Now What?

Veteran, 100, finally getting high school diploma

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — A 100-year-old Army veteran of World War II is finally getting his high school diploma – as is his great-grandson.
George Hulka Jr. made it to eighth grade at a one-room schoolhouse and worked on his family’s dairy farm in the upstate New...
Veteran, 100, finally getting high school diploma

Bvckup 2 review: No-nonsense app makes backups a breeze

Your computer has power to spare. Copious amounts of RAM, a fast processor, and a capacious hard drive. Developers aren’t afraid to use that power, whether or not they really need it. So coming across a frugally-written app that feels like the software equivalent of a tightly wound coil is...
Bvckup 2 review: No-nonsense app makes backups a breeze

Mexican law enforcement chopper fires in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Mexican law enforcement on Thursday crossed into Arizona by helicopter and fired two shots at U.S. border agents, a union spokesman said.
The U.S. Border Patrol said in a statement that a Mexican law enforcement chopper crossed about 100 yards north into the...
Mexican law enforcement chopper fires in Arizona

Man convicted in rape, murder of college student

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A jury on Friday convicted a 31-year-old man of killing and raping a University of New Hampshire college student following a trial filled with lurid details of sexual domination, experimentation and violence.
The jury in Strafford Superior Court found Seth...
Man convicted in rape, murder of college student

Metro Gang Unit names new public enemy No. 1

SALT LAKE CITY — The Unified Police Metro Gang Unit announced its
most recently named public enemy No. 1 on Thursday.

Jacob Drake Vigil, 23, is wanted by police in connection with a gun charge
warrant and several felony warrants for alleged discharge of a firearm and
robbery.

He has a ...
Metro Gang Unit names new public enemy No. 1

Iraq"s top Shi"ite cleric calls for prime minister to be chosen by Tuesday

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The most influential Shi’ite cleric in Iraq called on the country’s leaders on Friday to choose a prime minister within the next four days, a dramatic political intervention that could hasten the end of Nuri al-Maliki’s eight year rule.
Grand...
Iraq"s top Shi"ite cleric calls for prime minister to be chosen by Tuesday

EU moves to assuage Cameron after outvoting him on Juncker

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders nominated Jean-Claude Juncker for their bloc’s most powerful job on Friday over the fierce objections of British Prime Minister David Cameron, who said the decision would make it harder for him to keep Britain in Europe.
Fellow leaders...
EU moves to assuage Cameron after outvoting him on Juncker

KNOW IT ALL: Friday"s Top 6 Stories at NBC News

Good morning and TGIF from NBC News. Here’s some of what we’re working on.
1. World Cup Sweet 16: Belgium is next for Americans
No more draws, no more worrying about goal differential: It’s time for bracketology, World Cup style. The United States will face Belgium in ...
KNOW IT ALL: Friday"s Top 6 Stories at NBC News

German parliament cuts ties with Verizon in wake of spying row

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s lower house of parliament has joined the government in cutting ties with U.S. telecoms firm Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N), in reaction to a scandal last year over U.S. government spying and allegations firms were handing over data.
According to...
German parliament cuts ties with Verizon in wake of spying row

GM recalls 194,107 Buicks in China due to headlight issue

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A joint venture of General Motors Co (GM.N) in China will recall 194,107 locally made Buick vehicles due to Chinese consumer complaints about the cars’ headlights, the country’s quality watchdog said on Friday.
Shanghai General Motors Co Ltd, the joint...
GM recalls 194,107 Buicks in China due to headlight issue

Exclusive: U.S. government scientists retrace events leading to anthrax breach

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Scientists at the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are conducting tests to see whether the procedure they followed to kill anthrax, though flawed by their own standards, may nevertheless have killed the potentially deadly pathogen before it was sent to...
Exclusive: U.S. government scientists retrace events leading to anthrax breach

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Here’s the latest news for Friday, June 27th: Ukraine signs deal with European Union; Wildfire burns 3 square miles in Arizona; Deadly pipeline explosion causes massive fire in India; Power outage at Sydney airport leaves hundreds stranded.
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How to reinstall Windows like a pro

Reinstalling Windows is an important strategy for any geek, and a useful skill for anybody who doesn’t want to pay one. By starting over with a clean copy of the operating system, you can remove bloatware, wipe out malware, and fix other system problems.

A full, clean reinstall is different f...
How to reinstall Windows like a pro

Android Influencers: Swiftkey evangelist Joe Braidwood

For years, one of Android’s main selling points has been its ability to use whatever third-party keyboard the users wants. It’s a minor feature that’s likely influenced some users to choose Android over another mobile operating system, like iOS, and it’s also what helped usher in the swip...
Android Influencers: Swiftkey evangelist Joe Braidwood

Android Studio development platform heading towards full release

Google’s Android Studio development environment is available in a beta version that makes it easier to create apps for smartwatches and TVs.
The beta was announced at the Google I/O developer conference along with preview versions of Android L and the associated SDK (software development k...
Android Studio development platform heading towards full release

Ukraine Signs Trade Deal With EU, Risking Russia"s Ire

“Moscow has economic concerns about these deals – it is worried that the Russian market could be flooded by cheap goods from the EU that would hit Russian producers.”

Russia’s state-run news agency RIA Novosti notes that “Russia has free-trade agreements with...
Ukraine Signs Trade Deal With EU, Risking Russia"s Ire

Book News: Evie Wyld Wins Yet Another Award For "All The Birds, Singing"

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

Courtesy of the publisher

Evie Wyld’s novel All the Birds, Singing has won the 2014 Miles Franklin award, Australia’s most important literary prize, worth 60,000...
Book News: Evie Wyld Wins Yet Another Award For "All The Birds, Singing"

German government to drop Verizon because of U.S. spying

The German government is reportedly dropping Verizon Communications as a service provider because of worries about U.S. spying.
The government will shift all services provided by Verizon to Deutsche Telekom by the end of 2015. It had been reviewing its communications contracts already, but...
German government to drop Verizon because of U.S. spying

China boat sinks in waters north of islets disputed with Japan

Ukraine signs trade agreement with EU, draws Russian threat

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine signed on Friday an historic free-trade agreement with the European Union that has been at the heart of months of violence and upheaval in the country, drawing an immediate threat of “grave consequences” from Russia.
Georgia and Moldova signed...
Ukraine signs trade agreement with EU, draws Russian threat

Iraq helicopters fire on university campus in insurgent-held city

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi helicopters fired on a university campus in Tikrit on Friday to dislodge insurgents who overran the city in an onslaught that has given them control of most majority Sunni regions and brought them close to Baghdad.
Tikrit, the hometown of former dictator Saddam...
Iraq helicopters fire on university campus in insurgent-held city

Yesterday"s top stories: Springfield police fatally shoot Mill Street man ...

These were the most read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If you missed any of them, click on the links below to read them now. The most viewed photo gallery was the Associated Press’ images of the craziest fans in the second week of the World Cup, above.
1) Springfield police fatally...
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A Century Ago In Sarajevo: A Plot, A Farce And A Fateful Shot

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hide captionThe Latin Bridge in Sarajevo ends at the street corner where Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on June 28, 1914.

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A Century Ago In Sarajevo: A Plot, A Farce And A Fateful Shot

Iraq"s Ethnic Kurds See Opportunity In Nation"s Chaos

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hide captionA member of the Kurdish security forces stand guard atop a armored vehicle at Taza district, south of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, Iraq, Friday, June 20, 2014.

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A member of...
Iraq"s Ethnic Kurds See Opportunity In Nation"s Chaos

Banks should embrace disruption from fintech start-ups, says UBS CIO

Banks can embrace the disruptive technology that start-ups are bringing to the finance sector and use it to aid their own digital transformation, according to UBS bank’s CIO, Oliver Bussmann.
Bussmann joined the Swiss Bank as CIO from SAP last year and was tasked with supporting IT-led...
Banks should embrace disruption from fintech start-ups, says UBS CIO

Apple hires lead software engineer from Atlas Wearables

A few weeks ago, Apple executive Eddy Cue boldly claimed that Apple’s 2014 product pipeline was the best he’s seen in 25 years. And for someone that was around for the release of both the iPhone and iPad, that’s quite a lofty statement.
Of course, the product everyone is...
Apple hires lead software engineer from Atlas Wearables

Year of Code leader steps down just four months into role

The head of the government-backed Year of Code initiative has quit just four months into the job.
Executive director Lottie Dexter will become special advisor to Matthew Hancock, a parliamentary under-secretary at Vince Cable’s Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.
The Year of Code p...
Year of Code leader steps down just four months into role

Verdict reached in Hawaii death penalty case

HONOLULU (AP) — A former Hawaii-based soldier will finally learn his fate for killing his 5-year-old daughter: death or spend the remainder of his life in prison.
Jurors convicted Naeem Williams in April of murder in the first death penalty case to go to trial in the history of...
Verdict reached in Hawaii death penalty case

Thursday, June 26, 2014

KXLH 10pm Top Stories- Wed Jun 25

21 hours 1 minute ago

Benoit sentenced: The 16-year old teenager accused of taking part in bomb threats against Helena schools in March received a two year suspended commitment to the Department of Corrections Wednesday afternoon.
Rummel memorial service: Friends, family and fellow...
KXLH 10pm Top Stories- Wed Jun 25

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Here’s the latest news for Thursday, June 26th: The U.S. loses to Germany but advances in World Cup play; The Supreme Court strikes down protest zones at Mass. abortion clinics; Howard Baker dies at age 88; A New York man creates art with chainsaws.
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Man who stopped high-speed chase given truck upgrade

Upgrades to the truck included new turbos, new front differential parts, a
new fuel system, new back bumper and new shocks. The truck looks better,
runs better and gets better gas mileage now, according to Ellison.

“We kind of went above and beyond, all of us, to make his truck
bigger and b...
Man who stopped high-speed chase given truck upgrade

Pot advocates deliver petitions for Oregon ballot

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Sponsors of an initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana traveled to Salem on Thursday to turn in boxes stuffed with enough signed petitions to bring their total signatures to 145,000 – far more than are needed for the measure to qualify for...
Pot advocates deliver petitions for Oregon ballot

APNewsBreak: Oil train dangers extend past Bakken

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The dangers posed by a spike in oil shipments by rail extend beyond crude from the booming Bakken region of the Northern Plains and include oil produced elsewhere in the U.S. and Canada, U.S. safety officials and lawmakers said.
Acting National...
APNewsBreak: Oil train dangers extend past Bakken

New York tourist known as plague survivor has died

A man who nearly lost his life in New York City’s first instance of bubonic plague in more than 100 years has died of an unrelated illness in a Santa Fe, New Mexico, hospital, his wife said Thursday.
John Tull was diagnosed with a rare cancer last month, but doctors didn’t believe...
New York tourist known as plague survivor has died

Arizona worker safety agency reviewing prison rape

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s workplace safety agency confirmed Thursday that it has launched a review of the rape of a teacher inside a state prison classroom.
The teacher was alone in a classroom with no guard nearby when a convicted rapist assaulted her.
The Arizona...
Arizona worker safety agency reviewing prison rape

Dog"s heat-related death emphasizes need for proper care

SALT LAKE CITY — For the second time in two days, a dog died
as a
result of not being properly cared for in the hot weather.

On Wednesday, Salt Lake fire crews along with Salt Lake Animal
Services
were called to an apartment complex, 315 E. 4th Ave., where a German
Shepherd named B...
Dog"s heat-related death emphasizes need for proper care

Islamist militants raid hotel in central Somalia: witnesses

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist militants hurled grenades at the gate of a hotel in central Somalia on Thursday then opened fire as they burst into the building used by Somali soldiers and Djiboutian African Union peacekeepers, residents said.
Al Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab said it...
Islamist militants raid hotel in central Somalia: witnesses

Thai junta sets up panels to crack down on critical news reports

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military authorities are setting up a network of panels to closely monitor domestic and international media and crack down on criticism of what the junta sees as its efforts to right the country, a senior officer said on Thursday.
Rights groups and...
Thai junta sets up panels to crack down on critical news reports

New York attorney general accuses Barclays of "dark pool" fraud

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – New York’s attorney general has filed a securities fraud lawsuit against Barclays, accusing the British bank of giving an unfair edge in the United States to high-frequency traders, while claiming to be protecting other clients from them.
News of the...
New York attorney general accuses Barclays of "dark pool" fraud

World powers plan strategy to rescue Iran nuclear deal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Senior diplomats from six world powers met in Brussels on Thursday to search for ways to resuscitate negotiations with Iran over its contested nuclear program, with less than four weeks left until a late-July deadline to strike an accord.
Western officials have said...
World powers plan strategy to rescue Iran nuclear deal

Rebuking Obama, U.S. top court limits presidential appointment powers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court reined in presidential power on Thursday, ruling that President Barack Obama went too far when he filled senior government posts without seeking U.S. Senate approval, but the justices stopped short of a more sweeping decision limiting...
Rebuking Obama, U.S. top court limits presidential appointment powers

U.S. top court curbs presidential power on appointments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against President Barack Obama by cutting back the power of the White House to temporarily fill senior government posts when facing partisan opposition in Congress, although it stopped short of a more sweeping decision...
U.S. top court curbs presidential power on appointments

Emboldened by Utah ruling, Colorado clerk issues gay marriage licenses

DENVER (Reuters) – A left-leaning Colorado county defiantly issued marriage licenses to gay couples on Thursday, emboldened by a landmark same-sex marriage ruling by a regional appeals court, even as the state attorney general warned such nuptials would not be valid.
The U.S. Court of...
Emboldened by Utah ruling, Colorado clerk issues gay marriage licenses

Iraq helicopter crashes in airborne commando assault on Tikrit

BAGHDAD/ARBIL (Reuters) – Iraqi forces launched an airborne assault on rebel-held Tikrit on Thursday with commandos flown into a stadium in helicopters, at least one of which crashed after taking fire from insurgents who have seized northern cities.
Eyewitnesses said battles were raging...
Iraq helicopter crashes in airborne commando assault on Tikrit

Ex-Murdoch CEO Brooks says vindicated by not guilty verdicts

LONDON (Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks, the former boss of News Corp.’s (NWSA.O) British newspaper arm, said on Thursday she felt vindicated after being found not guilty this week of hacking phone messages and other crimes while editing Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloids.
Brooks,...
Ex-Murdoch CEO Brooks says vindicated by not guilty verdicts

Yesterday"s top stories: Wilbraham police investigating crash that killed 2 ...

These were the most read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If you missed any of them, click on the links below to read them now.
1) Wilbraham police investigating fatal crash that killed 2, injured 1 along downhill stretch of Monson Road [Conor Berry] Photo gallery above.
2) Boston Celtics...
Yesterday"s top stories: Wilbraham police investigating crash that killed 2 ...

KRTV 10pm Top Stories-Wed Jun 25

14 hours 2 minutes ago

Remembering October: Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the beating death of then 2-year-old October Perez. Click here to read more.
Lightning damage: A KRTV viewer sent amazing photos of lightning damage to a deck near Lincoln. Click here to read...
KRTV 10pm Top Stories-Wed Jun 25

New York attorney general accuses Barclays of "dark pool" fraud

Kerry tells Russia to disarm Ukraine separatists "in hours"

PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Russia on Thursday to disarm separatists in Ukraine within “the next hours” as the European Union prepared to discuss deeper sanctions against Moscow.
Washington and other Western powers have stepped up pressure...
Kerry tells Russia to disarm Ukraine separatists "in hours"

Ukraine warns on ceasefire as rebels agree to fresh peace talks

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian separatists agreed on Thursday to resume peace talks to end the conflict in the east, but President Petro Poroshenko warned he might not extend a ceasefire beyond Friday night if their gesture was aimed only at buying time.
The move by the pro-Russian rebels,...
Ukraine warns on ceasefire as rebels agree to fresh peace talks