| Scott, Jagger's designer girlfriend, dies in NY Posted: 17 Mar 2014 12:55 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — L'Wren Scott, a fashion designer and celebrity stylist who was Mick Jagger's girlfriend, was found dead in Manhattan of a possible suicide, a law enforcement official said Monday.
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| Putin signs decree on Crimean independence Posted: 17 Mar 2014 12:38 PM PDT  Declares 'sovereign and independent state' after vote to secede Ukraine and join Russia.
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| Astronomers discover 'smoking gun' for universe's expansion Posted: 17 Mar 2014 11:51 AM PDT  Astronomers have found the first direct evidence of cosmic inflation, the theorized dramatic expansion of the universe that put the "bang" in the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, new research suggests. If it holds up, the landmark discovery — which also confirms the existence of hypothesized ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves — would give researchers a much better understanding of the Big Bang and its immediate aftermath. "If it is confirmed, then it would be the most important discovery since the discovery, I think, that the expansion of the universe is accelerating," Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, who is not a member of the study team, told Space.com, comparing the finding to a 1998 observation that opened the window on mysterious dark energy and won three researchers the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics. A team led by John Kovac, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is announcing the results today (March 17), unveiling two manuscripts that have not yet been submitted to peer-reviewed journals.
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| AP source: Designer, Jagger's girlfriend dead Posted: 17 Mar 2014 11:34 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — L'Wren Scott, a fashion designer and celebrity stylist who was Mick Jagger's girlfriend, was found dead in Manhattan of a possible suicide, a law enforcement official said Monday. |
| Missing jet reveals uncomfortable Malaysian truths Posted: 17 Mar 2014 11:02 AM PDT  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — It's apparently a challenge to find people satisfied with the Malaysian government's performance in its search for Flight 370: A mainstream daily newspaper here ran a story Monday on praise being lavished by an anonymous Facebook user from Sweden.
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| AP source: Jagger's girlfriend found dead in NYC Posted: 17 Mar 2014 10:59 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — L'Wren Scott, a fashion designer and celebrity stylist who was Mick Jagger's girlfriend, was found dead in Manhattan of a possible suicide, a law enforcement official said Monday. |
| General chokes up as he details affair during plea Posted: 17 Mar 2014 10:44 AM PDT  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — An Army general who admitted to improper relationships with three subordinates appeared to choke up Monday as he told a judge that he'd failed the female captain who had leveled the most serious accusations against him.
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| Mick Jagger's girfriend, fashion designer L'Wren Scott found dead Posted: 17 Mar 2014 09:56 AM PDT |
| Obama: Sanctions show costs to Russia on Crimea Posted: 17 Mar 2014 08:43 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says new U.S. sanctions imposed on Russian officials make it clear "that there are consequences for their actions" in Crimea and he's warning that the U.S. stands ready to impose further sanctions if necessary. |
| Judge accepts plea deal in Army general sex case Posted: 17 Mar 2014 08:42 AM PDT FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — An Army general who admitted to inappropriate relationships with three soldiers who had served under his command pleaded guilty Monday to lesser charges as prosecutors dropped the most serious — sexual assault counts — as part of a deal. |
| East vs West Ukraine conflict not a new Cold War Posted: 17 Mar 2014 08:42 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — NATO planes monitor Ukraine's border. East and West fight for influence and trade angry warnings. Russian troops conduct massive war games as tensions rise.
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| General in sex case: Guilty plea on lesser counts Posted: 17 Mar 2014 07:19 AM PDT FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — An Army general who admitted to multiple affairs with soldiers under his command has pleaded guilty to a host of lesser charges as prosecutors dropped the most serious — sexual assault counts — as part of a deal. |
| Latest information on search for Malaysian plane Posted: 17 Mar 2014 05:05 AM PDT  The unprecedented hunt for a missing Malaysia Airlines jet expanded northwest to Kazakhstan and south into the desolate reaches of the Indian Ocean after Malaysian authorities concluded the plane was deliberately diverted by someone with considerable flying experience. A summary of the latest information on the search for the plane and the investigation into what happened:
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| Crimea parliament declares independence after vote Posted: 17 Mar 2014 04:35 AM PDT  SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Crimea's parliament on Monday declared the region an independent state, after its residents voted overwhelmingly to break off from Ukraine and seek to join Russia.
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| Firearms expert tells of Pistorius' love of guns Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:47 AM PDT  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Months before he killed his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius said he drew his gun and went into "combat mode" after hearing the noise of a possible intruder at home, which turned out to be a laundry machine, a South African guns expert testified Monday at the athlete's murder trial.
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| Malaysia: Kazakhstan joins search for missing jet Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:47 AM PDT  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia says searches have begun in both the northern and southern corridors of a vast swath of Asia where the missing Malaysia Airlines jet is believed to have ended up.
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| A day in the life of a marijuana lobbyist Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:01 AM PDT  As more states legalize marijuana, the cannabis industry is solidifying its presence in Washington, D.C.
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| Firearms expert testifies at Pistorius trial Posted: 17 Mar 2014 02:28 AM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Months before he killed his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius described how he drew his gun and went into "combat mode" after hearing the noise of a possible intruder at home, which turned out to be a laundry machine, a South African guns expert testified Monday at the athlete's murder trial. |
| Australia takes up southern search for plane Posted: 17 Mar 2014 02:14 AM PDT  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Australia took the lead Monday in searching for the missing Boeing 777 over the southern Indian Ocean as Malaysia appealed for radar data and search planes to help in the unprecedented hunt through a vast swath of Asia stretching northwest into Kazakhstan.
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| Suicide, allegations stun border agent's family Posted: 17 Mar 2014 01:28 AM PDT  MISSION, Texas (AP) — Esteban Manzanares was working his regular day shift as a U.S. Border Patrol agent along the busiest stretch of Mexican border when a trio of Honduran immigrants spotted him and offered to surrender.
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| Malaysian plane probe spotlights cockpit crew Posted: 17 Mar 2014 01:28 AM PDT  An investigation into the pilots of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 intensified Monday as officials confirmed that the last words spoken from the cockpit came after a key signalling system was manually disabled. US intelligence efforts also were focusing on Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah and his first officer, Fariq Abdul Hamid, according to a senior US lawmaker. "I think from all the information I've been briefed on from, you know, high levels within homeland security, national counterterrorism centre, intelligence community, that something was going on with the pilot," said Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Malaysia's Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein confirmed that an apparently relaxed final voice communication from the cockpit -- "All right, good night" -- came after the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) had been deliberately shut down.
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| US expected to announce sanctions against Russia Posted: 17 Mar 2014 12:57 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its allies in Europe are expected to announce sanctions against Russia, including visa bans and potential asset freezes, on Monday, one day after Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine and join Russia.
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| Study to test 'chocolate' pills for heart health Posted: 16 Mar 2014 10:54 PM PDT It won't be nearly as much fun as eating candy bars, but a big study is being launched to see if pills containing the nutrients in dark chocolate can help prevent heart attacks and strokes. |
| 'Best of best' of Ansel Adams' photos on display Posted: 16 Mar 2014 10:24 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — During the last years of his life, Ansel Adams pored over the tens of thousands of negatives he'd carefully stored since his teens, setting aside 70 he determined would stand as his greatest works of art.
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| Mexico drug cartel makes more dealing iron ore Posted: 16 Mar 2014 10:09 PM PDT  LAZARO CARDENAS, Mexico (AP) — Forget crystal meth. The pseudo-religious Knights Templar drug cartel in western Mexico has diversified to the point that drug trafficking doesn't even rank among its top sources of income.
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