| Ellen's Oscar celeb selfie a landmark media moment Posted: 03 Mar 2014 12:16 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres' celeb-studded selfie from the most-watched Oscars telecast in a decade was a landmark social media moment at a time online conversation is boosting television viewership and vice versa.
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| Obama: Tough choices nearing in Mideast talks Posted: 03 Mar 2014 12:16 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to salvage an elusive Middle East peace plan, President Barack Obama pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday to make the "tough decisions" needed to move forward on talks with the Palestinians.
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| Gunmen, bombers kill 11 in Pakistan capital Posted: 03 Mar 2014 12:16 PM PST  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen stormed Pakistan's main court complex in Islamabad on Monday, cutting down fleeing lawyers before blowing themselves up in a rampage that killed 11 people. It was the worst terror attack in years in the capital, which has largely been spared the violence raging in many parts of the country.
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| Bin Laden's son-in-law goes on trial in NYC Posted: 03 Mar 2014 10:26 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Osama bin Laden's son-in-law was introduced to prospective jurors Monday at the start of his trial on charges that he conspired to kill Americans and support terrorists in his role as al-Qaida's spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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| Gates back on top of Forbes' billionaire rankings Posted: 03 Mar 2014 09:10 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is back on top of the list of the world's richest people after a four-year hiatus. |
| Russia demands a return to Ukraine unity pact Posted: 03 Mar 2014 09:09 AM PST  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pressed hard Monday for Ukrainian politicians to return to the Feb. 21 agreement that promised a new unity government — with fugitive President Viktor Yanukovych back in power — would rule until an early election no later than December.
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| Pro-Russian troops takeover Crimean borders, ferry Posted: 03 Mar 2014 09:09 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's military admitted Monday that pro-Russian troops have surrounded or taken over "practically all" its military facilities in Crimea — a move that Russia's foreign minister defended as a necessary protection for the ethnic Russians on the Black Sea peninsula. |
| Sunken Great Lakes oil pipeline raises spill fears Posted: 03 Mar 2014 07:49 AM PST TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A freshwater channel that separates Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas is a premier Midwestern tourist attraction and a photographer's delight, offering spectacular vistas of two Great Lakes, several islands and one of the world's longest suspension bridges. |
| Pistorius murder trial begins, neighbor testifies she heard 'bloodcurdling screams' Posted: 03 Mar 2014 06:13 AM PST  South African Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering his girlfriend as his trial opened with a neighbour testifying she heard "bloodcurdling" screams on the night of the killing. Pistorius, whose trial is being broadcast live around the world, faces a life sentence if convicted of the Valentine's Day killing of model and reality television star Reeva Steenkamp a year ago. After a state prosecutor charged that Pistorius "unlawfully and intentionally did kill" Steenkamp, he entered a plea of "not guilty, my lady". Pistorius, 27, a double amputee sporting hero known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre running blades, also pleaded not guilty to three unrelated gun charges.
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| Winter's last gasp? Another storm hits much of US Posted: 03 Mar 2014 05:59 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Winter kept its icy hold on much of the country Monday, with snow falling and temperatures starting to plummet from the Mid-Atlantic states up to the East Coast.
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| Winter's last gasp? East braces for another storm Posted: 03 Mar 2014 04:54 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Spring is in sight, but winter kept its icy hold on much of the country Monday, with up to a foot of snow and plummeting temperatures expected across the Mid-Atlantic states and up the East Coast. |
| Lupita Nyong'o's ice blue or JLaw's bright red? Posted: 03 Mar 2014 04:53 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — That's a wrap, Lupita Nyong'o, but may all the best dresses keep coming your way.
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| 4 women with new wombs are trying to get pregnant Posted: 03 Mar 2014 04:53 AM PST  LONDON (AP) — A Swedish doctor says four Swedish women who received transplanted wombs have had embryos transferred into them in an attempt to get pregnant.
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| Pistorius pleads not guilty at murder trial Posted: 03 Mar 2014 04:05 AM PST  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering his girlfriend on Valentine's Day last year, marking the start of the Olympian's murder trial that was being broadcast live on TV.
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| Pistorius pleads not guilty at start of his murder Posted: 03 Mar 2014 04:05 AM PST PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering his girlfriend on Valentine's Day last year, marking the start of the Olympian's murder trial that was being broadcast live on TV. |
| Pistorius murder trial begins, pleads not guilty Posted: 03 Mar 2014 02:31 AM PST PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering his girlfriend on Valentine's Day last year, marking the start of the Olympian's murder trial that had South Africans watching live broadcasting of the proceedings against their country's most famous living citizen. |
| '12 Years a Slave' rises up at Academy Awards Posted: 03 Mar 2014 01:44 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Perhaps atoning for past sins, Hollywood named the brutal, unshrinking historical drama "12 Years a Slave" best picture at the 86th annual Academy Awards.
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| High court looks at death row inmate's IQ scores Posted: 03 Mar 2014 01:13 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing an appeal from a Florida death row inmate who claims he is protected from execution because he is mentally disabled.
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| Obama, Netanyahu to meet on Iran, Mideast peace Posted: 03 Mar 2014 12:57 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to keep a pair of delicate diplomatic efforts afloat, President Barack Obama will personally appeal for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward on peace talks with the Palestinians, while also trying to manage Israel's deep suspicion of his pursuit of a nuclear accord with Iran. |
| Oscar Pistorius arrives for start of his murder trial Posted: 03 Mar 2014 12:27 AM PST  "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius arrived at the Pretoria High Court on Monday for the start of his murder trial, opening a decisive chapter in the story of the rise and fall of one of the world's best-known athletes. The South African Olympic and Paralympic track star shot and killed his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day 2013. The 27-year-old argues that it was a tragic case of mistaken identity and that he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder hiding in the toilet. Barring a last-minute change of heart, Pistorius, who appeared in court in a dark suit with a white shirt and tie, will enter a plea of "not guilty".
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| Suicide bombers kill 11 in Pakistani capital Posted: 03 Mar 2014 12:27 AM PST  ISLAMABAD (AP) — A group of armed men, including two suicide attackers, stormed a court complex in the Pakistani capital on Monday in a rare terror attack in the heart of Islamabad that killed 11 people and wounded dozens.
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| SHOW BITS: Day got better and better for Blanchett Posted: 02 Mar 2014 11:10 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Show Bits brings you the 86th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
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| SHOW BITS: Ya, but what about 'True Detective'? Posted: 02 Mar 2014 11:10 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Show Bits brings you the 86th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
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| Pistorius trial: The main players Posted: 02 Mar 2014 10:08 PM PST  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A female judge will ultimately decide Oscar Pistorius' fate and pronounce him innocent or guilty of murder in his girlfriend's shooting death on Valentine's Day last year. South Africa has no trial by jury meaning Judge Thokozile Masipa will have the final say in the blockbuster court case. A look at the judge and some other main players in the Pistorius trial:
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| Pistorius murder trial: It begins Posted: 02 Mar 2014 09:37 PM PST  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius, set to open Monday, marks the start of a dramatic new chapter in the life of the double-amputee athlete who ran at the Olympics and became a global star before he shot his girlfriend to death.
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