| Psychiatric evaluation ordered for Boston bomb hoax suspect Posted: 16 Apr 2014 11:40 AM PDT |
| Separatists take armor from Ukraine forces Posted: 16 Apr 2014 11:40 AM PDT  Pro-Russian separatists humiliated a Kiev government operation to recapture eastern towns.
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| Argentine zoo shows off white tiger triplets Posted: 16 Apr 2014 11:40 AM PDT  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Buenos Aires Zoo is showing off its latest brood of white tigers — Bengal triplets with piercing blue eyes and a playful attitude.
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| Pro-Russian insurgents seize armored vehicles Posted: 16 Apr 2014 11:40 AM PDT  SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents commandeered six Ukrainian armored vehicles along with their crews and hoisted Russian flags over them Wednesday, dampening the central government's hopes of re-establishing control over restive eastern Ukraine.
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| Bloomberg to spend $50 million on gun control Posted: 16 Apr 2014 08:16 AM PDT  The former New York City mayor announces plans to launch gun control effort aimed at battling the NRA.
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| 283 missing, 4 dead in South Korea ferry disaster Posted: 16 Apr 2014 07:46 AM PDT  MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — A ferry carrying 462 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea's southern coast on Wednesday, leaving more than 280 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and helicopters. At least four people were confirmed dead and 55 injured.
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| 284 missing, 4 dead in South Korea ferry disaster Posted: 16 Apr 2014 07:46 AM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A ferry carrying 462 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea's southern coast on Wednesday, leaving more than 280 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and helicopters. At least four people were confirmed dead and 55 injured. |
| Ukraine says pro-Russian separatists seize six of its troop carriers Posted: 16 Apr 2014 07:13 AM PDT  Equipment is later located in Slaviansk with unknown militants, officials report.
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| Pistorius trial: Defense tries to build case Posted: 16 Apr 2014 06:27 AM PDT  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius' lawyers at his murder trial Wednesday tried to roll back the prosecution's momentum, but the prosecutor sharply questioned the credentials and findings of a forensic expert for the defense.
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| Nearly 300 missing in South Korea ferry sinking Posted: 16 Apr 2014 05:55 AM PDT  At least three people are confirmed dead and 55 injured after a ferry carrying 459 sinks.
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| Man charged with marathon hoax due in court Posted: 16 Apr 2014 05:39 AM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say a man taken into custody near the Boston Marathon finish line carrying a backpack containing a rice cooker is scheduled to appear in court.
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| Dress codes: Where should schools set limits? Posted: 16 Apr 2014 05:39 AM PDT  EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — They're called leggings — popular fashion items that are tight-fitting pants to some, and glorified tights to others.
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| If filed, plane lawsuits might not get heard in US Posted: 16 Apr 2014 02:32 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — Since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, some lawyers have claimed they can get several millions of dollars in damages for each lost passenger by taking the cases to the United States. But past lawsuits show U.S. federal courts are more likely to throw such cases out if the crashes happened overseas.
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| Troop carriers enter east Ukraine town bearing Russian, separatist flags Posted: 16 Apr 2014 02:29 AM PDT  By Thomas Grove SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Six armored troop carriers entered the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk on Wednesday carrying the Russian national flag and the banner of pro-Russian separatists, a Reuters eyewitness said. The vehicles stopped outside the town's city hall which has for several days been occupied by separatists. The second vehicle carried the emblem of the Donetsk People's Republic which a group of separatists proclaimed last week and which the Kiev authorities see as a first step to seeking to break from Ukraine and join with Russia. The men on top of the troop carriers, some of whom were masked, were armed with Kalashnikov rifles, grenade launchers, knives and pistols.
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| South Korea says 293 missing in ferry disaster Posted: 16 Apr 2014 12:53 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Nearly 300 people were still missing Wednesday several hours after a ferry carrying 459, most of them high school students, sank in cold waters off South Korea's southern coast, killing at least two and injuring seven, officials said.
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| At Boston Marathon, a chance to finally finish Posted: 16 Apr 2014 12:53 AM PDT  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Just one tiny misstep at mile 15 of the Boston Marathon last spring ruined any chance of amputee runner Jeff Glasbrenner breaking four hours.
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| Court to weigh challenge to ban on campaign lies Posted: 16 Apr 2014 12:34 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Negative campaigning and mudslinging may be a fact of life in American politics, but can false accusations made in the heat of an election be punished as a crime?
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| Egypt clamps hold over mosques to control message Posted: 16 Apr 2014 12:34 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — In his weekly sermon, Muslim cleric Ali Abdel-Moati preached to his congregation in a southern Egyptian city about the evils of making hasty judgments. That prompted a complaint to authorities from a judge, who accused him of criticizing a recent mass death sentence issued against supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
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| China's growth slows to 7.4 percent in 1Q Posted: 16 Apr 2014 12:34 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — China's economic growth slowed further in the latest quarter but appeared strong enough to satisfy Chinese leaders who are trying to put the country on a more sustainable path without politically dangerous job losses.
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| Police say 5 dead in Calgary stabbings Posted: 16 Apr 2014 12:03 AM PDT  CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — A recent graduate of the University of Calgary was charged in the fatal stabbing of five people at a house party that the police chief called the worst mass slaying in the western Canadian city's history.
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| 2 dead after ferry sinks off South Korean coast Posted: 15 Apr 2014 09:56 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of boats, helicopters and divers scrambled Wednesday to rescue more than 470 people, including 325 high school students on a school trip, after a ferry sank off South Korea's southern coast, killing at least two and injuring 14, officials said. |
| Boston police safely blow up suspicious backpacks Posted: 15 Apr 2014 09:56 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Survivors, first responders and relatives of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the anniversary Tuesday with tributes that combined sorrow over the loss of innocent victims with pride over the city's resilience in the face of a terror attack. |
| Man charged with hoax near marathon finish line Posted: 15 Apr 2014 09:09 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Police say a man taken into custody near the Boston Marathon finish line had a rice cooker in his backpack and is being charged with possession of a hoax device. |
| Hundreds rescued after ferry sinks off South Korea Posted: 15 Apr 2014 08:39 PM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of rescue boats and helicopters are scrambling to save more than 470 people, including many high school students, caught on a ferry sinking off South Korea's southern coast, officials said. There are no immediate reports of causalities.
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| Ferry with 450 passengers sinking off S. Korea Posted: 15 Apr 2014 08:39 PM PDT  South Korean coastguard vessels and helicopters pulled passengers off a stricken ferry off the southern coast..
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