| Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski will not be prosecuted for assault of Michelle Fields: Reports Posted: 14 Apr 2016 11:39 AM PDT  Two weeks after the Republican frontrunner's top aide was charged with assaulting a female reporter, the Florida state attorney's office is expected to announce it will not move forward with a criminal case against him.
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| Strong quakes hit Japan, nuclear plants safe, dozens injured: media Posted: 14 Apr 2016 10:08 AM PDT  By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, bringing down some buildings and injuring dozens of people, local media reported, but the nuclear regulator reported no problems at power plants. The initial quake struck 11 km (7 miles) east of the city of Kumamoto, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. Japanese public broadcaster NHK said the quake registered 6.4.
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| Microsoft sues U.S. government over data requests Posted: 14 Apr 2016 09:33 AM PDT  Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has sued the U.S. government for the right to tell its customers when a federal agency is looking at their emails, the latest in a series of clashes over privacy between the technology industry and Washington. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in federal court in the Western District of Washington, argues that the government is violating the U.S. Constitution by preventing Microsoft from notifying thousands of customers about government requests for their emails and other documents. The U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request to comment.
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| Massive anti-Trump protest planned In New York City Thursday evening Posted: 14 Apr 2016 08:19 AM PDT  Organizers told Yahoo News they expect at least 10,000 people to show up for the protest. It is being held in front of the annual New York State Republican Party gala where Trump and the other GOP primary candidates are scheduled to speak. The demonstration is being organized by many of the same groups that were involved in a protest against Trump in Chicago that drew thousands and led Trump to cancel one of his planned appearances.
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| Sanders, Clinton join picket lines, fight for union support Posted: 14 Apr 2016 12:53 AM PDT  By Gina Cherelus and Megan Cassella NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contenders Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton joined striking Verizon workers' picket lines on Wednesday after Sanders was endorsed by New York City transit workers in his fight for union support that has largely gone to Clinton. Sanders addressed hundreds of striking workers in Brooklyn as "brothers and sisters" and thanked them for their courage in standing up to what he characterized as corporate greed by the mammoth communications company. Employees cheered as Sanders, who was born in Brooklyn, criticized Verizon Communications Inc for wanting to take away health benefits, outsource jobs and avoid federal income taxes, calling it "just another major American corporation trying to destroy the lives of working Americans." "Today I became a Bernie supporter.
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| Warriors reach 73 wins in blowout to set new single-season record Posted: 13 Apr 2016 10:33 PM PDT  Golden State made history Wednesday with a dominant win to top the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' single-season wins record.
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| Fox anchor Megyn Kelly meets with Trump to 'clear the air' Posted: 13 Apr 2016 07:31 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly said she met privately with Donald Trump on Wednesday to "clear the air" following the Republican candidate's repeated attacks on social media.
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| Sanders cheers strikers as 39K Verizon workers walk out Posted: 13 Apr 2016 05:31 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders cheered on striking Verizon workers Wednesday after 39,000 landline and cable employees walked off the job.
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| US health authorities confirm Zika causes birth defects Posted: 13 Apr 2016 04:04 PM PDT  The mosquito-borne Zika virus causes birth defects, including a syndrome in which babies are born with unusually small heads, US health authorities confirmed Wednesday after months of debate and uncertainty. "Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have concluded, after careful review of existing evidence, that Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and other severe fetal brain defects," said a statement from the federal agency. The decision was based in part on a series of studies in Brazil, where thousands of babies were born last year with birth defects, coinciding with a spike in Zika virus infections among the general public.
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