| Wildfire tests New Mexico Posted: 02 Jun 2012 03:58 PM PDT  A wall of smoke advances across a vast swath of rugged country in southwestern New Mexico where the nation's wilderness movement was born nearly a century ago.
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| Was justice served in Egypt? Posted: 02 Jun 2012 07:30 AM PDT  In a run-down maze of slums with electrical wires and laundry tangled across Cairo's mustard sky, Umm Mohammed, 55, put her hands to her face and fell silently to her knees when she heard the news. An Egyptian court sentenced ex-President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison for his complicity in the killing of about 850 protesters during last year's uprising. Once the equivalent of a modern-day pharaoh, the 84-year-old Mubarak is the first Arab ruler to be brought to court by his own people.
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| Diamond jubilee is off to the races Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:23 PM PDT  Queen Elizabeth II received a rapturous welcome from a flag-waving crowd of more than 100,000 at a British racecourse Saturday as she kicked off four days of national celebrations for her diamond jubilee.
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| Cargo jet hits van in Ghana, at least 10 dead Posted: 02 Jun 2012 03:40 PM PDT  A cargo jet slammed into a minibus at Ghana's Accra airport on Saturday after overshooting the runway on landing, killing at least 10 people, according to a Reuters witness and an aviation official. The plane belonged to Nigerian cargo airline Allied Air, according to a civil aviation authority official who asked not to be named. A Reuters witness at the airport said the plane had the words Allied Air on the side. A badly mangled minibus was beside the plane wreckage, and ten bodies lay nearby, the witness said. Ambulances, police and military were at the scene, he said. ...
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| Reports: Several wounded in Toronto mall shooting Posted: 02 Jun 2012 04:43 PM PDT Several people were wounded in a shooting at Toronto's Eaton Centre, one of the city's top tourist destinations and its main downtown mall, local media reported on Saturday. The Toronto Star website reported that three people were said to be wounded, at least one seriously. Shots were heard in the mall's food court and the entire mall was being evacuated, the report said. Pictures on several television and newspaper websites showed large numbers of police and emergency crews at the scene. (Reporting by Jeffrey Hodgson and Janet Guttsman; Editing by Peter Cooney) |
| Long-sealed Watergate documents may be released Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:56 PM PDT  The U.S. Department of Justice says at least some materials sealed as part of the court case against seven men involved in the 1972 Watergate burglary should be released.
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| Why American companies are too nervous to hire Posted: 02 Jun 2012 04:53 PM PDT  The economy seems so gripped by uncertainties that many employers have decided to manage with the staff they have. They aren't convinced their customer demand will keep growing. Or they worry that Europe's festering debt crisis could infect the global economy. Or they aren't sure what Congress will do, if anything, about taxes and spending in coming months.
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| Elizabeth Warren goes on the offensive in Senate race Posted: 02 Jun 2012 02:21 PM PDT  Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren took the offensive against Republican Senator Scott Brown on Saturday, attempting to put questions about her ethnic heritage in the rear-view mirror with a fiery speech at a state convention. Warren's attack came as two opinion polls showed the rivals locked in a tight race for Brown's Senate seat for Massachusetts, one of the most closely watched Congressional contests in the November election, in which the Democrats are seeking to protect a slim Senate majority. "Scott Brown is a Wall Street Republican. A big oil Republican. ...
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| Pot initiative could make or break Obama in Colorado Posted: 02 Jun 2012 02:06 PM PDT  Throughout his presidency, Barack Obama hasn't exactly been a friend to marijuana users. Sure, he has acknowledged smoking pot as a young man, but he has disappointed marijuana advocates by opposing its legalization, regulation and taxation like alcohol. And the Justice Department's occasional crackdown under his administration on medical marijuana dispensaries, which 17 states and the District of Columbia allow, has angered others. ...
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| U.S. and Iran dig in for long cyberwar Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:34 AM PDT  The United States and Iran are locked in a long-running cyber war that appears to be escalating amid a stalemate over Tehran's disputed nuclear program.
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| Police: 'Canadian psycho' killed Chinese student Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:18 AM PDT  A Canadian porn star suspected of cutting off and mailing his lover's limbs is also accused of harassing the country's prime minister and other lawmakers, according to an arrest warrant.
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| Wisconsin recall vote to resonate in presidential race Posted: 02 Jun 2012 02:14 PM PDT  The battle over whether to recall Wisconsin's Republican governor, Scott Walker, has sharply divided the state and become a nationally watched test of his party's push to limit government, slash spending and challenge public-sector labor unions. Tuesday's recall vote also has the attention of two very interested outsiders: Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, who are gearing up for their November 6 showdown for the White House. ...
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| Italian sailors freed on bail in India murder case Posted: 02 Jun 2012 04:07 PM PDT  Italian sailors charged with murdering two Indian fishermen were released on bail on Saturday to await trial, one step closer to the climax of a major diplomatic row between Rome and New Delhi. An Italian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the two marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, had moved to a hotel in the port city of Kochi in the western Indian state of Kerala, where they are obliged to stay under conditions of their bail. ...
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| Sudan army says 45 rebels killed in Darfur Posted: 02 Jun 2012 02:54 PM PDT  Sudan's army said it killed 45 rebels who were looting in eastern Darfur on Saturday but the insurgents told a different story, saying they had seized an army compound.
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| Nine killed in Syrian-linked clashes in Lebanon Posted: 02 Jun 2012 03:56 PM PDT  Clashes erupted between heavily-armed supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Lebanon's port of Tripoli on Saturday, killing nine people and prompting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati to rush there to try to stop the violence. Mikati held talks with ministers and officials in the northern city, as gunmen a few miles (kilometers) away fired machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades at each other. Residents and a doctor said 42 people had been wounded. ...
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| Dad charged in death of Fla. baby found in trunk Posted: 02 Jun 2012 11:01 AM PDT  A Florida man is being held without bond in the death of his 1-month-old son, who was found in the trunk of a car.
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| Small fire out quickly at World Trade Center Posted: 02 Jun 2012 02:23 PM PDT  Firefighters responded to the 89th floor of One World Trade Center on Saturday to help construction workers put out a smoldering fire in some wooden decking.
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| Three rare elephants found dead in Indonesia Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:45 AM PDT  Three critically-endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead in an oil palm plantation in western Indonesia and are believed to have been poisoned, an NGO said Saturday.
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| East Europe gays, lesbians march in show of pride Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:16 PM PDT  Hundreds of gays, lesbians and their supporters marched Saturday through the capitals of Poland and Latvia, demanding more rights in Eastern European societies where they still face high levels of intolerance.
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| Rich families could sponsor poor ones, pope says Posted: 02 Jun 2012 01:35 PM PDT  Families from rich countries could sponsor families from poor ones, Pope Benedict XVI suggested Saturday at a gathering of around 350,000 people at a park just north of Milan.
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| Garbage truck driver saves baby in runaway stroller Posted: 02 Jun 2012 07:59 AM PDT  A baby in a runaway stroller was saved by a quick thinking garbage truck driver. Jeff Blackburn was behind the wheel of his Seattle garbage truck when he saw the infant's mother lose control of the stroller on a steep city street. "Almost immediately when...
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| Ohio runner with cerebral palsy refuses to stop Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:30 PM PDT  When John Blaine realized 11-year-old Matt Woodrum was struggling through his 400-meter race at school in central Ohio, the physical education teacher felt compelled to walk over and check on the boy.
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| Phoenix police say mom forgot about baby on car roof Posted: 02 Jun 2012 03:53 PM PDT Phoenix police have arrested a woman who allegedly drove off after forgetting that her 5-week-old baby was in a car seat on the roof of her vehicle. |
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