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• Two men arrested in Canada rail terror plot
• Bombing suspect could face death penalty
• Texas town without water after plant explosion
• First performer at Woodstock dies of heart attack
• 'Random act of pizza' nourishes Boston Globe newsroom
• S.C. governor takes out ad space in battle over trespassing
• Obama invites all women senators to dinner Tuesday
• Nicaragua nabs most-wanted U.S. child porn suspect
• Biden to attend service for slain MIT police officer
• Utah elementary school evacuated after suspicious device found
• U.K. police fret over online anti-pedophile group
• Taliban capture 9 from helicopter in Afghanistan
• Indian girl's rape highlights police apathy
• Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Has a Serious Rat Problem
• Police: 5 dead in shooting south of Seattle
• Tempers flare at immigration hearing
• New York City aims to ban cigarette sales to under 21s
• Congress pushes for ‘Internet Freedom’ as U.N. showdown looms

Two men arrested in Canada rail terror plot Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:58 PM PDT Officials said it is "the first known al-Qaida planned attack" in the country.

Bombing suspect could face death penalty Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:55 PM PDT Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is charged with "using a weapon of mass destruction."

Texas town without water after plant explosion Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:31 PM PDT Officials warned residents of West, Texas that they might not have water for a week.

First performer at Woodstock dies of heart attack Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:35 PM PDT Richie Havens, known for his crafty guitar work and cover songs, was 72.

'Random act of pizza' nourishes Boston Globe newsroom Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:35 PM PDT Staffers at the Chicago Tribune order lunch for their fellow journalists.

S.C. governor takes out ad space in battle over trespassing Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:52 PM PDT The ad aims to clear the air as he heads into a competitive House special election race.

Obama invites all women senators to dinner Tuesday Posted: 22 Apr 2013 03:16 PM PDT President Barack Obama has invited all 20 women senators to dinner at the White House on Tuesday night for a wide-ranging conversation about his legislative priorities and second-term goals, according to a source familiar with the plans. The meal is the latest in Obama's newly assertive outreach to lawmakers—he has dined with Republican and Democratic [...]

Nicaragua nabs most-wanted U.S. child porn suspect Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:12 PM PDT The FBI typically reserves such notoriety for people sought for violent crimes or terrorism.

Biden to attend service for slain MIT police officer Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:21 PM PDT Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will travel to Cambridge, Mass., on Wednesday to attend the memorial service for an MIT police officer allegedly killed by the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. A White House official said the Bidens will attend the ceremony for Sean Collier, 26. The noon event will [...]

Utah elementary school evacuated after suspicious device found Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:36 PM PDT By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - Nearly 800 students and teachers were evacuated from a suburban Utah elementary school on Monday after a custodian found a pipe bomb on the roof, a school official said. No one was injured and police detonated the bomb using a high-pressure water cannon at Mountain View Elementary School in Layton, about 25 miles north of Salt Lake City, said school district spokesman Christopher Williams. The custodian removed the bomb from the roof and then alerted the school principal, who called police, said Williams. "Why he did that and where he took it, we're not sure. ...

U.K. police fret over online anti-pedophile group Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:13 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — A British band of self-styled pedophile hunters has been ambushing men it believes are out to meet young girls, posting video of the confrontations to the Web in a tactic which has yielded arrests — but alarmed police.

Taliban capture 9 from helicopter in Afghanistan Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:44 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Turkish civilian helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in a Taliban-controlled area of eastern Afghanistan, and the insurgents took all nine people aboard the aircraft hostage, including eight Turks, officials said Monday.

Indian girl's rape highlights police apathy Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:09 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — A child disappears. Police are called. Nothing happens.

Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Has a Serious Rat Problem Posted: 22 Apr 2013 06:42 AM PDT A cooling fuel pool was shut down for a few hours Monday at Japan's embattled Fukushima nuclear power plant so workers could remove two dead rats. It was the third time in a little over a month that cooling equipment had to be shut down for rat related issues — and right now there are more radioactive rodent recurrences than answers.

Police: 5 dead in shooting south of Seattle Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:17 AM PDT FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Gunfire erupted at an apartment complex in a city south of Seattle and five people were shot to death, including a suspect who was shot by arriving officers, police said early Monday.

Tempers flare at immigration hearing Posted: 22 Apr 2013 11:22 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Tempers flared at a Senate hearing on immigration legislation Monday as a Republican senator objected to a Democrat's criticism of attempts by some to link the Boston Marathon bombings to the immigration bill.

New York City aims to ban cigarette sales to under 21s Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:41 PM PDT By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City took the first step on Monday in outlawing sales of cigarettes to anyone under age 21, in an effort to reduce smoking among the age group in which most smokers take up the habit. The bill, which was introduced by the City Council and has the backing of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, would make New York City, which already has the highest cigarette taxes in the nation, the first big city or state to set the smoking age at 21. Currently, individuals must be 18 to buy cigarettes. ...

Congress pushes for ‘Internet Freedom’ as U.N. showdown looms Posted: 22 Apr 2013 07:00 AM PDT The House is pushing forward in an effort to block a United Nations-related group from potentially allowing countries to censor the Internet, before an international showdown this fall.

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