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• Paul Ryan says Middle East allies thanked him for taking on Trump
• Conviction stands for ex-NYPD officer in stairwell shooting
• First case of Zika infection after sex between gay men: US
• Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski will not be prosecuted for assault of Michelle Fields
• Strong quake in Japan kills at least nine, nuclear plants safe
• Microsoft sues U.S. government over data requests
• Bernie Sanders disavows ‘Democratic whores’ comment as ‘insensitive’
• UT homicide: How an ’86 murder case likely helped police catch suspect
• Massive anti-Trump protest planned in New York City Thursday evening
• Nearly 75 Percent of People Shot by Chicago Police are Black, Report Says
• 5 Things to Watch for at Tonight's Democratic Debate in Brooklyn
• Campaign rhetoric inspires chaos, anxiety in classrooms around the country
• 10 interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln’s assassination
• Warriors reach 73 wins in blowout to set new single-season record
• Sanders, Clinton join picket lines, fight for union support

Paul Ryan says Middle East allies thanked him for taking on Trump Posted: 14 Apr 2016 12:23 PM PDT Fresh from a trip to the Middle East, Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters on Thursday that American allies in the region — including Israel — thanked him for taking on Donald Trump over his call to bar Muslim immigrants from the United States.

Conviction stands for ex-NYPD officer in stairwell shooting Posted: 14 Apr 2016 03:46 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A manslaughter conviction against a former police officer who accidentally shot an unarmed man in a public housing project stairwell will stand, a judge decided Thursday, ruling that a juror didn't intentionally withhold information about his father's criminal history during jury selection.

First case of Zika infection after sex between gay men: US Posted: 14 Apr 2016 02:17 PM PDT US health authorities on Thursday described the first known case of Zika being transmitted during sex between gay men, suggesting yet another route for infection with the mosquito-borne virus. The couple had been monogamous for more than 10 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Both men experienced a fever, an itchy rash on their upper bodies and the eye infection conjunctivitis, but no lasting complications.

Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski will not be prosecuted for assault of Michelle Fields Posted: 14 Apr 2016 07:26 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.

Strong quake in Japan kills at least nine, nuclear plants safe Posted: 14 Apr 2016 03:46 PM PDT By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, bringing down some buildings, killing at least nine people and injuring hundreds, local media said, but the nuclear regulator reported no problems at power plants. The initial magnitude 6 tremor struck 11 km (7 miles) east of the city of Kumamoto, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Kyodo news agency said some 44,400 people had also been evacuated and more than 100 aftershocks had been recorded since the quake, which struck shortly before 9.30 pm local time.

Microsoft sues U.S. government over data requests Posted: 14 Apr 2016 04:24 PM 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 Thursday in federal court in Seattle, 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 government's actions contravene the Fourth Amendment, which establishes the right for people and businesses to know if the government searches or seizes their property, the suit argues, and Microsoft's First Amendment right to free speech.

Bernie Sanders disavows ‘Democratic whores’ comment as ‘insensitive’ Posted: 14 Apr 2016 08:26 AM PDT The Vermont senator has condemned a remark made by one of his surrogates at a rally in New York City on Wednesday.

UT homicide: How an ’86 murder case likely helped police catch suspect Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:00 AM PDT Though three decades and 1,600 miles separate the campus killings of Haruka Weiser and Jeanne Clery, the legacy of Clery's death may have helped lead investigators to Weiser's alleged killer.

Massive anti-Trump protest planned in New York City Thursday evening Posted: 14 Apr 2016 07:09 AM PDT Organizers told Yahoo News they expect at least 10,000 people to show up for the protest, which will be held in front of the annual New York State Republican Gala.

Nearly 75 Percent of People Shot by Chicago Police are Black, Report Says Posted: 13 Apr 2016 07:29 PM PDT The report alleged racism on the part of police

5 Things to Watch for at Tonight's Democratic Debate in Brooklyn Posted: 13 Apr 2016 11:21 PM PDT Clinton and Sanders will face off in Brooklyn tonight.

Campaign rhetoric inspires chaos, anxiety in classrooms around the country Posted: 13 Apr 2016 03:08 PM PDT A Catholic bishop in Indiana denounced the Andrean High School students who waved a picture of Donald Trump and shouted "Build a wall!" at their opponents from a largely Hispanic school in nearby Hammond, Feb. 26, 2016. Barbie Garayua Tudryn first noticed that the presidential election was having an unusual effect on the students at Frank Porter Graham Elementary back in September. Tudryn, who has been the guidance counselor at the English-Spanish bilingual school in Chapel Hill, N.C., since 2008, usually kicks off each school year with a lesson on diversity.

10 interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln’s assassination Posted: 14 Apr 2016 07:00 AM PDT It was 151 years ago tonight the President Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a play at Ford's Theater. Lincoln died the next morning, and in the aftermath, some odd facts seemed to pop up.

Warriors reach 73 wins in blowout to set new single-season record Posted: 13 Apr 2016 09:37 PM PDT Golden State made history Wednesday with a dominant win to top the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' single-season wins record.

Sanders, Clinton join picket lines, fight for union support Posted: 13 Apr 2016 03:18 PM 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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