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| Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military |
| ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth."
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| Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:56 -0400 - U.S. News Headlines - Yahoo! News |
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| Wis. farmers, firefighters partner on hazards maps |
| MILWAUKEE (AP) — Without even thinking, Joe Ortner rattles off a list of items on his family's dairy farm that could kill you: 1,000 gallons of diesel, 500 gallons of gas, cleaning chemicals in the milking parlor, oil and lubricant for repair work and a 6-foot-deep manure pond in which you could drown.
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| Fri, 24 May 2013 15:59:54 -0400 - U.S. News Headlines - Yahoo! News |
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| Woman in Berlusconi denies her own statements |
| MILAN (AP) — The woman who prosecutors allege had sex with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy's premier in exchange for money spent her second day on the witness stand Friday, denying her own sworn descriptions of racy escapades at his "bunga bunga" parties and long lists of expensive jewelry and watches received from the media mogul. Karima el Mahroug, a Moroccan known as Ruby, dismissed a series of sworn statements she made to investigators in the summer of 2010 as "all stupid things" that she now regrets saying. "I apologize to the prosecutors. They were all nonsense," she said.
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| Fri, 24 May 2013 13:44:35 -0400 - World News Headlines - Yahoo! News |
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| UK treating plane incident as criminal, not terror-related |
| STANSTED, England (Reuters) - British police said on Friday they are treating an incident involving a plane carrying almost 300 passengers from Pakistan as criminal rather than as terror-related. "It's a criminal investigation under the direction of Essex police," Superintendent Darrin Tomkins told reporters at Stansted airport near London to where the plane was diverted. Asked if it could be terror related, he added: "This incident is being treated as a criminal offence." "The plane will remain at its current location and will subject to forensic examination by specialist officers. ... -- read full article |
| Fri, 24 May 2013 13:49:00 -0400 - World News Headlines - Yahoo! News |
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| Schumer urges look at security in Sprint deal |
| NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer urged regulators to "use extreme caution" when reviewing the proposed acquisition of No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank, saying the Japanese company's use of Chinese networking equipment could open up U.S. networks to snooping and hacking. -- read full article |
| Fri, 24 May 2013 17:29:42 -0400 - Business News Headlines - Yahoo! News |
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| China gives US regulators access to audit records |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to give U.S. regulators access to audit records for Chinese companies whose shares trade on U.S. stock exchanges, a step forward in a long-running dispute. -- read full article |
| Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:45 -0400 - Business News Headlines - Yahoo! News |
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| Golf-Donald bemoans `terrible' display as he heads for PGA exit |
| By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 24 (Reuters) - Luke Donald, the PGA Championship winner in 2011 and 2012, is almost certain to miss the cut after returning a level-par 72 for a six-over total of 150 at Wentworth on Friday. The real damage was done in Thursday's opening round when the world number six collapsed to a six-over 78 in cold, damp conditions at the European Tour's flagship event. The weather was no better for the second round and Donald suffered an early blow when he took a double-bogey five at the second. ... -- read full article |
| Fri, 24 May 2013 09:04:28 -0400 - Sports News Headlines - Yahoo! News |
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| Donald bemoans `terrible' display as he heads for PGA exit |
| By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Luke Donald, the PGA Championship winner in 2011 and 2012, is almost certain to miss the cut after returning a level-par 72 for a six-over total of 150 at Wentworth on Friday. The real damage was done in Thursday's opening round when the world number six collapsed to a six-over 78 in cold, damp conditions at the European Tour's flagship event. The weather was no better for the second round and Donald suffered an early blow when he took a double-bogey five at the second. ...
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| Fri, 24 May 2013 09:09:34 -0400 - Sports News Headlines - Yahoo! News |
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| A look at Netflix since stock plunged from peak |
| Here's a look at Netflix since its stock peaked in July 2011 at nearly $305. Netflix had just announced an unpopular price increase in the U.S., and investors got worried by the intensity of the customer backlash. Even after subscriber complaints subsided, investors remained concerned about intensifying competition at the same time the company is spending more to acquire Internet content and expand abroad. Despite those concerns, Netflix has been staging a comeback. Another boost is expected from Sunday's revival of the "Arrested Development" TV series.
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| Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:59 -0400 - Entertainment News Headlines - Yahoo! News |
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| Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants |
| EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers. -- read full article |
| Thu, 23 May 2013 23:17:12 -0400 - Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News |
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| Holloway disappearance hits cold case file |
None of the three suspects in the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway will be charged, the Aruban public prosecutor's office said today. Hans Mos, the island nation's chief public prosecutor, said there was not enough evidence to take the case to trial. -- read full article |
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