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Two Koreas trade fire across maritime border 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 09:23 PM PDT
Map showing the seven designated areas for live-fire drill announced by North Korea near the disputed maritime border with South KoreaNorth and South Korea traded fire across their disputed maritime border on Monday, with the South's military saying it had responded to shells landing in its waters from a North live-fire drill. "Some of the shells fired by North Korea dropped in our area and our side responded with fire," a spokesman for the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff told AFP.
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Global warming dials up our risks, UN report says 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 08:26 PM PDT
FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2013 file photo, Syrian refugees cross into Iraq at the Peshkhabour border point in Dahuk, 260 miles (430 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. In an authoritative report due out Monday, March 31, 2014, a United Nations climate panel for the first time is connecting hotter global temperatures to hotter global tempers. Top scientists are saying that climate change will complicate and worsen existing global security problems, such as civil wars, strife between nations and refugees. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)If the world doesn't cut pollution of heat-trapping gases, the already noticeable harms of global warming could spiral "out of control," the head of a U.N. scientific panel warned.
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U.S., Russia talks fail to end Ukraine deadlock 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 05:57 PM PDT
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before the start of their meeting at the Russian Ambassador's residence about the situation in Ukraine, in Paris Sunday March 30, 2014. Kerry traveled to Paris for a last minute meeting with Lavrov. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov disagreed on crucial issues.
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Seabed of jet hunt zone mostly flat with 1 trench 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 05:29 PM PDT
This undated graphic provided by Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) Dr. Robin Beaman, James Cook University, shows the North-westerly view of the search area for the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 at Broken Ridge, south-eastern Indian Ocean, which shows the Diamantina Escarpment dropping from about 800 meters to over 5000 meters in depth. Two miles under the sea where satellites and planes are looking for debris from the missing Malaysian jet, the ocean floor is cold, dark, covered in a squishy muck of dead plankton and - in a potential break for the search - mostly flat. The troubling exception is a steep, rocky drop ending in a deep trench. The sea floor in this swath of the Indian Ocean is dominated by a substantial underwater plateau known as Broken Ridge, where the geography would probably not hinder efforts to find the main body of the jet that disappeared with 239 people on board three weeks ago, according to seabed experts who have studied the area. (AP Photo/Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) Dr Robin Beaman, James Cook University)WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two miles beneath the sea surface where satellites and planes are looking for debris from the missing Malaysian jet, the ocean floor is cold, dark, covered in a squishy muck of dead plankton and — in a potential break for the search — mostly flat. The troubling exception is a steep, rocky drop ending in a deep trench.
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Mudslide death toll rises; search dogs take break 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 07:21 PM PDT
Rescue dog Tryon, muddied from the day's work, stands with his handler near the west side of the mudslide on Highway 530 near mile marker 37 in Arlington, Wash., on Sunday, March 30, 2014. Periods of rain and wind have hampered efforts the past two days, with some rain showers continuing today. Last night, the confirmed fatalities list was updated to 18, with the number of those missing falling from 90 to 30. (AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Many of the dogs essential in the search for victims of the deadly mudslide that buried a mountainside community will take a two-day break, rescue crews said Sunday, as the official death toll rose and more bodies were recovered.
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Congress: GM twice failed to fix defect 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 03:58 PM PDT
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors discussed two separate fixes for an ignition switch defect in 2005 but canceled both of them without taking action, according to a memo released Sunday by the House subcommittee investigating GM's handling of the defect and a subsequent recall.
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Test accurately rules out heart attacks in the ER 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 11:40 AM PDT
In this Saturday, March 29, 2014 photo, people attend the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session and Expo in Washington. A large study in Sweden found that a blood test plus the usual electrocardiogram of the heartbeat were 99 percent accurate at showing which patients could safely be sent home rather than be admitted for observation and more diagnostics. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — A simple test appears very good at ruling out heart attacks in people who go to emergency rooms with chest pain, a big public health issue and a huge worry for patients.
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Smith, Denorfia lift Padres to 3-1 win over LA 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 09:27 PM PDT
San Diego Padres Seth Smith is greeted at the dugout after his game tieing home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning of the opening game of Major League baseball in the United States Sunday, March 30, 2014, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)SAN DIEGO (AP) — For one day at least, the moderate-payroll San Diego Padres are in first place in the NL West, ahead of the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers.
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No national system to track landslide hazards 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 04:24 PM PDT
In this photo taken in October 2012, released by WSI, a Quantum Spatial Company, sensor operators Lennie Rummel left, and Drew Wendeborn, right, are shown inside a helicopter taking measurements with LIDAR, a high-tech laser system mounted on the aircraft, to build a detailed elevation map of the terrain above Omak, Wash. The maps can be used by planners and homeowners to begin to assess landslide risk. (AP Photo/ WSI, a Quantum Spatial Company)SEATTLE (AP) — People living in the path of a deadly Washington state landslide had virtually no warning before a wall of mud, trees and other debris thundered down the mountain. Some of the homeowners didn't even know the hillside could give way at any time.
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Fearsome Final Foursome headed to North Texas 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 07:36 PM PDT
Florida head coach Billy Donovan holds the net after the second half in a regional final game against Dayton at the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn. Florida won 62-52. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)The road to redemption goes through North Texas for a fearsome Final Four of power programs with something to prove.
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Conflict with Russia galvanizes Ukraine's identity 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 04:24 AM PDT
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — He's one of Russia's favorite doctors, the author of books read by parents from Moscow to Siberia. And he lives in eastern Ukraine where the Russian language is dominant and ties to Russia strong.
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Mudslide death toll rises, search dogs take break 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 06:35 PM PDT
Rescue dog Tryon, muddied from the day's work, stands with his handler near the west side of the mudslide on Highway 530 near mile marker 37 in Arlington, Wash., on Sunday, March 30, 2014. Periods of rain and wind have hampered efforts the past two days, with some rain showers continuing today. Last night, the confirmed fatalities list was updated to 18, with the number of those missing falling from 90 to 30. (AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Many of the dogs that have been essential in the search for victims of the deadly mudslide that buried the mountainside community of Oso will take a two-day break after long hours in the cold and rain, rescue crews said Sunday.
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Confirmed dead in Washington mudslide rises to 21 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 06:26 PM PDT
Rescue dog Tryon, muddied from the day's work, stands with his handler near the west side of the mudslide on Highway 530 near mile marker 37 in Arlington, Wash., on Sunday, March 30, 2014. Periods of rain and wind have hampered efforts the past two days, with some rain showers continuing today. Last night, the confirmed fatalities list was updated to 18, with the number of those missing falling from 90 to 30. (AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say the number of people who have been confirmed dead from the mudslide in Washington state has increased from 18 to 21.
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Search dogs take break from mudslide recovery 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 05:16 PM PDT
Rescue dog Tryon, muddied from the day's work, stands with his handler near the west side of the mudslide on Highway 530 near mile marker 37 in Arlington, Wash., on Sunday, March 30, 2014. Periods of rain and wind have hampered efforts the past two days, with some rain showers continuing today. Last night, the confirmed fatalities list was updated to 18, with the number of those missing falling from 90 to 30. (AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Many of the dogs that have been essential in the search for victims of the deadly mudslide that buried the mountainside community of Oso will take a two-day break after long hours in the cold and rain, rescue crews said Sunday.
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No objects from search linked yet to Flight 370 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 02:43 PM PDT
A ground crewman guides a RAAF AP-3C Orion along the tarmac as it returns from the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in Perth, Australia, Sunday, March 30, 2014. Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday he was hopeful clues will emerge soon to help find Flight 370 even though searchers again failed to find jet debris, as relatives of Chinese passengers on the plane protested in Malaysia to demand the government apologize over its handling of the search. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)PERTH, Australia (AP) — Despite what Australia called an "intensifying search effort," an international hunt Sunday by aircraft and ships in the southern Indian Ocean found no debris linked to the Malaysian jet that vanished more than three weeks ago.
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Australia PM: No time limit on Malaysia jet search 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 07:14 PM PDT
Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott is briefed on the search for MH370 by Royal Australian Air Force Group Commander Craig Heap at RAAF Base Pearce near PerthPrime Minister Tony Abbott said there was no time limit on the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
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NKorea conducts live-fire drills near sea boundary 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 09:08 PM PDT
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un presides over a meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of KoreaSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday conducted live-fire drills near the rival Koreas' disputed western sea boundary, South Korean officials said, in a move seen as an expression of Pyongyang's frustration at making little progress in its recent push to win outside aid.
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Brazil police push into Rio de Janeiro slums 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 12:27 PM PDT
A young resident looks through a small bullet proof window as he sits inside a police armored vehicle after a police operation to occupy the Vila Pinheiro, part of the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 30, 2014. The Mare complex of slums, home to about 130,000 people and located near the international airport, is the latest area targeted for the government's "pacification" program, which sees officers move in, push out drug gangs and set up permanent police posts. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More than 1,400 police officers and Brazilian Marines rolled into a massive complex of slums near Rio de Janeiro's international airport before dawn Sunday in the latest security push ahead of this year's World Cup.
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Thousands in Taiwan protest China trade deal 
Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 05:43 AM PDT
Protesters shout slogans denouncing the controversial China Taiwan trade pact during a massive protest in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, March 30, 2014. Over a hundred thousand protesters gathered in the demonstration against the island's rapidly developing ties with the communist mainland. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered in the streets around Taiwan's Parliament on Sunday to voice their opposition to a trade pact with China, part of a nearly 2-week-old protest that is challenging the president's policy of moving the democratic island economically closer to China.
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