Tuesday, April 30, 2013

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Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 09:47 AM PDT
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Feds eye bombing suspect's militant ties 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 09:47 AM PDT
 In this undated photo provided by the Dagestani branch of the Federal Security Service William Plotnikov, right, poses for a photo. Security officials suspected ties between elder Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the Canadian, an ethnic Russian named William Plotnikov, who had joined the Islamic insurgency in the region. Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to find him when he suddenly disappeared after police killed a Canadian jihadist, a security official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Dagestani branch of the Federal Security Service via NewsTeam)New details are emerging about Tamerlan Tsarnaev's visit to Russia.
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Tests link deadly ricin to Obama letter suspect 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 08:50 PM PDT
 FILE - In this Tuesday April 23, 2013 file photo, Everett Dutschke stands in the street near his home in Tupelo, Miss., and waits for the FBI to arrive and search his home. Ricin has been found in a business once used by Dutschke who was charged in the case of letters laced with the deadly poison being sent to President Barack Obama, according to a court document made public Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The document also said the substance was found on items the suspect dumped in a public trash bin. (AP Photo/Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Thomas Wells, File) MANDATORY CREDIT: NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DAILY JOURNAL, THOMAS WELLSRicin was found in the former martial arts studio of the man suspected of sending poison letters to President Barack Obama and other public officials, and was also discovered on a dust mask and other items he threw in the trash, federal prosecutors said in a court document made public Tuesday.
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FDA: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 07:02 PM PDT
 This undated image made available by Teva Women's Health shows the packaging for their Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel) tablet, one of the brands known as the "morning-after pill." The Plan B morning-after pill is moving over-the-counter, a decision announced by the Food and Drug Administration just days before a court-imposed deadline. On April 30, 2013, the FDA lowered to 15 the age at which girls and women can buy the emergency contraceptive without a prescription — and said it no longer has to be kept behind pharmacy counters. Instead, the pill can sit on drugstore shelves just like condoms, but that buyers would have to prove their age at the cash register. (AP Photo/Teva Women's Health)The government on Tuesday lowered to 15 the age at which girls can buy the morning-after pill without a prescription.
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Accused Colorado gunman's lawyers may enter insanity plea 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 08:02 PM PDT
 Accused Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes listens at his arraignment in CentennialLawyers for James Holmes are questioning the constitutionality of the state's insanity defense law, court records show.
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Venezuelan lawmakers hurt during punch-up in parliament 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 07:38 PM PDT
 Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Machado arrives at a news conference after a fight in parliament in CaracasFistfights broke out in Venezuela's parliament Tuesday, injuring a number of legislators during an angry session.
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Police face discipline in deadly Ohio chase 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:14 PM PDT
 FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the Cleveland Police Department shows Timothy Russell. A dozen Cleveland police supervisors face internal discipline charges stemming from a chase that saw officers fire 137 shots and kill a fleeing driver and his passenger, the city's police chief said Tuesday. Russell died in the incident. (AP Photo/Cleveland Police Department, File)Officers fired 137 shots and killed a fleeing driver and his passenger, the police chief said.
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Shoppers face hurdles in finding ethical clothing 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 07:39 PM PDT
 This undated product image provided by Fair Indigo shows one of the company's product. Fair Indigo is an online retailer that sells clothes and accessories that are certified by Fair Trade U.S.A., including $59.90 pima organic cotton dresses, $45.90 faux wrap skirts and $100 floral ballet flats. (AP Photo/Fair Indigo)Being socially responsible isn't so easy when it comes to the clothes on your back.
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Detective testifies about Jackson doc's money woes 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 04:52 PM PDT
 FILE - This March 5, 2009 file photo shows singer Michael Jackson announcing his concerts at the London O2 Arena. Jackson's words and music rang through a courtroom once again on Monday, April 29, 2013, this time at the start of wrongful death trial, as a lawyer tried to show jurors the pop singer's loving relationship with his mother and children. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)Dr. Conrad Murray would do whatever necessary to get paid, the officer said.
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DB Cooper accomplice ID'd as homicide victim 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 07:01 PM PDT
 This photo provided by the King Co. Sheriff's Dept., shows a home, Saturday, April 27, 2013 in Woodinville, Wash. where detectives were investigating a homicide. The home is owned by the man who packed the parachutes used by infamous airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper more than four decades ago. The victim's identity is not expected to be released until Monday, after it is confirmed by the King County Medical Examiner's Office. (AP Photo/King Co. Sheriff's Dept.)The man who packed the parachutes used by infamous skyjacker D.B. Cooper is dead.
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Vegas' new $30 million project -- bowling center 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:47 PM PDT
 Las Vegas to build $30 million bowling centerThere will soon be many more ways to strike out on the strip.
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Az. lawmakers pass bill making silver, gold legal tender 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 06:19 PM PDT
 Gold Bullion and coins from the American Precious Metals Exchange (APMEX) is seen in this picture taken in New YorkThe Arizona Senate on Tuesday approved a measure to make gold and silver legal currency in the state, in a response to what backers said was a lack of confidence in the international monetary system.
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Airman gets apology from Kansas school in prom dispute 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:41 PM PDT
 In this still image taken from an April 20, 2013 video provided by Tammy Garth, Airman Cassey Widener salutes as his sister, Courtrney Widener, arrives for prom at Liberal High School in Liberal, Kan. Courtney wanted her brother, recently returned from Afghanistan, to escort her to front door of the school, but school officials denied her request stating that at 22, he was too old to participate. The high school principal that barred Airman Cassey Widener from escorting his sister to prom has apologized, saying the intent was not to dishonor him. Deputy Superintendent Paul Larkin said Tuesday, April 30, 2013 that a policy change allowing exceptions to the age restriction will be presented at Monday's school board meeting. (AP Photo/Tammy Garth)A video of Casey Widener went viral after he was barred from escorting his sister to the dance.
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Calif. reactors might be retired if they can't restart 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 08:48 PM PDT
 Costs tied to the long-running shutdown of California's San Onofre nuclear power plant have soared to $553 million, while the majority owner raised the possibility Tuesday of retiring the plant if it can't ...
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Police arrest mother of baby abandoned Hawaii baby 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 09:06 PM PDT
 The woman who reported finding a baby on a Hawaii beach is actually the newborn's mother.
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With week to go, Mark Sanford subject of attacks 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 06:43 PM PDT
 Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, center, arrives during a campaign stop at the Charleston Maritime Center on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford can't seem to escape attacks on the extramarital affair that derailed his political career, which he hopes to revive in a special congressional election that is now a week away.
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Spanish restaurant named world's best 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 06:00 PM PDT
 Spain's El Celler De Can Roca edged past Denmark's Noma and Italy's Osteria Francescana to be named the world's best restaurant on Monday in a ceremony in London.
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Obama to nominate Tom Wheeler as FCC chairman 
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 04:38 PM PDT
 U.S. President Barack Obama smiles before he speaks to the media in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in WashingtonPresident Barack Obama will nominate venture capitalist and former wireless and cable lobbyist Tom Wheeler on Wednesday to head the Federal Communications Commission, according to a White House official.
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