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• Australia offers Indonesia prisoner swap to stop executions

  04-03-2015 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has offered Indonesia a prison swap deal in an 11th hour bid to save the lives of two Australian drug smugglers who have been transferred to an island prison where they are to be killed by firing squad within days.
  
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• House committee subpoenas Clinton emails in Benghazi probe

  04-03-2015 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Benghazi, Libya, attacks issued subpoenas Wednesday for the emails of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who used a private account exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state — and also used a computer email server now traced back to her family's New York home.
  
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• With Peterson's status in question, Vikings pay a visit

  04-03-2015 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Minnesota Vikings have made their in-person pitch to Adrian Peterson.
  
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• Fed struggled in 2009 over how to boost economy, papers show

  04-03-2015 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Great Recession inflicted worsening damage on the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve struggled during 2009 to determine the best corrective steps to pursue.
  
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• House panel issues subpoena for Clinton's personal emails

  04-03-2015 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the deadly 2012 terror attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, has subpoenaed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's personal emails pertinent to its probe.
  
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• Children in Southern California breathing easier, study says

  04-03-2015 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Smog-covered mountains, gritty sidewalks, smelly fumes from traffic-choked freeways. The Los Angeles area was a tough place to breathe several decades ago. Now a study shows how much that has changed, especially for the region's youngest residents.
  
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• Lauren Hill wins all-conference honors for her courage

  04-03-2015 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Lauren Hill has won an all-conference honor for the courage she showed in playing at Mount St. Joseph despite an inoperable brain tumor.
  
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• Fraud office probes Bank auctions

  04-03-2015 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Serious Fraud Office is investigating liquidity auctions held by the Bank of England during the financial crisis, the bank says.
  
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• Union backing elusive as Garcia seeks to unseat Chicago Mayor Emanuel

  04-03-2015 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Fiona Ortiz CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago mayoral candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia is struggling to round up support from labor unions as he seeks to unseat pro-business Mayor Rahm Emanuel, even though he bills himself as more progressive. Garcia's surprisingly strong showing in a first round of voting on Feb. 24 prompted some big unions to see him as a viable challenger to the well-funded Emanuel and to rethink their neutral stance in the race for mayor of the country's financ
  
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• Photos: Matthew McConaughey Drives a Tractor

  04-03-2015 23:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  See your favorite stars transform into the characters you love.
  
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• Policeman cleared in US town that 'targeted blacks'

  04-03-2015 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US Justice Department said Wednesday it will not prosecute the white policeman who shot dead unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, but in a damning report found the local force systematically targeted African Americans. The fatal shooting in August in the St. Louis suburb ignited nationwide outrage and shone a critical spotlight on relations between law enforcement and black Americans, with police tactics also coming in for strong criticism. Wilson was also cleared in November by
  
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• House panel subpoenas former Secretary of State Clinton's personal emails in Benghazi probe

  04-03-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House panel subpoenas former Secretary of State Clinton's personal emails in Benghazi probe .
  
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• Ukraine mine explosion: At least 24 dead and nine missing following methane blast

  04-03-2015 23:29
  
  A methane gas explosion in a coal mine has killed at least 24 workers in the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
  
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• Dozens feared dead in Ukraine mine

  04-03-2015 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 30 miners are feared dead in a suspected methane gas blast at a coal mine in a rebel-held region of eastern Ukraine.
  
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• U.S. Congress' backing of Netanyahu on Iran more show than substance

  04-03-2015 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the U.S. Congress generated loud applause and worldwide headlines, it is unlikely to lead to new legislation or a shift in U.S. policy toward Iran. Although Netanyahu won praise from the Republicans who invited him to speak on Tuesday and who control the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, he faced fierce criticism from Democrats including Barack Obama whose support is crucial to p
  
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• Photos: Taylor Swift Throws a Birthday Party for Camila Cabello

  04-03-2015 23:28 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The best shots of your favorite stars snapping selfies.
  
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• Aretha Franklin welcomes 'Idol' to her hometown of Detroit

  04-03-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Aretha Franklin not only is the "Queen of Soul." She's also the queen of "American Idol."
  
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• US economy on moderate growth track: Fed report

  04-03-2015 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US economy continued to grow at a fairly moderate rate in recent weeks despite bad winter weather in some regions, according to a Federal Reserve report released Wednesday. Fed contacts in the Boston area, pummeled by heavy snowfalls, "were fairly upbeat this period, notwithstanding the severe weather," the report said. The slide in crude-oil prices, which have fallen more than 50 percent since June, showed up in reduced production in several districts as energy companies scaled ba
  
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• 'It was him' Boston bombings trial hears

  04-03-2015 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lawyers for the student on trial for the Boston marathon bombings bluntly admitted Wednesday that he was responsible for the attacks, but insisted he had been led astray by his brother. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could face the death penalty and -- while survivors recounted the carnage in graphic detail -- the defense sought to put the bulk of the blame on his slain older sibling. Prosecutors said Tsarnaev carried out the attacks to avenge the deaths of fellow Muslims overseas after learning how to build
  
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• Kerry arrives in Saudi Arabia to consult on Iran nuke talks

  04-03-2015 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Fresh from the latest round of Iran nuclear negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia Wednesday to ease Gulf Arab concerns about an emerging deal and discuss ways to calm instability in troubled Yemen and other Mideast nations.
  
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• Boston bombing lawyer: 'It was him'

  04-03-2015 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defence lawyers in the trial of one of the men accused of bombing the Boston Marathon in 2013 admit he carried out the attack but say he was coerced.
  
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• Vikings agree to trade Cassel to Bills

  04-03-2015 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills agreed on a trade Wednesday that will send quarterback Matt Cassel to the Bills next week and give the Vikings extra draft picks.
  
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• 'It WAS him': Defense admits Tsarnaev bombed Boston Marathon

  04-03-2015 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The question, for all practical purposes, is no longer whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev took part in the Boston Marathon bombing. It's whether he deserves to die for it.
  
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• US lawmakers fail to override Obama Keystone veto

  04-03-2015 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US Senate on Wednesday failed to override a presidential veto blocking a bill that approved construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, halting -- at least for now -- Republican efforts to advance the project. President Barack Obama issued the veto last month, after the Republican-controlled Congress overcame considerable Democratic opposition to pass legislation approving the controversial pipeline on February 11. Overriding the veto required a two-thirds majority in the Senate and House of R
  
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• U.S. presidential hopeful: Prison turns people gay

  04-03-2015 23:13 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Ben Carson says homosexuality is a choice because many people "go into prison straight -- and when they come out, they're gay."
  
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• Size matters: Phones as big as they can get for easy use

  04-03-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time you could count on phones getting larger each year. Samsung's runaway success with the big-screen smartphone even spurred Apple to release a supersized model last fall. But if phones get any bigger will they be too hard to use?
  
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• Emu jumps fence, escapes from farm when noise spooks bird

  04-03-2015 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — An emu jumped a fence and escaped from a farm in North Carolina when it was spooked by a loud piece of farm equipment.
  
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• Cavani seals PSG spot in French Cup semis

  04-03-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A finely taken goal by Edinson Cavani sealed a 2-0 win for Paris Saint Germain over Monaco on Wednesday in their French Cup quarter-final and kept alive their hopes of a domestic treble this season. Cavani's second-half effort -- his 12th goal in all competitions this term -- added to David Luiz's scrappy header - leaves PSG still involved in the Cup, they are in the League Cup final and battling to retain their league title. They are also tied at 1-1 with Chelsea heading into their Ch
  
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• Bill to make 'Hang on Sloopy' Ohio's rock song passes House

  04-03-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to make "Hang On Sloopy" Ohio's official rock song has struck the right note with state representatives.
  
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• Latest on Boston bombing trial: Victim says she saw pal die

  04-03-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  5:10 P.M.
  
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• Second Los Angeles hospital reports 'superbug' infections

  04-03-2015 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A second hospital in Los Angeles says several patients have been infected with a "superbug" tied to a medical scope similar to a recent outbreak at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
  
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• Shopping mall bomb plotter guilty

  04-03-2015 23:06 via edition.cnn.com
  A federal jury Wednesday found Abid Naseer guilty of plotting with al Qaeda to bomb a shopping center in 2009 in Manchester, England, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said.
  
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• In pictures: Nepal plane accident

  04-03-2015 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Turkish Airlines plane skids off runway at Nepal airport
  
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• Q&A: In Alabama, state court vs. federal courts. Who wins?

  04-03-2015 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court is in a showdown with a federal judge who ruled that the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. The state's justices say they remain the authority on state law, at least until the U.S. Supreme Court settles the question of whether the U.S. Constitution gives gay couples nationwide a fundamental right to marry.
  
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• Buddy Holly crash faces new look

  04-03-2015 23:00 via edition.cnn.com
  
  It's the day the music died.
  
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• Iran foreign minister says nuclear deal could be close, details remain

  04-03-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Iran's foreign minister said in a U.S. television interview on Wednesday he believed "we are very close" to a nuclear arms deal with six major world powers, but cautioned there were details that needed to be worked out. "We are prepared to work round the clock in order to reach an agreement," Mohammad Javad Zarif told NBC News in an interview excerpt released by the network. Zarif and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry were in a second day of talks in Montreaux, Switzerland on curbing Iran's nuc
  
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• State pulls teens from rural Nevada juvenile camp after riot

  04-03-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — The state of Nevada has removed all youths in its custody from a juvenile rehabilitation center about 70 miles southeast of Reno where a riot erupted over the weekend.
  
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• Conrad Hilton in pot plea deal

  04-03-2015 22:57 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Conrad Hilton, the younger brother of celebrity heiress Paris Hilton, has reached a federal plea deal in which he would admit guilt to misdemeanor assault against flight attendants in exchange for prosecutors dropping a felony charge and recommending probation for him, court records show.
  
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• Ferguson policies targeted blacks, created toxic environment: U.S. attorney general

  04-03-2015 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lisa Lambert and Carey Gillam WASHINGTON/KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) - A U.S. probe found systemic racial bias targeted blacks and created a "toxic environment" in Ferguson, Missouri, but cleared a white officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager there, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday. The report said the St. Louis suburb overwhelmingly arrested and issued traffic citations to blacks to boost city coffers through fines, used police as a collection agenc
  
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• US stocks ease for 2nd day after record run

  04-03-2015 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - US stocks fell for a second day Wednesday after a run that saw new Dow and S&P records and a 15-year high for the Nasdaq.
  
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• Dad tracks down cyberbullies

  04-03-2015 22:49 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling tracked down the people that cyberbullied his daughter on social media.
  
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• U.S. presidential hopeful: Gay is a choice

  04-03-2015 22:48 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Ben Carson says homosexuality is a choice because many people "go into prison straight -- and when they come out, they're gay."
  
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• UK fraud office probes central bank auctions

  04-03-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain's Serious Fraud Office says it is investigating Bank of England auctions in 2007 and 2008 that were designed to inject cash into the banking system during the financial crisis.
  
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• Isis: Virginia teen arrested for allegedly helping man join militant group

  04-03-2015 22:46
  
  The FBI has arrested a 17-year-old Virginia teenager for his alleged role in helping a man get to Syria to join Isis, according to a report from the Washington Post.
  
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• House committee to subpoena Clinton emails in Benghazi probe

  04-03-2015 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional committee investigating the terror attacks on a U.S. mission in Libya was expected as early as Wednesday to subpoena the emails of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who used a private account exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state — and used a computer email server now traced back to her family's New York home.
  
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• Shopping mall bomb plot conviction

  04-03-2015 22:40 via edition.cnn.com
  A federal jury Wednesday found Abid Naseer guilty of plotting with al Qaeda to bomb a shopping center in 2009 in Manchester, England, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said.
  
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• Blast in war zone kills 33 miners

  04-03-2015 22:37 via edition.cnn.com
  
  At least 32 miners are killed in a suspected methane explosion at a mine in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, state-run media reports.
  
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• Bishop offers Bali Nine prisoner swap

  04-03-2015 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Foreign Minister Julie Bishop offers prisoner swap in last-ditch attempt to save two Australian drug smugglers on death row in Indonesia.
  
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• Iran nuclear talks hit speed bumps

  04-03-2015 22:36 via edition.cnn.com
  
  The United States and the five world powers negotiating with Iran to curb its nuclear program are getting closer to brokering a deal, but there might not be enough time to bridge some significant differences with less than a month until a first deadline.
  
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• Court: Man burned by fajitas while praying can't sue eatery

  04-03-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey appellate court says a man cannot seek damages for burns he suffered while bowing his head in prayer over a sizzling steak fajita skillet at a restaurant.
  
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