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• Loan recipients on 'strike' meet with federal officials

  31-03-2015 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pamela Hunt is so overwhelmed by her $56,000 in student loans for what she considers a worthless criminal justice master's degree that she's joined others on a "debt strike" and refusing to pay back the money.
  
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• Google unveils 'stick' computer with Asus

  31-03-2015 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Google and Taiwan's Asus are launching a "computer on a stick" which can plug into a display to turn it into a PC. Google said in a blog post that the Asus Chromebit would be arriving mid-year with a low price tag. "Smaller than a candy bar, the Chromebit is a full computer that will be available for less than $100," Google said. "By simply plugging this device into any display, you can turn it into a computer.
  
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• Americans seek 'war crimes' charges against Hamas leaders

  31-03-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Twenty-six Americans filed a complaint on Tuesday to the US Attorney General requesting the justice ministry prosecute Hamas leaders for "war crimes," the Israeli legal group representing them said. Shurat Hadin announced the move a day before the Palestinians officially become members of the International Crime Court, where they hope to see Israeli officials prosecuted for similar offences. We need to fight back," said Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, the director of the non-governmental
  
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• Britain's Murray takes milestone 500th victory

  31-03-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Britain's Andy Murray won his 500th career victory Tuesday, defeating South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the ATP and WTA Miami Open quarter-finals. Next up for Murray will be Austrian Dominic Thiem, who defeated Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-5. Another quarter-final was set as Czech eighth seed Tomas Berdych advanced thanks to a mid-match withdrawal from France's injury-hit Gael Monfils. Berdych will take on Argentina's Juan Monaco, a 6-3, 6-3
  
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• Dress-wearing man killed by NSA police had lengthy record

  31-03-2015 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Two cross-dressing men who were fired upon by National Security Agency police when they disobeyed orders at a heavily guarded gate had just stolen a car from a man who had picked them up and checked into a motel, police said Tuesday.
  
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• Kraft pulls 'Kids Eat Right' label from cheese product

  31-03-2015 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kraft Foods and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics will end a controversial children's nutrition awareness initiative for a processed cheese product, a Kraft spokeswoman said Tuesday. The food giant said it will remove the academy's "Kids Eat Right" logo from Kraft Singles, individually wrapped slices of a processed cheese product, after it was criticized as an endorsement of the food giant's products. Both Kraft and the academy had denied that the logo constituted a
  
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• Who's Who in music streaming: Tidal, Spotify, Pandora & more

  31-03-2015 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Since Apple shook up the music world with iTunes a little more than a decade ago, online music has exploded and become the central way many people enjoy and discover music. Internet services such as Pandora and Spotify have millions of users. Now, several high-profile musicians are behind what's being billed as the first artist-owned music-streaming service.
  
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• Murray earns 500th win by beating Anderson at Miami Open

  31-03-2015 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Andy Murray's latest win was especially sweet.
  
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• Iraq hails Tikrit 'liberation' after month-long battle

  31-03-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Iraq said security and allied forces backed by US-led coalition aircraft "liberated" the city of Tikrit on Tuesday, its biggest victory yet in the fight against Islamic State jihadists. The operation to retake the hometown of former president Saddam Hussein began on March 2 and had looked bogged down before Iraqi forces made rapid advances in the past 48 hours. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi "announces the liberation of Tikrit and congratulates Iraqi security forces and popular vo
  
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• Turkey hostage drama ends in deadly shoot-out

  31-03-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A senior Turkish prosecutor and his two hostage-takers were killed on Tuesday when security forces launched an operation to free the official in a bloody end to a six-hour standoff in Istanbul. Two radical leftist militants had earlier taken the Istanbul prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz hostage in his office, putting a gun to his head and threatening to kill him if their demands were not met. Their demands related to the investigation Kiraz was leading into the killing of teenager Berkin Elvan, who
  
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• President Obama commutes prison sentences of 22 drug offenders

  31-03-2015 23:25
  
  President Barack Obama on Tuesday increased his effort to get nonviolent offenders out of US prisons by commuting the sentences of 22 people imprisoned on drug charges.
  
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• Nigeria new leader Muhammadu Buhari has strict reputation

  31-03-2015 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's next president, the first opposition candidate to unseat a democratically elected president in the country's history, also knows how to take power through other means.
  
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• Townsend steals Kane limelight as England hold Italy

  31-03-2015 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tottenham winger Andros Townsend came off the bench to steal the limelight from club-mate Harry Kane with a late leveller in a 1-1 draw against Italy in Turin on Tuesday. England manager Roy Hodgson was forced to hand Spurs sensation Kane his full debut alongside Wayne Rooney due to injuries to both Daniel Sturridge and Danny Welbeck.
  
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• Etsy expects IPO to raise as much as $267 million

  31-03-2015 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Online crafts retailer Etsy says it expects to raise as much as $267 million from an initial public offering values the company at up to $1.78 billion.
  
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• NASCAR finds Ryan Newman's race team manipulated tires

  31-03-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR levied harsh penalties against Ryan Newman's race team Tuesday after determining Richard Childress Racing manipulated the tires Newman used at Auto Club Speedway in California.
  
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• No nuke agreement yet: Iran talks push past deadline

  31-03-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — With stubborn disputes unresolved, negotiators extended nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers past a self-imposed Tuesday midnight deadline in an effort to hammer out the outline of an agreement.
  
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• Murray defeats Anderson for 500th career win

  31-03-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Miami (AFP) - Britain's Andy Murray won his 500th career victory Tuesday, defeating South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the ATP and WTA Miami Open quarter-finals.
  
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• Judge approves RadioShack sale to Standard General

  31-03-2015 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of more than 1,740 RadioShack stores to hedge fund Standard General, preserving some 7,500 jobs.
  
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• Alabama RB Tyren Jones arrested for marijuana possession

  31-03-2015 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama running back Tyren Jones has been arrested on a marijuana charge, the third arrest of a Crimson Tide football player in four days.
  
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• Netherlands too strong for lacklustre Spain

  31-03-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Netherlands once again proved too good for an under-par Spain as goals from Stefan de Vrij and Davy Klaasen handed the hosts a 2-0 friendly win in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Spain were hoping to exact revenge for the 5-1 thrashing they suffered at the hands of the Dutch at last year's World Cup, but their chances were undone by two goals in the opening 15 minutes. De Vrij rose highest to head home Wesley Sneijder's in-swinging cross before Klaasen was given an alarming amount of space i
  
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• Late slide in stocks erases much of the previous day's gain

  31-03-2015 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The stock market closed out the first three months of the year Tuesday on a down note, erasing much of the gains from the prior day's big rally.
  
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• AP Newsbreak: AP study projects average MLB salary tops $4M

  31-03-2015 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Even before the first pitch of the 2015 season is thrown, an eye-popping baseball record will be set.
  
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• US climate treaty pledge relies on uncertain Obama actions

  31-03-2015 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States put forth its contribution Tuesday to a global climate treaty, relying entirely on a set of emission cuts ordered by President Barack Obama that may not survive beyond the end of his presidency.
  
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• Amazon puts home staples on refill button

  31-03-2015 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Amazon moved Tuesday to become an errand service for home staples, introducing a "dash button" to allow consumers to instantly order popular products for home and kitchen. The move boosts Amazon's presence for everyday services and goods and comes a day after the online retail giant launched a wide-ranging services marketplace. "When you're running low, simply press Dash Button, and Amazon quickly delivers household favorites so you can skip the last-minute trip to the s
  
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• Watchdog group says 4 2016 prospects dodging finance law

  31-03-2015 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A watchdog group is accusing four potential 2016 presidential candidates of failing to follow federal campaign finance rules while traveling and raising money as if they were off and running.
  
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• Police: Man crashed truck, stole forklift while intoxicated

  31-03-2015 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Police in Fairbanks, Alaska, say a 21-year-old man drove a stolen forklift more than 3 miles while intoxicated to retrieve a truck he crashed.
  
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• Buhari in historic Nigeria election win

  31-03-2015 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday became Nigeria's president elect after defeating Goodluck Jonathan in the first democratic change of power ever in Africa's most populous nation. Thousands spilled onto the streets of the north's biggest city, Kano, in celebration, shouting his campaign slogan "Sai Buhari" ("Only Buhari") as he took an unassailable lead with one state to declare. The election was hit by glitches to new voter technology and claims of irregularities, h
  
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• SeaWorld, activists clash on social media over orcas' lot

  31-03-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Florida-based company recently put its trainers and veterinarians on social media to respond to questions from the public amid a controversy over the orcas' lot in captivity. SeaWorld on Tuesday charged that PETA and other animal rights groups had "inundated" Twitter to try to disrupt its "#AskSeaWorld" initiative.
  
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• Correction: Arab Museum-Little Syria story

  31-03-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — In a story March 27 about a 'Little Syria' exhibit going to Ellis Island, The Associated Press, due to incorrect information from the Arab American National Museum, erroneously reported the date the exhibit will open. It opens Oct. 1, 2016, not Oct. 1 of this year.
  
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• Lufthansa says Germanwings co-pilot admitted 'severe depression'

  31-03-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a Germanwings plane in the French Alps had informed his employer that he had undergone a "previous episode of severe depression", Lufthansa said Tuesday. The airline, which owns Germanwings, said 27-year-old Andreas Lubitz had told the company in 2009 about his illness after interrupting his flight training. Lufthansa added that it had handed additional documents, especially medical and training documents, to prosecutors in the western ci
  
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• Flyover in Washington to commemorate WWII victory

  31-03-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A parade of vintage warplanes will fly over Washington on May 8 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the allied victory in Europe near the end of World War II, event organizers said Tuesday. Nearly 70 WWII aircraft will fly over the monument-studded National Mall "in historically sequenced warbird formations representing the war's major battles, from Pearl Harbor to D-Day," said Pete Bunce, head of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, one of the organizers.
  
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• Buhari wins in Nigeria, defeating Goodluck Jonathan

  31-03-2015 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Amid anger over an Islamist insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives, Nigerians returned a 72-year-old former military dictator to power Tuesday in the most hotly contested election in the country's history.
  
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• Turkey siege: Hostage, gunmen killed in shootout

  31-03-2015 22:35 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Two gunmen who took a prosecutor hostage in Istanbul on Tuesday were killed in a shootout with police after a standoff that lasted for hours.
  
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• AP's Run to the Roses: Mubtaahij No. 8; Dortmund still No. 1

  31-03-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A horse owned by a Sheikh, trained by a South African, ridden by a Frenchman and bred by Dunmore Stud in Ireland is headed to the Kentucky Derby. His name: Mubtaahij.
  
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• Deadline abandoned in marathon Iran nuclear talks

  31-03-2015 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US abandoned late Tuesday a midnight deadline to agree the outlines of a nuclear deal with Iran but insisted that "enough progress" merited extending marathon talks into Wednesday. The announcement came late on a sixth day of talks in Switzerland aimed at laying the groundwork for a deal that world powers hope will prevent Iran developing nuclear weapons under the guise of its civilian programme. The stakes are high, with fears that failure to reach a deal may set the United States
  
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• Florida State's Winston shows off for NFL coaches, GMs

  31-03-2015 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston threw passes for nearly an hour at Florida State's pro day Tuesday, showing off his arm strength, accuracy and stamina for NFL coaches, general managers and scouts.
  
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• Foreign adoptions by Americans reach lowest mark since 1982

  31-03-2015 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped by 9 percent last year to the lowest level since 1982, according to new State Department figures.
  
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• Bull trots on: Stocks grind higher for 9th straight quarter

  31-03-2015 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The bull market slowed to a trot but didn't stop this winter.
  
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• Police: Man, woman found dead after medical office shooting

  31-03-2015 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A man and a woman in a romantic relationship were found dead after a shooting at a medical office building in downtown Fresno, police in central California said Tuesday.
  
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• Economy boost for Cameron?

  31-03-2015 22:21 via edition.cnn.com
  
  New economic figures showed that the British economy grew faster than expected in 2014, boosting the election campaign for PM David Cameron's Conservative Party. Max Foster reports.
  
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• State Department found 4 emails about drones sent by Clinton

  31-03-2015 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it can find only four emails sent between former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and her staff concerning drone strikes and certain U.S. surveillance programs, and those notes have little to do with either subject.
  
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• Houthi officials: 12 provinces hit

  31-03-2015 22:19 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Houthi officials say that the Saudi led coalition has struck in 12 Yemen provinces over the past 24 hours. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.
  
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• Google Maps turns into Pac-Man's chomping grounds

  31-03-2015 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The virtual streets of Google Maps are being transformed into Pac Man's chomping grounds in celebration of April Fools' Day.
  
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• Istanbul prosecutor dies after hostage operation: hospital

  31-03-2015 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Istanbul (AFP) - The Istanbul prosecutor held hostage by two radical leftists at his offices Tuesday died of his wounds sustained after police launched an operation to free him, the hospital announced.
  
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• Reports: Phone video 'reveals final chaos'

  31-03-2015 22:16 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Video found in the wreckage shows the last moments of Flight 9525, reports say. Lufthansa, meanwhile, says the co-pilot informed its training school of a previous episode of severe depression.
  
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• Germanwings crash: Video 'emerges showing cabin in final moments before disaster', say German and French media

  31-03-2015 22:16
  
  A video taken by a passenger inside the cabin of the Germanwings plane shortly before it tragically crashed last week has reportedly emerged.
  
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• US stocks drop on final day of first quarter

  31-03-2015 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks tumbled Tuesday, snapping a two-day winning streak to close the first quarter on a sour note as volatility in equity markets stays high.
  
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• Yemen rebels take spot overlooking strategic Gulf of Aden

  31-03-2015 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni military officials say Houthi rebels have taken up positions overlooking the strategic Gulf of Aden, raising the risk they could threaten the global shipping route with heavy weapons.
  
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• Respiratory virus could be responsible for leaving children with ‘polio-like’ paralysis

  31-03-2015 22:02
  
  A new strain of a common respiratory virus could be causing polio-like paralysis in children across the US, researchers said on Monday.
  
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• Germanwings crash: Lubtiz told Lufthansa flight school about 'episode of severe depression'

  31-03-2015 22:00
  
  The German pilot who crashed a plane in the French Alps last week, killing 150 people, told officials at a Lufthansa training school in 2009 that he had gone through a period of severe depression, the airline said on Tuesday.
  
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