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• Puerto Rico Bank Warns of Imminent Government Shutdown

  22-04-2015 23:57 via abcnews.go.com
  Puerto Rico Development Bank warns of imminent government shutdown amid fiscal problems
  
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• Special forces: What U.S. gets wrong

  22-04-2015 23:52 via edition.cnn.com
  
  The United States is failing its partners. If you want to understand one of the reasons that terrorism has been allowed to spread, it is that the majority of our partners do not have credible and capable special operations forces to respond to and defeat the current threat -- and we're not doing nearly enough to address the problem.
  
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• Spending for 2016 federal budget sparks lawmakers' quarrel

  22-04-2015 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans quarreled Wednesday over spending levels for domestic agencies as well as policy provisions on clean water rules and guns on federal lands as they kicked off action on more than $1 trillion worth of spending bills for the next budget year.
  
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• Rent spike pushes cartoon museum from San Francisco space

  22-04-2015 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — There's nothing funny about the uncertain transition of the Cartoon Art Museum.
  
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• US astronaut launches geography quiz on Twitter

  22-04-2015 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  American astronaut Scott Kelly has launched a geography quiz on Twitter and will post a picture from the International Space Station each week so fans can guess his location. Kelly is spending one year in space along with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, in an experiment to see how the human mind and body withstands long periods in space, before even longer missions to Mars in the coming decades. Kelly began the contest on Earth Day, April 22, from the Twitter handle @StationCDRKelly. Kelly
  
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• UVa dean bashes Rolling Stone article in open letter

  22-04-2015 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An associate dean of students at the University of Virginia says a discredited Rolling Stone article caused her professional and personal harm by portraying her as insensitive and unresponsive to an alleged victim of a gang rape.
  
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• Model for Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter Painting Dies

  22-04-2015 23:43 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Mary Doyle Keefe was 92 years old.
  
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• Facebook brings down top end of expenses growth forecast

  22-04-2015 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that foreign exchange rates would likely cut revenue in the current quarter by more than 10 percent due to the strong U.S. dollar.
  
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• Senate to hold hearings on police body cameras

  22-04-2015 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is planning to hold hearings on the police use of body cameras, as protests over the death of a black man in police custody continue in a nearby city.
  
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• Google launches its own mobile telephone service

  22-04-2015 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Google said Wednesday it was launching its own US mobile wireless service, with considerable potential savings for customers using their devices at home and for international travel. The service called Project Fi is only available by invitation for now, and only for the Google Nexus 6 smartphone. The service will use Wi-Fi hotspots along with the US mobile networks of Sprint and T-Mobile, and also may be used in 120 countries without roaming charges. "Project Fi enables us to work in close
  
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• AT&T profit beats Street estimates, shares rise

  22-04-2015 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AT&T Inc on Wednesday reported quarterly profit that beat Wall Street estimates and said its subscribers switched to other networks at a lower rate. Shares of AT&T rose about 1.5 percent in after-hours trading. Excluding items, AT&T earned 63 cents per share, ahead of analysts' average estimate of 62 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Revenue was $32.58 billion compared to $32.48 billion a year earlier. AT&T, which had seen this metric increase over the l
  
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• Real Madrid, Juventus complete semi-finals line-up

  22-04-2015 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid and Juventus scraped into the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday, joining already qualified Bayern Munich and Barcelona. Defending champions Real edged city rivals Atletico 1-0 thanks to an 88th-minute winner from on-loan striker Javier Hernandez after a goalless first leg. Juventus also made it to the last-four after a 0-0 draw in Monaco allowed them to qualify courtesy of their 1-0 first leg win in Italy last week. Bayern and Barcelona had made sure of their places on Tuesda
  
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• Photos: Sarah Hyland and Julie Bowen Share a Squeeze

  22-04-2015 23:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  This month's hottest celebrity pictures.
  
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• Derek Hough injured at "Dancing with the Stars' rehearsal

  22-04-2015 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Hough is recovering from injuries that have him sitting out of performances at Radio City Music Hall and could sideline him on "Dancing with the Stars."
  
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• At Everglades, Obama warning of damage from climate neglect

  22-04-2015 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) — With swampy waters and alligators as his backdrop, President Barack Obama was using a visit to Florida's Everglades to warn of the damage that climate change is already inflicting on the nation's environmental treasures — and to hammer political opponents he says are doing far too little about it.
  
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• Cubans welcome news of pope's visit in September

  22-04-2015 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Cubans welcomed the news Wednesday that Pope Francis will visit in September, with many calling it a powerful reinforcement of his support for detente between the United States and Cuba.
  
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• Oil and Gas Drilling Responsible for Rise in Quakes

  22-04-2015 23:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  State lawmakers have officially recognized the link between quakes and drilling.
  
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• Authorities Seize Wrong Mexican Girl for Forced Return to US

  22-04-2015 23:19 via abcnews.go.com
  
  DNA tests show Mexican girl forcibly sent to US is not daughter of Texas woman who claimed her
  
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• Jurors Shown Video of Tsarnaev Flipping Off Camera

  22-04-2015 23:19 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The video was introduced Wednesday at the penalty phase of Tsarnaev's trial in Boston.
  
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• Guinea: 11 accused in Ebola worker deaths get life sentences

  22-04-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A Guinea court sentenced 11 people accused of killing eight Ebola health workers and journalists last year to life in prison on Tuesday.
  
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• Real Madrid advances to semifinals

  22-04-2015 23:16 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Better late than never.
  
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• Botulism from church potluck kills 1

  22-04-2015 23:12 via edition.cnn.com
  
  One person has died and at least 20 others were hospitalized after an outbreak of botulism following a potluck dinner at a central Ohio church.
  
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• VA pledges broad review of claims processing

  22-04-2015 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday it has launched a top-down review of its handling of disability claims and pledged to punish those who falsify data as pressure mounted on Capitol Hill for personnel changes amid mismanagement investigations in Philadelphia and other VA facilities.
  
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• Man who shot Reagan not fit for release: govt attorney

  22-04-2015 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The man who shot Ronald Reagan has sent letters to serial killers and has photos of celebrities on his wall, a government attorney told a Washington court Wednesday, saying John Hinckley is not ready for release from a mental hospital. She said plans by Hinckley's family members to oversee his activities are "inadequate" and "lacking in structure," possibly endangering his neighbors.
  
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• Elton John's heart-shaped glasses stolen from Memphis museum

  22-04-2015 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a pair of Elton John's heart-shaped glasses has been stolen from a display case at a Memphis museum.
  
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• People anoints her the most beautiful woman

  22-04-2015 23:05 via edition.cnn.com
  
  People magazine has anointed Sandra Bullock the world's most beautiful woman of 2015, the publication revealed on Wednesday.
  
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• As PayPal split looms, what's next for eBay

  22-04-2015 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — EBay says it is working to stabilize its marketplaces business as it moves to spin off its PayPal division later this year.
  
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• Spain ex-king led 'double life' with German aristocrat, book says

  22-04-2015 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Spain's ex-king Juan Carlos had an affair with a German aristocrat for the last 10 years of his reign, according to a new book about the monarch's "double life" that is flying off Spanish bookshelves. The king, who gave up the throne in June 2014 in favour of his son Felipe, was in a romantic relationship with Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and "for a long time" thought of divorcing his wife Sofia, author Ana Romero said at the book's presentation in Madrid on We
  
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• Reagan Shooter Hinckley Has Girlfriend, Brother Says

  22-04-2015 23:03 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The detail came out during a hearing to determine if the would-be assassin should be allowed to live outside a mental hospital full-time.
  
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• Obama sounds alarm on climate damage in visit to Everglades

  22-04-2015 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) — Amid lurking alligators and the steamy heat of Florida's Everglades, President Barack Obama on Wednesday sounded the alarm about damage from climate change he said was already wreaking mayhem in Florida and across the United States.
  
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• Mavericks lose Parsons and possibly Rondo for playoffs

  22-04-2015 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks, down 0-2 to Houston in their first-round playoff series, will be without Chandler Parsons for the rest of the season because of a right knee injury.
  
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• Bonds' obstruction conviction thrown out by appeals court

  22-04-2015 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds' obstruction of justice conviction has been reversed by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled his meandering answer before a grand jury in 2003 was not material to the government's investigation into steroids distribution.
  
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• Still got it: Facebook mobile ad revenue continues to surge

  22-04-2015 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly three-quarters of Facebook's advertising revenue now comes from mobile ads, as many more users access the social network on smartphones and other handheld gadgets.
  
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• McDonald's recipe for success may need focus on consumers, workers

  22-04-2015 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As McDonald's Corp prepares yet another plan to revive its business, company watchers have the following advice: reconnect with lower income consumers who remain faithful to the brand, improve wages and ease the financial burden on operators. Steve Easterbrook, the company's new chief executive, on May 4 will announce his plan to reinvent McDonald's as a "modern, progressive burger company" that is more responsive to global diners' increasing demand for fresh, less
  
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• Facebook profit down but revenues, user base grow

  22-04-2015 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Facebook said Wednesday that profit in the first quarter plunged 20 percent from a year ago but revenues got a lift from robust growth in mobile advertising. The world's biggest social network also boosted the number of users to 1.44 billion, up 13 percent from a year earlier, including 1.25 billion accessing Facebook on mobile devices. Overall revenues jumped 42 percent to $3.5 billion, led by advertising gains, slightly below Wall Street forecasts, as Facebook felt the impact of a strong
  
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• Plane makes emergency landing

  22-04-2015 22:49 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A SkyWest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday after a passenger lost consciousness, officials said.
  
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• Real Madrid, Juventus into Champions League semis

  22-04-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Javier Hernandez grabbed a late winner as Real Madrid reached the Champions League semi-finals with a 1-0 win over city rivals Atletico on Wednesday. Hernandez struck in the 88th minute of the second leg tie to put the champions into the last four 1-0 on aggregate. Juventus also made it to the last-four after a 0-0 draw in Monaco allowed them to qualify courtesy of their 1-0 first leg win in Italy last week.
  
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• After a sluggish start, US stocks finish higher

  22-04-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Investors cheered moves by Google and credit-card companies on Wednesday and sent the stock market to a solid gain. Google helped set off a surge in technology stocks after it unveiled a low-cost wireless phone service.
  
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• Menendez lawyer could seek venue change for corruption trial

  22-04-2015 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A lawyer representing indicted Sen. Robert Menendez told a judge Wednesday he is considering filing a motion to have the upcoming corruption trial moved out of New Jersey and possibly to Florida, where the investigation into Menendez's relationship with a longtime friend and campaign donor began.
  
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• What girl told First Lady that made her do this

  22-04-2015 22:44 via edition.cnn.com
  
  First Lady Michelle Obama got a surprise compliment after a young girl asked her age, and it's adorable.
  
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• Anti-human trafficking bill passes Senate

  22-04-2015 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has unanimously passed legislation to help the victims of sex trafficking.
  
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• New airstrikes in Yemen after Saudis say operation over

  22-04-2015 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Hours after Saudi Arabia declared an end to its coalition's nearly monthlong air campaign in Yemen, new airstrikes Wednesday hit Iran-backed militants and their allies in two cities, and the rebels said they would welcome U.N.-led peace talks in the conflict that has killed more than 900 people.
  
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• AT&T first-quarter profit beats Street estimates

  22-04-2015 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  AT&T Inc on Wednesday reported quarterly profit that beat Wall Street estimates by a penny and lower-than-expected revenue that was nearly flat from a year ago. Excluding items, AT&T earned 63 cents per share, ahead of analysts' average estimate of 62 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Revenue was $32.58 billion compared to $32.48 billion a year earlier.
  
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• Amy Schumer Photobombs Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

  22-04-2015 22:40 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Find out what the rapper and the reality star thought of the stunt.
  
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• NFL suspends DE Greg Hardy for 10 games

  22-04-2015 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has suspended defensive end Greg Hardy, now of the Dallas Cowboys, for 10 games for conduct detrimental to the league.
  
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• Google Becomes a Mobile Carrier With Project Fi

  22-04-2015 22:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Google is officially joining the world of mobile carriers withan easy-to-use wireless network that offers fast connections at a cheaper price.
  
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• Facebook revenue growth slows, costs weigh on profit

  22-04-2015 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Shares of the world's largest internet social network fell as much as 3.1 percent in after-market trading on Wednesday. Facebook has warned that 2015 will be a year of heavy investments as it steps up efforts to expand a collection of products that include messaging service WhatsApp, photo-sharing service Instagram and virtual reality headset maker Oculus Rift. Facebook's operating expenses rose 83 percent in the first quarter as R&D costs jumped 133 percent and marketing and sales
  
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• Former Iowa lawmaker found not guilty of spousal sex abuse

  22-04-2015 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GARNER, Iowa (AP) — A jury found a longtime Iowa state lawmaker not guilty of sexually abusing his wife who suffered from dementia, in an unusual case that centered on when a person is no longer mentally capable of consenting to sex.
  
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• Turkey recalls ambassador to Austria over genocide remarks

  22-04-2015 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey says it is recalling its ambassador to Austria after parties represented in parliament signed a declaration recognizing the massacre of Armenians a century ago as genocide.
  
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• Japanese heavyweights of Brazilian sumo

  22-04-2015 22:27 via edition.cnn.com
  
  On any given weekend, you would find the Higuchi brothers stretching around a clay dohyō before hours of intense practice, all in the hope of joining their country's national sumo wrestling team.
  
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