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• Senate rejects tying terrorism support to Iran sanctions relief

  29-04-2015 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate rejected on Wednesday an effort to make any lifting of U.S. sanctions on Iran part of an international nuclear agreement dependent on President Barack Obama certifying that Iran is not supporting acts of terrorism against Americans. With some votes still being counted, 54 senators had opposed a proposed amendment to a bill requiring an Iran nuclear deal to be reviewed by Congress, guaranteeing that it would not reach the 60-vote threshold required to move a
  
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• 'Burned alive': Lethal injection gets day in Supreme Court

  29-04-2015 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A lethal-injection "cocktail" at the center of a Supreme Court showdown over the death penalty can make the condemned feel like "being burned alive," the US top court heard Wednesday. Liberal justice Elena Kagan made the comment as supporters and critics of capital punishment went head to head before the court over a drug that is supposed to block the pain of execution. Lawyers for three death-row convicts in Oklahoma told the nation's highest court that midazolam, a dep
  
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• 5 Mind-Blowing Things Microsoft HoloLens Can Do

  29-04-2015 23:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Microsoft is making a play for developers who want to create holographic experiences on their HoloLens glasses.
  
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• Baltimore riots: Amnesty International sending team to observe how police deal with protesters in aftermath of Freddie Gray's death

  29-04-2015 23:48
  Amnesty International has said it is sending human rights observers to Baltimore to observe police and protesters in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray and the riots that erupted earlier this week.
  
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• Germanwings crash: US was close to denying killer co-pilot Andreas Lubitz a flying licence

  29-04-2015 23:48
  
  Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot who deliberately crashed a passenger plane into a mountain in the French Alps, lied about being treated for depression when he applied for a flying licence in the US, according to a report.
  
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• U.S. asks Iran to help bring Yemeni parties into talks

  29-04-2015 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States sought Iran's help to bring Yemen's warring parties into talks on a political settlement when U.S. and Iranian foreign minister's met on Monday, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. Iran is allied with the Houthi militias that took the Yemeni capital Sanaa in September, demanding a more inclusive government. The Shi'ite Houthis have since swept south, unsettling Sunni-ruled oil exporter Saudi Arabia, which fears the spread of Iranian influence in the region. S
  
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• Baltimore Orioles play in empty stadium

  29-04-2015 23:43 via edition.cnn.com
  
  The smokey aroma of pulled pork from Boog Powell's BBQ stand did not waft over the crowds Wednesday in downtown Baltimore's Eutaw Street, as it normally does on game days.
  
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• Boston bomber was exceptional student, US trial hears

  29-04-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a "lovely" child who worked diligently in school and liked everyone, former teachers told his death penalty trial on Wednesday. Wednesday's direct testimony about Dzhokhar marked a changing tack for the defense, which previously portrayed his elder brother Tamerlan as the real mastermind of the attacks. The brothers bombed the Boston Marathon finish line, killing three people and wounding 264 others on April 15, 2013.
  
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• Anonymous app Secret shutting down

  29-04-2015 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Secret, a smartphone app that gained notoriety for allowing users to make anonymous comments to friends and nearby people, said Wednesday it was shutting down after just 16 months. Co-founder David Byttow said in a blog post he made the decision in consultation with the board, and that the "significant amount of invested capital" would be returned to investors. The company raised an estimated $35 million from investors.
  
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• Joni Mitchell's friend wants conservatorship

  29-04-2015 23:36 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A longtime friend of Joni Mitchell has filed a legal petition seeking to be named the singer-songwriter's conservator.
  
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• Latest on police-custody death: Protesters march in city

  29-04-2015 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Grammy winner Sam Smith cancels tour

  29-04-2015 23:34 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Sam Smith has been diagnosed with a hemorrhage to his vocal cords, and he's been ordered to stop performing until he's healthy.
  
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• Scottish Sun backs the SNP

  29-04-2015 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Sun newspaper has announced its backing for the SNP ahead of the General Election vote on 7 May.
  
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• Plane Carrying Bill Clinton Makes Unscheduled Landing in Tanzania

  29-04-2015 23:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A plane carrying former President Bill Clinton had to make an unscheduled landing today in Tanzania because of a mechanical issue with one of the plane's four engines.
  
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• 3D printing cures childhood airway disease

  29-04-2015 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In a new medical breakthrough for 3D printing, US doctors have saved the lives of three children with a fatal airway disease by creating personalized implants that their bodies can absorb. Kaiba Gionfriddo, the first child to undergo the procedure, was three months old when he had the surgery. "This is the first cure of this condition," said senior author Glenn Green, associate professor of pediatric otolaryngology of the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
  
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• California ramps up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions

  29-04-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Building on California's ambitious effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called on the state to further slash its carbon footprint over the next 15 years.
  
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• JaMarcus Russell heads list of draft busts this century

  29-04-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  No NFL team wants to draft another JaMarcus Russell.
  
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• FAA had questioned mental health of Germanwings pilot

  29-04-2015 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Government records show Federal Aviation Administration officials questioned the mental fitness of the pilot who crashed an airliner in the French Alps, but then awarded him a U.S. pilot license after his German doctor said he had fully recovered from severe depression.
  
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• Baltimore riots: Police will not make public a report into Freddie Gray's death this Friday

  29-04-2015 23:25
  
  Baltimore police have said they are not going to not going to issue a report on the death of Freddie Gray, who died earlier this month of a spinal injury suffered while in police custody.
  
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• California ramps up emissions fight

  29-04-2015 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US state of California has stepped up its attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by setting tough new targets for 2030.
  
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• Station suspends DJ over posting in Baltimore man's death

  29-04-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh radio station has suspended a disc jockey over his online posting about the arrest record of a Baltimore man whose fatal injury in police custody led to rioting.
  
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• 3 killed in attack in Mali's north

  29-04-2015 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Gunmen in three cars attacked a town in Mali's north on Wednesday, killing three people including the head of the national guard, a resident and an official said.
  
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• Latest on police-custody death: Firefighters don't feel safe

  29-04-2015 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Salesforce stock soars on takeover talk centering on Oracle

  29-04-2015 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Investors are betting that business software service company Salesforce.com will be sold, with Oracle Corp. emerging as the early favorite to pull off a deal that could cost about $50 billion.
  
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• SEC pushes for display of link between pay and performance

  29-04-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have taken a step toward requiring public companies to show the relationship between the compensation of their top executives and the company's financial performance.
  
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• Eerie silence as Baltimore Orioles play in empty stadium

  29-04-2015 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The unprecedented spectacle of a Major League Baseball game without fans played out in eerie silence on Wednesday as the Baltimore Orioles faced the Chicago White Sox after days of unrest in the city. The iconic stands of Camden Yards stood empty as the Orioles ran out 8-2 winners over the White Sox in a game played behind closed doors as a result of violence stoked by anger over the death of a black man from injuries sustained while in police custody.
  
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• AP-GfK Poll: Nuanced views on gay rights, religious liberty

  29-04-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans think the government should protect religious liberties over gay rights when the two come into conflict, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds, though fewer think most businesses should be allowed to turn away gay couples because of religious beliefs.
  
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• Capitol Hill Buzz: McConnell, McCarthy spar over coal plants

  29-04-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe it's not Mayweather-Pacquaio, but Wednesday's verbal sparring between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and EPA administrator Gina McCarthy crackled with tension and defiance.
  
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• Climate change: California governor orders drastic cut in greenhouse gas emissions

  29-04-2015 23:11
  
  California Governor Jerry Brown has issued an executive order for his state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2030, a goal he said is “the most aggressive benchmark enacted by any government in North America”.
  
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• Storms intensify hardship for survivors

  29-04-2015 23:09 via edition.cnn.com
  
  The death toll from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal four days ago has increased to 5,006, Nepalese officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Why some trends sapping US growth may persist, others won't

  29-04-2015 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy nearly stopped growing in the January-March quarter, squeezed by a combination of factors that will either fade (a harsh winter) or persist (a stronger dollar).
  
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• Chelsea all but over the line as Drogba ends goal drought

  29-04-2015 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea took another step towards winning the English Premier League title as second half goals from Didier Drogba, John Terry and Ramires helped them overturn a half-time deficit to win 3-1 at in-form Leicester City. Jose Mourinho's side can now secure the crown if they beat Crystal Palace on Sunday after overcoming a scare against a side who looked far from relegation contenders on this evidence. Leicester, who had won their previous four games, struck just before the break through Marc A
  
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• Nepal earthquake: Crowds grow angry as emergency relief fails to reach them

  29-04-2015 23:01
  
  Frustrations over the slow pace of aid delivery has erupted across Nepal with many people short of food and water and in desperate need of supplies.
  
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• Mets, Astros, A-Rod highlight first month

  29-04-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  From the Amazin' Mets to A-Rod smacking homers, it's been a wacky first month in the majors.
  
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• NASA detects possible polar cap on Pluto

  29-04-2015 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pluto may have a polar ice cap, NASA scientists said Wednesday after analyzing the latest images from an unmanned spacecraft that is approaching the distant dwarf planet. The New Horizons spacecraft will fly by Pluto on July 14, and has already begun sending back blurry pictures of the celestial body and its Texas-sized moon, Charon. NASA combined 13 images taken over the course of six days in April with the New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager, or LORRI, to make a brief movie.
  
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• Nepal earthquake: Amid all the sadness and death, the talk is of hope and rebirth

  29-04-2015 22:58
  
  At night, from a descending flight, Kathmandu looks as if it has been enveloped by a dark shroud, the result of power cuts that have followed last weekend’s devastating earthquakes. But in one corner of the city, through the blackness, there are lines of bright, shining lights.
  
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• Iranian opposition leader: Tehran is force behind extremism

  29-04-2015 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Iranian opposition leader is telling Congress that Iranians call the government in Tehran the "godfather" of the Islamic State militant group and says the regime wants nuclear weapons to keep supporting rising Islamic extremism.
  
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• 71 get life for torching church

  29-04-2015 22:54 via edition.cnn.com
  
  An Egyptian court has sentenced 71 people to life in prison for their role in the August 2013 burning of a Christian church in the Giza province village of Kafr Hakim, state news reports.
  
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• Bill Clinton plane in emergency landing

  29-04-2015 22:54 via edition.cnn.com
  
  A plane carrying former President Bill Clinton stopped abruptly to have one of its engines fixed in Tanzania on Wednesday, multiple sources told CNN.
  
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• Bill Clinton's plane makes unscheduled landing in Tanzania

  29-04-2015 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A spokesman for Bill Clinton says a chartered plane carrying the former U.S. president had to land unexpectedly after one of its engines developed a problem during a flight over Tanzania.
  
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• Officers describe hellish scene after theater shootings

  29-04-2015 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Officers are testifying about the hellish scene they found inside a suburban Denver theater after the 2012 attack that killed 12 people and left 70 injured.
  
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• Girls, women rescued from Boko Haram need psychological care

  29-04-2015 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Some of the nearly 300 girls and women freed by Nigeria's military from the forest stronghold of Boko Haram were so transformed by their captivity that they opened fire on their rescuers, and experts said Wednesday they would need intensive psychological treatment.
  
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• Nepal earthquake: British man tells of 'horror' in Kathmandu as he arrives back in UK

  29-04-2015 22:43
  
  A British man who survived the earthquake in Nepal has described the moment it struck and the terror that followed as the land around him was destroyed.
  
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• Baltimore police say will not issue report on Friday on death of Freddie Gray

  29-04-2015 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Baltimore police said on Wednesday they will not issue a report on the death of Freddie Gray, who died earlier this month of a spinal injury suffered while in police custody, but they will instead turn over the department's findings to prosecutors. "There is not a report that is going to be issued," Captain Eric Kowalczyk of the Baltimore Police Department said, adding that he was attempting to clear up confusion in the media over that process.
  
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• UN launches Nepal earthquake appeal

  29-04-2015 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UN launches a $415m appeal for survivors of the Nepal earthquake, as frustration mounts at the pace of relief efforts.
  
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• Leicester City 1-3 Chelsea

  29-04-2015 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea fight back to win 3-1 at in-form Leicester and are now just one win away from the Premier League title.
  
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• Latest on police-custody death: Attorneys say bail too high

  29-04-2015 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Colorado movie massacre survivor describes gunman Holmes' actions

  29-04-2015 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Keith Coffman CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - A survivor of Colorado's movie theater massacre told jurors on Wednesday how he laid wounded as he watched gunman James Holmes move slowly about the body-strewn cinema holding a semiautomatic rifle in front of him. Holmes, a 27-year-old former neuroscience graduate student, could face the death penalty if convicted of opening fire inside a packed midnight premier of a Batman film in July 2012, killing a dozen people and wounding 70 others. On W
  
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• Microsoft opens Windows 10 to Apple, Android apps

  29-04-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft hopes to get more people using the next version of its Windows software on all kinds of devices, by giving them access to many of the same apps they're already using on Apple or Android phones.
  
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• US stocks drop as economy grows at meager pace

  29-04-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — News that the economy skidded to a near halt in the first three months of the year helped push the stock market lower on Wednesday.
  
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