Did online feud fuel ricin-laced letters case?

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The investigation into poisoned letters mailed to President Barack Obama and others has shifted from an Elvis impersonator to his longtime foe, and authorities must now figure out if an online feud between the two men might have escalated into something more sinister.

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Under criticism, GOP puts off its health care bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort by House Republicans to highlight problems with President Barack Obama's health care law by bailing out a program for people with pre-existing medical conditions appeared to backfire Wednesday.

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How a phony tweet and trading programs on autopilot sank stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world's mightiest stock market to tremble.

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This bike is ‘Stoopid Tall’

A bike is a bike is a bike. Unless the bike is "Stoopid Tall," a heavily modified 14-and-a-half-foot-tall monstrosity ridden and built by Richie Trimble. Trimble spoke with LA Streets Blog about his recent adventure riding his bike on the streets of Los Angeles. Trimble recorded the journey for posterity. I think I’m an adrenaline [...]

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No surprise here: L.A. tops cities with worst traffic

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles has the worst traffic in the nation and it's gotten worse as the economy improves, according to a report released Wednesday.

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Rhode Island set to become 10th state to allow gay marriage

Gay couples could be able to wed starting Aug. 1, when the legislation would take effect.

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Boston to Russia: Looking for answers

As thousands mourn officer Sean Collier, the bombing investigation grows.

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Police ID suspect in Illinois shootout that killed 5

MANCHESTER, Ill. (AP) — The nephew of a small-town Illinois mayor shot and killed five people, including two boys, before leading police on a chase that ended in an exchange of gunfire that left him dead, authorities said Wednesday.

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Bangladesh factory collapses killing nearly 100

More than 1,000 people were injured as well when the eight-story building fell.

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White House backs Reid’s sequester plan

With deep federal spending cuts known as the sequester beginning to affect air travel and forcing some public-sector layoffs, the White House on Wednesday seemed to offer public support for Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's proposal to temporarily pay down the sequester without generating new tax revenue. White House officials previously stated the president [...]

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Is separatist movement in Chechnya a threat to the U.S.?

A House panel will examine Islamic radicalism in the country and asses how dangerous it is.

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Without calling a witness, defense rests in abortion doc's trial

Kermit Gosnell ran a "house of horrors" health clinic, prosecutors say.

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White House mulls plan to halt FAA furloughs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under growing pressure, the Obama administration signaled Wednesday it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs blamed for lengthy delays affecting airline passengers, while leaving the rest of $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in place.

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Bush library not meant to be 'a monument to himself'

Former First Lady Laura Bush formally unveils the new museum in Dallas.

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Four children die in S. Carolina mobile home fire

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Four young children, including twin girls, perished Wednesday afternoon when fire swept through a mobile home in the South Carolina city of Hartsville, authorities said.

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'High-5'ers' launch fund for bombing victims

The initiative will help pay for things not normally covered by insurance.

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Biden calls bombing suspects 'cowardly, knockoff jihadis'

The vice president spoke at a memorial service for slain MIT police officer Sean Collier.

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Putin on Finland's criminal blacklist by 'mistake'

HELSINKI (AP) — Vladimir Putin, banned in Finland?

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Post Office takes on banks with current accounts

By Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - The Post Office will provide a new competitor to Britain's established but unpopular high street banks, offering current accounts to customers at its 11,500 branches across the UK from this spring. The government-owned Post Office said its move to add current accounts - the top prize for British banks looking to broaden sales to customers - to its existing range of money products would turn it into one of Britain's biggest financial services providers. ...

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Ill-health keeps Gorbachev from Thatcher's funeral

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mikhail Gorbachev will not attend late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral in Britain next week because of health problems, a spokesman for the last leader of the Soviet Union said on Thursday. "He is not feeling very well," spokesman Vladimir Polyakov said by telephone. "He cannot make it," Polyakov said. "One must take into account his age." Gorbachev, 82, paid tribute to Thatcher in a statement after she died on Monday, calling her "a great politician and an exceptional person" who helped end the Cold War. ...

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Miranda Kerr's Victoria's Secret Angel status questioned

Miranda Kerr isn't getting her Victoria's Secret Angel wings clipped any time soon, despite reports circulating Wednesday.

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Lindsay Lohan cries on David Letterman's show

When Lindsay Lohan cries, it often has something to do with court — but Tuesday night on Letterman it was something else entirely.

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Philips targets office market with new LED light

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Almost anybody who works in an office has grown accustomed to the glow of fluorescent tubes providing light from overhead. Now Royal Philips NV says it has developed a working prototype of a lamp it says will confine the fluorescent bulb to the recycling bin of history.

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John Kerry wins hockey bet, gets case of Molson

LONDON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry now has a case of beer to quench his thirst as he continues a 10-day trip through the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

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G-8 foreign ministers slam NKorea rhetoric

LONDON (AP) — Foreign ministers from the G-8 nations on Thursday condemned North Korea's aggressive rhetoric and the development of its nuclear missile programs, saying that Pyongyang's recent actions threaten international security.

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French hearing on contested Hopi artifacts auction

PARIS (AP) — A French judge will decide Friday whether to let a Paris auction house sell dozens of items central to an Arizona tribe's religious practices.

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Severe US flu season helped Roche's Q1 sales

GENEVA (AP) — Strong sales of new cancer drugs and a severe U.S. flu season helped lift first-quarter revenue at Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG by 6 percent.

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British shops ration baby milk as Chinese demand surges

By Peter Griffiths and Dasha Afanasieva LONDON (Reuters) - British shops are rationing sales of baby milk after Chinese visitors and bulk buyers cleared their shelves to send it to China, where many parents fear the local versions are dangerous. The British Retail Consortium (BRC), whose members account for 80 percent of the sector, said many stores had imposed a two-box limit on each customer to deter the "unofficial exports" to China. ...

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G-8 ministers meet; Syria and NKorea top agenda

LONDON (AP) — North Korea's provocations are escalating a tense situation and this "war rhetoric needs to end," Germany's foreign minister said Thursday.

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Cameron says Thatcher made Britain great, others snub her

By Andrew Osborn and Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron delivered an emotional tribute to Margaret Thatcher in parliament on Wednesday, but political opponents boycotted the debate on her legacy, underlining how divisive a figure she remains even in death. MPs were recalled from their holidays for the first time for the death of a public figure since the Queen's mother died in 2002, reflecting the "Iron Lady's" place in history. ...

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Bosnian leader warns Serbia against radicalization

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia's top Muslim leader has warned Serbia it risks sparking new conflicts in the Balkans by denying facts about the region's past and encouraging secessionist ideas beyond its borders.

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Britain snubs Argentina's Fernandez over Thatcher funeral

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not invite Argentine President Cristina Fernandez to Margaret Thatcher's funeral next week in a snub likely to deepen a long-running diplomatic dispute over the Falkland Islands. Thatcher, 87, who died on Monday, led Britain at the time of the 1982 Falklands war ordering her armed forces to repel an Argentine invasion of the contested South Atlantic archipelago which Argentina calls Las Malvinas. ...

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Beyonce and Jay-Z's trip to Cuba was approved by U.S. Treasury

Beyonce and Jay-Z's anniversary trip to Havana, Cuba, was approved by the U.S. government, Treasury officials have said.

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M&S relies on food sales for growth as clothing struggles

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer posted a seventh straight quarterly fall in underlying sales of clothing and homewares, having to rely on a strong performance from its food business to deliver overall growth. Marc Bolland, chief executive of the 129-year-old retailer that has recently been the subject of takeover speculation, is under pressure from shareholders to revive its clothing operations. ...

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French tycoon decides against becoming Belgian

BRUSSELS (AP) — French luxury goods billionaire Bernard Arnault has decided not to become Belgian to avoid negative publicity back home.

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Serb suspect in shooting rampage dies

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Serbian veteran suspected of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage and then turning the gun on himself and his wife died Thursday, hospital officials said.

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Farrah Abraham confirms sex tape — or is it just a porno?

Is it a sex tape? Or a porn video? Or simply a souvenir from a special time in a girl's life? Farrah Abraham has us wondering.

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Kate Upton, Diddy deny romance rumors, really!

Kate Upton and Diddy are not dating despite reports linking the two ultra-famous individuals.

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Despite Malick's absence, Affleck, McAdams promote 'To the Wonder'

At most Hollywood premieres, the star of the movie doesn't have to convince the audience to sit through their film.

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Widower accepts apology in Irish abortion case

DUBLIN (AP) — The husband of a woman who died after being denied an abortion in an Irish hospital accepted an apology Thursday from a midwife who, when explaining why the plea was rejected, said Ireland was "a Catholic country."

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France's top rabbi takes leave amid scandal

PARIS (AP) — France's top rabbi is taking leave from his post after he acknowledged "borrowing" other people's work and lying about his education, a top Jewish leader said Thursday.

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Russian NGOs demand explanation from Putin

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's non-governmental organizations on Thursday demanded President Vladimir Putin prove they received nearly $1 billion from foreign sponsors, a claim he has used to justify sweeping raids on hundreds of groups.

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Nate Berkus is engaged to Jeremiah Brent

Nate Berkus is engaged to Jeremiah Brent, his boyfriend of nearly nine months.

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G-8 foreign ministers slam N. Korea rhetoric

LONDON (AP) — Foreign ministers from G-8 nations are condemning in the "strongest possible terms" North Korea's aggressive rhetoric and development of nuclear missile programs.

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Greece: international law to determine reparations

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's foreign minister says international law will determine whether Germany still owes Greece money for forced World War II loans, the latest statement in a growing spat over war reparations.

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G-8 ministers meet in London; Syria tops agenda

LONDON (AP) — German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle says that North Korea's recent provocations are unacceptable and escalating a tense situation.

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More than 2,000 invited to Thatcher funeral

LONDON (AP) — Invitations to Margaret Thatcher's funeral are going out to more than 2,000 celebrities, dignitaries, colleagues and friends of the late British leader — from former U.S. presidents to composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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Gay attack victim in France becomes cause celebre

PARIS (AP) — The shocking photo of a homophobic attack victim in Paris that went viral on social media this week and caused the French interior minister to weigh in was used as an emblem in a pro-gay rally Wednesday evening.

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Goodbye fluorescent bulb? Philips says yes.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — If you've worked in an office, you're probably familiar with the soft glow of fluorescent tubes drifting from the ceiling. If Europe's Philips brand is right, those lamps could soon be history.

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Hacker "Kayla" admits attacks on Sony, Murdoch, Nintendo

By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A British computer hacker pleaded guilty on Tuesday to cyber attacks on targets including Sony, Nintendo, Rupert Murdoch's News International and the Arizona State Police. Ryan Ackroyd's plea meant his planned jury trial did not go ahead and, as a result, the court did not hear any evidence on the motivation behind the attacks he made using the persona of a 16-year-old girl named Kayla as part of hacking group LulzSec. ...

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