| Sources: DOJ to reveal drone memo on killing U.S. citizens Posted: 20 May 2014 05:02 PM PDT  Facing Senate vote and court order, White House signals it will make legal case public.
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| Mo. execution halted amid lethal injection concerns Posted: 20 May 2014 04:42 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel granted a temporary halt to the execution of Missouri inmate Russell Bucklew on Tuesday evening, hours before he was scheduled to die for killing a southeast Missouri man in 1996, citing concerns that Bucklew could suffer during lethal injection due to a rare medical condition.
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| N.M. officials: 500 barrels of nuke waste packed with suspect kitty litter Posted: 20 May 2014 04:53 PM PDT  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico environment officials say more than 500 barrels of waste from Los Alamos National Laboratory were packed with the kitty litter suspected of causing a chemical reaction and radiation release at the government's underground nuclear waste dump.
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| Brazil tries to calm tourists on unfinished airports Posted: 20 May 2014 02:28 PM PDT  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil is trying to assure World Cup tourists that they won't face problems at airports even though not all upgrades will be complete.
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| Texas teen faces life in prison over hash brownies Posted: 20 May 2014 08:08 AM PDT  A Texas teenager is facing five years to life in prison for allegedly baking and selling pot brownies.
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| Pennsylvania gay marriage ban overturned Posted: 20 May 2014 03:55 PM PDT  If decision stands, same-sex marriage will be legal throughout the Northeast.
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| Agency: 118 killed in Nigeria attack Posted: 20 May 2014 01:27 PM PDT  Explosive devices hidden inside vehicles go off within 20 minutes of each other.
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| Twin bombings add to death toll in Nigeria terror campaign Posted: 20 May 2014 12:01 PM PDT  Twin car bombings on Tuesday killed at least 46 in central Nigeria in the latest in a series of deadly blasts that will stoke fears about security despite international help in the fight against Boko Haram Islamists. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan swiftly condemned the attack in the central city of Jos, calling it a "tragic assault on human freedom" and condemning the perpetrators as "cruel and evil". Most of the victims were women, Pam Ayuba, spokesman for Plateau state governor Jonah Jang, said, while the emergency services said their workers were caught up in the second blast as they attended victims from the first. Plateau, of which Jos is the capital, falls in Nigeria's so-called Middle Belt, where the mainly Christian south meets the Muslim-majority north.
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| Stolen cell phones put on display after crackdown in Spain Posted: 20 May 2014 11:44 AM PDT  Spanish police said Tuesday they are putting on display scores of stolen mobile telephones so their owners can claim them, after a crackdown on thefts in Madrid's underground train network. "The national police is looking for the owners of 109 mobile telephones recovered in the Madrid underground," it said in a statement with a photo of the phones and several e-book readers. The loot will be on display for several weeks in a police station on the Puerta del Sol square in the central tourist district of Madrid, it said.
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| Conviction upheld in NYC subway bombing plot Posted: 20 May 2014 09:37 AM PDT  Bosnian-born U.S. citizen Adis Medunjanin failed to overturn his conviction for planning suicide bombings in New York City's subways.
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| Twin bombs hit Nigerian bus station Posted: 20 May 2014 10:02 AM PDT  Casualty count unclear in latest attack amid terror campaign by Boko Haram network.
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| Legislators look into human trafficking aims Posted: 20 May 2014 07:28 AM PDT  The Republican-led House will vote on five standalone bills aiming to combat trafficking.
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| Federal judge strikes down Pennsylvania's gay marriage ban Posted: 20 May 2014 12:57 PM PDT By David DeKok HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage was struck down by a federal judge on Tuesday in the latest court decision in the United States confirming gay couples' rights to wed. Finding Pennsylvania's 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, U.S. District Court Judge John Jones III wrote: "By virtue of this ruling, same-sex couples who seek to marry in Pennsylvania may do so, and already married same-sex couples will be recognized as such in the Commonwealth." The ruling makes Pennsylvania the 19th U.S. state where gay marriage is allowed, a movement that has gained momentum since the Supreme Court ruled last June that legally married same-sex couples are eligible for federal benefits. Most recent court rulings allowing gay marriage have included a stay pending appeal, but Jones' ruling does not. There is, however, a three-day waiting period for all weddings in Pennsylvania. |
| 'Shield' actor Michael Jace arrested in wife's shooting death Posted: 20 May 2014 01:12 PM PDT  Authorities say 'The Shield' actor Michael Jace has been arrested on suspicion of homicide after his wife was found shot to death in their Los Angeles home.
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| German probe finds 20 former death camp guards Posted: 20 May 2014 08:49 AM PDT  Around 20 former guards at the Majdanek death camp could face charges in Germany, following a widespread probe of the Nazi SS men and women who served there during World War II, war crimes investigators said Tuesday.
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| Utah to recognize over 1,000 gay marriages Posted: 20 May 2014 07:43 AM PDT  If a federal ruling stands, the state will have to lift its freeze on same-sex couples' benefits.
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| 4 killed, 126 injured in Vietnam violence, China company says Posted: 20 May 2014 07:41 AM PDT  A Chinese company said Tuesday that four of its workers died last week in riots in Vietnam triggered by China's deployment of an oil rig in disputed seas.
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| Connecticut woman makes bomb threats to hide dropout status Posted: 19 May 2014 01:07 PM PDT  A woman trying to keep her family from learning she had dropped out of college called in bomb threats to a commencement ceremony at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, police said Monday.
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| Collapse of 23-story building in N. Korea was hidden from media Posted: 20 May 2014 06:56 AM PDT  When a South Korean ferry sank with hundreds trapped inside last month, the whole world knew about it. But in North Korea, there was utter silence about the collapse of a 23-story apartment building for five days, until state media issued a rare apology.
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| 6 dead, 45 injured in train crash near Moscow Posted: 20 May 2014 06:38 AM PDT  A cargo train and a passenger train collided near Moscow Tuesday, Russian officials said.
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| Syrian army missile kills 13, including 8 children Posted: 20 May 2014 05:37 AM PDT  A missile crashed into a rebel-held Syrian town while most people were at home sleeping, killing 13 people, activists said Tuesday.
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| Balkans Flooding: Drowned livestock pose a new threat Posted: 20 May 2014 11:58 AM PDT  A new calamity emerged Tuesday in the flood-hit Balkans even as emergency workers battled overflowing rivers and evacuated thousands: tons of drowned livestock were posing a health hazard.
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| A year after deadly tornado, fears remain in Okla. city Posted: 20 May 2014 04:59 AM PDT  Half of the homes destroyed by last May's tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, have been rebuilt or are under construction.
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| Balkans Flooding: Serbia declares national mourning, death toll rises Posted: 20 May 2014 04:32 AM PDT  Serbia on Tuesday declared three days of national mourning and reported another death in the worst rainfall to hit the Balkan region in living memory, even as the rising River Sava threatened more havoc. Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said the death toll in the town of Obrenovac, southwest of Belgrade, alone had reached 14.
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| Turkey: Mine disaster won't go unpunished Posted: 20 May 2014 04:18 AM PDT  Turkey's prime minister pledged Tuesday not to allow anyone responsible for the country's worst mine disaster to go unpunished, and promised improved supervision of Turkish mines.
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| China warns U.S. cyber charges could damage ties Posted: 20 May 2014 08:47 AM PDT  China says U.S. charges against five Chinese officers could put military ties at risk.
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| Tea party faces uphill battle in latest round of GOP primaries Posted: 20 May 2014 12:16 PM PDT  By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in six states will choose candidates on Tuesday for some of November's top congressional election races, including another round of crucial U.S. Senate primaries between the Republican establishment and Tea Party favorites in Kentucky, Georgia and Oregon. Tea Party candidates are fighting an uphill battle in all three U.S. Senate contests, which could be vital to Republican hopes of picking up the six seats they need to recapture control of the chamber from Democrats in November. Idaho, Arkansas and Pennsylvania also will hold primaries on the campaign's biggest day of voting so far. The most closely watched contest is in Kentucky, where Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is a heavy favorite to beat Tea Party challenger Matt Bevin, setting up one of November's top Senate races against Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes.
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| Thailand's army declares martial law, denies coup Posted: 20 May 2014 05:00 PM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's powerful military chief intervened for the first time in the country's latest political crisis, declaring martial law and dispatching gun-mounted jeeps into the heart of the capital with a vow to resolve the deepening conflict as quickly as possible. |
| U.S. moves more forces closer to Libya as unrest grows Posted: 19 May 2014 03:51 PM PDT  The United States has increased the number of Marines and aircraft stationed in Sicily who could be called upon to evacuate Americans from the U.S. embassy in Tripoli as unrest in Libya grows, two U.S. officials said on Monday. About 60 more Marines and another four Osprey aircraft, whose tilt-rotar engines allow it to land like a helicopter but fly like an airplane, were being sent to Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily from their base in Spain. That brings the total number of Marines stationed as a precaution in Sicily to around 250, the two officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Their location in Italy moves them closer to Libya, speeding response times.
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