Florida teenager's home town turns out in Miami protest

Florida teenager's home town turns out in Miami protest
JetBlue pilot's wife says husband "not intentionally violent"
Buffett delivers news and a tune at Omaha press club show
Weather Service to test more graphic tornado warnings
ICC prosecutor courts Hollywood with Invisible Children
More than two dozen arrested in Kentucky's Final Four celebration
Coast Guard heads to aid 4 injured yacht crew members
After grad job slump, big hiring is back at U.S. colleges
Seven black California teens charged with beating Hispanic youth
Military nonbelievers' event shows there are atheists in foxholes
ICC prosecutor courts Hollywood with Invisible Children
Weather Service to test more graphic tornado warnings
JetBlue pilot's wife says husband "not intentionally violent"
Seven black California teens charged with beating Hispanic youth
Florida teenager's home town turns out in Miami protest
More than two dozen arrested in Kentucky's Final Four celebration
Coast Guard heads to aid 4 injured yacht crew members
After grad job slump, big hiring is back at U.S. colleges
Military nonbelievers' event shows there are atheists in foxholes

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MIAMI (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered in a downtown bayfront park on Sunday demanding the arrest of the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, in central Florida a month ago. Civil rights leaders were joined by Martin's parents who were making their first major public appearance in the family's home city since a news conference on the steps of the Baptist Church where the funeral for their son was held last month. ...

JetBlue pilot's wife says husband "not intentionally violent"

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The wife of the JetBlue pilot who had a midair meltdown that triggered an emergency landing said on Sunday his family is focused on his recovery and thanked those on the flight for their professionalism after being put in "an awful situation." Flight 191 from New York to Las Vegas was diverted to Amarillo, Texas, last Tuesday, following what authorities described as erratic behavior by Capt. Clayton Osbon, who allegedly ran through the cabin before passengers tackled him in the galley. ...

Buffett delivers news and a tune at Omaha press club show

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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (Reuters) - Investor Warren Buffett learned more than economics and thrift as a paper boy during the 1940s when he earned the $5,000 that launched the investments that grew into Berkshire Hathaway Inc. He also learned how to fold and tightly tuck newspapers into themselves so they wouldn't fly apart when pitched to porches. Buffett, 81, demonstrated he still had the knack Saturday during a guest appearance at the annual Omaha Press Club Show, which pairs tunes with lyrics that spoof regional events and skewers and roasts newsmakers. ...

Weather Service to test more graphic tornado warnings

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(Reuters) - The National Weather Service on Monday plans to begin a new initiative in Kansas and Missouri designed to make people in Tornado Alley sit up and take notice when potentially devastating twisters are headed their way. Under the new system, tornado warnings will be accompanied by stark language like, "mass devastation is highly likely, making the area unrecognizable to survivors," according to the National Weather Service. Or even: "This storm is not survivable. ...

ICC prosecutor courts Hollywood with Invisible Children

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court threw his weight behind Invisible Children, the group behind the viral hit "Kony 2012" video, in Los Angeles this weekend, promoting the group's initiative to Hollywood insiders. An intimate group of film directors, producers and actors gathered in the home of "Independence Day" director Roland Emmerich on Saturday evening for a dinner party dedicated to Luis Moreno-Ocampo, chief prosecutor for the world's first permanent war crimes court. ...

More than two dozen arrested in Kentucky's Final Four celebration

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(Reuters) - More than two dozen people faced criminal charges on Sunday after violence broke out as fans celebrated the University of Kentucky's win over arch rival Louisville in their NCAA Final Four match-up, officials said. Thousands of fans filled the streets of Lexington downtown and near the campus Saturday night following Kentucky's defeat of Louisville 69-61 in New Orleans, but the party was marred by violence, authorities said. Revelers set fires, torching couches, chairs and other furniture, according to officials. A car was turned over and set ablaze as well. ...

Coast Guard heads to aid 4 injured yacht crew members

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(Reuters) - The Coast Guard on Sunday was conducting a rescue operation to aid four crew members from the Geraldton Western Australia who were injured when a big wave struck the yacht hundreds of miles west of San Francisco during an around-the-world race. The Cutter Bertholf and a helicopter were sent to assist the sailors after the wave hit the yacht on Saturday, disabling its main steering and injuring four of the 13 crew members on board, the Coast Guard and race officials said. The Coast Guard said weather thwarted attempts on Saturday evening to drop parajumpers to the yacht. ...

After grad job slump, big hiring is back at U.S. colleges

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sean Chua expected the hunt for his first job after college to be tough. After all, he watched his brother struggle to find a position when he graduated back in 2008. But his fears were unwarranted. The 21-year-old justice major at American University sent out only seven resumes before getting an offer earlier this month from IBM for an IT consulting job, making him a beneficiary of a turnaround in the labor market for U.S. graduates. "My mom's first position was with IBM so she is particularly proud," says Chua. ...

Seven black California teens charged with beating Hispanic youth

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(Reuters) - Seven black teenagers are facing assault and hate crime charges for an attack on a 15-year-old Hispanic student who was punched and kicked repeatedly on his way home from a Southern California school, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. The suspects in the beating range from ages 13 to 16 and were part of a group of up to 10 teens who challenged the student to a fight on March 14 that was recorded on video and displayed on a public website, the sheriff's department said in a statement. ...

Military nonbelievers' event shows there are atheists in foxholes

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FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) - An atheist-themed festival drew hundreds of people to an Army post in North Carolina on Saturday for what was believed to be the first-ever event held on a U.S. military base for service members who do not have religious beliefs. Organizers said they hoped the "Rock Beyond Belief" event at Fort Bragg would spur equal treatment toward nonbelievers in the armed forces and help lift the stigma for approximately 295,000 active duty personnel who consider themselves atheist, agnostic or without a religious preference. ...