Saturday, April 28, 2012

Rose injured as Bulls beat 76ers in NBA playoff opener

Rose injured as Bulls beat 76ers in NBA playoff opener


Rose injured as Bulls beat 76ers in NBA playoff opener

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Louis Williams of the Philadelphia 76ers goes up for a shot between Loul Deng (L) and Kyle Korver of the Chicago BullsReigning NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose suffered a left knee injury in the final seconds of Chicago's 103-91 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday in the league playoff opener.


Bear wanders onto Colo. campus, moved to mountains

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In this photo provided by the CU Independent, a bear falls from a tree after being tranquilized by Colorado wildlife officials at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo., Thursday, April 26, 2012. The bear, which university police spokesman Ryan Huff said was likely 1 to 3-years-old and weighed somewhere between 150-200 pounds, had wandered into the university's Williams Village dorm complex. (AP Photo/CU Independent, Andy Duann)A 200-pound black bear that wandered onto the University of Colorado campus and caused a stir before falling 15-feet from a tree has returned to the wild, officials said Friday.


Rams begin final day of draft with WR Givens

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Cincinnati Bengals fans Rick Sparke, left, and Josh Lyons watch the fourth round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall, Saturday, April 28, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Wide receivers and more trades were trendy Saturday at the NFL draft.


Escaped China activist in U.S. protection-rights group

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Still image taken from video shows blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng holding a petition in his village home in Linyi in eastern Shandong provinceBEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is under U.S. protection in Beijing after an audacious escape from 19 months under house arrest, a U.S.-based group said on Saturday, in a drama that threatens to ignite new tensions between the two governments. The United States has not confirmed publicly reports that Chen, who slipped away from under the noses of guards and eyes and ears of surveillance equipment around his village home in Shandong province, fled into the U.S. embassy. ...


Sarkozy tells Strauss-Kahn to take complaint to court

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Former IMF head Strauss-Kahn gives a lecture on the future of the world economy at the Diplomatic Academy in KievPARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy challenged former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Saturday to take legal action over his allegation that "political enemies" scuppered his presidential bid last year by ensuring his sexual encounter with a New York maid was made public. Strauss-Kahn, who was the runaway favorite for the Socialist party's presidential nomination before his arrest last May on sexual abuse charges, told London's Guardian newspaper he was convinced his political downfall was choreographed by his political enemies. ...


Power wins pole position for Sao Paulo 300

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IndyCar driver Will Power, of Australia, rides a scooter after winning the pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, April 28, 2012. Brazil will host the 4th race of the IndyCar season on April 29. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)Two-time race winner Will Power edged defending IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti to win the pole position for Sunday's Sao Paulo 300.


Obama releases $147M in aid to Palestinians

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American aid officials said Saturday they will restore development programs for Palestinians after President Barack Obama ended a six-month funding freeze that shut down the local Sesame Street and other projects.

Sheriff: Body found in Wash. mountain bunker

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This undated photo provided by the King County Sheriff's Office shows Peter Keller. After a nearly 23-hour standoff, police blew up the top of an elaborate bunker in the Cascade Mountains on Saturday, April 28, 2012, and found the body of a man inside — believed to be that of Keller, a survivalist wanted in the deaths of his wife and daughter last weekend. The suspect appeared to have shot himself, King County sheriff's Sgt. Katie Larson said. Officials were awaiting positive identification of the body. (AP Photo/King County Sheriff's Office)After a nearly 23-hour standoff, police blew up the top of an elaborate bunker in the Cascade Mountains on Saturday and found the body of a man inside — believed to be that of a survivalist wanted in the deaths of his wife and daughter last weekend.


US sees South America as possible China counter

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FILE - In this April 25, 2012, file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks at Brazil's Superior War College in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Traveling to Colombia, Brazil and Chile this week, Panetta underscored the importance of those nations as military partners in a region where the U.S. influence in a number of countries is being challenged by China. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)In these days of shrinking U.S. defense budgets, the Obama administration is looking to South America to help monitor and protect the Asia-Pacific region in the years ahead.


For peace

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For peacePalestinian and foreign peace activists release balloons carrying a Palestinian flag during a rally marking the 10th anniversary of the Arab Peace Initiative, seeking to end Israeli occupation and to establish an independent Palestinian state, in the West Bank village of Faquaa near Jenin.


No. 1 Azarenka vs No. 2 Sharapova in Germany final

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Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts after beating Czech Petra Kvitova 6-4, 7-6 during their semifinal match at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, Saturday, April 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka will face No. 2 Maria Sharapova in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday.


Group: Blind Chinese activist under US protection

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In this photo taken in late April, 2012, and provided by Hu Jia, blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng, left, meets with Hu at an undisclosed location. Chen, an inspirational figure in China's rights movement, slipped away from his well-guarded rural village on Sunday night, April 22, 2012, and made it to a secret location in Beijing on Friday, April 27, setting off a frantic police search for him and those who helped him, activists said. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Hu Jia)A blind legal activist who escaped house arrest in his Chinese village is under the protection of American officials, activists said Saturday, creating a diplomatic dilemma for the U.S. and Beijing days ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.


Obama, Romney tweak strategies for tight race this fall

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event at the Washington Convention Center in WashingtonAfter months of casting Republican Mitt Romney as someone who often changes positions for political convenience, President Barack Obama's campaign is calling Romney a far-right conservative - a contradictory set of messages that essentially invites voters to decide what they don't like about Romney. And Romney, who has built his campaign around declaring Obama a failure - particularly on the economy - began sounding a more positive note this week, offering hints about his vision for governing if he defeats the Democratic president in the November 6 election. ...


Americans sweep top titles at Penn Relays

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Carmelita JeterReigning 100-meter world champion Carmelita Jeter and last year's 100 and 200 world runner-up, Walter Dix, anchored US 4x100 relay routs of Jamaica on Saturday at the Penn Relays.


Blind lawyer's escape to overshadow US-China talks

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In this photo taken in late April, 2012, and provided by Hu Jia, blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng, left, meets with Hu at an undisclosed location. Chen, an inspirational figure in China's rights movement, slipped away from his well-guarded rural village on Sunday night, April 22, 2012, and made it to a secret location in Beijing on Friday, April 27, setting off a frantic police search for him and those who helped him, activists said. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Hu Jia)Less than a week before annual U.S.-Chinese diplomatic and economic talks, relations between the powers risked sharply deteriorating Saturday with an escaped Chinese activist reportedly under American protection and a U.S. fighter jet sale to Taiwan now being considered.


Fla. boy struck by SUV, killed at softball game

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The wife of the police chief in a central Florida community accidentally ran over a family friend's 22-month-old son in a parking lot, authorities said.

Heisman winner Bo Jackson's relief ride ends Sat

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Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson is nearing the end of his 300-mile bike ride across Alabama

Saudi closes embassy in Egypt following protests

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A protester is detained by security forces in front of the Saudi Embassy in Cairo, Egypt during a demonstration to demand the release of an Egyptian human rights lawyer detained in Saudi Arabia for allegedly insulting the kingdom's monarch, Saturday, April 28, 2012. Saudi Arabia said Saturday that it has closed embassy in Cairo because of protests over a detained Egyptian. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)Saudi Arabia closed its Cairo embassy Saturday and recalled its ambassador following protests over a detained Egyptian human rights lawyer in a sharp escalation of tension between two regional powerhouses already on shaky terms due to uprisings in the Arab world.


Clinton, Geithner Beijing trip going ahead: source

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talk before an Official Arrival Ceremony for British Prime Minister David Cameron on the South Lawn of the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A trip to Beijing by the U.S. secretaries of state and treasury for talks on strategic and economic issues next week is going forward, a U.S. State Department source said on Saturday. "We're going," the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy 's travel to China for the May 3-4 Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) consultations. (Reporting by Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Jackie Frank)


Newcastle stunned by Wigan's fab four

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Newcastle United's defender Mike Williamson (L) fights for the ball with Wigan Athletic's midfielder Shaun MaloneyNewcastle's bid for Champions League qualification suffered a reality check on Saturday as Wigan eased their relegation fears with a thumping 4-0 win over the Magpies.


Online petition demands Walmart probe bribery

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A Walmart supermarket is pictured in Mexico CityAn online petition started by a Walmart employee urging the retail giant to reform and investigate misconduct over a bribery scandal at a Mexican subsidiary had gathered some 4,700 signatures late Friday.


PM pressed to investigate ally over Murdoch bid

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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron waits at the door of 10 Downing Street for a meeting with International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge in LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron faced growing pressure on Saturday to launch a probe into the conduct of a minister criticised over his handling of a Rupert Murdoch television takeover bid, after a judge conducting a parallel inquiry refused to intervene. Cameron, enduring the worst crisis of his two years in power as the economy stagnates, has given his full backing to culture minister Jeremy Hunt, who was responsible for vetting media baron Murdoch's bid to take control of the country's biggest satellite TV firm BSkyB. ...


Israeli ex-intel chief slams PM's Iran stance

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FILE - In this May 15, 2005 file photo, Yuval Diskin arrives for a meeting at the President's residence in Jerusalem. Diskin the former head of Israel's powerful internal security agency says the country's political leaders are misleading the public on the effectiveness of a possible military strike on Iran's nuclear program. Diskin says arguments by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak that a military strike on Iran could prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon were The former head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency has accused the country's political leaders of exaggerating the effectiveness of a possible military attack on Iran, in a striking indication of Israel's turmoil over how to deal with the Iranian nuclear program.


Syria derides UN chief as peace plan in crisis

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The ship Syria derided U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon as biased and called his comments "outrageous" Saturday after he blamed the regime for widespread cease-fire violations — the latest sign of trouble for an international peace plan many expect to fail.


Lorenzo takes pole in Spanish MotoGP

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Jorge Lorenzo's tally of 46 pole positions includes 20 in MotoGPSpain's 2010 world champion Jorge Lorenzo recorded his 46th career pole position here on Saturday when he posted the fastest time in qualifying for the Spanish MotoGP.


Moderate earthquake shakes Southern California

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Some Southern Californians were shaken out of bed Saturday morning by a small earthquake that rattled homes across the Inland Empire region and caused buildings to sway in downtown Los Angeles.

Pirate party makes a raid on German politics

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Members of the Pirates party sit next to a poster reading Pirates are capturing Germany's political system.


Who will Obama poke fun at during reporters' gala?

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First lady Michelle Obama introduces President Barack Obama at the Fort Stewart Army post, Friday, April 27, 2012, in Fort Stewart, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)President Barack Obama mocked Donald Trump's White House ambitions in biting remarks at last year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner.


Top Indian politician jailed for four years in bribe case

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Bangaru Laxman was filmed accepting a bribe from journalists pretending to be arms dealersA former top leader of India's main opposition Hindu nationalist party was jailed for four years on Saturday for accepting a bribe in a fake arms deal that was a media sting operation.


Ukraine delays trial of fasting ex-PM Tymoshenko

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A supporter of Ukrainian jailed opposition leader Yulia TymoshenkoA Ukrainian court adjourned until May 21 on Saturday the new tax evasion trial of the jailed and fasting former premier Yulia Tymoshenko on account of her failing health.


1 year later, Ala residents recall deadly twisters

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Homeowner Gary Limmroth sits and prays at the site Tuesday, April 27, 2012 where a University of Alabama student was found dead after a tornado swept through Tuscaloosa, Ala., a year ago. Limmroth owned the rental house where the student was visiting and he prays at the site daily for the 253 Alabamians that lost their lives. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)People across Alabama are remembering the horror of a deadly twister outbreak a year ago that left more than 250 people dead. Memorials have been held in the college town of Tuscaloosa and smaller communities still struggling to rebuild since April 27, 2011. Empty lots and debris still remain in many areas lain to waste after 62 tornadoes tore through the state.


Top Moroccan newspaper editor released from prison

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A top Moroccan newspaper editor, convicted and jailed under the penal code for his writings, was freed Saturday after serving a year in prison.

Large van bomb defused on Northern Ireland border

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British army experts defused a 600-pound (275-kilogram) van bomb Saturday on the Northern Ireland border, the largest such bomb in more than a year linked to Irish Republican Army die-hards.

Negotiators try to lure Wash. fugitive from bunker

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This undated photo provided by the King County Sheriff's Department on Friday, April 27, 2012, shows a bunker that deputies say belongs to a man suspected of killing his wife and daughter and holing up for days in the Cascade foothills east of Seattle. King County Sheriff's Sgt. Cindi West says authorities pumped gas into the underground bunker and they believe someone is inside. (AP Photo/King County Sheriff's Department)Police kept the rugged underground bunker of Washington state murder suspect surrounded for a second day Saturday as negotiators arrived by helicopter to try to coax its occupant into surrendering.


Kadhafi regime 'agreed to fund Sarkozy 2007 campaign'

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Nicolas Sarkozy (L) welcomes Moamer Kadhafi at the Elysee Palace in 2007Moamer Kadhafi's regime agreed to fund French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign to the tune of 50 million euros, a news website reported Saturday, publishing what it said was documentary evidence.


Pakistan wants apology for US border killings

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American attempts to rebuild its relationship with Pakistan appear to be stuck on the issue of a U.S. apology for killing 24 Pakistani border troops last November.

Polar bear dance party to protect Arctic Ocean

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A polar bear dance party in Miami is aimed at raising awareness about the need to protect the Arctic Ocean.

Russia, China announce progress on $4 bn fund

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Russia's outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev (R) greets Chinese Vice Premier Li KeqiangRussia and China on Saturday firmed up plans to raise capital for a joint $4 billion investment fund as a top Chinese official, who is set to be the next premier, visited for talks.


In Egypt race, figure from old era is secular hope

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FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2011 file photo, Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa, center, waits outside a polling station before voting on the first day of parliamentary elections in Cairo, Egypt. In the race to become the first president of the new Egypt, the secular candidate with the strongest chance of beating increasingly powerful Islamists has to overcome the baggage he brings from the old Egypt. On the campaign trail ahead of next month's landmark vote, the 76-year-old Amr Moussa presents himself as an elder statesman with years of experience in politics and government, first from a decade as foreign minister under former President Hosni Mubarak, then from another decade leading the Arab League. (AP Photo/Hossam Ali, File)In the race to become the first president of the new Egypt, the secular candidate with the strongest chance of beating increasingly powerful Islamists has to overcome the baggage he brings from the old Egypt.


Scandal highlights lack of women in Secret Service

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FILE - In this Thursday, May 3, 2007 file photo, a female Secret Service agent introduces herself to Chicago Police outside the home of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The Secret Service said Thursday that Obama was being placed under its protection, the earliest ever for a presidential candidate. The Secret Service has been tarnished by a prostitution scandal that erupted April 13, 2012 in Colombia involving 12 Secret Service agents, officers and supervisors and 12 more enlisted military personnel ahead of President Barack Obama's visit there for the Summit of the Americas. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Secret Service agents are often portrayed in popular culture as disciplined, unflappable, loyal — and male. A spiraling prostitution scandal that has highlighted the dearth of women in the agency that protects the president and dignitaries has many wondering: Would more females in the ranks prevent future dishonor?


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