Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Smith introduced as new Arkansas coach

Smith introduced as new Arkansas coach

Smith introduced as new Arkansas coach

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FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2006, file photo, then-Michigan State coach John L. Smith speaks to reporters at an NCAA college football news conference, in East Lansing, Mich. A person familiar with the decision says Arkansas is bringing back John L. Smith on an interim basis next year to replace Bobby Petrino. Petrino was fired April 10 after his affair with a woman he hired as his assistant was revealed by an April 1 motorcycle crash. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)John L. Smith knows Arkansas, knows the expectations for a powerful program rocked by a scandal that cost Bobby Petrino his job.

En route to Tribeca, 2 Cuban actors go missing

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In this undated film image released by Tribeca Film Festival, actors Javier Nunez Florian, left, and Analin de la Rua de la Torre are shown in a scene from, In a case of life imitating art, two Cuban actors have gone missing en route to their film's premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.

South Sudan president: Sudan has 'declared war'

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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, right, reviews honor guard with Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)South Sudan's president said Tuesday its northern neighbor has "declared war" on the world's newest nation, just hours after Sudanese jets dropped eight bombs on his country.

Feds make 1st arrest in BP oil spill case

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FILE - This April 21, 2010 file photo shows oil in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, as a large plume of smoke rises from fires on BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. The Justice Department says the first criminal charges in the Deepwater Horizon disaster have been filed against a former BP engineer who allegedly destroyed evidence on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. . Kurt Mix, of Katy, Texas was arrested on charges of intentionally destroying evidence. He faces two counts of obstruction of justice. The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, killing 11 men and spewing 200 million gallons of oil. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)A BP engineer intentionally deleted more than 300 text messages that said the company's efforts to control the Gulf of Mexico oil spill were failing, and that the amount of oil leaking was far more than what the company reported, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

Gov't: New case of mad cow disease in California

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A new case of mad cow disease has surfaced in a dairy cow in California, but the animal was not bound for the nation's food supply and posed no danger, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday.

Strong earnings from AT&T, 3M lift Dow average

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In an April 16, 2012 photo trader Damian Bagarozza left, and specialist Joseph Mastrolia work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street was headed for a higher open Tuesday April 24, 2012, with Dow Jones industrial futures gaining 0.2 percent and S&P 500 futures up 0.3. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)The Dow Jones industrial average is closing higher after several companies in the index reported strong quarterly earnings.

Annan says Syria violence levels 'unacceptable'

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Moroccan UN observer, Colonel Ahmed Himmiche, speaking to Abdul Razzaq Tlas (R), leader of the Katibat al-FaruqinA car bomb rocked Damascus on Tuesday a day after nearly 60 were killed across Syria, as international peace envoy Kofi Annan said violence levels were "unacceptable" 12 days into a promised truce.

Champions League semi-final: Live Report

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John Terry receives his marching orders at Nou Camp60 mins: Barcelona win a corner but with seven Chelsea players in front of goal there's scarcely any way through. Their training for ten-man mode is paying off.

E! network, Kardashians sign new reality show deal

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The Kardashian family will continue living life on TV for the next three years.

Getting carded

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Getting cardedChelsea's defender John Terry (L) receives a red card from Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir during the UEFA Champions League second leg semi-final football match Barcelona against Chelsea at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona.

Motorola wins tentative ruling against Apple

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A judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that Apple infringed a patent held by Motorola and dismissed the rest of Motorola's claims.

Mad cow case detected in California: US Agriculture Dept

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Cows eat hay in Escalon, CaliforniaThe US Department of Agriculture on Tuesday revealed that it had detected one case of Mad Cow disease in California.

1st person arrested in BP oil spill makes bail

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FILE - This April 21, 2010 file photo shows oil in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, as a large plume of smoke rises from fires on BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. The Justice Department says the first criminal charges in the Deepwater Horizon disaster have been filed against a former BP engineer who allegedly destroyed evidence on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. . Kurt Mix, of Katy, Texas was arrested on charges of intentionally destroying evidence. He faces two counts of obstruction of justice. The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, killing 11 men and spewing 200 million gallons of oil. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)The first person arrested in the BP oil spill is being released on $100,000 bail.

Satellites said to show Syria not abiding by truce

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This image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Monday, April 23, 2012, purports to show covered bodies before a funeral in Hama, Syria. Rebels seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime launched three separate attacks on his security forces around Damascus on Tuesday, killing two ranking officers and rocking the capital with a booby-trapped car, activists and state media said. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIALSatellite imagery and other credible reports show that, despite its claims, Syria has failed to withdraw all of its heavy weapons from populated areas as required by a cease-fire deal, international envoy Kofi Annan's spokesman said Tuesday.

Islamists clash with Tunisia state TV employees

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Islamists protesting outside Tunisia's state television building clashed with its employees, leaving five wounded, the state news agency said Tuesday.

Wal-Mart's Castro-Wright quits MetLife board

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File photo of re-useable Walmart bags in a newly opened Walmart Neighborhood Market in Chicago(Reuters) - Embattled Wal-Mart vice chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright has resigned from the board of MetLife, the largest life insurer in the United States, the company said on Tuesday. "Over the past weekend, I notified you of recent events that will require my immediate and personal attention," Castro-Wright said in a letter to MetLife Chief Executive Officer Steve Kandarian, a copy of which was filed with securities regulators. ...

U.S. charges ex-BP engineer obstructed spill probe

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A BP logo is seen on a petrol station in LondonHOUSTON (Reuters) - A former BP Plc engineer was arrested and charged on Tuesday with intentionally destroying evidence related to how much oil was spilling from the company's broken well in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, the U.S. Justice Department said. Kurt Mix, 50, was accused of deleting text messages between himself and a supervisor that included "sensitive internal BP information collected in real-time" as BP tried to stop the leak, the Justice Department said. During his first court appearance in Houston on Tuesday, he told U.S. ...

Springtime slumber continues for TV networks

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The springtime slumber is continuing for television networks.

Monthly smartphone bills down at AT&T

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FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2011 file photo, a man using a cell phone passes an AT&T store, in New York. AT&T is gaining new wireless subscribers at the lowest rate in eight years, as the number of people joining the network through resellers and non-phone devices like the Kindle is dropping sharply. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)Hidden in AT&T Inc.'s financial statements is a story that runs counter to its optimistic profit projections: The company is making less and less from each new smartphone subscriber.

Detroit judge proud of shirtless pic sent to women

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A Detroit judge isn't ashamed about using his cellphone to send a shirtless photo of himself to women.

Obama: Secret Service case 'a little distracting'

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President Barack Obama said the Secret Service prostitution scandal was "a little distracting" but that employees at the center of the investigation were not representative of the agency tasked with protecting him and his family.

THE RACE: Endorsements keep rolling in for Romney

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In this photo taken Monday, April 23, 2012, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at Consol Energy Research and Development Facility in South Park Township, Pa. Mitt Romney's roadmap for governing the country is so vague that it has even Republican allies questioning his intentions. It's a sentiment some Republicans decline to express so publicly. But it's one that accurately describes the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's general aversion to detail. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)The Republican primary race is effectively over but Mitt Romney keeps piling up delegates and endorsements.

Family of missing AZ girl allowed to return home

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Tucson Police Department shows Isabel Mercedes Celis, 6, whose parents say was missing from her bedroom when they awoke on Saturday, April 21, 2012. The girl's family was allowed to return to their Tucson home on Tuesday, April 24, a day after authorities kept them away as they searched for clues to her disappearance. (AP Photo/Tucson Police Department)The family of a missing 6-year-old girl was allowed to return to their Tucson home on Tuesday, a day after authorities kept them away as they searched for clues to her disappearance from her bedroom.

Top military officers targeted in Syrian conflict

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In this Friday, April 20, 2012 photo, a damaged car from Syrian government forces shelling is seen on a street in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo)The gunmen walked into an apartment building before dawn earlier this month in the quiet Damascus suburb of Jaramana, went to the fifth floor and knocked on the door. When the police general opened up, the men shot him dead and left.

Judge seeks WikiLeaks damage assessments

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A military judge said Tuesday that she wants to see several federal agencies' assessments of the damage caused by WikiLeaks' publication of government secrets.

US gasoline prices now cheaper than a year ago

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After dropping for most of the month, gasoline is now cheaper in much of the U.S. than it was a year ago.

Google investing $300M to build Iowa data center

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Google Inc. says it will invest $300 million to build another data center in western Iowa.

Feds: $56M settlement with NYC construction firm

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FILE - In this aerial file photo of Sept. 8, 2009, Citi Field, right, is under construction next to the New York Met's Shea Stadium, in New York. A federal prosecutor announced, Tuesday, April 24, 2012, criminal charges and a $40.5 million settlement related to an investigation of Lend Lease U.S. Construction involved in New York City projects including the stadium and the Sept. 11 Memorial. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)A construction company whose projects included the stadium where the New York Mets play and the Sept. 11 Memorial agreed to pay up to $56 million in penalties and restitution after admitting a decade-long fraud that included routinely overcharging customers and ignoring minority hiring mandates, authorities announced Tuesday.

Syrian troops heavily bombard Damascus suburb

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In this Monday, April 23, 2012 photo, Syrian protestors gather around U.N. observers during their visit in Douma near the capital of Damascus, Syria. Rebels seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime launched three separate attacks on his security forces around Damascus on Tuesday. The attacks took place as a U.N. team observing Syria's violence-ridden truce was visiting another area near the capital, the restive suburb of Douma. (AP Photo)Syrian troops heavily shelled a suburb of the capital Tuesday, and satellite imagery showed that Syria has failed to withdraw all of its heavy weapons from populated areas as required by a cease-fire deal, an official said.

Obama woos students, pushes low-rate student loans

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President Barack Obama speaks at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)President Barack Obama went after the college vote Tuesday, pitching cheaper student loans as he courted the one age group where he has a decided advantage over Republican rival Mitt Romney. The twist? Romney, too, has endorsed the idea. But it's unclear whether deficit-leery Republicans in Congress will go along.

Ex-Edwards aide back on the witness stand at trial

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Former presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. John Edwards, right, leaves a federal court with his daughter Cate, left, in Greensboro, N.C., Monday, April 23, 2012. A former aide to Edwards has taken the witness stand in his criminal trial to testify about his role in allegedly violating campaign finance laws to cover up an extramarital affair. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)The aide who helped former presidential candidate John Edwards hide his mistress's pregnancy is back on the witness stand, telling a jury about money that flowed from a wealthy supporter.

US 'very concerned' by Sudan-South Sudan violence

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is "very concerned" about violence between Sudan and South Sudan.

Israel asks IOC to honor those killed in 1972

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Israel asked the International Olympic Committee to honor the Israeli team members who were killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Games.

Murdoch testimony spotlights UK Olympics minister

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In this image from video, former News International chairman James Murdoch appears at Lord Justice Brian Leveson's inquiry in London Tuesday April 24 2012 to answer questions under oath about how much he knew about phone hacking at the News of the World tabloid. Revelations that reporters had hacked into the phone of a teenage murder victim led James Murdoch's father Rupert to close the 168-year-old newspaper and triggered three police investigations as well as the judge-led inquiry into media practices. Rupert Murdoch, who is still chairman and chief executive of News International's parent company News Corp., will appear before the inquiry Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pool)News Corp. executive James Murdoch's behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign spilled out into the public domain Tuesday, casting a harsh light on the British government's Olympics czar.

Venezuela's Chavez active, upbeat on TV in Cuba

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In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, kisses a crucifix beside his daughter Rosa in Havana, Cuba, Monday, April 23, 2012. President Hugo Chavez reappeared on television Monday after an eight-day silence, scoffing at rumors that his health took a turn for the worse and saying he plans to be back home Thursday after his latest round of cancer treatment in Cuba. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office/Estudios Revolucion)Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared in video images for the first time in 10 days on Tuesday, chatting with aides and relatives in an upbeat outdoor encounter that allowed him to show supporters he remains vigorous despite his cancer treatment in Cuba.

Grigson makes it official, Colts will take Luck

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FILE - This Nov. 6, 2010 file photo shows Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck (12) celebrating after Stanford defeated Arizona 42-17 in an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif. A person with direct knowledge of the situation says the Indianapolis Colts are taking Luck with the No. 1 pick in next week's NFL draft. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)It's official: Andrew Luck will be the No. 1 choice in Thursday night's NFL draft.

Romney eyes 5 more wins, promises 'better America'

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In this photo taken Monday, April 23, 2012, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at Consol Energy Research and Development Facility in South Park Township, Pa. Mitt Romney's roadmap for governing the country is so vague that it has even Republican allies questioning his intentions. It's a sentiment some Republicans decline to express so publicly. But it's one that accurately describes the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's general aversion to detail. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)The suspense gone, Mitt Romney glided into five primaries on Tuesday as the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting, piling up national convention delegates while commanding the spotlight to sharpen his appeal for the campaign against President Barack Obama.

Class catches Cameron, foes scent blood

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Britain's PM Cameron speaks during London Mayor Johnson's re-election campaign rally in Orpington, southeast LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Derided as an "arrogant posh boy" by a member of his own party to cap a terrible month of headlines, Prime Minister David Cameron is in danger of slipping past a point of no return as blunders pile up and friends turn to foes. Powerful newspapers and allies who once fell over each other to sing his praises now accuse the expensively educated Conservative Party leader of "speaking for the few" and of "vanity globe-trotting" as the economy sputters and Britons suffer the harshest state spending cuts for a generation. ...

Ex-BP engineer arrested for destroying Gulf leak evidence

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A man walks on the beach where oil is seen in the water in Orange Beach, Alabama, in 2010US authorities made their first arrest Tuesday in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, charging an ex-BP engineer with destroying evidence tied to the country's largest-ever environmental disaster.

Judge blocks move to suppress key Powell evidence

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Steve Powell appears in a Pierce County Superior Court hearing, Tuesday, April 24, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. Judge Ronald Culpepper cleared the way for the voyeurism trial of Powell, the father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell, after he dismissed Steve Powell's motion Tuesday to suppress evidence collected during a search of his home last year. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)A state judge on Tuesday cleared the way for the voyeurism trial of missing Utah mother Susan Powell's father-in-law, dismissing his request to suppress key evidence in the case.
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