Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Stinging gas sends May Day protesters fleeing

Stinging gas sends May Day protesters fleeing

Stinging gas sends May Day protesters fleeing

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California Highway Patrol members stand watch at the Golden Gate Bridge in preparation for possible May Day protests in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 1, 2012. Protesters had backed away from a call to block the bridge. But scores of California Highway Patrol officers nonetheless lined the span and gathered around the toll plaza this morning. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)Stinging gas has sent May Day protesters fleeing a downtown Oakland intersection as police took at least four people into custody.

Social Security starts providing online statements

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The Social Security Administration is now providing workers with online statements of the estimated benefits they will get when they retire, replacing the paper ones the agency used to mail out.

A look at May Day moods around the world

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People protest during a May Day rally in the center of Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Tens of thousands of workers marked May Day in European cities Tuesday with a mix of anger and gloom over austerity measures imposed by leaders trying to contain the eurozone's intractable debt crisis. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is trying desperately to cut a bloated deficit, restore investor confidence in Spain's public finances, lower the 24.4 jobless rate, and fend off fears it will join Greece, Ireland and Portugal in needing a bailout. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)From Asia to Europe to the U.S., Tuesday's May Day marches were less a celebration of workers' rights and more an expression of national moods. From gloom to optimism to celebration, here is a look:

Supreme Court ratings down in Pew poll

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A new survey finds the Supreme Court's popularity is at a 25-year low, though still much higher than that of Congress.

Tony nominations spread out but 'Once' leads

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In this theater image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Steve Kazee, left, and Cristin Milioti are shown in a scene from There was something for virtually everyone to smile about on Broadway on Tuesday after 30 of 37 shows this season got at least one Tony Award nomination. The folks at "Once" had the most reason to celebrate later at their working bar on stage.

Judge: Maid's NY suit vs. Strauss-Kahn can proceed

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FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2011 file photo, former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn gestures as he speaks at an economy conference organized by Chinese Internet company Netease in Beijing, China. A hotel maid's sexual assault lawsuit against Strauss-Kahn can go forward to trial, a judge ruled Tuesday, May 1, 2012, rebuffing the former International Monetary Fund leader's diplomatic-immunity claim. The housekeeper, Nafissatou Diallo, 33, said Strauss-Kahn, 63, tried to rape her when she arrived to clean his Manhattan hotel suite. Strauss-Kahn has denied doing anything violent during the encounter. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)A hotel maid's sexual assault lawsuit against Dominique Strauss-Kahn can go forward to trial, a judge ruled Tuesday, rebuffing the former International Monetary Fund leader's diplomatic-immunity claim.

Filings: Pfizer settles lawsuit involving Celebrex

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Pfizer Inc. has settled a lawsuit filed by Brigham Young University over development of the blockbuster painkiller Celebrex for $450 million, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.

Medical examiner at JFK assassination dies in Iowa

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In the turbulent hours following President John F. Kennedy's assassination, many were uncertain about what to do, but medical examiner Earl Rose knew one thing: The shooting happened in Dallas, and it was his job to do an autopsy on anyone slain in the city.

Bolivia nationalizes electrical grid

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Bolivia's President Evo Morales sings his national anthem during an event at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Morales says his government is completing the nationalization of the country's electricity industry by taking over its electrical grid from a Spanish-owned company. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)President Evo Morales announced Tuesday that his government is completing the nationalization of Bolivia's electricity sector by seizing control of its main power grid from a Spanish-owned company.

UK lawmakers: Rupert Murdoch unfit to lead company

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FILE - This Sunday July 10, 2011 file photo shows Chairman of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch, right, and his son James Murdoch, chief executive of News Corporation Europe and Asia arrive at his residence in central London. An influential group of British lawmakers say Rupert Murdoch is unfit to lead his global media empire, in a scathing report that says his company misled Parliament about the scale of phone hacking at one of its tabloids. Parliament's cross-party Culture, Media and Sport committee said Tuesday May 1, 2012, that News International, the British newspaper division of Murdoch's News Corp., had deliberately ignored evidence of malpractice, covered up evidence and frustrated efforts to expose wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, file)A committee of British lawmakers called Rupert Murdoch unfit to run his global media empire — a finding that reflects just how deeply the phone hacking scandal born of his defunct News of the World has shaken the relationship between the press and politics.

Obama in Afghanistan to sign security pact

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President Barack Obama is greeted by Lt. Gen. Curtis President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan Tuesday night on an unannounced visit on the anniversary of the killing of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden. Obama is signing an agreement cementing a U.S. commitment to the nation after the long and unpopular war comes to an end.

Group stirring independent WH bid hits obstacle

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A group clearing the path for an independent White House bid has canceled the first phase of its search for a bipartisan ticket because declared and draft candidates aren't mustering enough preliminary support.

Police hold seven over qat "terrorism funding"

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LONDON (Reuters) - Police said on Tuesday they had arrested seven people on suspicion of financing terrorism overseas and money laundering through the illegal export of the narcotic qat to north America. Six men and one woman were held in early morning raids in London, the Welsh capital Cardiff and in Coventry in the English midlands, police said. The raids were part of an investigation run in parallel with the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations directorate into a network suspected of exporting qat to the U.S. and Canada. ...

Obama tightens penalties on Iran, Syria

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President Barack Obama is tightening penalties on foreign entities and individuals who try to evade sanctions on Iran and Syria.

FBI: 5 men charged in Ohio bridge bomb plot

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Photos provided by the FBI show five men arrested Monday, April 30, 2012, and accused of plotting to blow up a bridge near Cleveland, Ohio, the FBI announced Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Top row, from left, are Douglas Wright, Brandon Baxter and Anthony Hayne. Bottom row, from left, are Joshua Stafford and Connor Stevens. There was no danger to the public because the explosives were inoperable and were controlled by an undercover FBI employee, the agency said Tuesday in announcing the men's arrests. The target of the plot was a bridge that carries a four-lane state highway over part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in the Brecksville area, about 15 miles south of downtown Cleveland, the FBI said. (AP Photo/FBI)Five men described by federal authorities as anarchists who were angry with corporate America and the government have been charged with plotting to bomb an Ohio bridge.

APNewsBreak: Charges coming in Fla. hazing death

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Authorities say they plan to file charges against band members accused in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major.

Occupy takes May Day protests to streets

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Occupy Wall Street protester holds signs during demonstration in Bryant ParkNEW YORK (Reuters) - Occupy Wall Street protesters massed outside banks, meditated in public and staged anti-corporate song and dance routines on Tuesday in a May Day effort to revive a movement that triggered nationwide protests against economic injustice last year. Police arrested small numbers of protesters in minor clashes around New York, chasing hundreds of marchers on Broadway, as demonstrations unfolded around the country. ...

NYC man convicted in thwarted subway bomb plot

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A New York man was convicted Tuesday of plotting an aborted suicide mission against New York City subways in 2009 — a case that featured the first-time testimony from admitted homegrown terrorists about al-Qaida's fixation with pulling off another attack on American soil.

Obama in Afghanistan on anniversary of bin Laden's death

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U.S. President Obama shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Crocker upon his arrival at Bagram Air Base in KabulKABUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday to sign an agreement charting future relations with the country, making the secret trip on the first anniversary of the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Obama plans to deliver a televised address to Americans later on Tuesday. The U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement will set conditions for a U.S. presence there after a 2014 deadline for the withdrawal of most NATO combat forces. As he fights for his re-election, Obama is seeking to portray his foreign policy record as a success. ...

Obama in surprise Afghanistan trip

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US President Barack Obama is greeted by US officials upon arrival at Bagram Air FieldUS President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan late Tuesday on a surprise visit a year after American elite Navy SEALs killed Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in a raid deep inside Pakistan.

Immigrant, labor, Occupy groups join for protests

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California Highway Patrol members stand watch at the Golden Gate Bridge in preparation for possible May Day protests in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 1, 2012. Protesters had backed away from a call to block the bridge. But scores of California Highway Patrol officers nonetheless lined the span and gathered around the toll plaza this morning. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)Hundreds of activists across the U.S. joined the worldwide May Day protests on Tuesday, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations against major financial institutions.

Hungry homeless man gets arrested intentionally

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Lance Brown was hungry and homeless, so he decided to get thrown in jail by hurling a brick through a glass door at the Columbus courthouse building.

Spurs' Popovich is the NBA Coach of the Year

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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich argues after he was charged with a technical foul during the fourth quarter of Game 1 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Utah Jazz, Sunday, April 29, 2012, in San Antonio. San Antonio won 106-91.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)Gregg Popovich is the NBA's Coach of the Year after leading the San Antonio Spurs to 50 wins in the lockout-shortened season and the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.

Ex-student wants hate crime convictions dismissed

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FILE-- In a March 9, 2012 file photo, Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers University student who was found guilty of hate crimes for using a webcam to view his roommate at Rutgers University kissing another man, waits before court proceedings in New Brunswick, N.J. In a legal filing Tuesday, May 1, 2012, Ravi's lawyers asked a judge to overturn the jury's conviction. They said the jury convicted Ravi in March despite evidence that he was not guilty of invading the privacy or intimidating roommate Tyler Clementi, who killed himself days after the webcam was used. (AP Photo/The Star-Ledger, John Munson, Pool, File)A former Rutgers University student who was found guilty of hate crimes for using a webcam to view his roommate kissing another man has asked a judge to overturn the jury's conviction.

Audit slams Ky. hoops icon who ran state agency

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FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2010 file photo, former University of Kentucky basketball star, and then Kentucky agriculture commissioner Richie Farmer, talks with reporters during the annual ham breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville, Ky. A state audit turned up allegations that there was a En route to having his jersey retired by the University of Kentucky, Richie Farmer embodied the traits of a storied basketball program that's as deeply ingrained in the culture of its state as any in the country. He was a hardworking, sweet-shooting guard from Appalachia beloved as part of a steadfast group of players who turned the team around after some tough years.

U.S. to designate Afghanistan major non-NATO ally: officials

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KABUL (Reuters) - The United States will designate Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, U.S. officials told reporters on Tuesday, marking the first such designation of President Barack Obama's presidency. The president, who arrived in Kabul on Tuesday for an unannounced visit, will not make specific decisions on further drawdowns of U.S. forces in the country until at least September 2012, the officials said. (Reporting by Caren Bohan, writing by Jeff Mason; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

Gingrich to soon be an ex-presidential candidate

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FILE - In this April 25, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speak in Cramerton, N.C. Gingrich is thanking his supporters a day before he officially suspends his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Gingrich released a video message on his website Tuesday saying he would bring the campaign to a close on Wednesday. The former House speaker said he would continue working to defeat President Barack Obama, whose re-election Gingrich said would be a A presidential candidate no longer, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich departs the race for the White House as likely the most consequential and certainly the most interesting Republican of his time never to sit in the Oval Office.

Dodgers sale finalized; Magic now among owners

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp (27) hits a homer off a pitch by Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Juan Nicasio during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, April 30, 2012 in Denver, Colo.. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)The $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers was finalized Tuesday, ending the tumultuous era under former owner Frank McCourt, who took the team into bankruptcy and made his private life public through a nasty divorce battle with his ex-wife.

Swimming world champ Dale Oen dies in Arizona

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 file photo Norway's Alexander Dale Oen celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men's 100m breaststroke final at the Swimming European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The Norwegian Swimming Federation said Tuesday May 1, 2012, world champion Alexander Dale Oen has died after suffering a cardiac arrest. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)Alexander Dale Oen stood on top of a world championship podium less than a year ago, wiping away tears as the Norwegian national anthem played in triumph again just three days after the country was rocked by a massacre by a right-wing extremist.

Owners get funding to reopen Sahara on Vegas Strip

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The owners of the shuttered Sahara casino on an aging stretch of the Las Vegas Strip say they've secured $300 million in funding to redevelop the iconic resort that once hosted the likes of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.

Wal-Mart paying $4.8M for overtime violations

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay $4.8 million in back wages and damages to more than 4,500 employees nationwide for unpaid overtime, The Labor Department said Tuesday.

UK lawmakers: Rupert Murdoch unfit to run company

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News Corporation Chief Executive and Chairman, Rupert Murdoch, leaves after giving evidence for the second day at the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch is not fit to run a major international company, British lawmakers said on Tuesday, finding him ultimately responsible for the illegal phone hacking that has convulsed his media empire and damaged the political establishment. Pulling few punches, the lawmakers said the 81-year-old News Corp chief lacked credibility, his son James appeared incompetent and the company was guilty of "willful blindness" towards its staff at the News of the World tabloid. ...

Toyota, Chrysler see big April sales gains

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FILE - This Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 file photo shows the grill of a 2012 Chrysler 200 in a showroom in South Burlington, Vt. Toyota and Chrysler saw big U.S. sales gains in April, but they came at the expense of General Motors and Ford. Automakers reported their sales Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Chrysler posted a 20-percent rise in sales. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)Toyota and Chrysler saw big U.S. sales gains in April, but they came at the expense of General Motors and Ford.

UK Conservatives tried to soften Murdoch criticism

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LONDON (Reuters) - Members of Britain's ruling Conservative party repeatedly tried to soften language directed at Rupert Murdoch and his son James in a parliamentary report, before they ultimately decided to vote against it in its entirety. The Culture, Media and Sport committee found after its five-year investigation that Rupert Murdoch was unfit to run a major global company and was responsible for a culture of illegal phone-hacking that has shaken his media empire. ...

Colleagues, friends gather to honor Mike Wallace

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In this image released by CBS, Morley Safer, Co-Editor, Chris Wallace turned and blew a kiss to a giant portrait of his father, "60 Minutes" journalist Mike Wallace, after memorializing him Tuesday as "the best journalist I have ever known."

After 50 years, Cubans hope to travel freely

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FILE - In this Friday, April 3, 2009 file photo, people wait for relatives arriving from the U.S. outside the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba. Cuba's government appears on the verge of a momentous decision that could end a half-century of travel restrictions that make it difficult to leave the Communist-run island, even for vacation. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, File)After controlling its citizens comings and goings for five decades, Cuba appears on the verge of a momentous decision to end many travel restrictions, with one senior official saying a "radical and profound" change is weeks away.

Audit slams UK hoops icon who ran state agency

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Richie Farmer was a sweet-shooting guard for the University of Kentucky beloved for being part of a steadfast group of players who turned the team around after some tough years.

1 year on from OBL raid, no answers from Pakistan

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In a Sunday, April 29, 2012 photo, Pakistanis walk on the edge of the flooded road toward the demolished compound of Osama bin Laden, in Abbottabad, Pakistan. One year since U.S. commandos flew into this army town and killed Osama bin Laden, Pakistan has tried to close one of the most notorious chapters in its history. The compound that housed him for six years was razed to the ground, and the wives and children who shared the hideaway were flown to Saudi Arabia just last week. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)One year since U.S. commandos flew into this Pakistani army town and killed Osama bin Laden, Islamabad has failed to answer tough questions over whether its security forces were protecting the world's most wanted terrorist.

Bouncy houses cushion bear's fall from tree

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When a black bear climbed a tree in a central Arkansas city and refused to come down, authorities turned to unconventional rescue tools: bouncy houses.

Chesapeake to replace McClendon as chairman

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CEO, Chairman, and Co-founder of Chesapeake Energy Corporation McClendon walks through the French Quarter in New Orleans, LouisianaHOUSTON (Reuters) - Natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp will split the jobs of chairman and chief executive, and bring an early end to a program that granted CEO Aubrey McClendon stakes in company wells, an arrangement that sparked investor anger and potentially created serious conflicts of interest. McClendon, a co-founder of the company, will be replaced as chairman by an independent, non-executive chairman, and the arrangement that allowed McClendon to buy a 2. ...
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