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- Outspoken gay marriage foe installed as San Francisco archbishop
- Obama fights back after debate setback
- Federal judge approves scaled-down Florida voter purge
- Family describes slain border agent in Arizona as a hero
- Americans have mixed feelings about healthcare: Reuters/Ipsos poll
- Idaho nuclear lab fined after workers exposed to radiation
- Federal court is asked to put Oakland Police Department in receivership
- L.A. County Sheriff says will implement jail reforms, won't quit
- Pennsylvania lawmakers eye tighter oversight of local debt
- Lockout forces NHL to cancel first two weeks of season
- Parole granted to former Manson Family member Bruce Davis
- Judge allows suit over NY police tactics in public housing
- U.S. prosecutors indict Sinaloa cartel figure over tunnels
- Parole granted to former Manson family member Bruce Davis
- Walmart says union's LA protest has no impact
- Tax whistleblower gets $2 million IRS award: lawyer
- Chicago Teachers Union ratifies deal that ended strike
- California gasoline pump prices poised to break record
- Obama faces another hurdle: Friday's jobless report
- First major U.S. snowstorm, cold snap may harm some crops
- Pat Summitt says thought she was forced out as Tennessee coach
- New York police probe jewelry theft from actress Julianne Moore's home
- U.S., Mexico can manage tomato trade dispute: U.S. official
- FDA cracks down on websites selling bad drugs
- Lawsuit over Thomas Jefferson's wine too late, court finds
- U.S. authorities charge 91 in $430 million Medicare fraud
- U.S. drought area shrinks slightly: report
- SCE issues plan to restart California San Onofre 2 reactor
- Atwater, California declares fiscal emergency
- Federal court is asked to put Oakland Police Department in receivership
- Idaho nuclear lab fined after workers exposed to radiation
- Outspoken gay marriage foe installed as San Francisco archbishop
- Federal judge approves scaled-down Florida voter purge
- Obama fights back after debate setback
- Parole granted to former Manson Family member Bruce Davis
- Family describes slain border agent in Arizona as a hero
- Judge allows suit over NY police tactics in public housing
- Pennsylvania lawmakers eye tighter oversight of local debt
- U.S. prosecutors indict Sinaloa cartel figure over tunnels
| Outspoken gay marriage foe installed as San Francisco archbishop Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:00 PM PDT
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| Obama fights back after debate setback Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:13 PM PDT
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| Federal judge approves scaled-down Florida voter purge Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:29 PM PDT
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| Family describes slain border agent in Arizona as a hero Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:53 PM PDT
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| Americans have mixed feelings about healthcare: Reuters/Ipsos poll Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:35 PM PDT
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| Idaho nuclear lab fined after workers exposed to radiation Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:05 PM PDT SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy fined a nuclear research lab in Idaho more than $400,000 on Thursday for multiple safety violations stemming from two mishaps last year that caused workers to be contaminated with radiation. "DOE considers these events to be of high safety significance," John Boulden, a director of enforcement and oversight for the Energy Department in Washington, D.C., wrote in the violation notice issued to the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls. ... |
| Federal court is asked to put Oakland Police Department in receivership Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:07 PM PDT (Reuters) - A group of plaintiffs in a long-running civil rights complaint involving allegations of police brutality asked a federal court on Thursday to put the Oakland Police Department into receivership. The plaintiffs, who are parties to a consent decree to resolve the allegations, asked U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson of Oakland to take action "because less drastic means have failed to bring the city into compliance with reforms mandated," a court filing said. ... |
| L.A. County Sheriff says will implement jail reforms, won't quit Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:19 AM PDT
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| Pennsylvania lawmakers eye tighter oversight of local debt Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:19 PM PDT
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| Lockout forces NHL to cancel first two weeks of season Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:16 PM PDT
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| Parole granted to former Manson Family member Bruce Davis Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:10 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former member of the notorious Manson Family cult and a two-time convicted killer came a step closer to freedom on Thursday when he was granted parole, but the decision was subject to a mandatory review and could still be reversed, California prison officials said. Bruce Davis, 69, has been in state prison serving a life sentence since his 1972 conviction for the murders of music teacher Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald "Shorty" Shea. ... |
| Judge allows suit over NY police tactics in public housing Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:34 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit by a group of black and Latino New York City public housing residents who say police violated their civil rights may proceed to trial, a judge ruled on Thursday. The case, filed in 2010, is one of three proposed class action lawsuits before Manhattan Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin. All three suits say the New York Police Department's controversial crime-fighting tactic known as "stop and frisk" improperly targets minorities. ... |
| U.S. prosecutors indict Sinaloa cartel figure over tunnels Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:12 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - U.S. federal prosecutors have indicted a man they describe as an important member of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel who organized efforts to build two sophisticated smuggling tunnels under the U.S. border from Tijuana to San Diego. Jose Sanchez-Villalobos, who is being held in a Mexican jail after his arrest in January on money-laundering charges, was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in February. But prosecutors did not unseal the indictment until Wednesday. ... |
| Parole granted to former Manson family member Bruce Davis Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:34 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former member of the notorious Manson Family and a two-time convicted killer was granted parole on Thursday, but there was no definitive word on whether he might be released from prison because the ruling is subject to a mandatory review, California prison officials said. Bruce Davis, 69, has been in state prison since his 1972 conviction. He was previously granted parole in 2010 but remained in prison after that decision was reversed by then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican. ... |
| Walmart says union's LA protest has no impact Posted: 04 Oct 2012 02:16 PM PDT
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| Tax whistleblower gets $2 million IRS award: lawyer Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tax whistleblower received a $2 million reward from the Internal Revenue Service for his role uncovering an alleged multimillion-dollar tax-avoidance scheme attempted by Illinois Tool Works Inc in the late 1990s, the whistleblower's lawyer said on Thursday. The informant, a Wall Street banker who remained anonymous to protect his career, previously received two other million-dollar payouts from the IRS, said his attorney, Erika Kelton, with Phillips & Cohen in Washington. ... |
| Chicago Teachers Union ratifies deal that ended strike Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT
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| California gasoline pump prices poised to break record Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:28 PM PDT
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| Obama faces another hurdle: Friday's jobless report Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:18 PM PDT
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| First major U.S. snowstorm, cold snap may harm some crops Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:50 AM PDT
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| Pat Summitt says thought she was forced out as Tennessee coach Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:25 AM PDT
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| New York police probe jewelry theft from actress Julianne Moore's home Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:07 PM PDT
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| U.S., Mexico can manage tomato trade dispute: U.S. official Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Mexico can manage a heated dispute over bilateral tomato trade without it widening into a broader trade war, a top U.S. trade official said on Thursday in response to industry concerns. "You're bound to have tensions" in any trade relationship as large as the United States and Mexico have, Francisco Sanchez, under secretary of commerce for international trade, told Reuters in an interview. "Historically, when we've had them, we've gotten through them. ... |
| FDA cracks down on websites selling bad drugs Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:55 AM PDT
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| Lawsuit over Thomas Jefferson's wine too late, court finds Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A billionaire's lawsuit over wine said to be owned by Thomas Jefferson has died on the vine. A federal appeals court in New York ruled on Thursday that William Koch, the founder of Oxbow Group energy company, had waited too long to file a lawsuit against Christie's auction house. Koch, a brother of businessmen and conservative political activists Charles and David Koch, had accused Christie's of rubber stamping as authentic a cache of wine said to have been owned by the third U.S. president, while knowing it was worthless plonk. The 2nd U.S. ... |
| U.S. authorities charge 91 in $430 million Medicare fraud Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ninety-one people including doctors, nurses and other medical professionals were charged criminally in a new sweep of Medicare fraud involving seven U.S. cities and $430 million in alleged false billing, officials said on Thursday. It was the government's second big raid in recent months after a similar effort in May alleged $452 million in fraud in Medicare, the U.S. health program for the elderly and disabled. ... |
| U.S. drought area shrinks slightly: report Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:55 AM PDT
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| SCE issues plan to restart California San Onofre 2 reactor Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:15 AM PDT (Reuters) - Southern California Edison (SCE) on Thursday released a restart plan for Unit 2 at the San Onofre nuclear power plant in California, but must wait for approval from U.S. nuclear regulators before actually restarting the unit. The company meanwhile said in a release that Unit 3 will remain offline while the utility continues to study potential solutions that are unique to that unit. SCE is a unit of California power company Edison International. (Reporting By Scott DiSavino; Editing by Maureen Bavdek) |
| Atwater, California declares fiscal emergency Posted: 03 Oct 2012 10:41 PM PDT OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - The city council of Atwater, California approved a fiscal emergency declaration on Wednesday night, a move that could put the city of 28,000 on the path to becoming the fourth city in the most populous U.S. state to declare bankruptcy this year. California requires its local governments to try to enter talks with their creditors to avert bankruptcy filings, but municipalities may declare fiscal emergencies to circumvent the law and file for bankruptcy. ... |
| Federal court is asked to put Oakland Police Department in receivership Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:07 PM PDT (Reuters) - A group of plaintiffs in a long-running civil rights complaint involving allegations of police brutality asked a federal court on Thursday to put the Oakland Police Department into receivership. The plaintiffs, who are parties to a consent decree to resolve the allegations, asked U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson of Oakland to take action "because less drastic means have failed to bring the city into compliance with reforms mandated," a court filing said. ... |
| Idaho nuclear lab fined after workers exposed to radiation Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:05 PM PDT SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy fined a nuclear research lab in Idaho more than $400,000 on Thursday for multiple safety violations stemming from two mishaps last year that caused workers to be contaminated with radiation. "DOE considers these events to be of high safety significance," John Boulden, a director of enforcement and oversight for the Energy Department in Washington, D.C., wrote in the violation notice issued to the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls. ... |
| Outspoken gay marriage foe installed as San Francisco archbishop Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:00 PM PDT
|
| Federal judge approves scaled-down Florida voter purge Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:29 PM PDT
|
| Obama fights back after debate setback Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:13 PM PDT
|
| Parole granted to former Manson Family member Bruce Davis Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:10 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former member of the notorious Manson Family cult and a two-time convicted killer came a step closer to freedom on Thursday when he was granted parole, but the decision was subject to a mandatory review and could still be reversed, California prison officials said. Bruce Davis, 69, has been in state prison serving a life sentence since his 1972 conviction for the murders of music teacher Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald "Shorty" Shea. ... |
| Family describes slain border agent in Arizona as a hero Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:53 PM PDT
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| Judge allows suit over NY police tactics in public housing Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:34 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit by a group of black and Latino New York City public housing residents who say police violated their civil rights may proceed to trial, a judge ruled on Thursday. The case, filed in 2010, is one of three proposed class action lawsuits before Manhattan Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin. All three suits say the New York Police Department's controversial crime-fighting tactic known as "stop and frisk" improperly targets minorities. ... |
| Pennsylvania lawmakers eye tighter oversight of local debt Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:19 PM PDT
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| U.S. prosecutors indict Sinaloa cartel figure over tunnels Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:12 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - U.S. federal prosecutors have indicted a man they describe as an important member of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel who organized efforts to build two sophisticated smuggling tunnels under the U.S. border from Tijuana to San Diego. Jose Sanchez-Villalobos, who is being held in a Mexican jail after his arrest in January on money-laundering charges, was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in February. But prosecutors did not unseal the indictment until Wednesday. ... |
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