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 Applications for US unemployment aid stay at 370,000, level consistent with steady job growthWASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, suggesting modest but steady gains in the job market. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment aid applications stayed at a seasonally adjusted 370,000, the same level as the previous
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 Gunfire erupts at Venezuela prison where armed inmates have kept authorities outCARACAS, Venezuela - Gunfire erupted on Thursday inside a Venezuelan prison where armed inmates have prevented security forces from retaking control for nearly three weeks. Top prisons official Iris Varela said the heavy gunfire was due to clashes between inmates. Clouds of tear gas floated over
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 Cuban president's daughter receives US visa to attend conference in San FranciscoHAVANA - Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend events in San Francisco and New York, one of her associates confirmed Thursday. The travel permission sparked a firestorm of criticism from Cuban-American politicians who say she is an enemy of democracy and a
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 'Spider-Man' producers ordered to turn over documents to ex-stuntmanNEW YORK, N.Y. - Producers of Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" were ordered Thursday to turn over any relevant information to a stuntman who claims he suffered a concussion, whiplash and two holes in his knees while performing as the comic book hero. Justice Ellen M. Coin of State...
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 Two Pakistani air force planes crash on training mission; 4 pilots killedPESHAWAR, Pakistan - Two Pakistani air force planes crashed in a residential area in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing all four pilots on board and injuring five people on the ground, police said. Residents of Nowshera city, where the planes went down, reported that the aircraft
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 Some like it hot! Giant Marilyn Monroe statue installed in Palm SpringsPALM SPRINGS, Calif. - A massive statue of Marilyn Monroe has arrived in the desert resort city of Palm Springs. The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/Kntz4Z ) says the 26-foot (85-foot)-tall, 34,000-pound (15,422-kilogram) statue arrived Monday morning. Chamber of Commerce CEO Nona Watson says
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 Militants attack government compound in western Afghanistan, killing 7KABUL - A group of suicide bombers armed with explosive-laden vests, automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades stormed a government compound Thursday in western Afghanistan, killing at least seven people, officials said. One of attackers first blew himself up at the gate of the governor's
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 No, thanks: Facebook resisters say their lives already fulfilled without social networkNEW YORK, N.Y. - Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there. You won't find Thomas Chin, either. Or Kariann Goldschmitt. Or Jake Edelstein. More than 900 million people worldwide check their Facebook accounts at least once a month, but millions more are Facebook
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 Judge delays Mladic's war crimes trial due to prosecutors' disclosure errors on evidenceTHE HAGUE, Netherlands - A judge suspended Ratko Mladic's genocide and war crimes trial indefinitely Thursday after prosecutors failed to disclose thousands of documents to the former Bosnian Serb military chief's defence team -- a ruling that could delay the trial for months. Presiding judge
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 Spain's queen cancels visit to England as part of protest over disputed colony of GibraltarMADRID - The Royal Palace says Queen Sofia has cancelled a visit to London at the request of the government because of fresh disagreements over the disputed British colony of Gibraltar on Spain's southern tip. A spokesman said Thursday the decision was made because the government felt it
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 Marion Cotillard battles tragedy in Jacques Audiard Cannes film 'Rust and Bone'CANNES, France - Jacques Audiard's new movie features poverty, bare-knuckle fighting and a killer whale attack. The French director says it's a sunny romance. "Rust and Bone" -- a strange and surprising love story starring Academy Award-winning French actress Marion Cotillard ("La Vie En Rose")...
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 Drummer for 'Apologize' band OneRepublic arrested in Denver after girlfriend reports fightDENVER - The drummer for the band OneRepublic was arrested in Denver after his girlfriend said he grabbed her head and threw her down during a fight. Eddie Fisher remains held in jail Wednesday, a day after being arrested on suspicion of assault, destruction of private property and disturbing
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 Canada not immune to after shock if Greek crisis escalates, says FlahertyOTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is warning the Canadian economy stands to feel the tremors from the political and financial quake in Greece. The increased alarm over possible after shocks from Europe follows a decision by the European Central Bank to cut off some troubled Greek banks over
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 'Black Madam' to be tried in Philly after dancer says buttocks injections damaged her lungsPHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia woman who calls herself the "Black Madam" was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on allegations she administered illegal buttock-injections, procedures that authorities say caused serious medical problems in at least one case. Padge Windslowe, 42, faces charges of
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 PBS series shows how traveller took 25,000-mile trip without a penny in his pocketNEW YORK, N.Y. - Michael Wigge left Berlin without a penny and travelled 25,000 miles (40,230 kilometres) to Antarctica, hitchhiking, bartering and working his way by ship, plane, car and foot, from Europe to Canada and the U.S. and then through Latin America. A series about his project, "How to
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 In presidential bid, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood moves to harder line on Islamic lawCAIRO - At a campaign rally for the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for president, a hardline cleric and TV preacher sang Mohammed Morsi's praises before thousands massed in the stadium of an industrial city in Egypt's Nile Delta. "We are seeing the dream of the Islamic Caliphate coming true at
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 Lawyer: RFK Jr.'s estranged wife found dead in NYNEW YORK, N.Y. - An attorney says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife has been found dead in New York. Kerry Lawrence says Mary Kennedy died on Wednesday. He says he doesn't know the cause of her death. Police confirm a body was found on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s property in Bedford, north of
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 Fed says several members could support additional efforts to boost economy if neededWASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers are open to further efforts to stimulate the U.S. economy if growth falters or threats escalate. Minutes of the central bank's April 24-25 meeting released Wednesday stated that "several members" thought additional Fed support could be needed if the
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 Church pastor, gospel music legend Marvin Winans assaulted, carjacked at Detroit gas stationDETROIT - Popular Detroit pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans was assaulted and carjacked Wednesday afternoon at a gas station on the city's west side. The attack happened about 3:20 p.m., and the suspects fled with an unknown amount of cash and Winans' SUV, police said. Winans, 54, told
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 Horse gets spooked during California beachside photo shoot, swims a mile offshoreCARPINTERIA, Calif. - Maybe he should be named Bob. An Arabian horse named William got spooked during a California beachside photo shoot Tuesday and swam a mile out to sea before rescuers got to him and helped him back to shore. Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Capt. Jay Irwin tells the Santa...
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 John Edwards defence will not call former candidate, mistress to testify at corruption trialGREENSBORO, N.C. - Attorneys for John Edwards rested their case Wednesday without calling the two-time U.S. presidential candidate or his former mistress to the witness stand. Prosecutors have tried to convince a jury that Edwards masterminded a conspiracy to use nearly $1 million secretly
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 Merkel fires environment minister after heavy German state election defeatBERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel fired her environment minister on Wednesday after he led her conservative party to an embarrassingly heavy state election defeat. Merkel said she had asked Germany's president to dismiss Norbert Roettgen and replace him with Peter Altmaier, a trusted
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 Assad says Syria is ready to show world that foreign mercenaries fighting for oppositionMOSCOW - In his first interview in nearly half a year, Syrian President Bashar Assad denounced the opposition Syrian National Council as both ineffective and working against their own people's interests. Assad also said in the interview broadcast Wednesday that his country has captured foreign
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 Brain implant lets paralyzed woman control robot arm with thoughtsNEW YORK, N.Y. - Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled people. In the past year, similar stories have
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 UK judge says Kazakh banker can appeal prison sentence while remaining in hidingLONDON - A former Kazakh banker accused of embezzling $5 billion can remain in hiding while appealing his prison sentence, a British judge ruled Wednesday. Kazakhstan's JSC BTA Bank, formerly headed by Mukhtar Ablyazov but now nationalized, had sought an order requiring him to begin serving the
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