Friday, May 31, 2013

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'Suspicious' letter sent to Obama

A suspicious letter sent to US President Obama is "similar" to poisoned letters mailed to the mayor of New York City this week, US officials say.

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VIDEO: Afghan attacks soldier to plead guilty

An American soldier charged with killing 16 villagers in Afghanistan has agreed to plead guilty to murder charges, in a deal which will allow him to avoid the death penalty.

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US lifts Iran 'iPhone' sanctions

The US eases restrictions on the sale of mobile phones and other communications devices and software - including popular Apple products - to Iranians.

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Chicago newspaper sacks photo staff

The entire photography staff at a storied Chicago tabloid newspaper and its suburban subsidiaries has been made redundant, the photographers say.

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US media boycott of Holder meeting

Several major US news media decline to meet Attorney General Eric Holder over leak investigations because the conversations would be off the record.

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Boston bombing suspect 'walking'

The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has recovered enough to walk, his mother says.

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How LA surgeons cope in gang gun war

How LA surgeons cope in gang gun war

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Failure toughens Rocky entrepreneurs

Why failure is no barrier to success in the US

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Toronto mayor 'will not resign'

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he is not stepping aside as reports of a video purporting to show him smoking crack cocaine threatens to engulf his office.

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VIDEO: Why US is rebalancing towards Asia

Diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus went on board USS Freedom in Singapore to explain why the US is shifting its balance towards the Asia-Pacific region.

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VIDEO: LA surgeons coping with gang gun war

With America's gun debate still raging, Frank Gardner travels to a Los Angeles emergency room to see the toll of gun violence first-hand .

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Space Invaders keeps on blasting

How one man changed video gaming forever

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VIDEO: The happy couple... and a T-Rex

Newly-weds Katie Young and James Lowder, along with their wedding party, were pictured being chased by a T-rex at their ceremony with the help of digital technology.

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US eyes rising China at Singapore security talks

US eyes rising China at Singapore security talks

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US woman killed fighting in Syria

American woman Nicole Mansfield, from the town of Flint in Michigan, is killed fighting for rebels in Syria, her family are told by the FBI.

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Heavy metal singer released on bail

Tim Lambesis, lead singer of US heavy metal band As I Lay Dying, is released on bail after being accused of plotting to murder his estranged wife.

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Hagel calls for China cyber talks

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel calls for honest dialogue with his Chinese counterparts about cyber threats and online spying.

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Teenager wins US spelling bee

A New York boy wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee with the Yiddish word "knaidel", overcoming his trouble with German-derived vocabulary.

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US man to launch 'marijuana chain'

Former Microsoft executive Jamen Shively announces plans to create the first national marijuana brand in the US.

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VIDEO: Plane crashes into living room

Virginia State Police say two people were taken to a hospital after a two-seat plane crashed into the living room of a third-story apartment outside Washington

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VIDEO: Can your teenager spell cyanophycean?

The US National Spelling Bee 2013 put entrants under pressure in a final contest that was broadcast live.

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US woman freed from Mexican jail

A US woman is freed after a week in a Mexican jail when drug-smuggling charges against her are dismissed.

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FBI hunts for missing 'ricin' letter

US officials are searching for a letter addressed to the CIA believed to contain traces of ricin, in one of a recent spate of poison letter mailings.

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Syria shifts could change Obama's calculus

Shifts in Syria pressure reluctant Washington, says Kim Ghattas

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FeedaMail: AP Top Science News At 5:38 p.m. EDT

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Rounded pebbles on Mars reveal past flowing water

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A fresh analysis by NASA's Curiosity rover confirms a stream once ran through Gale Crater on Mars....

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Big asteroid swinging by Earth has its own moon

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Astronomers getting their first close-up glimpse of a giant asteroid about to whiz by Earth found a surprise bonus rock. A smaller moon asteroid is circling the larger space rock, an unusual but not unheard of space phenomenon....

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White House: Asteroid 'poses no threat' to Earth

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Have no fear: The White House says an asteroid more than 1 1/2 miles long poses no threat to planet Earth....

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

FeedaMail: AP Top Science News At 5:38 p.m. EDT

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New study restores famed fossil to "bird" branch

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A raven-sized creature that lived about 150 million years ago is back on its perch, a new study says....

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New study restores famed fossil to "bird" branch

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A raven-sized creature that lived about 150 million years ago is back on its perch, a new study says....

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Astronauts face radiation threat on long Mars trip

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- New research finds astronauts traveling to and from Mars would be bombarded with a lot of cosmic radiation....

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Russians find mammoth carcass with liquid blood

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian researchers say they have discovered a perfectly preserved woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood on a remote Arctic island, fueling hopes of cloning the Ice Age animal....

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Viewpoint: Tale of two White Houses

Obama's achievements unheralded amid 'scandals'

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Canada man wins double lottery prize

A man wins a 31m Canadian dollar ($30m; £19m) lottery jackpot after buying two identical tickets.

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Afghan attacks soldier to plead guilty

A US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in two rampages last year will plead guilty to avoid the death penalty, his lawyers say.

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10 reasons why so many people are moving to Texas

Ten reasons why so many people are moving to Texas

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Bloomberg letters 'contained ricin'

Two threatening letters are sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, with initial tests suggesting they contain the deadly poison ricin, say police.

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VIDEO: Breaking baseball's colour line

How a North Dakota baseball team broke racial barriers

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Two different tales of women earners

Rise in number of US women as main breadwinners hides divide

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Bon Jovi waives concert fee in Spain

US rock star Jon Bon Jovi says he will perform in Madrid for no fee, after realising many fans in crisis-hit Spain could not otherwise afford to attend.

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China to buy US pork firm for $4.7bn

US pork producer Smithfield Foods agrees to be bought by China's Shuanghui International for $4.7bn (£3.1bn) in cash.

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VIDEO: Festival winner shows America's 'pimples'

Fruitvale Station, a movie based on the fatal shooting of a young Californian, is being touted as an awards season contender after winning film festival honours.

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VIDEO: Drone 'kills Pakistan Taliban chief'

A senior Pakistani Taliban leader has been killed in a suspected US drone strike in the north-west of the country, Taliban sources told the BBC

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US GDP growth revised down slightly

The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 2.4% in the first three months of the year, new figures from the Commerce Department show.

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Liberace film watched by 2.4 million

The premiere of TV film Behind the Candelabra, starring Michael Douglas as Liberace, is viewed by 2.4 million people in the US.

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Underground Warhol dispute settled

US band The Velvet Underground settle a legal dispute with the Andy Warhol Foundation over rights to their famous Warhol-designed album cover.

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Obama to name Republican to lead FBI

US President Barack Obama plans to name a former justice department official under President George W Bush as the next FBI director, US media report.

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Second arrest in Toronto drug affair

A second man is arrested in the death of a man linked to a video purported to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine.

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Saudi envoy death plotter sentenced

An Iranian-American man who admitted to plotting the assassination of the Saudi ambassador to the US is sentenced to 25 years in prison.

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Karate skydive record attempt

Skydiving and karate-chopping aren't often combined - but this world record attempt has to be seen to be believed!

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