Human Rights Expert Welcomes Shift In President Obama's Counter-Terrorism Policy
An independent human rights expert has welcomed what he said was a ground-breaking speech by President Barack Obama in which he laid out principles governing the use of counter-terrorism measures such as targeted killings.
Texas Confirms First West Nile Case of the Season3:08 pm Eastern | U.S. News The Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed the state’s first case of West Nile illness of the season, which killed 89 people last year. read more »
| Call For Syria's Neighbours To Keep Borders Open For Refugees3:03 pm Eastern | World The United Nations refugee agency has called on countries around Syria to keep their borders open for refugees, while also stressing the need for “urgent and robust” international support for host countries and aid agencies. read more »
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Independent Foreclosure Review Payments Near $2.3 Billion24 May 15:59 | Business More than 2.5 million people have cashed or deposited nearly $2.3 billion in checks related to the Independent Foreclosure Review Payment Agreement through May 23.read more »
| LaHood Announces Funding For Collapsed Skagit River Bridge in Washington24 May 16:59 | U.S. News U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood says he is making $1 million in federal emergency funds immediately available to Washington State to help repair the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River that collapsed last night. read more »
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Apache Pledges $500,000 To Build Storm Shelters For Oklahoma Schools24 May 16:54 | U.S. News Oil and gas exploration and production company, Apache, has pledged $500,000 toward providing storm shelters and safe rooms for Oklahoma schools following the devastation caused by recent deadly tornadoes in Moore. read more »
| SEC Charges Dallas-Based Trader With Front Running24 May 16:43 | Business The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against a trader at a Dallas-based investment advisory firm who improperly profited by placing his own trades before executing large block trades for firm clients that had strong potential to increase the stock's price.read more »
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Terrorists Attack French-Run Uranium Mine In Niger24 May 16:05 | World At least 20 people were reportedly killed and several injured in two terrorist attacks in Niger which included a French-run uranium mine in Arlit.read more »
| Man Sentenced for Attempting to Board Plane with Loaded Gun24 May 07:28 | U.S. News Judge Kimberly J. Mueller has sentenced Harold E. Waller, 46, of Circle, Montana, to three years in prison for attempting to board an aircraft at Sacramento International Airport with a concealed, dangerous weapon.read more »
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Texas Cities Lead Nation in Population Growth24 May 09:23 | U.S. News Eight of the 15 fastest-growing large U.S. cities and towns for the year ending July 1, 2012 were in Texas, according to population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. read more »
| Navy Names Next Two Destroyers24 May 06:31 | U.S. News Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has announced the next Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG) will be named USS Paul Ignatius and USS Daniel Inouye. read more »
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No Tsunami Warning After 8.2 Earthquake In Sea Of Okhotsk24 May 03:03 | World The Pacific Tsunami Center says there is no threat of a Tsunami in Hawaii following a Magnitude 8.2 earthquake in the Sea Of Okhotsk in the western Pacific Ocean.read more »
| 13 Million U.S. Homeowners Owe More Than Their Home Is Worth23 May 15:32 | Business The national negative equity rate fell in the first quarter, to 25.4 percent of all homeowners with a mortgage, according to the first quarter Zillow Negative Equity Report.read more »
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FBI Arrests Man In Connection With Threatening Letter Containing Ricin23 May 15:50 | U.S. News The FBI has arrested Matthew Ryan Buquet, 37, in connection with a recent letter containing active ricin toxin sent to a Federal District Court Judge in Spokane. read more »
| Global Economic Growth Still Sluggish: Report23 May 15:45 | World Global economic growth will continue to be “below potential” this year, according to a new report that adds that job creation will be vital to spur recovery. read more »
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Mortgage Rates Rise For Third Consecutive Week23 May 15:19 | Business Mortgage rates increased for a third consecutive week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate rising to 3.74 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. read more »
| Unhealthy Foods Could Be As Addictive As Cocaine23 May 11:21 | World New research shows that high-fructose corn syrup can cause behavioural reactions in rats similar to those produced by drugs of abuse such as cocaine. read more »
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Baby's Life Saved With Groundbreaking 3-D Printed Device23 May 09:14 | SciTech A specially-designed tracheal splint, made from a biopolymer using 3D printing, was created and used at the University of Michigan to save a baby from life-threatening tracheobronchomalacia.read more »
| Research Offers Promising New Approach To Treatment Of Lung Cancer23 May 07:53 | SciTech Researchers have developed a new drug delivery system that allows inhalation of chemotherapeutic drugs to help treat lung cancer, and in laboratory and animal tests it appears to reduce the systemic damage done to other organs while significantly improving the treatment of lung tumors. read more »
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U.S. Jail Population Increases After Three Years Of Decline24 May 06:42 | U.S. News The U.S. jail population increased after three consecutive years of decline, according to the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).read more »
| Amazon Appstore for Android Opens In Nearly 200 Countries Worldwide23 May 08:20 | SciTech Amazon.com has announced its Amazon Appstore is now available to millions of customers in nearly 200 countries, giving them access to apps and games from top brands such as Disney and Electronic Arts.read more »
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FBI Agent Shoots Boston Marathon Suspect Dead22 May 15:29 | U.S. News The FBI says an agent has shot dead a man in Orlando, Florida who was being questioning in relation to the Boston Marathon bombings.read more »
| IAEA To Open Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Centre In Fukushima22 May 15:15 | World Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are heading to Japan to launch an emergency preparedness and response centre in Fukushima, the coastal city devastated two years ago when a massive earthquake and tsunami set off meltdowns at a nuclear power plant.read more »
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Officials Say Monetary Donations Best Way To Assist Oklahoma Recovery Efforts22 May 07:18 | U.S. News Oklahoma City, the City of Moore and United Way of Central Oklahoma say monetary donations is the best way to assist the recovery efforts following a monster tornado that killed and injured many people. read more »
| Hunger And Poverty Rates Up Sharply In Egypt22 May 10:58 | World Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the past three years, according to a new report.read more »
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Cholera Epidemic In Niger Claims Seven lives22 May 10:16 | World Refugee agencies areworking to help contain a cholera epidemic in Niger that has already claimed seven lives, including two Malian refugees, in a little over a week. read more »
| Amazon Announces Winners in Sixth Annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award22 May 09:02 | Entertainment Amazon says it began a new chapter with its sixth annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA), introducing finalists in five categories for submission and exciting new prizes.read more »
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Over 7 Million Now Receiving HIV Treatment In Africa22 May 08:50 | World The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment increased from less than 1 million to 7.1 million over seven years, according to a report which documents the progress in the AIDS response in the world’s second largest continent.read more »
| Microsoft Launches Next Generation Console 'Xbox One'22 May 06:19 | SciTech Microsoft claims a new vision for the future has come to life in its new gaming console 'Xbox One', which includes voice activated controls.read more »
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Former Rep. Anthony Weiner Running For New York Mayor22 May 06:05 | US Politics and Govt Former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner, who was caught tweeting naughty photos of himself to strangers in June, has announced he is running for mayor of New York.read more »
| Annual U.S. Home Value Appreciation Exceeds 5 Percent for Sixth Straight Month21 May 15:42 | Business Home values continued to climb in April, increasing 0.5 percent from March to a Zillow Home Value Index of $158,300, according to the April Zillow Real Estate Market Reports. read more »
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Analysis Supports Theory Of Cosmic Impact 12,800 Years Ago21 May 15:50 | SciTech About 12,800 years ago when the Earth was warming and emerging from the last ice age, a dramatic and anomalous event occurred that abruptly reversed climatic conditions back to near-glacial state. read more »
| Apple Remains No.1 In BrandZ Top 100 Ranking Of Most Valuable Global Brands21 May 15:28 | Business Apple remains the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand for 2013, worth $185 billion. Apple grew just +1% in the last year compared to a +51% growth for its closest competitor, Samsung, which is now no.30 in the global ranking with a brand value of $21 billion.read more »
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Entrepreneurs Need To Balance Risk Of Persisting With Payoff Of Succeeding, Study Finds21 May 10:38 | SciTech In a new business, sometimes the better part of wisdom is knowing when to quit, according to a new study.read more »
| Call For Greater Efforts To Improve Health Of Palestinian Refugees21 May 15:20 | World Health programmes carried out by the United Nations agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees has helped to improve their lives, but greater efforts and more resources are needed to effectively tackle health challenges, particularly during times of conflict, says a new report. read more »
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Human-like Opponents In Video Games Lead to More Aggression Players, Study Finds21 May 12:13 | Entertainment A new study has found video games that pit players against human-looking characters may be more likely to provoke violent thoughts and words than games where monstrous creatures are the enemy. read more »
| Woman Gets Six Years Prison For Theft Of Rare Ben Franklin Bust21 May 08:14 | U.S. News Andrea Lawton, 47, of Philadelphia, has been sentenced to 72 months in prison for one count of interstate transportation of stolen property in connection with the August 2012 theft of a rare bust of Benjamin Franklin. read more »
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Founding Member of 'The Doors' Ray Manzarek Dies Aged 7421 May 04:38 | Entertainment Keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, Ray Manzarek, has passed away at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. read more »
| Mystery Of Irish Potato Famine Solved21 May 09:42 | World An international team of scientists has revealed that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th century. read more »
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Three NYU Scientists Charged With Accepting Bribes From China21 May 07:50 | U.S. News Three N.Y.U researchers who worked on improving MRI technology at have been charged with having undisclosed affiliations with a Chinese company performing the same type of research. read more »
| Update: President Obama Declares Disaster For Oklahoma21 May 02:35 | U.S. News President Obama has declared a major disaster exists in the State of Oklahoma where at least 24 people, including many children, are dead after a monster tornado caused widespread destruction in the state. read more »
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Food Laboratory Accuracy Remains A Concern, Says Study20 May 15:34 | U.S. News Food microbiology laboratories continue to submit false negative results and false positive results on a routine basis, according to a new study.read more »
| Computer Model Predicts When Viruses Become Infectious20 May 15:13 | SciTech A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to a new report.read more »
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Jackson Man Indicted For Desecration of Religious Paraphernalia20 May 15:17 | U.S. News A federal grand jury in Memphis has returned a one-count indictment charging Justin Shawn Baker, 25, of Jackson, Tennesee, with violating the civil rights of students and faculty of the Margolin Hebrew Academy. read more »
| Heat-Related Deaths In Manhattan Projected To Rise20 May 07:53 | SciTech Researchers say deaths linked to warming climate in Manhattan may rise some 20 percent by the 2020s, and, in some worst-case scenarios, 90 percent or more by the 2080s. read more »
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Anabolic Steroids May Affect Future Mental Health20 May 15:08 | SciTech There is a link between use of anabolic-androgenic steroids and reduced mental health later in life, according to a new study on elite male strength athletes that researchers from the University of Gothenburg.read more »
| Two FBI Special Agents Killed in Training Exercise20 May 06:53 | U.S. News The FBI says two special agents were tragically killed Friday during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach. read more »
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Provocations After Latest North Korea Missile Test19 May 15:28 | World UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his concern about provocations and tensions on the Korean Peninsula following North Korea launching short-range guided missiles into the sea on Saturday. read more »
| Eight Countries Submit Plans To Combat Illegal Trade In Elephants19 May 10:53 | World Eight countries identified as being the most affected by the illegal trade in elephant ivory have submitted national action plans to a treaty to combat the scourge.read more »
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One Winner Of Record Powerball Jackpot19 May 02:44 | U.S. News Powerball.com says there was one winner for the record $590,500,000 Powerball grand prize which was sold by the Florida Lottery. read more »
| Thirty-Three Defendants Charged In Staged Automobile Accident Scheme18 May 15:51 | U.S. News Doctors, licensed professionals, and clinic owners are among 33 people charged for their participation in a massive staged automobile accident scheme based in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade Counties, Florida. read more »
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No New Cases Of Avian Influenza A H7N9 Since May 818 May 16:13 | World No new laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) have been reported to WHO by the National Health and Family Planning Commission in China since 8 May.read more »
| Nigerian Rebels Could Face War Crimes For 'Population Cleansing'18 May 15:56 | World Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, according to officials.read more »
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Number Of Syrian Refugees Tops 1.5 Million17 May 15:23 | World The United Nations refugee agency says the number of Syrian civilians who have fled their country to escape conflict has passed the 1.5 million mark, while warning that the widening gap between the needs and resources available is becoming a huge challenge.read more »
| Invasive Crazy Ants Displacing Fire Ants In Southeastern US17 May 14:07 | U.S. News Invasive "crazy ants" are displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern United States, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. read more »
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Study Finds Most Scientists Agree Humans Are Causing Global Climate Change17 May 12:34 | SciTech An extensive analysis of the abstracts or summaries of scientific papers published over the past 20 years has found most scientists agree that human activity is causing global climate change.read more »
| World's Biggest Ice Sheets Likely More Stable Than Previously Believed17 May 13:42 | SciTech A new groundbreaking study challenges the thinking that the collapse of the world's largest ice sheets could lead to a much higher high sea level.read more »
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Home Prices Increased By 7.3 percent In 2012: CoreLogic Case-Shiller17 May 10:51 | Business The CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indexes estimate that home prices increased by 7.3 percent in 2012, the strongest rate of appreciation in nearly seven years, with the trend of rising prices expected to continue. read more »
| U.S. Treasury Increases Sanctions Against Syria17 May 09:16 | World The U.S. Treasury Department has announced sanctions against four senior officials of the Syrian government, an airline and one privately owned television station that has been airing forced confessions. read more »
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New Study Recommends Using Active Videogaming To Improve Children's Health17 May 08:47 | Entertainment Exergaming, using active console video games that track player movement to control the game such as Xbox-Kinect or Wii has become popular, and may provide an alternative form of exercise for children to counteract sedentary behaviors, according to a new study.read more »
| "Star Trek into Darkness" #1 Most Anticipated Movie This Weekend: Fandango17 May 07:39 | Entertainment Fandango says J.J. Abrams' highly anticipated "Star Trek Into Darkness" garnered a 96 out of 100 score on the company's Fanticipation movie buzz indicator that measures fan sentiment around the weekend box office line-up. read more »
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Powerball Jackpot Boosted To $550 Million For May 18 Drawing17 May 08:12 | U.S. News The Powerball jackpot has been boosted to a $550 million annuity value or a $350.1 million cash prize for the Saturday, May 18, drawing.read more »
| Five Arrested In Million-Dollar Mobile Phone Insurance Scam17 May 07:13 | U.S. News California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones says five Sacramento area residents have been arrested by Department of Insurance fraud investigators and charged with multiple felony counts related to alleged insurance fraud totaling nearly $1 million. read more »
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Concern About Deteriorating Security In Northeast Nigeria17 May 06:40 | World UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on all extremist groups in Nigeria to cease their attacks amid deteriorating security in the country and where a state of emergency has been declared in parts of the northeast. read more »
| DEA Makes Three More Synthetic Cannabinoids Temporarily Illegal16 May 15:44 | U.S. News The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has made the synthetic cannabinoids UR-144, XLR11, and AKB48 Schedule I, illegal drugs under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) for the next two years.read more »
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Mortgage Rates Climb for Second Straight Week16 May 15:54 | Business Mortgage rates moved higher for a second consecutive week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbing to 3.71 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey.read more »
| Oregon Man Indicted for Alleged Role in $50 Million Securities Fraud Scheme16 May 15:37 | U.S. News An Oregon man has been charged with allegedly orchestrating a $50 million securities fraud scheme.read more »
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Tetanus Eliminated In Over 30 Countries At High Risk16 May 11:23 | World Tetanus – one of the most deadly diseases a mother and her newborn can face – has been eliminated in more than 30 countries with previously had high rates of the illness. read more »
| Oregon Man Indicted for Alleged Role in $50 Million Securities Fraud Scheme16 May 15:36 | U.S. News An Oregon man has been charged with allegedly orchestrating a $50 million securities fraud scheme.read more »
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Consumer Reports Releases Gas Grill Tests16 May 09:59 | U.S. News In Consumer Reports' new Ratings of more than 100 gas grills, models from Weber's Spirit line were among the highest scoring in its latest tests. read more »
| House Energy Costs Should Be Listed In All Real Estate Transactions: Report16 May 08:47 | Business A new report suggests requiring energy costs of a house to be listed in all real-estate transactions would one way of encouraging people to develop "net-zero houses", or residences that generate as much energy as they use over the course of a year.read more »
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Inmate Charged In Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Federal Judge16 May 06:48 | U.S. News Texas man Phillip Monroe Ballard, 71, has been charged with murder for hire with the indictment alleging Ballard solicited the murder for hire of a U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of Texas.read more »
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