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Obama-Republican Budget Battle Isn't Only Taxes and Cuts

Businessweek - ‎1 hour ago‎
The wrangling of President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans over the federal budget underscores a clash of core philosophies about how the economy works that supersedes any skirmish on taxes or spending cuts.
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JPMorgan's Macris Was Paid More Than His Boss Before Whale Loss

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎1 hour ago‎
March 15 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. paid Achilles Macris $31.8 million in the two years before the firm racked up at least $6.2 billion of losses on a portfolio he oversaw, more than his boss Ina Drew and among the most at the bank.
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Nadal beats Federer 6-4, 6-2 at Indian Wells

Daily Astorian - ‎23 minutes ago‎
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, returns a shot to Roger Federer, of Switzerland, during their match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Indian Wells, Calif.
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Justin Bieber Throws Up Middle Finger At Haters In Instagram Rant

Cinema Blend
1 hour ago
Written by
Mack Rawden
Justin Bieber has hit his breaking point. After hearing it about his choice in friends, his alleged temper and the quality of his music, the singer finally lashed out at his critics in the form of a lengthy Instagram post.
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CERN Physicists See Higgs Boson in New Particle

New York Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
Physicists at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, said Thursday that the new particle discovered with enormous fanfare last summer definitely looks like a Higgs boson, the particle famously predicted by Peter Higgs and others to imbue ...
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European Leaders Stick to Austerity Course

New York Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
BRUSSELS - Jeered by angry protesters demanding an end to austerity and shaken by a resounding rejection of their economic strategy from Italian voters, European leaders gathered for an economic summit meeting Thursday amid few signs that the bloc's ...
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Syrian opposition pushes for interim government

The Associated Press - ‎8 hours ago‎
BEIRUT (AP) - The main Syrian opposition group is pushing to form a breakaway interim government to rein in chaotic rebel-held areas in the north.
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Iran Nuclear Weapon to Take Year or More, Obama Says

New York Times
2 hours ago
Written by
Michael Shear
WASHINGTON - President Obama told an Israeli television station on Thursday that his administration believed it would take Iran “over a year or so” to develop a nuclear weapon, and he vowed that the United States would do whatever was necessary to ...
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Carnival cruise has problems, again

CNN International - ‎2 hours ago‎
(CNN) -- Another Carnival cruise ship is having problems. This time the Carnival Legend is having technical difficulties that are affecting its sailing speed, the travel company said Thursday.
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Arizona woman's murder conviction, death sentence overturned

CNN - ‎6 hours ago‎
(CNN) -- After 22 years on death row, Debra Milke is close to freedom. A jury convicted the Arizona woman, now 49, of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, child abuse and kidnapping on October 12, 1990, less than a year after her 4-year-old son was found ...
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Justice Department probes Cleveland police over allegations of excessive force

Washington Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
The Justice Department on Thursday targeted the Cleveland Police Department in a civil rights investigation to determine whether police in that city used excessive force, including “unreasonable deadly force,” in violation of the Constitution and federal law.
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Tim Leiweke was the Kings' top boss and their top fan

Los Angeles Times
1 hour ago
Written by
Helene Elliott
Tim Leiweke spent his last evening as president and chief executive of AEG watching the Galaxy defeat Costa Rica's Herediano at the Home Depot Center.
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Boeing Presents Solution for Dreamliner Problems

New York Times
29 minutes ago
Written by
Hiroko Tabuchi
TOKYO - Boeing executives said on Friday that they expected commercial flights of the company's troubled new Dreamliner jet to resume within weeks and that the company was fully confident that it had eliminated all risk of fire or smoke from its batteries, ...
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New Jobless Claims at a 5-Year Low

New York Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans who filed new claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week for a third consecutive week.
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Boston Phoenix to close; Portland, Providence papers remain open

Boston.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
In a poignant signal of a fast-changing media landscape, The Boston Phoenix sent out a short and simple tweet Thursday afternoon: “Thank you Boston.
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Digg steps up to the plate, will make a Google Reader alternative

SlashGear - ‎1 hour ago‎
Whether you used it or not, you've likely heard the (loud, anguished) news: Google Reader will be shutting down on July 1st. Despite the now 50,000+ strong petition begging otherwise, it looks like Google will be going through with its plans, and so users ...
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Samsung adds co-CEOs to company's executive lineup

CNET
1 hour ago
Written by
Steven Musil
Chiefs of the company's mobile and TV divisions will help the existing CEO steer the South Korea electronics giant. Steven Musil.
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Former Tribune employee accused of helping to hack Times' website

Los Angeles Times - ‎34 minutes ago‎
A former web producer for a Tribune-owned television station in Sacramento was indicted Thursday, accused of helping members of the hacking group Anonymous vandalize a Tribune site shortly after he was terminated from his job.
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AT&T, Verizon now accepting pre-orders for the $200 BlackBerry Z10

PCWorld
14 hours ago
Written by
Ian Paul
Pre-orders for the BlackBerry Z10 are now in full swing for two major U.S. mobile carriers. Verizon Thursday started pre-orders for the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, following a similar pre-order kickoff from AT&T on Tuesday.
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'Down': Tale of forbidden love a farce of gravity

Boston Herald - ‎1 hour ago‎
Torn by the opposing gravitational pulls of two worlds stacked one upon the other and a plot freighted with increasing whimsy and contrivance, Juan Solanas' “Upside Down” finally just falls apart.
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'Glee' recap: Something to Fight About

Entertainment Weekly - ‎35 minutes ago‎
Everyone is feuding and singing as secrets come to light. Plus: Santana stirs the pot! By Erin Strecker | Published Mar 15, 2013. Comments +; Add comment.
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Real Housewives Catfight! Atlanta's Kandi Burruss Suing Kim Zolciak Over ...

E! Online - ‎6 hours ago‎
Kandi Burress thinks Kim Zolciak is a real party pooper. The Real Housewives of Atlanta star—whose legal counsel happens to be costar Phaedra Parks—and songwriter Rodney Richard sued Zolciak this week in federal court, claiming that they cowrote the ...
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Workers injured stage accident in Miami

CNN International - ‎57 minutes ago‎
(CNN) -- An incident at a stage being set up for a weekend music festival injured at least two people in Miami on Thursday night. A Miami fire department official said the stage partially collapsed, injuring four people, one of them critically.
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Knicks-Trail Blazers, Box

San Jose Mercury News - ‎27 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK (90). Copeland 3-8 1-2 9, Martin 6-10 0-0 12, Thomas 3-3 0-0 6, Felton 4-12 3-3 11, Shumpert 3-9 0-0 6, J.Smith 11-21 7-10 33, Camby 4-6 0-2 8, Kidd 1-8 0-0 3, Novak 0-2 0-0 0, Prigioni 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 36-82 11-17 90.
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Tuck rule could be eliminated as part of proposed rule changes

SportingNews.com - ‎48 minutes ago‎
NFL owners will vote on six proposed rule changes from the Competition Committee at next week's league meeting in Arizona. Among the proposed changes are: - The tuck rule may be eliminated.
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NHL results, March 14

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Patrick Kane set up Johnny Oduya's goal late in the second period and then got the decisive score in the shootout, leading the Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jackets on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.
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NHL's new map a done deal

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎19 minutes ago‎
The NHL map will finally be in order next season - with Detroit and Columbus heading east and Winnipeg moving west. The league's board of governors approved a plan Thursday that will realign the league into four divisions after this season.
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Bill Carmody's time has come

ESPN - ‎29 minutes ago‎
CHICAGO -- Part of me wished that Northwestern beat Iowa just so coach Bill Carmody could possibly pull a Costanza, "going out on top" by leaving his postgame news conference with a "Good night everybody!
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Astronomers find water vapour in atmosphere of distant planet

The Guardian
11 hours ago
Written by
Ian Sample
Astronomers have detected water vapour and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere of a planet 130 light years away from Earth. However, the planet, known only as HR8799c, is devoid of methane, a gas that can indicate life, the researchers said.
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Some Primitive Birds Flew With 4 Wings, Study Says

New York Times - ‎7 hours ago‎
First, paleontologists spread the word that modern birds are actually living dinosaurs. Then came the news from China that some dinosaurs and related reptiles long ago seemed to be marvelous four-winged creatures, seemingly on standby at some runway ...
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NJ bakery shut down by FDA for mislabeling sugar, fat content

CBS News
9 hours ago
Written by
Michelle Castillo
A Clifton, N.J. bakery has agreed to close after the Food and Drug Administration cited them for violating the law by claiming their products had less sugar and fat than they actually did.
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