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UN approves historic arms treaty amid some dissent

MiamiHerald.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
UNITED NATIONS -- In a historic move that culminated more than a decade of work, the United Nations on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a treaty intended to regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade.
UN overwhelmingly approves global arms trade treaty
Global Arms Trade Treaty Passes 154-3 at UN as Iran Objects
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Man convicted in deadly Ariz. fire released after 41 years

USA TODAY
5 minutes ago
Written by
Richard Ruelas
Reports in 2002 on CBS' '60 Minutes' raised questions about whether the fire was arson. ariz fire. Firefighters apply a steady stream of water during the Pioneer International Hotel fire in Tucson, Ariz.
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Prison Gang Eyed in DAs Murders

ABC News
27 minutes ago
Written by
Russell Goldman
Share. 0. The Aryan Brotherhood, a white supremacist prison gang, has become one of the top focuses of authorities investigating the murders of two Texas prosecutors, sources told ABC News.
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Top NASA climate-change expert retiring

The Australian - ‎36 minutes ago‎
PIONEERING NASA climatologist James Hansen, one of the first scientists to raise the alarm about global warming, is retiring after 46 years, a colleague confirmed to AFP.
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Rutgers' Mike Rice in serious jeopardy of being fired

USA TODAY - ‎11 minutes ago‎
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice and athletics director Tim Pernetti are under fire after video of the misconduct toward players that earned him a suspension and fine in December aired on ESPN on Tuesday.
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Obama initiative aims to unravel mysteries of human brain

Baltimore Sun - ‎38 minutes ago‎
The White House unveiled a sweeping new initiative on Tuesday to map the individual cells and circuits that make up the human brain, a project that will give scientists a better understanding of how a healthy brain works and how to devise better treatments ...
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Peshawar militants kill 7 police and workers; 5 others missing

Central Asia Online - ‎1 hour ago‎
PESHAWAR - Unidentified militants April 2 attacked the Sheikh Muhammadi power grid station in Badhaber near Peshawar, killing at least seven personnel, including three policemen and four employees of the Peshawar Electricity Supply Co.
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Italy's president seeks to break impasse

Financial Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's head of state, has given up to 10 days to mediators he appointed at the weekend to try and find common ground for the formation of a new government out of late February's inconclusive elections.
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Two 'Dangerous' Inmates Escaped From Texas Jail

ABC News
1 hour ago
Written by
Christina Ng
Share. 0. Texas authorities are using helicopters and dogs to search for two "dangerous" Texas inmates who escaped from jail this morning by squeezing through a gate, leaving behind their black and white prison suits on the railroad tracks behind the jail.
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Under Heavy Security, NRA Details School Guards Plan

New York Times - ‎11 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - With the Senate set to debate gun control this month, a National Rifle Association task force released a 225-page report on Tuesday that called for armed police officers, security guards or staff members in every American school, and urged ...
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35 were indicted for allegedly cheating on standardized testing dating back to ...

CNN - ‎20 minutes ago‎
(CNN) -- The former superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools was among the educators who surrendered to authorities Tuesday after being indicted by a grand jury in a cheating scandal that rocked the district and drew national attention.
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Malcolm Smith flees media after bribery arraignment

New York Daily News - ‎14 minutes ago‎
They toasted their greed inside a Manhattan hotel, raising glasses in one hand while reaching for payoffs with the other. Valentine's Day meant envelopes stuffed with cash.
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SEC Sets Rules for Disclosures Using Social Media

New York Times - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Reed Hastings, chief of Netflix, used Facebook to brag about his company. Richard Brian/ReutersReed Hastings, chief of Netflix, used Facebook to brag about his company.
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JC Penney Slashes Pay for Chief

New York Times
21 minutes ago
Written by
Stephanie Clifford
In a clear sign of its dissatisfaction with the direction of the company, the board of J. C. Penney gave its chief executive, Ron Johnson, a pay cut of almost 97 percent, to $1.9 million, for 2012, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.
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UPDATE 5-Fannie Mae posts record $7.6 billion quarterly profit

Reuters - ‎34 minutes ago‎
Tue Apr 2, 2013 6:55pm EDT. By Margaret Chadbourn. WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae posted a record $7.6 billion in quarterly earnings, but it refrained from booking a tax-related gain that would have allowed the ...
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Next iPhone due this summer, report says

NBCNews.com
1 hour ago
Written by
Suzanne Choney
A new iPhone, one that looks the same as the iPhone 5, may be released this summer. Apple plans to start production on the new phone in the second quarter of this year, said The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the device's production.
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Google to Face National Regulators Over Privacy Policy

New York Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
Published: April 2, 2013. Instead of facing one European investigation into its privacy policy, Google now has to contend with at least six of them.
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FTC selects two winners in Robocall Challenge, gives each $25000

SlashGear - ‎56 minutes ago‎
Back in October 2012, the FTC decided to make the battle against annoying robocalls public, tasking the hivemind with a challenge to develop technology for dealing with the calls.
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Jane Henson of Muppet family fame dies at 78

Fox News - ‎38 minutes ago‎
LOS ANGELES - The Jim Henson Co. says Henson's partner in marriage and Muppets has died. The company says Jane Henson died Tuesday at her Connecticut home following a battle with cancer.
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Wrongful death trial to revisit Michael Jackson's checkered life

Reuters - ‎5 hours ago‎
By Jill Serjeant. LOS ANGELES | Tue Apr 2, 2013 6:07pm EDT. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jury selection began on Tuesday in a Los Angeles civil trial that will revisit the checkered life and sudden death of superstar Michael Jackson before a planned ...
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Lindsay Lohan's Pal Patty Uribe: 5 Things to Know About the Star's Brazil BFF ...

E! Online
26 minutes ago
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Baker Machado
Wonder who Lindsay Lohan's had by her side during her Brazilian party tour? LiLo's travel buddy is none other than her NYC roommate, Patty Uribe, and E! News has exclusive details on the Liz & Dick star's latest BFF.
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49ers agree to terms with Nnamdi Asomugha

Yahoo! Sports (blog) - ‎37 minutes ago‎
Free agent cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha is returning to the Bay Area, agreeing to terms with the San Francisco 49ers on a one-year contract, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.
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The Impact of Jay-Z's Moves

Wall Street Journal - ‎11 minutes ago‎
The defection of Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano from super agent Scott Boras to Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's newly formed Roc Nation Sports is officially a baseball story for now, but the residual effects of this deal could ultimately be felt in the NBA.
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Joey Logano appears on ESPN SportsCenter to discuss Denny Hamlin, Tony ...

SB Nation - ‎1 hour ago‎
In his first major candid interview since the accident with Denny Hamlin at Auto Club Speedway, Joey Logano says he didn't intend to physically harm his former teammate and called their battle for the win a case of plain hard racing.
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Bruins obtain Jagr from Stars to spark offense

Yahoo! Sports - ‎44 minutes ago‎
FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2013 file photo, Dallas Stars' Jaromir Jagr (68), of Czech Republic, skates on the ice during warm ups before an NHL hockey game … Dallas Stars forward forward Jaromir Jagr (68) waves to the fans as he received View Photo ...
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Jack Pardee, former head coach and linebacker for the Redskins, dies

Washington Post - ‎39 minutes ago‎
Jack Pardee, 76, a former head coach and linebacker for the Washington Redskins who also coached two other NFL teams and was a member of the storied “Junction Boys” of Texas A&M in the 1950s, died April 1 at a hospice in Denver.
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Astronomers solve mystery of how spiral galaxies get their arms

Science Recorder - ‎26 minutes ago‎
Using sophisticated computer simulations, a team of researcher say they one step closer to understanding how we came to be. The study, published earlier this month, provides some surprising answers to long-standing questions about the origin and history ...
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Scientists Observe a Supermassive Black Hole Eating a Planet

Cleveland Leader - ‎1 hour ago‎
Astronomers observed the surprise, sudden brightening of a galaxy and realized that it could mean just one thing: that a supermassive black hole had awoken and was feasting after a long period of hibernation.
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China Announces 4 New Bird Flu Cases

New York Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
SHANGHAI - China said Tuesday that four more people in the coastal part of the country had been infected with a new strain of bird flu, which is believed to have killed two Shanghai residents last month and left one person in critical condition.
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Almost 20% of teen births are not a first child

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
Nearly one in five births to U.S. teens ages 15-19 is not a first child, says a federal report out today. Of the 365,000 teens who gave birth in 2010, almost 67,000 (18.3%) have had at least one child before, according to the report from the Centers for Disease ...
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Stopping a Statin May Not Be a Forever Thing

MedPage Today - ‎4 hours ago‎
Statin-related adverse events are associated with drug discontinuation, but patients may actually tolerate statins better than they realize, a large single-healthcare-system study found.
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