| Racial disparities in education begin in preschool Posted: 21 Mar 2014 08:44 AM PDT  Black students are more likely to be suspended from U.S. public schools, a report shows.
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| Stolen Rembrandt masterpiece recovered after 15 years Posted: 21 Mar 2014 09:46 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — A stolen Rembrandt masterpiece valued at more than $5 million has been found in Nice and returned to its rightful owners after 15 years in the wilderness.
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| Turkish attempt to ban Twitter backfires Posted: 21 Mar 2014 09:10 AM PDT  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's attempt to block access to Twitter appeared to backfire on Friday with many tech-savvy users circumventing the ban and suspicions growing that the prime minister was using court orders to suppress corruption allegations against him and his government.
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| Three dead, 10 missing in Jersey shore motel fire Posted: 21 Mar 2014 08:58 AM PDT  POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — Officials say 10 people are unaccounted for after a fire that destroyed a motel at the Jersey shore, killing three people.
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| Near-record price for milk hits Starbucks Posted: 21 Mar 2014 07:38 AM PDT  Drought, Rain, Asian Demand All Responsible
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| Russia completes Crimea annexation Posted: 21 Mar 2014 05:26 AM PDT  Putin hails the "remarkable event" and orders fireworks in Moscow and Crimea.
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| Turkish president tweets oppostion to Twitter ban Posted: 21 Mar 2014 08:24 AM PDT  By Nick Tattersall and Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's ban on Twitter ahead of bitterly contested elections sparked public fury over a "digital coup" on Friday, brought international condemnation and triggered a rift between prime minister and president. Courts blocked access to Twitter after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's defiant vow, on the campaign trail on Thursday ahead of March 30 local polls, to "wipe out" the social media service, whatever the international community had to say about it. Industry Minister Fikri Isik said talks with Twitter were ongoing and the ban would be lifted if the San Francisco-based firm appointed a representative in Turkey and agreed to block specific content when requested by Turkish courts. But tech-savvy Turks, President Abdullah Gul apparently among them, quickly found ways to circumvent the ban, with the hashtag #TwitterisblockedinTurkey rapidly moving to among the top trending globally.
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| E*Trade abandons iconic spokes-baby Posted: 20 Mar 2014 05:28 PM PDT  By Jed Horowitz NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital discount broker E*Trade Financial Corp on Thursday bid farewell to the precocious baby who starred in the television commercials advertising its trading platform for the last seven years. Nandra described the firm as a "digital hybrid" that works across many platforms, including those that rely on customer service representatives and live advisers for clients who want the "human touch." E*Trade is no longer trying to be all things to all people, he said, but it is also going well beyond its old image as a firm whose major appeal is discounted stock trading commissions.
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| Search planes fail to find Malaysia jet debris Posted: 21 Mar 2014 12:45 AM PDT  Aircraft sent to scour the Indian Ocean for signs of Flight 370 return without success.
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| Turkey blocks Twitter access over graft recordings Posted: 21 Mar 2014 01:35 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey blocked access to Twitter on Friday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to "rip out the roots" of the social media network where links have proliferated to recordings that appear to incriminate the Turkish leader and other top officials in high-level corruption. |
| Taliban kill 9 in Afghan hotel, shoot kids in head Posted: 21 Mar 2014 07:42 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The luxury hotel was considered one of the safest spots in the Afghan capital Kabul. Yet, four gunmen walked in, made their way to the restaurant, pulled out hidden pistols and started shooting diners, officials said Friday. They killed nine people, including shooting an AFP journalist, his wife and two children in the head.
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| Officials: FBI agent cleared in Florida shooting Posted: 21 Mar 2014 10:05 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida prosecutor has cleared an FBI agent of any criminal wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a Chechen man as he was being questioned about a Boston Marathon bombing suspect, two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation said Friday. |
| 3 dead, 8 injured in Jersey shore motel fire Posted: 21 Mar 2014 10:12 AM PDT POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — A fire early Friday destroyed a Jersey shore motel that was housing people displaced by Superstorm Sandy, killing three people, injuring eight others and leaving 10 unaccounted for, authorities said. |
| Case shows hurdles in fighting Morocco corruption Posted: 21 Mar 2014 10:44 AM PDT  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — When tens of thousands of Moroccans poured into the streets demanding change in 2011, they were particularly angry about the corruption pervasive at all levels of business and government.
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| Turkish attempt to ban Twitter appears to backfire Posted: 21 Mar 2014 10:15 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's attempt to block access to Twitter appeared to backfire on Friday with many tech-savvy users circumventing the ban and suspicions growing that the prime minister was using court orders to suppress corruption allegations against him and his government. |
| National Zoo saves sloth bear cub after 2 eaten Posted: 21 Mar 2014 09:40 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Animal keepers at the National Zoo have saved a sloth bear cub after two others were eaten by the mother.
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| NC man accused of sucking on toes is arrested Posted: 21 Mar 2014 10:20 AM PDT LINCOLNTON, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina have arrested a man accused of sucking on a woman's toes at a Wal-Mart after convincing her that he was a podiatry student. |
| Q&A: Am I stuck in my job's costly health plan? Posted: 21 Mar 2014 03:47 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The new health care law helps some people, hurts others and confuses almost everyone. Hoping to simplify things a bit, The Associated Press asked its Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus followers for their real-life questions about the program and the problems they're running into as the March 31 deadline approaches to sign up for coverage in new insurance markets.
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| 3 dead in Jersey shore motel fire; 8 hurt Posted: 21 Mar 2014 09:08 AM PDT POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — An early morning fire killed three people Friday at a Jersey shore motel whose residents included Superstorm Sandy victims who were staying there because their homes remain uninhabitable nearly a year and a half after the storm, officials said. |
| NCAA upsets mark first full day of NCAA tournament Posted: 21 Mar 2014 12:32 AM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The day started with a bracket-crushing blow. More upsets followed. Four overtime games, a record. A buzzer-beater, a pair of late-night scares.
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| Phelps' hate seen by some as aiding gay rights Posted: 21 Mar 2014 07:17 AM PDT  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fred Phelps Sr. led his small Topeka church for more than two decades in a bellicose crusade against gays and lesbians, saying they were worthy of death and openly declaring — often at military funerals — that the U.S. was doomed because of its tolerance of homosexuality.
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| Putin: No need for further retaliation against U.S. Posted: 21 Mar 2014 04:17 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — There is no need for Russia to further retaliate against U.S. sanctions, President Vladimir Putin said Friday as Russia's upper house of parliament endorsed the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.
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| Putin inner circle target of US, Europe sanctions Posted: 20 Mar 2014 09:26 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama ordered economic sanctions against nearly two dozen members of Vladimir Putin's inner circle and a major Russian bank that provides them support and he warned that more sweeping penalties against Russia's robust energy sector could follow.
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| Russia's economy loses millions Posted: 20 Mar 2014 01:01 PM PDT  President Putin about to hear from oligarch friends on costs of Crimea annex.
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| American fisheries' tragic waste gutting oceans: Report Posted: 20 Mar 2014 11:58 AM PDT  Report: U.S. fishermen throw away 22 percent of their catch, and kill other animals in the process
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