Social media outlet cracks down on gun sales

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• Social media outlet cracks down on gun sales
• N.J. neighborhood in pieces after deadly gas leak explosion
• Former IRS official refuses to testify at congressional hearing
• #SydneyStorm produces dramatic images down under
• Target tech chief resigns after massive security breach
• Survey: Winter takes a toll on jobs growth
• Syrian helicopters carry out raids on Lebanon border
• Report: Hillary Clinton compares Putin to Hitler
• Former NYC mayor Bloomberg to address Harvard grads
• George P. Bush begins political career with win
• N.J. teen suing parents loses first round in court
• 2-year extension seen for canceled health plans
• Pistorius' character questioned over gun incident
• Pope defensive on sex abuse as commission lags
• Facebook to delete posts for illegal gun sales
• Doctors hope for cure in a 2nd baby born with HIV
• Gene identified for butterfly wing marking mimicry
• Rangers, Lightning swap captains on deadline day
• Israeli naval raid nabs Gaza-bound arms from Iran
• Texas primary leaves tea party influence unsettled
• Pope offended by his own myth and mystique
• How deep can a fish go? Scientists may have answer
• GOP, deficit hawks pan Obama's $3.9T budget
• Ukraine diplomatic push shifts to Paris
• Obama, Merkel discuss potential Ukraine resolution
• Putin talks tough but cools tensions in Ukraine
• Gay rights as 'collateral damage'
• Despite Russia tensions, gravity checks out OK on space station
• Child obesity worries? No TV in kids' bedrooms
• Asteroid on course to pass between Earth and the moon
• Personal anger colors Putin's tough talk on Ukraine
• Cookie monsters: Scammers cheat Girl Scouts out of cookies and cash
• U.S. anti-war activist says Egyptian police 'stomped on me'

Social media outlet cracks down on gun sales Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:57 AM PST Facebook will delete posts offering to buy or sell guns without background checks.

N.J. neighborhood in pieces after deadly gas leak explosion Posted: 05 Mar 2014 09:49 AM PST EWING, N.J. (AP) — Twenty or more homes remained uninhabitable Wednesday at a town house development where a gas leak led to an explosion a day earlier, killing one person and injuring seven workers, as authorities sought to establish the ignition point but said they may never be able to do so.

Former IRS official refuses to testify at congressional hearing Posted: 05 Mar 2014 08:59 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The former Internal Revenue Service official at the heart of the agency's tea party scandal once again refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing Wednesday that quickly devolved into political bickering between Democrats and Republicans.

#SydneyStorm produces dramatic images down under Posted: 05 Mar 2014 07:08 AM PST A powerful thunderstorm rolled into Sydney on Wednesday. And the ominous clouds that accompanied it were captured by social media users, who shared plenty of dramatic images.

Target tech chief resigns after massive security breach Posted: 05 Mar 2014 09:03 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Target Corp. Chief Information Officer Beth Jacob is resigning effective Wednesday as the retailer overhauls its information security and compliance division in the wake of a massive pre-Christmas data breach.

Survey: Winter takes a toll on jobs growth Posted: 05 Mar 2014 07:10 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A private survey shows that U.S. companies added slightly more jobs in February than in the previous month, but harsh winter weather still weighed on hiring.

Syrian helicopters carry out raids on Lebanon border Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:17 AM PST Beirut (AFP) - Syrian helicopter gunships launched multiple raids on areas inside Lebanon Wednesday near the border town of Arsal, in what a local official described as "the most violent attack the area has suffered."

Report: Hillary Clinton compares Putin to Hitler Posted: 05 Mar 2014 03:11 AM PST The Russian leader's talk parallels the dictator's rhetoric on ethnic Germans, she says.

Former NYC mayor Bloomberg to address Harvard grads Posted: 05 Mar 2014 06:11 AM PST

George P. Bush begins political career with win Posted: 04 Mar 2014 08:10 PM PST FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — George P. Bush took the first step toward continuing his family's political dynasty Tuesday, shaking off an under-funded primary challenger and securing the Republican nomination for the little-known but powerful post of Texas land commissioner.

N.J. teen suing parents loses first round in court Posted: 04 Mar 2014 04:16 PM PST By Victoria Cavaliere MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) - A New Jersey student who says her parents abandoned her when she turned 18 lost a first round on Tuesday in the lawsuit she filed against them for school costs and living expenses, a case that could set a precedent for a family's obligation to support a child who has left home. A family court judge denied a request by Rachel Canning of Lincoln Park, New Jersey, to have her parents temporarily resume paying her tuition and living expenses. Canning, 18, wants her parents to pay the remaining $5,000 in tuition owed to the Morris Catholic High School, where she is a senior, and she wants access to a college fund that was set up for her. In court, the teen said her parents remain obligated to help her with food, transportation, high school tuition and her college education.

2-year extension seen for canceled health plans Posted: 05 Mar 2014 09:09 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will allow a two-year extension for people whose individual health insurance policies don't comply with requirements of the new health care law, helping to defuse a politically difficult election-year issue for Democrats.

Pistorius' character questioned over gun incident Posted: 05 Mar 2014 09:57 AM PST PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A month before he fatally shot his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius cajoled a friend into taking the blame when a gun was accidentally fired under the Johannesburg restaurant table where he and other friends were sitting, according to testimony Wednesday in the double-amputee runner's murder trial.

Pope defensive on sex abuse as commission lags Posted: 05 Mar 2014 09:37 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is coming under increasing criticism that he doesn't get it on sex abuse.

Facebook to delete posts for illegal gun sales Posted: 05 Mar 2014 09:47 AM PST ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Under pressure from gun control advocates, Facebook agreed Wednesday to delete posts from users selling illegal guns or offering weapons for sale without background checks.

Doctors hope for cure in a 2nd baby born with HIV Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:40 AM PST A second baby born with the AIDS virus may have had her infection put into remission and possibly cured by very early treatment — in this instance, four hours after birth.

Gene identified for butterfly wing marking mimicry Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:16 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — To fool predators, some butterflies create wing color patterns that make them resemble their unpalatable cousins. Only recently have scientists been unraveling how they do that, and now researchers have identified the gene that does the trick for an Asian swallowtail.

Rangers, Lightning swap captains on deadline day Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:49 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — In a surprising move just hours before the NHL trade deadline, the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning pulled off a major deal on Wednesday, swapping captains Ryan Callahan and Martin St. Louis in a blockbuster.

Israeli naval raid nabs Gaza-bound arms from Iran Posted: 05 Mar 2014 08:43 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli naval forces raided a ship in the Red Sea early Wednesday, capturing a shipment of dozens of advanced rockets from Iran destined to Palestinian militants in Gaza that would have given them greater reach to strike much of Israel, the military said.

Texas primary leaves tea party influence unsettled Posted: 05 Mar 2014 05:27 AM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The first primary in what Republicans hope is a triumphant election year sent a message that U.S. Sen Ted Cruz and the tea party still wield considerable influence in one of the nation's most conservative states.

Pope offended by his own myth and mystique Posted: 05 Mar 2014 06:15 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis finds the hype that is increasingly surrounding him "offensive," according to an interview published Wednesday, even as the Vatican is marking the anniversary of his election with commemorative stamps and coins and a DVD with never-before-seen footage of the pope.

How deep can a fish go? Scientists may have answer Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:43 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — They may look like guts stuffed in cellophane, but five fish hauled up from near-record depths off the coast of New Zealand are providing scientists with new insights into how deep fish can survive.

GOP, deficit hawks pan Obama's $3.9T budget Posted: 05 Mar 2014 03:35 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are dismissing President Barack Obama's new $3.9 trillion budget as nothing more than a Democratic manifesto for this fall's congressional campaigns, but the fiscal plan is taking hits from another quarter too — anti-deficit groups.

Ukraine diplomatic push shifts to Paris Posted: 05 Mar 2014 03:18 AM PST Envoys from from the major players seeking an end to the crisis are gathering in Paris.

Obama, Merkel discuss potential Ukraine resolution Posted: 04 Mar 2014 05:59 PM PST The so-called off-ramp out of the crisis would allow for direct discussions between Russia and Ukraine.

Putin talks tough but cools tensions in Ukraine Posted: 04 Mar 2014 01:10 PM PST He says Russia has no intention "to fight the Ukrainian people" but reserves right to use force.

Gay rights as 'collateral damage' Posted: 05 Mar 2014 05:13 AM PST Supreme Court contraceptives case said to be 'cut from the same cloth' as vetoed 'turn-away-the-gays' law.

Despite Russia tensions, gravity checks out OK on space station Posted: 04 Mar 2014 02:20 PM PST Tensions between the United States and Russia are heightened, but that shouldn't affect operations on the International Space Station, NASA chief Charlie Bolden said today (March 4). NASA's Mike Hopkins, Russia's Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy are scheduled to fly back to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft Monday (March 10). NASA officials are confident that the landing will not be affected by the current political climate, however.

Child obesity worries? No TV in kids' bedrooms Posted: 04 Mar 2014 02:12 PM PST By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Putting a television in a child's bedroom may be setting them up for excess weight gain over the next few years, suggests a new study. Researchers found that children who slept in bedrooms with TVs gained more weight each year over the next few years, than kids without TVs in their rooms. "It's well known that screen time is related to weight gain, but we specifically wanted to look at whether televisions in the bedroom are related to weight gain," Diane Gilbert-Diamond told Reuters Health. "We hypothesized that they would be because bedroom television may disrupt sleep and there is a known link between sleep disruption and weight gain," she added.

Asteroid on course to pass between Earth and the moon Posted: 04 Mar 2014 11:44 AM PST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid is headed this way. But even though it will come closer than the moon, astronomers say it will pose no danger.

Personal anger colors Putin's tough talk on Ukraine Posted: 04 Mar 2014 01:32 PM PST MOSCOW (AP) — In some ways, the venue Vladimir Putin chose and the emotional lecture he gave the world about Russia's actions in Ukraine said it all.

Cookie monsters: Scammers cheat Girl Scouts out of cookies and cash Posted: 04 Mar 2014 12:33 PM PST A pair of counterfeiters took petty crime to a new low when they used fake money to buy Girl Scout cookies. Even worse, they reportedly received real cash after paying with fake $50 bills, leaving the girls stuck with the bill on both ends.

U.S. anti-war activist says Egyptian police 'stomped on me' Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:57 AM PST Anti-war activist Medea Benjamin charged Tuesday that she suffered a dislocated left arm and severe trauma after being detained on arrival in Egypt and then forced by security officials from a jail cell at the Cairo airport onto a Turkey-bound flight.

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