| Totally parched: 100% of California in drought Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:29 AM PDT  This week marks first time in history of monitoring that entire state faces moderate drought.
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| Prom rejection investigated in deadly Connecticut school stabbing Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:57 AM PDT  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death inside a Connecticut high school Friday, and police took a teenage boy into custody and are investigating whether the attack stemmed from her turning down an invitation to be his prom date.
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| Forensic computer experts discover digital Warhol works Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:51 AM PDT  By Elizabeth Daley PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Previously unknown digital work made by pop artist Andy Warhol was resurrected from aging floppy disks by forensic computer experts from Carnegie Mellon University, the school announced on Thursday. They depict common Warhol subjects including Campbell's Soup cans, self portraits, bananas and Marilyn Monroe as well as doodles and camera shots of a desktop. Carnegie Mellon art professor Golan Levin said the work was recovered thanks in part to someone posting on YouTube a 1985 infomercial showing Warhol using an Amiga computer to create a digital portrait of singer Debbie Harry. A Warhol fan, artist Cory Arcangel, saw the YouTube video and in 2011 began investigating whether there was more computer art from Warhol to be found.
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| Possible GOP presidential candidates to court NRA Posted: 25 Apr 2014 07:07 AM PDT  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Several potential Republican contenders for president will court gun-rights supporters at the NRA's annual convention Friday.
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| Merkel to visit Obama next week Posted: 25 Apr 2014 07:09 AM PDT  The two leaders are to discuss international security, trade and other issues.
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| U.S. troops land in Latvia amid Ukraine crisis Posted: 25 Apr 2014 06:55 AM PDT  Latvia on Friday welcomed American troops on its soil, part of a US force of 600 sent to the region to reassure the Baltic states amid concern over Russia's actions in Ukraine. "Today is a special day because this morning I met the heads of the armed forces at the Adazi military base and greeted the US military unit that arrived this morning for military training," Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma told reporters. Some 150 troops from the 173rd Airborne Brigade will be based at the Adazi base near capital Riga until at least the end of the year, according to the Latvian defence ministry.
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| Retired justice says marijuana should be legalized Posted: 24 Apr 2014 08:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he thinks the federal government should legalize marijuana. |
| Search for MH370 likely to take years: U.S. official Posted: 25 Apr 2014 06:26 AM PDT  Angry relatives of people missing on Malaysian Airline flight MH370 held some members of the carrier's staff for more than 10 hours in a hotel in Beijing, the airline said on Friday. The jetliner vanished on March 8 with 239 people on board while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. More than 200 family members held 10 Malaysian Airline staff after a briefing at a Beijing hotel, only releasing them early on Friday, the airline said. "Malaysia Airlines confirms that its staff were held at the Lido Hotel ballroom in Beijing by the family members of MH370 as the families expressed dissatisfaction in obtaining details of the missing aircraft," the airline said.
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| Obama departs Japan, but without trade deal Posted: 25 Apr 2014 07:26 AM PDT  The leaders of the two nations sought to display a strong alliance as China's influence grows.
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| Obama: North Korea facing further isolation Posted: 25 Apr 2014 02:48 AM PDT  The president says the U.S. stands "shoulder to shoulder" with its ally South Korea.
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| Nevada rancher stands by racially charged comments Posted: 24 Apr 2014 12:23 PM PDT  Cliven Bundy's musings about slavery have made him a liability for conservative lawmakers.
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| Russian foreign minister: West plotting to seize Ukraine Posted: 25 Apr 2014 02:22 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the West of plotting to control Ukraine and said the pro-Russian insurgents in the southeast would lay down their arms only if the Ukrainian government clears out the Maidan protest camp in the capital Kiev.
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| New Jersey fire burns 300 acres; some let back into homes Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:24 PM PDT  A large brush fire had burned more than 300 acres in central New Jersey, yet some residents are being allowed back into their homes after earlier evacuations.
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| Ex-Marine convicted of three murders, sentenced to death Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:15 PM PDT  Jorge Torrez was sentenced to death Thursday for murdering a fellow service member in 2009, after a federal jury concluded he had been responsible for a series of violent, sexually motivated attacks on women and young girls over the last nine years.
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| Ukraine military operation kills 5 Posted: 24 Apr 2014 02:07 PM PDT  Russia launched army drills near the border in response, raising fears its troops would invade.
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| VIDEO: 'Crabster' underwater robot assists in sunken ferry search Posted:  VIDEO: 'Crabster' underwater robot assists in sunken ferry search
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| Senate's newest class speaks out on foreign policy Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:46 PM PDT  New generation of Republicans and Democrats reflect a war-weary nation cautious about America's next moves.
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| U.S. unwilling to give up Mideast peace process yet Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:23 PM PDT  Despite Israel breaking off talks with Palestinian leaders aiming to create a coalition government, Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. plans to continue pursuing peace negotiations.
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| Two in custody at San Diego naval base after alert Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:18 PM PDT  Two people were taken into custody at a San Diego-area naval base on Thursday after a report of a person with a gun prompted a shelter-in-place warning at the facility, but there were no reports of shots fired or injuries, officials said. Naval Base Point Loma, one of three main U.S. Navy bases in San Diego, went on lockdown and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and naval security forces responded to the incident, said Navy spokesman Lieutenant Benjamin Addison. A post on the Facebook page for Naval Base San Diego, a separate facility, had warned "all hands" to stay away from Naval Base Point Loma due to a "law enforcement incident." A number of U.S. submarines dock at Naval Base Point Loma, which also has training schools. A representative for the San Diego Police Department could not immediately be reached for comment.
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| Meet the Banking Caucus, Wall St.'s secret weapon in Washington Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:00 AM PDT  Industry campaign cash flows to pro-bank activists in Congress, yielding big returns.
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