| It's a girl! Live updates on the royal baby Posted:  Prince William and wife Kate welcome their second child, who weighs 8 lbs. 3 oz.
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| 'No justice, no peace, no racist police' chants in Baltimore Posted: 02 May 2015 10:27 AM PDT  BALTIMORE (AP) — Chants of "no justice, no peace, no racist police" were already echoing through the streets of Baltimore Saturday even before the start of a march that organizers billed as a "victory rally" after a prosecutor filed criminal charges against six officers involved in the arrest of a man who died in police custody.
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| Pacquiao the people's choice as wagering heads toward records Posted: |
| Baltimore heads into weekend of rallies after officers charged Posted: 02 May 2015 09:38 AM PDT  By Scott Malone and Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A jubilant Baltimore headed into a weekend of rallies on Saturday after six police were criminally charged over the death of a black man that fueled national outrage over police conduct in black communities. Several thousand people were expected to take part in a Saturday rally at Baltimore city hall, with marchers leaving from the Gilmor Homes housing projects where the victim, 25-year-old Freddie Gray, was arrested. Demonstrations were also expected in other cities around the United States, Baltimore streets were calm on Saturday ahead of the march, with a large police and national guard presence near city hall. Using social media hashtags #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackSpring, rallies in solidarity with Freddie Gray were planned on Saturday in more than 20 U.S. cities including Dallas, New York and Los Angeles.
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| Clashes erupt in U.S. West Coast cities during May Day marches Posted: 02 May 2015 05:59 AM PDT  SEATTLE/OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Crowds clashed with police during May Day marches in several U.S. West Coast cities late on Friday, as officers responded with stun grenades and pepper spray, police and media said. Anti-capitalist protesters hurled wrenches and rocks at officers in Seattle, police said. Demonstrators in Oakland, California, and several other cities, rallied against a series of police killings of unarmed black men, local media reported. Footage on social media showed protesters smashing shop windows in Seattle and crowds scattering as police in riot gear threw in "flashbang" grenades.
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| Iowa governor declares state of emergency due to bird flu outbreak Posted: 01 May 2015 03:28 PM PDT  By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad declared a state of emergency on Friday due to a rapidly expanding avian flu outbreak, saying the entire state was at risk from the spread of the disease. The announcement, which gives authorities powers to enforce preventative measures, was made soon after state agriculture officials announced four new poultry farms had initially tested positive for the virus. Iowa, the top egg-producing state in the United States, is the third state to declare a state of emergency because of the viral outbreak, which either has led or will lead to the extermination of up to 21 million chickens and turkeys nationwide. Iowa's state of emergency is effective immediately now and will be in force until at least the end of May, depending on developments in the outbreak, Branstad told a news conference.
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| WH denies that it invited Charlie Hebdo staff to see Obama Posted: |
| Rage to relief in Baltimore as 6 officers charged in death Posted: 01 May 2015 09:25 PM PDT  The city's top prosecutor charged six police officers with felonies ranging from assault to murder in the death of Freddie Gray.
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