| US Marine helicopter missing in Nepal earthquake aid mission Posted: 12 May 2015 10:30 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter providing assistance in the wake of the Nepal earthquake is missing.
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| Another major quake rattles Nepal, killing at least 42 Posted: 12 May 2015 11:03 AM PDT  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A major earthquake hit a remote region of Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 42 people, triggering landslides and toppling buildings less than three weeks after the Himalayan nation was ravaged by its worst quake in decades.
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| Verizon & AOL: An inevitable match Posted: 12 May 2015 07:07 AM PDT  Perhaps it was inevitable that Verizon would buy AOL, and not just because the telco company is looking to push into content, mobile and video, and AOL—a frequently mentioned takeover target—offers just that.
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| Camp David summit to show Obama Gulf's generational shift Posted: 12 May 2015 08:47 AM PDT  By Angus McDowall and William Maclean RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - The new generation of Gulf Arab leaders meeting U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday appear more assertive than their fathers, want a range of alliances instead of dependence on Washington, and may be readier to say 'no' to their main ally. Saudi Arabia's King Salman, 79, caused a stir this week when he said he would send his two heirs to the United States for the summit instead, raising fears about Gulf anger over U.S. policy and reluctance to bless its plans for an Iran nuclear deal. Kuwait's 85-year-old emir is the only member of the old guard of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders attending Camp David, although Qatar's emir, who has ruled for less than two years, will also be there.
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| Republican Chris Christie bashes Obama, Fed on economy Posted: 12 May 2015 09:30 AM PDT  By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Possible Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on Tuesday said the policies of President Barack Obama and the Federal Reserve had widened the gulf between rich and poor. Christie, who is governor of New Jersey, said Obama had failed to curb spending and that his regulatory policies had led to stagnant growth. As for the U.S. central bank, he said that while middle-class families struggled, the Fed had boosted stock prices which benefited people who were already wealthy. "Bottom line: the Fed's easy money policies and the president's anti-growth policies have made the rich even richer and made our middle class work longer and harder for less pay and less promise for the future," Christie said in excerpts of a speech he is due to deliver in New Hampshire, a state which votes early in the presidential nominating contest.
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| Amidst an oil boom, North Dakota produces premium caviar Posted: 12 May 2015 02:02 AM PDT  By Ernest Scheyder WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) - North Dakota is known globally not just for prolific oil production, but also, it turns out, for caviar. As paddlefish, one of North America's largest freshwater fish, make their way north to spawn, their eggs, or roe, are processed at the water's edge to make more than 2,000 pounds of caviar prized by clients from Tokyo to Toronto to New York. "Everyone will tell you that Russian sturgeon caviar is the best, and since the quality of our caviar is so close, we feel like we're second," said June Sheaks, executive director of North Star Caviar, the nonprofit company behind the caviar operation. Before North Star was formed about 25 years ago, roe from female paddlefish was discarded by North Dakota fishermen.
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| Latest Zimmerman dust-up linked to prior road rage incident Posted: 11 May 2015 05:02 PM PDT  LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who has had a series of run-ins with girlfriends, his ex-wife and random strangers since killing an unarmed black teenager, narrowly missed getting shot Monday after a mysterious dispute.
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| NFL suspends Brady 4 games for deflated footballs Posted: 12 May 2015 07:44 AM PDT  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are preparing for a fight.
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| Texas teen tweets of love for his truck during flood rescue Posted:  'A massive wave pushed me off the road,' teen says on Twitter
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