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• AP NewsAlert
• Jury at militia trial watches video of bomb tests
• Govt watchdog group warns Brazil of WCup delays
• 5 more bodies found in Concordia cruise wreck
• Pakistan wins Asia Cup by 2 runs
• Mali president holed up in barracks as junta digs in
• Public outcry grows after fatal shooting of US black teen
• Wi opens with 66; Woods 3 behind at Bay Hill
• At Oklahoma oil hub, Obama pledges to speed part of pipeline
• Politics puts Etch A Sketch back in the picture
• Soldiers loot Mali presidency after ousting leader
• Senate passes small business investment bill
• Bloomberg to give $220M to world tobacco control
• Lawyer seeks dismissal of charges against Sandusky
• Bagel guru Murray Lender dies at age 81 in Fla.
• Brazil's poor get free beauty treatment
• Remains identified as kidnapped Montana teacher
• Lawsuits bring scrutiny to Trinity Broadcasting
• Clashes across Syria despite U.N. ceasefire call
• Gov't sues AT&T over Internet calls
• Santorum's best shot: Winning Iowa caucus _ again
• Analyst: Obama ups taxes for 1 in 4, mostly rich
• Judge: Sea lion killings to save salmon can resume
• U.S. sees Taliban talks suspension as tactical move
• Kroger, Stop & Shop join 'pink slime' exodus
• Guilty pleas in Caribbean gay cruise arrests
• Coyle concerned for Bolton players over Muamba
• Syria's Assad in firm control after a bloody year
• Afghan commander says he needs solid force in 2013
• No signs of life from French gunman: government
• French "gunman" trapped by email, bike
• Gunman dies in hail of bullets as French siege ends
• Singin' in the rain
• Israel condemns UN settlement probe
• Sarkozy: Jail those who browse terror websites
• Global box office up 3 pct to $32.6 billion
• Volkswagen adding 800 jobs at Tenn. Passat plant
• 3 more bodies found in Concordia cruise wreck
• Angry British police to seek right to strike
• French police kill 'Al-Qaeda' militant as battle ends siege

AP NewsAlert Posted: Florida police chief at center of neighborhood watch shooting is temporarily stepping down

Jury at militia trial watches video of bomb tests Posted: Prosecutors at the trial of seven Michigan militia members displayed pictures and dramatic video of bombs ripping through a steel drum and cars Thursday, all demonstrations conducted by agents with explosive parts or diagrams linked to the group.

Govt watchdog group warns Brazil of WCup delays Posted: A government watchdog group is warning Brazilian authorities that planning delays could compromise the 2014 World Cup.

5 more bodies found in Concordia cruise wreck Posted: Search crews in Italy have found five more bodies in the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which struck a reef off an Italian island in January.

Pakistan wins Asia Cup by 2 runs Posted: Pakistan won its second Asia Cup cricket title when it beat Bangladesh by two runs in a thrilling final on Thursday.

Mali president holed up in barracks as junta digs in Posted: Mali coup leaders Thursday ordered borders closed after taking over key buildings in the capital and ousting President Amadou Toumani Toure, sparking international concern and condemnation.

Public outcry grows after fatal shooting of US black teen Posted: Outrage grew across the United States Thursday over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white crime watch volunteer, amid protests demanding justice and a petition that has gathered more than a million names.

Wi opens with 66; Woods 3 behind at Bay Hill Posted: Charlie Wi felt a lot better walking off the golf course compared with his last round.

At Oklahoma oil hub, Obama pledges to speed part of pipeline Posted: CUSHING, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Standing in front of a row of pipes, President Barack Obama pledged on Thursday to accelerate approval of the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, seeking to deflect criticism that his rejection of the full project helped create a climate for high gasoline prices. The campaign-style stop was immediately dismissed as a stunt by Republicans, saying that Obama doesn't have the authority to really jump start the project. Analysts say it won't likely be finished until 2014 at the earliest. ...

Politics puts Etch A Sketch back in the picture Posted: Pushed to the bottom of the toy box by video games and other high-tech gadgets, Etch A Sketch is suddenly drawing lots of attention, thanks to a gaffe that has shaken up the race for the White House.

Soldiers loot Mali presidency after ousting leader Posted: Drunk soldiers looted Mali's presidential palace hours after they declared a coup on Thursday, suspending the constitution and dissolving the institutions of one of the few established democracies in this troubled corner of Africa.

Senate passes small business investment bill Posted: Legislation to help startup companies raise capital by reducing some federal regulations won easy passage in the Senate Thursday despite warnings from some Democrats that less government oversight would mean more abuse and scams.

Bloomberg to give $220M to world tobacco control Posted: Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire who has made reducing smoking one of his signature causes as mayor of New York City, is committing $220 million to his charity to go toward reducing tobacco use in countries that are home to millions of smokers.

Lawyer seeks dismissal of charges against Sandusky Posted: Jerry Sandusky asked a judge Thursday to throw out the criminal charges against him in a filing that argued some counts were not specific enough, evidence was lacking in others and the statute of limitations may have run out for eight of the 10 alleged victims.

Bagel guru Murray Lender dies at age 81 in Fla. Posted: Murray Lender, who helped turn his father's small Connecticut bakery into a national company credited for introducing bagels to many Americans, has died in Florida. He was 81.

Brazil's poor get free beauty treatment Posted: A machine purrs as it delivers electrical pulses deep into the saggy skin on Barbara Penha's jawline, a high-tech treatment used first to tighten her jowls and then to sculpt her tummy.

Remains identified as kidnapped Montana teacher Posted: A body found buried in North Dakota was identified Thursday as a Montana high school teacher who was abducted while jogging more than two months ago, the FBI said.

Lawsuits bring scrutiny to Trinity Broadcasting Posted: Televangelists Paul and Jan Crouch have faced plenty of mountains building their religious broadcast empire — among them allegations of a homosexual tryst and a prolonged battle with the Federal Communications Commission — but the most recent attack on the founders of Trinity Broadcasting Network comes from their own flesh and blood.

Clashes across Syria despite U.N. ceasefire call Posted: BEIRUT (Reuters) - More than 40 people died in clashes across Syria on Thursday, opposition activists said, as a U.N. Security Council call for an immediate end to the fighting fell on deaf ears. In the worst incident 10 civilians, including three children and two women, died when their small bus was shot up in the northern town of Sermeen as they tried to flee to Turkey, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said. The SOHR, which depends on a network of local contacts for its information, said it was not clear who was behind the killings. ...

Gov't sues AT&T over Internet calls Posted: The Justice Department has sued to recover millions of dollars from AT&T Corp., alleging the company improperly billed the government for services that are designed for use by the deaf and hard-of-hearing who place calls by typing messages over the Internet.

Santorum's best shot: Winning Iowa caucus _ again Posted: Rick Santorum is falling so far behind Mitt Romney in the race for Republican delegates that his best chance might be in states that voted weeks ago.

Analyst: Obama ups taxes for 1 in 4, mostly rich Posted: A nonpartisan research group estimates that President Barack Obama's budget would raise taxes next year on 1 in 4 households, but have little impact on families earning under $200,000 a year.

Judge: Sea lion killings to save salmon can resume Posted: Oregon state authorities can resume killing California sea lions that feast on endangered salmon bottled up at a dam on the Columbia River, but fewer than one-third as many as federal biologists previously had authorized, a judge ruled Thursday.

U.S. sees Taliban talks suspension as tactical move Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban's suspension of preliminary peace talks is a tactical move reflecting internal tensions, U.S. officials believe, rather than a definitive halt to discussions the White House hopes will bring a peaceful end to the war in Afghanistan. U.S. officials had been bracing themselves for backlash from the militant group following a string of public setbacks that have scandalized and angered Afghans, notably U.S. soldiers' burning of copies of the Koran and the killing of 16 Afghan villagers for which a U.S. soldier is in custody. Speaking on condition of anonymity, U. ...

Kroger, Stop & Shop join 'pink slime' exodus Posted: Supermarket chains Kroger Co. and Stop & Shop said Thursday they will join the growing list of store chains that will no longer sell beef that includes an additive with the unappetizing moniker "pink slime."

Guilty pleas in Caribbean gay cruise arrests Posted: Two Southern California men pleaded guilty on Thursday to indecent exposure in Dominica after they were arrested during a stop on a gay cruise of the Caribbean.

Coyle concerned for Bolton players over Muamba Posted: Bolton manager Owen Coyle admits his players will find it hard to put Fabrice Muamba out of their minds when they return to action for the first time since the midfielder's harrowing collapse.

Syria's Assad in firm control after a bloody year Posted: As world leaders close ranks against Syrian leader Bashar Assad, the U.S. president summed up the popular wisdom during a recent White House press conference: "Ultimately, this dictator will fall."

Afghan commander says he needs solid force in 2013 Posted: The top commander in Afghanistan said Thursday he prefers a robust U.S. combat force of 68,000 in 2013, signaling a potential halt in the drawdown and complicating any effort by President Barack Obama to accelerate the timetable after more than a decade of war.

No signs of life from French gunman: government Posted: PARIS (Reuters) - French police have heard no sign of life from al Qaeda-inspired gunman Mohamed Merah, suspected of killing seven people, since late Wednesday evening, and it is unclear whether he is still alive, Interior Minister Claude Gueant said on Thursday. "There was no movement during the night. We hope he is still alive," Gueant told RTL radio, as a police siege of Merah's apartment in the southern French city of Toulouse ran into its second day. ...

French "gunman" trapped by email, bike Posted: TOULOUSE (Reuters) - The man without a face, dark visor down on his motorcycle helmet, strides after a child into her schoolyard, grabs her by the hair and calmly shoots her in the head. Cold-blooded killing gets no more glacial than the murder of 8-year-old Myriam Monsonego by a serial gunman who one witness described wearing a camera to film his victims and was called by his pursuers "meticulous", "calculating" and "well prepared". ...

Gunman dies in hail of bullets as French siege ends Posted: TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - A 23-year-old gunman who said al Qaeda inspired him to kill seven people in France died in a hail of bullets on Thursday as he scrambled out of a ground-floor window during a gunbattle with elite police commandos. Mohamed Merah, a Frenchman of Algerian origin, died from a gunshot wound to his head at the end of a 30-hour standoff with police at his apartment in southern France and after confessing to killing three soldiers, three Jewish children and a rabbi. ...

Singin' in the rain Posted: Opera fans wear plastic ponchos during the rain-soaked dress rehearsal for 'La Traviata' on Sydney Harbour. Verdi's tragic love story runs from March 24 - April 15 but may be extended due to the likelihood of weather-related postponements.

Israel condemns UN settlement probe Posted: Israel's prime minister has rejected a vote by a U.N. body to send a team to investigate Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Sarkozy: Jail those who browse terror websites Posted: France's president proposed a sweeping new law Thursday that would see repeat visitors to extremist web sites put behind bars — one of several tough measures floated in the wake of a murderous shooting spree.

Global box office up 3 pct to $32.6 billion Posted: Ticket sales for movies shown around the globe rose 3 percent in 2011 to $32.6 billion, thanks largely to growth in booming markets like China. U.S. and Canadian sales fell.

Volkswagen adding 800 jobs at Tenn. Passat plant Posted: Volkswagen will add 800 new jobs at its Tennessee plant to boost production of the popular Passat sedan.

3 more bodies found in Concordia cruise wreck Posted: Searchers on Thursday found three bodies under the hull of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship that capsized off an Italian island in January, an official said, raising the number of bodies found so far to 28 and leaving four still missing.

Angry British police to seek right to strike Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - British police officers angry with the coalition government's plans to cut jobs and freeze pay will vote on whether they want the right to strike, the body representing them said on Thursday. The Police Federation, which represents 135,000 ordinary "bobbies" and low ranking officers in England and Wales, said the move to seek full industrial rights showed its members were infuriated by the government's austerity drive. "Officers genuinely feel what the government is doing is decimating the best of British policing," a Federation spokesman said. ...

French police kill 'Al-Qaeda' militant as battle ends siege Posted: Police used massive firepower Thursday to end the 32-hour siege of a killer whose murders of Jewish schoolchildren and soldiers traumatised France and briefly halted the presidential election campaign.

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