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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Romney says he's ready to fight to nomination

Romney says he's ready to fight to nomination

Romney says he's ready to fight to nomination

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Mitt Romney said Wednesday he's "prepared to fight all the way" to become the Republican presidential nominee after boosting his delegate count on the biggest night of the primary season. Supporters of his chief rival, Rick Santorum, tried to elbow Newt Gingrich out of the race in an effort to give conservatives a clear alternative to the GOP front-runner.

Sick Alaska seal shows possible spread of disease

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Federal wildlife officials say a sick ringed seal that was captured in southeast Alaska last week appears to be afflicted by the same symptoms suffered last year by ringed seals and Pacific walrus along northern coastlines.

Kelly Cutrone says reality belongs on reality TV

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Kelly Cutrone knows how it works: She's supposed to bring the "reality" to fashion reality TV.

Connecticut beats West Virginia 71-67 in OT

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Shabazz Napier scored 26 points and Jeremy Lamb added 22 to lead Connecticut to its 13th straight postseason win, 71-67 in overtime over West Virginia on Wednesday in the second round of the Big East tournament.

NYPD: Relations with Muslims in region are strong

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A New York Police Department spokesman says police ties with the Muslim community remain strong, in response to a New Jersey FBI official's criticism that police monitoring of Muslims has damaged the public trust.

More natural gas vehicles hitting the market

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More natural gas-powered vehicles will hit the market soon, as rising gasoline prices, booming natural gas production and proposed tax credits make them a more attractive option. But they're a long way from being a common sight in U.S. driveways.

US commanders: No plan to cede Afghan war to CIA

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U.S. military commanders said Wednesday there are no plans to turn the Afghan war over to CIA control after 2014, with special operations answering to American intelligence officials.

Natural gas drops to a 10-year low; oil rises

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The price of natural gas dropped to the lowest level in a decade as a mild winter comes to a close with a huge surplus of the fuel on hand.

Hiring grows as companies hit limits with workers

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U.S. companies will have to keep hiring steadily to meet their customers' rising demand.

Denver authorities: Dead inmate killed up to 20

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A man who died in prison in 1996 after being convicted of murdering three women also killed four others between 1979 and 1988 and might be responsible for as many as 20 homicides, authorities said.

In bin Laden's lair, his wives split by suspicions

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Osama bin Laden spent his last weeks in a house divided, amid wives riven by suspicions. On the top floor, sharing his bedroom, was his youngest wife and favorite. The trouble came when his eldest wife showed up and moved into the bedroom on the floor below.

Apple unveils 'new iPad' with sharper screen

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Apple's new iPad model, with a sharper screen and a faster processor, will go on sale in the U.S. and six other countries next Friday, the company confirmed Wednesday.

As productivity slows, companies may boost hiring

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U.S. companies will have to keep hiring steadily to meet their customers' rising demand.

Apple unveils new iPad, Apple TV box

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Apple unveiled a third-generation iPad on Wednesday enhanced with features aimed at keeping it safely on the throne of the booming tablet computer market.

Terror indictment: Breivik shot 56 victims in head

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Exactly 100 people were shot, some of them up to eight times, before the gunman surrendered to police. Of the 69 people killed, 56 were shot in the head. One drowned and another fell off a cliff in desperate attempts to flee the mayhem.

Egypt court overturns police death sentence

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An Egyptian court has overturned a death sentence against the only police officer convicted of killing protesters during 18-day uprising that forced Hosni Mubarak to step down last year.

Convention fight only hope for Santorum, Gingrich?

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No, it's not over yet. But at this rate Mitt Romney's rivals won't catch him unless they pull off an unlikely fight at the Republican National Convention in August.

Talk of US military in Syria divides Congress

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the nation's top military leader delivered a sober assessment Wednesday of Syria's sophisticated air defenses and its extensive stockpile of chemical weapons in a strategic reality check to the demand for U.S. military action to end President Bashar Assad's deadly crackdown on his people.

Panetta defends cautious U.S. approach toward Syria

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday defended U.S. caution in trying to end the ongoing violence in Syria, despite biting criticism from lawmakers who questioned how many people would have to die before the Obama administration used force. Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both told the Senate Armed Services Committee that U.S. intelligence agencies believed it was just a matter of time before Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power. "Their view is that the state of this insurgency is so deep right now ... ...

Inspector: Some funds went to Stanford girlfriend

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A U.S. postal inspector says convicted fraudster R. Allen Stanford put some of the billions of dollars he allegedly stole from investors into two homes for a girlfriend and an account dubbed "Baby Mama Trust."

Temple returning to Big East Conference

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Temple will join the Big East Conference for football next season and all other sports in 2013.

Solar storm headed toward Earth may disrupt power

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The largest solar storm in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights.

Jurors see video of interview in webcam spy case

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Jurors have been shown a video in which the former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man says he violated his roommate's privacy.

State FBI head speaks outs on NYPD operations

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The New York Police Department's clandestine surveillance of Muslims has damaged the public's trust in New Jersey law enforcement and jeopardized some of the relationships agents had sought to build in the community since the 2001 terror attacks, the head of the FBI in New Jersey said Wednesday.

Morgan scores 1st hat trick in 4-0 win over Sweden

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Alex Morgan scored her first career hat trick and Abby Wambach added her 134th goal, leading the United States over Sweden 4-0 Wednesday in the third-place match of the Algarve Cup.

Lawyer: Vatican overrules 13 church closings in US

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The Vatican has taken the extraordinary step of overruling the closing of 13 U.S. parishes, a lawyer who fought the cutbacks said Wednesday.

Brazil drivers union agrees to stop strike

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A union representing striking truck drivers in South America's largest city agreed Tuesday to abide by a court order to end a work stoppage that has depleted supplies at gas stations across the area, union officials said Wednesday.

Lawyer: Vatican overrules 13 Cleveland closings

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The Vatican has taken the extraordinary step of overruling the closing of 13 parishes by the Cleveland Diocese, a lawyer who fought the cutbacks said Wednesday.

Apple lifts lid on 4G iPad, keeps prices

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc took the wraps off a faster 4G-equipped iPad starting at $629, hoping the latest version of its tablet can safeguard its dominance over rivals ranging from Amazon.com Inc to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. Chief Executive Tim Cook, presiding over his second major product launch since 2011's voice-enabled iPhone 4S, introduced the highly anticipated third iteration of the tablet, which is available for pre-orders from Wednesday and will hit store shelves March 16. ...

Sandusky to get grand jury records prior to trial

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Jerry Sandusky will get about 581 pages of secret grand jury testimony before the start of his pending trial on child sexual abuse charges, but not as soon as he had requested, under a judge's order made public on Wednesday.

Teenager petitions to change R rating for 'Bully'

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A teenage activist has collected more than 200,000 signatures in an effort to change the R rating of the teen-focused documentary "Bully," but she says the Motion Picture Association of America doesn't want to make the change.

Cells may spare kidney transplant rejection drugs

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An experimental technique seems to be freeing some kidney transplant patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs.

Consumers borrowed $17.8 billion more in January

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Americans stepped up borrowing in January to buy more cars and attend school.

Obama urges shift to new energy technologies

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President Barack Obama on Wednesday made his most urgent appeal yet for the U.S. to wean itself from oil, calling it a "fuel of the past" and demanding that the country broaden its approach to energy.

AP Exclusive: Iran may be cleaning up nuke work

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Satellite images of an Iranian military facility show trucks and earth-moving vehicles at the site, indicating that crews were trying to clean it of radioactive traces possibly left by tests of a nuclear-weapon trigger, diplomats told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Instant view: Apple unveils more powerful, high-def iPad

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(Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled an upgraded version of its popular iPad tablet on Wednesday, featuring a more powerful chip, high-definition screen, sharper camera and access to new high-speed wireless networks. The upgrades were broadly expected. Apple's shares fell after the announcement, trading down 0.6 percent on Nasdaq. The following are instant reactions from investors and analysts. MICHAEL HOLT, ANALYST, MORNINGSTAR "They want you to think of it as the iPad, not which model. it's an interesting choice. People who are into bragging rights would have liked to say this is the iPad 3. ...

Apple's older iPad 2 now sells for $399

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc slashed the price on the iPad 2 to $399, minutes after announcing that its third-generation tablet hits store shelves next week. CEO Tim Cook revealed details of the company's third-generation, 4G-ready tablet on Wednesday at a tightly scripted event in downtown San Francisco. (Reporting By Poornima Gupta and Alexei Oreskovic)

In quest to create jobs, some states get creative

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In the quest to create jobs, some states are getting creative: Nevada may hold contests to encourage entrepreneurs. Ohio is giving control of its liquor profits to a group of business leaders. And Washington and Alabama are "selling" income they don't even have yet.

Sandusky to get grand jury records before trial

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A Pennsylvania judge says Jerry Sandusky will get the 581 pages of secret grand jury testimony before the start of his trial on child sexual abuse charges, but not as soon as he'd requested.

Hamas unclear about role in Israel-Iran fighting

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Gaza's ruling Hamas on Wednesday sent conflicting signals on whether it would stay on the sidelines if war breaks out between Israel and Iran.
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