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Maine governor makes vulgar remark about lawmaker

Maine governor makes vulgar remark about lawmaker

Maine governor makes vulgar remark about lawmaker

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 01:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 19, 2013 file photo, Gov. Paul LePage speaks at a news conference at the State House in Augusta, Maine. LePage used a sexually vulgar phrase Thursday, June 20, 2013, to describe how Democrat state Sen. Troy Jackson is taking advantage of the people. LePage's comment came as he has said he intends to veto a two-year budget because it includes tax increases. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Democrats are upset about Gov. Paul LePage's use of a sexually vulgar phrase to describe how he says a lawmaker is taking advantage of the people.

New Colo. law strikes all-online firearm training

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 01:01 PM PDT

FILE - This Dec. 23, 2012 file photo, a man shoots a revolver, at Dragonman's firing range and gun dealer, outside Colorado Springs, Colo. In an age where it's convenient to do many things online, Colorado legislators are making one less thing possible for people to do from the comfort of their couch: Get a concealed carry permit. A new law requires people to go to a firearm instructor to show they can safely handle a firearm in person before getting a permit, seeking to close what lawmakers say is an Internet-era loophole they didn't envision 10 years ago. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)DENVER (AP) — In an age where you can buy a car or get a college degree without ever leaving the house, Colorado lawmakers have made one thing impossible for people to obtain from comfort of their couch: A concealed weapon permit.

Afghan peace bid stumbles on Kabul-Taliban protocol row

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 01:00 PM PDT

A general view of the Taliban Afghanistan Political Office in DohaBy Amena Bakr DOHA (Reuters) - A fresh effort to end Afghanistan's 12-year-old war looked in trouble on Thursday after a diplomatic spat about the Taliban's new Qatar office delayed preliminary discussions between the United States and the Islamist insurgents. A meeting between U.S. officials and representatives of the Taliban had been set for Thursday in Qatar but Afghan government anger at the fanfare surrounding the opening of a Taliban office in the Gulf state threw preparations into confusion. ...

Senator: Firm that checked NSA leaker being probed

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:59 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senator says the government contractor that performed a background investigation of the man who disclosed two National Security Agency surveillance programs is under criminal investigation.

Ohio man gets 36 years to life in dying blink case

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:59 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department shows Ricardo Woods, convicted in a murder trial that hinged on a paralyzed victim blinking his eyes to identify his shooter. Woods has been sentenced to 36 years to life in prison. (AP Photo/Hamilton County Sheriff's Department)CINCINNATI (AP) — A man paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator after he was shot in the face and neck could only communicate by blinking his eyes, but those blinks helped lead to what could end up as life in prison for the man convicted of murdering him.

Conference Board fears diversion of economic data

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:58 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Conference Board will no longer provide its economic reports in advance to news organizations because it suspects the data is being diverted early to computer-driven trading systems, which can unfairly profit from it.

Germany blocks Turkey's EU accession talks

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:56 PM PDT

A woman holding a Turkish national flag, sits and rests as people gather for a silent protest at Taksim Square in, Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, June 20, 2013. After weeks of sometimes violent confrontation with police, Turkish protesters have found a new form of resistance: standing still and silent. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)LUXEMBOURG (AP) — A diplomat says Germany has blocked the next step in the European Union's membership talks with Turkey over Ankara's crackdown on street protests this month.

Palestinian PM submits resignation after 2 weeks

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:55 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The new Palestinian prime minister submitted his resignation to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, after two weeks on the job, because of a conflict over authority.

Algeria to blacklist corrupt foreign companies

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:54 PM PDT

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Foreign companies that are convicted of corruption in Algeria will be blacklisted from working in the country, the energy minister said Thursday.

Iraq, Lebanon alarmed at spreading Syria war

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:54 PM PDT

A Free Syrian Army fighter carrying his weapon, walks along a street as Syrian opposition and Popular Protection Units flags flutter, in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhoodBy Samia Nakhoul and Dominic Evans BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Neighboring Iraq warned that Syria's civil war is tearing the Middle East apart and Lebanon's president urged his country's Hezbollah movement on Thursday to pull its fighters out of the conflict. After two years of fighting that has killed more than 93,000 people, Syria's turmoil is dragging its neighbors into a deadly confrontation between Shi'ite Iran supporting President Bashar al-Assad and Sunni Arab Gulf nations backing the Syrian rebels. ...

Four U.S. senators seek to bar military aid to Syrian rebels

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:54 PM PDT

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday that would bar President Barack Obama from providing military aid to Syria's rebels, saying the administration has provided too little information about what they see as a risky intervention. Introduced as Obama's administration pushes Congress to support its plan to arm the Syrian opposition, the bill would bar the Department of Defense and U.S. intelligence agencies from using any funds to support military, paramilitary or covert operations in Syria, directly or indirectly. ...

Oregon court upholds governor's execution delay

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:53 PM PDT

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's governor can deny execution for a death row inmate who wants to die, the state's highest court ruled Thursday, affirming a gubernatorial power that has been at the center of a debate over the morality of capital punishment.

Police: No suspect in burglary at Stoops' home

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:53 PM PDT

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Police said Thursday they have no suspects in a burglary at the home of Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops.

Bomber targets election center after Iraqis vote

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:52 PM PDT

An Iraqi woman casts her ballot at a polling center during the country's provincial elections in Fallujah, Iraq, Thursday, June 20, 2013. Iraqis in two Sunni-dominated provinces voted Thursday in provincial elections marked by tight security measures that left streets in former insurgent strongholds largely deserted. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a ballot-counting center in western Iraq late Thursday, officials said, killing at least four people after the polls closed in elections in two of the country's most volatile provinces that had already been delayed once over security fears.

Protesters in Lebanon clash with police

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:51 PM PDT

A protester holds a placard during a demonstration protesting the extension of the parliament's mandate, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, June 20, 2013. Lebanon's parliament on May 29 extended its term by a year and a half, skipping scheduled elections because of the country's deteriorating security linked to the civil war next door in Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese demonstrators have clashed with police in downtown Beirut during a protest against the extension of parliament's term earlier this month.

James Gandolfini leaves behind 2 completed films

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:51 PM PDT

FILE - This May 20, 2013 file photo shows actor James Gandolfini at the Los Angeles premiere of "Nicky Deuce" in Los Angeles. HBO and the managers for Gandolfini say the actor died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Italy. He was 51. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK (AP) — James Gandolfini left behind numerous projects in various states of development, including two films that have already completed production.

Severe egg allergy? There's now a flu shot for you

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:45 PM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — People with serious egg allergies may no longer have to worry about flu shots.

All-women jury chosen for George Zimmerman's trial

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 01:06 PM PDT

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A jury of six women, five of them white, was picked Thursday to decide the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who says he fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, in self-defense.

AP PHOTOS: From Egypt's street, a new techno sound

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:43 PM PDT

In this Saturday, April 6, 2013 photo, Egyptian ladies dance during a "Mahraganat" Arabic word for "festivals," concert by music singers, in Cairo, Egypt. A new musical sound emerged from the underground in Egypt since the country's 2011 revolution, a rapid-fire electronic beat, mixed with hypnotic rhythms drawn from religious festivals and fired up with auto-tuned vocals. Besides getting club crowds dancing all night long, it has given a rebellious voice to long marginalized youth, telling stories of everyday life in beaten-down neighborhoods of Cairo. ( AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)CAIRO (AP) — "We tell the stories of our people, words that come up from our alleys, listen to me to understand" — from the Mahraganat song, "El-Rab El-Masri" (Egyptian Rap) by Sadat, Fifty and Haha.

Column: Are markets making another blunder?

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:43 PM PDT

By Anatole Kaletsky (Reuters) - In the four weeks since Ben Bernanke first mentioned that the Federal Reserve Board might start to taper its program of quantitative easing (QE) later this year, more than $2 trillion was wiped off the value of global stock markets, and probably far more from the value of global bonds, which is harder to estimate. On Wednesday Bernanke spent almost an hour answering press questions to try to clarify the Fed's policy on interest rates and QE. The result was a further steep fall in equity and bond prices around the world. ...

Report: Iranian navy detains UAE fishermen

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:39 PM PDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state TV says the country's navy has detained 13 fishermen from two United Arab Emirates vessels after they trespassed into what the report said were Iranian territorial waters.

Big explosion at Quebec fireworks factory kills 2

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Smoke billows from the B.E.M fireworks factory in Coteau du Lac, Quebec, Thursday, June 20, 2013, following an explosion. Quebec provincial police are investigating a massive explosion at the fireworks factory west of Montreal. There were no immediate reports of injuries and the cause of the blast is unknown. Police have ordered the surrounding community of Coteau-du-Lac evacuated. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)MONTREAL, Quebec (AP) — A massive explosion at a fireworks warehouse killed two workers Thursday, police said, leaving a huge plume of smoke blanketing an area west of Montreal.

Athletes pursue class action lawsuit against NCAA

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:35 PM PDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lawyers for former student athletes are seeking Thursday to turn their lawsuit against the NCAA over compensation into a class action representing thousands of collegiate competitors.

Mahan shoots 62 for early lead at Travelers

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:34 PM PDT

Hunter Mahan watches his tee shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament in Cromwell, Conn., Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Hunter Mahan has the early lead after shooting an opening-round 62 at the Travelers Championship, toying with a 59 with three holes left before finishing with pars.

Stocks extend slide as China adds to worries

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:26 PM PDT

Specialist John Urbanowicz works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, June 20, 2013. Financial markets are sliding after the Federal Reserve said it could end its huge bond-buying program by the middle of next year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — There was no let-up in the flight from stocks and bonds Thursday, and the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 300 points.

Justice Dept., EU clear Delta-Virgin Atlantic deal

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:21 PM PDT

Delta Air Lines won key approvals from antitrust regulators on Thursday for its deal to buy almost half of Virgin Atlantic.

US sees sanctions impact on Iranian politics

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:18 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, June 17, 2013 file photo, Iranian President-elect Hasan Rowhani, places his hand on his heart as a sign of respect, after speaking at a news conference, in Tehran, Iran. American officials are hailing Rowhani's victory as the first tangible evidence that the U.S. strategy is affecting Tehran's nuclear policy after wreaking havoc on its economy. The draconian sanctions weighed heavily in the June 14 vote for Rowhani, a candidate who openly criticized how his country's leadership has handled the nuclear file. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — American officials are hailing the election of an Iranian president who vows to seek relief from international sanctions as the first tangible evidence that the U.S. strategy is influencing Tehran's nuclear policy.

US: No sector should be kept out of EU talks

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:14 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — A U.S. official says there is no reason to keep the movie and television industry out of upcoming trans-Atlantic free-trade negotiations with the European Union, despite France saying that sector should be excluded.

Digital 3-D atlas of brain reveals tiny details

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:13 PM PDT

In this photo provided by Katrin Amunts, Karl Zilles, Alan C. Evans, researchers use a microtome to cut sections from a brain preserved in paraffin wax into slivers 20-micrometers thick, resulting in over 7,400 slices. A digital three-dimensional model called "BigBrain" was produced from the thousands of sections. Its resolution is finer than a human hair, so it can reveal clusters of brain cells and even some large individual cells. It is being made available to scientists around the world. The researchers, from Germany and Canada, reported their work Thursday, June 20, 2013 in the journal Science. (AP Photo/Katrin Amunts, Karl Zilles, Alan C. Evans)NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have a new brain atlas to help them study their favorite organ. It's a digital, three-dimensional model called "BigBrain."

Protestsers gather in Brazil despite concessions

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT

A woman boards a bus at a bus stop in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited anti-government protests that have spread across the nation in the past week. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)SAO PAULO (AP) — Protesters gathered for a new wave of massive demonstrations in Brazil on Thursday, extending the protests that have sent hundreds of thousands of people into the streets since last week to denounce poor public services and government corruption.

Suit: Patriots' Hernandez shot man in face in Fla.

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:02 PM PDT

Massachusetts State Police dig for evidence Thursday, June 20, 2013, at the sight in an industrial park in North Attleborough, Mass., where the body of Odin Lloyd, of Boston, was found earlier this week. New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez had a connection Lloyd, but family and officials were mum on the nature of their relationship Thursday, two days after police visited Hernandez' home. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mark Stockwell) MANDATORY CREDIT. MAGAZINES OUT.MIAMI (AP) — New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, already connected to a homicide victim in Massachusetts, is being sued in South Florida by a man claiming Hernandez shot him in the face after they argued at a strip club.

AP Exclusive: Taliban offer to free US soldier

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 01:03 PM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban proposed a deal in which they would free a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their most senior operatives at Guantanamo Bay, while Afghan President Hamid Karzai eased his opposition Thursday to joining planned peace talks.

Senators announce border security compromise

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:58 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., speaks during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing in Washington. Kirk said Thursday, June 20, 2013, he's been working with colleagues to craft immigration reform that's gaining momentum in the Senate. He says the measure will secure the U.S. border to the south and create a "tough but fair" path to citizenship. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — White House-backed immigration legislation gained momentum in the Senate on Thursday as lawmakers closed in on a bipartisan compromise to spend tens of billions of dollars stiffening border security without delaying legalization for millions living in the country unlawfully.

Media reporter Kurtz to leave CNN for Fox News

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:51 AM PDT

FILE - This April 25, 2012 file photo shows journalist Howard Kurtz at the world premiere of "Knife Fight" during the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Kurtz is shifting from CNN to Fox News Channel. Fox said Thursday, June 20, 2013, that Kurtz would take over its weekend media criticism show, "Fox News Watch." He'd been the host of CNN's "Reliable Sources." (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Media watchdog Howard Kurtz, host of CNN's "Reliable Sources" for 15 years, said Thursday that he's jumping to Fox News Channel.

Massive explosion at Quebec fireworks factory

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:48 AM PDT

MONTREAL, Quebec (AP) — A massive explosion at a fireworks warehouse killed two people Thursday, police said, leaving a huge plume of smoke blanketing an area west of Montreal.

House Roll Call: Farm bill

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:47 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 234-195 roll call Thursday by which the House rejected the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act.

Facebook introduces video on Instagram

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:45 AM PDT

Instagram founder Kevin Systrom talks about an added video feature to the Instagram program at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is adding video to its popular photo-sharing app Instagram, following in the heels of Twitter's growing video-sharing app, Vine.

Appeals court reinstates Cole bombing lawsuit

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:43 AM PDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Families of 17 sailors killed in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole have new hope for being compensated for their pain and suffering after a federal appeals court reinstated their $282 million lawsuit against Sudan on Thursday.

Downey Jr. signs on for 2 more 'Avengers' films

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:40 AM PDT

FILE - This April 18, 2013 photo shows actor Robert Downey Jr at the UK premiere of "Iron Man 3," in central London. Marvel announced Thursday, June 20, that the actor will reprise his role as Iron Man/Tony Stark for both NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. has signed up for two more "Avengers" films.

France, Spain take action against Google on privacy

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:36 AM PDT

An illustration picture shows a woman holding her Apple Ipad which displays a tactile keyboard under the Google home page in BordeauxBy Natalie Huet and Clare Kane PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) - France and Spain led a Europe-wide push on Thursday to get U.S. Internet giant Google to change its policies on collecting user data. News that the U.S. National Security Agency under the Prism surveillance program secretly gathered user data from nine U.S. companies, including Google, to track people's movements and contacts makes the timing especially sensitive for Google. ...
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