Many 'Obamacare' critics accepted its subsidies

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• Many 'Obamacare' critics accepted its subsidies
• Century of clashes, compromise between UK, Ireland
• Wild Card Federer to play in Monte Carlo Masters
• GOP lawmakers balk when spending cuts turn real
• Woman found guilty in 1996 killing of ex-husband
• Snowden calls for international deal on data surveillance
• Lawsuit: Male stripper did show at NY nursing home
• Texas jury convicts woman of fatally stabbing boyfriend in head with 5½-inch stiletto heel
• Exclusive: CESCO-Chile expects 2014 Codelco funding to top last year's
• Ian Thorpe battling infection in Sydney hospital
• US lawmaker denies gun-running plot after FBI sting
• US will cut deployed nuke missile force by 50
• US sees Russian agents behind east Ukraine unrest
• Bipartisan critics slam Kerry on foreign policy
• AP Interview: Greece buoyed by falling interest
• Intel lays off of 1,500 employees in Costa Rica
• France's SNCF can bid for US project despite Nazi past
• NATO to triple Baltic air patrol from next month
• 'Sharknado 2' unleashes flying sharks on New York
• Big win but a long road ahead for college union
• US stocks rise for the first time in 4 days
• French PM vows 'new chapter' as he slashes labour costs, taxes
• Iran still awaiting US response on UN envoy pick
• GOP leader: La. lawmaker's apology appropriate
• Canucks fire GM Gillis after missing playoffs
• Italy forecasts growth of 0.8 percent this year
• Federal lawmakers rarely hiring veterans
• Regulators act to require stronger bank capital
• Ukraine counts on NATO allies for help with non-lethal equipment
• Queen hosts Irish president on 1st UK state visit
• France calls claims it was complicit in Rwanda genocide 'disgraceful'
• France's Valls wins parliament backing for tax and spend shake-up
• New French PM Valls wins parliament vote of confidence
• Wildlife still suffers four years after BP oil spill
• Pistorius wails while recalling shooting
• Overwrought Pistorius describes shooting girlfriend
• Austrian pays $15 million for prize-winning horse
• Lawmaker Yee pleads not guilty to federal charges
• Officials say Ebola outbreak could last months
• West Africa Ebola outbreak among 'most challenging' ever: WHO

Many 'Obamacare' critics accepted its subsidies Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Several big corporations have reaped millions of dollars from "Obamacare" while supporting GOP candidates who vow to repeal the law.

Century of clashes, compromise between UK, Ireland Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:06 PM PDT DUBLIN (AP) — Relations between Britain and Ireland have experienced a century of rebellion, terror and treaties, culminating in this week's first-ever state visit by Ireland's president. A look at key flashpoints:

Wild Card Federer to play in Monte Carlo Masters Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:05 PM PDT MONACO (AP) — Roger Federer has accepted a wild card invitation to play in the Monte Carlo Masters after skipping the tournament for the past two years.

GOP lawmakers balk when spending cuts turn real Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — When House Republicans pass Rep. Paul Ryan's budget for a fourth year in a row this week, they'll go on record again in favor of big spending cuts across a wide swath of programs, including Medicaid, food and farm aid and eliminating subsidies for Amtrak and airline flights to small cities.

Woman found guilty in 1996 killing of ex-husband Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:03 PM PDT TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A once-prominent socialite was found guilty Tuesday in the 1996 Tucson car bomb killing of her ex-husband after spending years abroad living a lavish lifestyle across Europe.

Snowden calls for international deal on data surveillance Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:01 PM PDT Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - Fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden said on Tuesday there should be an international agreement on data collection to protect against the mass surveillance of citizens. Speaking to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg via video link, he said a set of "common standards" would be needed to prevent widespread surveillance programmes like that carried out by the US National Security Agency. The whistleblower, who lives in Moscow after being granted asylum by Russia, was speaking to officials from across Europe who are investigating mass surveillance.

Lawsuit: Male stripper did show at NY nursing home Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:01 PM PDT WEST BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — An 85-year-old woman with dementia had a male stripper gyrate in front of her against her will at her suburban New York nursing home, according to a lawsuit filed by her family but the facility's lawyer said Tuesday the performance had been requested by its residents.

Texas jury convicts woman of fatally stabbing boyfriend in head with 5½-inch stiletto heel Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:00 PM PDT HOUSTON (AP) — Texas jury convicts woman of fatally stabbing boyfriend in head with 5½-inch stiletto heel.

Exclusive: CESCO-Chile expects 2014 Codelco funding to top last year's Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:00 PM PDT By Alexandra Ulmer and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - State copper producer Codelco should receive more government funds this year than Chile allocated for the world's No. 1 red metal miner in 2013, the country's mining minister told Reuters on Tuesday. The previous, conservative government handed Codelco $1 billion in 2013. That was followed by a second distribution of $1 billion, but Codelco said that tranche was essentially an accounting change that did not amount to comprehensive funding for the ambitious and costly overhaul of its tired mines. "Naturally that's the case," Mining Minister Aurora Williams told Reuters when asked if funding this year would be more than last year's. "And also last year, more than giving Codelco fresh funds it was fundamentally an accounting transaction that in practice didn't give Codelco fresh funds," she said on the sidelines of the CESCO/CRU copper conference.

Ian Thorpe battling infection in Sydney hospital Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:59 PM PDT SYDNEY (AP) — The agent for five-time Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe says the 31-year-old will never swim again after contracting two potentially-deadly infections while undergoing shoulder surgery.

US lawmaker denies gun-running plot after FBI sting Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:58 PM PDT Chinatown gangsters, gun-smuggling, Muslim rebels in the Philippines and a shady character called "Shrimp Boy." It may sound like the plot of a cable television mini-series, but FBI agents say it's the real tale of a California state senator willing to do nearly anything for campaign cash. Appearing in a San Francisco federal courthouse on Tuesday, now-suspended senator Leland Yee pleaded not guilty to bribery and gun-running charges that could land him behind bars for life. Yee is the highest-profile of 29 defendants ensnared in an FBI sting that initially targeted the gang underworld of San Francisco's Chinatown before taking a surprising detour into political corruption.

US will cut deployed nuke missile force by 50 Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will keep its current force of 450 land-based nuclear missiles but remove 50 from their launch silos as part of a plan to bring the U.S. into compliance with a 2011 U.S.-Russia arms control treaty, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

US sees Russian agents behind east Ukraine unrest Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:55 PM PDT Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - The United States accused Russia on Tuesday of sending its agents to stoke a flaring secession crisis in eastern Ukraine that Moscow itself conceded could spill over into civil war. The blunt US charge came as Ukraine's embattled leaders waged an uphill battle to keep their culturally splintered nation of 46 million together after the February ouster of a pro-Kremlin president and subsequent loss of Crimea to Russia. An eery echo of the Black Sea peninsula's separation sounded on Sunday when militants -- many of them masked -- stormed a series of strategic buildings across a swathe of heavily Russified eastern regions and demanded that Moscow send its troops for support. Ukraine mounted a counter-offensive on Tuesday by vowing to treat the separatists as "terrorists" and making 70 arrests in a nighttime security sweep aimed at proving the Kremlin's involvement in the secessionist movement.

Bipartisan critics slam Kerry on foreign policy Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry pushed back Tuesday against withering criticism by Republicans and some fellow Democrats, defending the Obama administration's response to an emboldened Russia, nuclear talks with Iran and the Syrian civil war.

AP Interview: Greece buoyed by falling interest Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:53 PM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is regaining "lost credibility" shredded after the economic crisis, making a return to the bond markets possible for the first time in four years, the minister in charge of a massive public sector overhaul said Tuesday.

Intel lays off of 1,500 employees in Costa Rica Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:52 PM PDT San José (AFP) - US microchip giant Intel announced Tuesday it was reducing its assembly and testing operations in Costa Rica and will lay off 1,500 employees. The move was a major blow to the economy of the Central American country, where 2,700 people were employed at an assembly plant installed in 1998. "After extensive analysis, the company concluded the best long-term solution to maximize the operational efficiency at the global level was to close its assembly and testing plant," Intel said in a statement in Spanish. Intel's exports made up just over 20 percent of Costa Rica's overall exports in 2013, though most of the material used to manufacture them had been imported.

France's SNCF can bid for US project despite Nazi past Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:51 PM PDT French rail firm SNCF will be allowed to bid for contracts in the US state of Maryland where lawmakers had threatened to bar it over its Nazi past, sources said Tuesday. Under France's Vichy regime, SNCF deported some 76,000 Jews to concentration camps in freight cars between 1942 and 1944. Maryland lawmakers had demanded that SNCF compensate the victims before being allowed to join the bidding process for local projects and introduced bills to that effect. This means that SNCF, via its subsidiary Keolis America, will be able to bid on a 16-mile (25-kilometer) public-private light rail project worth nearly $3 billion between now and this summer.

NATO to triple Baltic air patrol from next month Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:50 PM PDT By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO will triple its usual number of fighter jets patrolling over the Baltics next month to beef up its eastern European defenses due to tension with Russia over Ukraine, a NATO military official said on Tuesday. Four NATO fighters are usually based in the Baltics but the United States, which currently has responsibility for patrolling the skies there, increased that to 10 F-15s to reassure those states following Russia's occupation of Ukraine's Crimea region. The number of fighters assigned to the Baltic "air policing" mission is now set to increase further to 12, three times the normal complement, when the next four-month period starts in May, the NATO military official said. The strengthening of air patrols over the Baltics is part of a plan of air, land and sea reinforcements for central and eastern European allies that NATO's top military commander, U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove, is drawing up by April 15.

'Sharknado 2' unleashes flying sharks on New York Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:49 PM PDT PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Get ready for more flying sharks.

Big win but a long road ahead for college union Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:45 PM PDT Ramogi Huma and the United Steelworkers celebrated the first big win in their push to unionize college athletes with an appearance on the Colbert Report and a triumphant tour on Capitol Hill.

US stocks rise for the first time in 4 days Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:44 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks mostly rose Tuesday as investors picked up stocks that had been beaten down recently, including big technology names like Facebook and Google. The market was stabilizing after a three-day slump.

French PM vows 'new chapter' as he slashes labour costs, taxes Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:44 PM PDT France's new prime minister vowed Tuesday to "open a new chapter" for the country by slashing labour costs and taxes to turn around the struggling economy, in a passionate maiden speech. Addressing parliament for the first time since he took over as premier last week following the ruling Socialists' dismal showing in local polls, Manuel Valls promised to bring back "confidence" with measures aimed at boosting growth and consumer spending power and creating sorely-needed jobs amid record unemployment. "Too much suffering, not enough hope, that is the situation of France," the former interior minister said, kicking off a 47-minute speech to rowdy lawmakers who booed or applauded him at regular intervals. Valls, who stands in the right wing of the Socialist party and whose style has drawn comparisons with Tony Blair, replaced Jean-Marc Ayrault last week at the demand of President Francois Hollande who also presided over a government reshuffle.

Iran still awaiting US response on UN envoy pick Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:40 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The United States barred Tehran's pick for its new U.N. envoy on Tuesday, a day after American lawmakers voted against letting the diplomat enter the country.

GOP leader: La. lawmaker's apology appropriate Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:39 PM PDT BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republicans kept their distance Tuesday from a Louisiana congressman who asked for forgiveness after a newspaper published a video it says shows him kissing a woman who isn't his wife.

Canucks fire GM Gillis after missing playoffs Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:38 PM PDT VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks fired president and general manager Mike Gillis on Tuesday, a day after being eliminated from playoff contention.

Italy forecasts growth of 0.8 percent this year Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:36 PM PDT MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Matteo Renzi's government has approved a budget framework that puts economic growth at 0.8 percent this year.

Federal lawmakers rarely hiring veterans Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:34 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress often urge federal agencies and the private sector to hire military veterans, but a survey suggests they rarely follow that advice with their personal staff.

Regulators act to require stronger bank capital Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:34 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators are acting to require U.S. banks to build a sturdier financial base to lessen the risk that they could collapse and cause a global meltdown.

Ukraine counts on NATO allies for help with non-lethal equipment Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:34 PM PDT By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine, locked in confrontation with Russia, is counting on the United States and other NATO members to supply equipment ranging from uniforms to aircraft fuel but is not asking for weapons, its ambassador to NATO said on Tuesday. NATO officials say Russia has amassed around 40,000 troops near Ukraine's border and unrest in eastern Ukraine has led to fears that Russian forces could intervene there as they did in Crimea. Ukraine is not a member of NATO and Western political and military leaders have made clear that the 28-nation alliance is unlikely to come to Ukraine's military aid if it was invaded. But NATO and Ukraine have stepped up cooperation since the Crimea crisis broke and Ukraine's Ambassador to NATO Ihor Dolhov said Kiev expected to receive more assistance from the alliance.

Queen hosts Irish president on 1st UK state visit Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:27 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Amid regal pomp at Queen Elizabeth II's Windsor Castle home and thunderous applause from British lawmakers, Ireland's president began a state visit to Britain laden with symbolism for two nations that share a troubled history.

France calls claims it was complicit in Rwanda genocide 'disgraceful' Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:25 PM PDT French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday accusations by Rwandan officials that France was complicit in the genocide that killed 800,000 people were "disgraceful", the firmest rebuttal since a row broke out between the countries. France - an ally of the Rwandan government that ruled before the genocide - did not take part in Monday's 20-year commemoration after rebel-turned-president, Paul Kagame, renewed charges of Paris' "direct role" in the killings at the weekend. "I cannot accept these disgraceful accusations that suggest France could have been complicit in a genocide in Rwanda when its honour is to always separate fighting factions," Valls said in a speech to parliament presenting his new government's policies. While Paris has acknowledged mistakes in its dealings with Rwanda, it has repeatedly dismissed accusations it trained militias to take part in the 1994 massacres.

France's Valls wins parliament backing for tax and spend shake-up Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:25 PM PDT By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - New Prime Minister Manuel Valls won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday after unveiling planned tax and public spending cuts, vowing to bring France's public deficit down while resisting outright austerity. In a keynote speech to the National Assembly after being chosen last week by President Francois Hollande, Valls said an over-strong euro was damaging economic recovery, complaining that the monetary policy of the independent European Central Bank was "less expansionist" than that of its international counterparts. Deputies backed his government by 306 votes to 239 in a test of his authority that, despite grumbling from leftist allies that he is too centrist, was never in question given the absolute majority of ruling Socialists in the lower house. "Yes, we must put our public finances right, but not destroy our social model or public services - the French people would never accept that," he said, adding: "We will explain that to our European partners." He confirmed an expected package of 30 billion euros ($41 billion) in payroll tax cuts on companies by 2016, and said a revenue tax on companies, known as "C3S", would be scrapped by the same date, handing six billion euros back to business.

New French PM Valls wins parliament vote of confidence Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:25 PM PDT The government of new French Prime Minister Manuel Valls won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday, hours after Valls set out a package of tax and spending cuts aimed at restoring growth to the euro zone's second largest economy. Deputies in the lower house National Assembly voted 306 to 239 to support Valls, named as prime minister last week in a reshuffle ordered by President Francois Hollande after his Socialists lost heavily in local elections. Valls said his new government would embark on what he called a "new phase" in Hollande's five-year mandate through to 2017.

Wildlife still suffers four years after BP oil spill Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:25 PM PDT Birds, fish, dolphins and turtles are still struggling in the Gulf of Mexico, four years after the worst oil spill in US history, a leading wildlife group said Tuesday. The 2010 BP spill spewed 4.9 million barrels of oil into the waters off Louisiana, also sullying the coastlines of Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and Florida. "The science is telling us that the impacts of this are far from over," said Doug Inkley, senior scientist at the National Wildlife Federation. A report issued by the National Wildlife Federation summarized recent scientific studies on 14 different types of creatures affected by the spill.

Pistorius wails while recalling shooting Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:23 PM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A subdued Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday described dinner at home, chatting and looking at cell phone photos with Reeva Steenkamp on the last night of her life. Then he erupted in anguished howls and heaving sobs while testifying at his murder trial about the moments when he says he realized he shot his girlfriend through a closed toilet door.

Overwrought Pistorius describes shooting girlfriend Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:22 PM PDT A sobbing Oscar Pistorius described the moment he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp claiming he fired four shots "before I knew it", he told his murder trial on Tuesday. Pistorius faces a life sentence if found guilty of deliberately murdering Steenkamp, a charge he denies. He shouted for Steenkamp to phone the police, and rushed back into the room. After a brief adjournment from the harrowing testimony, his lawyer Barry Roux came back to say his client was in no state to continue.

Austrian pays $15 million for prize-winning horse Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:22 PM PDT VIENNA (AP) — The founder of Austrian firearms maker Glock has bought a prize-winning stallion for 11 million euros ($15.15 million), in one of the priciest purchases of its kind.

Lawmaker Yee pleads not guilty to federal charges Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:22 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Suspended state Sen. Leland Yee on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to bribery and gun charges two weeks after he was arrested as part of an elaborate FBI sting involving undercover agents investigating political corruption and an alleged organized crime syndicate based in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Officials say Ebola outbreak could last months Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:21 PM PDT CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Ebola could continue to spread in West Africa for months in one of the most challenging outbreaks of the disease the international community has ever faced, health experts said Tuesday.

West Africa Ebola outbreak among 'most challenging' ever: WHO Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:19 PM PDT West Africa's Ebola unprecedented outbreak is among the "most challenging" for health workers since the deadly disease emerged elsewhere in Africa four decades ago as the suspected death toll topped 100, the WHO said Tuesday. Keiji Fukuda, assistant director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said the agency was concerned about the spread of the virus from its epicentre in the forests of southern Guinea. "We have not had an Ebola outbreak in this part of Africa before," said Fukuda, whose agency has rushed scores of aid workers to the region to contain the epidemic. "This is one of the most challenging Ebola outbreaks we have ever faced," he said.

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