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Obama administration emphasizes fall protection

Obama administration emphasizes fall protection

Obama administration emphasizes fall protection

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 01:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1 million U.S. workers and over 25,000 businesses are expected to participate in "safety stand-downs" in all 50 states this week to emphasize the importance of workplace safety and guarding against falls, the Obama administration said Monday.

Some who die on Mount Rainier never recovered

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:58 PM PDT

This photo provided by the National Parks Service, shows the Liberty Ridge Area of Mount Rainier as viewed from the Carbon Glacier, Saturday, May 31, 2014, in Washington state. Six climbers missing on Mount Rainier are presumed dead after helicopters detected pings from emergency beacons buried in the snow thousands of feet below their last known location, a national park official said Saturday. (AP Photo/National Park Service)SEATTLE (AP) — It may be weeks or months — if ever — before rescuers can get on the ground to search for six climbers who likely plummeted to their deaths high on snow-capped Mount Rainier in Washington state.

West will work with new Palestinian government

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:55 PM PDT

European Union Ambassador to the US Joao Vale de Almeida answers questions during a newsmaker interview at the Associated Press in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2014. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)WASHINGTON (AP) — The West is prepared to work with a new Palestinian government, U.S. and European Union officials said Monday, despite Israeli concerns it gives power and influence to the radical Hamas movement.

77,000 foreign banks to share tax info with IRS

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:52 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It will soon get a lot harder to use overseas accounts to hide income and assets from the Internal Revenue Service.

Palestinians form unity Cabinet amid Israel threat

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:50 PM PDT

Palestinians hold pictures of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and President Mahmoud Abbas as they celebrate the announcement of the unity government, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza StripRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a national unity government Monday, formally ending a crippling seven-year split with his Islamic militant Hamas rivals but drawing Israeli threats of retaliation.

White House defends release of Guantanamo detainees

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:48 PM PDT

Still image released by the Taliban-associated Manba al-Jihad on December 7, 2010 shows US Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl (L), who has been held hostage by the Taliban since 2009The US administration Monday defended the release of five Guantanamo detainees in exchange for a US soldier held by the Taliban, but also ruled out similar swaps for civilian prisoners. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney took to the US morning talk shows to downplay the threat posed by the five men -- influential former officials of the Taliban regime that was toppled by the US-led invasion of Afghanistan -- freed in exchange for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. Bergdahl, who was the only US soldier held by the Taliban after being captured in Afghanistan, was freed on Saturday in a dramatic deal brokered by Qatar. "And it's entirely appropriate, given the determination made by the secretary of defense, in consultation with the full national security team, that the threat potentially posed by the returned detainees was sufficiently mitigated to allow us to move forward and get Bowe Bergdahl back home where he belongs."

FAA considers approving drones for filming movies

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:47 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is considering giving permission to seven movie and television filming companies to use unmanned aircraft for aerial photography, a potentially significant step that could lead to greater relaxation of the agency's ban on commercial use of drones.

Judges question use of archdiocese trust fund

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2013 file photo New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan speaks in Milwaukee following a document release that shed light on the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's handling of clergy abuse cases during a period that included his leadership. On Monday, June 2, 2014 federal judges in Milwaukee peppered attorneys with questions about how much the bankrupt Archdiocese spends to maintain its cemeteries and whether there is a strong interest in making maintenance funds available to compensate victims of clergy sexual abuse. Lawyers representing clergy sexual abuse victims want about $55 million in a cemetery trust fund, set up by Dolan, to be made available to compensate their clients. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)CHICAGO (AP) — Federal appeals court judges on Monday questioned the bankrupt Archdiocese of Milwaukee's claim that it needs all the money in a $55 million trust fund to maintain its cemeteries and asked whether some could be used to compensate victims of clergy sexual abuse without violating the Catholic faith.

Search for climbers may not start for months

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:43 PM PDT

This photo provided by the National Parks Service, shows the Liberty Ridge Area of Mount Rainier as viewed from the Carbon Glacier, Saturday, May 31, 2014, in Washington state. Six climbers missing on Mount Rainier are presumed dead after helicopters detected pings from emergency beacons buried in the snow thousands of feet below their last known location, a national park official said Saturday. (AP Photo/National Park Service)SEATTLE (AP) — It may be weeks or months — if ever — before rescuers can get on the ground to search for six climbers who likely plummeted to their deaths high on snow-capped Mount Rainier in Washington state.

New Apple Mac, mobile features coming this fall

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:41 PM PDT

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about iOS 8 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple's Mac operating system will have easier ways to share and search, while the iOS software for iPhones and iPads is getting new features for keeping tabs on your health and controlling home devices.

Paper owner's jet crew had flown together 10 years

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:41 PM PDT

A National Transportation Safety Board official looks through the wreckage at the scene Monday, June 2, 2014, in Bedford, Mass., where a plane plunged down an embankment and erupted in flames during a takeoff attempt at Hanscom Field Saturday night. Lewis Katz, co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer and six other people died in the crash. (AP Photo/Boston Herald, Mark Garfinkel, Pool)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The flight crew that died in a fiery crash aboard Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz's private plane this weekend had flown for the millionaire businessman and philanthropist for nearly a decade, and among them was a pilot who survived an earlier fatal crash, relatives said Monday.

'Breaking Bad' leads Twitter TV popularity

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:37 PM PDT

This image released by AMC shows Bryan Cranston as Walter White, left, and Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman in a scene from "Breaking Bad." The Nielsen company, for the first time this season, is measuring how many people are reading Twitter messages about particular TV programs the night they are on the air. Nielsen said Monday, June 2, 2014, that the drug-dealing drama starring Bryan Cranston had an average of 6 million people seeing tweets for each episode. The show was boosted by its finale last September, where the number shot up to 9.1 million. (AP Photo/AMC, Frank Ockenfels )NEW YORK (AP) — AMC's "Breaking Bad" is the champion of a new television metric: more second-screen activity on Twitter than any other TV series.

5 things to know about Tuesday's election in Syria

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:36 PM PDT

In this Saturday, May 31, 2014, photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad hold his portraits and wave Syrian flags during a demonstration in support of his candidacy for presidential election in the costal city of Tartous, Syria. It is Syria's first multi-candidate presidential election in nearly half a century. But the vote on Tuesday, June 3, still has the feel of a referendum and is being touted by Assad's government as a measuring scale for Syrians' support of his three-year brutal military crackdown on dissent. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's first multicandidate presidential elections in decades is being touted by President Bashar Assad's government as measuring Syrians' support for him after three years of civil war that has killed and wounded tens of thousands of people, displaced millions of others and destroyed parts of the country.

US targets European bank hackers in mass theft

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:33 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A band of hackers implanted viruses on hundreds of thousands of computers around the world, seized customer bank information and stole more than $100 million, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday in announcing charges against the Russian man accused of masterminding the effort.

Crew in jet crash named; flew together 10 years

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:30 PM PDT

A National Transportation Safety Board official looks through the wreckage at the scene Monday, June 2, 2014, in Bedford, Mass., where a plane plunged down an embankment and erupted in flames during a takeoff attempt at Hanscom Field Saturday night. Lewis Katz, co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer and six other people died in the crash. (AP Photo/Boston Herald, Mark Garfinkel, Pool)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The flight crew killed in the fiery crash of Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz's small plane had worked together for a decade, and included a pilot who once survived a fatal crash.

New Apple software brings Macs and iPhones closer

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:28 PM PDT

Apple CEO Tim Cook during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 2, 2014 in San FranciscoSan Francisco (AFP) - Apple on Monday unveiled new operating software that strengthened ties between its coveted mobile devices and popular Macintosh computers.

Idaho mayor: People shouldn't pre-judge Bergdahl

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:26 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. A Pentagon investigation concluded in 2010 that Bergdahl walked away from his unit, and after an initial flurry of searching, the military decided not to exert extraordinary efforts to rescue him, according to a former senior defense official who was involved in the matter. Instead, the U.S. government pursued negotiations to get him back over the following five years of his captivity — a track that led to his release over the weekend. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, File)HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — The mayor of the hometown of a recently released U.S. soldier is urging Americans not to judge Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (boh BURG'-dahl) until all the facts are in.

Obama: Child migrants 'urgent humanitarian' issue

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:25 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the spike in unaccompanied minors being caught trying to cross the Mexican border is an "urgent humanitarian situation."

Man who disrupted Oregon flight gets probation

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:15 PM PDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Arizona man who tried to open an emergency exit during a flight from Anchorage, Alaska, to Portland, Oregon, has been sentenced to three years on probation.

Study: People fear male-named hurricanes more

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:12 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 30, 2005 file photo shows floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina coverig a portion of New Orleans. A new psychology study shows that people are wrongly less prone to flee from hurricanes with feminine names. Yet the study finds female named storms have been deadlier in the United States than their macho sounding counterparts. Katrina and Sandy are the two deadliest storms to make landfall in the U.S. since names went co-ed in 1979. The study, which didn't involve experts in meteorology or disaster science, is published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Which scares you more: Hurricane Victor or Hurricane Victoria? People are slightly less likely to flee an oncoming storm with a feminine name than a masculine one, a new study finds.

Marvin Gaye III recovering after kidney transplant

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:10 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The son of singer Marvin Gaye is recovering at home after a successful kidney transplant.

Noah, Ibaka named to NBA All-Defensive First Team

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:10 PM PDT

Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls looks up at a referee after being knocked to the floor on April 20, 2014 in Chicago, IllinoisChicago Bulls center Joakim Noah and Oklahoma City shot-blocker Serge Ibaka were among five players named Monday to the 2013-14 NBA All-Defensive First Team. Indiana forward Paul George, Golden State swingman Andre Iguodala and Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul were also voted onto the select squad by a North American media panel. Noah, the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, ranked sixth in the NBA with 11.3 rebounds a game and added 1.51 blocked shots and 1.24 steals a game.

Lupita Nyong'o joins 'Star Wars' cast

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:06 PM PDT

FILE - This May 15, 2014 file photo shows Lupita Nyong'o at the IFP and Calvin Klein Women In Film Party at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday, June 2, that Nyong'o is joining the cast of NEW YORK (AP) — Three months after winning an Oscar, Lupita Nyong'o is going to a galaxy far, far away.

France hosts dueling dinners for Obama, Putin

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, May 6, 2014, French President Francois Hollande, left, speaks to apprentice bakers during a visit at the Institute of Artisanal Trades in Paris. French President Francois Hollande certainly won't go hungry on upcoming Thursday night June 5, 2014, as he will host two consecutive dinners, first with U.S. President Barack Obama, then with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Hollande will be the first Western leader to meet individually with Putin since the U.S. and EU imposed sanctions over Russia's actions in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Ian Langsdon, FILE)PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande certainly won't go hungry this Thursday night. He's dining twice — first with U.S. President Barack Obama, then with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

UN probe of Iran nuke program may slow Iran talks

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:03 PM PDT

Delegates wait for the start of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors meeting at the International Center, in Vienna,, Austria, Monday, June 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)VIENNA (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency suggested Monday that a probe of suspected atomic arms work by Iran may stretch into next year — which would push Tehran's overall nuclear agreement with world powers long past the July 20 target date.

Apple unwraps 'Healthkit' to propel mobile-health ambitions

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:01 PM PDT

Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers his keynote address at the World Wide developers conference in San FranciscoBy Christina Farr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc took the wraps off a mobile application that can collect and analyze users' health data, part of a suite of new features outlined for its computing and mobile software, at its annual developers' conference on Monday. Called "Healthkit," it will pull together data such as blood pressure and weight, collected by a growing plethora of healthcare apps on the iPhone or iPad, Apple executives told developers. The company will work in tandem with Nike Inc, a major player in fitness tracking, and the Mayo Clinic on the new feature, which will be included with the latest versions of Apple's mobile software. "That information lives in silos," said Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering.

Justices reject reporter's bid to protect source

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:58 AM PDT

The United States Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Monday refused to get involved in the case of a reporter who has been ordered to testify at the trial of a former CIA officer accused of disclosing classified information.

Nigerian police ban protests over kidnapped girls

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:57 AM PDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian police said Monday they have banned protests in the capital demanding that the government rescue more than 200 girls still held captive by Boko Haram militants.

Man arrested on red carpet says he never hit Pitt

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:56 AM PDT

Vitalii Sediuk poses at the AP office on Monday, June 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. Sediuk told The Associated Press in an interview Monday that he never intended to hurt Pitt and was merely trying to give the actor a hug when he toppled over a barricade and jostled with the actor at the red carpet film premiere of the film LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ex-journalist who was arrested after jostling with Brad Pitt at a film premiere last week said Monday he was merely trying to give the actor a hug and didn't mean him any harm.

Russia and Ukraine to mull gas dispute plan

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:55 AM PDT

A general view of the regional administration building is seen in LuhanskBy Thomas Grove and Mark Trevelyan DONETSK Ukraine/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine agreed on Monday to consider a proposal for Kiev to pay off a multi-billion-dollar gas bill that has soured relations between Moscow and Kiev, while fighting raged all day in eastern Ukraine. Russia accused NATO of whipping up dangerous tensions near its borders and encouraging Ukraine to use force against pro-Russian separatists. At a tense meeting in Brussels, the alliance urged Moscow to stop arming the rebels.

U.S. factory data points at second-quarter growth pick up

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:55 AM PDT

Workers at South Carolina Boeing work on a 787 Dreamliner for Air India at the plant's final assembly building in North CharlestonU.S. manufacturing activity accelerated in May and construction spending rose for a third straight month in April, suggesting economic growth was regaining steam in the second quarter. We expect GDP growth to pick up meaningfully this quarter, with the pace of growth rising to around 4.0 percent," said Millan Mulraine, deputy chief economist at TD Securities in New York.

Rush to finish stadiums ten days from World Cup

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:55 AM PDT

A general view of the master control room at the International Broadcast Centre of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 2, 2014Brasília (AFP) - With 10 days until the World Cup begins, Brazil was rushing Monday to finish installing seats in stadiums and to deal with threats ranging from violent protests to dengue fever. Anger over the more than $11 billion being spent on the event has raised fears of a return to the violence seen last year during the Confederation Cup, a World Cup dress rehearsal. Then, clashes erupted as a million people flooded the streets calling for more money for social programs and less for stadiums. In a country that takes pride in its five World Cup titles, the tournament is starting to unleash growing excitement, with media providing exhaustive coverage of the Brazilian team's training camp.

ISM data error sinks stocks; US PMI actually rose

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:52 AM PDT

A statue of George Washington looks out over the New York Stock Exchange building May 13, 2014 in New YorkUS stock markets rebounded from an early sharp fall Monday after the Institute of Supply Management said a software error caused it to report a slowdown in US manufacturing activity. The ISM corrected the data to show an acceleration in the sector in May, its purchasing managers index rising to 55.4 from 54.9 the previous month, rather than slowing to 53.2 as it first reported. The first PMI release, suggesting the economy sagged in May, sent US stocks tumbling before economists began questioning the data and, some time later, ISM economist Bradley Holcomb told business news television that there had been an error. The markets recovered, and hours later ISM released a formal statement with an official correction.

US concluded in 2010 that Bergdahl walked away

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:50 AM PDT

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2014. Carney was asked about the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Afghanistan and a sweeping initiative by the Obama administration to curb pollutants blamed for global warming. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon investigation concluded in 2010 that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked away from his unit, and after an initial flurry of searching the military decided not to exert extraordinary efforts to rescue him, according to a former senior defense official who was involved in the matter.

LIVE HIGHLIGHTS: New iPhone, Mac features unveiled

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:49 AM PDT

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about iOS 8 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple's Mac operating system is getting a new design and better ways to exchange files, while new features in the software for iPhones and iPads include one for keeping tabs on your health.

Next up at the ballot box: Undreaming California

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:48 AM PDT

File photo of the California state flag flying above City Hall in Santa MonicaBy Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Creating the state of California took a revolt that led to the short-lived Bear Republic, a war with Mexico, and various international treaties. Tuesday, voters in Del Norte and Tehama counties will consider a measure calling for separation from California and the formation of a new state. Supporters are hoping to generate momentum for pulling together portions of northern California and southern Oregon into an entity to be called Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson once imagined that part of western North America might develop into a freestanding republic.

Obama carbon rule: Surprise winners, losers

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:48 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Companies that generate electric power with anything other than coal, or that produce power-saving technology, are likely to benefit from the Obama Administration's new proposed limits on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

Ex-Charlotte mayor to plead in corruption case

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:47 AM PDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon was expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a corruption case after an FBI sting recorded him accepting thousands of dollars in cash and airline tickets from undercover agents posing as businessmen, according to court documents.

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef ends his show

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:45 AM PDT

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef, who is known as CAIRO (AP) — In a new sign of shrinking freedoms, Egypt's most popular satirist Bassem Youssef announced Monday that his landmark weekly TV show, which lambasted presidents and politicians, has been cancelled because of pressure on the station airing it and a climate in the country that no longer accepts satire.

Stocks recover after manufacturing report revised

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:41 AM PDT

Specialist Edward Zelles, foreground, works with traders at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, June 2, 2014. Stocks were moving slightly lower in early trading Monday following the release of a closely watched report that showed an unexpected slowdown in U.S. manufacturing last month. The market is coming off record highs last week. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were mixed Monday afternoon after a trade group said U.S. manufacturing grew at a brisk pace last month, correcting its earlier statement that growth had slowed. Investors were caught off guard since changes to such reports are very unusual.
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