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1 hr ago | SFGate

Lawyer for accused singer: steroids had ill effect

Tim Lambesis, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated metal band As I Lay Dying, was arrested Tuesday in Southern California over allegations he tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife .

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Related Topix: Metal, As I Lay Dying, Johnny Cash, Country, Prison

Fri May 17, 2013

Rome News

Shrewd Ga. businesswoman fought stereotypes

As a shrewd businesswoman with keen insight and endless aspirations, Ophelia DeVore worked for much of the 20th century to smash stereotypes and empower black women by teaching them poise, confidence and the courage to get ahead in a world deeply etched by racial discrimination.

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Related Topix: African-American, Atlanta, GA, Emory University, Marketing

The Marion Star

Nearly 50 injured as U.S. commuter trains collide

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, Friday, May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn.

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Related Topix: Fairfield, CT, Connecticut

Russia Taday

Obama's media shield law makes prosecuting journalists even easier

United States President Barack Obama is encouraging Congress to take up a media shield law that was abandoned at the start of his administration, but critics of the bill say it might make it even easier for journalists to be subpoenaed by the government.

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Related Topix: Journalism, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Correction: Retailers-Bangladesh story

In fact, Gap was objecting to facing unlimited legal liability. The company says that its proposal provides for a number of areas for Gap to be held legally liable.

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Related Topix: Beverages, Food, M and F Worldwide Corporation, Albany, OH, New Albany, OH, Retail, Wal Mart Stores

Voice of America

Free Press, Security Concerns Clash in AP Case

A man looks down at his smartphone as he walks past the offices of the Associated Press in Manhattan, New York, May 13, 2013.

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Related Topix: Journalism, US Politics, US News, John Conyers, US House of Representatives, Democrat

The Brattleboro Reformer

Media shield bill revived

The controversy over the government's secret subpoena of Associated Press telephone records has revived legislation that protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to federal investigators -- and the White House is endorsing the idea.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Chuck Schumer, US Senate, Republican, Lindsey Graham

Long Island Business News

Sandy firms lavish Mangano with campaign cash

A group of companies that got big contracts to do emergency cleanup work on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy showered a key public official with campaign contributions in the months after they were hired.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Nassau County, NY, Jay, NY

KCBD-TV Lubbock

Correction: New Virus story

In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus.

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Related Topix: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Health

Thu May 16, 2013

New York Daily News

President promises a balance to protect national security and a free press

U.S. Marines move into position with umbrellas as rain falls during a joint news conference Thursday between President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White House Rose Garden in Washington.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Marine Corps, Turkey, World News, Middle East, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, US News, US Politics, Senator Chuck Schumer, US Senate

CNN

In gun control battle, Ayotte says 'I won't back down'

While much of Washington's attention is on the various controversies involving the IRS, the Benghazi attack and the Justice Department subpoena of the Associated Press, those on both sides of the gun control debate are engaged in trying to sway public opinion.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Kelly Ayotte, US Senate, Republican, Senator Joe Manchin, Democrat, US Governors, Joe Manchin, Senator Pat Toomey, Manchester, NH

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Stocks flip between gains and losses; Cisco climbs

A man who admitted he lied before a grand jury investigating why young Somali men were leaving Minnesota to join a terrorist group in their homeland has been sentenced to two years in prison.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Texas

WBAY-TV Green Bay

Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed

Officials awaited daybreak to fully assess the scope of the destruction left in the wake of a deadly tornado in Granbury.

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Related Topix: Texas, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer

Detroit News

Briefs: Suspect in Ohio captivity case to plead not guilty

The defense team for the Cleveland man accused of keeping three women in captivity for about a decade says the suspect will plead not guilty and questions if he can receive a fair trial anywhere.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Violent Crime

KHQ-TV Spokane

Obama: IRS Acting Commissioner Has Resigned

President Barack Obama says the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven Miller, has submitted his resignation in the aftermath of an investigation that found the agency improperly targeted conservative groups.

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Related Topix: Tax, Des Moines, IA, Lottery

Wed May 15, 2013

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Broadway's 'Pippin' to go on national tour

Jurors will resume deliberations for a second day in an Ohio murder case hinging on whether a dying, paralyzed man identified his shooter by blinking his eyes.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater, Prison, Lottery

Washington Times

White House supports media shield law amid AP records scandal

Trying to take a positive step in the face of two controversies over untoward government intrusion, the White House has called on Sen.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Chuck Schumer, US Senate, Charles Schumer, Democrat, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Pence, US Governors

Salon

Legal challenges begin against North Dakota's draconian abortion laws

North Dakota's last remaining abortion clinic has filed a suit challenging a law that requires doctors who perform abortions to obtain hospital-admitting privileges, the first in a series of legal challenges reproductive rights advocates have promised to wage against the state's draconian abortion restrictions.

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Related Topix: Abortion, North Dakota

Mediaite.com

NY Post Columnist On Fox: Obama 'Has No Real Friends'...

New York Post opinion columnist Michael Goodwin appeared on Fox & Friends on Wednesday morning to weigh in on the news that the Department of Justice secured two months of phone records of the Associated Press without their consent.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, Television

Salon

Major study questions health benefits of low-sodium diet

A new study commissioned by the Institute of Medicine and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that, for many Americans, there is no real reason to seriously restrict salt consumption.

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Related Topix: University of Pennsylvania, New York, Chris Christie, US Governors

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