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Lawyer pleads guilty to NYC insider trading charge

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:21 PM PDT

A lawyer has pleaded guilty to an insider trading charge in New York City, raising to 20 the number of defendants who've done so in what authorities call the largest hedge fund insider trading case ever.

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Blame game: BP, Gulf spill partners sue each other

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:21 PM PDT

BP has been hammered for a year over the Gulf oil spill but now is going on the offensive.

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Husband: Wife accused of killing kids mentally ill

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:11 PM PDT

The husband of a Florida woman accused of killing her two teenagers says his wife suffered from mental illness since before they were married and likely had substance-abuse issues.

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Gates foresees turning point in Afghanistan war

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:01 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. and its allies in Afghanistan may reach a turning point in the war by the end of this year.

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2nd man charged in Somali pirate attack on ship

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 01:51 PM PDT

A Somali man accused of negotiating a ransom payment during a 2008 pirate takeover of a Danish merchant ship has been indicted on federal charges, prosecutors announced Thursday.

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Denver airport rape suspect advised of charges

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:31 PM PDT

A former Marine suspected of raping a 22-year-old woman at Denver International Airport has been advised of a sexual assault charge filed against him.

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Obama OKs use of armed drone aircraft in Libya

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Pentagon chief Robert Gates says President Barack Obama has approved the use of armed Predator drone aircraft in Libya.

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Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Huckabee criticizes Beck for 'progressive' claim

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Mike Huckabee is criticizing fellow Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck for calling the former Arkansas governor and potential presidential candidate a "progressive."

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Ga. hacker caught with 675K credit card accounts

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:01 PM PDT

A computer hacker from Georgia has pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft after authorities found him with more than 675,000 stolen credit card accounts on his home computers.

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Philly duck boat tours resume after fatal crash

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Amphibious duck boat tours have resumed in Philadelphia nine months after a deadly collision with a barge forced their suspension.

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No sign of miner in seventh day after cave-in

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:01 AM PDT

The rescue effort for a silver miner trapped a mile underground entered its seventh day on Thursday, with still no sign of Larry Marek.

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Montana cow delivers triplets, is nursing all 3

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 09:51 AM PDT

Cow-a-bunga! A black Angus cow in Montana is the proud mother of triplet calves. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports Cow No. 403 at Lance and Erika Chaney's ranch near Manhattan gave birth Monday to three, 40-pound calves.

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BP to provide $1 billion for Gulf projects

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 09:51 AM PDT

Federal officials say BP has agreed to provide $1 billion for projects that will restore natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico damaged by last year's oil spill.

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US honors Cuban women dissidents

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 09:41 AM PDT

The Obama administration has honored a group of mothers and wives of Cuban dissidents with an award for defending human rights.

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Accused Bellagio bandit pleads not guilty in Vegas

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 09:21 AM PDT

The 29-year-old son of a Las Vegas judge has pleaded not guilty to seven felony charges in the daring armed theft of $1.5 million worth of casino chips from the posh Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas Strip in December.

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Defense at NY trial: Ex-billionaire railroaded

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 07:21 AM PDT

Defense lawyers say a former billionaire is being railroaded at the biggest-ever hedge fund insider trading trial.

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Obama to supporters: I understand your frustration

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 07:20 AM PDT

President Barack Obama is telling his supporters he understands their frustration over the compromises he's made with Republicans, while preparing them for more to come.

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Wet, salty cat found in NYC; did it swim from NJ?

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:51 AM PDT

Did a calico cat from New Jersey swim across New York Harbor? The mystery surrounds a white, orange and black feline that arrived last weekend on Governors Island in New York.

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Woman suspected of prostitution with babies in car

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:51 AM PDT

Oakland police say they arrested a suspected prostitute who left her babies in a car while she worked.

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