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It was an extraordinarily dramatic scene, even for Congress: three Peace Corps volunteers raped while serving overseas, along with the mother of a fourth who was murdered in Benin, complaining to lawmakers about one of the government's most revered agencies. Their theme was similar: The Peace Corps, which happens to be celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, did little to train its workers

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They were two Israeli brothers with radically different views toward the Palestinians: One, an activist for Palestinian rights, the other, a resident of one of Israel's most radical settlements. Nothing, perhaps, reflected these stark differences more than the place Moti Fogel chose on Israel's Memorial Day to pay tribute to his brother - believed slain by Palestinian militants just two months

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Bahrain's king set a fast-track timetable to end martial law-style rule Sunday in a bid to display confidence that authorities have smothered a pro-reform uprising even as rights groups denounced the hard-line measures. The announcement to lift emergency rule two-weeks early on June 1 came just hours after the start of a closed-door trial accusing activists of

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SAN JUAN DE SABINAS, Mexico (AP) -- Rescue crews have recovered five more bodies from a coal mine in northern Mexico hit by a gas explosion earlier this week, raising the confirmed death toll to 11. The search continued Saturday in the town of San Juan Sabinas, in northern Coahuila state, for three other miners trapped and apparently killed by the blast Tuesday. Officials have said there is

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OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Norway used to be China's top fresh salmon supplier, sending steadily growing volumes to exclusive restaurants in Beijing and Shanghai. But since the Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, Norwegian salmon exporters say their fish is being held up for days or even weeks by Chinese food safety inspectors - devastating

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Elvis has left the list. Ending a run that started in 1955, Elvis did not make the list of 1,000 most popular baby names compiled by the Social Security Administration. The name never topped the charts, peaking at No. 312 in 1957 and making a slight comeback after Elvis Presley died in 1977. But The King's first name was in the top 1,000 for 55 straight years, something that cannot be said for,

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SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired a missile at a car in southern Yemen on Thursday, killing two brothers believed to be al-Qaida militants, said security and tribal officials. Yemen's Defense Ministry confirmed the deaths of the brothers in Shabwa province, but would not provide any further details. In September, the country's foreign minister said it was no longer

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- An $80,000 motorcycle stolen in Texas last year from Hollywood screenwriter Skip Woods has been recovered in the southern Philippines, officials said Thursday. The custom-made chopper was found Tuesday by police in Cagayan de Oro city, said Jose Justo Yap, regional director for the National Bureau of Investigation. Woods, a collector of custom-made vehicles, wrote the

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Online thieves and spammers are using the killing of Osama bin Laden to send out malicious software and spam to unwitting Internet users. In what's become common practice among the Internet's less savory citizens, these scammers are sending out emails and spreading Facebook posts that purport to be videos or photos of the dead bin Laden. They are not. But by clicking the links,

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers from both parties criticized the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday for procedures they said were overly secretive, directing most of their ire at the agency chairman's handling of a divisive plan to shut down the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump in Nevada. One lawmaker called the five-member commission "the most secretive agency" in Washington.

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BOSTON (AP) -- MasterCard Inc. shares rose to their highest level in nearly three years Tuesday after the payment processor posted a higher-than expected first-quarter profit. The company also reported consumers continue to swipe credit and debit cards more frequently despite higher gasoline and food prices. MasterCard also benefited from a global economic recovery that's driving faster growth in

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A suspected Colombian guerrilla sought by his home country for alleged involvement in terrorism was detained Saturday when he flew in to Venezuela, authorities said. A government statement said Joaquin Perez Becerra when he arrived in Caracas on an airline flight from Frankfurt, Germany. It described him as an alleged member of the international front of the

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls real estate tycoon Donald Trump a friend and says "anybody can run for president if you're 35 and an American citizen." Bloomberg tells "Fox News Sunday" that Trump is "a New York icon." But the mayor is shying away from talking up Trump's flirtation with the presidency. Bloomberg, an independent, also says President Barack Obama "was

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A sharp drop in bond trading revenues and deep losses at a Japanese investment led to a 48 percent decline in Morgan Stanley's first-quarter income. The New York investment bank booked $655 million in losses from its 40 percent stake in a Japanese joint venture, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities. The venture lost more than $1 billion from bets in the fixed income markets,

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The rise of smartphones is leading to a profound shift in the semiconductor industry, as companies that focus on mobile chips have found themselves in computing's new sweet spot. Qualcomm Inc., whose chips are inside Apple Inc.'s iPhone and more than half of all new smartphones based on Google Inc.'s rival Android operating system, showed Wednesday how lucrative that

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BAHIR JONAI, India (AP) -- The wall of water raced through narrow Himalayan gorges in northeast India, gathering speed as it raked the banks of towering trees and boulders. When the torrent struck their island in the Brahmaputra river, the villagers remember, it took only moments to obliterate their houses, possessions and livestock. No one knows exactly how the disaster happened, but everyone

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The six-month day of remembrance] of the enactment of the health care overhaul, many of the law's provisions will be in effect. Most consumers, however, won't see any alterations until later Jan. 1, once their new health insurance plan year gets. Meanwhile, employees will be driving fix for fall's "open enrollment" period, when they pick their health coverage for the adopting year. In addition,

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- She prefaced her YouTube video by saying, "I'm not the most politically correct person." UCLA student Alexandra Wallace quickly proved that, launching into a three-minute tirade that ridiculed Asian students for talking loudly in the library, packing her neighborhood with annoying relatives, and repeatedly calling home to Japan in a funny sounding foreign language to check on

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Pro-government forces in Libya are escalating their attacks on rebel forces. The increasing violence is fueling talk for tough sanctions and the enforcement of a no-fly zone against Libya and its leader, Moammar Gadhafi, both in the European Union and the United States. But Turkey, an EU applicant and NATO member, is voicing strong opposition to such moves. Despite the increasing numbers of

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Libyan government warplanes have struck an oil facility near the rebel-held eastern town of Ras Lanuf during a heavy bombardment aimed at driving out opposition forces trying to topple Libya's leader Moammar Gadhafi. The warplanes bombed the As Sidr oil facility Wednesday, causing a fire and sending huge plumes of smoke into the sky. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Forces loyal to

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Boston pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka tried to get in touch with his grandmother. Oakland slugger Hideki Matsui prayed for the victims. Mets reliever Ryota Igarashi stayed up all night to see the devastation. All across spring training, Japanese ballplayers worried Friday about those at home. Hundreds of people were killed or missing after Japan was struck by its biggest recorded earthquake and a

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- With the original iPad, Apple brought an attractive, easy-to-use tablet computer to the masses at a reasonable price - a feat numerous companies are trying to top. With Friday's release of the iPad 2, Apple is pulling further ahead, with improvements that make an already excellent tablet even more enticing. It goes to show that when it comes to tablets, Apple refuses to be

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DORAL, Fla. (AP) -- Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be in the same group at Doral for the first time this year. The Cadillac Championship decided to based the groups for the first two rounds on the rankings. It's similar to what the European Tour did in Dubai last month and the U.S. Open did at Torrey Pines in 2008. That puts Martin Kaymer, the new No. 1., in the same group with Lee Westwood

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Britain and France are drafting a U.N. resolution that would establish a no-fly zone over Libya to prevent Moammar Gadhafi's air force from bombing civilians and rebels fighting to oust him from power. A British diplomat at the U.N. stressed Monday that the resolution is being prepared as a contingency in case it is needed, but no decision has been made to introduce it at

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Hundreds of refugees fleeing the political violence in North African arrived on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa Monday. Coast guard officials say 10 fishing vessels arrived early Monday with close to 850 people on board. Another boat has been sighted in the waters off the island and now that weather conditions have improved more are expected to follow. The new arrivals are given medical

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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- Alan DeWeese vividly remembers the moments before a Coast Guard vessel thundered atop his 26-foot boat, killing his 8-year-old son and injuring five of his other passengers during a Christmas parade in San Diego. "I could tell that they had no clue that we were even in the water," DeWeese told National Transportation Safety Board investigators, according to a transcript

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Britain has seized about $160 million in Libyan currency from a ship that turned back from a planned trip to Libya. British officials say the ship returned to Britain Wednesday and was escorted into the port of Harwich by a British Border Agency vessel. Officials say a number of containers were moved from the ship to a secure location. The nationality and ownership of the ship are unclear. It

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The Bangladeshi man who helped pioneer microfinancing is fighting efforts to remove him from the bank he founded and getting help from the bank's board of directors. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus lodged a case with the country's High Court Thursday, challenging his dismissal as Grameen Bank's managing director for staying on past the legal retirement age. Grameen's nine directors also filed a

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- It sounds like a pretty good starting point for negotiations: The White House and Capitol Hill Democrats say they're ready to meet the GOP halfway in the latest round of budget talks, offering $50 billion in cuts compared with Republicans' proposed $100 billion worth of reductions. "The White House has been willing to move halfway to where they are," said Gene Sperling,

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JACMEL, Haiti (AP) -- It's become a running joke of sorts, a cruel one for Danny Pye: Nearly every week authorities tell the U.S. missionary he'll be freed from his Haitian jail cell "next week," that the man who cared for Haitian orphans will be home with his own daughter and pregnant wife "next week." But the weeks go by, and almost nothing has changed since Pye found himself abruptly jailed

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Pennsylvania's natural gas drillers are still flushing vast quantities of contaminated wastewater into rivers that supply drinking water, despite major progress by the industry over the past year in curtailing the practice. Under pressure from environmentalists and state officials, energy companies that have been drilling thousands of gas wells in the state's countryside spent

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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey's flagship state university has decided to allow male and female students to share rooms in three dorms in an effort to make the Rutgers' New Brunswick campus more inclusive for gay students after a highly publicized suicide last year. Starting this fall, all students - whether gay, lesbian, transgender or heterosexual - can choose either male or female

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PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- A Northern California couple charged with kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and holding her captive for 18 years have given full confessions to authorities, a defense lawyer said Monday. The revelation came as prosecutors and defense lawyers opened negotiations on possible plea bargains that could avert a trial and testimony by the victim who has sought privacy since being

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The lower house of Poland's parliament has adopted a resolution condemning the government of Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko and its policy of political repression. The resolution, approved unanimously on Friday, expresses solidarity and support for the people of Belarus and calls for the release of all political prisoners. Belarus' presidential elections on December 19 were widely viewed

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Global stocks dipped again Wednesday as oil prices soared to new highs on fears that the revolt in Libya could spread. International oil companies, including BP and Shell, have already cut production or evacuated staff. But analysts say whether Libya's current regime survives or not, the impact of the unrest on the global economy could be far-reaching. Grainy YouTube video shows no letup in the

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(CNN) -- A Canadian family fighting to keep their 13-month-old son on a breathing tube says they have been denied a request to have him transferred to a hospital in Michigan. Moe and Sana Maraachli refused to sign consent when Canadian health officials determined their son Joseph, who suffers from a progressive degenerative neurological disease and was in a persistent vegetative state, should be

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(FT) -- Oil prices surged by more than $6 a barrel as violence in Libya knocked out at least half the country's production, according to industry executives. Brent oil futures, the global pricing benchmark, jumped 5 per cent to more than $111 a barrel -- a 2½-year peak, while Nymex West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmark, hit $100 a barrel for the first time since October 2008, before falling

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GENEVA (AP) -- Switzerland ordered the immediate freeze Thursday of any Swiss assets belonging to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi or his entourage, saying it wanted to prevent the possible misuse of state funds. The Swiss government said it took the decision "in view of the developments" in Libya, where security forces have launched a violent crackdown against anti-government protesters.

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A massive evacuation of foreigners from Libya is underway by air, sea, and land. Tens of thousands of foreigners in Libya are boarding planes, ships and, in some cases, overcrowded vans in an effort to flee the chaos that has erupted from opposition protests and a government crackdown. Two Turkish vessels picked up 3,000 Turks from the eastern Libyan port of Benghazi Wednesday, as part of what

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Colombian officials say a cousin of former President Alvaro Uribe has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison on charges of making deals with rightist paramilitary groups. The Colombian Supreme Court made the announcement Monday in the case of former senator Mario Uribe, who was accused of having links with the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC, and profiting from their

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An Indian court has upheld a death sentence for a Pakistani who was the lone surviving gunman in Mumbai's terrorist attacks more than two years ago. Twenty-two-year-old Mohammad Ajmal Kasab was described as smiling as Mumbai's high court rejected the appeal of his death sentence Friday. Kasab was the only one of ten young Pakistani gunmen taken alive after three days of terrorist attacks against

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(CNN) -- Barcelona restored their lead at the top of La Liga on Sunday night with a hard fought 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao at the Nou Camp. The league leaders made the perfect start after their midweek defeat to Arsenal in the Champions League with David Villa scoring after four minutes, latching onto a knock down from Daniel Alves. Despite dominating possession, Barca failed to find the net

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas is preparing to give college students and professors the right to carry guns on campus, adding momentum to a national campaign to open this part of society to firearms. More than half the members of the Texas House have signed on as co-authors of a measure directing universities to allow concealed handguns. The Senate passed a similar bill in 2009 and is expected to do

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(CNN) -- Top seed Andy Roddick will take on Canadian rising star Milos Raonic in the 50th ATP Tour final of his career in Memphis on Sunday. The American overcame 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro in Saturday's second semi, winning 6-3 6-4 to give himself a chance of winning his third title in the U.S. city and his 30th overall. World No. 8 Roddick triumphed in an hour and 35 minutes

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Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Armed insurgents killed nine people during a raid on a bank in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, and at least three militants were killed, officials said. The attackers stormed a branch of the Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar, said Ahmadzia Abdulzai, a spokesman for the provincial governor. The head of the province's public health department,

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