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Spain's economic reforms came under heavy criticism by the European Commission in a report that said the country's adjustment was running out of steam.
James Crosby has offered to return his knighthood and forgo one-third of his annual pension after a scathing report on his performance from a parliamentary committee. Heard on the Street’s Simon Nixon looks at whether this is enough.
The chief executive of luxury giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has abandoned his application for Belgian citizenship, after the move by France's richest man spurred public criticism and played into a nationwide debate over tax policy.
OPEC slightly cut global oil demand estimates for this year for the second time in two months, highlighting Cyprus as the latest cause for concern over the euro-zone economy.
STEVEN RUSSOLILLO
global
morning links
A roundup of blog posts and articles from around the web.
PAUL VIGNA
economics
stocks
forty-five seconds over wall street
Market gets a big surprise with early release of the FOMC minutes, which reflect same debates about QE and when to end it. Still, the snafu hasn't hurt the market, with the Dow quickly up 70 points.
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Japan's Tepco found a new contaminated-water leak at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, citing the No. 1 underground storage pool.
Shares in Japan were higher Wednesday amid the yen's recent weakness while the Australian currency climbed on better than expected Chinese import data. The Nikkei added 0.7%.
Gunning to win more advertising dollars, Facebook is rolling out a new tool for advertisers that matches data submitted by its billion-plus users with personal information from outside the social network.
Facebook Home, a new suite of software Facebook is introducing for Android phones, aims to take over phones right from their lock screens, writes Walter S. Mossberg.
Obama will attempt to spur new budget negotiations Wednesday, offering a broad plan he hopes can attract bipartisan interest.
The weak yen has triggered a gold rush, literally, in Japan as families sell items to take advantage of prices that have soared in yen terms.
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A former KPMG partner admitted passing on stock tips about clients to a friend in exchange for cash and gifts, in a scandal that led the big accounting firm to resign as auditor for two companies.
China unexpectedly swung to a trade deficit of $884 million in March after reporting a surplus in recent months, as imports surged after a holiday-induced lull.
U.S. stock futures rose after strong data out of China and Europe helped boost optimism and the contents of the Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes provided few surprises.
STEVEN RUSSOLILLO
global
breakfast
morning marketbeat
stocks
paid
The minutes from the March FOMC meeting may suggest growing unease with the central bank's easy-money policies. But investors are much more likely to take the caution in stride compared to what transpired the last two times Fed minutes were released.
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Luxembourg announced a radical shift in its banking policy, saying it would exchange information with the rest of the European Union about EU bank account holders in the country as of Jan 1, 2015, another step in Europe's crackdown on tax evasion.
PAUL VIGNA
economics
global
stocks
fomc minutes
The Federal Reserve released the minutes of its March FOMC minutes at 9 a.m. rather than the customary 2 p.m.
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Federal Reserve officials actively debated at their last meeting about whether to begin winding down an $85 billion-per-month bond-buying program after midyear, the minutes show.
Times of India
WASHINGTON: A top US military commander said Tuesday he favored shooting down a North Korean missile only if it threatened the United States or Washington's allies in the region. When asked by lawmakers if he supported knocking out any missile fired ...
Admiral says US can protect itself from North Korean missilesStars and Stripes
North Korea warns foreigners to protect themselves, threatens US securityfox4kc.com
Admiral says North Korea is direct threat to US The State
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Austria set to follow the Grand Duchy and relax privacy rules in the financial sector, joining global moves towards cracking down on tax evasion
 Globe and Mail |
Nova Scotia teen kills herself after being rape, bullying
Globe and Mail A Nova Scotia teenager has killed herself after she was raped by four boys, who distributed a photo of the assault and bullied her, her family says. Rehtaeh Parsons, a 17-year-old high-school student from Cole Harbour, near Halifax, struggled emotionally for ... and more » |
NBCNews.com
As many as 14 people were hurt and two are in critical condition after calls flooded into 911 with reports of multiple people stabbed. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. By Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC News. At least 14 people were hurt Tuesday in a stabbing
Suspect detained in Lone Star College campus stabbingHouston Chronicle
Texas college stabbing: 14 injured, 2 in critical conditionCNN
Student Arrested in Texas College Stabbing AttackABC News
Washington Post-New York Times-CBS News
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The Times's Alan Cowell and Marcus Mabry analyze the significance of the Margaret Thatcher years.
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Mr Kerry’s comments were the clearest sign yet that he is pushing to restart the peace talks amid fears that time for a two-state solution is fast running out
Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim's Digital Event Sets World Record
Forbes The world's richest person, Carlos Slim Helu, continues to surprise the world in keeping his companies at the forefront of innovation. Telmex, the Mexican telecom carrier controlled by Slim, entered the Guinness World Records book with its Aldea ... and more » |
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election-campaign officials have asked the FBI to look into how one of their private strategy meetings was recorded. Liberal-leaning magazine Mother Jones said it had obtained a recording of the meeting held February 2 in Louisville, Kentucky. During the meeting, the senator and aides discussed ways to reveal faults of potential opponents, actress Ashley Judd and Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. Judd has since ruled out ...
BY DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
tawadros ii
morsi
mohamed
cairo (egypt)
egypt
religion and belief
Pope Tawadros II, the Coptic pope, accused President Mohamed Morsi’s government of “delinquency” and “misjudgments” for failing to prevent sectarian fighting.
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US can intercept North Korean missile, top admiral says
Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON -- Responding to concerns that North Korea is preparing to test a medium-range missile after weeks of bellicose threats, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific sought to reassure Congress on Tuesday that the Pentagon would be able ... Adm. Locklear: US has ability to intercept North Korean missileWashington Post US can intercept North Korean ballistic missile, top American admiral saysCBS News US can intercept potential missiles from North Korea: military commanderCTV News USA TODAY-The Associated Press-AFP all 112 news articles » |
Russian authorities have filed the first case under a controversial new law on nongovernmental organizations, taking aim at an often-critical election watchdog for its failure to register as a "foreign agent."
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Britain and the world react to Margaret Thatcher's death
Washington Post Britain and the world react to Margaret Thatcher's death. While many mourn the deceased former British prime minister, others who scorn her legacy celebrate. British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a statement on the death of former prime ... USA is the world's biggest tax haven–which the GOP should remember while it...MSNBC Thatcher's economic reforms influenced the world, but the next big changes won...The Independent Margaret Thatcher: no fond farewells from AfricaThe GuardianTelegraph.co.uk -Spiegel Online -TIME all 4,005 news articles » |
USA TODAY
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A grieving Canadian mother said Tuesday her daughter hanged herself after she never recovered from an alleged rape by four teenage boys that left her deeply depressed and bullied in her community. Leah Parsons said she ...
Teen Commits Suicide After Photo of Alleged Rape Goes ViralMashable
Nova Scotia teen kills herself after being rape, bullyingGlobe and Mail
Nova Scotia girl commits suicide after being sexually assaulted by four teens ...Toronto Star
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BY DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
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germany
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The action came after Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany publicly criticized the Putin government for its intimidation of nongovernmental organizations.
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patriarch incorporated|prrh|otcbb
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said Tuesday that feminism was a “very dangerous” phenomenon offering an illusion of freedom to women who should focus on their families and children.
The prosecution of an election monitoring group is described as a "serious blow to the independence of civil society in Russia".
 Vanity Fair |
The world's most popular car is…
NBCNews.com The world's most popular car is… The Ford Focus has become the most popular car in the worldfor the second year running. NBC's Brian Williams reports. Share This: facebook · twitter · googleplus. Related Videos; Transcript of this video ... Focus is best-selling car in the ... world!USA TODAY Ford Focus is world's best-selling carCNN What Are the Most (and Least!) Popular Cars in the World?Vanity Fair Voice of America -Los Angeles Times -Christian Science Monitor all 65 news articles » |
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On the anniversary of the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski, rightwingers rally to conspiracy theories about his death
BY IAN AUSTEN
stun guns
deaths (fatalities)
decisions and verdicts
royal canadian mounted police
dziekanski
robert
vancouver (british columbia)
A coroner ruled Monday that the death of a Polish immigrant after he was repeatedly stunned with a police Taser in the Vancouver airport was a homicide.
US cancels missile testing as China warns off North Korea
CITY A.M. CHINA warned against “troublemaking” on its doorstep yesterday, in an apparent rebuke to North Korea, as the US said it was postponing a missile test to help calm high tension on the divided Korean peninsula. The North, led by Kim Jong-un, has been ... and more » |
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Margaret Thatcher is dead aged 87. Here we look at the event that arguably secured her a second term in power - the 1982 Falklands War. Retaking the Falkland...
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A Prayer for Suicides
Patheos (blog) On Friday morning, Matthew Warren, son of Saddleback Valley Community Church pastor and Purpose-Driven Life author Rick Warren, died from what Orange County Sheriff's Deputies describe as a self-inflcted gunshot wound. Pastor Warren has called his ... and more » |
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US Stocks Pull Back
Wall Street Journal Stocks pushed lower on the heels of Friday's pullback, as investors took some money off the table ahead of the unofficial start of corporate earnings season. In the Markets. MarketBeat: An Earnings Season That Might Leave a Mark. Alcoa kicks off first quarter ... Stocks lower as investors await earningsUSA TODAY Stocks open lower ahead of earnings seasonBoston Herald Stocks extend losses after worst week of 2013CNN San Francisco Chronicle - New York Times -Reuters all 75 news articles » |
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The Times's Graham Bowley discusses how the former prime minister's free-market policies linger today in Britain's fiscal matters.
ANNE GEARAN
palestinian authority
peace negotiations
saeb erekat
JERUSALEM — Secretary of State John F. Kerry worked Monday to build support for new Arab-Israeli peace talks that would establish an independent Palestinian state and settle many other old Mideast grievances.
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A U.S. effort to revive Israel-Palestinian peace talks continues Monday with Secretary of State John Kerry holding talks with both Israeli and Palestinian officials.
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great britain
A towering, divisive and yet revered figure who left an enduring impact on British politics.
MAX FISHER
margaret thatcher
reuters group
united kingdom
On Jan. 24, 1976, a Saturday, a Soviet propaganda outlet known as Krasnaya Zvezda published an unremarkable article condemning an up-and-coming British politician named Margaret Thatcher. She had taken leadership of the U.K. conservative party, then the opposition party, less than a year earlier and had earned a reputation as an anticommunist crusader.
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The remains of Nobel prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda have been exhumed as part of an investigation into claims he may have been poisoned during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. The leftist author, who died 12 days after the 1973 military coup that ousted socialist president Salvador Allende and brought General Pinochet to power, was long believed to have died of prostate cancer. But judicial authorities opened an investigation in 2011 into four-decade-old claims by Neruda's ...