The Mississippi man accused of mailing letters with suspected ricin has been charged with threatening President Barack Obama. The U.S. Department of Justice says 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis is facing two federal charges accusing him of threatening the president and others. If convicted he could face up to 15 years in prison. Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports a U.S. Senate official says a private lab has confirmed the presence of ricin in a letter Curtis allegedly sent to Mississippi ...
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Russian police on Thursday raided the headquarters of the Skolkovo Foundation – an agency headed by billionaire Viktor Vekselberg that is charged with building a science and innovation hub championed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev – as part of a continuing investigation into the alleged embezzlement of 24 million rubles ($758,000) of government money.
President Barack Obama was in attendance Thursday at an interfaith service in Boston in memory of the three people who were killed in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings and in support of the more than 100 injured.
Stocks continued their slide, led lower by the consumer-discretionary and technology sectors, after a raft of uninspiring earnings reports provided investors with little reason to buy.
Morgan Stanley saw its core results weaken from last year, but exceed Wall Street expectations. Revenue from bond trading slid.
BB&T and Fifth Third Bancorp reported lower first-quarter earnings while a third regional bank, KeyCorp, saw profit and revenue rise. Improved credit quality helped buoy the banks' results.
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Technical analysts face a conundrum. A laundry list of widely followed chart signals are screaming "sell." But lately, whenever stocks pull back, investors are waiting, telling their brokers "buy."
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian government will not sell state assets on the cheap, but only when deals look profitable enough, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told the Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday.
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition leaders feared persecution over post-election protests while the U.S. government backed their calls for a recount and said on Wednesday it was still deciding if it would recognize President-elect Nicolas Maduro. 
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc on Wednesday gave a disappointing earnings forecast for the second quarter, and its shares slipped in after-hours trade. 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities are investigating a letter addressed to President Barack Obama after the contents preliminarily tested positive for the deadly poison ricin, the second report of such a letter in two days. 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joined by relatives of the victims of gun violence, President Barack Obama on Wednesday angrily blamed politics for the failure of gun control legislation and urged voters to send a message at the ballot box that they want stronger gun laws.
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BOSTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told a memorial service for the Boston bombing victims that "we will find" whoever carried out the attack that killed three people as investigators search for two men seen on a video of the scene shortly before the blasts. 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI arrested a Mississippi man on Wednesday in connection with letters sent to President Barack Obama and two other officials that are believed to have contained the deadly poison ricin, the U.S. Justice Department said.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev defended his government's record in a combative speech to parliament on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin signaled he may be losing patience with his long-time ally.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian officials said on Thursday the United States had not done enough to address their concerns about an anti-missile shield it is deploying in Europe, indicating U.S. moves to scale down its plans will bring no quick breakthrough.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dipped on Thursday after a batch of weaker-than-expected economic data triggered more concerns about the global economy and put the S&P 500 on key a technical support level.
A new nonpartisan study confronts the legacy of brutality against detainees by the Bush administration.
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A Senate agreement offers, finally, something to build on and improve.
Bowing to the gun lobby rather than the public, lawmakers kill crucial gun control legislation a mere 18 weeks after the massacre in Newtown, Conn.
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By Gabriela Baczynska. KIROV, Russia | Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:26am EDT. KIROV, Russia (Reuters) - Protest leader Alexei Navalny accused the Russian authorities of laying trumped-up charges against him at the start of trial on Wednesday which he says is
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Venezuelans are polarized in post-election crisis
Washington Post CARACAS, Venezuela — People have spit on each other in the meat section, and one woman had to be stopped from throwing a soft drink at another in the checkout line. Grocery store owner Jose Duarte finally had enough when a customer berated a ... Venezuela Court Rejects Appeal for Vote RecountWall Street Journal UPDATE 2-US holds back recognition for Venezuela's MaduroReuters Kerry Encourages Venezuela RecountNew York Times Bloomberg -ABC News -Christian Science Monitor all 137 news articles » |
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Russia opened a fourth criminal case against Alexey Navalny, an anti-corruption blogger who helped lead the biggest protests of President Vladimir Putin's 13-year rule. Navalny and his brother are suspected of organizing a 3.8 million-ruble ($120,000) fraud ...
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Russian blogger faces fresh charges
Financial Times Only a day after facing trial on embezzlement charges, Alexei Navalny, a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin, was hit with another criminal investigation into alleged theft, as Russia's law enforcement agencies appeared to ratchet up pressure on political opponents. Russian Anti-Putin Protest Leader Navalny Faces New Fraud ProbeBloomberg Alexei Navalny's conviction looks likely, but its effects are uncertainThe Economist Putin's critic put on trialThe Hindu Voice of America - The News International- Heritage.org (blog) all 18 news articles » |
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Pressure cookers help make good bombs _ and clues
Boston.com WASHINGTON (AP) — In kitchens, they prepare food faster, but pressure cookers by their very nature help make good bombs, amplifying the blast and the carnage. They don't just hold the explosives. The tightly sealed pot that speeds the cooking of beans ... Boston attack underscores growing threat of IEDs in AmericaFox News Experts have long warned about IEDs in USPolitico Pressure-cooker bomb instructions in al-Qaeda magazine - USA TodayUSA TODAY Bloomberg -U.S. News & World Report -Newser all 63 news articles » |
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GAY marriage is legal in New Zealand.
The Australian The 77-44 vote in parliament tonight was greeted with cheers and applause from packed public galleries and kicked off celebrations around the country. New Zealand is the 13th country to legalise gay marriage and the first in the Asia Pacific. The other 12 ... New Zealand to vote on legalising gay marriageBBC News New Zealand lawmakers approve gay-marriage bill; country joins 12 other nationsBoston.com New Zealand passes same-sex marriage billRT Deutsche Welle -Channel News Asia all 224 news articles » |
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Google mail and application services 'disrupted,' cause and extent unknown
Fox News NEW YORK – Google's mail and application services are unavailable to some users. Google's apps status dashboard shows that its Mail, Drive file storage service and office-application services are "disrupted." Its administrator control panel, which lets ... Service disruptions knock out Google Mail, other appsAFP Google Mail disruptedTelegraph.co.uk Gmail goes down for small number of users, usual panic followsArs Technica Android Community -Hot Hardware all 51 news articles » |
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FBI wants to speak with people seen in video at Boston finish line, Napolitano says
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Morgan Stanley, owner of the world's largest stock-brokerage firm, said it swung back to a profit in the first quarter of the year, but shares dropped 4% as profits fell well short of analyst estimates. Morgan said revenue rose 18% to $8.2 billion, and its profit ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Weekly U.S. unemployment benefit applications likely were little changed last week after falling to a level consistent with modest hiring two weeks ago. Economists forecast that applications ticked up 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted ...
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates ease again; 30-year fixed at 3.41%
Los Angeles Times Mortgage rates sank this week toward record lows, with lenders offering 30-year fixed home loans to solid borrowers at an average 3.41%, down from 3.43% a week ago, Freddie Mac's weekly report showed. It was the lowest rate the survey has recorded in ... Freddie Mac: US Mortgage Rates Fell Over Past WeekWall Street Journal Mortgage Rates in the U.S. Drop for a Third Straight WeekBloomberg US rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 3.41 pct.U-T San Diego Chicago Tribune- MarketWatch-Motley Fool all 24 news articles » |
Mass. jobless rate falls to 6.4 percent in March
Houston Chronicle BOSTON (AP) — The unemployment rate in Massachusetts dropped to 6.4 percent in March even as the state lost 5,500 jobs during the month. The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development said Thursday the 6.4 percent is a slight drop from the ... Massachusetts loses 5550 jobsMilford Daily News Mass. jobless rate falls to 6.4%, but 5500 jobs lost in MarchBoston Globe Mass. Lost Jobs In March, But Unemployment Rate Drops To 6.4 PercentBanker & Tradesman Boston Herald-Worcester Business Journal-Taunton Daily Gazette all 8 news articles » |
The United States Senate displayed a mass failure of leadership yesterday when it killed, without even allowing an up-and-down vote, the measure that would have required background checks for sales of guns at gun shows and on the Internet and in other commercial transactions. The action was not really about
A company staffed with former operatives of Israel’s top intelligence agencies and founded with the help of the former head of the Mossad is being used by hedge funds looking for an edge in the financial markets.
Do you Tweet, Pin, or use Facebook and LinkedIn at work? Don’t feel guilty about it – be proud! You’re becoming a more productive employee.
Conservative statists blame the ultra-liberal economic policies that have been the hallmark of Vladimir Putin’s rule for Russia’s slowing growth
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Facebook has been heavily criticised for its decision to form a Silicon Valley lobby group. But lobbying is part of business in many industries. Should companies get involved in politics? If they do, how do they avoid the pitfalls?http://on.ft.com/13j2Hgs
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Commodity chiefs are confident the US economy is recovering, helped by the competitive advantage of cheap energy
Apple investors’ nerves have been rattled as worries about weak earnings were compounded by poor results from a supplier. More criticism in the Chinese media has also taken its toll. Read more: http://on.ft.com/ZrcqkE
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Bank of America reports worse than expected earnings, sending stocks in the largest US financial institutions lower
Washington and Brussels hope to forge the world’s largest free-trade agreement but agriculture is contentious. By James Politi and Joshua Chaffin
The ruling will come as a relief to Shell, the Anglo-Dutch oil company, as well as to other companies accused of wrongdoing overseas
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The Senate fell short of the 60 votes needed to pass the proposal that required background checks on people who buy firearms online and at gun shows
The company posted revenues of $3.75bn, just shy of the $3.76bn analysts had predicted, while issuing second-quarter guidance below expectations
Britons can browse the internet without fear of litigation, after the Supreme Court quashed a previous ruling that exposed millions to claims of copyright infringement
Data show demand for Japanese goods in China fell almost across the board, while in US Japan saw stronger demand for its cars and electrical machinery
Investors take fright after first-quarter results fall below consensus estimates despite a further modest pick-up for its flagship Lumia smartphones
A slowdown in trading activity in the first quarter prompts group to report lower revenues, but cost controls help it record higher profits
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It speaks to the markets’ tension when even the volatility is so very volatile, and a contributor to uncertainty is the technology company’s share price
Homebuyers are rushing to snap up cheap properties in Arizona, one of the states hit hardest by fall in house prices, sparking fears of a new bubble
Investigators remained silent on progress but the homeland security secretary says FBI is searching for people captured on video before the attack
