Wednesday, April 24, 2013

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Mother of bombing suspects has outstanding warrant
Mother of Accused Bombers Faces Her Own Legal WoesIf she tries to come to the U.S., she could be arrested for shoplifting.



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Former ricin suspect: 'I love this country'
Paul Kevin Curtis is seen dressed as an Elvis impersonatorU.S. prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against a Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a state judge, according to court documents. The surprise decision came hours after Paul Kevin Curtis was released from a Mississippi jail on bond. Prosecutors said the "ongoing investigation has revealed new information," but provided no additional details, according to the court order dismissing the charges. Curtis told reporters he respected Obama. ...



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More rain expected for swollen Midwest rivers
AmeriCorps member Tom Schweiss walks atop a sandbag levee as he monitors pumps Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Clarksville, Mo. Communities along the Mississippi River and other Midwestern waterways eyed and in some cases fortified makeshift levees holding back floodwaters that meteorologists said could worsen or be prolonged by looming storms. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)More rain on Tuesday was the last thing flood fighters across the Midwest wanted to see, adding more water to swollen rivers now expected to remain high into next month.



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Lawmakers grill FBI on bombing investigation
DesLauriers, special agent in charge of the FBI's Boston field office, stands at the site of the explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in BostonFBI officials briefed members of Congress behind closed doors in Washington.



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U.S. child porn suspect captured after 5 years
Nicaragua's National Police agents escort U.S. citizen Eric Justin Toth to be presented to the press at a police station in Managua, Nicaragua, Monday April 22, 2013. Toth was detained by police Saturday, April 10, 2013, in Esteli, a city near Nicaragua's border with Honduras. Toth is on the FBI's 10 most-wanted fugitives as a suspect in a child pornography investigation, authorities confirmed Monday. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)Investigators say Eric Justin Toth's five-year run as a fugitive began when he was fired from his teaching job.



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Official: Cyber vulnerabilities found in Navy's newest warship
U.S. Navy sailors look at the littoral combat ship USS Freedom as it arrives in Changi Naval BaseA Navy team of experts found deficiencies when assigned to try to penetrate the network of the USS Freedom.



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Ban on strapless dresses for prom angers N.J. parents
Students Lachenmayr, Rieche and her mother arrive to attend a school board meeting in Readington Township, New JerseyA principal's ban on strapless dresses at a junior high school dance has enraged parents.



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Michael Jackson wrongful death trial to begin Monday
Katherine Jackson leaves the sentencing hearing of Dr. Conrad Murray in Los AngelesThe $40 billion case pits the pop star's mother against concert promoters AEG Live.



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Can brain scans accurately detect lies?
Just Explain It: Your Brain On LyingIt's the brain scan versus the polygraph and there are scientists backing both sides.



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Chechen relative of Boston suspects alleges Russian plot
By Maria Golovnina GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) - A member of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers' extended family said they were victims of a Russian plot to portray them as Chechen terrorists operating on U.S. soil. Said Tsarnaev, who lives in Grozny, the capital of Russia's volatile Chechnya region, on Tuesday accused Moscow of sending false information to the United States to frame the suspects, ethnic Chechen brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. ...

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Australian police arrest senior member of LulzSec hacking group
By Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Federal Police have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of the international hacking group LulzSec, the collective that claimed responsibility for infiltrating and shutting down the CIA website. Police said the 24-year-old IT worker, who held a position of trust at an international company, was arrested in Sydney on Tuesday evening and charged with hacking offences that carry a maximum penalty of 10 years. ...

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Judge sentences bin Laden secretary to life in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A former personal secretary to Osama bin Laden got a strong rebuke from a judge on Tuesday as he was sentenced to life in prison for a second time after claiming the Sept. 11 attacks and Superstorm Sandy were "God's punishment" for injustice by the United States against him and others.

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Anti-terror sting snags Chicago-area teen
Family members of 18 year-old Abdella Ahmad Tounisi, including his father Ahmad Tounisi, center, leave the Dirksen Federal Building Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Chicago after the Chicago-area teen, charged with trying to join an al-Qaida-affiliated group in Syria appeared in federal court. During the detention hearing, a federal judge said he'd delay a decision on bond until next week to give defense attorneys more time to prepare. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)A sham site constructed by the FBI aims to stop terrorist wannabes in the virtual world.



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After foiled plot, Canada focuses on rail transport weaknesses
Canadian police escort suspect Chiheb Esseghaier from a plane to a truck after arriving in Markham"Surface transportation really has become the terrorists' killing fields," one expert says.



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Judge says NYC can experiment with 'e-hailing' yellow cabs
NEW YORK (AP) — The city can experiment with letting taxi seekers hail rides electronically, a judge said Tuesday in a ruling that could clear the way for riders to summon the city's signature yellow taxis with smartphone apps instead of raised arms.

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Man accused of stealing woman’s car on first date
Some first dates are bad. Others are terrible. But rare is the first date that ends with an armed carjacking. After exchanging several text messages last week, Nimeha Milien of West Palm Beach, Fla., agreed to go on a date with Donald McGee. The two had never met. Ted White of WPBF News interviewed Milien [...]

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