IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 06/05/2013

Syria: Israel strikes military research center
A Syrian news agency says Israeli missiles hit a site near Damascus.

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Calif. wildfire nearly 60 percent contained

A firefighter pulls a hose line as a backfire is ignited in order to control the Springs Fire near Newbury Park, California

The fierce wildfire had threatened 4,000 homes northwest of Los Angeles.

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NRA chief: Boston-area residents were vulnerable without guns

Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President and CEO of the NRA, waves to members after arriving to the National Rifle Association's Annual Meeting of Members in Houston, Texas

"How many Bostonians wished they had a gun two weeks ago?" Wayne LaPierre asked in a speech.

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China city quashes protest against petro plant
Stores were ordered to report anyone making certain purchases.

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Solar plane lands in Ariz., 1st leg of major trip

Solar Impulse co-founder, pilot and CEO Andre Borschberg, left, greets pilot Bertrand Piccard at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, early Saturday, May 4, 2013, after completing the first leg of its coast-to-coast flights across the United States. It is the first time that a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel, will attempt to fly across America. Solar Impulse began its journey Friday in San Francisco in its attempt to reach New York. (AP Photo/Scuteri)

The plane is powered by about 12,000 cells that cover massive wings and charge its batteries.

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More work ahead in Ala. for Scottsboro Boys pardons

FILE - In this file photo taken April 19, 2013, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, left, and Clarence Norris Jr. applaud during a ceremony in Scottsboro, Ala. They are seated next to a photo of the Scottsboro Boys, the nine African American youths wrongfully convicted of raping two Caucasian women more than 80 years ago, in Scottsboro, Ala. Now that the Alabama Legislature is allowing posthumous pardons for the Scottsboro Boys, there is still much work to be done before their names are officially cleared. (AP Photo/al.com, Bob Gathany, file)

The Alabama Legislature has cleared the way for posthumous pardons, but much work remains.

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Low-level eruption at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano
Scientists say Alaska's Cleveland Volcano is undergoing a continuous low-level eruption.

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Winds topple trees, spark fires in Central Oregon
Winds gusting to 40 mph wreaked havoc and forced two dozen people to evacuate their homes.

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Texas plant that blew up carried $1M policy

FILE - This April 18, 2013 file photo shows mangled debris of a West Fertilizer Company's fertilizer plant a day after an explosion leveled the plant in West, Texas. Burglars occasionally sneaked into the plant in the years before its deadly explosion last month — sometimes looking for a chemical fertilizer that can be used to make methamphetamine, according to local law enforcement records. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

The fertilizer plant exploded last month, killing 14 and injuring more than 200.

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Collector keeps his 29 boa constrictors, for now

Thomas Cobb lets his young son Daiden hold one of his snakes as he shows off several of his exotic reptile that he keeps in a special basement room of his home, Friday, April 26, 2013 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Cobb has been ordered by police to get rid of all but one of his 29 exotic boa constrictor snakes because he doesn’t have an exotic pet permit. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Scott G. Winterton) SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OUT; MAGS OUT

A man who says his rare snakes are getting a bad rap has won a temporary reprieve.

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Egypt's Christians celebrate Coptic Easter

Pope Tawadros II, the 118th pope of the Coptic Church of Egypt, leads the Easter Mass at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, late Saturday May 4, 2013. Egypt's Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of the country's 85 million people, have long complained of discrimination by the state. They are the largest Christian community in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Pope Tawadros II led his first Easter Mass as head of the ancient Coptic Church in Egypt.

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9/11 museum officials say admission fee needed

FILE- In this Dec. 16, 2004 artist rendering released by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the Memorial Hall looking at the South Footprint is shown. Faced with hefty operating costs, the foundation building the underground 9/11 museum at the World Trade Center has decided to charge a mandatory admission fee of $20 to $25 when the site opens in 2014. (AP Photo/Lower Manhattan Development Corp., File)

The foundation building the museum has decided to charge an admission fee of $20 to $25.

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Supremacist gets 26 to life in killing of molester

This photo provided by the Sacramento Sheriff's Dept. shows Charles Francis Gaskins. Charles Francis Gaskins a Northern California white supremacist convicted of killing a child molester has been sentenced to 26 years to life in prison, while his wife, convicted of being an accessory will be released from jail in about two months, Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Sacramento Sheriff's Dept.)

His wife — convicted of being an accessory — will be released from jail in about two months, The Sacramento Bee reports.

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American service members killed in Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, May 4, 2013. Karzai says the director of the CIA assured him that regular funding his government receives from the agency will not be cut off. He says Afghanistan has been receiving such funding for more than 10 years and expressed hope at a Saturday news conference that it will not stop.(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Seven U.S. service members were killed on Saturday in one of the deadliest days for Americans in Afghanistan in recent months and the latest of attacks against international troops since the Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive.

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What's happening at Buffett's annual meeting?

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, right, is watched by Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, left, as he is assisted by Harlem Globetrotter Chris “Handles” Franklin in spinning a basketball in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, May 4, 2013, before holding the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting. Tens of thousands attend Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting to hear Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger answer questions for more than six hours. No other annual meeting can rival Berkshire's, which is known for its size, the straight talk Buffett and Munger offer and the sales records shareholders set while buying Berkshire products. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Dubbed "Woodstock for Capitalists," the annual shareholder meeting revolves around the company's CEO.

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