Thursday, May 16, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 17/05/2013






White House eyes damage control
President Barack Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday May 15, 2013. Obama announced the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, the top official at the IRS. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)In the midst of three scandals, the Obama administration moves on all fronts.



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Police: Suspect arrested in La. parade shooting
Teen Sought in New Orleans Parade ShootingsThe suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that left 19 people wounded was taken into custody.



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White House releases Benghazi emails
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protestThe documents gave a glimpse into the administration's message control.



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'Angry' Obama says acting IRS chief fired
U.S. President Obama makes delivers statement from the East Room of the White House in WashingtonHe vowed to "do everything in my power" to prevent similar misconduct.



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Numbers drawn for $360M Powerball jackpot
FILE - This Nov. 28, 2012, file photo shows a customer at a 7-Eleven convenience store with a Powerball ticket in Tampa, Fla. The jackpot for the latest drawing on Wednesday, May, 15, 2013, has ballooned to an estimated $360 million, with a cash value of $229.2 million, making it the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot ever. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)The jackpot is considered the third largest in Powerball history.



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Sexual abuse cases put Pentagon under fire
FILE - In this April 29, 2013 file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a joint news conference at the Pentagon. A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for A rash of allegations of sexual assaults in the military trigger widespread outrage.



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L.A. buildings emptied after devices found
Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad officers gather at the site where police arrested a man after discovering explosive material in his car and potential explosive devices in his apartment Wednesday May 15, 2013 in Los Angeles. Four buildings have been evacuated and several blocks have been sealed off. Police are withholding the man's name until the investigation has concluded.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)A police bomb squad detonated 17 homemade explosive devices, authorities said.



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NASA craft's planet-hunting days may be numbered
This artist rendition provided by NASA shows the Kepler space telescope. The spacecraft lost the second of four wheels that control the telescope’s orientation in space, NASA said Wednesday, May 15, 2013. If engineers can’t find a fix, the failure means the telescope won’t be able to look for planets outside our solar system anymore. (AP Photo/NASA)The Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds.



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Officials: 'Multiple fatalities' in Texas tornado
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — A tornado ripped through a picturesque lakeside North Texas town on Wednesday, resulting in multiple fatalities and destroying or damaging homes, authorities said.

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O.J. Simpson testifies in bid for new Vegas trial
OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Las Vegas trialSimpson made his own case Wednesday for a new trial on armed robbery charges.



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Multiple injuries, fatalities in Cambodian shoe factory collapse
Part of a shoe factory in Cambodia collapsed while several dozen workers were inside the building early Thursday, and police say bodies have been pulled out of the wreckage.

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Calif. boy, 12, faces hearing in younger sister's slaying
Leila Fowler`s Family Hires AttorneyA boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister made a brief appearance in juvenile court.



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Sanford takes oath, officially returning to Congress
Sanford sworn into office with fiancee by his sideThe former South Carolina governor's political career comes full circle after a scandal.



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Ex-EMT in Texas pleads not guilty to charges
A first responder who helped evacuate people ahead of a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge he possessed bomb-making materials.

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Huge diamond goes for record at auction
A Christie's member of staff displays a pear-shaped, D colour, flawless diamond of 101.73 carats during an auction preview in GenevaA pear-shaped colorless diamond that is the largest ever offered at auction sold for a record of nearly $27 million in a Geneva auction.



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No charges for teen after explosion at Fla. school
A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds — and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf — will not face criminal charges, authorities said Wednesday.

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Rocket blasts off from Florida carrying new satellite
An unmanned Atlas rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Wednesday to deliver an upgraded global positioning system satellite into orbit. The 189-foot (58-meter) tall rocket, built and launched by United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, soared into blue skies over Florida's east coast at 5:38 p.m. EDT. ...

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Radioactivity found in leak at S.C. nuclear plant
More than 100 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium has leaked from a discharge pipe at the Catawba Nuclear Station near Lake Wylie, South Carolina, and could reach groundwater, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Wednesday. The leak, which was found Tuesday night in a fiberglass discharge pipe from the turbine building sump pump, occurred about a half-mile inside the station's grounds, said officials at Duke Energy Corp, the plant's operator. ...

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