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April 8, 2013

Officials: Hagel wants to bar commanders from overturning convictions

An Air Force officer's decision to reverse a guilty verdict in a sexual assault case triggers calls for a new look at the military justice system.
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April 8, 2013

Rutgers commissioning review of basketball scandal

University President Robert Barchi says he wants any instances of bullying or homophobic language to be reported immediately.
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April 8, 2013

Margaret Thatcher, ‘Iron Lady,’ dead at 87

Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain over 11 remarkable years in power.
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April 8, 2013

US general: Taliban likely to be long-term threat

There are now about 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan. That number is to drop to about 32,000 by February 2014, and the combat mission is to end in December 2014.
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April 8, 2013

Trial begins over baby food lead warning

Lawyers for the food companies say the FDA tested products targeted in the lawsuit, and decided levels were below the standards that require a warning.

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April 8, 2013

S. Korea: ‘Indication’ N. Korea prepping for nuke test

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s point man on North Korea says there is an “indication” that Pyongyang is preparing for a fourth nuclear test. Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae told a parliamentary committee Monday that “there is such an indication,” according to two ministry officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not […]
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April 8, 2013

Final arguments set in Rockefeller impostor case

LOS ANGELES — The prosecution and defense are presenting their final arguments Monday in the trial of a longtime Rockefeller impostor who is accused in a decades-old murder of a California man. Deputy District Attorney Habib Balian, who has presented three weeks of circumstantial evidence in the mysterious cold case is expected to argue […]
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April 8, 2013

Kerry works to fix Turkey-Israel ties

The Turks are not in a rush to restore diplomatic ties with Israel, which attacked a Turkish ship in 2010.
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April 8, 2013

Hackers attack, disrupt variety of Israeli websites

JERUSALEM – A widespread hacker attack targeting Israeli websites disrupted government, academic and private sites Sunday. Officials said strategic infrastructure appeared to have largely repelled the attacks. Hundreds of websites have been attacked, and more than a dozen government sites have been temporarily disabled since the attack began. The attack — tagged .OpIsrael by hackers […]
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April 8, 2013

Syrian regime counterattacks rebels, makes gains

BEIRUT – After weeks of rebel gains in the south, the Syrian regime launched a counteroffensive Sunday with widespread airstrikes and an operation that reclaimed a northern village on a strategically important route. At least 20 people were killed in heavy airstrikes that targeted rebels trying to topple the regime in at least seven cities […]