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April 18, 2010

Pot enthusiasts gather at two-day California convention

The event's organizers insist on having a site for medical marijuana users to partake at the event.
Published
April 17, 2010

Blackwater’s former president indicted

Gary Jackson and four ex-colleagues at the security company face federal weapons charges.
Published
April 17, 2010

Chinese quake deaths top 1,100

JIEGU, China – Tibetan monks prayed Friday over hundreds of bodies at a makeshift morgue next to their monastery after powerful earthquakes destroyed the remote mountain town of Jiegu in western China and left at least 1,144 people dead. State media on Friday reported that another 417 people remain missing — as rescuers neared the […]
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April 17, 2010

Daryl Gates, 83, dies; controversial ex-chief of LAPD

LOS ANGELES – Daryl F. Gates, the rookie cop who rose from driver for a legendary chief to become chief himself, leading the Los Angeles Police Department during a turbulent 14-year period that found him struggling to keep pace with a city undergoing dramatic racial and ethnic changes, died Friday. He was 83. Gates died […]
Published
April 17, 2010

New York may clamp down on sidewalk art vendors

Artists selling their work are a part of the culture, but the city says they've grown too numerous.

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Published
April 17, 2010

Republicans grill appeals court nominee

The hearing is seen as a warm-up for the coming fight to replace Justice John Paul Stevens.
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April 17, 2010

Judge overrules decision that would block Amazon dam

BRASILIA, Brazil – A judge Friday overturned a decision that could have delayed construction of a huge Amazon dam opposed by environmentalists, Indians and the director of “Avatar.” The judge in the capital of Brasilia reversed a decision to suspend contract bidding scheduled for next week and also overturned the suspension of the environmental license […]
Published
April 17, 2010

Clinton warns that words can lead to violence

WASHINGTON – Former President Bill Clinton warned of a slippery slope from angry anti-government rhetoric to violence like the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, saying “the words we use really do matter.” Clinton insisted he wasn’t trying to restrict free speech, but in remarks Friday he said incendiary language can be taken the wrong way by […]
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April 17, 2010

Kandahar residents blame both sides for chaos

Most people are angry at the government, the foreigners and the Taliban, one tribal leader says.
Published
April 17, 2010

Obama takes a small step on gay rights

His decision on hospital visitation is a move that shows his support without starting a cultural battle.