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US president plans talks with Russia on reducing nuclear weapons

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:25:30 -0400

BERLIN - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he would seek talks with Russia to reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons both hold by up to a third. Speaking in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate during a visit to the German capital, Obama said he was confident the US could maintain its security while reducing its nuclear capacity by a third. He also called for ...

Afghanistan to shun US peace talks with Taliban

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:23:12 -0400

KABUL - An angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday his government would not join US peace talks with the Taliban "until the peace process is totally under Afghan control." He also suspended talks with the US to discuss the nature of US military presence after international troops withdraw in 2014. A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said the decision was taken over ...

Irish public support attack on U.S. president and family

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:47:12 -0400

Many people have rallied in support of controversial Independent TD Clare Daly after her extraordinary attack on the visiting U.S. president Barack Obama and his family. Daly didn't miss any punches on Wednesday morning in the Dail when she hit out at Obama, describing him as the "hypocrite of the century," and "a war criminal." She pointed out while he was in Northern Ireland talking the ...

Surveillance stopped at least 50 terror attacks, says NSA director

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:28:19 -0400

WASHINGTON - The controversial US snooping of foreign emails and telephone calls has prevented more than 50 potential terrorist attacks in at least 20 countries, the director of the National Security Agency (NSA) has said in defending the surveillance programme. The targets include the New York Stock Exchange and other important installations across the world, General Keith Alexander said ...

US condemns attack on UN office in Somalia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:50:01 -0400

White House Wednesday strongly condemned the "despicable" attack on the UN office in Somalia. "Today's attack highlights the repugnant terrorist tactics al- Shabaab continues to use to stand in the way of efforts to ease the suffering of the Somali people," reported Xinhua citing White House National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden in a statement. he statement came after suicide ...

US Congressional Human-Rights Panel Condemns Sudan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:07 -0400

CAPITOL HILL Members of a U.S. Congressional human-rights panel are calling on Sudan to stop alleged state-sponsored violence and abuses against civilians. The government is fighting rebel movements in the western Darfur region and two southern states, and stands accused of a long string of rights violations, including alleged "scorched earth" tactics against villages in Blue Nile State. At a ...

American Medical Association Obesity is a Disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:06 -0400

The largest U.S. doctors' group said obesity is a disease. The decision, announced this week by the American Medical Association at its annual meeting, could lead to increased funding for obesity research and help people obtain insurance coverage for treatment for obesity. The AMA said obesity requires a range of medical interventions for treatment and prevention. Most insurance companies ...

US Cervical Cancer Vaccines Cut Rates of HPV Infections

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:04 -0400

CHICAGO The U.S. introduction of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in 2006 has reduced infections with the human papillomavirus or HPV - the sexually-transmitted virus that causes the disease - by more than half among girls and young women, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday. The results were better than expected and may even suggest that unvaccinated individuals are benefiting ...

Obama proposes further US Russian nuclear arms cut

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:30:01 -0400

US President Barack Obama, currently on an official visit to Berlin, Wednesday proposed plans for America and Russia to further cut their strategic nuclear warheads. During a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Obama renewed his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, and said the US would ultimately strive toward eliminating nuclear weapons, Xinhua reported. "After a comprehensive ...

US women in all combat units by 2016 Pentagon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:02 -0400

American women will be fully integrated into frontline and special combat roles, including elite forces such as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, by January 2016, the Pentagon has said. More than 200,000 women are in the active-duty military, representing about 14.5 percent of the overall force, according to Pentagon figures. Most serve in the army. While air force, army, navy, Marine and special ...

Obama refuses to specify US support for Syrian rebels

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:01 -0400

US President Barack Obama, currently on a visit to Berlin, Wednesday refused to specify what military support America was providing rebels in Syria. Obama, however, reiterated that the Syrian government forces had used chemical weapons in the civil war, Xinhua reported. "I cannot and will not comment on specifics on our programmes related to the Syrian opposition," Obama said at a press ...

Afghans break off talks with US on security deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:01 -0400

The Afghan government Wednesday said it has suspended talks with the US on the proposed security agreement, saying America has a contradictory stance over the peace process in the country. "The ongoing fourth round of talks between Afghanistan and the US on the security agreement is suspended. The decision was taken because of US inconsistency in statements and actions in regard to the Afghan ...

Afghanistan calls off talks with U.S. on security agreement

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:30:02 -0400

Kabul, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): The Afghan government on Wednesday announced that it suspended talks with the United States on the proposed security agreement, saying the United States had contradictory stance over the peace process in Afghanistan, local media reported. "The ongoing fourth round of talks between Afghanistan and the United States on the security agreement is suspended. The decision ...

NSA surveillance revealed abandoned al-Qaedas NY stock exchange bombing plot

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:10:02 -0400

The US-led surveillance programme which has created a lot of furor for snooping on citizens' web activities and phone records has revealed information about al-Qaeda's plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) in 2008. FBI Assistant Director Sean Joyce said that the agency found out through the electronic surveillance that al-Qaeda was actually in the initial stage of bombing the NYSE which ...

US to join direct peace talks with Taliban over Afghanistans future in Qatar

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:20:03 -0400

The United States is to open direct talks with Taliban leaders within days. The development comes after Washington agreed to drop a series of preconditions that have previously held back negotiations over the future of Afghanistan. According to the Guardian, political representatives of the Taliban will meet Afghan and US officials in Doha, the capital of Qatar. They will have discussions on ...

Serena Williams sparks outrage with drunk not virgin comments on US teenage rape victim

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:03 -0400

American tennis star Serena Williams has sparked outrage with her comments about a teenage rape victim, saying that the victim was 'drunk' and 'maybe...not a virgin'. In an excerpt from Rolling Stone magazine, Williams criticised a 16-year-old girl who was raped by two football players, her fellow school students, while she was drunk, in Ohio in August 2012, News.com.au reports. According to ...

Analysts Assess Impact of Military Attack on Iran

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:08 -0400

The United States and the European Union believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran says its program is for peaceful, civilian purposes. The international community has been trying for years to persuade Iran to end its uranium-enrichment program, but to no avail. Low-enriched uranium can be used for civilian nuclear-power plants, but highly enriched uranium is an ...

With Russian Help Europe Prepares to Search for Life on Mars

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:04 -0400

PARIS The European Space Agency signed final contracts with Thales Alenia Space Italy for work on a pair of missions to assess if the planet Mars has or ever had life, officials said at the Paris Airshow this week. Until last year, the ExoMars program was a joint project between ESA and the U.S. space agency NASA. But NASA dropped out, citing budget problems. The Russian space ...

Federal Reserve policymaking group has power over economy through control of interest rates

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:34:22 -0400

The Federal Reserve's chief policymaking group, the Federal Open Market Committee, has vast power over the economy through its ability to set monetary policy. Here is a look at how the FOMC operates. Q: What is the FOMC's primary role? A: Its mission is to keep the economy, inflation and employment on a healthy track. When the economy weakens, Fed policymakers cut interest rates or ...

Edward Snowden vs. the Sovietization of America

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:31:45 -0400

didn't go to an Ivy League college presume to sit in judgment of his betters! Whatever their disagreements, politicians and talking heads of the left and the right agree: Snowden is a "traitor"! Their big problem, however, is that the American people think he did the right ...

News Wrap Federal Reserve Paints Brighter Economic Picture

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:31:35 -0400

In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve estimated unemployment will fall a little faster than expected in 2013 and 2014. Also, the Internal Revenue Service is in the spotlight again, this time for its plans to pay bonuses to employees despite a White House directive to stop those payments under automatic spending ...

The Federal Reserve maintains monetary stance interest rate rise after 2014 diminished downside risks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:30:41 -0400

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ended its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday and agreed to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low between 0.0% and 0.25%, while the FOMCs statements had not seen any ...

Local businesses prosper in wake of Miami Heat’s NBA Finals run

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:29:35 -0400

Artist Erica King makes collages of the Miami Heat among her other creative collages at her studio in Coconut Grove on Wednesday June 19, ...

New York KKK member designs death ray against enemies of Israel

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:27:54 -0400

A KKK member from upstate New York was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly designed a "death ray" that is meant to kill Muslims and other "enemies of ...

Obama United States not ready to go to war

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:24:13 -0400

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The assault appears aimed at decisively pushing rebels back and securing the suburb of the shrine, Abdel-Rahman said. Hezbollah fighters as well as Iraqi Shiite militiamen have been reported fighting in the area in the past weeks. The international community has been largely unable to end the Syrian civil war, now in its third year, which has killed nearly ...

A classical Chinese garden adorns Washington DC

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:23:30 -0400

A classical Chinese garden will be installed at the US National Arboretum in Washington DC, in a joint collaboration between China and the United States. Featuring a series of open pavilions, a pond and traditional Chinese buildings with Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) style furnishings, the garden will showcase Chinese flora and landscaping, and will be open to the public. "Our goal ...

Tales of the American dream

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:23:27 -0400

California-born artist Lenora Lee believes the most romantic story in the world is the one about her Chinese grandparents. "A discrimination law used to force my grandparents apart, husband in San Francisco, wife in China. It took them 10 years of waiting and struggle to be together," the 39-year-old dancer and choreographer tells China Daily at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. ...

Wanda to launch $1b New York hotel project

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:21:37 -0400

Dalian Wanda Group Corp Ltd, one of China's largest property developers, plans to invest about $1 billion to build a five-star hotel in New York as its third major investment outside its home market, Wang Jianlin, chairman of Wanda said on Wednesday. Wang said that Wanda is negotiating with potential partners for ...

Admitted father-and-son pimp duo acquitted of sex-trafficking charges

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:18:06 -0400

Vincent George Sr., right, and Vincent George Jr. sit in the courtroom before the start of closing arguments in New York, Thursday, June 6, 2013. Prostitutes in the sex-trafficking case that's winding down, say they and their pimps were one big happy family, enjoying a comfortable suburban life as "wife-in-laws" in Pennsylvania and commuting by night to work in Manhattan. Both men ...

Julian Assange says WikiLeaks helping Snowden gain asylum

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:18:06 -0400

By Andrew Rafferty and Courtney Kube, NBC News WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday said members of his anti-secrecy website have been in contact with lawyers of alleged National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and are helping him seek asylum in Iceland.Speaking to reporters during a conference call on the one-year anniversary of his own asylum in the Ecuadoran embassy in London, ...

North Carolina governor signs law aimed at restarting executions

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:07:19 -0400

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate, former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory meets supporters outside Myers Park Traditional Elementary school during the U.S. presidential election in Charlotte, North Carolina November 6, ...

CVSF American Legion baseball squad headed south in 2013

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:06:24 -0400

Due to several teams being dropped, the Allegheny West teams from 2012 have joined the Allegheny South. The 13-team league will feature two divisions. CVSF will compete in Division B with Carrick, Elizabeth Forward, South Allegheny, South Park and West ...

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:04:53 -0400

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. BERNANKE SPEAKS, DOW DROPS His announcement that the Fed will likely end its extraordinary bond-buying program next year sends the Dow down more than 200 points. 2. JAMES GANDOLFINI, MAGNETIC 'SOPRANOS' STAR, DIES The actor, most famous for his role as the tormented ...

Time Warner Faces Suit After Taking Over Los Angeles Sports Market

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:48:17 -0400

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Senate confirms White House aide Froman to be next trade representative

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:28:42 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Senior White House economic adviser Michael Froman has been confirmed by the Senate to be the next U.S. trade representative. The law school classmate of President Barack Obama takes over the post as the administration seeks to advance major trade deals with Pacific Rim and European nations. The Senate vote was 93-4 to confirm Froman to succeed Ron Kirk, the former Dallas mayor ...

Couple in deck collapse sues Fla. sports bar

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:24:26 -0400

A couple has filed a lawsuit against a South Florida restaurant where a deck collapsed into Biscayne Bay last week during the fourth game of the NBA ...

Iron Man 3 rakes in $400m in North America

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:39 -0400

"Iron Man 3" has grossed 400 million US dollars worth of tickets in North America since it debuted more than six weeks ago, distributor Walt Disney Pictures announced on Wednesday.The third installment on the iconic trilogy crossed the important threshold Tuesday, and is on track to gross 1.2 billion dollars from the global market. This has made the flick 5th highest grossing film of ...

NOT THE TIMEPols Question Obama Call To Cut Nuclear Arsenal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:29 -0400

President Obama's pledge to cut the United States' nuclear arsenal by one-third is sending the wrong message to the global community, some Washington lawmakers said Wednesday. "Now is not the time to pursue further strategic nuclear force reductions," Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said following Obama's speech in Berlin, Germany. Inhofe was among several lawmakers ...

Body found near Patriots home was homicide victim

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:18:30 -0400

State police returned to the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday, two days after a body was found about a mile ...

Judge Sides With U.S. In Manning Document Dispute

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:16:08 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Baltimore said Wednesday she’s satisfied for now with measures the military has taken to release documents related to Army Pfc. Bradley Manning’s court-martial in the Wikileaks case. Lawyers for the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights and other groups, including The Associated Press, have complained for more than a year that ...

Feds unravel plot to build sell x-ray weapon in Upstate New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:14:06 -0400

USA An FBI investigation has uncovered a plot by a New York state engineer with ties to the Ku Klux Klan to construct a radiation particle weapon, with the intention to sell the device to either a southern branch of the KKK or Jewish groups. Federal investigators first began to investigate Glendon Scott Crawford, 49, when he allegedly approached an Albany-area synagogue and "asked to ...

United Airlines 787 in latest setback

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:12:46 -0400

A month after Boeing's 787 Dreamliner returned to the skies after a four-month grounding, a United Airlines 787 flight from Denver to Tokyo has been diverted to Seattle due to an oil-filter ...

Video Country music star Slim Whitman dies of heart failure

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:10:50 -0400

Slim Whitman died Wednesday from heart failure. The singer know for "Indian Love Call" and his trademark yodel was 90-years-old. He once said he hoped to be remembered for two things: a good voice, and a clean suit. Scott Pelley ...

NSA cellphone records wont help Broward bank robbery suspect feds say

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:48 -0400

National Security Agency 's controversial program - that has secretly stored millions of U.S. phone records - could help his defense in a Broward bank robbery trial. Terrance Brown, ...

Close Miami Heat game leads to battery riot charges

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:45 -0400

Miami Heat fan turned violent when the child's father stepped in and punched the other man in the face "until his thumbs were hurting," according to ...

Head of revived watchdog pledges open look at U.S. surveillance

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:38 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a newly revived federal privacy oversight board pledged on Wednesday to be "as transparent and public as possible" as the board reviews recently exposed U.S. government secret surveillance ...

US State Department Says Indonesia Failing to Protect Religious Minorities

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:04 -0400

Indonesian youths gather outside the church that was attacked by Muslim hardliners in Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners stormed a courthouse and set two churches on fire Tuesday in central Indonesia to protest what they considered a lenient sentence for a Christian convicted of blaspheming ...

Ron Hasse named publisher president of Los Angeles News Group

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:01:01 -0400

Ron Hasse, president and publisher of the Los Angeles News Group. (null) Ronald C. Hasse has been named publisher and president of the Los Angeles News Group, company officials announced ...

Family of abolitionist Frederick Douglass continues his legacy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:00:47 -0400

(CBS News) WASHINGTON - In commemoration of Juneteenth, the day in 1865 that the last of the slaves were declared free, a statue was unveiled at the Capitol's Emancipation Hall of the Fredrick Douglass. The great African-American speaker and writer escaped slavery as a young man and devoted his life to ending it, becoming an adviser to the man who did: Abraham Lincoln. No doubt the sight of ...

Video Frederick Douglass Booker T. Washington descendent fights modern-day slavery

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:00:47 -0400

Being the descendent of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington could be intimidating for some, but Ken Morris' background inspired him to fight modern-day slavery. Jim Axelrod ...

Feds we can’t give up cellular location data because NSA doesn’t collect it

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:59:55 -0400

new 21-page legal filing (PDF) for a separate Florida-based federal criminal case,the government seemed to indicatethat its routine collection of metadata by the National Security Agency does not include cell-site location information (CSLI). The dragnet of collected metadata referenced by the government was described in a recently-leaked FISC ...

Turkish parade in New York is a show of power Turkish Minister

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:57:14 -0400

Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bagis said Turkish parade was a cultural show of power NEW YORK - Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said, " Turkish Day Parade is a signal of Turkey's power, a cultural show of power." Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) organized the 32thTurkish Day Parade in New York.Addressing the crowd after the parade, ...

Wildfire continues to threaten parts of Western United States

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:24:55 -0400

An Arizona wildfire whipped up by strong winds threatened hundreds of homes on Wednesday, even as firefighters were gaining an edge on a California blaze raging near a pristine wilderness, authorities said.More than 500 firefighters were battling the Doce Fire, which has burned through 2,830 hectares of chaparral, pine and juniper since Tuesday morning near Prescott, about 160 km north of ...

Miami-Dade County street-light supervisor charged with taking bribes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:06 -0400

A Miami-Dade County public works supervisor who oversaw the installation of more than 45,000 street lights is behind bars, after being accused of accepting thousands of dollars’ worth of household merchandise as bribes from a lighting-product vendor, authorities said Wednesday.George Brown, 50, of Hollywood, had his first appearance in Fort Lauderdale federal court Wednesday on charges of ...

Celebrated University of Miami architecture dean champion of traditional design to step down

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:06 -0400

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, the prominent planner and architect under whose leadership the University of Miami’s fledgling architecture school gained a national reputation as an iconoclastically un-voguish center for traditional design and community engagement, is stepping down as dean after an unusually long tenure of 18 years.UM President Donna Shalala, in a statement Wednesday, called ...

Miami turns to Jorge Perez Stephen Ross to carry out long-stalled Watson Island redevelopment

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:04 -0400

Can superstar developers Jorge Perez and Stephen Ross reignite long-stalled plans to build a luxury hotel complex, shopping center and mega marina on Watson Island?The Miami City Commission is willing to bet on it.Last week, the commission voted to give the project’s original developer, Flagstone Island Gardens, a lease extension that grants additional time to start construction. The move ...

Judge sides with US in Manning document dispute

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:01 -0400

A government lawyer said Monday the U.S. Army has released the vast majority of court records in Pfc. Bradley Manning's case and told a civilian judge the dispute over the records had become ...

NC repeals law that allowed racial bias appeals

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:01 -0400

Sequestration, the symbolic and ridiculous budget cutting bill that was allowed to become law, has been lampooned by almost every responsible political analyst in the country. It appears the overriding reason that it was allowed to become law is that the Republicans in the House needed to do something to assure their constituents that spending was going to be cut after agreeing to accept the end ...

NY Kodak will keep some operations in Rochester

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:00 -0400

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- New York state and Eastman Kodak Co. have reached a deal that will keep some of the troubled company's operations in Rochester and provide $49 million for environmental cleanup at the once bustling Eastman Business Park.Local media outlets report Wednesday that Kodak will keep advanced manufacturing and its research center at the 1,200-acre site and lease property there ...

How Olympic cauldron fanned flames of fury at American design studio

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:15:49 -0400

Thomas Heatherwick's Olympic cauldron (left) and the concept the New York design studio Atopia submitted to Locog in 2007. Photograph: Getty ...

New York Men Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:14:59 -0400

ALBANY, NY-The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of York announced that Glendon Scott Crawford, age 49, of Galway, New York; and Eric J. Feight, age 54, of Hudson, New York, have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. The arrests followed a lengthy investigation by the Albany FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force that began in April 2012 ...

FBI director Robert Mueller admits spy drones being used on American soil

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:10:54 -0400

United States The long-standing director of the FBI has admitted the agency is using drones for surveillance on American soil.FBI director Robert Mueller, who took over as the director of the FBI just a week before the September 11 attacks, made the acknowledgment in response to questions from US senators asking about the government's increasing use of unmanned aircraft.During a Senate ...

Mad Max with an American accent Not so fast

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:03:50 -0400

video game version is on the way, but some fans are outraged to see an American voice actor cast in the leading role. The upcoming third-person open-world game by Avalanche Studios, due out sometime next year for PCs, ...

Arizona killer who asked for speedy execution found dead in cell

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:01:05 -0400

Dale Hausner, one of two men arrested for a string of fatal shootings, sits in court during his initial appearance at the Maricopa County court in jail in Phoenix, Arizona August 4, ...

Hollywood man used bribes from government job to furnish home feds say

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:57:52 -0400

Miami -Dade County government job to obtain more than $13,000 worth of bribes – including a new stove, refrigerator and air conditioning system for his home, federal authorities said Wednesday.George Brown, 50, was arrested Tuesday and is being held at ...

Stop force-feeding Guantanamo prisoners Senator

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:57:44 -0400

A selection of lunch meals offered to detainees are displayed in a food preparation area at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, March 7, ...

Video Federal Reserve raises its predictions for growth and jobs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:03 -0400

Ben Bernanke said the economy is doing well enough that the Federal Reserve is likely to ease back on a bond-buying program that has kept interest rates at record-low rates. The prospect of higher interest rates sent the Dow down more than 200 points. Anthony Mason ...

Video Clean-up solution at Hanford Nuclear Plant is billions over budget

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:00 -0400

The clean-up at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington costs U.S. taxpayers $2 billion every year. The $13 billion plant that is supposed to monitor the cleaning has been plagued with technical challenges since the project began in 2000. Carter Evans ...

Video American Medical Association declares obesity a disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:00 -0400

The American Medical Association declared obesity a disease, leaving many doctors hoping that this changes the way insurance companies view covering treatment. Weight loss surgery is covered by Medicare and insurance companies when there are complications such as diabetes and high blood pressure, but patients who have not yet developed these problems are denied coverage. Dr. Jon LaPook ...

Video August 23 2000 NTSB releases findings of TWA Flight 800 probe

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:59 -0400

Video FBI director confirms minimal use of drones for surveillance

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:59 -0400

The FBI's use of drones was a secret until Wednesday, when the agency's director, Robert Mueller, answered a question from Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley during testimony on Capitol Hill. Mueller said the FBI does use drones for minimal surveillance and to get "eyes-on" details at crime scenes. Bob Orr ...

Watch Joe Torres Daughter Catches Falling Baby

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:11 -0400

Christina -- -- daughter of former Yankee manager and all star baseball catcher Joseph Torre. Tonight making quite a catch yourself -- heroes catch the 44 year old catching a one year old boy ...

Watch Former Professor on FBI Most Wanted List Nabbed in Mexico

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:55:06 -0400

A fugitive is behind bars today just one day after being put on the FBI's ten most wanted list Walter -- Williams have been on the run for more than two years wanted for sexual exploitation ...

Senators challenging White House on religious expression in military

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:54:30 -0400

Two U.S. senators have pushed forward a second challenge to the Obama administration's opposition to legislative language that offers a ';protection of rights of conscience of members of the Armed Forces and ...

San Francisco’s ‘Landlords From Hell’ Plead Guilty To Felonies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:53:48 -0400

San Francisco landlords Nicole and Kip Macy pleaded guilty to residential burglary, stalking and attempted grand theft. They were dubbed by prosecutors as the ';landlords from hell.'; (San Francisco Police ...

MLB Arizona 3 Miami 1

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:29 -0400

Cody Ross slammed a pinch-hit three-run homer to back reliever Josh Collmenter's six shutout innings Wednesday in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 3-1 win over Miami. The game was scoreless until the eighth inning, when Miami starter Jose Fernandez issued a leadoff walk ...

MLB San Francisco 4 San Diego 2

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:29 -0400

Madison Bumgarner struck out eight batters over seven solid innings and San Francisco overcame a late deficit Wednesday in its 4-2 win over San Diego. Bumgarner (7-4) handled the Padres on three hits, allowing a pair of runs while overcoming four walks. The left-hander notched a third win in three starts with the 111-pitch performance. Jake Dunning tossed a scoreless eighth ...

Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Performing in New York’s Shakespeare in the Park Comedy of Errors Production—Rain or Shine

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:21:46 -0400

Summer after summer, New Yorkers and tourists alike spend hours upon hours waiting in line at the Delacorte Theater. For it is there, smack dab in the middle of Central Park, that a little slice of magic known as Shakespeare in the Park takes place. For the past five-plus decades, the stage at ...

Man convicted in Phoenixs serial shootings dies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:17:01 -0400

Associated Press PHOENIX - An Arizona death row inmate convicted of killing six people in Phoenix's "serial shooter" attacks has died in prison. Prison officials say 40-year-old Dale Hausner was found unresponsive in his cell in Florence around noon Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour later. Authorities say the cause of death is under investigation. ...

Capitol Hills Partisan And Racial Divide Cast In Bronze

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:15:33 -0400

Vice President Biden joined congressional leaders at the Capitol Hill dedication ceremony for a statue of abolitionist Frederick ...

Three Navy football players accused of sexual assault

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:42 -0400

FILE - This is a May 7, 2007 file photo showing the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The U.S. Naval Academy is investigating allegations that three members of its football team sexually assaulted a female midshipman at an off-campus house last year, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday, May 31, 2013, and a lawyer for the woman says she was "ostracized" on campus after she ...

Feds Prison for Ohio woman who buried mom in yard

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:30 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Authorities say an Ohio woman who buried her mother in her yard and cashed the dead woman's Social Security checks for 14 years has been sentenced to 30 days in prison.Federal authorities say 66-year-old Marietta resident Patricia Hodges also was sentenced Wednesday in Columbus to six months of home confinement and ordered to repay more than $141,000. Hodges had pleaded ...

SF landlords from hell plead guilty to felonies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:28 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO -- A couple that prosecutors dubbed the "landlords from hell" for going to scary lengths to drive tenants from a San Francisco apartment building have pleaded guilty to several felonies.Prosecutors said Wednesday that 37-year-old Nicole Macy and 38-year-old Kip Macy threatened to shoot tenants, changed locks, cleared apartments of belongings, and sawed holes in floors. ...

Cops Disabled Pa. man dies after gruesome neglect

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:26 -0400

A 35-year-old Sarasota man has been charged with abusing his 11-year-old daughter, who died this week, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's ...

Obama in Berlin the world’s big problems are global warming American nukes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:11:32 -0400

President Obama couldn’t have been more out-of-touch if he’d delivered his Berlin speech on Mars, instead of to a shriveled German audience only a fraction the size of the one he addressed in 2008. He identified the absolutely non-existent ';climate change'; issue the ';global threat of our time,'; and according ...

Feds make find at former home of Goodfellas mobster

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:09:08 -0400

An FBI excavation has turned up possible human remains at a home once occupied by a famed gangster who inspired Robert De Niro's character in the movie "Goodfellas," authorities said ...

A solid 8oz. Burger Bar with spiked shakes on Capitol Hill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:08:31 -0400

A burger and fries at 8oz. Burger Bar on Capitol Hill. Its namesake is souped up with Beecher’s cheddar, bacon and balsamic onions and redolent of truffle ...

Cuomo strikes deal to allow Las-Vegas style casinos in New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:59 -0400

Photo credit: Resorts World Casino in Jamaica, Queens.(Barbara Alper) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with state lawmakers to license new resort-style casinos, in an effort to help revive a stagnant economy in upstate New York, the governor said on Wednesday. The agreement would amend the state constitution to legalize public, non Native American casino gambling with an initial ...

Virgin Hotels announce New York location.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:30 -0400

Virgin Hotels has just announced the location of their brand new hotel set to descend upon the big apple. It can now be confirmed that the new hotel will be located on the northwest corner of 29th Street and Broadway.With over 300 guest rooms, various fine dining experiences, meeting rooms, and a gym - the new Virgin venture is set to open in ...

Naval Academy files sex assault charges against three football players

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:03:00 -0400

By By Jim Miklaszewski, Courtney Kube and Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News Three male Naval Academy midshipmen have been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a female midshipman last year and with making a false official statement.The woman told investigators that she was assaulted by the men - all Academy football players at the time - at an off-campus party in April 2012. On Wednesday, the ...

Three plead guilty in New York City payroll fraud case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:55:52 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three women pleaded guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges arising out of what prosecutors say was a corrupt New York City payroll project that cost the city more than $600 ...

Teachers’ Union Backs Thompson for New York Mayor

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:54:59 -0400

The United Federation of Teachers, one of the largest local unions in the country, on Wednesday threw its vast network of supporters behind William C. Thompson Jr. in the race for mayor of New ...

Box Office Report Man of Steel Sails Past $150 Million in North America

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:33 -0400

The Superman tentpole, from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, scored the top June debut of all time in grossing $116.1 million. Including $12 million earned last Thursday night from special Walmart screenings, the pic ended Sunday with a total $128.7 million under its ...

Arizona wildfire threatens hundreds of homes California blaze wanes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:09 -0400

PHOENIX/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire whipped up by strong winds threatened hundreds of homes on Wednesday, even as firefighters were gaining an edge on a California blaze raging near a pristine wilderness, authorities ...

Body pulled from Lake Michigan is Chicago university student

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:09 -0400

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Authorities have identified a body pulled from Lake Michigan on Wednesday morning as a University of Chicago student who disappeared a week ago, possibly to watch a ...

FBI says it uses surveillance drones on U.S. soil

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:08 -0400

FBI Director Robert Mueller gestures at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing about the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 19, ...

Man sues NFL player for shooting him in the eye

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:07 -0400

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez talks on a phone during media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis January 31, 2012. The New York Giants will play the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on February ...

Noam Chomsky American Government and Corporations Are at War With the American People

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:46 -0400

Noam Chomsky , the prominent political thinker, as attacks on democracy and the people. "Governments should not have this capacity. But governments will use whatever technology is available to them to combat their primary enemy - which is their own population," he told the Guardian. In his first public comment on the scandal that has enveloped the US, UK and other governments, as well ...

BP spill New indictments for ex-employees

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:29 -0400

NEW ORLEANS Justice Department prosecutors secured new indictments Wednesday against a former BP engineer and a former BP executive charged separately with obstructing probes of the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The new indictment of former BP executive David Rainey adds language alleging that he knew of the pending congressional investigation he is charged with ...

FBI finds possible remains at gangster Jimmy the Gents NYC home

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:29 -0400

FBI agents replace dirt after searching in the backyard of a New York City house once occupied by a famous gangster, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in New ...

Watch Missing College Student Found Dead in Lake Michigan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:49:33 -0400

A body found floating in Lake Michigan has been identified as a missing student from the University of Chicago a fisherman spotted the body thinking it was a lot in the water. Many call 911 when ...

Former Miss America Called Street Walker by Local GOP Leader

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:49:27 -0400

Jun 19, 2013 5:43pm A former Miss America winner who is now a GOP candidate for Congress was called a string of profane names today, including ';street walker,'; ';love child'; and ';Miss Queen. '; Her attacker? A local Republican Party chairman in central Illinois. Erika Harold, the 2003 winner of the Miss America contest, announced two weeks ago that she was ...

Two New York men accused of assembling X-ray weapon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:14:43 -0400

Federal authorities accused two men Wednesday of assembling a portable X-ray weapon that they intended to use to secretly sicken opponents of Israel.The indictment charged 49-year-old Glendon Scott Crawford and 54-year-old Eric J. Feight with conspiracy to provide support to terrorists with the ...

Car quality dinged by tech glitches survey finds

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:14:04 -0400

Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they're not very forgiving of the car company when those systems fail.The top complaints in J.D. Power's closely-watched survey of new vehicle owners, released Wednesday, involved technologies that drivers are clamoring for. Voice recognition systems either didn't recognize commands or ...

Father sentenced for binding kids outside Wal-Mart

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:12:55 -0400

LAWRENCE, Kan. -; A suburban Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison for binding and blindfolding two of his children a year ago in a Wal-Mart parking lot in eastern ...

A New Moderate American Party Is Forming

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:10:42 -0400

Lovelace and Rex believe, however, that the new moderate American Party they are forming could put the majority of American voters at the helm, enabling them to steer to safer waters. The primary goal of the party will not be to address any single, self-contained issue, but to pursue targeted solutions within a broader range of concern. "The core issue is a competitive global economy," ...

The Chief Recipient of Government Welfare Corporate America

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:10:41 -0400

America has a massive national deficit of nearly $16.9 trillion; the government continues to spend money it doesn't have. What's the answer to this dilemma, what specifically needs to be done? Many of our esteemed politicians say that, to alleviate the condition, government welfare must be ended. So with that premise in mind let's examine the pros and cons of this ...

Bus company owner faces charges from 2008 crash

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:08:44 -0400

A federal jury on Tuesday convicted former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi on more than a half dozen corruption charges accusing him of using his office for personal financial gain and looting a family insurance business to help pay for his 2002 ...

OfficeMax Office Depot pit Ill. v. Fla. for HQ

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:08:44 -0400

In this Tuesday, June 18, 2013 photo, OfficeMax CEO Ravi Saligram, right, and Illinois Sen. Tom Cullerton, D-Villa Park, left, make their pitch asking the state of Illinois for tax breaks to keep the company's headquarters in-state after the office supply chain's merger with Office Depot Inc., during a Senate Executive Committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, ...

Mikulski backs oversight of military academies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:08:43 -0400

Siding with the Pentagon's top brass, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved legislation Wednesday to keep commanders involved in deciding whether to prosecute sexual assault cases, rejecting an aggressive plan to stem sex-related crimes in the armed forces by overhauling the military justice ...

Ohio woman allegedly enslaved spent time in jail

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:08:42 -0400

A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes and pit ...

New York man given three-year sentence for computer hacking

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:07:09 -0400

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is still developing and testing computer systems meant to determine consumers’ eligibility for government subsidies, the Government Accountability Office said. Plans to train “navigators” to assist people in finding new insurance plans have been delayed about two months past a June deadline, the GAO found. The exchanges are set to ...

Miami-Dade Department of Public Works Employee Charged with Accepting Bribes from Contractor

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:04:44 -0400

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce the filing of a criminal complaint charging defendant George Brown, 50, of Hollywood, Florida, with accepting bribes in connection with programs receiving federal funds, in violation of Title 18, ...

Rick Perry bashes New York in ad to attract businesses to Texas

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:01:05 -0400

Photo credit: Texas Gov. Rick Perry (Getty Images) Texas Gov. Rick Perry threw a gauntlet at the Empire State Wednesday in an attempt to woo employers to his neighborhood. The former presidential candidate stars in a TV ad that urges businesses to come to Texas by painting New York as a heavy taxer and business-unfriendly state. "If you're tired of the same old recipe . . . get out ...

Australian dollar falls to two-year low as US Federal Reserve winds back stimulus

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:36 -0400

Australia The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level for almost two years, dipping below 93 US cents this morning after the US Federal Reserve said it could begin scaling back stimulus measures.The dive came as investors flocked to the safe haven of the US dollar amid fears the withdrawal of stimulus will affect the global economy.The Australian dollar was worth 94.2 US cents last ...

Mediation begins on Americas Cup rule changes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:59:56 -0400

video America's Cup organisers have put some not-so-subtle pressure on the four syndicates, as they prepare to sort out their differences over the safety and rule changes that are essential to the regatta starting next month. Holders Oracle, and challengers Team New Zealand, Luna Rossa (Italy) and Artemis Racing (Sweden) have been unable to agree on the 37 recommendations made ...

FBI ends Michigan search for Hoffas remains

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:57:09 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Carlos Osorio - Investigators stand at the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Wednesday, June 19, 2013 where officials attempt to restore the field to its natural condition after the FBI ...

George Zimmermans parents attend jury selection

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:56:58 -0400

By James Novogrod and Tracy Connor, NBC News George Zimmerman's parents were in a Florida courtroom Wednesday to "visibly advocate" for the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin.Robert and Gladys Zimmerman have not previously attend jury selection, which began June 10, because they have received death threats and have ...

LA schools to give every student an iPad

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:56:58 -0400

Apple says 10 million iPads are in use in schools today. Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved the purchase of $30 million worth of iPads as the first part of a ...

Modern-day slavery State Dept. says millions of human trafficking victims go unidentified

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:56:58 -0400

Phul Kumari, 25, stands with her child in front of a window in a village community center in in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh in 2011. From a poor rural community in India's Jharkhand state, Kumari was trafficked to Uttar Pradesh to become a ...

Federal Reserve Hints At Slowing Bond Purchases

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:54:40 -0400

The US Federal Reserve has signalled it is moving closer to slowing its bond-buying programme, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. The Fed offered a more optimistic outlook for the US economy and job market, but said it will maintain the pace of its bond purchases for now. Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Federal Reserve could scale back its $85b (£54b) in ...

New York to vote on bill increasing penalties for human trafficking

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:47:16 -0400

human trafficking are among the worst in the nation, are expected to vote on a bill this week that would bring it into line with federal law to protect sexually exploited minors from prosecution.The bill would raise to 18 the age at which a victim coerced ...

Los Angeles school system to purchase iPad for each student

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:47:02 -0400

Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved the purchase of $30 million worth of iPads as the first part of a multi-year commitment. It found that the iPad was the least ...

Encyclopedia of US Catholic History Shows Shaping of America

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:57 -0400

With over 2,000 entries, "Encyclopedia of US Catholic History" is authored by Matthew Bunson and Margaret Bunson (Our Sunday Visitor, 2013). From the earliest missionary travels of the Spanish and French to the New World, Catholics had a prominent impact on US culture, entertainment, politics and business. Catholics also played a major role in the development of schools, hospitals, and ...

Louisiana teen charged with killing girl with TV wrestling moves

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:19 -0400

(Reuters) - A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder in New Orleans after causing the death of his 5-year-old half-sister using wrestling moves he had seen on television, police ...

Feds seek immunity for two witnesses in Whitey Bulger trial

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:45:23 -0400

Federal prosecutors are seeking immunity for two government witnesses against mobster James "Whitey" Bulger who they fear will otherwise take the Fifth if put on the witness stand.If U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper grants immunity to Ralph DeMasi and Frank Capizi, they will be protected from prosecution for anything they testify to unless they perjure themselves, according to ...

Video Man attacked by giant shark in Hawaii

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:44:36 -0400

Eyewitness Edward Dalton describes what he saw as a 28-year-old man was attacked by a 12- to14-ft shark in Kekaha Kai Sate Park in Hawaii. Dalton said the shark launched into the air before coming down on the unnamed victim, who is hospitalized with non-life threatening ...

Looking for happiness Poll finds good outlook linked to wealth

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:44:36 -0400

A full 58 percent of respondents answered they were either completely happy or very happy. UConn poll director Jennifer Necci Dineen said overall, the happiest people are those who are in a relationship. "Those being with their family in general, with their spouse or partner in particular and even with friends are large contributors to happiness," Dineen told WCBS 880 Connecticut Bureau ...

Video Worlds vegetation seen in stunning satellite imagery

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:44:36 -0400

While 75 percent of the planet is a relatively unchanging shade of ocean blue, the remaining surface goes through stages of green. In this NASA/NOAA imagery capturing April 2012 to April 2013, the darkest green areas are the lushest in vegetation, while the lightest could be snow covered, drought impacted or just un-vegetated ...

Miami Seaquarium Locates LeBron’s “Headband”

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:42:32 -0400

MIAMI, FL – JUNE 18: LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat posts-up against Tony Parker #9 of the San Antonio Spurs during Game Six of the 2013 NBA Finals on June 18, 2013 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty ...

Leading Alderman Expresses Doubts On Plastic Bag Ban

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:42:13 -0400

CHICAGO (CBS) – A leading Chicago Alderman is expressing doubts that a proposed City ban on plastic shopping bags can win City Council approval at this point, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig ...

Ill. Legislature Agrees To Form Committee To Solve Pension Crisis

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:42:13 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Both chambers of the Illinois Legislature voted Wednesday to create a bipartisan committee to try to solve the state’s worst-in-the-nation pension crisis, but some lawmakers expressed skepticism that the effort would be any more fruitful than previous unsuccessful attempts. After the House and Senate approved the procedural steps Wednesday afternoon, the four ...

NJ Transit probes bizarre bus trip into New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:37:11 -0400

New Jersey Transit is investigating why a trip that normally takes about 45 minutes took nearly two hours more Thursday when the driver took a circuitous route into Manhattan's Port Authority bus terminal.A passenger on the ill-fated trip tells Newark's The Star-Ledger newspaper ...

US Airways chief warns lawmakers of potential service cuts

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:32:27 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:32pm EDT * Fewer flights to smaller cities possible -CEO * CEO says "doesn't mean to sound threatening" By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Forcing a combined American Airlines and US Airways Group to surrender slots at Reagan National Airport would risk fewer flights to small and medium-sized cities, US Airways CEO Doug Parker told lawmakers on ...

PREVIEW-NBA-Miami San Antonio Prepare for Ultimate Test

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:23:22 -0400

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Bank of America hires JPMorgan banker to co-head new TMT group

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:21:48 -0400

June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:21pm EDT June 19 (Reuters) - Bank of America has appointed J.P. Morgan Chase and Co investment banker Anwar Zakkour as co-head of its newly formed global technology, media and telecoms(TMT)group. Zakkour, who worked at JPMorgan for eight years, will be based in New York, according to an internal memo, which was confirmed by a spokesman. He has advised on a ...