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U.S. Top News: Asiana passengers initially told not to evacuate after crash

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07/11/2013
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Asiana passengers initially told not to evacuate after crash
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Passengers aboard the Asiana Airlines plane that crashed in San Francisco were initially told not to evacuate the aircraft after it skidded to a halt on the runway, a federal safety official said on Wednesday.
White House threatens veto of farm bill that drops food stamps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has threatened to veto a Republican-drafted farm bill, scheduled for a vote in the House on Thursday, that expands the taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance program but omits food stamps for the poor.
More than 140,000 without power in Midwest after storms
(Reuters) - More than 140,000 homes and businesses, mostly in Ohio, were without power early Thursday following severe thunderstorms on Wednesday, according to local power companies.
New York City cop charged with attempted rape of minor on July 4
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City police officer has been arrested and charged with attempted rape after authorities said he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl on July 4 on the borough of Staten Island while he was off duty.
Hackers ask Feds to stay away from convention to defuse tension over Snowden
BOSTON (Reuters) - The annual Def Con hacking convention has asked the federal government to stay away this year for the first time in its 21-year history, saying Edward Snowden's revelations have made some in the community uncomfortable about having feds there.
Shrinking fund leaves Maine vulnerable to an oil spill accident
AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) - A steep decline in revenues from pipeline tariffs and a loophole that allowed companies shipping crude by rail to avoid payment have slashed Maine's oil-spill fund to levels experts say could hurt its ability to respond to an accident.
Accused Boston Marathon bomber pleads 'not guilty' to attack
BOSTON (Reuters) - Wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, with his arm in a cast, accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded "not guilty" to committing the worst mass-casualty attack on U.S. soil since 9/11, a crime that could bring him the death penalty.
Exclusive: U.S. Air Force sees no wrongdoing by Booz Allen in Snowden matter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said it sees no evidence that a defense contractor that employed Edward Snowden is responsible for his disclosure of classified U.S. information, a finding that allows the company to continue doing business with the Pentagon.
House Republicans divided on immigration reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives emerged from an immigration meeting on Wednesday divided over whether to help the 11 million undocumented people living in the United States, but eager to bolster border security.
Burn pit at U.S. Marine base in Afghanistan poses health risk -inspector
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Open-air burn pits at a U.S. Marine base in Afghanistan pose a health risk to the 13,500 military and civilian personnel there and are still in use despite the installation of four incinerators at a cost of $11.5 million, an inspector general said on Thursday.
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