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U.S. Top News: U.S. jobless claims tumble to three-month low

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03/6/2014

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U.S. jobless claims tumble to three-month low

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected and hit a three-month low last week, a sign of strength in a labor market that has been hobbled by severe weather.

U.S. Army general to admit guilt to lesser counts in sex crimes trial

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) - A U.S. Army general will plead guilty on Thursday to military crimes of having an adulterous affair, seeking nude photos of junior officers and possessing pornography while deployed in Afghanistan, his lawyers said.

Man accused of coverup in Boston bombing to seek court-funded lawyer

BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday is scheduled to hear a request by a college friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber to have his legal expenses paid by a federal program.

Virginia university bomb threat probe wraps up, classes resume

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police have finished investigating a written bomb threat at Virginia's George Mason University and classes will resume as scheduled, the school said on Thursday.

U.S. Navy destroyer heads to Black Sea for pre-planned exercises

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The USS Truxtun, a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer, is heading to the Black Sea for what the U.S. military on Thursday described as a "routine" deployment that was scheduled well before the crisis in Ukraine.

American Eagle flight makes emergency landing in Texas

(Reuters) - An American Eagle Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Greenville, Texas, on Wednesday night after the pilot of the Embraer 145 plane reported smoke in the cockpit, an American Eagle spokeswoman said.

Chesapeake, Encana face criminal antitrust charges in Michigan

(Reuters) - Oil and gas giants Chesapeake Energy and Encana Corp were charged on Wednesday with colluding to keep oil and gas lease prices artificially low in Michigan, state Attorney General Bill Schuette said.

CIA probing allegations it improperly monitored Senate committee: reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA's internal watchdog has begun a probe of whether members of the agency secretly monitored a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation of Bush-era detention and interrogation policies, according to media reports on Wednesday.

U.S. freedom of navigation operations in 2013 targeted China, Iran

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military carried out freedom of navigation operations challenging the maritime claims of China, Iran and 10 other countries last year, asserting its transit rights in defiance of efforts to restrict passage, a Pentagon report said on Thursday.

Same-sex couples challenge Wyoming's ban on gay marriage

(Reuters) - Four same-sex couples filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging on constitutional grounds Wyoming's ban on gay marriage, a gay advocacy group said, following a recent string of court decisions striking down similar restrictions.