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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

U.S. Top News: Michael Brown remembered in Missouri, march planned

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08/26/2014
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Michael Brown remembered in Missouri, march planned
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Family and supporters of Michael Brown celebrated the life of the black teenager slain by a white officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in a music-filled funeral service on Monday ringing with calls for peace and police reforms.
Los Angeles schools official suspends iPad rollout: L.A. Times
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles schools superintendent has suspended a contract with Apple Inc to provide an iPad to each of its students as the $1 billion initiative faces problems and growing scrutiny, the Los Angeles Times newspaper reported.
Arizona voters go to polls in Republican primary to succeed governor Brewer
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Voters in Arizona go to the polls on Tuesday to select a Republican candidate to vie for the seat of outgoing Governor Jan Brewer, who has repeatedly clashed with the Obama administration over illegal immigration.
U.S. scientist pleads guilty to taking government laptop to China
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) - A former scientist at a U.S. government-owned nuclear weapons research facility in New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to illegally taking a lab-owned computer to China and lying about it, a U.S. prosecutor said.
U.S. court scraps order to seize Kurdish crude from tanker near Texas
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. court on Monday threw out an order to seize some 1 million barrels of disputed Iraqi Kurdish crude oil from a tanker near Texas, a move that could allow the cargo to be delivered and end a nearly month-long impasse.
Police rescue New Mexico woman from car after 'kidnap' text to sister
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) - A New Mexico woman who texted her sister to say she was being kidnapped in a car by a man with a weapon was rescued by police who used the message to track down and arrest the driver after a high-speed chase through central Albuquerque, police said.
Americans oppose paying ransom for hostages: Reuters-IPSOS Poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly two out of three Americans say governments should not pay ransom to terrorists in exchange for hostages, despite the posting of an Islamic State video last week depicting the beheading of a U.S. journalist, a Reuters-IPSOS Poll showed on Tuesday.
Four killed in Ohio small plane crash
(Reuters) - Four people were killed on Monday when a small plane crashed shortly after taking off from an Ohio regional airport, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
California wine country quake losses seen in the billions
NAPA Calif. (Reuters) - A strong earthquake that jolted residents of California's Napa Valley wine country from their beds on Sunday caused insured property damage likely in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but the region's total economic losses will be several times that, experts said on Monday.
U.S. murder suspect in Bali denied private legal consultations: lawyer
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago-area teenager detained in connection with the death of her mother on the resort island of Bali is not being allowed to meet privately with her legal team in Indonesia, her U.S.-based lawyer said.
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