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	Click to View in Browser 01/22/2015 New York state assembly speaker arrested on corruption charges NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the state's most powerful Democrats for more than two decades, was arrested on Thursday after a lengthy federal corruption investigation, the FBI said. Opening statements in Boston bomb trial delayed by jury selection BOSTON (Reuters) - Opening statements in the trial of Boston bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been postponed because jury selection is taking longer than expected, meaning lawyers will not begin presenting cases next Monday as planned, the court said on Thursday. After defiant speech, Obama plugs tech jobs in Republican heartland BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - A day after delivering a defiant State of the Union speech to the Republican-led U.S. Congress, President Barack Obama headed to the conservative heartland on Wednesday to promote his plans for bolstering the middle class. DOT secretary to unveil change to 5-star safety ratings: report DETROIT (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday will unveil a change to its safety ratings program that awards cars and trucks up to five stars in crash tests, the Detroit News reported. California governor and university chief to hash out tuition spat LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The governor and the powerful University of California chief will hash out their differences over tuition hikes and state funding in an unusual two-person advisory committee, a panel of the university's governing board has decided. Subway accident probe faults D.C.'s Metrorail ventilation system WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's top safety investigator said on Wednesday irregularities were found in the ventilation system of Washington's subway after smoke filled a tunnel and two rail cars last week, killing one passenger and injuring scores. St. Louis officers shoot, kill armed teen: police (Reuters) - Police officers shot dead a teenager armed with a handgun after he got out of a stolen car in St. Louis on Wednesday night, their force said. Justice Department said ready to clear Ferguson officer: N.Y. Times WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is about to close the investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, and clear the white police officer involved of any civil rights charges, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. New Jersey apartment fire displaces hundreds (Reuters) - Hundreds of residents were displaced from their homes after a massive fire ripped through a New Jersey apartment complex, officials said, but no serious injuries were reported. Texas executes man for 1993 triple murder in San Antonio home AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas on Wednesday executed a 41-year-old man convicted of stabbing three people to death with a screwdriver, including his great-uncle and great-aunt, in a San Antonio home robbery in 1993, a prison officials said. Related Video Japan races to secure release of IS hostages Ukraine bus stop attack kills at least six Great Debate Don't believe the U.S. military when it says it doesn't keep body counts Twenty years in and bogged down, what's the way forward for the WTO? A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend