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  1 Dead, 73 injured in Louisiana Chemical Plant Explosion

  

  Posted 2:04 PM 6/13/2013 by Associated Press

  GEISMAR, La. (AP) - An ground-rattling explosion at a chemical plant in Louisiana ignited a blaze Thursday that killed at least one person and left dozens more hurt, officials said. Thirty-seven people were taken to area hospitals by helicopter or ambulance, and another 24 with minor (More)

  
  

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  Zimmerman Jurors to be Sequestered up to a Month

  

  Posted 1:39 PM 6/13/2013 by Associated Press

  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - The six jurors and four alternates eventually picked to hear the second-degree murder case of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman trial will be sequestered for the two to four weeks the trial will last, the judge presiding over the case said for the first time (More)

  
  

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  NSA Leaker Alleges Agency Hacking on China

  

  Posted 11:42 AM 6/13/2013 by Associated Press

  HONG KONG (AP) - For months, China has tried to turn the tables on the U.S. to counter accusations that it hacks America's computers and networks. Now, former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden may have handed Beijing a weapon in its cyber war of words with Washington. In an (More)

  
  

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  Explosion Sparks Fire at Louisiana Chemical Plant

  

  Posted 10:40 AM 6/13/2013

  GEISMAR, La. (AP) - Louisiana State Police say a reported explosion has started a fire at a chemical plant that has sent 30 people to the hospital. Capt. Doug Cain says the fire broke out Thursday morning at The Williams Companies Inc. plant in the town of Geismar. The plant makes (More)

  
  

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  FBI Director To Undergo Questioning By House Panel

  Posted 7:57 AM 6/13/2013

  WASHINGTON - FBI Director Robert Mueller is nearing the end of his 12 years as head of the law enforcement agency that is conducting high-profile investigations of the Boston Marathon bombings, the attack in Benghazi that killed four Americans and leaks of classified government information. (More)

  
  

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  Thousands Flee Colorado Wildfire

  

  Posted 7:54 AM 6/13/2013

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Jaenette Coyne estimates she had five minutes to leave home after calling 911 to report forest fire smoke behind her home.There was no time to grab wedding albums, fingerprint artwork by her 20-month-old daughter, quilts her grandmother made, her family's (More)

  
  

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  Coach Admits Assaulting Little League Umpire

  Posted 7:49 AM 6/13/2013

  NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey Little League coach has admitted attacking an umpire who wouldn't call a game because of darkness.Henry Milstrey of Newark pleaded guilty to assault while a jury was deliberating his fate on Wednesday following a two-week trial.Prosecutors say (More)

  
  

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  Honda Recalling 18,000 Cars To Fix Brakes

  Posted 7:47 AM 6/13/2013

  DETROIT - Honda is recalling more than 18,000 cars in the U.S. to fix problems with the brakes.The recall affects more than 13,000 Acura RSX compact cars from 2006 and the Honda S2000 sports car from the 2006 and 2007 model years.Honda says some power brake booster parts (More)

  
  

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  Inspector In Philly Collapse Commits Suicide

  Posted 7:45 AM 6/13/2013

  PHILADELPHIA - An official says an inspector who surveyed a Philadelphia building before it collapsed last week, killing six people, has committed suicide.Deputy Mayor Everett Gillison says the inspector was found fatally shot in a pickup truck Wednesday night. The man was a (More)

  
  

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  Justice Department Weighs In On NY Stop-Frisk Case

  Posted 7:43 AM 6/13/2013

  NEW YORK - The U.S. Justice Department says it would strongly endorse a court-appointed monitor to oversee changes at the New York Police Department if a federal judge were to find its stop-and-frisk practices unconstitutional.The Justice Department filed a "statement of interest" (More)

  
  

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  Homes Burned Near Colorado Springs Could Approach 100

  

  Posted 2:27 PM 6/12/2013 by Associated Press

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A pair of U.S. Defense Department cargo planes was mobilized Wednesday to help battle wildfires in Colorado and elsewhere in the West as crews surveyed the damage from a large blaze burning near Colorado Springs that already has destroyed dozens of homes.

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  Girl in Need of Lungs Gets Transplant

  

  Posted 1:36 PM 6/12/2013

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A family spokeswoman says the lungs being implanted in a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl at the center of a debate on organ donation are from an adult. Sarah Murnaghan, who suffers from severe cystic fibrosis, is receiving her new lungs at Children's Hospital of (More)