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USAID Says Building Of 'Cuban Twitter' Was Part Of Public Record

Monday, April 07, 2014

The United States Agency for International Development came out swinging today against an Associated Press report that said the agency used public funds to build a social media platform designed to undermine the Cuban government.

In a blog post, USAID says the wire agency "falsely characterized" the program.

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Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Challenging Drone Strikes That Killed Americans

Friday, April 04, 2014

A federal judge dismissed (pdf) a case that challenged the Obama administration's targeted killing of three Americans in Yemen.

Nasser Al-Awlaki sued administration officials personally for the killing of his son and al-Qaida cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki, his grandson and another American. His lawyers argued the administration violated the targets' ...

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Authorities: Fort Hood's Shooter's Mental Health Not 'Precipitating Factor'

Friday, April 04, 2014

The mental health of the alleged Fort Hood shooter was "not the direct precipitating factor," Lt. Gen. Mark Milley said during a televised press conference on Friday.

An "escalating argument in his unit" may have led Spc. Iván López, who was being treated for depression and evaluated for post-traumatic stress ...

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Nest Halts Sales Of Smoke Detector, Disables 'Wave' Feature

Friday, April 04, 2014

The Google-owned Nest Labs has halted sales of its smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, the company announced on its website.

In a letter from CEO Tony Fadell to customers, he said the company was concerned that users could unintentionally disable the device by waving their hands in front of ...

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Supreme Court Stays Out Of Texas Execution Case

Thursday, April 03, 2014

The Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for convicted Texas killer Tommy Lynn Sells on Thursday.

As we've reported, Sells' attorneys have been arguing that he should not be executed before the state reveals the source of its execution drugs. A lower court agreed with Sells and then ...

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David Letterman Will Retire In 2015

Thursday, April 03, 2014

David Letterman, the host of CBS' Late Show, will retire in 2015.

His production company Worldwide Pants Inc. said in a press release:

"David Letterman, during a taping of tonight's Late Show, said that he informed Leslie Moonves, President and CEO of CBS Corporation, that he will step down ...

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Senate Panel Votes To Declassify Report On CIA Interrogations

Thursday, April 03, 2014

A Senate panel voted on Thursday to declassify a controversial report on the interrogation techniques used by the Central Intelligence Agency during the presidency of George W. Bush.

In a statement announcing the vote, Sen. Diane Feinstein, the Democratic chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the report "exposes ...

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White House: Creation Of 'Cuban Twitter' Was Not Covert Program

Thursday, April 03, 2014

The funding of a social media platform designed to undermine the Cuban government was not a covert American operation, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said during his regular press briefing on Thursday.

"The program referred to by the Associated Press was a development program run by the United States ...

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NASA Suspends Some Ties With Russia Over Ukraine Crisis

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

NASA is suspending "the majority of its ongoing engagements" with its Russian counterpart over the crisis in Ukraine.

The Verge, which first broke the news based on a leaked memo, reports that "the suspension includes travel to Russia, teleconferences, and visits by Russian government officials to NASA facilities. NASA ...

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Shooting At Fort Hood Leaves 4 Dead, 16 Injured

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

This post has news through 11:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday. For updates since then, click here.

A gunman opened fire on the military post of Fort Hood, Texas, on Wednesday, killing three and injuring 16, before putting the gun to his head and killing himself, Lt. Gen. ...

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Massive Quake Off Chile Triggers Tsunami Warning

Tuesday, April 01, 2014

A massive 8.2 earthquake struck just off the coast of Iquique in northern Chile Tuesday night, triggering a tsunami warning.

The United States Geological Survey said the epicenter was about 62 miles northwest of Iquique.

Chile's Office of National Emergencies ordered an evacuation of all its coastal areas, saying ...

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Congress Sends Ukraine Aid, Russia Sanctions Bill To White House

Tuesday, April 01, 2014

After weeks of political wrangling and in a rare show of bi-partisanship, Congress approved a bill calling for $1 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea.

On Tuesday, with a vote of 378-34, the House passed a final version of the ...

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New York Student Is Accepted To All 8 Ivy League Schools

Tuesday, April 01, 2014

The odds of getting into any of the eight Ivy League schools in the country are against even the brightest students in the country.

Imagine getting a yes from all of them. That's what happened to 17-year-old Kwasi Enin of Shirley, N.Y.

Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, the University ...

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As Peace Talks Falter, Kerry Cancels Meeting With Abbas

Tuesday, April 01, 2014

What seemed like a stalled peace process Monday is looking even more shaky today: The president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, signed documents asking to join international agencies and shortly thereafter, Secretary of State John Kerry cancelled a Wednesday trip to Ramallah to meet Abbas.

That may not seem ...

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Obama: The Affordable Care Act Is Working, 'Helping People... Coast To Coast'

Tuesday, April 01, 2014

This post was updated at 4:40 p.m. ET. with Obama's comments.

President Obama emerged from the White House on Tuesday to rousing applause. He announced that 7.1 million Americans had signed up for health care through the federal exchanges set up by the Affordable Care Act.

"This law is ...

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Congress Passes Bill To Stop Payment Cuts To Medicare Doctors

Monday, March 31, 2014

For the 17th time, Congress has passed legislation to a very a deep pay cut to doctors who see Medicare patients.

As NPR's Julie Rovner reports, this is a one-year delay that doesn't deal with the problem permanently. Julie filed this report for our Newscast unit:

"Without Congressional action, ...

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Reports: U.S., Israel Discussing Release Of American Spy

Monday, March 31, 2014

Update at 9:15 a.m. ET, April 1: Agreement Is "Near":

"Officials involved in the fraught Israeli-Palestinian peace talks said on Tuesday that an agreement was near to extend the negotiations through 2015 in exchange for the release of Jonathan J. Pollard, an American serving a life sentence for spying for ...

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Authorities Raise Number Of Dead In Mudslide To 24

Monday, March 31, 2014

Update at 9:38 p.m. EDT

Snohomish County authorities say they believe 22 people are still missing in the deadly March 22 mudslide near Oso, Wash.

It's a tiny bit of good news in a heartbreaking story: The number is down from the 30 they had previously thought were missing.

The ...

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D.C. Mayor Signs Bill Decriminalizing Some Marijuana Use

Monday, March 31, 2014

Washington, D.C., Mayor Vince Gray signed a bill, today, that decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

As we reported, the D.C. city council voted to join 16 other states in decriminalizing some use last month.

What makes D.C. interesting is that any laws passed by the local ...

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WATCH: For The First Time, An Ump's On-Field Call Is Overturned

Monday, March 31, 2014

An instant replay showed the first base umpire was wrong when he called Ryan Braun safe. The Braves' challenge was the first successful one under baseball's extended replay rules.

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