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Italian liner passengers to get 11,000 euros each
Passengers of a stricken Italian cruise liner will get at least 11,000 euros each from its Costa Crociere operator under a deal struck after the January 13 disaster, a consumer group said Friday. “This deal concerns some 3,000 passengers from 60 countries, including some 900 Italians,” Adoc, one of several…
Gang deaths often involve youth and guns, not drugs
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Gang-related deaths typically aren’t the product of fights over drugs — as many assume — but rather result from grudges between rival gangs that erupt into violence, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gang homicides nearly always involve guns, usually…
Monty Python members to re-unite for new film
LOS ANGELES — Members of iconic British comedy group “Monty Python” will re-unite for a new film, a science fiction farce, ex-Python Terry Jones said. “Absolutely Anything” will not be a Python film as such, but key members of the gang, John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, are involved,…
BP must pay part of rig owner’s eventual Gulf costs
CHICAGO — British oil giant BP must cover some of the eventual claims against rig owner Transocean arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a US judge has ruled, with any bill set to run into billions of dollars. The mixed ruling found BP must indemnify the Swiss drilling…
Twitter able to now selectively block tweets
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter said Thursday that it now has the ability to block tweets from appearing in a specific country if legally required to do so. “As we continue to grow internationally, we will enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression,” Twitter said…
Obama admits mistakes ‘every hour’
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — US President Barack Obama admitted Thursday he second-guesses himself all the time and makes frequent mistakes but that experience had made him a better leader. Obama defended his economic policies vigorously in an interview with ABC News and argued that America would have been much worse…
U.S. striving to prevent WikiLeaks repeat: spy chief
WASHINGTON — The United States is taking “serious and noticeable” measures to prevent another breach of classified files like the massive WikiLeaks document dump, the nation’s spy chief said Thursday. James Clapper, director of national intelligence, said changes were being implemented over the next five years that would create a…
Obama courts swing voters as polls tick up
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Boosted by rising poll numbers, US President Barack Obama courted swing-state voters Thursday, after offering a disdainful critique of his potential Republican general election foes. Obama, driving home the theme of his State of the Union speech — a call for a fair economy to restore…
U.S. plans to cut troops, invest in future
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Thursday proposed taking some 100,000 troops off active duty as the debt-ridden United States winds down a decade of war, but vowed new investments to exert power in Asia and the Middle East. With pressure mounting to balance the US books, President Barack Obama’s administration…
Same sex marriage will be on 2012 ballot in Maine again
Activists in Maine said Thursday that the re-legalization of same sex marriage would be put to a statewide vote in 2012. “Marriage is going to be decided at the ballot box,” Betsy Smith, Executive Director of Equality Maine, told Think Progress. “We feel very comfortable about winning, it’s the reason…
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