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Mayor Bloomberg declines to comment on Bloomberg spying scandal
[caption id="attachment_124012" align="alignnone" width="614"] Credit: NYC Mayor's Office.[/caption] According to a report from Talking Points Memo, Mayor Bloomberg was recently asked about the spying scandal at his former news company, Bloomberg, and told a reporter that he couldn't say anything due to "an...
metro.us (5 days ago)
Alleged election violations won't be referred to attorney general
The Georgia State Election Board declined to send alleged election violations by Hall County to the state Attorney General's office Tuesday. Election Administrator Charlotte Sosebee and two of her staff received letters of instruction after an investigation found 14 violations of election law happened in the...
gainesvilletimes.com (5 days ago)
IRS chief says agency lacked sensitivity in Tea Party screenings
In his first public comment on the case, the acting chief said there was "a shortcut taken in our processes" for determining which groups needed special screening.
pennlive.com (6 days ago)
Apple could drag the Galaxy S4 into patent war with Samsung
Apple has submitted a request to the courts that it be allowed to add Samsung's recently released flagship Android phone, the Galaxy S4, to the companies' upcoming patent battle. That's right: if you thought that the epic patent war between Apple and Samsung was more or less finished when Apple was awarded over $1...
techradar.com (6 days ago)
Carney on Multiple White House Scandals: I Cannot Comment
As details about the Department of Justice secretly monitoring phones lines of Associated Press reporters and the IRS inappropriately targeting...
townhall.com (6 days ago)
Music chat: Vampire Weekend, Trace Adkins, Demi Lovato, more
Leave a comment, ask a question and listen as esteemed music critic Gary Graff and various guests riff on all things music. Graff's work has appeared in the likes of Rolling Stone and Billboard. He currently writes a column that is syndicated by Digital First Media.
denverpost.com (6 days ago)
NY Woman Charged With Newtown Charity Scam
NEW YORK -- New York City prosecutors say a woman has been charged with fraud for posing as the aunt of a Connecticut school shooting victim and soliciting donations. Nouel Alba was indicted Tuesday on identity theft and fraud charges in the Bronx. Prosecutors say she pretended to be the aunt of 6-year-old victim...
huffingtonpost.com (6 days ago)
Feds announce proposed sea lion protections that could benefit fishermen
The National Marine Fisheries Service is taking public comment on proposed revisions to Steller sea lion protections in the western Aleutian Islands that could lead to more commercial fishing of…Click to Continue »
adn.com (6 days ago)
A Surprising New Twist On Latest Parent-Trigger Effort
LOS ANGELES -- A group of parents appear ready to force the Los Angeles Unified School District to enact sweeping changes at their elementary school. Monday in Watts, the Weigand Parents Union announced LAUSD officials had confirmed they had gathered enough signatures to invoke California's 2010 parent-trigger law....
huffingtonpost.com (6 days ago)
Rep. Stockman: Investigate IRS audits of Obamacare critics reported to White House
Joel Gehrke Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, asked two House committees to investigate IRS audits of people reported to the White House as critics of Obamacare. “Government reforms adopted after Watergate prohibit the White House from coordinating with the IRS to target citizens,” Stockman said in a statement today. ...
washingtonexaminer.com (6 days ago)
Angelina Jolie's mastectomy account raises awareness of gene testing
It was an extraordinarily public declaration of an incredibly private experience. But when Angelina Jolie took to the comment pages of the New York Times to declare that she had undergone a double mastectomy, she spearheaded a new awareness of gene testing as a guard against the possibility of breast cancer. Doctors...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
Fisheries service proposes revising Steller sea lion protections in Alaska's Aleutians
The agency is taking public comment on proposals that could lead to more commercial fishing in the area.
oregonlive.com (6 days ago)
NMFS announces proposed sea lion protections
The National Marine Fisheries Service is taking public comment on proposed revisions to Steller sea lion protections in the western Aleutian Islands that could lead to more commercial fishing of Pacific cod, pollock and Atka mackerel.
seattletimes.com (6 days ago)
Syria mutilation footage sparks doubts over wisdom of backing rebels
Horrific video footage of a Syrian rebel commander eating the heart or lung of a dead government fighter has aroused furious international controversy, fuelling an already heated debate over western support for the armed uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. The grisly film had been circulating for...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
Tiger lands in a new trap: Players Championship marshals slam golfer for 'all clear' comment
"Nothing was said to us and we certainly said nothing to him," said John North, chief marshal for the first three holes at the Stadium course. "I was disappointed to hear him make those remarks."
nydailynews.com (6 days ago)
Digvijaya Singh gets legal notice for 'contempt of apex court'
The city-based Nagrik Upbhokta Margdarshak Manch, a local consumer organisation sent a legal notice to Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday, terming his statement against the Supreme Court's "caged parrot" comment about the CBI, as "contempt of apex court".
indiatimes.com (6 days ago)
Horse racing tips: Wednesday 15 May
Bath 5.40 Expert 6.10 Lilbourne Lass 6.40 Passion Play 7.10 Ssafa 7.40 Fair Comment 8.10 Harbour Captain 8.40 First Rebellion Fontwell 2.05 Silver Commander 2.35 Time Book 3.05 Canadian Diamond 3.40 Princely Hero 4.15 Montefeltro 4.50 Dougalstar 5.20 Deux Etoiles 5.55 Act Alone Perth 6.00 Bescot Springs 6.30 King...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
Trib Talk: Alleged ethics violations by Swallow, Shurtleff
At 11 a.m. today, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke and Tom Harvey will join Trib Talk host Jennifer Napier-Pearce for a behind-the-scenes look at the ethics controversy involving Utah Attorney General John Swallow and former A.G. Mark Shurtleff. You can participate in the live video chat by submitting...
sltrib.com (6 days ago)
Justin Masterson deserves more run support when he pitches: Tribe Comment of the Day
"What a gem by Masterson. He is pitching well so far this year but it still seems the Indians bats go silent when he pitches. Would be nice to give him some run support." - dave144
cleveland.com (6 days ago)
Fire marshal probes Beaver County airport hangar fire
BEAVER FALLS (AP) - Firefighters from 10 companies have extinguished a blaze at a western Pennsylvania county airport hangar that is leased to a flight school. Officials with ACES Aviation could not immediately be reached for comment on Tuesday's fire that heavily damaged the company's hangar at the Beaver County...
pottsmerc.com (6 days ago)
State Dept shuts down Benghazi questions: ‘You’ll have to take my word for it’
Joel Gehrke “You’ll have to take my word for it,” said a spokesperson for the most transparent administration in history when reporters asked her to substantiate her claim that the CIA removed references to terrorists from the Benghazi talking points before the State Department ever saw them. “If you look at the...
washingtonexaminer.com (6 days ago)
IRS chief: Agency lacked sensitivity in screenings
WASHINGTON - The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated “a lack of sensitivity” in its screenings of political groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he said those mistakes won’t be repeated. In his first public comment on the case, Steven Miller said there was “a shortcut taken in our...
sltrib.com (6 days ago)
Music chat: Vampire Weekend, Trace Adkins, Demi Lovato, more
Join us each Tuesday at noon as we explore the week's new releases from a wide spectrum of pop, rock, country, hip-hop, R&B, folk, indie and alternative music styles. Leave a comment, ask a question and listen as esteemed music critic Gary Graff and various guests riff on all things music. Graff's work has...
sltrib.com (6 days ago)
BP and Shell raided in oil price-rigging investigation
BP, Shell and other big oil companies have been raided by European commission officials investigating allegations they "colluded" to rig oil prices. The commission said its officers carried out "unannounced inspections" at several oil companies in London, the Netherlands and Norway on Tuesday to investigate claims...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
Square's new Stand turns iPad into a cash register
Internet payment company Square has announced a new accessory that turns your iPad into a high-tech cash register, complete with built-in credit-card swiper and a slew of point-of-sale accessories. Aimed squarely-if you’ll pardon the pun-at small businesses, the $299 Square Stand allows you to connect an iPad to a...
macworld.com (6 days ago)
European antitrust officials raid Statoil
Statoil says that European antitrust officials have inspected its head office on suspicion of the Norwegian oil company's participation in anti-competitive practices. The inspection, at Statoil's headquarters in Stavanger, Norway, was at the request of the European Union's executive, the Commission, and carried out...
foxnews.com (6 days ago)
Billionaire Stewart Rahr Clings To Forbes 400 Following $250 Million Divorce Settlement
In December of last year, pharma kingpin Stewart Rahr and his wife Carol announced that they would be divorcing after 43 years of marriage. The process was to be an amicable one, Rahr told me. Today, the New York Post's Page Six reports that proceedings have come to an end and that Carol will receive $250 million of...
forbes.com (6 days ago)
Garner sentenced to 18 years after apologizing to victims
Antoine J. Garner was sentenced to 18 years in prison today for three separate violent crimes, shortly after he apologized to two of his three victims in court.But no direct mention was made of the case that has brought so much attention to the 26-year-old Garner, the mysterious death of Amanda L. Wienckowski, whose...
buffalonews.com (6 days ago)
Brown gains Independence nod for re-election
Democrat Byron W. Brown has again snared the Independence Party line in his re-election bid for mayor, creating a formidable ballot presence for the November general election.New York Independence Chairman Frank S. MacKay announced the move this morning as the party lined up behind Brown, as it did in 2005 and...
buffalonews.com (6 days ago)
Trib Talk: Investigating alleged ethics violations by Swallow, Shurtleff
At 11 a.m. today, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke and Tom Harvey will join Trib Talk host Jennifer Napier-Pearce for a behind-the-scenes look at the ethics controversy involving Utah Attorney General John Swallow and former A.G. Mark Shurtleff. You can participate in the live video chat by submitting...
sltrib.com (6 days ago)
