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House holds first Boston hearing

POLITICO - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 9:35am
The FBI and Boston are at odds over whether local police were in the loop early enough.


Categories: US News

NY council wants paid sick days for employees; Bloomberg says no

CNN - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 9:30am
The New York City Council has joined governments of at least five other major U.S. cities and one state in passing legislation requiring private employers to provide paid sick time.
Categories: US News

Back to coffee ... Wrigley halts production of caffeine gum

CNN - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 9:21am
Wrigley has decided to stop production, sales and marketing of their new caffeinated gum, the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
Categories: US News

Head of Marine battalion relieved of duty over deadly training accident

CNN - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 9:15am
Three Marines, including the commanding officer of an infantry battalion, have been relieved of their duties in the wake of the death of seven service members killed during a mortar exercise accident in March, according to a statement from the Marines.
Categories: US News

Frugality Drags Same-Store Sales

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 9:07am
A number of top U.S. retailers reported disappointing April sales as consumers gravitated toward discount chains.
Categories: US News

W.H. meeting on sexual assault

POLITICO - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 9:02am
A senator says there's a "high-level" gathering today to discuss the growing military issue.


Categories: US News

McCarthy's EPA nomination in doubt

POLITICO - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 9:01am
Republicans deny the panel a quorum to vote on the president's pick to head the agency.


Categories: US News

AIG's Rise—A Story by Hank Greenberg

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 9:00am
Former head of insurance giant AIG tells CNBC about building the company into the mammoth global player that it became.
Categories: US News

Retailers' Revelations After Bangladesh

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:51am
After Bangladesh, some retailers are revealing information about how their products were made. The NYT reports.
Categories: US News

Agent: Railroaded over escorts

POLITICO - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:48am
A Secret Service agent tied to the Colombia scandal says the agency is trying to skip due process.


Categories: US News

Ryan, McDonough's secret beer

POLITICO - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:37am
The House Budget chairman and White House chief of staff reportedly got together last month.


Categories: US News

Dimon Being Made a 'Scapegoat': Expert

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:32am
Despite the "London Whale," JPM Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon should keep both roles, a management expert tells CNBC.
Categories: US News

For Foreclosed, A Check is On the Way

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:32am
Some borrowers who were wrongfully foreclosed on will get more money, the Federal Reserve said.
Categories: US News

Drug Spending Fell for the First Time

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:31am
Drug patent expirations resulted in less spending on medicines in the U.S. for the first time in at least 55 years.
Categories: US News

US Jobless Claims Fall Below 350,000

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:30am
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest level in nearly 5-1/2 years.
Categories: US News

Coburn: Reid 'dishonest,' 'failure'

POLITICO - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:23am
"I think he has been a failure as a majority leader for the Senate," says the Republican.


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Rubio knocks Clinton on Benghazi

POLITICO - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:21am
"[The] president was in the middle of his reelection," the Republican senator says.


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Microsoft Offers $1 Billion for Nook

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:16am
Barnes & Noble stock surged after a report that Microsoft is considering buying all of Nook Media's digital assets.
Categories: US News

The neighborhood where Ariel Castro lived

11 Alive - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:11am

On the street where the suspect in the Cleveland kidnapping case lived, people gather for several reasons.  11Alive's Jon Shirek is in Ohio and went to take the pulse of the neighborhood.

Categories: Atlanta News

Jodi Arias trial's weirdest moments

11 Alive - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 8:06am
The four-month-long Jodi Arias murder trial has had its fair share of twists and turns.
Categories: Atlanta News