| At least 10 Americans being flown to U.S. after possible Ebola exposure Posted: 14 Mar 2015 01:50 PM PDT  At least 10 Americans possibly exposed to the deadly Ebola virus were being flown to the United States from Sierra Leone for observation, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.
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| Part-time Ferguson mayor in full-time spotlight Posted: 14 Mar 2015 11:35 AM PDT  In the days since the release of a Justice Department report that found widespread racial bias in the Ferguson Police Department, the mayor of the St. Louis suburb has become a part-time public servant in a full-time spotlight.
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| Texas lawmakers introduce bills to legalize medical marijuana Posted: 14 Mar 2015 09:14 AM PDT  Texas lawmakers are fighting for comprehensive medical marijuana reform that would allow patients with debilitating conditions to access the plant.
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| U.S. appeals ruling on size of BP oil spill Posted: 14 Mar 2015 09:43 AM PDT  The U.S. government is appealing a federal court ruling that reduced the potential penalty BP Plc must pay for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill by almost $4 billion. The appeal, which was filed on Friday in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, challenges a January decision by U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier that set the size of the spill at 3.19 million barrels. The appeal did not detail what aspects of Barbier's ruling it was challenging.
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| Quick answers to double shooting elude police in Ferguson, Missouri Posted: 13 Mar 2015 09:06 PM PDT  By Nick Carey and Jim Young FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Nearly 48 hours after two officers were shot in Ferguson, Missouri, investigators had dozens of leads but no arrests to report on Friday in the hunt for a gunman who turned a late-night protest against police into bedlam. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said authorities had "a pretty good idea" where the gunshots that wounded the officers had originated, without providing specifics, but added that an arrest was not imminent. The latest bout of violence in the St. Louis suburb, first rattled by the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white officer last summer, brought out signs of sympathy for police on Friday. One protester stood opposite the Ferguson police department with a sign reading "Cops Lives Matter," playing on the "Black Lives Matter" slogan that sprang up in the wake of police killings of unarmed black men in New York City and elsewhere.
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| Miami hosts first Formula E electric car race in U.S Posted: 14 Mar 2015 02:28 PM PDT  By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - Thousands of fans turned out on Saturday for the first Formula E electric car race in the United States, with organizers saying the event along downtown Miami's bayfront would help boost more energy efficient mainstream automobile technology. "Formula E will pioneer technology which will be used on normal road cars," British entrepreneur Richard Branson, the Virgin Racing team owner, told a press conference before the race. "I hope 10 years from now the smell of exhausts from cars will be a thing of the past as much as the smell of cigarettes in restaurants," added Branson, whose Virgin Group sponsors a two-car team. Miami is the fifth of 10 cities around the world to host races for the inaugural year of the Formula E championship, launched in Beijing in September 2014.
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| How March Madness became largest 'pool party' Posted: 13 Mar 2015 08:10 AM PDT  Katie Couric explores the ailment that afflicts millions of Americans this time every year? Hint: It's not spring fever.
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| New bird flu strain has poultry farmers scrambling Posted: 14 Mar 2015 11:18 AM PDT  Animal health experts and poultry growers are scrambling to determine how a dangerous new strain of bird flu infected turkey flocks in three states — and to stop it from spreading.
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| In New Hampshire, Jeb Bush leads with his chin Posted: 14 Mar 2015 07:25 AM PDT  In the driveway of a reasonable home on a residential street, Jeb Bush stood in the darkness Friday night, illuminated only by a lone TV camera light but surrounded by a few dozen members of the media.
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| Myanmar ferry capsizes; 34 dead, over a dozen missing Posted: 14 Mar 2015 08:00 AM PDT  A crowded double-decker passenger ferry capsized in northwestern Myanmar after being slammed by huge waves, killing 33 people and leaving at least a dozen missing, officials said Saturday.
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| Mourners pack Wisconsin funeral for man killed by police Posted: 14 Mar 2015 02:23 PM PDT  Hundreds are expected to attend the funeral for an unarmed 19-year-old who was killed last weekend by a Madison police officer.
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| Ferguson gunman who shot police officers remains at large Posted: 13 Mar 2015 04:32 PM PDT  An intense manhunt for the gunman who shot and severely wounded two police officers in Ferguson, Mo., has yet to yield a suspect, St. Louis County Chief of Police Jon Belmar announced late Friday.
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| Cyclone Pam leaves trail of destruction in Pacific's Vanuatu Posted: 13 Mar 2015 10:01 PM PDT  WELLNGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Winds from an extremely powerful cyclone that blew through the Pacific's Vanuatu archipelago were beginning to subside Saturday, revealing widespread destruction and unconfirmed reports of dozens of deaths.
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| 'India’s Daughter': The true story behind the banned film Posted: 13 Mar 2015 05:49 PM PDT  She was just 23 years old, a promising medical student determined to make a better life for herself and her parents. The news of Jyoti Singh's brutal gang rape and murder in Delhi in 2012 sparked worldwide outrage and galvanized a movement to end the culture of silence on violence against women.
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