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| Apple CEO: Unlocking San Bernardino iPhone would be 'bad for America' Posted: 24 Feb 2016 01:32 PM PST  By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple chief Tim Cook on Wednesday said that complying with a court order to help the FBI break into an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters would be "bad for America," and set a legal precedent that would offend many Americans. "Some things are hard, and some things are right, and some things are both - this is one of those things," Cook told ABC News in his first interview since the court order came down last week. Apple's chief executive officer also said there should have been more dialogue with the Obama administration before the U.S. Justice Department's decision to seek relief from a federal magistrate judge in California.
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| Oregon refuge protesters to be arraigned over armed occupation Posted: 24 Feb 2016 11:03 AM PST  Ammon Bundy and other anti-government protesters arrested in connection with the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon were set to appear in U.S. court in Portland on Wednesday, Bundy's attorneys said in a statement. Four of the 16 protesters facing one conspiracy charge each have asked the court to wave their appearance at the arraignment, affirming their intention to plead not guilty to the charges, court documents show. On Jan. 26, Bundy, his brother Ryan and nine other protesters had been arrested on a snow-covered roadside while on their way to speak at a community meeting in John Day, Oregon.
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| Connecticut prosecutors ask court to order Kennedy kin back to jail Posted: 24 Feb 2016 12:33 PM PST  Skakel, a nephew of Ethel Kennedy, widow of slain U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, has been under legal scrutiny since his neighbor Martha Moxley was beaten to death with a golf club near his Greenwich, Connecticut, home in 1975. Both Skakel and Moxley were 15 years old at the time. Both Michael Skakel and his brother, Thomas, had been romantically interested in the girl and were regarded as suspects by police, as was a tutor who lived in the house.
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| Ahead of election, Iran's leader warns of Western 'plot' Posted: 24 Feb 2016 01:24 PM PST  By Samia Nakhoul TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's top leader warned voters on Wednesday the West was plotting to influence elections pitting centrists close to President Hassan Rouhani against conservative hardliners in a contest that could shape the Islamic Republic for years to come. In remarks reflecting an abiding mistrust of Rouhani's rapprochement with the West, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he was confident Iranians would vote in favor of keeping Iran's anti-Western stance on Friday in the first elections since last year's nuclear accord with world powers. Rouhani's allies, who hope the deal will hasten Iran's opening up to the world after years of sanctions, have come under increasing pressure in the election campaign from hardliners who accuse them of links to Western powers including the United States and Britain.
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| Obama cautious on Syria plan as opposition yet to commit Posted: 24 Feb 2016 11:46 AM PST  By Jeff Mason and Tom Perry WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama expressed caution on Wednesday about a plan to stop fighting in Syria, while the main opposition group said it had yet to commit to the deal. Combatants are required to say whether they will agree to the "cessation of hostilities" by noon on Friday (1000 GMT), and to halt fighting at midnight Saturday. The United Nations hopes the planned halt in the fighting will provide a breathing space for Syrian peace talks to resume.
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