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22 April 2011

Syrian activists vow largest protests to date (AP)

Syrian activists vow largest protests to date (AP)

Syrian activists vow largest protests to date (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:40 PM PDT

In this image made on a mobile phone, a Syrian man sits inside a bus as he looks through the window at a military truck carrying Syrian soldiers, in the outskirts of the central city of Homs, Syria, on Thursday April 21, 2011. Syria's president formally ratified an end to the 50-year-old state of emergency Thursday as the regime tried to dampen enthusiasm for the country's month long uprising on the eve of massive rallies planned for Friday.(AP Photo)AP - Ahead of what could turn out to be a decisive day for Syria, protesters took credit Thursday for forcing President Bashar Assad to lift the country's 50-year state of emergency and brushed off his attempts to placate the monthlong uprising against his authoritarian regime.

Rajaratnam defense in last shot to urge acquittal (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:32 PM PDT

Reuters - Raj Rajaratnam's lawyer took a last shot at trial of keeping his client out of prison, blasting the credibility of key witnesses and telling jurors the government failed to prove the hedge fund manager broke insider trading laws.

Libyan rebels report gains in Misrata fighting (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:25 PM PDT

A general view of Misrata, where Libyan rebel fighters are engaged in house-to-house fighting with pro-Gadhafi troops in the besieged city, the main rebel holdout in Gadhafi's territory, Thursday, April 21, 2011. (AP Photo)AP - Rebels battled Moammar Gadhafi's troops Thursday for control of central Misrata, driving dozens of snipers from tall buildings in hours of urban warfare and gaining a tactical advantage in the only major city held by the opposition in western Libya, witnesses said.

Amazon failure takes down sites across Internet (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:24 PM PDT

In this screen shot of the fousquare.com website, an apology for technical difficulties is displayed. Dozens of major websites including Foursquare, Reddit and others crash or suffer severe slowdowns after technical problems wrack their hosting company, Amazon.com. (AP Photo/foursquare.com)AP - Major websites including Foursquare and Reddit crashed or suffered slowdowns Thursday after technical problems rattled Amazon.com's widely used Web servers, frustrating millions of people who couldn't access their favorite sites.

Obama says new task force will examine gas prices (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:23 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gesture during a town hall meeting to discuss reducing the national debt, Thursday, April 21, 2011, at ElectraTherm, Inc. in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will try to "root out" cases of fraud or manipulation in oil markets, even as Attorney General Eric Holder suggested a variety of legal reasons may be behind gasoline's surge to $4 a gallon.

Huckabee criticizes Beck for 'progressive' claim (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2010 file photo, talk show host Glenn Beck speaks at the 'Restoring Honor' rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Mike Huckabee is criticizing fellow Fox News Channel host Beck for calling the former Arkansas governor and potential presidential candidate a 'progressive.' (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)AP - Mike Huckabee on Thursday criticized fellow Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck for calling the former governor and potential White House hopeful a "progressive" for supporting first lady Michelle Obama's anti-obesity efforts.

Police: Body found in Md. river is missing NC teen (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:18 PM PDT

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department shows Phylicia Barnes. After months of searches and appeals to the public, authorities confirmed Thursday, April 21, 2011, that a body found in a northeast Maryland river was that of Barnes, a North Carolina teen who went missing while visiting relatives in Baltimore over the Christmas holidays. (AP Photo/Baltimore Police Department, File)AP - After months of searches, authorities confirmed Thursday that a body found in a Maryland river was a North Carolina teen who went missing while visiting relatives over the Christmas holidays.

Japan seals off no-go zone around nuclear plant (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:18 PM PDT

A man wearing a protective suite walks in the yard in the deserted town of Futaba, inside the 20-kilometer (12-mile) evacuation zone, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Thursday, April 21, 2011. Japan declared the 20-kilometer (12-mile) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly face fines or detention. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - Japan sealed off a wide area around a radiation-spewing nuclear power plant on Friday to prevent tens of thousands of residents from sneaking back to the homes they quickly evacuated, some with little more than a credit card and the clothes on their backs.

No break this spring at the gas pump (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:18 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2010 file photo, a woman walks past the front entrance to Marble House mansion, in Newport, R.I. The Gilded Age mansions of Newport typically draw 800,000 visitors a year to marvel at their seaside opulence and fantasize about life as one of the fabulously rich. But a 28 percent drop-off in business since March 1, 2011, has prompted the group that runs the mansions to offer a $5 gas rebate to appeal to those with real-world concerns about spiking fuel prices. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, file)AP - With gas prices above $4 in some states, Americans are canceling spring break plans and rethinking summer vacation, and some tourist destinations are offering gas vouchers of as much as $50 to talk people out of giving up and staying home.

Police see Columbine similarities in mall fire (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:18 PM PDT

This April 20, 2011 image taken from surveillance video provided by the FBI shows person of interest sought in a fire and the planting of a pipe bomb and two propane tanks near a food court at the Southwest Plaza Mall in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/FBI)AP - Authorities reviewed security video Thursday from a Colorado mall where the discovery of a pipe bomb and two propane tanks after a fire raised concerns about a possible link to the Columbine High School attack.
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