Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49

(Blank Headline Received)BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A packed commuter train plowed into the buffers at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday's morning rush hour, killing at least 49 people and injuring more than 600 in Argentina's worst rail crash in three decades. Passengers said the force of the collision propelled the second train car inside the first carriage, trapping dozens of people in the wreckage alongside the busy platforms at Once station. Officials said faulty brakes were suspected of causing the accident and witnesses said the train hurtled into the buffers. "I said, 'Be careful, the train isn't braking' ...


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Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49

(Blank Headline Received)BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A packed commuter train plowed into the buffers at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday's morning rush hour, killing at least 49 people and injuring more than 600 in Argentina's worst rail crash in three decades. Passengers said the force of the collision propelled the second train car inside the first carriage, trapping dozens of people in the wreckage alongside the busy platforms at Once station. Officials said faulty brakes were suspected of causing the accident and witnesses said the train hurtled into the buffers. "I said, 'Be careful, the train isn't braking' ...


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Romney retools message as Ariz. lead shrinks

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally at Tri-City Christian Academy in Chandler, Arizona, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)CHANDLER, Ariz.—The campaign signs at Mitt Romney's first rally in Arizona in more than a week looked like a last minute print job. Red and white with a far more sparse design than his regular 2012 logo, the signs read "Mitt Romney AZ" and were printed on heavy letter stock paper that looked more like [...]


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Romney retools message as Ariz. lead shrinks

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally at Tri-City Christian Academy in Chandler, Arizona, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)CHANDLER, Ariz.—The campaign signs at Mitt Romney's first rally in Arizona in more than a week looked like a last minute print job. Red and white with a far more sparse design than his regular 2012 logo, the signs read "Mitt Romney AZ" and were printed on heavy letter stock paper that looked more like [...]


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Judge: Wash. can’t make pharmacies sell Plan B

Washington state may not force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state's true goal is to suppress religious objections by druggists — not to promote timely access to the medicines for people who need them.
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Judge: Wash. can’t make pharmacies sell Plan B

Washington state may not force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state's true goal is to suppress religious objections by druggists — not to promote timely access to the medicines for people who need them.
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FCC urges Internet companies to safeguard Web

People attend a workshop on the first day of the 18th World Wide Web Conference in MadridInternet service providers need to work harder to prevent hacks, data theft and other fraud, including contacting customers whose infected computers have been hijacked by organized crime and helping them ...


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FCC urges Internet companies to safeguard Web

People attend a workshop on the first day of the 18th World Wide Web Conference in MadridInternet service providers need to work harder to prevent hacks, data theft and other fraud, including contacting customers whose infected computers have been hijacked by organized crime and helping them ...


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Newark mayor: NYPD misled us on Muslim spying

Mohammed el-Sioufi, an accountant and vice president of the Islamic Culture Center, a mosque in Newark, is interviewed by the Associated Press about the New York Police Department's surveillance of the Muslim community in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Americans in New Jersey’s largest city were subjected to surveillance as part of the New York Police Department’s effort to build databases of where Muslims work, shop and pray. The operation in Newark was so secretive, even the city’s mayor says he was kept in the dark. For months in mid-2007, plainclothes NYPD officers snapped pictures of mosques and eavesdropped in Muslim neighborhoods. The result was a 60-page report, obtained by The Associated Press. It cited no evidence of crimes. It was just a guide to Newark’s Muslims. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) The mayor and police director of New Jersey's largest city said Wednesday the New York Police Department misled their city and never told them it was conducting a widespread spying operation on Newark's Muslim neighborhoods. Had they known, they said, they never would have allowed it.


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Newark mayor: NYPD misled us on Muslim spying

Mohammed el-Sioufi, an accountant and vice president of the Islamic Culture Center, a mosque in Newark, is interviewed by the Associated Press about the New York Police Department's surveillance of the Muslim community in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Americans in New Jersey’s largest city were subjected to surveillance as part of the New York Police Department’s effort to build databases of where Muslims work, shop and pray. The operation in Newark was so secretive, even the city’s mayor says he was kept in the dark. For months in mid-2007, plainclothes NYPD officers snapped pictures of mosques and eavesdropped in Muslim neighborhoods. The result was a 60-page report, obtained by The Associated Press. It cited no evidence of crimes. It was just a guide to Newark’s Muslims. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) The mayor and police director of New Jersey's largest city said Wednesday the New York Police Department misled their city and never told them it was conducting a widespread spying operation on Newark's Muslim neighborhoods. Had they known, they said, they never would have allowed it.


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Who would bomb Iran? GOP character sketch

Republican presidential candidates Santorum, Romney, Paul and former Gingrich greet each other after the Republican presidential candidates debate in TampaThree quarters (74 percent) of all GOP voters are willing to support as a last resort American military action to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, according to a Pew Research Center poll, conducted earlier this month. Where do the GOP presidential contenders fall?


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Who would bomb Iran? GOP character sketch

Republican presidential candidates Santorum, Romney, Paul and former Gingrich greet each other after the Republican presidential candidates debate in TampaThree quarters (74 percent) of all GOP voters are willing to support as a last resort American military action to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, according to a Pew Research Center poll, conducted earlier this month. Where do the GOP presidential contenders fall?


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Obama, Romney release dueling tax plans

ObamaPresident Obama and Mitt Romney released dueling tax plans Wednesday, and helped define some key differences between the two candidates in this election year.


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Obama, Romney release dueling tax plans

ObamaPresident Obama and Mitt Romney released dueling tax plans Wednesday, and helped define some key differences between the two candidates in this election year.


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White House warns Iran over inspections stalemate

In this photo taken, Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012, White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily White House briefing in Washington. The Obama administration opened the door slightly Tuesday to international military assistance for Syria's rebels, with officials saying new tactics may have to be explored if President Bashar Assad continues to defy pressure to halt a brutal crackdown on dissenters. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The White House on Wednesday sharply criticized Iran for blocking UN nuclear watchdog agency inspectors from key sites in its suspect atomic program, and suggested the stalemate would weigh on how Washington and its partners will respond to Tehran's recent offer for another round of negotiations. While the United States "will continue to evaluate" Iran's [...]


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White House warns Iran over inspections stalemate

In this photo taken, Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012, White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily White House briefing in Washington. The Obama administration opened the door slightly Tuesday to international military assistance for Syria's rebels, with officials saying new tactics may have to be explored if President Bashar Assad continues to defy pressure to halt a brutal crackdown on dissenters. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The White House on Wednesday sharply criticized Iran for blocking UN nuclear watchdog agency inspectors from key sites in its suspect atomic program, and suggested the stalemate would weigh on how Washington and its partners will respond to Tehran's recent offer for another round of negotiations. While the United States "will continue to evaluate" Iran's [...]


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