JetBlue pilot indicted for flight disruption in Texas
A grand jury in Lubbock indicted JetBlue captain Clayton E Osbon on one count of interference of a flight crew after he disrupted a Las Vegas bound flight by screaming about religion and terrorists. Witnesses say he ran through the cabin and passengers restrained him until Amarillo landing.
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Jury Selection Begins in Edwards Campaign Finance Trial
In Greensboro a jury pool of about 180 potential jurors starts screening for the John Edwards case. The former presidential candidate faces six criminal counts tied to nearly 1 million dollars in secret payments to hide his mistress during the 2008 campaign. Opening arguments target April 22 with the trial expected to last six weeks.
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Texas
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Opposition calls Friday protests to test Syria cease-fire
Syria's opposition urged widespread Friday demonstrations to test the fragile U N brokered cease-fire. Ban Ki moon warned the truce could collapse from a single gunshot as regime forces paused major attacks but did not fully pull back troops. Burhan Ghalioun urged peaceful protest aimed at forcing the regime to honor commitments and the international response.
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Assad
Salman Shaikh
Brookings Doha Center
Slain USC students honored by friends
Friends laid flowers at the site where two USC electrical engineering graduate students Ming Qu and Ying Wu were killed late Wednesday in Los Angeles. Police investigate robbery or carjacking as a possible motive while reviewing surveillance footage. no arrests yet. The victims, international students from Beijing, had planned to return home after earning master’s degrees.
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China
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Beijing
North Korea launches long range missile despite claims of peaceful satellite
North Korea's rocket failed shortly after lift off from Tongchang ri causing debris to fall in the Yellow Sea. U S and South Korea describe it as a missile test while North Korea says it carried a civilian satellite for Kim Il Sung's birth anniversary. Washington suspended food aid talks in response.
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California Supreme Court: no duty to enforce lunch breaks
The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that employers are not required to ensure workers take legally mandated lunch breaks. The decision in Brinker International cases says the obligation to order breaks is unmanageable and rests with employees, who may choose to work during meal periods.
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