Explosions Hit Tripoli and Benghazi in Libya
Explosions rocked Libya's capital Tripoli and Benghazi on Saturday. no casualties reported. A security official said a bomb hit an abandoned church in Benghazi and two other blasts targeted parked security vehicles. A soldier was lightly hurt by debris. two suspects were arrested near embassies in Tripoli.
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Libya
Benghazi
Essam el-Naas
Portland debates fluoridation in liberal city election
In Portland Oregon supporters and opponents raise hundreds of thousands of dollars as a Tuesday vote on water fluoridation draws attention from major papers. Voters in a liberal city confront dental health, individual consent and environmental concerns amid signs and reported sign theft.
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America
Mike Plunkett
Derailment snarls Hartford area rail traffic for week
Gov. Malloy warned southwest Connecticut faces a week of disruptions as Metro-North works to rebuild 2000 feet of track and restore service after a Friday derailment that injured 72. Shuttle trains run between New Haven and Bridgeport with limited service to Grand Central. Amtrak suspended NY-NH service. 12 stations affected.
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Daniel P. Malloy
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Howard Permitt
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Ford
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New York
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Jim Cameron
Connecticut Rail Commuter Council
Tea party looks to take advantage of moment
Tea party leaders claim the IRS acknowledgment of targeting their groups fuels new energy amid Benghazi and DOJ subpoenas. They aim to mobilize activists for 2014 elections while wary observers warn against overplaying gains and risk painting the movement as extreme.
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Iowa
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Benghazi
Libya
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Katrina Pierson
Washington
Barack Obama
Luke Rogonsich
Phoenix
Mo Ellertee
Tom Zawistowski
Ohio Liberty Coalition
Associated Press
Los Angeles voters weigh three pot shop measures
Los Angeles voters head to the polls to decide among three measures on medical marijuana shops. Propositions D and E would cap pre 2007 collectives and raise taxes or not, while Proposition F would not cap shops but impose audits and stricter employee checks alongside tax increases.
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Ed Reyes
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Syrian troops push into rebel town near Lebanon border
Syrian forces entered Qusair, battling house to house and bombing from air, as Assad seeks to tighten grip on a strategic land strip from Damascus to the Mediterranean. UN and other powers eye an early June international talks to end Syria’s civil war.
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