Monday, April 15, 2013

[U.S.] 10 Things to Know for Today

10 Things to Know for Today
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Share. 0. Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. THE DAY ALL EYES ARE ON NORTH KOREA.

GOP super donor Bob Perry of Texas dies at 80
http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/15/17757791-gop-mega-donor-bob-perry-who-helped-finance-swift-boat-ads-dead-at-80?chromedomain=usnews
PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press, By PAUL J. WEBER and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press | April 15, 2013 | Updated: April 15, 2013 4:36am.

Troopers: Boy, 9, feared dead after falling into glacial crevasse
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2309154/Boy-9-presumed-dead-falling-200-foot-crevasse-snowmobile-race.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Climbers descended into an estimated 200-foot-deep crevasse on an Alaska glacier to reach a 9-year-old boy, who is feared dead after crashing his snowmobile.

House Republicans aim to weaken gun bill, focus on mental health
http://kgmi.com/House-Republicans-aim-to-weaken-gun-bill-focus-on-/12989761?newsId=205682
By David Lawder and Sam Youngman. WASHINGTON | Mon Apr 15, 2013 1:16am EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Senate prepares to debate a gun-control bill for the first time in two decades on Monday, Republicans in the House of Representatives ...

Alaska lawmakers slash oil taxes, hope to spur output
http://560wgan.com/Alaska-lawmakers-slash-oil-taxes-hope-to-spur-outp/11435227?newsId=205688
By Yereth Rosen. ANCHORAGE, Alaska | Mon Apr 15, 2013 1:41am EDT. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska lawmakers on Sunday gave final approval to a bill slashing state oil-production taxes in a change supporters said was needed to boost ...

Family of con artists again swindling seniors, DeWine says
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/grand-jury-to-be-seated-in-steubenville-football-rape-case
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Liu Aide Trial Set to Start
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation_world/20130415_ap_trialopensforaidesofnycmayoralhopeful.html
Jury selection is set to begin Monday in a fundraising fraud case involving a longtime political supporter and the former campaign treasurer of New York City Comptroller John Liu.

Plainfield churches come together to back same-sex marriage
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/04/15/188401/same-sex-benefits-may-be-poison.html
PLAINFIELD - For many, marriage ranks among the most sacrosanct of rituals - and among the most conservative of institutions. Three Plainfield churches want more of it.

9/11 memorial charging fee to reserve tickets
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/911-memorial-charging-2-fee-90039.html
Visitors to the September 11th memorial now have to pay a $2 fee to reserve tickets, and that has some families who lost loved ones in the attack upset.

Lawyer says Riddell is Ć¢€œin very serious troubleĆ¢€ after lawsuit
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/15/lawyer-says-riddell-is-in-very-serious-trouble-after-lawsuit/
Rhett Ridolfi, a 22-year-old man who suffered brain damage and partial paralysis while playing high school football in 2008, has been awarded millions of dollars in damages in a lawsuit against the helmet maker Riddell.

Amber Alert: 5 Year Old Girl Missing Out of Detroit
http://fox17online.com/2013/04/15/amber-alert-5-year-old-girl-missing-out-of-detroit/
DETROIT, Mich. - The Detroit Police Department is trying to locate a missing little girl whose life may be in danger. Her name is Iyana Oldham, an image of whom was published by WDIV in Detroit.

Saratoga girl's suicide fuels cyberbullying debate
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/647ba8ac143648088acf594c5d54ca11/US--Assaulted-Teen-Suicide
SARATOGA -- It has become a depressingly familiar story in the digital age. An alleged sexual assault occurs. Images brazenly are shared electronically.

Republican money backs immigration push
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/274bfd5ed78e4946b11ec8f5c2648ade/US--GOP-Donors-Immigration
BOSTON (AP) - As Congress readies for a drawn-out immigration debate, an expanding network of Republican fundraisers is pressing for a path to legal status for millions of immigrants living in the United States illegally.

Lynch raises $1M for US Senate bid
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/14/lynch-raises-million-just-over-three-months/m5R8qciUt8Gg4Sbyog1vqK/story.html
BOSTON (AP) - U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch has raised $1.5 million since January in his pursuits of a U.S. Senate seat. His campaign announced Sunday that Lynch ended the fundraising period that ran from Jan. 1 through April 10 with $514,000 in the bank.

NRA affiliate vows fight as key measures of New York's tough new gun law take ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/New-York-s-assault-weapon-registration-to-begin-4434295.php
ALBANY, N.Y. - Key measures of New York's tough new gun law are set to kick in, with owners of guns now reclassified as assault weapons required to register the firearms and new limits on the number of bullets allowed in magazines.

Obama's day: Football and ambassadors
http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/04/15/obama-alabama-football-ambassador-credentials/2083521/
President Obama dips into the athletic and diplomatic worlds on Monday, honoring a championship football team and welcoming five new ambassadors.

On Patriots Day, remembering those
http://bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2013/04/13/revolutionary-smackdown-lexington-concord/jJwc3G9VQf40lPZlysIreI/story.html
The Redcoats, British soldiers, stood in a swampy meadow in Cambridge for several hours on that chilly night of April 18, 1775, before they got the order to march.

Obama Spinoff Releases Names of Big Donors
http://www.dailypolitical.com/politics/obama-advocacy-group-rakes-in-4-9-million.htm
The fundraising and advocacy group that was re-purposed from President Barack Obama's campaign team released the names of big donors Friday, as it announced that it raised about $4.9 million in the first quarter.



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