Wednesday, April 17, 2013

[U.S.] Shock, sadness follow death of Pa. family after husband's apparent suicide

Shock, sadness follow death of Pa. family after husband's apparent suicide
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Pa-man-s-apparent-suicide-leaves-3-others-dead-4440766.php
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. - Friends and neighbors were stunned and saddened by the deaths of four family members who appear to have died of carbon monoxide fumes that resulted from the husband's apparent suicide.

Some early tests on letter to Miss. senator show ricin
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/congressional/20130416_ap_letterwithricinsenttomisssenator.html
Updated 3:45 a.m. ET April 17, 2013. WASHINGTON Preliminary tests on a letter sent to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., came back positive for ricin, CBS News has learned.

Appeals court to hear challenge to gay therapy ban - Fremont Tribune
http://fremonttribune.com/news/national/appeals-court-to-hear-challenge-to-gay-therapy-ban/article_0b15ef1e-848b-5205-9506-25ffd91290c0.html?comment_form=true
A federal appeals court is preparing to hear arguments on whether a first-of-its-kind law that prohibits licensed mental health professionals in California from offering therapies aimed at making gay and lesbian teenagers straight violates the civil rights of ...

AA promises near-normal operation Wednesday
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/american-airlines-halts-flights-passengers-stuck-18971611
American Airlines has resumed at least some flights after a computer glitch forced it to ground all of its flights for several hours Tuesday.

Weiner Hasn't Joined Race for Mayor, but a Poll of Democrats Puts Him in Second
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation_world/20130416_ap_mixedviewofweinerspossiblenymayorbid.html
Anthony D. Weiner has not yet said whether he will run for mayor of New York. But he already ranks among the leading Democratic candidates in the race, trailing only one other contender, Christine C. Quinn, in a poll of voters released on Tuesday.

Boston Marathon bombs had simple but harmful design, early clues indicate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/boston-marathon-bombs-had-simple-but-harmful-design-early-clues-indicate/2013/04/16/c2b061cc-a6d8-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html
The bombs that tore through a crowd of spectators at the Boston Marathon could have cost as little as $100 to build and were made of the most ordinary ingredients - so ordinary, in fact, that investigators could face a gargantuan challenge in attempting to ...

Study alleges 'indisputable' use of torture under Bush
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/04/bipartisan-elites-yes-the-bush-administration-totally-tortured/275050/
NEW YORK - An independent review of the U.S. government's anti-terrorism response after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks found that it was "indisputable" the U.S.

North Dakota governor signs 'fetal pain' measure
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/17/north-dakota-law-abortion-20-weeks
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain.

Authorities: Don't point blame in attack
http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=864244
Authorities are revealing little about the person or persons who pulled off Monday's deadly Boston Marathon bombing, saying their massive investigation is in its infancy and urging people not to point fingers at any specific groups.

Twitter Gives #OneBoston Message a Big Push
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/16/boston-marathon-explosions-reveal-twitter
Around 4:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Twitter took the much-circulated hashtag, #OneBoston, and gave it the Promoted Trend slot pro bono.

Boston bombings: Muslims fear another 'hysteria'
http://blogs.thenews.com.pk/blogs/2013/04/is-terrorism-muslim/
We will know soon enough who unleashed Monday's grotesque violence on Boston. But it is fair to say that many Muslims who heard that explosions had marred the end of the Boston Marathon had a simple, poignant thought: Please don't let it be a Muslim.



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