Ukraine's restive east slipping from government's grasp - Reuters

By Marko Djurica HORLIVKA, Ukraine Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:10pm EDT 1 of 8. Pro-Russian armed men stand at the entrance to the regional government headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 30, 2014.Credit: Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko HORLIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Moscow separatists seized government offices in more Ukrainian towns on Wednesday, in a further sign that authorities in Kiev are losing control of the country's eastern industrial...

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Oklahoma Governor Says Execution Probe Will Be 'Independent' - NBCNews.com

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said she has tapped her public-safety commissioner to lead a state review of the botched execution of Clayton Lockett and an independent pathologist to declare a cause of death.Fallin took no questions after delivering a brief statement on Wednesday afternoon, which began with a recitation of Lockett's crimes — he shot one woman and repeatedly raped another — and a summary of his failed appeals."I believe the legal process...

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Senator: Benghazi emails reveal White House misinformation - NavyTimes.com

Republicans say emails released Tuesday on the attack in Benghazi, Libya, include “the smoking gun” that shows a White House official urged that the assault on the U.S. consulate be blamed on a protest that never happened.The emails, obtained by conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch through a Freedom of Information Act request, include one in which White House official Ben Rhodes lists “goals” for then-U.N. ambassador Susan Rice to meet in explaining...

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Observers invited to attend Donetsk referendum - election chief - The Voice of Russia

He said that a number of foreign organizations and individuals have expressed their interest in the popular vote. "The Polish consul in Donetsk demonstrates huge interest. He is an observer and it is important for him to understand what is going on. I personally reply to questions from anyone interested. I answer all questions openly and frankly," the official said.A co-chairman of the Russian Public Chamber’s working group on electoral monitoring,...

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Kiev says it's 'helpless' to restore order in east - USA TODAY

Pro-Russia activists storm several official buildings in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk and fire on police headquarters. Video provided by Reuters Newslook Peter Leonard, Associated Press 8:48 a.m. EDT April 30, 2014 A man paints a symbolic map of Ukraine in Kiev on April 30, with the color red distinguishing the Donetsk region, Lugansk region and Crimea.(Photo: Sergei Supinsky, AFP/Getty Images) SHARE 60 CONNECT EMAILMORE HORLIVKA, Ukraine...

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NBA Owner Believes Donald Sterling Ouster Vote Will Be Unanimous - ABC News

<br />ABC US News | ABC Business News<br />Copy One of the 29 NBA team owners who will decide whether Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling will be forced to sell the team says he believes the vote will be unanimous.“The owners I know are all color blind and they found that this behavior was outrageous, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t a unanimous vote,” Sacramento Kings majority owner Vivek Ranadive said today on “Good Morning...

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Watch Live: Oklahoma Governor Holds Briefing on Botched Execution - NBCNews.com

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NBA Owner Believes Donald Sterling Ouster Vote Will Be Unanimous - ABC News

<br />ABC US News | ABC Business News<br />Copy One of the 29 NBA team owners who will decide whether Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling will be forced to sell the team says he believes the vote will be unanimous.“The owners I know are all color blind and they found that this behavior was outrageous, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t a unanimous vote,” Sacramento Kings majority owner Vivek Ranadive said today on “Good Morning...

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Minimum Wage Boost Blocked in Senate - NBCNews.com

A Democratic bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 was met with overwhelming Republican opposition in the Senate today, where it failed to garner the 60 votes needed to move past a key procedural hurdle.The bill, which was introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), would have raised the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour over the next 30 months, after which automatic annual increases in the minimum wage would be executed...

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GOP senators block minimum-wage hike but Democrats vow to try again - Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Washington—A top election-year proposal from Democrats -- a bid to raise the federal minimum wage -- was rejected by Republicans in the Senate, who blocked legislation Wednesday to boost the rate to $10.10 an hour.President Obama has turned the plight of the nation's low-wage workers into a battle cry for Democrats as they try to appeal to voters while the economy continues to sputter. Several states have advanced their own wage hikes...

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Oprah, Magic interested in Clippers: report - Chicago Tribune

Oprah Winfrey reportedly is interested in bidding on the Los Angeles Clippers if the NBA board of governors is able to force embattled owner Donald Sterling to sell the team, according to one report.Winfrey, David Geffen and Larry Ellison are joining together to make a bid to buy the Clippers, Geffen told ESPN on Wednesday.Geffen said the Clippers would be run by him and Ellison, while Winfrey would be an investor."Oprah is not interested in running...

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Minimum Wage Boost Blocked in Senate - NBCNews.com

A Democratic bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 was met with overwhelming Republican opposition in the Senate today, where it failed to garner the 60 votes needed to move past a key procedural hurdle.The bill, which was introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), would have raised the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour over the next 30 months, after which automatic annual increases in the minimum wage would be executed...

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Oklahoma Execution: What Went Wrong and What Happens Now? - NBCNews.com

The execution of Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma began against a backdrop of controversy, with death-row inmates across the country challenging states' last-minute changes to lethal injections and the secrecy that shrouds drug suppliers.It ended as a nightmare for everyone involved, with the convicted murderer appearing to regain consciousness and struggling to sit up, prison officials halting the execution, and Lockett then dying of a massive heart...

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Oprah interested in Clippers: report - Chicago Tribune

Oprah Winfrey reportedly is interested in bidding on the Los Angeles Clippers if the NBA board of governors is able to force embattled owner Donald Sterling to sell the team, ESPN reported today.Citing unnamed sources, a story on ESPN.com said Winfrey is considering teaming up with fellow billionaires David Geffen and Larry Ellison to bid on the Clippers, which Sterling could be compelled to sell if a super-majority of NBA owners vote to force him...

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Botched Okla. execution prompts demand for changes - USA TODAY

This 2011 photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Clayton Lockett, a death row inmate whose botched execution Tuesday is bringing calls for changes in lethal injection procedures.(Photo: AP) SHARE 147 CONNECT EMAILMORE The botched execution of a condemned killer in Oklahoma could have far-reaching consequences on American's death penalty process, execution opponents and lawyers for condemned prisoners say.Clayton Lockett,...

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US economic growth slowed to nearly nothing during cold winter - San Jose Mercury News

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy slowed drastically in the first three months of the year as a harsh winter exacted a toll on business activity. The slowdown, while worse than expected, is likely to be temporary as growth rebounds with warmer weather.Growth slowed to a barely discernible 0.1 percent annual rate in the January-March quarter, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. That was the weakest pace since the end of 2012 and was down from a 2.6...

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Oklahoma's botched lethal injection is a new front in battle over executions - CNN

NEW: The botch was foreseeable, a death penalty expert saysNEW: A CNN poll this year found 50% of Americans support the death penalty for murderNEW: 62% of Americans consider the death penalty morally acceptableOklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett suffered what appeared to be a heart attack and diedCNN's original series "Death Row Stories" explores America's capital punishment system Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT beginning July 13 on CNN. Join the conversation...

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