Wednesday, May 29, 2013

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Posted: 28 May 2013 10:29 PM PDT

Joe Bogus Account Said to Show Liberty Reserve's Evasive Design
Businessweek
Liberty Reserve SA, whose operators are charged with running a scheme that masked more than $6 billion of criminal proceeds, was designed to help users evade scrutiny, U.S. prosecutors said. The digital currency company, unlike traditional banks or ...
7 charged in $6B online money laundering caseWall Street Journal
Feds in NY: Costa Rica money biz a hub for crooksPost-Bulletin
Liberty Reserve indicted on digital currency money-laundering chargesLos Angeles Times
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Posted: 29 May 2013 12:10 AM PDT

Mothers now top earners in 4 in 10 US households
Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's working mothers are now the primary breadwinners in a record 40 percent of households with children — a milestone in the changing face of modern families, up from just 11 percent in 1960. The findings by the Pew ...
More US women than ever are breadwinners, Pew study findsLos Angeles Times
Nearly 40 percent of mothers are now the family breadwinners, report saysWashington Post
Moms are primary breadwinners in 40% of US householdsUSA TODAY
Huffington Post -Pew Social and Demographic Trends -Bloomberg
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Posted: 28 May 2013 11:08 PM PDT

Drone Strike Kills at Least 4 in Pakistan
New York Times
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least four people were killed and four others injured in a drone attack on a house near the Pakistani-Afghan border early Wednesday, residents in the region said. World Twitter Logo.
Officials: US drone kills 4 militants in PakistanUSA TODAY
US launches first drone strike in Pakistan since electionReuters
US Drone Strike Kills 4 in PakistanVoice of America
Pentagon Post
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Posted: 28 May 2013 03:39 PM PDT

Train derails in Rosedale area
Baltimore Sun
A freight train smacked into a truck carrying garbage and careened off the tracks in Rosedale Tuesday afternoon, triggering an explosion felt throughout the region and sending up a plume of black smoke visible for miles. Authorities identified the driver of the ...
Tractor trailer, cargo train collide outside BaltimoreCBS News
15 Freight Train Cars Derail in Maryland, 1 Person InjuredABC News
Train derails near Baltimore, 1 hurt; blast rattles homes but fire officials say ...Washington Post
USA TODAY -CNN
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Posted: 28 May 2013 10:41 PM PDT

Disneyland's Toontown evacuated after explosion
Los Angeles Times
A small explosion from an apparent dry ice "bomb" at Disneyland's Toontown on Tuesday afternoon forced officials to evacuate people from the popular area, law enforcement authorities said. No injuries were reported from the blast, which rocked the theme ...
Section of Disneyland evacuated after trash can explosionCNN International
UPDATE 1-Dry ice likely led to evacuation at California's DisneylandReuters
No injuries in apparent dry-ice Disneyland blastCBS News
NBC Southern California -The Guardian
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Posted: 28 May 2013 08:39 PM PDT

2 US officials shot in Caracas strip club
CNN
Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) -- Two U.S. embassy officials were wounded Tuesday in a shooting, apparently at a strip club, in Caracas, Venezuela. The U.S. State Department said two members of the embassy suffered non-life-threatening injuries but did not ...
2 US embassy officials injured in Venezuelan strip clubFox News
US confirms 2 embassy members injured in VenezuelaXinhua
2 US officials shot in Caracas nightclub, hospital saysCNN International
GlobalPost -KOSU
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Posted: 28 May 2013 11:58 PM PDT

Apple CEO Tim Cook Confirms Jony Ive's Design Influence On iOS 7
AppAdvice
As expected, Apple CEO Tim Cook granted an interview at D11, this year's D: All Things Digital conference hosted by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. The interview was decidedly wide-ranging, and one of the talking points touched upon was Apple's ...
Apple CEO sees more 'gamechangers'; hints at wearable devicesReuters
Apple CEO Cook mum on new products, says 'we have more game changers in us'USA TODAY
Tim Cook: Apple has not lost its touchTelegraph.co.uk
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Posted: 28 May 2013 11:49 PM PDT

Man arrested over soldier knife attack in Paris
BBC News
French police have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with a knife attack on a soldier near Paris on Saturday, officials say. The suspect was detained on Wednesday morning in Yvelines, 45km (28 miles) southwest of the capital, Interior Minister Manuel ...
Man arrested over attack on French soldierThe Guardian
French police arrest suspect in soldier stabbingUSA TODAY
French police arrest suspect in soldier's stabbingCNN
Wall Street Journal -Reuters UK
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Posted: 28 May 2013 11:14 AM PDT

Anthony Weiner surges into 2nd place in NYC race for Democratic nomination ...
SILive.com
New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner rides the subway to a radio appearance on the first day of his campaign, Thursday. (Associated Press). Print · Ken Paulsen/Staten Island Advance By Ken Paulsen/Staten Island Advance Staten Island Advance ...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love WeinerThe New Republic

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