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Japan formally OKs new nuclear safety requirements

Japan formally OKs new nuclear safety requirements
By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants on Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster in a move critics charged was too hasty. The new

Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians

Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians
By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion. In the latest flap, a senior reconstruction official in charge of helping victims of

Brazil officials reverse subway, bus fare hike

Brazil officials reverse subway, bus fare hike
By BRADLEY BROOKS and JENNY BARCHFIELDAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) - Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited anti-government protests that have spread across the nation in the past week. Many people doubted the

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. Hastings, who

Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint

Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank. Dish said that Sprint Nextel Corp.'s

'Dead zones' predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay

'Dead zones' predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico unless a tropical storm hits the area shortly before or during the annual measurement. In the Chesapeake Bay, scientists expect a smaller-than-average area where there's too

Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund

Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund
By JAY LINDSAYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed project. In a statement announcing the commitment, PensionDanmark

Icahn changes tack, seeks $16B Dell stock buyback

Icahn changes tack, seeks $16B Dell stock buyback
NEW YORK (AP) - Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's effort to take the struggling computer maker private. Icahn, now the company's second-largest shareholder after buying 72 million

DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015

DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015. The extra $100

Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite

Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite
By DIRK LAMMERSAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Nearly 120 scientists and engineers from around the world are meeting in South Dakota this week to discuss operational and technical issues with collecting images from the Landsat 8 satellite. The U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Resources

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UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th

UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th
UPDATE: Authorities say that a tan SUV was heading west on 35th on Wednesday afternoon when the driver ran a stop sign at Freya. A blue SUV that was headed south on Freya hit the tan SUV causing the vehicle to flip over. There were two people in the overturned SUV, a woman and a little girl. They

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car
AMMON, Idaho (AP) - Officials with the Bonneville County sheriff's department say a 21-month-old southeastern Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle.    A news release says deputies and paramedics were called shortly after 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to a residence in Ammon,

Not Guilty Plea In Nine Mile Slaying

Not Guilty Plea In Nine Mile Slaying
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The man accused of strangling his girlfriend and putting her body in a tub of acid at a Nine Mile Falls home pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge in Spokane. The trial for 27-year-old Jason Hart is set for Aug. 12. He's accused of killing 33-year-old Regan