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Arizona jury fails to decide if Jodi Arias should be executed
Arizona jury fails to decide if Jodi Arias should be executed
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PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona jury failed on Thursday to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, prompting the judge to order a rerun of the sentencing phase of the trial.

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Haas, Waldorf set pace at Senior PGA Championship
Haas, Waldorf set pace at Senior PGA Championship
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(Reuters) - American Jay Haas charged into early contention for a third Senior PGA Championship title by shooting a flawless five-under-par 66 in Thursday's opening round at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for about $1 billion: report
Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for about $1 billion: report
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(Reuters) - Google Inc is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc, Bloomberg news reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Procter & Gamble brings back former CEO to fix company
Procter & Gamble brings back former CEO to fix company
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(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co on Thursday brought back A.G. Lafley to run the world's largest household products maker, replacing Bob McDonald immediately in the midst of a major restructuring.
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Boy Scouts of America votes to end century-old ban on gay scouts
Boy Scouts of America votes to end century-old ban on gay scouts
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GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a century-old ban on openly gay scouts in a major victory for gay rights activists, but the decision means a sea of change for an organization that depends heavily on faith-based groups.
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Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester
Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The woman who interrupted President Barack Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday is well-known around Washington as a perennial protester on national security issues.
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Lawyers in Colorado shooting case challenge insanity defense law
Lawyers in Colorado shooting case challenge insanity defense law
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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - Lawyers for accused Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes argued on Thursday the state's insanity defense law was unconstitutional because it forces him to cooperate with court-appointed psychiatrists or forfeit the right to raise mental-health issues at sentencing.
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Commercial human ventures planned for the moon: NASA study
Commercial human ventures planned for the moon: NASA study
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Corporate researchers may be living on the moon by the time NASA astronauts head off to visit an asteroid in the 2020s, a study of future human missions unveiled on Thursday shows.

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Row between U.S. agencies over Texas plant explosion deepens
Row between U.S. agencies over Texas plant explosion deepens
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(Reuters) - A dispute between government agencies over the investigation into the deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant intensified on Thursday when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives hit back after being criticized by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB).
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Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo
Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo
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WASHINGTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge on Thursday to lift a ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, addresses one of the core obstacles to clearing out the detention camp.
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Arizona jury deadlocks over Jodi Arias sentencing
Arizona jury deadlocks over Jodi Arias sentencing
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PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona jury weighing whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for the brutal murder of her ex-boyfriend deadlocked on Thursday and the judge ordered a retrial of the penalty phase of the case.
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U.S. options clearer moves to end trade type dominated by Nasdaq
U.S. options clearer moves to end trade type dominated by Nasdaq
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The clearinghouse for all stock options said Thursday it will adopt a policy aimed at abolishing a dividend-linked trading strategy that critics say could destabilize markets if left unchecked.
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Palmer takes control with a 62 at Colonial
Palmer takes control with a 62 at Colonial
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(Reuters) - American Ryan Palmer took advantage of ideal scoring conditions and local knowledge with a birdie fest as he charged into a one-shot lead in Thursday's opening round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas.
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IRS official at center of scandal put on leave
IRS official at center of scandal put on leave
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, an Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the scandal over the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, was put on administrative leave on Thursday after she refused to resign, a senator said.
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Salesforce.com's quarterly results disappoint Wall Street
Salesforce.com's quarterly results disappoint Wall Street
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(Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc's quarterly earnings and outlook disappointed investors as costs rise following a spree of acquisitions, sending its shares lower.
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Jodi Arias jury fails to reach decision on death penalty
Jodi Arias jury fails to reach decision on death penalty
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PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona jury tasked with determining whether convicted killer Jodi Arias should be put to death for the brutal murder of an ex-boyfriend failed to reach a unanimous verdict on Thursday, and a judge ordered a retrial in the penalty phase.

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Sears losses mount, weighs sale of unit to shore up liquidity
Sears losses mount, weighs sale of unit to shore up liquidity
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(Reuters) - U.S. retailer Sears Holdings cast bigger doubts on the progress of its turnaround after reporting a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss, hurt by cooler spring weather.
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Boy Scouts of America vote ends long-standing ban on gay scouts
Boy Scouts of America vote ends long-standing ban on gay scouts
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GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a ban on openly gay scouts that had been in place throughout the organization's 103-year history, capping weeks of intense lobbying on both sides, the group said in a statement.
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Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes
Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on terror," restricting deadly drone strikes abroad and signaling that America's long struggle against al Qaeda will one day end.

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Avalanche name Hall of Fame goalie Roy as head coach
Avalanche name Hall of Fame goalie Roy as head coach
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(Reuters) - Hall of Fame goalie and four-times Stanley Cup champion Patrick Roy has been named head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Thursday.
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