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Tornado on the ground in Oklahoma City area
Tornado on the ground in Oklahoma City area
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(Reuters) - A tornado was on the ground in the Oklahoma City metropolitan are on Monday, live television showed, and the National Weather Service warned of tornadoes in two counties of central Oklahoma.
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Attention shifts to White House in IRS probe
Attention shifts to White House in IRS probe
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior aides to President Barack Obama knew weeks ago about a watchdog report on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups, a spokesman said on Monday, shifting the focus to the White House in a fast-moving controversy.
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U.S. charges three NYU researchers in Chinese bribery case
U.S. charges three NYU researchers in Chinese bribery case
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities brought criminal charges against three New York University researchers on Monday, alleging they conspired to take bribes from Chinese medical and research outfits for details about NYU research into magnetic resonance imaging technology.
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Florida governor signs budget, but vetoes college tuition hike
Florida governor signs budget, but vetoes college tuition hike
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TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the largest budget in his state's history on Monday while vetoing a college tuition increase and axing $368 million in projects he said did not meet his Republican criteria of job creation, education improvement and holding down the cost of government.
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Wall Street ends near flat; correction worry rises
Wall Street ends near flat; correction worry rises
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended little changed on Monday with indexes hovering near record levels as concerns about a correction cut earlier gains that were boosted by acquisition activities.
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Council of Europe tells Putin of concern over Russian NGO law
Council of Europe tells Putin of concern over Russian NGO law
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SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - The head of the Council of Europe told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday he was concerned a law requiring non-governmental organizations which received funding from abroad to register as foreign agents could have a "chilling effect".
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Omaha police exploring possible link in two double homicides
Omaha police exploring possible link in two double homicides
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OMAHA (Reuters) - Investigators in Omaha are looking at whether the murders discovered last week of a doctor and his wife are connected to the unsolved 2008 murders of a young boy and his family's housekeeper, police said on Monday.
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Keanu Reeves makes director debut with modern Kung Fu film
Keanu Reeves makes director debut with modern Kung Fu film
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CANNES (Reuters) - He's played a science-fiction hero, policeman and even Hamlet. But now actor Keanu Reeves is taking on a new role - as director of a contemporary martial arts movie aimed at both Chinese and Western audiences.
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U.S. says concerned with charges against Egyptian journalists
U.S. says concerned with charges against Egyptian journalists
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday expressed concern over defamation charges brought against two Egyptian journalists critical of President Mohamed Mursi and called on the government to condemn actions that stifle freedom of expression.
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Dagestan bombs kill four, two dead in shootout near Moscow
Dagestan bombs kill four, two dead in shootout near Moscow
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MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - Two car bombs killed at least four people and wounded dozens of others on Monday in one of the bloodiest attacks this year in Dagestan, a turbulent province in Russia's North Caucasus region where armed groups are waging an Islamist insurgency.
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Obama voices concern to Lebanon on Hezbollah role in Syria
Obama voices concern to Lebanon on Hezbollah role in Syria
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told his Lebanese counterpart on Monday he was concerned about Lebanese Hezbollah militants fighting in Syria to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the White House said.
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Jodi Arias denied mistrial in death penalty hearing
Jodi Arias denied mistrial in death penalty hearing
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PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona judge on Monday denied a defense attorney's request for a mistrial in the death penalty phase of Jodi Arias' capital murder trial, after a long-time friend declined to testify as a character witness, citing threats.
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Bayer says lung drug shows promise in prolonged trial
Bayer says lung drug shows promise in prolonged trial
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer said extended use of its experimental riociguat pill to treat a life-threatening form of high blood pressure in the lungs was shown to be safe and effective in a prolonged trial.
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Royalty raises Elan bid, issues ultimatum to shareholders
Royalty raises Elan bid, issues ultimatum to shareholders
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DUBLIN/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Royalty Pharma raised its hostile bid for Elan to $12.50 per share and threatened to withdraw the bid if Elan shareholders approve a series of defensive transactions announced by the Irish drug firm.
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Apple to argue for tax reform, defend tax practices on Tuesday
Apple to argue for tax reform, defend tax practices on Tuesday
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc will argue for comprehensive corporate tax reform when it goes before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, becoming the latest technology company to face questions over its offshore tax practices.
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Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide
Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide
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(Reuters) - Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who prescribe medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives.
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Five killed, six injured from church group in Illinois van crash
Five killed, six injured from church group in Illinois van crash
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ST. LOUIS, Mo (Reuters) - Five people were killed and six were injured Monday morning when a van carrying them home from a religious gathering in California rolled over off of Interstate 70 near Vandalia in southern Illinois, police said.
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Dagestan bombs kill 4, 2 dead in shootout near Moscow
Dagestan bombs kill 4, 2 dead in shootout near Moscow
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MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - Two car bombs killed at least four people and wounded dozens of others on Monday in one of the bloodiest attacks this year in Dagestan, a turbulent province in Russia's North Caucasus region where armed groups are waging an Islamist insurgency.
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Wall Street hovers near record levels as investors hesitate to jump in
Wall Street hovers near record levels as investors hesitate to jump in
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slipped by afternoon trade on Monday as indexes struggled to break above their record levels with investors hesitant to rush into the market.
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Brazil probes rumor that set off panic run on state bank
Brazil probes rumor that set off panic run on state bank
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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumor that sent thousands of poor Brazilians running to state bank branches seeking payment of a monthly family stipend.
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