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4 min ago | NewsOn6 Tulsa

Witness: AEG spent $24 million on Jackson concerts

As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether officers should have confronted the... LOS ANGELES - An accounting executive for AEG Live LLC testified on Monday that the company spent $24 million producing Michael ... (more)

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Mon May 20, 2013

WTVF Nashville

Kerry challenges Congress on diplomats' security

Secretary of State John Kerry challenged Congress on Monday to go beyond its investigations of embassy security and help ensure that U.S. embassies and consulates abroad have the resources they need for appropriate security.

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NewsOn6 Tulsa

Israel, Palestinians still arguing over epic image

Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Oklahoma, Lottery

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Gold becomes a theme at glitzy Cannes amfAR gala

As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether officers should have confronted the... There's always glitz and glamour at Cannes, France, during its annual film festival, and it's no different this year.

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Related Topix: France, World News, Fashion, Giorgio Armani, Designers

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation

Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.

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Related Topix: World News, Tunisia, Oklahoma, Boston College

The Daily Beast

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Hezbollah fighters joined with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces on Sunday to take back large swaths of Qusayr, a border city in Homs Province controlled by rebel fighters.

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WVNY

Chinese premier visits India to boost ties

"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's... "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News, India, Asia, Canada, New York, Train Disaster

North Port Sun

Hofstra student killed by police during break-in

In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.

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Related Topix: Tarrytown, NY, Uniondale, NY

Sun May 19, 2013

MyFoxNY

Assemblyman Lopez will resign amid sex scandal

Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who represents New York City, said he will resign June 20 amid a sexual harassment scandal and run for a City Council seat.

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Staten-Island, NY

KRVN-AM Lexington

Police Officer's Bullet Killed Hofstra University Student

The Hofstra University junior killed during and armed home invasion of her off-campus house on Friday was accidently fatally shot by the responding officer, forensic investigators have concluded.

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WATE-TV Knoxville

2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.

By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Associated Press, Morehouse College

WTVF Nashville

White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS

A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for more answers.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul

New York Post

Hofstra student recounts horrifying hostage experience at off-campus home

Hofstra student John Kourtessis described a chaotic scene of fear and horror when a crazed parolee in a ski mask took his friends and him hostage in a gunpoint siege that ended with the death of a pretty co-ed. "Somebody in this house f--ked up and owes this Russian guy $10,000," yelled Dalton Smith, who was on the run after violating parole last ... (more)

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WATE-TV Knoxville

'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa

A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the news." A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the news." The night of smoke, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Labour Party (UK), Tax, Lottery, Morehouse College

WTEN-TV Albany

Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter

Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small Virginia mountain town's parade.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, Virginia, Prison, Train Disaster

Sat May 18, 2013

Connecticut Post

Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police

Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight house break-in next to the campus, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Uniondale, N.Y. Photo: Louis Lanzano Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight ... (more)

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The Marion Star

Suspect ID'd in break-in that left student dead

In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rubello is shown.

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Related Topix: Uniondale, NY, Hempstead, NY, Great Neck, NY

KTEN-TV Denison

Syria's Assad says he won't step down

Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Michelle Obama, Train Disaster

Mail on Sunday

Andrea Rebello murder: Harrowing account of neighbors who heard...

'The screaming just got worse and worse ... And then we heard five bangs': Harrowing account of neighbors who listened as sorority girl, 21, pleaded for her life as she was brutally murdered in front of her twin Police were alerted when another woman in the home was allowed out to get cash from an ATM and immediately called authorities Victim: ... (more)

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, New Times, New York

The Miami Herald

Cops investigating after NY college student killed

Police are investigating after a New York college student was killed in an off-campus house during an early morning break-in, casting a pall over the campus and commencement ceremonies.

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