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In South Africa, toilet talk turns political

YoopyaJun 7, 2013August 11, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — It takes mudslinging to another level. This week, protesters tossed human excrement at a convoy carrying the leader of South Africa’s main

Obama defends phone data collection program

YoopyaJun 7, 2013August 11, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vigorously defended the government’s newly disclosed collection of massive amounts of information from phone and internet records on Friday

Is Big Data turning government into ‘Big Brother’?

YoopyaJun 7, 2013August 11, 20240

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data

Jennifer Lopez brings ‘The Fosters’ to ABC Family

YoopyaJun 7, 2013August 11, 20240

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — “The Fosters” is a study in unlikely bedfellows. The new ABC Family drama pairs mainstream star Jennifer Lopez and Peter Paige,

5 things to note in Game 1 of NBA Finals

YoopyaJun 7, 2013August 11, 20240

MIAMI (AP) — Five things to note from San Antonio’s 92-88 win over Miami in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night: LEBRON’S

US employers add 175K jobs, rate up to 7.6 pct.

YoopyaJun 7, 2013April 8, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May- a steady pace that shows strength in the face of tax increases and government

Calif. utility will close troubled nuclear plant

YoopyaJun 7, 2013August 11, 20240

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast is closing after an epic 16-month battle over whether the

Rival Koreas make counterproposals for talks

YoopyaJun 7, 2013August 18, 20240

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rival Koreas on Friday traded counterproposals over where to meet for talks Sunday, as mutual interest in mending abysmal

Was IRS targeting limited to Cincinnati office?

YoopyaJun 7, 2013August 18, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional investigators are starting to see cracks in the Internal Revenue Service argument that a small group of agents in the Cincinnati

In California, Obama and Xi seek to build new ties

YoopyaJun 7, 2013August 18, 20240

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Seeking a fresh start to a complex relationship, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are retreating to a