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Day: April 10, 2013

Gov. Branstad signs three bills into law

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad today signed the following bills into law: House File 397: an Act relating to the administration of duties and programs by the Economic Development Authority. House

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Minister: N. Korea missile launch possible

PYONGYANG, North Korea, April 10 (UPI) — A mid-range ballistic missile has been moved to North Korea’s east coast and could be launched “any time,” a South Korean minister said Wednesday. “According

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Senate panel considers shadow regulators

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) — An overload of Washington insiders at Wall Street consulting firms that are then contracted by federal regulators arouses suspicions, Sen. Sherrod Brown said. “This process raises troubling

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Iran’s nuke plant unaffected by quake

TEHRAN, April 10 (UPI) — The powerful earthquake in Iran’s Bushehr province did not damage the country’s first nuclear plant, the Russian contractor in charge of its construction said. A spokesman for

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Deal reached on gun background checks

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators reached a deal to expand background checks for gun purchases to all commercial sales, aides said Wednesday. Aides said the deal

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Seoul: North responsible for cyberattack

SEOUL, April 10 (UPI) — North Korean hackers were responsible for causing computer outages at South Korean banks and TV stations last month, the Seoul government said Wednesday. During the outage March

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UNICEF: USA near bottom in child welfare

UNITED NATIONS, April 10 (UPI) — The United States, one of the world’s richest countries, ranks near the bottom among affluent societies in children’s well-being, a United Nations report says. The report

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Justin Bieber gets new hairstyle

LOS ANGELES, April 10 (UPI) — Canadian-born pop star Justin Bieber has been photographed sporting a new side-swept, undershaved haircut. “Access Hollywood” noted the hairdo is similar to cuts favored by recording

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Afghanistan update: April 10th, 2013

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security and coalition forces discovered two weapons caches and found and safely cleared seven improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours,

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Tip Leads to Turkey Poaching Case

DES MOINES – A Sioux City man was apprehended on several counts resulting from the alleged illegal shooting of a wild turkey north of Pisgah, in Monona County. Phuoc Nguyen, 42, pleaded

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