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• Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere May 22, 2013
  TOKYO (AP) — A steady decline in the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota and has won solid support from Japan's main trading partners, who are betting the impact on their own currencies will be offset by gains from a recovery in the world's third-largest economy.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation May 22, 2013
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water. With more than 80 percent of the expected ballots counted late Tuesday night, the Multnomah County election website showed the fluoride proposal failing, 60 percent to 40 percent. Mayor Charlie Hales supported fluoridation an […]
• Maine man charged in death of missing teen May 22, 2013
  BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Maine man charged in the death of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in the woods is due to make his first appearance in court. State police plan to file an affidavit with additional details to support charges against 20-year-old Kyle Dube when he appears in court Wednesday. Dube, of Orono, was already in jail serving a sentence f […]
• Conn. rail service returning to normal May 22, 2013
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Regular train service is returning to Connecticut, five days after a derailment injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks. Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, is scheduled to resume Wednesday morning on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily tra […]
• Young objector challenges Israeli army May 22, 2013
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has jailed a young man for six months for refusing to serve because of his opposition to Israel's occupation of the West Bank, focusing attention on the longstanding conflict between the country's universal military service and divided political beliefs. The refusal by 20-year-old Natan Blanc to serve has put t […]
• Egypt: 7 security men kidnapped in Sinai freed May 22, 2013
  CAIRO (AP) — Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation in the volatile region, the country's military spokesman said. The release followed a security buildup and a massive show of force by the Egyptian military in northern S […]
• Garcetti holds slim lead as LA picks new mayor May 22, 2013
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Councilman Eric Garcetti held a slender edge Tuesday in early returns over city Controller Wendy Greuel to become the next Los Angeles mayor, while slow-coming returns suggested it could take a day or more until a winner emerges. The preliminary numbers pegged Garcetti at 52 percent and Greuel at 48 percent, with about 6,100 votes separati […]
• Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor May 22, 2013
  NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview May 22, 2013
  PHOENIX (AP) — In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at freedom someday.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Anthony Weiner launches NY mayoral bid, seeking to revive political career after tweet scandal May 22, 2013
  NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner launches NY mayoral bid, seeking to revive political career after tweet scandal.Read more on NewsOK.com […]