Friday, May 8, 2015

EXIT POLLS POINT TO CONSERVATIVE-LED COALITION

Exit polls released as voting ends in Britain's general election suggest the Conservative Party may have won a significant victory over the opposition Labour Party.

However, with 316 seats predicted for the Conservatives, that would still leave them short of a parliamentary majority.

The exit polling forecasts 239 seats for Labour, 10 for the Liberal Democrats and 58 for Scottish Nationalists the SNP.

In the run-up to the election, polling had shown Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives neck and neck with Ed Miliband's Labour.

The exit polls are run jointly by British broadcasters the BBC, SKY and ITN.

Professor Maurice Fraser, politics expert from the London School of Economics, believes David Cameron will attempt to form another coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

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Professor Maurice Fraser, politics expert from the London School of Economics, believes David Cameron will attempt to form another coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

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San Francisco Task Force Examines Racial and Homophobic Bias in Law Enforcement

Three retired judges will join a task force in San Francisco to look into questions of deep-seated racial and homophobic bias in that city’s police and sheriff’s departments.

African Americans make up about 5 percent of San Francisco’s population and they account for about half of its arrests and jail inmates. 

Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco. 

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Fitbit files to go public

Activity tracker-maker Fitbit has filed to go public.

The company currently plans to raise $100 million.

Rebecca Bowring in San Francisco has more.

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

EXIT POLLS SUGGESTS CONSERVATIVE 'WIN' IN UK ELECTION

Exit polls released as voting ends in Britain's general election suggest the Conservative Party may have won a significant victory over the opposition Labour Party.

However, with 316 seats predicted for the Conservatives, that would still leave them short of a parliamentary majority.

The exit polling forecasts 239 seats for Labour, 10 for the Liberal Democrats and 58 for Scottish Nationalists the SNP.

In the run-up to the election, polling had shown Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives neck and neck with Ed Miliband's Labour.

The exit polls are run jointly by British broadcasters the BBC, SKY and ITN.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt says the numbers have surprised many.

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Iran review bill moves to the U.S. House

Legislation to review any agreement reached on Iran's nuclear programm is now set for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives following passage by the U.S. Senate.

The P5+1 - China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and United States, plus Germany - hope to have a deal hammered out with Iran by the end of June.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Pentagon says first group of anti-IS Syrian fighters has been trained

The Pentagon says it has started training the first group of Syrian fighters battling the Islamic State.

That's according to US defense chief Ashton Carter who says training a 'company size' group of Syrian fighters is part Washington's long-term strategy for fighting IS.

The Pentagon announced its plan to deploy some 1,000 troops to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to train the Syrian opposition back in January.

But identifying moderates in the Syrian opposition has proved difficult for the US administration.

Now Ashton Carter says the first group has been trained.

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Members of Rogue Police Force Arrested in California


Law enforcement officials in California are investigating a rogue police force whose members say they work for the Masonic Fraternal Police Department.

The group claims it was created by the Knights of Templar some 3 thousand years ago.

Rachel Silverman reports.

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Islamic State allies target conservative blogger, New York police say

The New York Police Department has announced that conservative blogger
Pamela Geller is a target for assassination by groups tied to the
self-proclaimed Islamic State.

This threat announced by the NYPD comes days after a competition in
Texas that Geller helped organize to draw the Prophet Muhammad was
attacked by two gunmen.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Final few hours of UK Voting

Millions of British people are continuing to cast their votes in the UK's general election, with just a few hours left before polls close.

Results will be declared throughout the night and into Friday morning, with polls suggesting there is no clear winner.

Patrick Jones reports from London…

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Conspiracy theories swirl around US military exercise

Plans to hold an extensive military exercise in parts of the United States have ignited a wave of conspiracy theories and controversy.

The US army says it's "routine training", to maintain a high level of readiness.  

But one state governor has ordered forces under his command to monitor the military activity by federal units.

Malcolm Brown reports.

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US court rules NSA phone record collection illegal

A court in the US says the bulk collection of Americans' telephone records by the National Security Agency is illegal.


It's the first time a top-level court in the US has reviewed the program, which was revealed by .fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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UK VOTES IN CLOSE ELECTION

Britons have been voting in a general election pollsters haven't been able to call.

Forecasts suggest the UK is set for another hung parliament, and possibly complicated coalition government negotiations.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Saudi Arabia Agrees To Yemen Ceasefire

Saudi Arabia has agreed to a five day ceasefire in Yemen, after appeals from US Secretary of State John Kerry during talks in Riyadh. 

The pledge is a boost for Mr. Kerry's efforts to expand humanitarian aid in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes since the end of March, after rebels ousted the country's president.

Lorna Shaddick reports from Washington.

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UK leaders cast votes as millions head to polls

INTRO: Millions of people in the UK are heading to the polls - as voting takes place in the general election...

The main party leaders have cast their votes, with polls open until 10pm UK time.

Our correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Britons go to the polls

Britons are voting in one of the tightest general elections in decades.

Polls suggest neither the Conservative Party of Prime Minister David Cameron, nor opposition Labour's Ed Miliband will win a parliamentary majority.

That raises the prospect of complicated coalition negotiations come Friday.

Scottish Nationalists the SNP may play an important role with the party expected to win a swathe of Scotland's Westminster seats.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt says European countries are paying very close attention to the vote.

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Russian police detain protesters in central Moscow

Russian police have detained protesters in central Moscow who were trying to rally in support of people arrested three years ago in protests against Vladimir Putin's return to the Russian Presidency for the third time.


The commemorative rally had been banned by Moscow authorities.


Tom Barton reports.



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Polling opens in the UK

Voters in the UK are going to the polls today, voting opened at 7am local time and and will stay open for 15 hours.


Results will be counted over night, with the outcome expected in the early hours of Friday morning.


But as our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports, it's unlikely there will be an outright winner.


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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Deflategate: NFL Report Says It's Probable Patriots Personnel Deliberately Deflated Balls

The U.S. National Football League has found it is probable personnel from the New England Patriots football team  deliberately deflated balls during a championship game against the Indianapolis Colts that determined who would play in the Super Bowl.

The scandal has come to be known as “Deflategate.”

Rachel Silverman has that story. 


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Hillary Clinton's email practices not acceptable - US State Department

A top U.S. State Department official has now said Hillary Clinton's email practices while she was Secretary of State were not acceptable for any agency employee.

As Hillary Clinton has slowly ramped up her run for the White House, questions about her email while she was Secretary of State and donations to the Clinton Foundation have continued to dog her.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Record 38 million people internally displaced by conflict and violence in 2014 - report

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Conflict and violence in 2014 displaced a record-breaking 38 million people within their own countries, according to a new report from the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, or IDMC.


That marks a fourteen percent increased from the prior year. 


UN Correspondent Liling Tan has the details.


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