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Saturday, March 31, 2012 12:01 AM PDT

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News - Latest News & Headlines: Official: Winning lottery ticket sold in Maryland Obama: Oil supply enough to keep squeeze on Iran Air Force debated disposal of 9/11 remains Old photos may be deceptive in Fla. shooting case Blood found at Utah home from man's missing wife Romney wealth in focus on campaign trail Current TV ousts talk show host Keith Olbermann Ex-NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in Montana Payton, the Saints and GM appeal NFL suspensions US reviews research risks amid bird-flu debate Lawyer says U.S. blocks investigation of Afghan massacre Record $640 million lottery has at least one winner Documents show debate over handling of 9/11 remains Exclusive: Iran helps Syria ship oil to China: sources Euro zone agrees to boost rescue capacity Exclusive: Brazil prosecutor plans wider offshore oil probe Exclusive: Soros' son strikes out on his own Analysis: Saudi summer oil burn should decline this year Obama says enough world oil to crack down on Iran Security breach hits U.S. card processors, banks Official: Winning lottery ticket sold in Maryland Fri,30 Mar 2012 11:14 PM PDT Associated Press - Maryland lottery officials announced early Saturday that their state sold what could become the world's largest lottery payout of all-time, but it wasn't immediately clear if that ticket holder would get sole possession of the $640 million jackpot or have to split it with other winners. Full Story Top Obama: Oil supply enough to keep squeeze on Iran Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:35 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama said Friday he was plowing ahead with potential sanctions against countries that keep buying oil from Iran, including allies of the United States, in a deepening campaign to starve Iran of money for its disputed nuclear program. Full Story Top Air Force debated disposal of 9/11 remains Fri,30 Mar 2012 08:15 PM PDT Associated Press - Newly released Pentagon documents show that Air Force officers debated briefly about burial at sea before concluding that 1,321 unidentifiable fragments of remains from the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon should be treated as medical waste and incinerated. Full Story Top Old photos may be deceptive in Fla. shooting case Fri,30 Mar 2012 04:39 PM PDT Associated Press - When he was shot, Trayvon Martin was not the baby-faced boy in the photo that has been on front pages across the country. And George Zimmerman wasn't the beefy-looking figure in the widely published mugshot. Full Story Top Blood found at Utah home from man's missing wife Fri,30 Mar 2012 08:52 PM PDT Associated Press - Authorities investigating the 2009 disappearance of a Utah woman found her blood in the family home and a hand-written note in which she expressed fear about her husband and her potential demise, according to documents unsealed Friday. Full Story Top Romney wealth in focus on campaign trail Fri,30 Mar 2012 04:29 PM PDT Associated Press - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney on Friday defended his personal wealth amid intensifying criticism from his main GOP rival and President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, unlikely allies working to portray the former businessman as out of touch with most Americans. Full Story Top Current TV ousts talk show host Keith Olbermann Fri,30 Mar 2012 08:43 PM PDT Associated Press - Keith Olbermann was gone, a new host had replaced him, and history seemed to have repeated itself with his dismissal from Current TV after less than a year. Full Story Top Ex-NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in Montana Fri,30 Mar 2012 10:01 PM PDT Associated Press - Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested Friday in his Montana hometown of Great Falls on burglary and drug possession charges, police said. Full Story Top Payton, the Saints and GM appeal NFL suspensions Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT Associated Press - Saints coach Sean Payton is appealing his season-long suspension from the NFL for his role in New Orleans' bounty system. And he's not the only one looking for a little relief from the penalties handed down by Commissioner Roger Goodell. Full Story Top US reviews research risks amid bird-flu debate Fri,30 Mar 2012 04:25 PM PDT Associated Press - The Obama administration is ordering a government-wide review of scientific research that could raise biosecurity concerns in the wake of fierce controversy over some man-made strains of the deadly bird flu. Full Story Top Lawyer says U.S. blocks investigation of Afghan massacre Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Reuters - SEATTLE (Reuters) - The lawyer defending the U.S. soldier accused of murdering 17 Afghan civilians claims U.S. authorities are blocking his ability to investigate the incident. John Henry Browne, the lawyer for Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, said U.S. forces in Afghanistan have prevented his team from interviewing injured civilians at a hospital in Kandahar, and are allowing other potential witnesses to scatter, making it difficult to track them down. ... Full Story Top Record $640 million lottery has at least one winner Fri,30 Mar 2012 11:12 PM PDT Reuters - ATLANTA (Reuters) - The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history totaling $640 million has at least one winner and officials were waiting early on Saturday to see if there are other winning tickets. Maryland lottery officials announced that a winning ticket was purchased at a store in Baltimore County, though they had not identified the winner yet. "This is truly remarkable and historic," said Maryland lottery director Stephen Martino. If there is more than one winning ticket with all six numbers of the Mega Millions lottery drawn on Friday night the winners split the jackpot. ... Full Story Top Documents show debate over handling of 9/11 remains Fri,30 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cremated remains that may have included those of victims of the September 11 attacks were incinerated and sent to a landfill despite an internal debate in which some officials at the main U.S. military mortuary recommended the ashes be dispersed at sea. Documents released on Friday show that nearly one year after the September 11, 2001 attacks, military and civilian personnel responsible for the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware engaged in an lengthy e-mail exchange over what to do with 1,321 portions of remains. ... Full Story Top Exclusive: Iran helps Syria ship oil to China: sources Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:15 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Iran is helping its ally Syria defy Western sanctions by providing a vessel to ship Syrian oil to a state-run company in China, potentially giving the government of President Bashar al-Assad a financial boost worth an estimated $80 million. Iran, itself a target of Western sanctions, is among Syria's closest allies and has promised to do all it can to support Assad, recently praising his handling of the year-long uprising against Assad in which thousands have been killed. ... Full Story Top Euro zone agrees to boost rescue capacity Fri,30 Mar 2012 01:59 PM PDT Reuters - COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Friday to increase their financial firewall to 700 billion euros to ward off a new flare-up of Europe's sovereign debt crisis, drawing a positive initial reaction from G20 partners and markets. The 17-nation currency area agreed to combine two rescue funds to make 500 billion euros of new funds available in case of emergency until mid-2013, on top of 200 billion euros already committed to bailouts for Greece, Ireland and Portugal. ... Full Story Top Exclusive: Brazil prosecutor plans wider offshore oil probe Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:23 PM PDT Reuters - RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian federal prosecutor plans to expand his investigation of a November offshore oil spill in a field run by Chevron to areas operated by other companies in the country's main oil region. The probe will explore geological conditions and operational practices in the Campos Basin in an attempt to prevent future accidents, said Eduardo Santos de Oliveira, federal prosecutor for Campos, Brazil, the city for which the offshore oil province is named. ... Full Story Top Exclusive: Soros' son strikes out on his own Fri,30 Mar 2012 06:21 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The upheaval within billionaire investor George Soros' firm continues as one of his sons is separating some of his personal fortune to manage it himself. Jonathan Soros, who stepped down in September from day-to-day management of Soros Fund Management LLC, plans to hire at least one of his father's key employees, say two people familiar with the situation. The two sources said Soros' son intends to set up his own family office - something the Soros Fund converted to last year - with the help of David Kulsar, currently chief risk officer for the Soros Fund. ... Full Story Top Analysis: Saudi summer oil burn should decline this year Fri,30 Mar 2012 08:40 PM PDT Reuters - DUBAI/KHOBAR (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is likely to burn less crude in its power plants this summer thanks to rising output from dedicated gas fields and gas that would be associated with any increase in oil output to make up for lower Iranian production. Last summer the world's leading oil exporter burned an average of 730,000 barrels a day (bpd) of crude for electricity to keep the population cool in the hottest months from July to the end of September, official figures indicate. ... Full Story Top Obama says enough world oil to crack down on Iran Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - BURLINGTON, Vt./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Friday to forge ahead with tough sanctions on Iran, saying there was enough oil in the world market - including emergency stockpiles - to allow countries to cut Iranian imports. In his decision, required by a sanctions law he signed in December, Obama said increased production by some countries as well as "the existence of strategic reserves" helped him come to the conclusion that sanctions can advance. ... Full Story Top Security breach hits U.S. card processors, banks Fri,30 Mar 2012 06:29 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a major cyber intrusion at an Atlanta-based payment processor that could expose millions of MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover cardholders to fraudulent charges. Processor Global Payments Inc said on Friday it had found "unauthorized access" into its system early in March and notified law enforcement and financial institutions. ... Full Story Top

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