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Today's Top Stories: Deposition: Levada defends decision on Ore. priest 6 Afghan soldiers killed by friendly fire Rescuers enter Chinese mine where 153 are trapped 5 dead, 2 hurt in blast, fire at Wash. refinery Ban lifted: Pilots can take antidepressants on job FBI warns letters to governors could stir violence 3 adults, 3 children dead in Minneapolis fire Thousands of vets missing out on better benefits 'Dynasty' oil tycoon John Forsythe dead at 92 Lakers sign Bryant to 3-year extension New airline security measures announced Thai protesters swarm Bangkok's main shopping district No criminal charges seen in AIG's collapse: TV report Five dead in Tesoro Anacortes refinery fire Obama: U.S. starting to "turn the corner" on jobs Feds oppose separate trials in insider trading case Pentagon boosting Afghanistan "eyes in the sky" North Korean cargo train sparks Kim trip speculation Gunmen kill 25 in Iraqi village: security officials Criticism of pope likened to anti-Semitism Deposition: Levada defends decision on Ore. priest Fri, 2 Apr 2010 11:41 pm PDT AP - In a newly released court deposition, a top Vatican official who is a former Portland archbishop defends not telling Oregon parishioners about the sex abuse allegations against a priest he restored to duty. Full Story Top 6 Afghan soldiers killed by friendly fire Fri, 2 Apr 2010 11:50 pm PDT AP - NATO and Afghan army officials say six Afghan soldiers have been killed by friendly fire in northern Afghanistan. Full Story Top Rescuers enter Chinese mine where 153 are trapped Fri, 2 Apr 2010 11:36 pm PDT AP - The first group of rescuers and divers entered a flooded Chinese mine where 153 workers have been trapped for almost a week Saturday, while no further signs of life came from underground since tapping was heard the previous day. Full Story Top 5 dead, 2 hurt in blast, fire at Wash. refinery Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:43 pm PDT AP - A Washington state oil refinery hit by a deadly blast and fire early Friday was recently fined for safety violations amid what federal watchdogs call a troubling trend of serious accidents at refineries. Full Story Top Ban lifted: Pilots can take antidepressants on job Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:05 pm PDT AP - The government is lifting a 70-year-old ban on letting pilots fly while on antidepressants, citing improvements in the drugs and an unforeseen side effect of the restriction: Depressed pilots kept flying but just kept their conditions secret. Full Story Top FBI warns letters to governors could stir violence Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:05 pm PDT AP - The FBI is warning police across the country that an anti-government group's call to remove governors from office could provoke violence. Full Story Top 3 adults, 3 children dead in Minneapolis fire Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:05 pm PDT AP - A fire swept through a two-story Minneapolis building that housed several apartments and an Irish pub Friday, killing six people — including three children — who friends and family feared were a bartender and several of his girlfriend's relatives. Full Story Top Thousands of vets missing out on better benefits Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:06 pm PDT AP - Only a fraction of wounded veterans who could get better benefits have applied in the two years since Congress, acting on concerns the military was cutting costs by downplaying injuries, ordered the Pentagon to review disputed claims. Full Story Top 'Dynasty' oil tycoon John Forsythe dead at 92 Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:06 pm PDT AP - John Forsythe, the handsome, smooth-voiced actor who made his fortune as the scheming oil tycoon in TV's "Dynasty" and the voice of the leader of "Charlie's Angels," has died after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 92. Full Story Top Lakers sign Bryant to 3-year extension Fri, 2 Apr 2010 11:24 pm PDT AP - Kobe Bryant signed a three-year contract extension Friday worth nearly $90 million that will keep him with the Los Angeles Lakers through the 2013-14 season. Full Story Top New airline security measures announced Fri, 2 Apr 2010 03:20 pm PDT Reuters - The United States announced new security measures on Friday to replace the mandatory screening of air travelers from 14 mostly Muslim countries that had angered some allies when it was imposed after a failed bombing on Christmas Day. Full Story Top Thai protesters swarm Bangkok's main shopping district Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:42 pm PDT Reuters - Tens of thousands of protesters converged on Bangkok's shopping district on Saturday, forcing major retailers to close while accusing authorities of neglecting the poor on the 21st day of a mass rally seeking snap elections. Full Story Top No criminal charges seen in AIG's collapse: TV report Fri, 2 Apr 2010 05:48 pm PDT Reuters - CBS News reported late Friday that Joseph Cassano, the former AIG executive closely linked with the giant insurer's near collapse in September 2008, will meet with U.S. Justice Department attorneys next week in what will probably end the two-year criminal investigation into the company -- with no criminal charges likely to be filed. Full Story Top Five dead in Tesoro Anacortes refinery fire Fri, 2 Apr 2010 08:51 pm PDT Reuters - Five Tesoro Corp employees were killed and two critically injured in a fire at the oil company's 120,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Anacortes, Washington on Friday, cutting production at the plant to about one-third of capacity. Full Story Top Obama: U.S. starting to "turn the corner" on jobs Fri, 2 Apr 2010 11:58 am PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama hailed new signs of an improving U.S. labor market on Friday as proof that "we are beginning to turn the corner" but warned it would still take time to achieve sustained job growth. Full Story Top Feds oppose separate trials in insider trading case Fri, 2 Apr 2010 06:21 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. prosecutors on Friday opposed a request by accused Galleon fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and his main co-defendant for separate trials in what prosecutors have described as the biggest hedge fund insider-trading case ever in the United States. Full Story Top Pentagon boosting Afghanistan "eyes in the sky" Fri, 2 Apr 2010 07:51 pm PDT Reuters - The Pentagon is focused on getting more trucks, surveillance equipment and other military equipment into Afghanistan to prepare for what will be a critical summer in the war, Defense Undersecretary Ashton Carter said on Friday. Full Story Top North Korean cargo train sparks Kim trip speculation Fri, 2 Apr 2010 06:57 pm PDT Reuters - The train thought to be carrying Kim Jong-il to China appears to have be a cargo freighter on a journey unrelated to the reclusive North Korean leader, witnesses at the border said on Saturday. Full Story Top Gunmen kill 25 in Iraqi village: security officials Fri, 2 Apr 2010 11:47 pm PDT AFP - Gunmen dressed in military uniforms swooped on a village south of Baghdad at dawn Saturday and shot dead 20 men and five women from families linked to an anti-Qaeda militia, security officials said. Full Story Top Criticism of pope likened to anti-Semitism Fri, 2 Apr 2010 11:15 pm PDT AFP - Pope Benedict XVI was preparing Saturday to hold an Easter vigil in St Peter's Square, in the wake of the latest row over the Church's response to paedophile priests. Full Story Top

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