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Car bomb kills three outside hospital in Libya's Benghazi

By Feras Bosalum

BENGHAZI (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least three people outside a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Monday, doctors said, in a further sign of the growing disorder that threatens to unhinge an already creaking transition to lawful, democratic rule.

Hundreds of angry people gathered at the scene, blaming the armed militias that hold sway on the streets, and calling for them to be driven from Benghazi, cradle of the uprising that ended Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship in 2011.

"This is the flesh of our sons, this is what the militias have given us," said a witness at the scene. "All we need here are the police and the army."

The blast damaged a dozen or more vehicles and shattered the windows of buildings nearby, sending up a thick cloud of smoke and flinging dust and debris several blocks.

"This attack is not an isolated incident, but part of a series of incidents targeting the Libyan nation," Prime Minister Ali Zeidan told a news conference in Tripoli.

On Sunday night, the police in Benghazi, Libya's second city, were bombed for the third time in four days.

And in a further sign of the power wielded by the militias that formed to fight Gaddafi and have yet to disarm, gunmen besieged the foreign and justice ministries in Tripoli for two weeks to force parliament to pass a sweeping law barring anyone who held senior office under Gaddafi from serving in government.

Libya's parliament cancelled a session on Monday to allow members from Benghazi to return home and attend the funerals of those killed in the latest attack, for which no one claimed responsibility.

One doctor said three deaths were confirmed in Monday's blast, including a child, and that 17 people were wounded. Another said the fact that the victims had been blown to pieces made it hard to be sure how many had died.

(Additional reporting by Ghaith Shennib; Writing by Jessica Donati; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/car-bomb-explodes-outside-hospital-libyas-benghazi-130904834.html

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Egypt's Mubarak talks for 1st time since detention

CAIRO (AP) ? In his first comments to the media since he was detained more than two years ago, Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak said he is dismayed at the country's state of affairs and particularly the plight of the poor.

The 85-year old Mubarak said in remarks published Sunday in Al-Watan newspaper that it is also too early to judge his elected successor, Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, because he has a heavy burden to deal with. He also warned against a much-negotiated loan from the International Monetary Fund, saying it would make life harder for the poor in Egypt, where over 40 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day.

The authenticity of the interview could not be immediately verified. Calls by The Associated Press to Mubarak's lawyer Farid ElDeeb went unanswered, but he was quoted as telling Ahram Online, the electronic version of the state-owned Al-Ahram, that the interview was a "fabrication."

Al-Watan's reporter, Mohammed el-Sheik, took photos of himself near and inside Mubarak's medical helicopter, without the ex-leader inside. El-Sheik said he conducted the interview after sneaking into a waiting area where Mubarak was held during his trial Saturday, apparently before the hearing began.

He also told the private ONTV station Sunday that he couldn't record the interview because he had to avoid Mubarak's tight security.

Mubarak has been a longtime nemesis of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group from which Morsi hails. In his comments to the privately owned Egyptian paper published Sunday, Mubarak appeared to be gloating, painting a picture of a nation that has unraveled following his 2011 ouster and portraying himself as a protector of the poor.

Mubarak stepped down in February 2011 in the face of a wave of popular protests whose main slogan was "Bread, Freedom and Social Justice." Protesters accused Mubarak of fostering a culture where power was centralized and police acted with impunity. They also believed Mubarak was grooming one of his sons to succeed him.

Mubarak's comments to Al-Watan also appeared to be addressing a growing segment of the population which has grown nostalgic for Mubarak's days amid continuing turmoil in the two years since his ouster. The country has been plagued by tenuous security and an enduring standoff between Morsi's Brotherhood and its Islamist allies and the largely secular opposition, which launched the 2011 revolt but failed to make political gains since.

Mubarak told the newspaper reporter he was "very, very sad" for impoverished Egyptians. He said he was also dismayed by the state of the economy, the industrial cities built during his nearly 30 years in office, and the country's lack of security.

The comments were Mubarak's first to be directly made to a reporter since his ouster, and his first public statements since his captivity. They came after a hearing in his retrial for his role in the killing over 800 protesters during the popular uprising. At the trial, Mubarak appeared in the dock on a hospital gurney, alongside his two sons. The trial was adjourned for June 8.

Mubarak was detained two years ago and put on trial on the same charges. He has since been hospitalized, sentenced to life in prison, had his sentence overturned and then granted a retrial.

The first Arab leader to be put on trial by his own people, Mubarak is also facing corruption charges in separate cases, where prosecutors are investigating his family wealth amid claims he amassed a massive fortune while in power. His two sons are also on trial on corruption charges.

In his comments, Mubarak also said he feared for the country's future and its poor should tough economic measures be imposed in order to acquire a $4.8 billion loan from the IMF. Egypt's economy took a hard hit over the last two years as foreign reserves dwindled, foreign investment sharply declined and tourists largely stayed away amid political turmoil.

Morsi's government would have to impose likely unpopular austerity measures as part of an economic reform program it is currently negotiating with the IMF. But talks have dragged on, while politics remain deeply polarized and consensus on managing the country's affairs is elusive.

Mubarak also said he is certain future generations will view his legacy fairly and that history will "exonerate" him.

Mubarak's last public comments were in April 2011, just before he was detained. At the time, Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV station aired a prerecorded audiotape by Mubarak, in which he emotionally denied he used his position to amass wealth.

Also on Sunday, Egypt's highest appeal court granted a Mubarak-era steel magnate a retrial in one of a number of cases he is facing. Ahmed Ezz, who has been handed a combined 54 years of prison sentences and fined billions of dollars, will be retried on charges of money laundering in which he previously received a 7-year prison sentence and fined nearly $ 3 billion.

Ezz has received the heaviest penalties yet in the slew of trials against former regime officials. Many of Mubarak's government ministers have either been freed, or are still on trial.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-mubarak-talks-1st-time-since-detention-082430039.html

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Obama hails courage of nation's police officers

President Barack Obama stands for a photo 2013 National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) TOP COPS award winners during a ceremony in East Room of the White House, Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Washington. Left of Obama is NAPO President Tom Nee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama stands for a photo 2013 National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) TOP COPS award winners during a ceremony in East Room of the White House, Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Washington. Left of Obama is NAPO President Tom Nee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama speaks during a ceremony honoring the 2013 National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) TOP COPS award winners in East Room of the White House, Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama gestures during remarks at an event to honor the 2013 National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS award winners in the East Room of the White House on Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a ceremony to honor the 2013 National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) TOP COPS award winners in East Room of the White House, Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama smiles during remarks at an event to honor the 2013 National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS award winners in the East Room of the White House on Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

(AP) ? President Barack Obama on Saturday praised the nation's police officers for everyday acts of courage, saying they often rush into danger to do "some really tough stuff."

In a White House ceremony honoring some of the bravest, he said America need look no further than the Boston Marathon bombings to know what police are made of: "Police officers ... running towards explosions not knowing if there was something more on the way. Law enforcement from different agencies in different parts of the country working together as one united team to identify suspects and bring them to justice."

He said few will ever forget the end of the marathon manhunt in Watertown, Mass. Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev died in a gunbattle with police, and residents cheered and gave police high fives after his brother Dzhokhar was apprehended.

"We don't always get that opportunity to stand and applaud the men and women who keep us safe," Obama said. "But they're out there ? hundreds of thousands of you patrolling our streets every single day. And we know that when we need you most, you'll be ready to dash into danger, to protect our lives, even if it means putting your lives on the line."

Obama was flanked by award recipients, many in uniform, with families, friends and other officers looking on from the audience in the East Room.

The annual ceremony honored 43 law enforcement officers who are recipients of the National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS award.

The group included eight officers from the Oak Creek, Wis., police force who battled a gunman at a Sikh temple last Aug. 5. The gunman killed six people before turning his weapon on himself. Obama singled out Brian Murphy, the first to arrive, who, he said, suffered 12 bullet wounds.

He also singled out New York police Detective Ivan Marcano, who was off duty in the Bronx with his girlfriend when he saw muggers attack a cab driver. Obama recounted Marcano being shot inches from his heart yet still giving chase to the suspects ? holding his wound with one hand and his weapon with the other. Obama had Marcano's girlfriend stand, saying, "This was his date night! It's unbelievable."

Other honorees included officers from California, Illinois, Iowa, Florida, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Wisconsin, as well as three FBI agents from Nevada.

"They'll tell you they're not heroes. They'll say they were just doing their jobs," Obama said. "Today we honor them as TOP COPS because they're half right."

He said they signed up knowing "they might be called upon to do some really tough stuff. But I think that makes them more heroic, not less heroic."

Obama added America owes police officers all the support it can give ? including the resources and equipment to do their work. He said that includes enough money to prevent layoffs and what he termed "common sense" gun measures.

Obama's efforts to enact tighter background checks for gun purchases following last December's Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting have so far failed to make headway in the Senate.

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Associated Press writer Darlene Superville contributed to this report

Associated Press

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Michael Jackson lawyer calls new sex abuse claim 'outrageous'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The attorney for Michael Jackson's estate on Wednesday described as "outrageous and pathetic" a fresh claim of child molestation against the dead pop star, made by one of his close friends.

Choreographer Wade Robson, who testified in defense of the "Thriller" singer in a 2005 child sex abuse trial, filed a creditor's claim against Jackson's estate last week, alleging he had been abused by the singer when he was a minor, according to sealed legal documents seen by celebrity website TMZ.com.

"Mr. Robson's claim is outrageous and pathetic," Howard Weitzman, the attorney for Jackson's estate, said in a statement.

Robson, 30, developed a friendship with Jackson as a child and slept over at the singer's Neverland Ranch home in Southern California on several occasions when he was a minor.

He made his claim for damages against the singer's estate almost four years after Jackson's June 2009 death. Details of his allegations were not publicly available.

Robson's attorney, Henry Gradstein, accused Jackson of brainwashing and intimidating Robson to keep him from coming forward.

"Last year, on a career trajectory that was off the charts, he (Robson) collapsed under the stress and sexual trauma of what had happened to him for seven years as a child," Gradstein said in a statement on Wednesday.

He added that Robson had no financial motive and did not request a specific amount of damages in his claim.

Jackson was tried and acquitted in 2005 on molestation charges involving another minor. Robson testified at that trial in defense of the singer.

"This is a young man who has testified at least twice under oath over the past 20 years and said in numerous interviews that Michael Jackson never did anything inappropriate to him or with him," Weitzman said.

Robson, an Australian, worked as a choreographer for pop singer Britney Spears and former boy band 'N Sync in the late 1990s and appeared as a judge on the U.S. TV dance competition "So You Think You Can Dance."

He also appeared as a dancer in Jackson's 1991 music video for the single, "Black or White."

Jackson's estate is in the process of settling dozens of claims from creditors and others who had dealings with the King of Pop during his long career.

An unrelated wrongful death suit, brought by Jackson's family against concert promoter AEG Live, is in its second week of trial in Los Angeles.

(Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Jill Serjeant and Mohammad Zargham)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jackson-lawyer-calls-sex-abuse-claim-outrageous-201534046.html

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Device for portable, ultra-precise clocks and quantum sensors developed

May 9, 2013 ? In a joint project between the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow, Imperial College London and the National Physical Laboratory, researchers have developed a portable way to produce ultracold atoms for quantum technology and quantum information processing.

Their research has been published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

Many of the most accurate measurement devices, including atomic clocks, work by observing how atoms transfer between individual quantum states. The highest precision is obtained with long observation times, often using slow-moving ultracold atoms prepared in a large apparatus.

Dr Aidan Arnold, a Lecturer in Strathclyde's Department of Physics, said: "The longer the transition of atoms can be observed, the more precisely they can be measured. It is possible to shine laser light on atoms to slow them down using the Doppler effect. We can now do this in a really small device."

The researchers have developed technology which is far more compact than previous setups but can still cool and trap large numbers of atoms for use in portable devices. They pattern the surface of a semiconductor chip to form a diffraction grating, splitting a laser into many beams that cool the atoms.

Professor Ed Hinds, who directs the Centre for Cold Matter at Imperial College London, said: "These specially micro-fabricated diffraction gratings create the perfect laser beams for trapping and cooling atoms."

Portable clocks, magnetometers and accelerometers have wide-ranging applications, including navigation on earth and in space, telecomunications, geological exploration, and medical imaging.

Dr Alastair Sinclair, Principal Scientist at the National Physical Laboratory, said: "The miniaturisation of atomic sensors using these optical gratings can make an important contribution to metrology and high-precision measurement."

Professor Charlie Ironside of the School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow said: "The specialized optical diffraction gratings were co-designed by the groups in the collaboration and some of them were microfabricated in the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre at the University of Glasgow -- the work is a good example of how a team of physicists and engineers can collaborate to produce cutting edge technology."

The project was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, ESA, the EU AQUTE project, the Wellcome Trust, the UK National Measurement Office, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Society.

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/most_popular/~3/RR60G0HmrrM/130509090850.htm

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University Coach Faces Sexual Battery Charge

Posted: Mon 6:48 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Reporter: WHSV News Staff Email

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HARRISONBURG -- Gary Lafayette Moore, a men's volleyball coach at Eastern Mennonite University, is charged with sexual battery. He says he did not know of any allegations until he was charged and that as soon as he was charged, he told his supervisors at EMU.

The following is an official statement from EMU:

"We are aware of the pending legal action and are awaiting to hear the outcome of the legal proceedings and will respond appropriately," said Andrea Wenger, the director of marketing and communications at EMU.


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Darren Criss Will Realize Lifelong 'Dream' Summer Tour: 'To Be In A Smelly Van'

'Glee' star jokes to MTV News about his low expectations for his summer tour, kicking off in May.
By Jocelyn Vena

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