The headline news from May 06, 2015

The archive of all headlines from May 06, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Tweets with ISIS

CNN  06/May/2015 00:15:02

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Texas gunmen likely inspired by Islamic State

Washingtonpost  06/May/2015 01:00:08

Investigators said the Islamic State’s propaganda could have fueled the attack on a cartoon contest lampooning the prophet Muhammad, but so far they saw no signs that the two men were directed by the group.

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Freddie Gray officer threatened to kill himself and ex-partner’s husband, court document alleges

The Guardian  06/May/2015 01:00:09

Baltimore lieutenant Brian Rice was disciplined over incidents and twice had guns confiscated

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Senate PassesBlueprint for aBudget Meantto Cut CostsNYT Now

New York Times  06/May/2015 01:30:05

The Senate gave final approval Tuesday to the first joint congressional budget plan in six years, ratifying a blueprint that would cut spending by $5.3 trillion, but it appeared moribund even before its passage.

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Officer in Freddie Gray Death Claims Initial Arrest Was Legal

NBC News  06/May/2015 01:30:09

Baltimore Unrest

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Carson, Inglewood stadium initiative costs revealed in finance reports

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 02:15:09

Rams owner Stan Kroenke spent $1.7 million to bankroll the ballot initiative for his stadium proposal in Inglewood. The Chargers-Raiders shared stadium campaign in Carson cost at least $534,000. L.A. Now L.A. County supervisors OK $450,000 payment for father of murdered boy

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Carson, Inglewood stadium initiative costs revealed in finance reports

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 02:30:09

Rams owner Stan Kroenke spent $1.7 million to bankroll the ballot initiative for his stadium proposal in Inglewood. The Chargers-Raiders shared stadium campaign in Carson cost at least $534,000. Nation Texas gunman's mother: 'He just had a normal American upbringing'

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Getting quick approval for L.A.-area football stadiums cost a bundle

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 02:45:08

Rams owner Stan Kroenke spent $1.7 million to bankroll the ballot initiative for his stadium proposal in Inglewood. The Chargers-Raiders shared stadium campaign in Carson cost at least $534,000. Nation Texas gunman's mother: 'He just had a normal American upbringing'

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Texas AttackersLeft Trails ofExtremist Ideason TwitterNYT Now

New York Times  06/May/2015 03:30:05

The Islamic State has sought to link itself to the attack in Garland, Tex., calling the assailants “soldiers of the caliphate,” but whether the extremist group was involved remained unclear.

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Cop ’saved lives’

CNN  06/May/2015 04:30:04

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Texas AttackerLeft Trail ofExtremist Ideason TwitterNYT Now

New York Times  06/May/2015 04:30:06

The Islamic State has sought to link itself to the attack in Garland, Tex., calling the assailants “soldiers of the caliphate,” but whether the extremist group was involved remained unclear.

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Separated by the quake

CNN  06/May/2015 05:00:03

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Emergency 25% cut in California cities' water use approved

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 05:00:10

Urban areas and residents may face tough choices to comply. Californians' water savings since last summer totaled just 8.6% -- far less than a reduction ordered by Gov. Jerry Brown. NFL Getting quick approval for L.A.-area football stadiums cost a bundle

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Emergency 25% cut in California cities' water use approved

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 05:15:09

Urban areas and residents may face tough choices to comply. Californians' water savings since last summer totaled just 8.6% -- far less than a reduction ordered by Gov. Jerry Brown. BUSINESS California tourism surges, but strength of U.S. dollar threatens growth

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Emergency 25% cut in California cities' water use approved

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 05:30:09

Urban areas and residents may face tough choices to comply. Californians' water savings since last summer totaled just 8.6% -- far less than a reduction ordered by Gov. Jerry Brown. BUSINESS California tourism surges to a record

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Texas AttackerLeft Trail ofExtremist Ideason TwitterNYT Now

New York Times  06/May/2015 08:00:07

Counterterrorism officials were studying the electronic trails left by two gunmen who were killed at a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas, looking for any direct ties to the Islamic State.

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Peacekeepers killed

CNN  06/May/2015 08:45:03

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Emergency 25% cut in California cities' water use approved

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 09:45:10

Urban areas and residents may face tough choices to comply. Californians' water savings since last summer totaled just 8.6% -- far less than a reduction ordered by Gov. Jerry Brown. Afghanistan & Pakistan Afghanistan judge sentences 4 to death in mob killing of woman

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Bollywood star guilty

CNN  06/May/2015 10:30:04

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NBC News  06/May/2015 10:30:09

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Freddie Gray officer threatened to kill himself and ex-partner’s husband - court document

The Guardian  06/May/2015 10:30:10

Baltimore lieutenant Brian Rice was disciplined over incidents and twice had guns confiscated

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Officer in Freddie Gray Death Claims Initial Arrest Was Legal

NBC News  06/May/2015 10:45:05

Baltimore Unrest

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Four Sentenced to Death in Mob Killing of Afghan Woman

NBC News  06/May/2015 11:00:08

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Germanwings Co-Pilot Rehearsed Crash on Previous Flight: Report

NBC News  06/May/2015 12:30:09

German Plane Crash

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Co-Pilot May Have Practiced Fatal Dive, Report SaysNYT Now

New York Times  06/May/2015 13:00:06

Initial French findings show that Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot suspected of deliberately flying a German airliner into the French Alps, repeatedly set the plane’s altitude to 100 feet during its outbound flight to Spain.

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Planes secretly monitored riot site in Baltimore

Washingtonpost  06/May/2015 13:00:10

The ACLU is demanding answers about the previously secret nighttime aerial surveillance by city and federal authorities in the wake of protests and unrest over the death of Freddie Gray.

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Death crash ’trial run’

CNN  06/May/2015 13:15:03

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Co-Pilot May Have Practiced Fatal Dive, Report SaysNYT Now

New York Times  06/May/2015 13:30:06

Initial French findings show that Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot suspected of deliberately flying a German airliner into the French Alps in March, repeatedly set the plane’s altitude to 100 feet during an earlier flight.

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After L.A. lawsuit, Wells Fargo customers express anger over bank's practices

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 14:15:10

The lawsuit against Wells Fargo Afghanistan & Pakistan Afghanistan judge sentences 4 to death in mob killing of woman

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After L.A. lawsuit, Wells Fargo customers express anger over bank's practices

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 14:30:13

The lawsuit unleashes an outpouring of anger from customers and employees who say the bank saddled clients with untold hardships. Afghanistan & Pakistan Afghanistan judge sentences 4 to death in mob killing of woman

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Germanwings crashCo-pilot practised descent move on previous flight

The Guardian  06/May/2015 15:15:09

Interim report by France’s air accident investigation agency finds that Andreas Lubitz reduced altitude on outbound flight from Düsseldorf to Barcelona

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After L.A. lawsuit, Wells Fargo customers express anger over bank's practices

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 15:45:09

Customers and current and former employees say the nation's third-largest bank saddled clients with unwanted accounts, unwarranted fees and untold hardships. Education LAUSD college prep rule puts nearly 75% of 10th graders' diplomas at risk

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Aide to Kamala Harris, 2 others accused of running rogue police force

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 16:30:11

Brandon Kiel, an aide to the state attorney general, and two others were arrested last week on suspicion of impersonating a police officer through their roles in the Masonic Fraternal Police Department. L.A. Now Man shot, killed in confrontation with police in Venice, LAPD says

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Crashed ’rehearsed’

CNN  06/May/2015 16:45:01

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Aide to Kamala Harris, 2 others accused of running rogue police force

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 16:45:09

Brandon Kiel, an aide to the state attorney general, and two others were arrested last week on suspicion of impersonating a police officer through their roles in the Masonic Fraternal Police Department. Rogue police

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Crash ’rehearsed’

CNN  06/May/2015 17:00:04

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Baltimore SeeksJustice Dept.Inquiry Into ItsPolice PracticesNYT Now

New York Times  06/May/2015 17:15:03

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asked federal officials to examine police “patterns and practices” and potential violations of the Fourth Amendment.

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Breaking newsBaltimore mayor requests federal investigation into city’s police

The Guardian  06/May/2015 17:15:09

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asks Justice Department to look into ‘patterns and practise’ of police department

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Crash Test: Did Germanwings Pilot Practice His Fatal Dive?

NBC News  06/May/2015 17:30:09

German Plane Crash

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Baltimore SeeksJustice Dept.Inquiry Into ItsPolice PracticesNYT Now

New York Times  06/May/2015 18:00:05

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asked federal officials to examine police “patterns and practices” and potential violations of the Fourth Amendment. The move comes in the wake of protests over the treatment of Freddie Gray, the young black man who was fatally injured in police custody.

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Chicago agrees to pay $5.5m to victims of police torture in 1970s and 80s

The Guardian  06/May/2015 18:15:08

Historic deal will see reparations paid to those tortured by police commander Jon Burge, who ran a group of rogue detectives know as the Midnight Crew

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The Timing of Britain’s Elections and the “Royal Baby Bounce”

Globalresearch  06/May/2015 19:00:07

Will Prime Minister Cameron benefit from an “unexpected” coincidence, the birth five days before the 7th May elections of a second child to the heir to the throne, Prince William and his wife?

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Inside Jeb Bush’s long game: A bet on peaking late

Washingtonpost  06/May/2015 19:30:09

The former Florida governor’s go-slow strategy has some donors jittery, but his advisers believes that amassing as much money as possible now will enable him to outlast his competitors.

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Chicago to pay $5.5m to victims of police torture in 1970s and 80s

The Guardian  06/May/2015 19:30:09

Historic deal will see reparations paid to those tortured by police commander Jon Burge, who ran a group of rogue detectives know as the Midnight Crew

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NFL Probe Finds Patriots Probably Deflated Balls

NBC News  06/May/2015 19:45:08

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Inside Jeb Bush’s long game: A bet on peaking late

Washingtonpost  06/May/2015 19:45:09

The former Florida governor’s go-slow strategy has some donors jittery, but his advisers believe that amassing as much money as possible now will enable him to outlast his competitors.

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Tech's glass ceiling nearly four times harder for Asian Americans to crack

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 20:30:10

While Asian Americans are well represented in the tech workforce, they are severely underrepresented at the executive levels, according to a report by a nonprofit Pan-Asian membership organization for business professionals. L.A. Now Aide to Kamala Harris, 2 others accused of running rogue police force

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Searching Everest

CNN  06/May/2015 21:15:03

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Patriots likely deflated balls, NFL probe finds

Washingtonpost  06/May/2015 22:00:10

A league investigation also concluded that quarterback Tom Brady probably “was at least generally aware” that the team deliberately used under-inflated footballs during the AFC title game.

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Tech's glass ceiling nearly four times harder for Asian Americans to crack

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 22:00:12

While Asian Americans are well represented in the tech workforce, they are severely underrepresented at the executive levels, according to a report by a nonprofit Pan-Asian membership organization for business professionals. L.A. Now Die-off of millions of California trees concentrated in Sierra Nevada

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Clinton: Blame me

CNN  06/May/2015 23:00:04

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Tech's glass ceiling nearly four times harder for Asian Americans to crack

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 23:30:11

While Asian Americans are well represented in the tech workforce, they are severely underrepresented at the executive levels, according to a report by a nonprofit Pan-Asian membership organization for business professionals. Nation Texas shooters weren't directly linked to Islamic State, officials say

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Texas shooters weren't directly linked to Islamic State, officials say

Los Angeles Times  06/May/2015 23:45:10

The lead gunman was inspired by foreign jihadist groups but federal investigators do not believe «at this point» he was specifically directed to attack the Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest. Middle East By slenderest majority, Netanyahu forms governing coalition in Israel

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