The headline news from April 20, 2015

The archive of all headlines from April 20, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Christians beheaded

CNN  20/Apr/2015 00:00:07

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Prado Dam fire spreads to 900 acres; smoke warning issued

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 00:15:12

More than 800 firefighters from at least six fire agencies are battling the fire, which threatens about 200 homes.

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Big money in politics emerges as a rising issue

Washingtonpost  20/Apr/2015 01:00:09

A Florida mailman’s gyrocopter protest on Capitol Hill and a march on a GOP forum in New Hampshire crystallized how the campaign finance system is unexpectedly becoming an issue for 2016.

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Hundreds AreFeared Dead asMigrant BoatSinks Off LibyaNYT Now

New York Times  20/Apr/2015 01:30:08

A boat carrying hundreds of people trying to reach Italy capsized in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya, adding to the rising death toll in what has become a migration crisis for Europe.

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L.A. restaurants push for tips to count toward minimum wage

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 02:00:15

Restaurateurs say they can't stay in business otherwise if the minimum goes up to $15 an hour. Labor activists say adjusting for tips would leave workers vulnerable to illegal underpayment. Tipped workers

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’They Should All Go Down’: Eric Harris’ Son Seeks Justice for Dad

NBC News  20/Apr/2015 02:15:07

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Members ofArmed ServicesLeft in Dark onHealth Errors NYT Now

New York Times  20/Apr/2015 03:15:05

The nation’s 1.3 million active-duty service members are in a special bind, virtually powerless to hold accountable the health care system that treats them.

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Members ofArmed ServicesLeft in Dark onHealth Errors NYT Now

New York Times  20/Apr/2015 03:45:05

The nation’s 1.3 million active-duty service members are in a bind, nearly powerless to hold accountable the health care system that treats them.

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Police killingsDeath of Baltimore man Freddie Gray sparks call for independent inquiry

The Guardian  20/Apr/2015 04:30:08

Family of black man who suffered a broken neck after his arrest demand that the inquiry into his death be taken away from the city police

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L.A. restaurants push for tips to count toward minimum wage

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 04:30:10

Restaurateurs say they can't stay in business otherwise if the minimum goes up to $15 an hour. Labor activists say adjusting for tips would leave workers vulnerable to illegal underpayment. tips

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Members ofArmed ServicesLeft in Dark onHealth Errors NYT Now

New York Times  20/Apr/2015 04:45:05

The nation’s 1.3 million active-duty service members are in a special bind, virtually powerless to hold accountable the health care system that treats them.

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Survivor: ’Doors locked’

CNN  20/Apr/2015 05:15:03

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Beaten suspect had a history with deputies that could affect civil rights probe

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 05:15:10

Francis Pusok and his attorneys say his prior arrests show a pattern of misbehavior and aggression on the part of law enforcement that culminated in the April 9 beating. Beating

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Hundreds Feared Dead in Shipwreck Off Libya

Wall Street Journal  20/Apr/2015 05:30:09

As many as 700 migrants are believed to have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, piling pressure on European leaders to find a solution to a spiraling migration crisis.

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Beaten suspect had a history with deputies, and that could affect civil rights probe

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 05:30:11

Francis Pusok and his attorneys say his prior arrests show a pattern of misbehavior and aggression on the part of law enforcement that culminated in the April 9 beating. Beating

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L.A. restaurants push for tips to count toward minimum wage

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 05:45:10

Restaurateurs say they can't stay in business otherwise if the minimum goes up to $15 an hour. Labor activists say adjusting for tips would leave workers vulnerable to illegal underpayment. tips

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Marco Rubio’I do not believe same-sex marriage is a constitutional right’

The Guardian  20/Apr/2015 08:00:11

Florida senator and presidential candidate says issue should be decided on state level but concedes ‘sexual preference is something people are born with’

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Beaten suspect had a history with deputies, and that could affect civil rights probe

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 08:00:14

Francis Pusok and his attorneys say his prior arrests show a pattern of misbehavior and aggression on the part of law enforcement that culminated in the April 9 beating. Beating

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Survivor: Doors locked

CNN  20/Apr/2015 09:00:07

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Hundreds Feared Dead in Mediterranean

Wall Street Journal  20/Apr/2015 09:15:12

As many as 700 migrants are believed to have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, piling pressure on European leaders to find a solution to a spiraling migration crisis.

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Wall Street Journal  20/Apr/2015 09:30:13

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Hundreds Feared Dead in Mediterranean

Wall Street Journal  20/Apr/2015 09:45:09

As many as 700 migrants are believed to have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, piling pressure on European leaders to find a solution to a spiraling migration crisis.

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Shipwreck Raises Pressure on European Leaders

Wall Street Journal  20/Apr/2015 10:15:11

As many as 700 migrants are believed to have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, piling pressure on European leaders to find a solution to a spiraling migration crisis.

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’Nothing less than genocide’

CNN  20/Apr/2015 11:15:03

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Shipwreck Adds Pressure on Europe Leaders

Wall Street Journal  20/Apr/2015 11:15:12

As many as 700 migrants are believed to have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, piling pressure on European leaders to find a solution to a spiraling migration crisis.

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’Road to death’

CNN  20/Apr/2015 11:30:04

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L.A. restaurants push for tips to count toward minimum wage

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 11:45:08

Restaurateurs say they can't stay in business otherwise if the minimum goes up to $15 an hour. Labor activists say adjusting for tips would leave workers vulnerable to illegal underpayment. tips

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’Nothing less than genocide’

CNN  20/Apr/2015 12:00:07

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Suspect Dead After Spine Injured in Custody: Lawyer

NBC News  20/Apr/2015 12:30:09

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Hillary Clinton’s green path to the White House: will she be ’careful’ on climate?

The Guardian  20/Apr/2015 13:15:08

‘There’s really no reason for people who care about climate to be excited about her,’ environmental activists warn amid questions from pollsters and donors

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Suspect Dead After Spine Severed in Custody: Lawyer

NBC News  20/Apr/2015 13:30:08

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LEFT BEHIND

CNN  20/Apr/2015 14:15:03

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D.C. boom slows down — and people move on

Washingtonpost  20/Apr/2015 14:15:08

As federal spending cuts slow job gains, new census estimates show a dramatic trend in “outmigration,” with the number of people moving away on the rise.

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Your Weakest Security Link? Your Children

Wall Street Journal  20/Apr/2015 14:30:10

They are always making mischief online, one step ahead of their parents. Here’s how to rein them in—and teach them life lessons, too.

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Jail for UnpaidChild SupportTraps Some inCycle of DebtNYT Now

New York Times  20/Apr/2015 15:00:04

Though jail is considered an effective incentive for parents who are able to pay child support, critics say punitive policies do not work for those who are poor.

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EU holds migrant boat crisis talks as more deaths reported

The Guardian  20/Apr/2015 15:00:09

European governments, divided over how to respond, convene as reports suggest death toll from weekend capsizing in Mediterranean could reach 950

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Migrant deaths in Mediterranean prompt emergency EU meeting

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 15:15:09

European foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg today to find a response to the deaths of thousands of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. Migrant rescue

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Migrant Bodies In Mediterranean Tragedy Arrive in Malta

Wall Street Journal  20/Apr/2015 15:45:09

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Migrant Bodies in Mediterranean Tragedy Arrive in Malta

Wall Street Journal  20/Apr/2015 16:00:11

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Migrant deaths in Mediterranean prompt emergency EU meeting

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 16:00:12

European foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg today to find a response to the deaths of thousands of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. Mediterranean migrants crisis talks

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Two more Mediterranean migrant boats issue distress calls as EU ministers meet

The Guardian  20/Apr/2015 16:30:12

Italian and Maltese vessels respond to calls from inflatable liferaft off Libya’s coast with up to 150 people on board and another with 300 people on board

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The War on Yemen: Where Oil and Geopolitics Mix

Globalresearch  20/Apr/2015 16:45:06

Everything about the war on Yemen is a smokescreen. Concealed behind the smoke is a tale of geopolitics and petro-politics that aims to control the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden.

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Sinking Called‘Massacre’ asRescuers Rushto 2 More BoatsNYT Now

New York Times  20/Apr/2015 17:15:04

Rescuers scrambled to reach two vessels in the Mediterranean even as efforts continued to find survivors after a ship carrying hundreds sank Saturday night. Only 24 bodies out of an estimated 700 had been recovered by Sunday evening.

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Saudi Arabia’s Alleged Involvement in the 9/11 Attacks. “Red-Herring”, Propaganda Ploy

Globalresearch  20/Apr/2015 17:15:09

if the Saudis were indeed the State sponsors of 9/11, why on earth did the US and the Atlantic Alliance (under the doctrine of collective security) choose to wage a “Just War” of retribution against Afghanistan. Did they get their countries mixed up?

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Death toll climbs

CNN  20/Apr/2015 17:30:03

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D.C. boom slows down — and people move on

Washingtonpost  20/Apr/2015 17:30:10

As federal spending cuts slow job gains, new census estimates show a dramatic trend in “outmigration.”

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Two more migrant boats issue distress calls in Mediterranean

The Guardian  20/Apr/2015 17:30:11

Italian and Maltese vessels respond to calls from inflatable liferaft off Libya’s coast with up to 150 people on board and another with 300 people on board

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’Accountant of Auschwitz’ Faces Trial on 300K Counts

NBC News  20/Apr/2015 17:45:11

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EU holds emergency meeting as Mediterranean migrant crisis escalates

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 17:45:15

European foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg today to find a response to the deaths of thousands of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. Mediterranean migrants crisis talks

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’Accountant of Auschwitz’ Faces Trial on 300,000 Counts

NBC News  20/Apr/2015 18:15:07

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Freddie Gray died after ’medical emergency’ inside Baltimore police van

The Guardian  20/Apr/2015 18:15:09

Baltimore manwho was arrested ‘without incident’ died a week after being hospitalised due to something that happened while being transported

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Freddie Gray died after ’medical emergency’ inside Baltimore police van

The Guardian  20/Apr/2015 18:30:11

Baltimore man arrested ‘without incident’ died with broken neck a week after being hospitalised because of something that happened while being transported

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Mercy mission

CNN  20/Apr/2015 18:45:03

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After migrant boat sinks, more distress calls

Washingtonpost  20/Apr/2015 19:15:07

Officials are under pressure for not doing more to aid Europe-bound migrants escaping oppression in Africa and the Mideast after a ship with possibly as many as 950 people capsized.

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Earthquake fault heightens California tsunami threat, experts say

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 19:15:10

Geologists say a Ventura fault is more dangerous than previously thought, capable of producing an earthquake as large as magnitude 8 as well as severe tsunamis.

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Italy counts up to 900 migrants dead and launches rescues of two more boats

The Guardian  20/Apr/2015 20:45:12

PM Matteo Renzi says Europe can not ‘close our eyes and commemorate later’ the tragedy, as another migrant boat runs aground on Rhodes

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EU to launch military operations against migrant-smugglers in Libya

The Guardian  20/Apr/2015 21:00:11

Emergency meeting in Luxembourg also results in decision to boost maritime patrols in Mediterranean and broaden search-and-rescue mandate

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L.A. Times wins Pulitzers for coverage of California drought and television

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 21:15:12

Staff writer Diana Marcum wins the feature writing prize and Mary McNamara, The Times' television critic and cultural editor, wins the prize for criticism. Pulitzer winners

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Europe FacesRefugee Crisis,With Up to 900Feared DeadNYT Now

New York Times  20/Apr/2015 21:45:05

European leaders were confronted on Monday with a full-blown humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, prompting calls for a new approach to the surging number of refugees crossing from Africa and the Middle East.

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L.A. Times wins Pulitzers for coverage of California drought and cultural criticism

Los Angeles Times  20/Apr/2015 21:45:12

Staff writer Diana Marcum wins the feature writing prize and Mary McNamara, The Times' television critic and cultural editor, wins the prize for criticism. Pulitzer winners

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Beaten and stabbed

CNN  20/Apr/2015 22:00:06

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After migrant boat sinks, more distress calls

Washingtonpost  20/Apr/2015 22:15:08

Officials are under pressure for not doing more to aid migrants escaping oppression in Africa and the Mideast after a ship with as many as 950 people capsized.

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U.S. Warships Prepared to Intercept Iranian Convoy

NBC News  20/Apr/2015 22:30:14

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Clinton shrugs off likely attacks from Republicans: ’I’m ready for that’

The Guardian  20/Apr/2015 23:15:08

Democratic favorite deflects attacks on her family’s overseas fundraising record – to be published in controversial book – at meet-and-greet in New Hampshire

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