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CBS News Wendy Greuel concedes LA mayor's race to Eric GarcettiLos Angeles TimesWendy Greuel officially conceded the Los Angeles mayor's race to Eric Garcetti on Wednesday after final results showed Garcetti with a 54% to 46% advantage in a low-turnout election. "I may not have been able to break the glass ceiling, but we sure [...]

Politico Puns aside, Anthony Weiner a force in New York City mayor's racePoliticoAnthony Weiner's formal entrance into the New York City mayor's race is certain to shake up the sleepy, static Democratic primary. The only question is, how? The fallen Queens congressman is looking as much for redemption as he is for a win, and [...]

CBS News Text: Federal Reserve meeting minutesUSA TODAYA meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee was held in the offices of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. and continued on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. …Bernanke's Dilemma: No Good [...]

Yahoo! Sports Former MLB baseball player Jose Canseco named sexual assault suspectKTNV Las VegasLas Vegas, NV (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed that they are investigating a sexual assault case involving former Major League baseball player Jose Canseco. At this time, no charges have been filed and no other …Police: Canseco [...]

CBS News Tsarnaev friend Ibragim Todashev questioned about triple homicide before FBI …CBS NewsUpdated at 2:36 p.m. ET. A friend of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was questioned about an unsolved triple homicide before authorities say he instigated a violent confrontation that resulted in his death early Wednesday morning in Orlando, …Feds: Man shot after [...]

Washington Blade Boy Scouts to vote on ending gay banWashington BladeIRVING, Texas — The Boy Scouts of America met this week to consider lifting the ban on gay Scouts. A final vote was expected Thursday, after the Blade's print deadline. Watch here for more updates as we wait for results of the vote. The proposal [...]

ABC News Okla. tornado survivors focus on rebuildingUSA TODAYMOORE, Okla. — Search and rescue operations were winding down Wednesday as this battered, exhausted city mourned its dead and turned its attention to rebuilding for the future. The White House said President Obama will visit Oklahoma on Sunday.Oklahoma tornado victims astounded at how they survivedReutersOklahoma tornado [...]

Telegraph.co.uk Latest – Woolwich 'terror' attackBBC NewsThe two men shot by police are both still alive and are being held under armed guard in hospitals, the BBC's Nick Robinson reports. 2007: A police woman was left with "no choice" but to shoot one of the two suspected terrorists, witnesses say. Speaking from …Woolwich attack: two [...]

Philly.com Jodi Arias jury can't decide on death penaltyazcentral.comTwo hours into deliberation, the Jodi Arias jury informed Maricopa Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens that it was unable to reach a unanimous decision on whether to sentence Arias to death or life in prison. The judge gathered the jury in the court room …Arias jury deadlocked [...]

Kaitlyn Hunt: Florida Teen Faces Criminal Charges For Same-Sex Relationship …The Hollywood GossipFlorida teenager Kaitlyn Hunt faces criminal charges stemming from a romantic relationship with another young female student, according to reports. Hunt, 18, faces two felony counts of "lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12 to 16" after the parents of her …and [...]