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| | 07/30/2013 | | | | | | | | | | ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A propane gas plant explosion in central Florida that injured seven workers, including at least three critically, was most likely caused by an accident, the fire chief for the town of Tavares said on Tuesday. | | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose a "grand bargain for middle-class jobs" on Tuesday that would cut the U.S. corporate tax rate and use billions in revenues generated by a business tax overhaul to fund projects aimed at creating jobs. | | | | | | | FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. soldier Bradley Manning could learn on Tuesday whether he will face life in prison without parole when a judge renders her verdict on charges that he aided the enemy when he released 700,000 classified documents to the website WikiLeaks. | | | | | | | (Reuters) - The son of disgraced Chinese senior politician Bo Xilai does not plan to return to his homeland for his father's trial as he prepares for his first year at Columbia Law School in New York, according to two people familiar with the situation. | | | | | | | (Reuters) - The "Fifty Shades of Grey" series of erotic novels are the favorite reading material among former CIA captives held at the Guantanamo detention camp, the Huffington Post quoted a U.S. congressman as saying. | | | | | | | HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Penn State officials accused of covering up Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse return to court on Tuesday, a day after a key witness recalled legendary coach Joe Paterno criticizing their handling of the case. | | | | | | | CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Accused serial killer Michael Madison faced additional charges on Monday in connection with the slayings of three women whose decomposing bodies were found wrapped in plastic bags around his suburban Cleveland home. | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman was arrested for allegedly dumping green paint on portions of the National Cathedral on Monday, while police continued to investigate similar acts of vandalism at other monuments in Washington, D.C. | | | | (Reuters) - North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law on Monday new requirements for clinics performing abortions that supporters say will protect women's safety and opponents say will restrict access to the procedure. | | | | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California prison inmate whose death was attributed by activists to his participation in a mass hunger strike appears to have died by hanging, the local medical examiner's office said on Monday after an initial examination of his body. | | | | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | | | | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | | | | |
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