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	Click to View in Browser 10/25/2013 California cop's mistaken fatal shooting of boy unfolded in seconds SANTA ROSA, California (Reuters) - No more than 10 seconds elapsed from the time sheriff's deputies spotted a 13-year-old California boy carrying what they thought was an assault rifle and the moment they shot him dead, only to learn afterward the gun was a plastic replica, police said on Thursday. Five hurt in North Carolina state fair ride accident WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Five people were injured late Thursday, two seriously, when a carnival ride at the North Carolina State Fair suddenly restarted as passengers were exiting their seats after the ride ended, fair and law enforcement officials said. Bratton, a cop with star power, may return to run N.Y. police department NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Bratton, a celebrity in the world of U.S. law enforcement, is once again tantalizingly close to the nation's most coveted police job - commissioner of the New York Police Department. U.S. wildfire smoke poses health hazards to distant communities: report (Reuters) - Massive clouds of smoke spewed from U.S. wildfires raging ever more intensely in recent summers send soot, carbon monoxide and other toxins far and wide, posing health hazards for distant communities, scientists warned in a study on Thursday. Obama to chide Republicans on spending cuts at school event WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic President Barack Obama will take a swipe at austerity-minded Republicans on Friday ahead of a looming budget rematch, urging against the backdrop of a model school that spending, rather than belt-tightening, is key to economic growth. Former NSA director Hayden gives background interview, but in public WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former National Security Agency director Michael Hayden gave a series of background interviews on Thursday afternoon but chose an unusually public place to do it - an Amtrak train, according to fellow passenger Tom Matzzie. Two wounded in Tennessee National Guard armory shooting NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A member of the National Guard shot and wounded two of his superiors on Thursday at an armory outside a U.S. Navy facility in Millington, Tennessee, authorities said. Automatic budget cuts could hit Pentagon harder this year WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Months after the U.S. military was hit with a $37 billion budget cut that threw it into turmoil and confusion, the Pentagon is headed into the new fiscal year facing a similar threat that could have even more devastating consequences, officials say. Mistakes made in Catholic clergy sex abuse probes: Minnesota archbishop MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic archbishop of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Archdiocese said on Thursday that serious mistakes had been made in the archdiocese's investigations of allegations of sex abuse by clergy and he has ordered a review of all of its files by an outside firm. Detroit operating on 'razor's edge' before bankruptcy: adviser DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit was operating on a "razor's edge" and had no options to avoid running out of cash and filing bankruptcy, the city's top adviser testified on Thursday in a trial to determine whether the city is eligible to file the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Related Video South Korea conducts defense drills near disputed islands China court upholds life sentence for Bo Xilai Great Debate After healthcare mess, do you want D.C. doing your taxes? Can America innovate its way to growth? 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 - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend