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	Click to View in Browser 03/6/2014 U.S. jobless claims tumble to three-month low WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected and hit a three-month low last week, a sign of strength in a labor market that has been hobbled by severe weather. U.S. Army general to admit guilt to lesser counts in sex crimes trial FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) - A U.S. Army general will plead guilty on Thursday to military crimes of having an adulterous affair, seeking nude photos of junior officers and possessing pornography while deployed in Afghanistan, his lawyers said. Man accused of coverup in Boston bombing to seek court-funded lawyer BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday is scheduled to hear a request by a college friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber to have his legal expenses paid by a federal program. Virginia university bomb threat probe wraps up, classes resume WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police have finished investigating a written bomb threat at Virginia's George Mason University and classes will resume as scheduled, the school said on Thursday. U.S. Navy destroyer heads to Black Sea for pre-planned exercises WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The USS Truxtun, a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer, is heading to the Black Sea for what the U.S. military on Thursday described as a "routine" deployment that was scheduled well before the crisis in Ukraine. American Eagle flight makes emergency landing in Texas (Reuters) - An American Eagle Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Greenville, Texas, on Wednesday night after the pilot of the Embraer 145 plane reported smoke in the cockpit, an American Eagle spokeswoman said. Chesapeake, Encana face criminal antitrust charges in Michigan (Reuters) - Oil and gas giants Chesapeake Energy and Encana Corp were charged on Wednesday with colluding to keep oil and gas lease prices artificially low in Michigan, state Attorney General Bill Schuette said. CIA probing allegations it improperly monitored Senate committee: reports WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA's internal watchdog has begun a probe of whether members of the agency secretly monitored a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation of Bush-era detention and interrogation policies, according to media reports on Wednesday. U.S. freedom of navigation operations in 2013 targeted China, Iran WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military carried out freedom of navigation operations challenging the maritime claims of China, Iran and 10 other countries last year, asserting its transit rights in defiance of efforts to restrict passage, a Pentagon report said on Thursday. Same-sex couples challenge Wyoming's ban on gay marriage (Reuters) - Four same-sex couples filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging on constitutional grounds Wyoming's ban on gay marriage, a gay advocacy group said, following a recent string of court decisions striking down similar restrictions. Related Video Breakingviews: Italy's Renzi off to a bad start Afghan president's brother withdraws from election, backs ex-minister Great Debate Assessing corporate risk in Ukraine To blunt Russia, time for American natural gas diplomacy 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