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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry tried calling Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the imprisoned nephew of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng but Wang was not available, the State Department said on Friday. Wang was said to be in Singapore on Friday for meetings with senior officials there. State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell told reporters Kerry had tried to call Wang Thursday and would follow up. . . .

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Amid mounting congressional frustration with the pace of the investigation into the Benghazi attack, the FBI on Friday released a new Arabic-language video on its official website asking for tips. The video?also viewable on YouTube and on the agency?s Arabic-language Facebook site devoted to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack?features photographs of three possible suspects. The [. . . ]

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The markets were boosted by much stronger hiring in February and March.

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By Jennifer Ablan and Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – So they are not completely in sync after all. A day after Berkshire Hathaway Inc Chairman Warren Buffett set up his own account on Twitter, his second-in-command, Charlie Munger, said he has no plans to follow the legendary investor’s lead. Buffett, 82, launched his "@WarrenBuffett" account with the tweet "Warren is in the house," and immediately started adding followers at the rate of 1,000 per minute. . . .

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? The White House budget office is recalculating how to apply automatic spending cuts for a handful of agencies, freeing up almost $4 billion for the Pentagon and another $1 billion or so for Homeland Security Department and NASA.

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Fire crews battling an L. A. wildfire face high winds and searing weather.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the courage and dedication of U. S. diplomats slain in the line of duty as they led a memorial service on Friday to honor those killed in last year’s terrorist attack on the American diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya and an April roadside bombing in Afghanistan.

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It?s been more than six months since Superstorm Sandy ravaged the coastal areas of New York and New Jersey, but the deadly storm is on the verge of claiming another high profile victim. Coney Island?s famed Mermaid Parade, an annual event dating back to 1983 in which thousands of people dress up like fantastical sea [. . . ]

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For one police officer, will the ninth strike mean he’s out? This time around, Sgt. German Bosque?who has been fired eight times from three different police departments?has been charged with leaving his assault weapon with his girlfriend?s father, a trained security guard, while on an eight-day leave, according to CBS4 Miami. That?s a no-no, says [. . . ]

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By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) – Some of Google’s clients have questioned its assertion that it does not sell to customers from its London office, a key plank in its ability to operate almost tax-free in Britain, a poll said on Friday. The Drum, a magazine for marketing professionals, asked 80 ad buyers and digital agencies — companies which purchase advertising products on behalf of clients — about their dealings with Google’s London office and their interaction with the office in Dublin. . . .

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