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By Steve Holland SAN JOSE (Reuters) – The Venezuelan government’s suggestion that an American citizen it has detained is a spy is "ridiculous," U. S. President Barack Obama said in a television interview recorded on Saturday during a visit to Costa Rica. Venezuela said late last month it had detained an American called Timothy Hallet Tracy, accusing him of financing opposition student demonstrations after April’s disputed presidential election and saying he had clearly been trained as an intelligence agent. . . .

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? A Utah snake collector who says his rare boa constrictors are getting a bad rap has won at least a temporary reprieve from an order to remove more than two dozen of the exotic pets from his home.

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Seven U. S. service members were killed on Saturday in one of the deadliest days for Americans in Afghanistan in recent months and the latest of attacks against international troops since the Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Oscar voters will no longer be required to see certain nominated films in a theater to cast their ballots.

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Letting the cat out of the bag a little earlier than intended, Miley Cyrus revealed that she is number one on Maxim?s Hot 100 list on Friday (May 3). Getting a jump on the press, the ?Party in the USA? songstress tweeted a photo from inside the issue, along with the caption “Didn’t know this was coming out yet! I’m so happy to be #1 on Maxims HOT 100! #myfanskickass #dreamsdocometrue. ?In the sultry picture, the 20-year-old Nashville native wears a gold bathing suit as she lays on her side against a white background. It has been a busy time for the platinum-haired singer, as she appears on the cover of V magazine and also graces the front of this month?s Elle UK.

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A major change in weather calmed a huge wildfire burning in Southern California coastal mountains Saturday, and firefighters were hopeful that a predicted chance of rain would become reality during the weekend.

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At a news conference in Mexico City, Obama said the decision was entirely the FDA’s call.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ? Steady rain pelted Churchill Downs on Saturday leading to the Kentucky Derby, with the bugler wearing a red poncho as he blew the call to the post for early races.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co shareholders should vote against the re-election of three board members because they failed to properly oversee risk-taking that led to $6. 2 billion of losses on the so-called "London Whale" trades, an influential proxy advisory firm said. ISS Proxy Advisory Services said in a report released late Friday that directors David Cote, James Crown and Ellen Flutter should not be re-elected at the company’s annual meeting this month because of "material failures of stewardship and risk oversight. . . .

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless industry to help find a cure.

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