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Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME -- In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rebello is shown. Police said Rebello, a junior at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., was shot and killed Friday, May 17, 2013, during a break-in near the college campus. (AP Photo/Sleepy Hollow High School)NEW YORK (AP) — Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.


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15 Most Stressful Jobs in the World

Everyone has a bad day at work now and then. But if you have one of these 15 Most Stressful Jobs in the World, even one bad day can get you or someone else killed. From EMT to Coal Miner to Ice Road Trucker, these are the jobs that will keep you up at nights!


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last updated: Wed, 15 May 2013 14:11:16 GMT

Malaysian PM unveils cabinet
A NEW Malaysian cabinet has been unveiled, but the opposition claims it will do nothing to address the country's racial divide.

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last updated: Sun, 19 May 2013 17:44:39 -0400

Powerful tornadoes ravage Plains

Leah Hill, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, is hugged by friend Sidney Sizemore, as they look through Hill's scattered belongings from her home which was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday, west of Shawnee, OklahomaTwisters level homes and leave at least one person dead in Oklahoma.


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Obama's approval rating survives scandal week

U.S. President Barack Obama steps aboard Air Force one at Andrews Air Force Base near WashingtonAccording to two new polls, President Obama's approval rating has more or less remained steady.


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McConnell: ‘Culture of intimidation throughout the administration’

Michelle Bachmann, Tea Party Leaders Hold News Conference On IRS ScandalA trio of GOP senators continued Sunday to press the Obama administration on the IRS scandal.


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S. Korea analyzing North's four projectile launches

A South Korean army soldier passes by a barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border village of Panmunjom, Sunday, May 19, 2013. The South Korean military on Sunday have beefed up monitoring on North Korea and are maintaining a high-level of readiness to deal with any risky developments to guard against possibilities of additional missile launches and other types of provocations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Were projectiles North Korea fired over the weekend missiles or a new type of artillery?


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Conn. derailment to cause 'greatly slowed' commute

A derailed Metro-North rail car is hoisted back on to the tracks in Bridgeport. Conn. on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals following the collision between two trains Friday evening that injured 72 people, Metro-North President Howard Permut said Sunday. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post,Brian A. Pounds ) MANDATORY CREDITConnecticut's governor tells commuters to consider staying in NYC if they can get there.


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Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work

MBTA Police Officer Richard Donahue smiles with his wife, Kim, during an interview at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston's Charlestown section, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Donahue almost lost his life after being shot during the crossfire with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects in Watertown, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)With a bullet still in his body, the officer said he's determined to return to duty.


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2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia, officials said Sunday.

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United to restart 787 flights on Monday

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 file photo, a United Airlines Boeing 787 is parked at Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo. United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air. The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane, and a fire on another. The incidents never caused any serious injuries. But the January grounding embarrassed Boeing, which makes the 787, and disrupted schedules at the eight airlines that were flying the planes. United's first 787 flight was scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2013 from Houston to Chicago. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDITUnited Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air.


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Phoenix police officer dies in fatal hit-and-run

This undated photo provided by the Phoenix Police Department shows Officer Daryl Raetz. Raetz was struck by another vehicle, which was traveling northbound on 51st Avenue Sunday May 19, 2013. Raetz was transported to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries. Raetz leaves behind a wife and young child. (AP Photo/Phoenix Police Department)PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix police officer and firefighter both died Sunday after suffering critical injuries in separate accidents on the job, officials said.


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Small Fla. city wonders who won $590.5 million Powerball jackpot

A woman prepares to choose her numbers on a lottery ticket Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Chinatown district in Oakland, Calif. A record Powerball jackpot has climbed to $600 million, and lottery officials speculated the jackpot would continue to soar in the run-up to Saturday’s drawing. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot in history.


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Cop who shot N.Y. student faced harrowing choice

In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rubello is shown. Police said Rubello, a junior at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., was shot and killed Friday, May 17, 2013, during a break-in near the college campus. (AP Photo/Sleepy Hollow High School)The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must pull the trigger.


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Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 13, 2012, file photo, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, head of the largest bank in the United States, testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dimon, chairman and CEO of the biggest U.S. bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs.


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Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'

In this May 16, 2013, photo, Abdulah Salim, Jr. hold the photograph of his father Dr. Reginald A. Hawkins who was a prominent Charlotte civil rights leader, in Silver Spring, Md. In the spring of 1963, a Hawkins led 65 people on a four-mile march from an African American college to the center of Charlotte’s downtown. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown.


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'Star Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

This undated publicity film image released by Paramount Pictures shows, Zachary Quinto, left, as Spock and Chris Pine as Kirk in a scene in the movie, "Star Trek Into Darkness," from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions. Since premiering Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in huge-screen IMAX theaters and expanding Thursday to general cinemas, "Into Darkness" has pulled in $84.1 million, well below distributor Paramount's initial forecast of $100 million. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Zade Rosenthal)LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.


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Suspect in N.Y. bias shooting is charged with murder
NEW YORK (AP) — The man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot to his head appeared in court Sunday to face a charge of murder as a hate crime.

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Official: Va. driver likely had medical condition

Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, Va., Saturday, May 18, 2013. Witnesses said the car drove into a crowd at the parade and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. (AP Photo/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk)DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday.


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last updated: Sun, 19 May 2013 20:08:36 -0400

Powerful tornadoes ravage Plains

Leah Hill, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, is hugged by friend Sidney Sizemore, as they look through Hill's scattered belongings from her home which was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday, west of Shawnee, OklahomaTwisters level homes and leave at least one person dead in Oklahoma.


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last updated: Mon, 20 May 2013 01:41:45 -0400

Powerful tornadoes ravage Plains

Leah Hill, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, is hugged by friend Sidney Sizemore, as they look through Hill's scattered belongings from her home which was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday, west of Shawnee, OklahomaTwisters level homes and leave at least one person dead in Oklahoma.


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last updated: Mon, 20 May 2013 05:02:28 GMT

Better late than never, archbishop tells inquiry
MELBOURNE'S Catholic archbishop defends the Church for taking 18 years to excommunicate a priest convicted of sex abuse.

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Driver leaves hospital in wake of fatal crash
A 19-YEAR-old who allegedly killed a man in an horrific crash on Saturday while driving a stolen car has discharged himself from Logan Hospital.

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last updated: Sun, 19 May 2013 15:59:13 +0000

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last updated: Sun, 19 May 2013 18:19:51 GMT

Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading.

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last updated: Sun, 19 May 2013 20:53:40 -0400

"Arrested Development" Was Forced To Shoot Actors Separately

Because of scheduling issues, some actors were edited into group scenes in post-production, according to two sources close to the Arrested Development reboot.

Due mostly to scheduling conflicts, several actors on Netflix's 15-episode Arrested Development reboot were forced to shoot alone in front of a green screen; their parts were then edited into scenes with other characters in post-production, according to two sources close to the production.

It's highly unusual for an ensemble show to shoot characters separately — but then again, there's not much that is usual about this season of Arrested Development. Each episode is centered on a separate character, and the only character that appears in every episode is Jason Bateman's Michael Bluth.

Rivals Lucille Bluth (Jessica Walter) and Lucille Austero (Liza Minnelli) share the screen in at least one scene in the new season, but the characters, who are shown interacting in a restaurant, were not in the same room together, according to one source.

For that scene, the source described Hurwitz reading, off camera, Walter's parts while Minnelli filmed her lines. The footage was later combined with footage Walter filmed alone. The result, says this source, is a mixed bag.

"It does look kind of like the Austin Powers stuff — you can tell that it was green screened," said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

A second source told BuzzFeed that Henry Winkler, who plays the Bluth family lawyer Barry Zuckerkorn, was green-screened into the majority of his scenes. But, the same source added, "I've gotten to see a couple episodes and I didn't notice any problems. It wasn't the most extensive scenes, but everything I've seen, the post-production team did a great job with, so I wouldn't say I'm worried — I'd say I'm curious."

The effect of the green screen visually was less jarring than its effect on the rapport between actors, according to the first source.

"I think the reason most people like the [original] show is because it's off-the-cuff and improvised. You can really see that the actors and extras really, really like working with each other," this source said. "For a different show it wouldn't be such a big deal, but because of the nature of the comedy, and the writing, and the direction, [green screening] is something that I think is not a good idea — and I think a lot of fans would agree that they'd rather it not be made if it is not going to be made in the same style."

Earlier this year, Mitch Hurwitz explained that the way the series was set up was necessary because many of the original actors were already committed to other film and television projects by the time shooting began. "The only way we could get everybody together for what we'll call loosely an anthology or a series was to kind of dedicate each episode to a different character's point of view," he explained to the Television Critics Association in January.

Representatives for Netflix, 20th Century Fox, Jason Bateman and Mitch Hurwitz did not respond to requests for comment.


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How Syria's Rebels Aren't Winning the War: The Anatomy of a Battle
How Syria's Rebels Aren't Winning the War: The Anatomy of a Battle

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