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US government wary of sanctions on Venezuela 05/22/2014 03:00am • LUIS ALONSO LUGO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- As sanctions legislation against Venezuela advances in Congress, the Obama administration is finding itself wedged between pressure from Capitol Hill to punish officials over human rights and regional governments that think such a move would only US hacking victims fell prey to mundane ruses 05/21/2014 07:06am • JACK GILLUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The victims were their own worst enemies.The hacking techniques the U.S. government says China used against American companies turned out to be disappointingly mundane, tricking employees into opening email attachments or clicking on innocent-looking w European Parliament: a primer 05/21/2014 06:50am • The Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) -- At 751 members, the European Parliament is larger than the U.S. Congress or British House of Commons, but has far less legislative muscle.The European Union's only popularly elected institution, it shares power over the EU budget and legislation with the Counci Signs BlackShades infected your computer 05/21/2014 06:37am • How can I tell if my computer has been infected by the Blackshades malware ring that the FBI just broke up? Last week, one of the most aggressive international cybercrime crackdowns was conducted by law enforcement officials in over a dozen countries that snared more than 90 people. The BlackSh Worrying rise in Rio's assaults ahead of World Cup 05/21/2014 04:52am • JENNY BARCHFIELD Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Marcelo Gomez was taking the bus home from a soccer match at Maracana stadium, where the World Cup final will be played, when a teenager slid into the seat beside him and another boy took the seat behind him.The one next to him growled at Gome Prince Charles says grandson focuses his attention 05/21/2014 01:28am • CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island (AP) -- Prince Charles says the need for change to ensure the well-being of the planet has come into sharper focus for him since he became a grandfather last year.The Prince of Wales listed a number of challenges facing the world from the widening gap between rich Syrian army missile kills family, activists say 05/20/2014 12:18pm • DIAA HADID Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) -- The widowed Syrian mechanic had a new lease on life after he married his second wife: he enrolled in a high school, graduating at 60. The couple had five children, living in an impoverished quarter of a town in northern Syria.They all died after a missile s Palmer's final medical thriller his most ambitious 05/20/2014 10:29am • WAKA TSUNODA Associated Press "Resistant" (St. Martin's Press), by Michael PalmerThe final medical thriller by Michael Palmer is about homegrown bioterrorism in the United States. Of all the novels he wrote before his death in 2013, this one has the most ambitious plot and a fascinating array of cha Experts: Online gambling slowed by illegal action 05/20/2014 04:28am • WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Internet gambling in the United States is off to a slower start than many had imagined, held back, experts say, by illegal offshore operators who are continuing to draw users and siphon off millions of dollars.A year since the first legal onli Putin orders troops near Ukraine to return home 05/20/2014 02:24am • VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) -- In what could be an attempt to ease tensions with the West and avoid more sanctions, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops deployed near Ukraine to return to their home bases Monday.Putin also praised the launch of a dialogue between Ukra Ferry disaster makes South Korea question progress 05/19/2014 03:58pm • TODD PITMAN Associated Press ANSAN, South Korea (AP) -- Park Si-chan had trouble sleeping the night before the biggest trip of his young life, a four-day journey with his entire junior high school class to a lush volcanic island known here as the "Hawaii of Korea."The trip was the students' last cha Fight for 'Alcatraz of Caribbean' in Puerto Rico 05/17/2014 04:10pm • DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The fortress-like facade of the Oso Blanco prison looms over a gritty neighborhood in the Puerto Rican capital, and even larger in the imagination of many on the island.But perhaps for not much longer. The Puerto Rican government, which stru The changing role at the top 05/17/2014 07:48am • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Used to be that CEOs were hired for their knowledge of the industry, years of experience and the ability to lead with a tight fist. But the role of the top job has changed dramatically over the last several years.CEOs increasingly are being pressur Woman admits cashing dead mom's checks since 1983 05/16/2014 07:28pm • CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania woman accused of stealing more than $520,000 in her dead mother's Social Security checks over the span of 30 years has pleaded guilty.Court records show 71-year-old Carlisle resident Susan Stock pleaded guilty to a theft of government funds charge Thursday in fed AP National News Calendar 05/16/2014 04:19pm • The Associated Press Eds: Major scheduled events for the week of May 18-24. Note that many events are subject to change at the last minute.The following economic reports will be issued in Washington (all times EST):SUNDAY: No events of note.MONDAY: No events of note.TUESDAY: No events of note.WEDNE