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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescuers are scrambling to evacuate a ferry with hundreds aboard that is sinking off the southern coast of South Korea. Officials say 325 of the 476 passengers are high school students. The vessel is leaning and partially submerged. Dozens of vessels and helicopters have been pressed into service. Scores have been rescued so far.
PERTH, Australia (AP) — More than a dozen planes are making some of the final aerial sweeps for the Malaysian airliner. Wednesday's search also includes a robotic submarine scouring the seabed. An analysis of images recovered in its first search turned up nothing.
NEW YORK (AP) — Police officials in New York say a unit that stirred controversy and prompted legal action for spying on Muslims has been shut down. A spokesman for NYPD says the detectives assigned to the unit had been transferred to other duties within the department's Intelligence Division. Mayor Bill de Blasio says the action should ease tensions between police and the communities they serve.
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is preparing to ask a federal bankruptcy judge to shield it from legal claims that occurred before its 2009 bankruptcy. The strategy is revealed in court filings made late Tuesday in a federal court in Texas. The ruling could impact cases filed across the country that involve defective ignition switches that have led GM to recall 2.6 million small cars. The automaker says the defect is linked to at least 13 deaths.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A trade group says major wireless providers will put anti-theft tools on cell phones sold in the U.S. after July 2015. Participating companies include Apple, Sprint and Verizon. The firms are under pressure from lawmakers and law enforcement officials hoping to stem phone related crime by demanding the installation of "kill switches." The Federal Communications commission says almost one in three robberies in the U.S. involve phone theft.
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