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DONETSK, Russia (AP) — Russian trucks are rolling out of Ukraine today after entering without Ukrainian government permission to deliver what Moscow says is humanitarian aid in the rebel held area. The Ukrainian government and Western countries denounced the move and accused Russia of using the convoy to smuggle supplies and reinforcements to separatist fighters. Ukraine called it an invasion and the U.S. called it a provocation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — There could me malicious software lurking at the checkout counter. The Homeland Security Department is warning that more than 1,000 U.S. retailers could be infected with malware in their cash register computers, allowing hackers to steal customer financial data. The government urged businesses to scan their point-of-sale systems for software known as "Backoff," discovered last October.
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama's weekly media message is promoting job creation through a renewed U.S. Export-Import Bank. He's asking Congress to reauthorize the taxpayer-subsidized bank that provides loans, loan guarantees and credit insurance to foreign buyers of U.S. products. It expires in October. For the Republicans party chairman Reince Priebus (ryns PREE'-bus) says things will be better if the GOP wins complete control of Congress. The party needs to pick up six seats in the November elections to win back the Senate.
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Citizens of Ferguson, Missouri had a third night of peace following violent unrest over a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old. But some people worry it won't last. They fear the community's anger could explode anew if the grand jury now considering the case doesn't return a charge against the officer, Darren Wilson.
NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers say a march in New York City's Staten Island should draw a few thousand people to protest the death of an unarmed black man who was placed in a chokehold by a white New York police officer. The case is before a grand jury and two NYPD officers have been reassigned during the investigation.
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