The headline news from April 05, 2015

The archive of all headlines from April 05, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Wealthy communities lag in drought water conservation

Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2015 01:30:12

Residents of Malibu and Newport Beach, for example, use more than triple what people in Santa Ana use. Part of the reason, an expert says, is the social and 'moral isolation of the rich.'

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Drones May be Key to Stopping Elephant Poachers

NBC News  05/Apr/2015 02:55:06

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Drones May Be Key to Stopping Elephant and Rhino Poachers

NBC News  05/Apr/2015 03:00:14

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Former Baathists quietly influence Islamic State

Washingtonpost  05/Apr/2015 03:05:11

Ex-officers from Saddam Hussein’s army have risen to prominent positions in the group’s hierarchy, firmly rooting the extremist movement in Iraq’s bloody past.

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A Norway Town and Its Pipeline to Jihad in SyriaNYT Now

New York Times  05/Apr/2015 03:30:04

After at least eight young men from a single neighborhood in Norway left for Syria, local officials were left pondering: Why it is that certain areas generate a disproportionate number of jihadists?

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Norway TownIs Pipeline toJihad in SyriaNYT Now

New York Times  05/Apr/2015 03:35:05

After at least eight young men from a single neighborhood in Norway left for Syria, local officials were left pondering: Why it is that certain areas generate a disproportionate number of jihadists?

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CNN  05/Apr/2015 03:55:02

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ISIS aftermath

CNN  05/Apr/2015 04:05:02

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Saddam’s former officers quietly influence ISIS

Washingtonpost  05/Apr/2015 04:40:08

Veterans from Hussein’s army have risen to prominent positions in the Islamic State’s hierarchy, firmly rooting the extremist group in Iraq’s bloody past.

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A Times Investigation

Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2015 05:35:09

Trying to fashion a shield against a sneak missile attack, military planners gambled on costly projects that flopped, leaving a hole in U.S. homeland defense. Nation Lawmakers pushed to keep troubled defense programs alive

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Tesla Model S: The Future Is Here

Wall Street Journal  05/Apr/2015 06:25:08

Dan Neil writes that the all-electric Tesla Model S is a daring public experiment in automotive vision that makes the finest, fastest luxury cars feel like Edwardian antiques.

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NBC News  05/Apr/2015 06:55:06

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Drones May Be Key to Stopping Elephant and Rhino Poachers

NBC News  05/Apr/2015 07:00:08

World

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Crowds Set Fires in Kentucky After Wildcats’ Crushing Defeat

NBC News  05/Apr/2015 08:00:07

U.S. news

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Al-Shabaab’s brutality

CNN  05/Apr/2015 08:15:01

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5 Things to Read This Weekend

Wall Street Journal  05/Apr/2015 08:25:10

It’s the weekend. Time to catch up on all the things you didn’t have time to read during the week. We’ve compiled a few suggestions.

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Wealthy communities lag in drought water conservation

Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2015 09:10:07

Residents of Malibu and Newport Beach, for example, use more than triple what people in Santa Ana use. Part of the reason, an expert says, is the social and 'moral isolation of the rich.'

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Soaring dollar creates bargains abroad for Americans

Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2015 09:15:08

An American tourist strolling the streets of Paris this April can buy 25% more croissants, cafe au laits or mini Eiffel towers than a year ago with the same dollars. Dollar travels far for Americans abroad

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A Small Town in Norway Is an Odd Pipeline to Jihad in SyriaNYT Now

New York Times  05/Apr/2015 09:20:05

After at least eight young men from a single neighborhood in Norway left for Syria, local officials were left pondering: Why it is that certain areas generate a disproportionate number of jihadists?

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Brutality revealed

CNN  05/Apr/2015 10:25:03

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Pope Francis and the New Rome

Wall Street Journal  05/Apr/2015 10:45:08

Essay: The most radical element of Pope Francis’ papacy is his embrace of the liberalizing principles of Vatican II of the early 1960s. From poverty and sexual ethics to church governance, he is pushing to open the church to the modern world.

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Liberal or Conservative? Church Attendance May Give the Answer

NBC News  05/Apr/2015 11:10:07

Meet the Press

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Shovels ready: Trade workers set to benefit from Brown's project list

Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2015 12:05:09

The governor's final-term agenda is stacked with legacy-cementing projects, including the rail network, a replumbing of state waterworks and long-delayed repairs to roads and bridges. Bullet train station groundbreaking

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How Much Water Californians Use|Extreme Drought, Explained|Are You Affected?

New York Times  05/Apr/2015 12:25:06

A punishing drought is forcing a reconsideration of whether the aspiration of untrammeled growth that has for so long been the state’s driving engine has run against the limits of nature.

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Easter Celebrated Across the World

Wall Street Journal  05/Apr/2015 12:45:09

People gathered across the globe to celebrate Easter over the weekend, from watching Pope Francis give Mass in the Vatican to egg hunts in the U.S.

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Hussein’s former officers quietly influence ISIS

Washingtonpost  05/Apr/2015 13:05:08

Veterans from Saddam Hussein’s army have risen to prominent posts in the Islamic State’s hierarchy, firmly rooting the extremist group in Iraq’s bloody past.

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Pope’s plea for peace

CNN  05/Apr/2015 13:40:02

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Isis video confirms destruction at Unesco world heritage site on Hatra

The Guardian  05/Apr/2015 14:20:10

Seven-minute Islamic State film shows militants destroying artefacts with sledgehammers and assault rifles at 2,000-year-old site in northern Iraq

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Pope Francis and the New Rome

Wall Street Journal  05/Apr/2015 15:10:09

Essay: The most radical element of Pope Francis’ papacy is his embrace of the liberalizing principles of Vatican II of the early 1960s. From poverty and sexual ethics to church governance, he is pushing to open the church to the modern world.

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Hunt for killer

CNN  05/Apr/2015 15:30:02

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Russian middle class watches relative prosperity fade away

Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2015 15:45:10

The plummet in global oil prices and Western sanctions imposed over Russia's seizure of Ukrainian territory have cut deeply into the country's national budget. Russian economy

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’A very bad deal’Netanyahu continues attack on Iran nuclear agreement

The Guardian  05/Apr/2015 16:35:08

Israel’s prime minister says framework did not do enough to dismantle Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and world powers were making a mistake

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’A very bad deal’Netanyahu continues attack on Iran nuclear agreement

The Guardian  05/Apr/2015 17:00:08

Israel PM says deal did not do enough to dismantle nuclear infrastructure but US energy secretary Moniz retorts: ‘We have a very, very different view of the facts’

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Aggression, not just depression, led copilot to crash plane

Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2015 17:55:10

Mental health experts say that unless investigators recognize the toxic role of aggression and hostility in some patients' depression, such troubled individuals will continue to elude detection -- to the public's peril. Germanwings A320 crash

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Lawmakers pushed to keep troubled defense programs alive

Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2015 19:40:09

A former head of the Missile Defense Agency recalls his efforts to halt projects he thought misguided -- and the resistance he faced. One influential congressman 'just ripped me apart.' Kinetic Energy Interceptor

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A Small Town in Norway Is an Odd Pipeline to Jihad in SyriaNYT Now

New York Times  05/Apr/2015 20:20:04

After at least eight young men from a single neighborhood in Norway left for Syria, local officials were left pondering: Why it is that certain areas generate a disproportionate number of jihadists?

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Gov. Brown defends sparing agriculture in water restrictions

Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2015 20:35:08

The state's first mandatory drought restrictions, announced by Brown Wednesday, focus mainly on urban uses such as lawns, golf courses and parks. Gov. Brown

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Netanyahu on Iran: I’m Trying to Kill a Bad Deal

NBC News  05/Apr/2015 21:30:09

Meet the Press

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KenyaShock and defiance as al-Shabaab gunman revealed to be official’s son

The Guardian  05/Apr/2015 22:45:08

President Uhuru Kenyatta promises to counter terrorism at home, while authorities criticised for handling of Islamist university siege in which 148 died

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White House begins sales pitch for Iran accord

Washingtonpost  05/Apr/2015 22:55:09

Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to American airwaves to blast the deal, the administration launched its effort to shape public perceptions of the agreement.

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