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The Russian arms sales to energy-rich Azerbaijan have angered many in Armenia, which has hosted a Russian military base and kept close security and economic ties to Russia. [...] the parallel arms sales reflect Russia's desire to expand its influence in the strategic region, a key conduit for energy resources from the Caspian Sea to the West. The Russian representative to the Minsk Group, Igor Popov, said the mediators met with the political and military leadership of both sides, which he said... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The U.S. Air Force is being criticized for a decision to relocate military air tanker equipment used to fight wildfires to Nevada instead of Montana. According to the Great Falls Tribune (http://tinyurl.com/z4yhu7g ), the system can be used by governors where the Air National Guard flight crews operate it.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were: 8-0-5-9, Lucky Sum: 22 (eight, zero, five, nine; Lucky Sum: twenty-two)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were: 1-3-9, Lucky Sum: 13 (one, three, nine; Lucky Sum: thirteen)

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Officials believe sparks from railroad tracks ignited several grass fires in western North Dakota. KXMC-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1qes1Fh ) that the fires occurred Friday along state Highway 52 near Carpio, in Ward County. Crews from Carpio and Berthold responded Friday afternoon. Berthold Fire Chief Richard Blahut says the fires were contained to about 10 acres between the tracks and the highway. Blahut says there are no burn bans in the county at present, but any burning should be closely monitored. Читать дальше...

List of Missouri water systems with high lead levels Here are the 14 Missouri water systems with lead level samples that have exceeded the 15 parts per billion federal standard based on data provided by the Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Information System. All but one of the 14 systems is private, the lone exception being the water system in Waverly, a western Missouri town of 840 residents. All 14 use ground water as a source: -Spinnaker Point in Lake Ozark. Highest sample... Читать дальше...

Grasslands were unusually lush by the end of last summer, but the parched winter months turned the vegetation into fuel for the recent wildfires that were fanned by unusually strong winds, said Mary Knapp, assistant state climatologist at Kansas State University. The unusual conditions have led officials to warn ranchers to be extra cautious this year when conducting controlled burns to suppress invasive plants and improve rangeland for grazing. Several of the smaller Kansas blazes have started... Читать дальше...

Officials said there's no danger of the university closing, but it might have to reevaluate policies on such things as absorbing the expense of the unfunded state Monetary Award Program grants for needy students. "President (Larry) Dietz has said on several occasions one of the negative impacts of the budget impasse is the terrible message it sends to students who are shopping for a school to attend," Groves said. The board hopes to set tuition and fees for incoming students at its next regular meeting on May 6... Читать дальше...

In January 2007, mega-recruit Jimmy Clausen enrolled at Notre Dame, bypassing a final semester of high school to partake in spring practice with the Fighting Irish and get a jump on becoming the starting quarterback. While players who have enrolled early say it increased their ability to play as freshmen and gave them a head start on earning credits toward graduation, some in college sports wonder, what's the rush? Clemson star DeShaun Watson got on the fast track after his sophomore year of high school... Читать дальше...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ten schools in Oregon had water samples that tested above the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lead limit at some point since 2013, according to an Associated Press analysis of test results reported to the agency. School officials say they've responded to protect children's health, with some turning to bottled water and filtering. In Oregon, about 1,100 people, mostly students, are served by the 10 water systems serving schools that recorded lead levels above 15 parts per billion, four of them multiple times. Читать дальше...

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A high school teacher in Southeast Texas has been arrested on an assault charge after a video surfaced showing her repeatedly striking a student in her class. The cellphone video shows the teacher at a Beaumont high school swiping papers off the student's desk then slapping him five times.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A lawyer for a Muslim student at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis says his client was targeted with derogatory flyers calling her a "terrorist" for her activism in support of Palestine. The Indianapolis Star reports (http://indy.st/1oLFfbA ) that lawyer Rahul Saksena recently warned school officials that the Muslim woman could file a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education if she feels the school has not responded appropriately.

The election eve rally Monday at the grand Milwaukee Theatre, which featured the heavily promoted campaign return of the GOP front-runner's wife, was intended as a capstone of Trump's three-day blitz through the state. A big-enough victory could have put Trump on a path to clinch the number of delegates needed to win the nomination before the party's convention in July. Trump still holds a solid lead in the race, but the stinging defeat was evidence that Trump's unorthodox campaign — run by largely... Читать дальше...

Scattered showers for Bay Area A wet weather system continued to sweep through the Bay Area on Saturday, bringing scattered showers across the region, forecasters said. Scattered showers are predicted to continue throughout the weekend, possibly bringing up to another half-inch of rain to parts of the Bay Area by Sunday morning, Benjamin said.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An Associated Press review of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data shows 82 out of 2,800 public and private drinking water systems in New York state have had lead levels exceeding the federal action limit at least once since 2013. In February, Ithaca City School District Superintendent Luvelle Brown announced that drinking water sources in all city schools would be shut down and replaced with bottled water after the district released test results that showed numerous drinking... Читать дальше...

According to an Associated Press count, Trump has 743 delegates, Cruz has 532 and Ohio Gov. John Kasich has 143. [...] they were all included on the senator's slates and are largely state party officials who said they were barred from signing a formal pledge for Cruz but have promised to back him in balloting at the convention. Cruz also appeals to activists who dominate party functions — a deeply conservative, religious crowd with a libertarian streak.

Much of the improvement for Obama appears to come among Democrats and young people. Younger people, too, appeared to take a more positive view of Obama in the latest poll than they did in February: 55 percent of those under 50 gave his job performance a positive review after 45 percent did in the previous poll. People are still more likely to disapprove than approve of his handling of the U.S. role in world affairs (53 percent to 46 percent), the threat posed by the Islamic State group (56 percent to 43 percent)... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The water system for a western Indiana high school is among nearly 40 in the state that have exceeded federally allowable lead levels at least once since the start of 2013, an analysis shows. The heightened lead levels in the water systems for North Vermillion High School and Baugo Community Schools, in the northern Indiana city of Elkhart, are particularly troubling because of the harmful effects lead can have on the development of children. An Associated Press analysis of... Читать дальше...

For more than three decades, Holt has consistently delivered skilled, offbeat and deeply felt performances, from her years with the Eureka Theatre (she originated the role of Harper Pitt in Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America”) to her recent hilarious turn in Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” On Friday, April 5, Holt unveiled “Colette Uncensored,” a one-woman show she co-wrote with Zack Rogow and developed with director David Ford (the Bay Area’s guru of solo shows)... Читать дальше...

The letter singles out the Republican governor for saying he wants a separate piece of legislation to fund elementary and secondary education for the coming year.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Responding to the crisis in Flint, Michigan, school officials across the country are testing classroom sinks and cafeteria faucets for lead, trying to uncover any concealed problems and to reassure anxious parents. Among schools and day care centers operating their own water systems, Environmental Protection Agency data analyzed by The Associated Press showed that 278 violated federal lead levels at some point during the past three years. Riverside Elementary in the northern... Читать дальше...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal rule that took effect in 1991 is designed to protect the public from unsafe levels of lead in drinking water. Water systems are supposed to collect samples from buildings that are at highest risk of lead contamination. What is the threshold for the EPA considering a water system in violation? A system is considered out of compliance if more than 10 percent of the sites sampled have lead levels above the federal-action level of 15 parts per billion. Within 60 days... Читать дальше...

Guilty plea entered in kidnapping of university chef The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/25R0tXl ) reports Timothy Ballard pleaded guilty Friday to kidnapping and tampering with evidence. Under a plea agreement, prosecutors recommended a 20-year sentence on the kidnapping and a five-year sentence on the tampering charge.

Buoyed by some good economic news and a surge of goodwill from his base of supporters, President Barack Obama is seeing his approval rating rise. The survey found the apparent uptick in approval extended across issues, including foreign affairs, immigration and, most notably the economy, where people said they felt slightly better about their own prospects and Obama's stewardship. Asked about their opinion of Obama more generally, those surveyed were more likely to give him a positive rating than any of the candidates for president... Читать дальше...

The legislature last year reconfigured Greensboro's city council districts over the city's objections and stopped the city's practice of accepting identification cards created by a local nonprofit for immigrants unlawfully in the country. The law goes beyond what became the focal point for GOP leaders — preventing transgender people from using public bathrooms aligned with their gender identity. Gay-rights groups sued last week to block the law, which also went beyond LGBT issues by reaffirming... Читать дальше...