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4B Daily News – Thursday, May 17, 2012 Navy assault ship collides with tanker in Pacific SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship and a refuel- ing tanker collided in the Pacific Ocean on Wednes- day, but there were no injuries and no fuel spills, the 3rd Fleet said. The collision between the assault ship USS Essex and the oiler USNS Yukon occurred at mid- morning about 120 miles off Southern California, according to a statement. The Essex was approaching the Yukon to get in position to be refu- eled when a steering mal- function occurred, and the two ships collided, said Cmdr. Charlie Brown, a fleet spokesman. Both ships reported some damage, Brown said. He gave no further details. ever. Obama's re-election prospects could also ben- efit, especially if prices keep falling as some ana- lysts expect. A majority of Americans disapproved of Obama's handling of gas prices in an AP-GfK poll early this month. But that was before the full effect of the recent drop had reached drivers. The average U.S. retail gasoline price has dropped 21 cents a gallon to $3.73 since hitting a 2012 peak of $3.94 on April 6. President Barack The economy could gain, too. Consumers who spend less on fuel have more to spend on other purchases, from autos and furniture to appliances and vacations, that could help drive economic out- put and job growth. The fleet statement said neither ship's fuel tanks or systems were compromised, but a full assessment of any dam- age was continuing. month NEW YORK (AP) — A threat that's been hang- ing over the economy is starting to look a lot less menacing. 13 percent drop in oil prices this Debate emerges about WORLD BRIEFING saying their relationship was stronger than ever. The direct financial impact of GM's move is minimal for Facebook, but the decision drew attention to the network's advertising system, which some observers regard as immature. In a regulatory filing Wednesday, Facebook said it would add 84 mil- lion shares, worth up to $3.2 billion, to the IPO, which is shaping up to be the decade's hottest. The company's stock is expected to begin trading Friday on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol ''FB''. Almost half of the additional shares come from investment firms DST Global and Tiger Global. Goldman Sachs is doubling the number of shares it is selling. Face- book board members Peter Thiel and James Breyer are also selling more shares. advertising NEW YORK (AP) — Responding to extraordi- nary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial pub- lic offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's largest automak- ers: Does it pay to adver- tise on the social net- work? Facebook Oil and gasoline prices are sinking, giving relief to businesses and con- sumers who a few weeks ago seemed about to face the highest fuel prices nation's largest automak- er, said it would abandon Facebook ads after con- cluding they were ineffec- tive. At the same time, Ford reaffirmed its com- mitment to Facebook, General Motors, the War crimes trial for returned to consumers, but a small amount of the set- tlement would be used to administer the payouts. 'Black Madam' to be tried in Philly PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia woman who calls herself the ''Black Madam'' was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on allegations she administered illegal buttock-injections, procedures that authorities say caused serious medical problems in at least one case. Padge Windslowe, 42, faces charges of aggravated assault and deceptive prac- tices related to a so-called pumping party in Philadel- phia. begins THE HAGUE, Nether- lands (AP) — He's no longer the swaggering general who held Saraje- vo ''in the palm of his hand'' during Bosnia's 1992-95 war. Yet as his long-awaited genocide trial began Wednesday, Ratko Mladic still man- aged to reopen old wounds with the flick of his hand. Ratko Mladic gestures with the families of massacre victims in the public gallery, separated by the bulletproof glass in the courtroom. ''Vulture!'' said one woman in the gallery. Watching the war crimes trial on television in Bosnia, Mevlija Malic added: ''Not even an ani- mal would behave like that.'' Hobbled by strokes and wearing a business suit instead of combat fatigues, the frail, 70- year-old defendant had an angry exchange of hand Your Business can be featured in the... Mladic is accused of commanding Bosnian Serb troops who waged a campaign of murder and persecution to drive Mus- lims and Croats out of ter- ritory they considered part of Serbia. His troops rained shells and snipers' bullets down on civilians in the 44-month-long siege of the Bosnian capi- tal, Sarajevo, and killed 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica in July 1995, Europe's worst massacre since World War II. Preliminary investigation of JPMorgan June 9-10, 2012 9,000 total distribution! 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Mueller's comment at a Senate Judiciary Commit- tee hearing was the first on- the-record confirmation of the probe. On Tuesday, a law enforcement official said that the FBI's New York office is heading an inquiry into the JPMorgan loss. ''All I can say is we've opened up a preliminary investigation,'' Mueller told the Senate panel. Mueller said that opening a prelimi- nary investigation ''depends on a number of factors,'' which he did not enumerate. Under attorney general guidelines for FBI opera- tions, a preliminary investi- gation may be initiated on the basis of any allegation or information indicative of possible criminal activity. Time limits are set for com- pletion of preliminary investigations — usually six months, although six-month extensions can be granted. Extensions of preliminary investigations beyond a year must be approved by FBI headquarters. Plans delay evacuations, cut practice for nuclear the works, the changes appear to clash with more recent lessons of last year's reactor crisis in Japan. A mandate that local responders always run practice exercises for a radiation release has been eliminated — a move viewed as down- right bizarre by some emergency planners. The Nuclear Regulato- ry Commission and the Federal Emergency Man- agement Agency, which run the program together, have added one new exer- cise: More than a decade after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, state and commu- nity police will now take part in exercises that pre- pare for a possible assault on their local plant. Still, some emergency At least four years in officials say this new exercise doesn't go far enough. Skechers to pay $40M to fied at a preliminary hearing Wednesday that she paid $1,000 for the injections on a dining room table. She said she met Windslowe through fellow dancers. The dancer said Windslowe had silicon in a water bottle and used Krazy Glue to close four injection sites. The 23-year-old said she An exotic dancer testi- later suffered serious lung damage and was hospital- ized for more than two weeks with respiratory problems. A doctor testified that the dancer has silicone particles on her lungs that can't be removed and can prove fatal. slowe also injected 20-year- old London tourist Claudia Aderotimi, who died last year. Aderotimi complained of chest pain and difficulty breathing following the pro- cedure at a hotel near Philadelphia International Airport. No charges have been filed in her death as detectives await extensive autopsy test results. Police believe Wind- Clemens lawyer attacks accuser's integrity WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Clemens' lawyer toyed with Brian McNamee's memory and attacked him from several directions at once. The attorney even put an easel next to the witness with the words: ''MISTAKE. BAD MEMORY. LIE.'' Eventu- ally, there came the inevitable question: ''Do you sometimes just make stuff up?'' settle charges WASHINGTON (AP) — The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush. Skechers USA Inc. will pay $40 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that the footwear company made unfounded claims that its Shape-ups shoes would help people lose weight and strengthen their butt, leg and stomach muscles. Kar- dashian, Burke and other celebrities endorsed the shoes in Skechers ads. Wednesday's settlement ly taken long pauses before answering questions in three days on the witness stand, but he didn't hesitate this time. He leaned into the microphone and said softly but assuredly: ''I didn't make it up.'' McNamee has frequent- also involves the compa- ny's Resistance Runner, Toners, and Tone-ups shoes and claims of deceptive advertising for those shoes as well. accidents Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have over- hauled community emer- Consumers who bought the shoes would be eligible for refunds, though it's not clear how much money they'll get. The FTC says that will depend on how many claims are received in the eight-month filing peri- od. Buyers can go to the FTC website to file a claim. Most of the $40 million federal settlement would be was on the stand for two hours of aggressive cross- examination Wednesday on one of the most important days — perhaps the most important — in the perjury trial of the seven-time Cy Young Award winning pitcher. Clemens is charged with lying when he told Congress in 2008 that he never used steroids or human growth hormone. McNamee has testified he injected Clemens with both, and the credibility of Clemens' former friend and longtime strength coach will no doubt be the No. 1 topic when the jury starts deliberating the case. Going for style over sub- stance, Clemens lawyer Rusty Hardin was as color- ful as his outfit — bright orange tie, cream-colored suit — and continued his practice of mispronounc- ing the witness' name as mac-nah-MAY instead of MAC-nah-mee. He skipped from topic to topic without warning, often confusing McNamee while trying to sow seeds of doubt in the jurors' minds. Clemens' chief accuser