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Security guard nabbed in NBA rings theft
CNN | Fri Dec 13, 2013 07:52 UTC
A security guard was arrested this week and is accused of stealing two Los Angeles Lakers championship rings and $20,000 in gift cards, police said.

Michigan hunter recalls week stranded in Alaskan wilderness
Foxnews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 07:08 UTC
A Michigan hunter who spent a harrowing week stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with no food, shelter or warm clothes has attributed his survival to luck, guile and faith.

Judge orders cross off mountain
CNN | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:59 UTC
A giant cross that has stood on a Southern California mountain for decades must be removed, a judge ordered this week.

Ohio man to be sentenced for killing ailing wife at hospital; prosecutor recommended leniency
Foxnews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:52 UTC
An Ohio man who fatally shot his ailing wife in her hospital bed is due to be sentenced after a prosecutor recommended a six-year prison term instead of a possible life sentence.

Initial court hearing set for Ohio school workers charged after high school football rape case
Foxnews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:48 UTC
A court hearing could provide details of allegations against school workers charged with lying and interfering with investigators following the rape of a 16-year-old girl by two eastern Ohio high school football players.

4 stabbed in parking lot after Denver Broncos game, police say
Foxnews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 05:57 UTC
Multiple stabbings reported after Denver Broncos game

DNA evidence leads to Georgia man's arrest in 1985 cold case killing
Foxnews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 05:00 UTC
A Georgia man has been charged with strangling his estranged wife inside her Syracuse apartment nearly 30 years ago, authorities said Thursday.

Ex-exec. charged with killing Vt. couple in apparent suicide attempt released on bail in NH
Foxnews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 04:18 UTC
A former Fortune 500 executive has been released on bail days after authorities say he killed an expectant couple in a crash while trying to commit suicide.

Two people killed after rock slide flattens Utah home
NBC News: Lead Headline | Fri Dec 13, 2013 04:02 UTC
A massive rock slide in Utah killed two people on Thursday and completely destroyed their home, authorities said. The slide occurred at about 4:45 p.m. in the town of Rockville on State Route 9, the main highway through Zion National Park, NBC station KSL

The Super Bowl of holiday shipping
Al Jazeera America | Fri Dec 13, 2013 03:52 UTC
UPS's hub employs five full time meteorologists to ensure that 132 million packages get delivered before Christmas

NY attorney general: 25 locked-out Domino's workers re-hired
Al Jazeera America | Fri Dec 13, 2013 03:47 UTC
New York City pizzeria agrees to reinstate employees locked out for complaining about low wages

Man whose wife, daughter killed by 'Affluenza' teen driver angered by light sentence
Foxnews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 03:08 UTC
Eric Boyles lost his wife Hollie and his 21-year-old daughter Shelby in the June crash.

Boehner's to conservatives: Cool it
CNN | Fri Dec 13, 2013 03:00 UTC
House Speaker John Boehner is fed up with relentless criticism from outside conservative groups questioning his leadership and blasting a bipartisan budget proposal -- and he's not taking it anymore.

Overhauled Mega Millions jackpot soars to $400 million in Friday's drawing
NBC News: Lead Headline | Fri Dec 13, 2013 03:00 UTC
Step aside Powerball, it’s the refurbished Mega Millions turn to shine. For Friday’s drawing, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game is sporting its second-largest jackpot ever — an estimated $400 million — fter undergoing majo

Judge orders 43-foot war memorial cross atop San Diego mountain to be removed in 90 days
Foxnews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 03:00 UTC
A judge on Thursday ordered that a war memorial cross atop a San Diego mountain be removed from federal property in 90 days but said the ruling would be put on hold if it is appealed.

Could a bipartisan budget deal cause bipartisan disarray?
Al Jazeera America | Fri Dec 13, 2013 02:52 UTC
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NDAA draft contains big changes on Gitmo, military sexual assault
Al Jazeera America | Fri Dec 13, 2013 02:51 UTC
Bill heads to Senate after passing in House on Thursday.

Abortion rights activists vow to fight on in Michigan
Al Jazeera America | Fri Dec 13, 2013 02:49 UTC
Controversial law requiring separate insurance is either 'rape insurance' or a 'tax' on abortion opponents

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Lawyers for detained Chinese church leader, aides, assaulted amid crackdown
Foxnews: World | Fri Dec 13, 2013 07:48 UTC
A group of Chinese rights lawyers advocating for a detained Christian pastor and his aides say they have been assaulted by a crowd of unidentified people who also harassed a British television crew.

A year since Delhi gang rape, women see slow but important changes
Foxnews: World | Fri Dec 13, 2013 07:43 UTC
The phones were ringing nonstop in the tiny, windowless office in downtown New Delhi, with urgent appeals from desperate women.

UN inspectors confirm chemical weapons attack in Syria, possibly others
Foxnews: World | Fri Dec 13, 2013 07:34 UTC
Chemical weapons were probably used in four locations in Syria this year, in addition to the confirmed attack near Damascus in August that forced the government to abandon its secret chemical stockpile, U.N.

Iran's Fears of Being a Target Cloud Nuke Talks
ABC News (US): International | Fri Dec 13, 2013 07:29 UTC
Iran's Fears of Being a Target Cloud Nuke Talks

EU failing Syria refugees - Amnesty
BBC News: Lead Headline | Fri Dec 13, 2013 07:23 UTC
European leaders should be ashamed by the paltry numbers of refugees from Syria they are prepared to resettle, human rights group Amnesty says.

An Afghan Governor Defies Taliban, Death Threats
ABC News (US): International | Fri Dec 13, 2013 07:19 UTC
An Afghan Governor Defies Taliban, Death Threats

Michele 'Trying To Figure Out' Monteith Grief
Sky News | Fri Dec 13, 2013 07:11 UTC
The Glee star tells Ellen she is trying to

In Afghanistan, governor of Kandahar defies Taliban, death threats, to stay on in his job
Foxnews: World | Fri Dec 13, 2013 07:07 UTC
Tooryalai Wesa was sitting in his office just three months after starting his new job as governor of Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan when he heard the deafening noise of rockets and bombs exploding nearby.

Italian Navy rescues migrants from Mediterranean
Euronews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:56 UTC
The Italian navy has rescued more than two hundred migrants from three boats in the Mediterranean. The vessels were intercepted about 120 nautical miles (approximately 222 kilometres), south of the

North Korea: leader Kim Jong-un's uncle 'executed for treason'
Euronews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:56 UTC
Previously considered the second most powerful man in North Korea, Jang Song-thaek, uncle of leader Kim Jong-un, has been executed. North Koreas news agency KCNA said he was executed

Breakthrough budget passed in US House of Representatives
Euronews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:56 UTC
The US House of Representatives has passed a breakthrough budget deal, avoiding a government shutdown in January. This result has laid the groundwork for two years without funding crises. The

UN report: chemical weapons 'likely' to have been used in Syria attacks
Euronews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:56 UTC
UN investigators have concluded that chemical weapons were probably used in five out of seven attacks they examined in Syria. The UN says the deadly nerve agent sarin is likely to have been used on

Spanish government condemns 'illegality' of Catalonia's plans for a vote on independence
Euronews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:56 UTC
The Spanish government has vowed not to authorise a referendum to decide if Catalonia will become an independent state. Spains Minister of Justice, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, made the

Thousands shelter in Bangui airport as unrest plagues Central African Republic
Euronews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:56 UTC
Despite the arrival of 1,600 French troops, and patrols by the FOMAC African peacekeepers, the situation in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR) has yet to be fully stabilised. Many

Unprecedented energy reform in Mexico
Euronews: Lead | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:56 UTC
Congress in Mexico has voted for a radical energy reform. It ratified a motion to open up the countrys oil and gas sector to private investment. The decision represents the biggest

Apple supplier exceeds overtime cap
BBC: Asia | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:47 UTC
A labour watchdog says that working conditions at factories of Apple supplier, Foxconn, have improved but excessive overtime remains an issue.

Chemical weapons used in Syria, UN report confirms
Foxnews: World | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:45 UTC
Chemical weapons have been used in the Syrian conflict, definitely in a widely publicized Aug.

As Ties Warm, EU Parliament Delegation Visits Iran
ABC News (US): International | Fri Dec 13, 2013 06:27 UTC
As Ties Warm, EU Parliament Delegation Visits Iran

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As UK grocers grow local stores, investors see convenient benefits
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - A shift in strategy by Britain's major grocers, to focus on small local stores that offer higher returns than big supermarkets, is allowing t....

A year since Delhi rape, women see key changes
AP
NEW DELHI AP -- The phones were ringing nonstop in the tiny, windowless office in downtown New Delhi, with urgent appeals from desperate women......

Boeing to move research jobs out of Washington state
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Thursday it planned to eliminate up to 1,200 jobs in Washington state and move them to other U.S. locations as it reorganize....

Shares frozen in Fed headlights, yen hits the skids
Reuters
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets were mostly restrained on Friday as investors fret over the outlook for U.S. policy stimulus, but Japanese stocks forged ahead as t....

Negotiator: Machinists should vote on Boeing offer
AP
SEATTLE AP -- Shortly after local Machinist union leaders said they could not recommend what Boeing called its final counterproposal in negotiations to keep much of....

UN inspectors confirm Syria chemical attack
AP
UNITED NATIONS AP -- Chemical weapons were probably used in four locations in Syria this year, in addition to the confirmed attack near Damascus in August that forc....

Iran's fears of being a target cloud nuke talks
AP
VIENNA (AP) -- Assassinations, cyber-attacks and possible military strikes: As nuclear negotiations with Iran enter a crucial stage, Tehran is voicing fears tha....

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We Have Met the Enemy and She Is Old
The Huffington Post
"When you are old and grey and full of sleep," the William Butler Yeats poem begins, "And nodding by the fire ..." Our culture has always been emotional - sentimen....

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If only the White House Press Corps ever got this angry about Obama's treatment of the REST of us
The Daily Caller
Jay Carney can lie about whatever he wants, and most of these drones just nod and transcribe. But when they don't get what they want? Uh-oh. It's tantrum....

The 19 most awesomely ridiculous Obama photos of 2013
The Daily Caller
Thousands of photos are taken of the president every year. Not all of them are flattering.....

Amash: 'If we can't stand for fiscal conservatism, then we are going to have real problem as a party' VIDEO
The Daily Caller
'For too long we haven't been standing for conservative principles'....

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Newsmax
The sectarian bloodbath in Syria is such a threat to regional security that a victory for Bashar Assad's regime could be the best outcome, former CIA chief Michael ....

Sinister Fruits of The West's Alliance with Jihad Warriors in Syria
The Ron Paul Institute
After suffering one military defeat after another, the Syrian radical opposition, backed by the support of the West and the monarchies of the.......

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Rajan in India Rate Dilemma as CPI Tops 11% Amid Growth Woes
Bloomberg
India's consumer-price inflation exceeded 11 percent last month, adding pressure on central bank Governor Raghuram Rajan to raise interest rates again next week eve....

European Stock Futures Little Changed; Peugeot May Move
Bloomberg
European stock-index futures were little changed, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index heading for a second weekly drop, ahead of next week's U.S. Federal Reserve meetin....

Psychologist Who Helped Teen Get Probation After Killing 4 In Drunk Driving Accident Defends 'Affluenza' Diagnosis - Business Insider
Business Insider
The psychologist who testified for 16-year-old Ethan Couch is defending the boy's sentence to treatment instead of getting punishment.....

No respite insight for the battered Aussie
CNBC
Taper talk hit commodity currencies hard this week, now analysts say a raft of negative headwinds spell further bad news for the Australian dollar.....

Dollar hits five-year high against the yen
Marketwatch.com
The U.S. dollar climbs to its highest level against the Japanese yen in more than five years, as the two nations monetary policy hold the markets attention ahead of....

Vivendi, EchoStar End Plans for Brazilian Pay-TV Joint Venture
Bloomberg
Vivendi SA said its unit GVT has ended talks for a joint venture with satellite-equipment maker EchoStar Corp. to offer pay-television services across Brazil.....

Twitter backtracks on blocking function
CNN Money
Twitter said late Thursday that it had reversed course after an intense public outcry and will restore a feature that allows users to ....

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Boffins: On my command, unleash REMOTE CONTROL BULL SPERM
The Register
They want to turn cyborg seed into DRUG RUNNERS for HUMANS German scientists have invented remote-controlled cyborg sperm bots which can be steered using magnetic f....

Cover's context-aware Android lock screen launches on Google Play (video)
Engadget
Context-sensitive interfaces like Aviate and Google Now are on the rise in the Android world, and Cover is taking advantage of that spotlight by releasing its dynam....

Twitter Flip Flops on Safety Feature Changes
All Things Digital
Twitter rolled out a set of tweaks to its "blocking" feature on Friday, only to reverse its decision hours later and revert back to the original settings after a to....

Microsoft joins group seeking to replace passwords
IT World
Microsoft has joined the FIDO Alliance, an industry group attempting to craft industry standards that reduce reliance on passwords, long regarded as a weak point in....

Foxconn still not in compliance with all local labor laws, but it's getting better
Engadget
Remember when Apple and Foxconn pledged to improve working conditions, increase wages and limit work weeks to 60 hours? Turns out they're still working on that. Acc....

ION Adventure Hotel basks in the glow of the northern lights
Gizmag
While the use of geothermal energy and recycled materials would normally be starting points for Gizmag's look at a new holiday destination like the ION Adventure Ho....

China's 'Airpocalypse' forces pilots to learn BLIND landings in smog
The Register
Expensive training better than face planting hundred-million-dollar airliners China's air pollution is so bad that the country's Civil Aviation Administration has o....

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Gay marriage legal battle moves to the South
USA Today
Two Virginia couples are embarking on a legal battle for same-sex marriage that could become the next one to reach the Supreme Court, but they've got plenty of ....

Sentencing set in Ohio wife’s hospital bed killing
Washington Post
A man convicted of aggravated murder for fatally shooting his ailing wife in her hospital bed will be sentenced Friday after a prosecutor recommended he receive a s....

Ohio school workers’ hearing set after rape case
Washington Post

AP Photos: Newtown images tell a story of grieving
Washington Post
A line of frightened young children hang onto one anothers shoulders as theyre shepherded from their school building. A young woman wails and clutches her chest as ....

$3 Million Prizes to Go to Mathematicians
NY Times
Yuri Milner, the Russian entrepreneur and philanthropist, announced the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, the latest of his lavish cash awards to scientists.....

$3 Million Prizes to Go to Mathematicians
NY Times
Yuri Milner, the Russian entrepreneur and philanthropist, announced the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, the latest of his lavish cash awards to scientists.....

Key arguments in Blagojevich appeal
Washington Post
A lawyer for imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich steps before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Friday to argue in favor of overturnin....

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