| China sends warplanes into air defense zone Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:39 AM PST  BEIJING (AP) — China said it sent warplanes into its newly declared maritime air defense zone Thursday, days after the U.S., South Korea and Japan all sent flights through the airspace in defiance of rules Beijing says it has imposed in the East China Sea.
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| IAEA not ready to verify Iran nuclear deal Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:39 AM PST  The UN nuclear watchdog said Thursday it was not yet ready to verify Iran's compliance with the recent deal with world powers, as Tehran invited inspectors to the key Arak site. "We need to study the agreement (struck in Geneva on Sunday) and we have to identify the ways in which the elements relevant to the IAEA be put into practice," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yuyika Amano said. He added that the Vienna-based body would need more money to carry out the enlarged inspection role foreseen in Iran's breakthrough deal with the United States, China, Britain, France and Germany -- the P5+1. "This requires a significant amount of money and manpower.... The IAEA's budget is very, very tight.
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| Pope ramps up charity office to be near poor, sick Posted: 28 Nov 2013 11:06 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was known to sneak out at night and break bread with the homeless, sit with them literally on the street and eat with them, as part of his aim to share the plight of the poor and let them know someone cared.
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| West Texas teen who survived 2 strokes scores TD Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:33 AM PST  LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Just three months after Kenbriel Hearn emerged from a coma, the 18-year-old football star scored the most memorable touchdown of his life.
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| Dems, Obama, head into 2014 distant, determined Posted: 28 Nov 2013 07:52 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — A month after emerging from a government shutdown at the top of their game, many Democrats in Congress newly worried about the party's re-election prospects are for the first time distancing themselves from President Barack Obama after the disastrous rollout of his health care overhaul.
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| EU looking at Ukraine deal after summit Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:27 AM PST  VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — European Union leaders sought Thursday to revive a stalled agreement with Ukraine after the former Soviet republic shocked the 28-country bloc last week by opting for closer ties with Russia in a geopolitical tug-of-war.
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| Ill. tornado survivor searches for missing cards Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:35 AM PST  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Annmarie Klein knows she's blessed to have survived the tornado that leveled her family's central Illinois home, and she understands most of the things they lost — the Jacuzzi, 60-inch TVs, diamond jewelry, the convertible and other vehicles — can be replaced.
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| Thai prime minister pleads for end to protests Posted: 28 Nov 2013 06:05 AM PST  BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's prime minister begged protesters Thursday to call off their sustained anti-government demonstrations and negotiate an end to the nation's latest crisis. But the protesters marched instead to new targets, including the national police headquarters, where they cut power lines.
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| Fear in Syrian capital as mortar shells rain down Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:38 AM PST  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — They fall randomly, often during rush hour, smashing into schools, businesses, churches and homes in the Syrian capital and leaving a trail of death and terror in their wake.
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| Orphans in Philippines speak of typhoon's horrors Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:32 AM PST  TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — The teenager with unruly hair in a ponytail wipes tears from her eyes as she holds her feverish 3-year-old brother, who clings to her and lets out a sob of his own now and then. They have been inseparable ever since they lost their parents to Typhoon Haiyan's tsunami-like storm surge.
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| AP sources: Plan calls for ship to destroy weapons Posted: 28 Nov 2013 01:11 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Destroying Syria's deadliest chemical weapons on land would come with vexing diplomatic and security problems as well as environmental issues. To avoid those potential troubles, U.S. officials say, the Obama administration is exploring the use of a government-owned ship to carry out the disposal in international waters.
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| SKorea, Japan defy Chinese air defense zone Posted: 28 Nov 2013 03:19 AM PST BEIJING (AP) — South Korean and Japanese flights through China's new maritime air defense zone added to the international defiance Thursday of rules Beijing says it has imposed in East China Sea but that neighbors and the U.S. have vowed to ignore. |
| Latest health law delay: small business website Posted: 28 Nov 2013 01:19 AM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — Small businesses interested in buying marketplace health insurance plans for their workers will have to purchase them from agents, brokers or insurance companies for the next year, rather than through the government website.
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| EU still not giving up on Ukraine deal Posted: 28 Nov 2013 07:26 AM PST VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — European Union leaders sought Thursday to revive a stalled agreement with Ukraine after the former Soviet republic shocked the 28-country bloc last week by opting for closer ties with Russia in a geopolitical tug-of-war. |
| Iran invites UN experts to Arak heavy water plant Posted: 28 Nov 2013 07:34 AM PST  VIENNA (AP) — After keeping away inspectors for two years, Iran is inviting the U.N. nuclear agency to a facility linked to a still unfinished reactor that could produce enough plutonium for up to two warheads a year.
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| Karzai stands alone in high-stakes game with U.S. Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:13 AM PST  President Hamid Karzai's stubborn refusal to sign a pact that would keep thousands of U.S. troops in Afghanistan after 2014 is a high-risk gamble that Washington will give in to his demands.
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| Past and present: Parade balloons Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:00 AM PST  UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 25, 1937: Balloons float down Broadway in thirteenth annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. (Photo by Walter Kelleher/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) |
| Code Talker says Redskins name not derogatory Posted: 27 Nov 2013 03:26 PM PST  A leader of the Navajo Code Talkers who appeared at a Washington Redskins home football game said Wednesday the team name is a symbol of loyalty and courage — not a slur as asserted by critics who want it changed.
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