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Deadly typhoon whips across Philippines

Deadly typhoon whips across Philippines


Deadly typhoon whips across Philippines

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 10:54 AM PST

Debris litter the road by the coastal village in Legazpi city following a storm surge brought about by powerful Typhoon Haiyan in Albay province Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, about 520 kilometers ( 325 miles) south of Manila, Philippines. The strongest typhoon this year slammed into the central Philippines on Friday, setting off landslides and knocking out power and communication lines in several provinces. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting)The nation avoids a major disaster as the rapidly moving storms blows away.


Santorum stumps in Iowa—for a movie

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 10:38 AM PST

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during the family leadership summit in Ames, Iowa Saturday Aug. 10, 2013. Republican presidential hopefuls are hoping to impress conservative voters at the conference organized by an influential Christian group. The daylong event will be one of many candidate cattle calls in the grueling run-up to the 2016 presidential election. None of the potential contenders appearing Saturday has declared candidacy. Conservative voters could be key to a 2016 victory in Iowa's caucuses, the nation's first presidential nominating event. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)The former Pennsylvania senator has not said if he'll run for president in 2016, but his new job is helping him maintain important contacts.


Freed after two decades in prison, innocent man says he's blessed

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Some Americans log more than 24 hours a day on gadgets

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 10:05 AM PST

Some Americans Log More than 24 Hours Daily on DevicesMuch of that increase is due to the rise of multitasking and the use of multiple media devices at once, said James Short, study co-author and the director of the Information Storage Industry Center at the University of California San Diego. "From the point of view of Nielsen, their data says that the television is on, but I'm not paying attention to it."


Photographers document war and its aftermath in new exhibit

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 09:01 AM PST

'WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath' comes to the Brooklyn MuseumAn expansive new photography exhibit looks at war through images from the battlefield and beyond.


Twitter stock slides on second trading day

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 08:59 AM PST

Trader Jeffrey Vazquez, right, and specialist Glenn Carell, center, work at the post that trades Twitter on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. Stocks edged higher in early Friday trading as investors reacted to an unexpectedly strong October jobs report. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter's stock is retreating on its second trading day after the popular short messaging service saw a huge first-day pop in what turned out to be a smooth public debut.


Palestinians: Israel only suspect in Arafat death

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 07:28 AM PST

A Palestinian child works at a shop across from a poster of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. The writing on the poster, part of a quote from one of Arafat's speeches, reads, "Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand." Israel is the only suspect in the 2004 death of Yasser Arafat, Tawfik Tirawi, the chief Palestinian investigator in the case, said Friday, a day after Swiss scientists said the Palestinian leader was probably poisoned by radioactive polonium. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel is the only suspect in the 2004 death of Yasser Arafat, the chief Palestinian investigator in the case alleged Friday, a day after Swiss scientists said the Palestinian leader was probably poisoned by radioactive polonium.


Height of 1 World Trade Center debated in Chicago

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 08:07 AM PST

This combination made from file photos shows Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, in Chicago on March 12, 2008, left, and One World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 5, 2013. Soaring above the city at 1,776 feet, 104-story One World Trade Center is in contention with Willis Tower for the title of America's tallest building. A committee of architects recognized as the arbiters on world building heights is meeting Friday Nov. 8, 2013 in Chicago to decide whether a design change affecting One World Trade Center's needle disqualifies its hundreds of feet from being counted, which would deny the building the title of nation's tallest giving the title to the 110 story Willis Tower at 1,450 feet. (AP Photo)CHICAGO (AP) — Rising from the ashes of 9/11, the new World Trade Center tower has punched above the New York skyline to reach its powerfully symbolic height of 1,776 feet and become the tallest building in the country. Or has it?


CBS admits error in Benghazi '60 Minutes' story

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 08:05 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS says it was misled by a "60 Minutes" source who claimed he was on the scene of a 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, when it turns out now that he was not there.

US, Israel lose UNESCO voting right in dispute

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 10:39 AM PST

FILE- This Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, file photo shows a general view of the UNESCO prior to the opening of General Conference in Paris, France. American influence in culture, science and education around the world will take a high-profile blow on Friday as the US is stripped of its vote at the world's premier cultural agency, UNESCO. The U.S. loses its vote at the Paris-based U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization following Washington's decision in 2011 to cut all funding to the U.N. agency over the vote giving Palestine member-state status. (AP Photo/Benjamin Girette, file)PARIS (AP) — American influence in culture, science and education around the world took a high-profile blow Friday when the U.S. automatically lost voting rights at UNESCO by missing a deadline to repay its debt to the world's cultural agency.


Protesters call for justice after porch killing

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 09:12 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 photo, Charles Hannah lights Theresa Walker's candle, left, at a candlelight vigil for Renisha McBride in the front of the home where she was shot in Dearborn Heights, Mich. No charges have been filed after authorities said McBride, of Detroit, was killed by a shotgun blast to the face early Saturday in Dearborn Heights. According to police, the homeowner told investigators that he thought someone was trying to break into his home and accidentally discharged the gun. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Ricardo Thomas) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUTDEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Protesters and civil rights groups are calling for justice after a suburban Detroit homeowner fatally shot a 19-year-old woman on the porch of his home.


After Twitter's hot IPO, now comes the hard part

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 11:54 PM PST

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey, and co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone, front row left to right, applaud as they watch the the New York Stock Exchange opening bell rung, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. If Twitter's bankers and executives were hoping for a surge on the day of the stock's public debut, they got it. The stock opened at $45.10 a share on its first day of trading, 73 percent above its initial offering price. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter's stock took to its wings in its public debut, closing up more than 70 percent. The day flew by with nary a hitch and gave birth to a new batch of Silicon Valley millionaires — even a few billionaires.


Report: Russian FM to join Iran talks

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 10:26 AM PST

US Secretary of State John Kerry smiles as he arrives at Geneva International airport, Switzerland Friday Nov. 8, 2013 for closed-door nuclear talks at the United Nations offices. Four world powers are dispatching their top diplomats to Geneva on Friday to add their weight to negotiations aimed at putting initial limits on Iran's ability to make atomic weapons. French, British and German foreign ministers are joining U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva, who is coming "to help narrow differences in negotiations," according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information. (AP Photo//Denis Balibouse,Pool)MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's RIA Novosti news agency says that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will fly to Geneva to join the Iran nuclear talks.


One of world's strongest storms blasts Philippines

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 07:47 AM PST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One of the strongest storms on record slammed into the central Philippines on Friday, killing at least four people, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes and knocking out power and communications in several provinces. But the nation appeared to avoid a major disaster because the rapidly moving typhoon blew away before wreaking more damage, officials said.

Attorney says Martin was harassed by teammates

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 08:07 AM PST

FILE - In this July 22, 2013, file photo, Miami Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin in interviewed after an NFL football practice in Davie, Fla. In the stadium program sold at the Miami Dolphins' game on Halloween, Richie Incognito was asked who's the easiest teammate to scare. His answer: Jonathan Martin. The troubled, troubling relationship between the two offensive linemen took an ominous turn Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, with fresh revelations: Incognito sent text messages to his teammate that were racist and threatening, two people familiar with the situation said.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Martin's new attorney says harassment of the Miami Dolphins tackle came from more than one teammate.


More lenient school lice policies bug some parents

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 02:49 AM PST

Over the counter products for controlling head lice are photographed in Washington, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Some parents are scratching their heads over less restrictive head lice policies that allow children with live bugs in their hair to return to the classroom for the rest of the day. Some school nurses are no longer sending home "lice notes" to parents of other children in the classroom. The policy shift is designed to help keep children from missing class, shield children with lice from embarrassment and protect their privacy. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)WASHINGTON (AP) — Some parents are scratching their heads over less restrictive head lice policies that allow children with live bugs in their hair to return to the classroom.


World's top diplomats join Iran nuclear talks

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 08:10 AM PST

US Secretary of State John Kerry smiles as he arrives at Geneva International airport, Switzerland Friday Nov. 8, 2013 for closed-door nuclear talks at the United Nations offices. Four world powers are dispatching their top diplomats to Geneva on Friday to add their weight to negotiations aimed at putting initial limits on Iran's ability to make atomic weapons. French, British and German foreign ministers are joining U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva, who is coming "to help narrow differences in negotiations," according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information. (AP Photo//Denis Balibouse,Pool)GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Friday of significant differences between Iran and six world powers trying to fashion a nuclear agreement, as he and three European foreign ministers added their weight to try to narrow the gap.


US added surprisingly strong 204,000 jobs in Oct.

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 07:10 AM PST

FILE -In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, file photo, job applicants arrives for an internship job fair held by the Miami Marlins, at Marlins Park in Miami. The government issues the October jobs report, on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, which had been delayed a week because of the government shutdown. ( AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added 204,000 jobs in October, an unexpected burst of hiring in a month when the government was partly shut down for 16 days. And far more jobs were added in August and September than previously thought.


Photographers document war and its aftermath in new exhibit

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 09:07 AM PST

'WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath' comes to the Brooklyn MuseumAn expansive new photography exhibit looks at war through images from the battlefield and beyond.


Ortiz gets Boston mayor votes but didn't place 3rd

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 10:28 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2013 file photo, Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz laughs after being named the MVP after Game 6 of baseball's World Series, in Boston. Ortiz, fresh off his third World Series championship with the team, received several write-in votes in Boston's Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013 mayoral election. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz is apparently so popular in the city that some residents think he should be mayor.


Snowden persuaded other NSA workers to give up passwords

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 06:10 AM PST

File photo of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, being interviewed by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong KongBy Mark Hosenball and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden used login credentials and passwords provided unwittingly by colleagues at a spy base in Hawaii to access some of the classified material he leaked to the media, sources said. A handful of agency employees who gave their login details to Snowden were identified, questioned and removed from their assignments, said a source close to several U.S. government investigations into the damage caused by the leaks. Snowden may have persuaded between 20 and 25 fellow workers at the NSA regional operations center in Hawaii to give him their logins and passwords by telling them they were needed for him to do his job as a computer systems administrator, a second source said. The revelation is the latest to indicate that inadequate security measures at the NSA played a significant role in the worst breach of classified data in the super-secret eavesdropping agency's 61-year history.


Obama’s secret Iran détente

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 06:33 AM PST

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani takes questions from journalists during a news conference in New YorkLong before a nuclear deal was in reach, the U.S. was quietly lifting some of the financial pressure on Iran, according to a Daily Beast investigation. How the sanctions were softened.


U.S. jobs market dodges blow from government shutdown

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 11:06 AM PST

Job seeker fills out forms at career fair in New York CityThe department said there had been no "discernible" impact on payrolls.


Why did Deep Throat leak? Revisiting the Watergate leaks and the garage where it all began

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 04:16 AM PST

Why Did Deep Throat leak? Revisiting the Watergate LeaksWatergate expert Max Holland says Deep Throat was leaking as part of a plot to become FBI Director


Israeli PM 'utterly rejects' emerging Iran deal

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 07:43 AM PST

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu delivers statement to media after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Kerry near Tel AvivJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he "utterly rejects" the emerging nuclear deal between western powers and Iran, calling it a "bad deal" and promising that Israel will do everything it needs to do to defend itself.


Obama apologizes to people losing health coverage

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 08:01 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at Boston's historic Faneuil Hall about the federal health care law. Obama says he's sorry Americans are losing health insurance plans he repeatedly said they could keep under his signature health care law. But the president stopped short of apologizing for making those promises in the first place. "I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me," he said in an interview Thursday, Nov. 7 with NBC News. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to intense criticism, President Barack Obama apologized to Americans who are losing health insurance plans he had repeatedly said they could keep and pledged to find fixes that might allow people to keep their coverage.


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