| Obama: 'We fumbled the rollout' of health law Posted: 14 Nov 2013 10:52 AM PST  The president announces plan to allow insurers to continue offering old plans.
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| Texas town evacuated after pipeline explosion Posted: 14 Nov 2013 11:15 AM PST  By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Chevron Corp pipeline exploded in rural Milford, Texas, on Thursday, shooting flames high into the air and prompting some people to evacuate, but no injuries were reported, the company and emergency officials said. The explosion was caused by a construction crew that accidentally drilled into a 10-inch liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) line, Tom Hemrick, director of Hill County Emergency Management, told KTVT-TV in Dallas. Chevron did not identify the line that exploded. But a state regulator said it was part of the West Texas LPG Pipeline Limited Partnership, a 2,295-mile common-carrier pipeline system that transports natural gas liquids from New Mexico and Texas to Mont Belvieu, Texas, for processing.
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| Mass burial held in Philippine city hit by typhoon Posted: 14 Nov 2013 08:38 AM PST  TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — The air was thick with the stench of decay as sweating workers lowered the plastic coffins one by one into a grave the size of an Olympic swimming pool.
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| VW hit with massive vehicle global recall Posted: 14 Nov 2013 09:13 AM PST  is recalling over 2.6 million cars, about a third of them in China, to fix a variety of problems, a blow to a group striving to overtake Toyota and General Motors The recall involves vehicles from the German group's five largest brands by volume, including luxury Audis and core VW passenger cars, and is one of the largest in its history. "Carmakers riding on strong growth like VW must be terribly careful that they don't pay dearly for that growth by conceding losses on quality," said Stefan Bratzel, head of the Center of Automotive Management, a private think-tank near Cologne. VW, which has twelve brands and has boosted deliveries by half over the past six years to 9.3 million cars, said on Thursday it was recalling 800,000 of its Tiguan compact sport-utility vehicle due to the risk of a partial malfunctioning of lights at models assembled between early 2008 and mid-2011.
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| Donald Rumsfeld tries to shape his legacy in new documentary Posted: 14 Nov 2013 07:47 AM PST  The former defense secretary stars in "The Unknown Known," a film about his handling of the Iraq War.
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| Actress convicted of stalking Alec Baldwin Posted: 14 Nov 2013 11:12 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — A Canadian actress has been convicted of stalking Alec Baldwin in New York City.
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| Whitey Bulger gets life for racketeering, killings Posted: 14 Nov 2013 09:44 AM PST  The Boston mob boss was convicted of 11 murders.
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| To help typhoon victims, send money, not stuff Posted: 14 Nov 2013 07:20 AM PST  Faced with heartbreaking images of the typhoon-ravaged Philippines — the sea of corpses, communities reduced to rubble, mothers clutching their hungry children — the world is watching an epic tragedy unfold ...
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| Toronto mayor says he's getting professional help Posted: 14 Nov 2013 10:56 AM PST  TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford announced Thursday he's getting help from health care professionals but again refused to step aside over his drug use and drinking. He also threatened to take legal actions against former staffers who spoke to police about his behavior and denied making sexual advances toward a female staffer.
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| Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger sentenced to life Posted: 14 Nov 2013 11:02 AM PST BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for his murderous reign in the 1970s and '80s, bringing to a close a case that exposed FBI corruption so deep that many people across the city thought he would never be brought to justice. |
| Yellen stands by Fed's low interest rate policies Posted: 14 Nov 2013 09:28 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen said Thursday that the U.S. economy has regained ground lost to Great Recession but still needs the Federal Reserve's support because unemployment remains too high at 7.3 percent.
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| Egypt gives Russian dignitaries red carpet welcome Posted: 14 Nov 2013 09:38 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) — In an echo of the Cold War, Egypt gave the red carpet welcome Thursday to senior Russian officials aiming to expand Moscow's influence through military and economic cooperation with a key U.S. ally in the Middle East.
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| Claims on German art trove face legal hurdles Posted: 14 Nov 2013 10:53 AM PST  BERLIN (AP) — When German tax authorities entered the home of a recluse collector and found a trove of art that could include works stolen by the Nazis, they stepped into a legal quagmire — one that may end up being resolved by politics as much as the law.
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| New app chronicles Lennon's sailing trip Posted: 14 Nov 2013 06:41 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Six months before he died, John Lennon set sail from Newport, R.I., on an ocean adventure to Bermuda that awakened his desire to make music again and is now being chronicled in an electronic format he could not have conceived of.
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| Should students learn cursive? Some states say yes Posted: 14 Nov 2013 09:41 AM PST  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The swirling lines from Linden Bateman's pen have been conscripted into a national fight to keep cursive writing in American classrooms.
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| Closure of landmark eatery spotlights family feuds Posted: 14 Nov 2013 08:10 AM PST  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Enter New Orleans' French Quarter on the uptown end of Bourbon Street, and the legacy of Owen E. Brennan Sr. becomes immediately clear.
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| Domed refuge now cauldron of misery for survivors Posted: 14 Nov 2013 07:57 AM PST  TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Close your eyes and hold your breath, and you could imagine you are in a normal sports stadium. You hear a ball bouncing and the children's cheers echoing under the cavernous dome.
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| FM: Egypt not replacing US with Russia as top ally Posted: 14 Nov 2013 06:38 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's foreign minister sought to downplay speculation of a major foreign policy shift, saying during a rare top-level Russian visit on Thursday that Cairo wants to boost ties with Moscow and not replace the United States as its key ally.
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| Toronto mayor threatens to sue former aides Posted: 14 Nov 2013 09:23 AM PST  TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford threatened Thursday to take legal action against former aides who spoke to police about their concerns about his drug use, and he denied making sexual advances toward a female staffer.
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| Some states move to save cursive in the classroom Posted: 14 Nov 2013 12:24 AM PST COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The swirling lines from Linden Bateman's pen have been conscripted into a national fight to keep cursive writing in American classrooms. |
| Watch live: Fed chair nominee Yellen stands by low interest rates Posted: 14 Nov 2013 09:28 AM PST  Janet Yellen said Thursday that the U.S. economy has regained ground lost to Great Recession but still needs the Federal Reserve's support because unemployment remains too high at 7.3 percent. Yellen made ...
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| Watch live: Yellen faces senators to run the Fed Posted: 13 Nov 2013 09:04 PM PST Republicans are skeptical of Fed's policies and says they may be swelling asset bubbles. |
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| Two Obama secret service agents 'removed over misconduct' Posted: 14 Nov 2013 03:15 AM PST  Two US Secret Service agents have been removed from President Barack Obama's security detail for alleged misconduct, The Washington Post has reported. The Post said that Ignacio Zamora Jr., who it said was in charge of about two dozen agents in the president's security detail, was allegedly found last spring trying to re-enter a woman's room at a luxury hotel near the White House after leaving behind a bullet from his service weapon. In a subsequent probe, the service found that Zamora and another supervisor, Timothy Barraclough, sent sexually suggestive e-mails to a female subordinate. It said the Secret Service has removed Zamora from his position.
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| U.S. carrier group arrives in typhoon zone Posted: 14 Nov 2013 05:44 AM PST  Philippine President Aquino faced pressure to speed up aid efforts as U.S. forces arrived.
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| Possible sinkhole reported in yard in Florida Posted: 14 Nov 2013 10:56 AM PST  DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Residents of several Florida homes have been evacuated due to a possible sinkhole that opened in a backyard in Pinellas County on Thursday.
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| Businesses cut full-time workers to meet Obamacare mandate, study says Posted: 14 Nov 2013 04:42 AM PST  First, President Obama had to backtrack from his promise that if you like your health insurance plan, under Obamacare "you can keep it." Now, a new study is suggesting that, under Obamacare, "If you like your workweek, you can't necessarily keep it, either." About 30 percent of small franchises and 12 percent of other small businesses say they are cutting work hours – or swapping full-time for part-time workers – because of the law, according to a poll sponsored by business groups. The moves are part of a bid to control health-care expenses, and they are a sign of how the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was designed to greatly expand the number of Americans who have health insurance, could be having some unintended consequences in the job market. A key Obamacare incentive is an "employer mandate" that asks businesses to sponsor health insurance (or pay a penalty) if they have more than 50 full-time employees.
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| Boston gangster faces life in prison in killings Posted: 14 Nov 2013 12:42 AM PST BOSTON (AP) — Gangster James "Whitey" Bulger has heard from the families of some of the people he was convicted of killing. Now, he will finally hear his punishment. |
| Obamacare enrollment low; Democrats unhappy Posted: 14 Nov 2013 07:18 AM PST  Add simmering Democratic discontent to the president's problems.
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