Philippine president scales back typhoon death toll estimate

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• Philippine president scales back typhoon death toll estimate
• Students try to blockade Bulgaria's parliament, five detained
• Clinton: Obama needs to keep health care vow
• U.S. justices decline to hear ultrasound abortion case
• Confusion in Egypt over end of state of emergency
• Gov't reaches agreement to allow airline merger
• What an American-US Airways merger means for you
• Medicaid is health overhaul's early success story
• Spanish pianist could face jail for practicing
• All day shopping frenzy on Thanksgiving?
• High court won't hear Okla. ultrasound case
• Egypt announces end of state of emergency
• Typhoon highlights weak Philippine infrastructure
• Obama faces worry at home, abroad over Iran talks
• Govt in agreement to allow American merger
• Bitter Morocco-Algeria row before king's US trip
• Panel: 1 World Trade Center tallest US building
• Aid pours into Philippines, just not the right places
• NYC tops Chicago with nation's tallest tower
• Aquino: Philippines typhoon death toll closer to 2,500, not 10,000
• The secret, dirty cost of Obama's green power push
• London will test banks with cyber 'war game' attacks
• Last Jew in Afghanistan faces ruin as kebabs fail to sell
• Poll: Clinton would beat Christie in 2016 matchup
• Slain musicians sought NYC for artistic freedom
• Relief efforts hampered in Philippines' hardest-hit areas
• Anti-Obamacare group entices students with models and a boozy party
• Iran rejects blame for nuclear talks failure
• Desperate survivors seek to flee typhoon zone

Philippine president scales back typhoon death toll estimate Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:52 AM PST As aid streams into the nation, Benigno Aquino expects the number to be 2,000 to 2,500.

Students try to blockade Bulgaria's parliament, five detained Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:17 AM PST Hundreds of Bulgarian students tried to blockade lawmakers inside parliament on Tuesday, escalating their street demonstrations against the Socialist-led government. "The university occupation is not enough, the government does not hear us and completely ignores us, so a blockade of parliament may do it," said Stanislav Kastchiyski, a journalism student at the Sofia University told Reuters. The cabinet of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski took office in May after a center-right government was brought down after massive protests over high utility bills. "We want to stay in Bulgaria and live with dignity.

Clinton: Obama needs to keep health care vow Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:33 AM PST The former president says he likes the law, but says it may need modified.

U.S. justices decline to hear ultrasound abortion case Posted: 12 Nov 2013 06:52 AM PST By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a decision striking down a Oklahoma law that required any woman seeking an abortion to be shown an ultrasound image of the fetus beforehand. By refusing to hear the case, the high court left intact an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that struck down the law on the basis that it violated the U.S. Supreme Court's precedent on abortion restrictions. It was the second time in two weeks that the high court had declined to review an Oklahoma court ruling that struck down an abortion restriction. Last week, the court dismissed another case concerning a state law in Oklahoma that cracked down on the use of the abortion-inducing drug RU-486.

Confusion in Egypt over end of state of emergency Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:55 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — A court declared that Egypt's 3-month-old state of emergency expired Tuesday, two days earlier than expected, throwing the government and security agencies into confusion amid worries that its lifting could add new fire to protests by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

Gov't reaches agreement to allow airline merger Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:51 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it has reached an agreement to allow American Airlines and US Airways to merge, creating the world's biggest airline.

What an American-US Airways merger means for you Posted: 12 Nov 2013 11:07 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — American Airlines and US Airways have cleared the last major hurdle to merging, but it will be several months — if not years — before passengers see any significant impact.

Medicaid is health overhaul's early success story Posted: 12 Nov 2013 09:23 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The ugly duckling of government health care programs has turned into a rare early success story for President Barack Obama's technologically challenged health overhaul.

Spanish pianist could face jail for practicing Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:40 AM PST MADRID (AP) — To most people, noise pollution is a jet engine roaring over their head. For one Spanish woman, it was a neighbor playing the piano more softly than a spoken conversation.

All day shopping frenzy on Thanksgiving? Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:47 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Last Thanksgiving Day, Kimberly Mudge Via's mother, sister and nieces left in the middle of their meals to head for the mall.

High court won't hear Okla. ultrasound case Posted: 12 Nov 2013 06:37 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is declining to revive Oklahoma's strict ultrasound law for women seeking abortions.

Egypt announces end of state of emergency Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:56 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's government announced the end of a 3-month-old state of emergency Tuesday, two days earlier than planned, after a court ruled that the measure has expired.

Typhoon highlights weak Philippine infrastructure Posted: 12 Nov 2013 05:23 AM PST MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Under a reforming president, the Philippines emerged as a rising economic star in Asia but the trail of death and destruction left by Typhoon Haiyan has highlighted a key weakness: fragile and patchy infrastructure after decades of neglect and corruption.

Obama faces worry at home, abroad over Iran talks Posted: 12 Nov 2013 07:26 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's hopes for a nuclear deal with Iran now depend in part on his ability to keep a lid on both hard-liners on Capitol Hill and anxious allies abroad, including Israel, the Gulf states and even France.

Govt in agreement to allow American merger Posted: 12 Nov 2013 09:07 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it has reached an agreement to allow American Airlines and US Airways to merge, creating the world's biggest airline.

Bitter Morocco-Algeria row before king's US trip Posted: 12 Nov 2013 05:53 AM PST RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Saharan stand-off may become a U.S. problem.

Panel: 1 World Trade Center tallest US building Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:07 AM PST CHICAGO (AP) — An expert committee of architects declares that New York's new World Trade Center tower is now the tallest building in the U.S., surpassing Chicago's Willis Tower.

Aid pours into Philippines, just not the right places Posted: 12 Nov 2013 09:16 AM PST Aid workers, medical teams overwhelmed by thousands seeking food, shelter and rescue.

NYC tops Chicago with nation's tallest tower Posted: 12 Nov 2013 07:14 AM PST The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's Height Committee said the spire atop the 1,776-foot structure is permanent, settling a debate between New York and Chicago over the tallest-building mantle.

Aquino: Philippines typhoon death toll closer to 2,500, not 10,000 Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:08 AM PST By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The death toll from the massive typhoon that hit the Philippines is closer to 2,000 or 2,500, not the previously reported figure of 10,000, President Benigno Aquino told CNN on Tuesday. "Ten thousand, I think, is too much," Aquino said in an interview posted on CNN's website.

The secret, dirty cost of Obama's green power push Posted: 12 Nov 2013 06:37 AM PST CORYDON, Iowa (AP) — The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America's push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil. The polluted streams that dump fertilizer into the water supply.

London will test banks with cyber 'war game' attacks Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:05 AM PST By Matt Scuffham and Joshua Franklin LONDON (Reuters) - A cyber attack on financial markets played out in one of London's historic halls on Tuesday in a "war game" simulation designed to test the City's defences against online saboteurs. About 100 bankers, regulators, government officials and market infrastructure providers gathered to take part in an exercise dubbed "Waking Shark II" at Plaisterers' Hall, the historic home of the plastering industry and more normally a venue for banquets and conferences. The Bank of England has told banks to strengthen their defences against cyber attacks. One unidentified London-listed company incurred losses of 800 million pounds ($1.3 billion) in a cyber attack several years ago, according to British security services.

Last Jew in Afghanistan faces ruin as kebabs fail to sell Posted: 12 Nov 2013 12:22 AM PST By Jessica Donati and Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) - Zabulon Simintov always removes his kippah, the skullcap worn by Jewish men, before entering his cafe in a dilapidated building that also houses Afghanistan's last synagogue. In his 50s, Simintov is the last known Afghan Jew to remain in the country. He has become something of a celebrity over the years and his rivalry with the next-to-last Jew, who died in 2005, inspired a play. Mindful of Afghanistan's extremely conservative Muslim culture, Simintov tries not to advertise his identity to protect the Balkh Bastan or Ancient Balkh kebab cafe he opened four years ago, naming it after a northern Afghan province.

Poll: Clinton would beat Christie in 2016 matchup Posted: 12 Nov 2013 05:05 AM PST The 2016 presidential election is 1,093 days away. But if it were held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie, the former secretary of state would have a double-digit lead on the New Jersey governor, a new NBC News national survey finds.

Slain musicians sought NYC for artistic freedom Posted: 12 Nov 2013 03:28 AM PST Iranian musicians Soroush and Arash Farazmand came to the United States to pursue their passion — playing music in an indie rock band called the Yellow Dogs. Instead of achieving fame for their songs, they gained notoriety for their horrific deaths.

Relief efforts hampered in Philippines' hardest-hit areas Posted: 12 Nov 2013 04:08 AM PST Aid workers, medical teams overwhelmed by thousands seeking food, shelter and rescue.

Anti-Obamacare group entices students with models and a boozy party Posted: 11 Nov 2013 03:18 PM PST Generation Opportunity is throwing parties to urge young people not to enroll in Obamacare exchanges.

Iran rejects blame for nuclear talks failure Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:29 AM PST Iran, backed by Russia on Tuesday, blamed friction among Western powers for the failure of Geneva talks that came tantalisingly close to a landmark deal on its nuclear programme. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed claims by US Secretary of State John Kerry that Iran had baulked at the deal on offer from the six powers in last week's talks. He said it was French objections to the draft thrashed out by Tehran and Washington that had scuppered an agreement, echoing criticism of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in the Iranian media. "Mr Secretary, was it Iran that gutted over half of US draft Thursday night?

Desperate survivors seek to flee typhoon zone Posted: 11 Nov 2013 11:32 PM PST Thousands swarm an airport seeking a flight out, but only a few hundred make it.

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