| Pearl Harbor ceremony marks bombing anniversary Posted: 07 Dec 2013 11:01 AM PST  About 2,500 gathered at Pearl Harbor on Saturday to remember those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.
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| War vet detained by North Korea arrives in U.S. Posted: 07 Dec 2013 10:06 AM PST  An 85-year-old retired American soldier held by North Korea for more than a month arrived in San Francisco on Saturday to be reunited with his family. His United Airlines flight landed shortly after 9 AM local time, a Reuters witness said. North Korea detained Merrill E. Newman for crimes it said he committed during the Korean War six decades ago. The country's state news agency said he was released on humanitarian grounds and because he had admitted his wrongdoing and apologized. (Reporting by Laila Kearney; Editing by Dina Kyriakidou)
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| Snow, sleet, ice hit large swath of U.S. Posted: 07 Dec 2013 09:32 AM PST  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Millions hunkered down for icy conditions expected to last through the weekend from Texas to Ohio to Tennessee as a cold snap covered much of the nation, knocking out power and making roads treacherous Saturday.
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| Hagel given assurances on Afghan security deal Posted: 07 Dec 2013 10:57 AM PST  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said Saturday he received assurances from Afghanistan's defense minister that a stalled security agreement with the United States would be signed in "a very timely manner."
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| AU: More troops for Central African Republic Posted: 07 Dec 2013 11:00 AM PST  PARIS (AP) — France's presidential palace says the African Union has agreed to increase its deployment of troops in violence-wracked Central African Republic to 6,000 troops.
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| Hagel outlines new weapons sale plan for Gulf Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:27 AM PST  MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel opened the door for the U.S. to sell missile defense and other weapons systems to U.S.-friendly Gulf nations, with an eye toward boosting their abilities to counter Iran's ballistic missiles, even as global powers ink a nuclear deal with Tehran.
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| Police: Pa. newlyweds killed man for thrills Posted: 07 Dec 2013 06:41 AM PST SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — A couple married for just three weeks lured a man to his death with a Craigslist ad because they wanted to kill someone together, police said. |
| Gene therapy scores big wins against blood cancers Posted: 07 Dec 2013 08:52 AM PST  In one of the biggest advances against leukemia and other blood cancers in many years, doctors are reporting unprecedented success by using gene therapy to transform patients' blood cells into soldiers that seek and destroy cancer.
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| Massive crowds, world leaders to honor Mandela Posted: 07 Dec 2013 10:18 AM PST  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa expects overwhelming crowds and a host of world leaders to attend services honoring late President Nelson Mandela, though with the ceremonies only days away officials acknowledged Saturday they couldn't offer any specifics yet.
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| US vet Merrill Newman, 85, free from North Korea Posted: 07 Dec 2013 10:58 AM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Merrill Newman was tired and looking forward to reuniting with his family, but he was all smiles Saturday after arriving at the San Francisco airport after being detained for several weeks in North Korea.
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| France increases its deployment in African nation Posted: 07 Dec 2013 10:15 AM PST BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — France unexpectedly raised its troop deployment in Central African Republic by hundreds of soldiers on Saturday, as Christians fearing reprisal attacks sought refuge from Muslim former rebels who control the country in wake of massacres in the capital. At least 280 people have been killed in recent days — the worst violence in the lawless country in months. |
| Vet Merrill Newman, 85, returns from North Korea Posted: 07 Dec 2013 10:45 AM PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Merrill Newman was tired and looking forward to reuniting with his family, but he was all smiles Saturday after arriving at the San Francisco airport after being detained for several weeks in North Korea. |
| Ukraine opposition: no talks unless govt fired Posted: 07 Dec 2013 10:24 AM PST  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's opposition, preparing for what it hopes will be a gigantic protest rally on Sunday, says it will negotiate with President Viktor Yanukovych only if he fires the government and appoints a new one committed to deepening European integration.
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| US Korean War vet arrives home after detention Posted: 07 Dec 2013 10:26 AM PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tired but smiling 85-year-old veteran of the Korean War who was detained for several weeks in North Korea landed a free man Saturday at the San Francisco airport. |
| NY railway has until Tuesday to analyze lines Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:09 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The Metro-North Railroad has until Tuesday to identify places in its system with major speed changes under an order from federal transportation officials requiring an extra worker in the driver's cab on routes like the one where a speeding commuter train derailed this week, killing four people.
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