| NJ's Christie on bridge scandal: 'I was blindsided' Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:48 AM PST  Repeatedly expresses displeasure with staff in lengthy press conference.
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| No sparking up at Denver airport Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:39 AM PST  Denver airport draws ire of marijuana advocates after threatening to ban pot in the airport despite Colorado's new state law legalizing its recreational use and possession.
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| Minn. man freed after being held 9 months in UAE Posted: 09 Jan 2014 09:07 AM PST  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An American man who was arrested in the United Arab Emirates for a parody video that was posted online has been released from prison and was en route to Minnesota Thursday, a family spokeswoman said.
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| Retired Air Force colonel now homeless, living in his van Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:59 AM PST  Retired Air Force Col. Robert Freniere served for 30 years, but has been unable to find a job and currently lives out of his van.
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| Republicans take on poverty Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:17 AM PST  GOP lawmakers don't want to get caught flat-footed by the Democrats' plan.
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| Ex-Israel PM Sharon in 'grave' condition Posted: 09 Jan 2014 08:01 AM PST  The health of former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon has worsened over the past hours, hospital officials said on Thursday, describing him as being in "extremely critical" condition. "Over the past hours, there has been a worsening of the condition of former prime minister Ariel Sharon. His condition is described as extremely critical and his family is at his side all the time," said a statement from Sheba hospital near Tel Aviv where he is being treated. Sharon has been in a coma since January 4, 2006 after suffering a massive stroke, but his condition took a sudden turn for the worse on January 1 when he suffered serious kidney problems after surgery.
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| Pakistani teenager dies trying to stop suicide bomber Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:38 AM PST  Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - The father of a Pakistani teenager killed after tackling a suicide bomber Thursday hailed his son for saving "hundreds" of lives through his bravery. Aitzaz Hassan, aged around 15, died in hospital after stopping the bomber, who blew himself up, at the gates of his school in the northwestern district of Hangu on Monday. His father Mujahid Ali Bangash, 55, told AFP he felt not sadness but pride at his son's death. Bangash works in the UAE and was only able to reach Ibrahimzai village, which lies in an area of Hangu dominated by minority Shiite Muslims, the day after his son's funeral.
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| Fidel Castro makes first public appearance in months Posted: 09 Jan 2014 05:54 AM PST  HAVANA (AP) — Cuban news media say former President Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time since April.
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| Taliban suicide blast kills 'super cop' in Pakistan Posted: 09 Jan 2014 08:26 AM PST  A Taliban suicide attacker in Karachi on Thursday killed one of Pakistan's best-known police commanders, famed for his fearless work tackling militants in the city. Chaudhry Aslam, the head of the criminal investigation department (CID) who had survived numerous assassination attempts in the past, died along with two other officers when a bomber targeted a police convoy on an expressway in eastern Karachi. The sprawling port city is Pakistan's largest conurbation and economic heart but has been plagued for years by brutal ethnic, political, sectarian and Islamist violence. The bomber smashed his vehicle into Aslam's convoy and he and two other policemen were killed, senior CID officer Iqbal Mehmood told AFP.
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| LIVE: Christie fires staff member over bridge scandal Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:14 AM PST  The N.J. governor is "embarrassed" by conduct of his staff, he tells media.
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| Rodman says he's sorry over Bae comments Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:29 PM PST  The former NBA player blames alcohol and stress for his remarks about the captive American missionary.
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| China fines top filmmaker $1.2M over children Posted: 09 Jan 2014 05:12 AM PST  Chinese authorities said Thursday they have fined the country's best-known film director Zhang Yimou 7.5 million yuan ($1.2 million) for violating the one-child policy. After months of rumours that he had fathered as many as seven children with several different women, Zhang -- who already has a daughter with his ex-wife -- acknowledged in December that he has two sons and another daughter with his current wife -- all born before they got married. China's family planning law, implemented since the late 1970s, restricts most parents to one child. Authorities in Binhu district in the eastern city of Wuxi, the hometown of Zhang's wife Chen Ting, said they have decided to fine the couple 7.49 million yuan for their offence.
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| Christie faces political fallout over traffic jam Posted: 09 Jan 2014 05:22 AM PST TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has scheduled a news conference for Thursday, one day after emails and text messages revealed his administration may have closed highway lanes to exact political retribution. |
| Bombing kills 21 at Iraq army recruiting center Posted: 09 Jan 2014 08:38 AM PST  BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a military recruiting center in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 21 people in an attack likely meant to send a message to the government and would-be army volunteers over the Iraqi troops' ongoing push to retake two cities overrun by al-Qaida militants.
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| Some find health insurers have no record of them Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:27 AM PST  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Record-keeping snags could complicate the start of insurance coverage this month as millions of people begin using policies they purchased under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
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| Israel: Ex-PM Sharon's condition worsens Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:57 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's health deteriorated sharply Thursday and he was in "grave condition" with his family by his bedside, the hospital treating him announced.
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| Car bomb near school in central Syria kills 16 Posted: 09 Jan 2014 05:58 AM PST  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A powerful car bomb exploded near a school in a central province Thursday, killing at least 16 people and causing massive damage to a residential area, Syrian state media and an opposition watchdog said.
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| Pentagon chief in rare visit to nuke missile base Posted: 09 Jan 2014 09:55 AM PST  F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is making a rare visit to an Air Force nuclear missile base, hoping to boost morale among the men and women who operate, maintain and safeguard the nation's Minuteman 3 nuclear missiles.
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| Rodman apologizes for comments on jailed American Posted: 09 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Dennis Rodman apologized Thursday for comments he made in North Korea about a detained American missionary, saying he had been drinking and was under pressure as he organized a game with former NBA players. |
| Dead cows stun beachgoers in Sweden, Denmark Posted: 09 Jan 2014 09:31 AM PST  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The carcasses of almost a dozen cows have washed ashore in Denmark and Sweden, puzzling police in the Scandinavian countries.
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| Hitzlsperger hopes to make coming out easier Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:55 AM PST  BERLIN (AP) — Encouraged by others who have come out as gay, retired soccer player Thomas Hitzlsperger is hoping going public will help make it easier for other sporting stars to do the same.
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| Food industry cuts calories four-fold over pledge Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:07 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation's largest food companies have cut daily calorie counts by an average of 78 per person, a new study says, more than four times the amount the industry pledged to slash by next year.
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| Russia: 6 men found dead in 4 cars, motive unknown Posted: 09 Jan 2014 09:41 AM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — Six men are dead in a series of unexplained killings involving booby-trapped bombs in southern Russia, further heightening security fears ahead of next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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| Diplomat: Syria says rebels target chemical depots Posted: 09 Jan 2014 09:34 AM PST  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Syria's representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has claimed that insurgents twice launched unsuccessful attacks on Syrian depots where chemicals used in poison gas and nerve agents are being stored, a Western diplomat said Thursday.
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| Russia: 6 men found dead in 4 cars Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:58 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — A series of unexplained killings in southern Russia involving booby-trapped bombs has further heightened security fears ahead of next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi. |
| Forced abortion highlights abuses in China policy Posted: 08 Jan 2014 11:52 PM PST  BEIJING (AP) — When her mind is clear, Gong Qifeng can recall how she begged for mercy. Several people pinned her head, arms, knees and ankles to a hospital bed before driving a syringe of labor-inducing drugs into her stomach.
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| Brain-dead Calif. teen gets surgery at new facility Posted: 08 Jan 2014 10:24 PM PST  By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California girl who was declared brain-dead after a tonsillectomy last month and later moved to a new care facility after a legal battle has undergone surgery to insert feeding and breathing tubes, a family attorney said on Wednesday. Jahi McMath, 13, was transferred from Children's Hospital and Research Center in Oakland, outside of San Francisco, where she had remained without brain activity for nearly four weeks, to an undisclosed Catholic care center on Sunday night. Doctors at the new care center performed tracheostomy and gastrostomy surgeries, Christopher Dolan, attorney for the girl's family, said in a Twitter message on Wednesday. "Doctors are optimistic that her condition has stabilized." The case has drawn international attention and the support of pro-life groups, including one founded by the family of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who died in 2005 after a 15-year battle over whether to keep her body alive in a persistent vegetative state.
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| Fishermen find rare conjoined gray whale calves Posted: 09 Jan 2014 12:36 AM PST  The Mexican government says fishermen found two rare conjoined gray whale calves that died shortly after being born.
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| Giffords completes skydive on shooting anniversary Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:07 AM PST TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Three years after being shot in the head at a political gathering, Gabrielle Giffords is still learning how to walk and talk again but that didn't stop her from jumping out of a plane in a tandem skydive to commemorate the attack and how far she's come. |
| 'War on Poverty' at 50: Political clash over LBJ's vision Posted: 08 Jan 2014 12:56 PM PST  Fifty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson declared "all-out war on human poverty and unemployment" in America, Republicans and Democrats are locked in a pitched battle over whether the United States is winning – or losing. The debate, spilling out on Capitol Hill on the...
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