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• S. African gov't condemns demonstrators
• Hacked in Sochi in minutes: Russian cyberspace full of risks
• Lucky photographer captures mysterious beauty amid UK storms
• Philip Seymour Hoffman autopsy inconclusive, further tests needed
• Billie Jean King won’t attend opening of the Sochi Games
• Jay's favorite target?
• Pot is less dangerous than alcohol, deputy drug czar says
• 'American Idol' Clay Aiken to run for Congress
• Enough already! Another winter storm hits
• CVS Caremark plans to stop tobacco products sales
• US stocks down slightly in afternoon trading
• Finding uninsured Americans by the numbers
• Shaun White withdraws from Olympic slopestyle
• C. African Republic soldiers join chaotic violence
• AP PHOTOS: A glimpse at Sochi ahead of the games
• Snow heads back to Northeast after Midwest slammed
• Explosions rock Iraqi capital, killing at least 34
• Billie Jean King won't attend Sochi opening
• UN: 'Unspeakable suffering' for Syria's children
• Administration drills down to find the uninsured
• Exam cheating scandal hits Navy nuclear force
• NFL awards Thursday contract to CBS
• Deja vu: Jamaican bobsledders must rely on opponents' goodwill
• Kronies! Latest Koch-backed project is a viral cartoon even the left can love
• U.N. recommends Vatican change church law, put children first
• New Obamacare push features mom jeans, 'MOM' tattoo
• U.N. demands Vatican take immediate action sex abuse cases
• Hope for some at Gitmo as Afghan war ends
• Report: Four arrested in Hoffman case
• Bill Nye defends evolution in Kentucky debate
• Study warns of worldwide cancer surge
• Analysts say health care law means fewer on job
• Weather service: Storm to hit two-thirds of U.S.
• Photos: Heavy winter storm marches across the U.S.
• Video spotlights anti-gay violence in Russia
• McDonald's Canada addresses 'pink goop' claims
• Anti-abortion groups boycotting Girl Scout cookies
• Senate sends long-overdue farm bill to Obama
• Olympic hosts try to shake outcry over fate of stray dogs
• Libya: Gadhafi's chemical weapons cache 100 percent gone

S. African gov't condemns demonstrators Posted: 05 Feb 2014 10:34 AM PST Says kids are being used as 'human shields' in protests over basic state services.

Hacked in Sochi in minutes: Russian cyberspace full of risks Posted: 05 Feb 2014 07:28 AM PST Privacy in all forms is a very rare commodity at the Sochi Olympics, according to a report from NBC News.

Lucky photographer captures mysterious beauty amid UK storms Posted: 05 Feb 2014 10:22 AM PST In the photo, taken by Simon Emmett in stormy southern England, the spray from a 30-foot wave takes the shape of a bearded man's face, with nose, lips and chin clearly visible.

Philip Seymour Hoffman autopsy inconclusive, further tests needed Posted: 05 Feb 2014 10:47 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Four people were taken into custody on drug charges after police investigating Philip Seymour Hoffman's death executed search warrants, two people with knowledge of the investigation said Wednesday, and the medical examiner's office said more tests are needed to determine what killed him.

Billie Jean King won’t attend opening of the Sochi Games Posted: 05 Feb 2014 09:17 AM PST Openly gay former tennis superstar Billie Jean King won't be delivering a symbolic message to Russian President Vladimir Putin in person at the opening of the Sochi Olympic Games. Her mother is seriously ill.

Jay's favorite target? Posted: 05 Feb 2014 07:02 AM PST Leno cracks plenty of Obama jokes, but numbers show he has it in for another president.

Pot is less dangerous than alcohol, deputy drug czar says Posted: 05 Feb 2014 07:05 AM PST On the heels of President Barack Obama's comments that marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol, his deputy drug czar has reluctantly agreed.

'American Idol' Clay Aiken to run for Congress Posted: 05 Feb 2014 09:20 AM PST By Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former "American Idol" singer Clay Aiken said on Wednesday he will run for U.S. Congress as a Democrat in his home state of North Carolina, where he once worked as a special education teacher. Aiken, 35, is likely to face a tough battle in his efforts to unseat Representative Renee Ellmers, a Tea Party Republican favorite, in the state's conservative 2nd congressional district. He filmed the video in a small North Carolina home where he said he and his mother slept for months on a mattress in a friend's living room when he was young. He noted his work teaching children with autism and his international travels with aid organization UNICEF, bookends to his runner-up finish in 2003 on the "American Idol" television talent show that thrust him into the national spotlight.

Enough already! Another winter storm hits Posted: 05 Feb 2014 08:41 AM PST The latest blast threatens to dump a foot of snow, snarl travel and eat into salt supplies.

CVS Caremark plans to stop tobacco products sales Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:56 AM PST CVS, the nation's second-largest drugstore chain, is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products as it continues to shift its focus toward being more of a health care provider.

US stocks down slightly in afternoon trading Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:17 AM PST U.S. stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon as a survey on hiring did little to ease uncertainty over the health of the economy.

Finding uninsured Americans by the numbers Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:06 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Wanted: Millions of uninsured Americans willing to give President Barack Obama's health care law a chance.

Shaun White withdraws from Olympic slopestyle Posted: 05 Feb 2014 05:47 AM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Shaun White pulled out of the Olympic slopestyle contest Wednesday, about 24 hours after being banged up on a course that riders are criticizing as unduly harsh.

C. African Republic soldiers join chaotic violence Posted: 05 Feb 2014 10:44 AM PST BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The interim president of Central African Republic told the hundreds of soldiers standing in formation Wednesday that she was proud of them and called on their support to bring order to their anarchic country. Then she left, and the soldiers broke ranks to stab and stomp a man in their midst to death. They dragged his corpse through the streets.

AP PHOTOS: A glimpse at Sochi ahead of the games Posted: 05 Feb 2014 12:16 PM PST A Japanese speedskater takes to the ice for a test race. Russian soldiers stand at attention during a welcome ceremony for the Olympic teams of Italy and the Netherlands. Volunteers sunbathe next to the cross country ski and biathlon track.

Snow heads back to Northeast after Midwest slammed Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:07 AM PST Winter-weary residents of the Northeast are getting another dose of snow, sleet and freezing rain. The second winter storm of the week is canceling classes, closing government and business offices, and causing hundreds of thousands of power outages across the region after wreaking similar havoc in the Midwest on Tuesday. Anywhere from a few inches to a foot or more of snow was expected to fall Wednesday on East Coast states, while some were getting freezing rain and sleet that made driving treacherous. It's their second go-round since a good coating of snow fell on Monday.

Explosions rock Iraqi capital, killing at least 34 Posted: 05 Feb 2014 12:02 PM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Multiple explosions rocked Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 34 people and sending plumes of smoke into the sky across the street from a major government building in a brazen reminder of the ability of insurgents to penetrate the heart of the capital.

Billie Jean King won't attend Sochi opening Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:56 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King will not attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics in Russia because her mother is ill.

UN: 'Unspeakable suffering' for Syria's children Posted: 05 Feb 2014 12:16 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Children in Syria have been tortured, sexually abused and subjected to "indiscriminate" attacks by President Bashar Assad's forces, and recruited for combat and terror operations by the rebels fighting to topple him during the country's nearly 3-year-old conflict, a new United Nations report said.

Administration drills down to find the uninsured Posted: 05 Feb 2014 04:26 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Uninsured Americans are still procrastinating about President Barack Obama's health care law. With fewer than 60 days left to enroll, can the administration find the millions of customers needed to sustain new insurance markets?

Exam cheating scandal hits Navy nuclear force Posted: 05 Feb 2014 01:02 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new twist to a widening tale of ethical lapses in the military, the Navy is investigating cheating allegations against about one-fifth of its trainers at a school for naval nuclear power reactor operators.

NFL awards Thursday contract to CBS Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:03 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — CBS won bidding among broadcast networks to televise eight Thursday night NFL games next fall, and perhaps beyond that.

Deja vu: Jamaican bobsledders must rely on opponents' goodwill Posted: 05 Feb 2014 06:59 AM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Jamaica's beloved bobsled team had to raise money just to get to Russia.

Kronies! Latest Koch-backed project is a viral cartoon even the left can love Posted: 05 Feb 2014 02:49 AM PST These videos that rail against crony capitalism will make you nostalgic for childhood — and angry at the government.

U.N. recommends Vatican change church law, put children first Posted: 05 Feb 2014 07:11 AM PST The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child published a report Wednesday on the Holy See's compliance with a 1989 U.N. accord on child rights. The report focused heavily on the worldwide allegations of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests and the Vatican's handling of the cases.

New Obamacare push features mom jeans, 'MOM' tattoo Posted: 05 Feb 2014 02:46 AM PST Does Obamacare's success depend on these mom jeans?

U.N. demands Vatican take immediate action sex abuse cases Posted: 05 Feb 2014 10:39 AM PST The organization wants the church to turnover evidence to police authorities.

Hope for some at Gitmo as Afghan war ends Posted: 05 Feb 2014 04:25 AM PST The U.S. must release the detainees once the "hot war" concludes, lawyers say.

Report: Four arrested in Hoffman case Posted: 05 Feb 2014 10:35 AM PST Four held in connection with drugs found at late actor's NYC home, a newspaper reports.

Bill Nye defends evolution in Kentucky debate Posted: 04 Feb 2014 08:00 PM PST TV's "Science Guy" Bill Nye and the leader of a Kentucky museum who believes in creationism debated a question Tuesday that has nagged humankind: "How did we get here?"

Study warns of worldwide cancer surge Posted: 04 Feb 2014 01:40 PM PST World Health Organization sees 57 percent jump in next 20 years, urges prevention, early diagnoses.

Analysts say health care law means fewer on job Posted: 04 Feb 2014 06:44 PM PST Several million American workers will cut back their hours on the job or leave the nation's workforce entirely because of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, congressional analysts said Tuesday, adding fresh fuel to the political fight over "Obamacare."

Weather service: Storm to hit two-thirds of U.S. Posted: 04 Feb 2014 03:07 PM PST Snow hits Kansas hard before expected quick march across the Midwest and into New England.

Photos: Heavy winter storm marches across the U.S. Posted: 03 Feb 2014 06:08 AM PST A downed tree covered in ice lays atop a minivan after a winter storm Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Philadelphia. Icy conditions have knocked out power to more than 200,000 electric customers in southeastern Pennsylvania and prompted school and legislative delays as well as speed reductions on major roadways. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Video spotlights anti-gay violence in Russia Posted: 04 Feb 2014 01:17 PM PST With the eyes of the world about to turn to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, a human rights group has released a new disturbing video highlighting violence against gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual people under Russia's anti-gay laws that went into effect last year.

McDonald's Canada addresses 'pink goop' claims Posted: 04 Feb 2014 10:12 AM PST McNuggets have earned a bad rap in recent years, partially due to photos of "pink goop" purported to be the main ingredient in McDonald's product.

Anti-abortion groups boycotting Girl Scout cookies Posted: 04 Feb 2014 12:56 PM PST MILWAUKEE (AP) — Anti-abortion groups angry over what they see as the Girl Scouts' support for abortion-rights advocates are organizing a cookie boycott.

Senate sends long-overdue farm bill to Obama Posted: 04 Feb 2014 01:40 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The sweeping farm bill that Congress sent to President Obama Tuesday has something for almost everyone, from the nation's 47 million food stamp recipients to Southern peanut growers, Midwest corn farmers and the maple syrup industry in the Northeast.

Olympic hosts try to shake outcry over fate of stray dogs Posted: 04 Feb 2014 10:13 AM PST SOCHI, Russia, Feb 4 (Reuters) - An outcry over the fate of stray animals being rounded up in Sochi is the latest problem to dog Russia's preparations for the Winter Olympics. Already scrambling to get hotels ready on time, make the Games safe and convince the world Russians are not homophobic, the host nation is now trying to shake off accusations that it is killing stray dogs. It is hardly the showcase for modern Russia that President Vladimir Putin had hoped for at the Olympics. Residents say thousands of dogs have disappeared from the streets of Sochi since a local business won a contract to catch stray animals before the Games, which open on Friday.

Libya: Gadhafi's chemical weapons cache 100 percent gone Posted: 04 Feb 2014 12:33 PM PST TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the country's caches of chemical weapons, including bombs and artillery shells filled with mustard gas, have been completely destroyed.

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