Tuesday, November 26, 2013

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Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 03:46 PM PST
Rain, snow threaten to snarl holiday travel 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 03:46 PM PST
 William Witters, of Valparaiso, Ind., waits for a ride in a wheelchair after passing through security at Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday, Nov., 26, 2013. Thanksgiving travelers scrambled to book earlier flights Tuesday to avoid a sprawling storm bearing down on the East Coast with a messy mix of snow, rain and wind that threatened to snarl one of the busiest travel days of the year(AP Photo/Vyto Starinskas)Thanksgiving travelers scramble to book earlier flights to avoid a winter storm.
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Migrants capsize in Bahamas; up to 30 feared dead 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 06:53 PM PST
 This image taken from video made available by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a group of Haitian migrants sitting on the hull of a capsized sailboat near Staniel Cay, Bahamas, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. Bahamian authorities have confirmed that at least 20 people died when the boat flipped over near Staniel Cay. Interviews with migrants suggest the toll could reach about 30 people. The overloaded sailboat apparently struck a reef and capsized near tiny Harvey Cay, west of Staniel Cay in the Exumas. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard)MIAMI (AP) — A sailboat passing through the southern Bahamas islands with about 150 Haitian migrants on board capsized after running aground, killing up to 30 people and leaving the rest clinging to the vessel for hours, authorities said Tuesday.
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Obama: Hollywood an economic engine 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 03:51 PM PST
 President Barack Obama and DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, left, watch a demonstration of Motion Capture technology for the upcoming film, 'How to Train Your Dragon 2, during the president's tour of DreamWorks Studios in Glendale, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. Motion Capture (Mocap) is part of the production process using live actors for animated movies. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)President Barack Obama praised the American movie industry on Tuesday, saying Hollywood was not only a key export industry but also an important cultural and diplomatic tool. Speaking after a visit to the DreamWorks Animation studio in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, Obama said Hollywood was one of the engines of the American economy. "I've come here today, because this is one of America's economic engines, not just DreamWorks, but this whole cluster of companies that generations have grown up knowing, Disney and Warner and Universal and others," Obama said after a guided tour of the studios responsible for successful franchises such as "Shrek", "Madagascar" and "Kung Fu Panda." The entertainment industry had also served as an important diplomatic tool, Obama said.
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Pope issues mission statement for papacy 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 01:09 PM PST
 Pope Francis celebrates a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis denounced the global financial system that excludes the poor as he issued the mission statement for his papacy on Tuesday, saying he wants the Catholic Church to get its hands dirty as it seeks to bring solace and mercy to society's outcasts.
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IRS pushes to rein in tax-exempt political groups 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 07:37 PM PST
 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration Tuesday launched a bid to rein in the use of tax-exempt groups for political campaigning.
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Analysis: Nuclear deal faces hard-line test 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 10:52 AM PST
 FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 file photo, Iran's Revolutionary Guard troops march during a military parade commemorating the start of the Iraq-Iran war 32 years ago, in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran. Even before Iran's envoys could pack their bags in Geneva after wrapping up a first-step nuclear deal with world powers, President Hassan Rouhani was opening a potentially tougher diplomatic front: Selling the give-and-take to his country's powerful interests led by the Revolutionary Guard. Whether Iran's hard-liners will aid or obstruct expanded UN inspections and other points of the accord stands as the biggest wild card on whether it can hit it marks and test Iran's claims that it does not seek nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Even before Iran's envoys could pack their bags in Geneva after wrapping up a first-step nuclear deal with world powers, President Hassan Rouhani was opening a potentially tougher diplomatic front: selling the give-and-take to his country's powerful insider interests led by the Revolutionary Guard.
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Talks on global free-trade deal collapse in Geneva 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 02:13 PM PST
 World Trade Organization, WTO, Director General Roberto Azevedo, of Brazil, informs the media about the next ministerial meeting on Bali during a press conference, after the General Council at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone,Salvatore Di Nolfi)GENEVA (AP) — Negotiators came close but failed Tuesday to clinch a free-trade deal that could have helped boost the world economy by $1 trillion a year and cleared the way for a broader global agreement.
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CBS: Lara Logan, producer ordered to take leave 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 06:50 PM PST
 In this Jan. 12, 2013 file photo, "60 Minutes" reporter Lara Logan takes part in a panel discussion at the Showtime Winter TCA Tour in Pasadena, Calif. CBS has ordered NEW YORK (AP) — CBS ordered "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan and her producer to take a leave of absence Tuesday following a critical internal review of their handling of the show's October story on the Benghazi raid, based on a report on a supposed witness whose story can't be verified.
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Thai protesters call for nationwide uprising 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 07:55 PM PST
 An anti-government protester shouts slogans during gathering outside Interior Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. Protesters forced the closure of several government ministries Tuesday and vowed to take control of state offices nationwide in a bid to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, escalating the biggest challenge she has faced since taking office. (AP Photo/Wason Wnnichakorn)BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters vowing to topple Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra took to the streets for a fourth straight day on Wednesday, declaring they would take over "every ministry" of the government. The brash threat is the biggest challenge yet to the embattled premier's administration, raising fears of fresh political violence in the Southeast Asian nation.
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Comet dances with sun, death; giving mixed signals 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 02:51 PM PST
 In this photo provided by NASA, a contrast-enhanced image produced from the Hubble images of comet ISON taken April 23, 2013 reveals the subtle structure in the inner coma of the comet. In this computer-processed view, the Hubble image has been divided by a computer model coma that decreases in brightness proportionally to the distance from the nucleus, as expected for a comet that is producing dust uniformly over its surface. ISON's coma shows enhanced dust particle release on the sunward-facing side of the comet's nucleus, the small, solid body at the core of the comet. This information is invaluable for determining the comet's shape, evolution, and spin of the solid nucleus. (AP Photo/NASA)WASHINGTON (AP) — Comet ISON is teasing the solar system as it dances with the sun and it's giving astronomers mixed signals.
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Psalm book fetches record $14.2M at NY auction 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 05:12 PM PST
 FILE - This April 2013 file photo provided by Sotheby's and taken in New York shows what the auction house describes as "the world's most valuable book," the Bay Psalm Book, which is the first book ever printed in what is now the United States. Sotheby's, offering it Tuesday evening, Nov. 26, 2013 with a presale estimate of $15 million to $30 million, says it could set an auction record for any printed book. The book was published in Cambridge, Mass., by the Puritan leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It came just 20 years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. (AP Photo/Sotheby's, File)NEW YORK (AP) — A tiny book of psalms from 1640, believed to be the first book printed in what's now the United States, sold for just under $14.2 million on Tuesday, setting an auction record for a printed book.
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New breed of buses draws Thanksgiving travelers 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 02:54 PM PST
 Chynnah Clasberry, left, and her cousin David Ruffin prepare to board a Megabus for a trip to Atlanta, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, in Chicago. Millions of Americans are hurtling along the nation's jumble of transportation arteries for Thanksgiving, and more of them are discovering that a bus, of all things, is the cheapest, comfiest and coolest way to stay Zen during the nation's largest annual human migration. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)CHICAGO (AP) — As millions of Americans hurtle through the jumble of transportation arteries for Thanksgiving, many are discovering that bus travel may be the cheapest, comfiest and even coolest way to stay Zen during the nation's largest annual migration.
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Psalm book fetches record $14.2M at NYC auction 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 04:24 PM PST
 FILE - This April 2013 file photo provided by Sotheby's and taken in New York shows what the auction house describes as "the world's most valuable book," the Bay Psalm Book, which is the first book ever printed in what is now the United States. Sotheby's, offering it Tuesday evening, Nov. 26, 2013 with a presale estimate of $15 million to $30 million, says it could set an auction record for any printed book. The book was published in Cambridge, Mass., by the Puritan leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It came just 20 years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. (AP Photo/Sotheby's, File)NEW YORK (AP) — A tiny book of psalms from 1640 has sold for $14.2 million in New York City, setting an auction record for a printed book.
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Supreme Court will take up new health law dispute 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 01:01 PM PST
 FILE - This May 22, 2013 file photo shows customer at a Hobby Lobby store in Denver. The Supreme Court has agreed to referee another dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law, whether businesses can use religious objections to escape a requirement to cover birth control for employees. The justices said Tuesday they will take up an issue that has divided the lower courts in the face of roughly 40 lawsuits from for-profit companies asking to be spared from having to cover some or all forms of contraception. The court will consider two cases. One involves Hobby Lobby Inc., an Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts chain with 13,000 full-time employees. Hobby Lobby won in the lower courts. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to referee another dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law: whether businesses may use religious objections to escape a requirement to cover birth control for employees.
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Former hostages react to Iran's nuclear deal 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 04:43 PM PST
 FILE - In this Nov. 9, 1979, file photo, one of the hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran is displayed to the crowd, blindfolded and with his hands bound, outside the embassy. Fifty-two of the hostages endured 444 days of captivity. Former Iranian hostages had varied reactions to the news of the nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran in what is being billed as a trust-building agreement designed to yield a more comprehensive deal six months from now. (AP Photo/File)McLEAN, Va. (AP) — To some of the Americans subjected to mock executions and other torment during more than a year as hostages in Iran more than 30 years ago, it seems like a mistake to trust the regime in Tehran to keep its promises in a nuclear deal brokered by the U.S. and other world powers.
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US bombers fly across China's new air defense zone 
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 02:55 PM PST
 Computer screens display a map showing the outline of China's new air defense zone in the East China on the website of the Chinese Ministry of Defense, in Beijing Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. Beijing on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 issued a map of the zone - which includes a cluster of islands controlled by Japan but also claimed by China - and a set of rules that say all aircraft entering the area must notify Chinese authorities and are subject to emergency military measures if they do not identify themselves or obey Beijing's orders. Chinese characters in red in the center of the map at left reads: "Air Defense Identification Zone in East China Sea." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after China asserted greater military control over a swath of the East China Sea to bolster claims to a cluster of disputed islands, the U.S. defied the move Tuesday as it flew two B-52 bombers through the area.
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