Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Daily News: Most Popular News Headlines - White House weighs petition to deport Justin Bieber

Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 01:12 PM PST
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White House weighs petition to deport Justin Bieber 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 01:12 PM PST
Justin Bieber prepares to stand on his vehicle after exiting from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on January 23, 2014 in Miami, FloridaAs if Barack Obama didn't have enough problems to deal with already, his administration now is being asked to weigh in on the grave matter of Justin Bieber's bad behavior. By midday Wednesday (1700 GMT), a petition on the White House website calling for the deportation of the Canadian-born teen idol had garnered 103,000 names -- easily surpassing the threshold of 100,000 signatures required for presidential consideration. "We the people of the United States feel that we are being wrongly represented in the world of pop culture," says the petition, created by one "J.A." in Detroit on January 23, the day Bieber was busted in Miami Beach for impaired driving and illegal drag racing in a flashy Italian sports car. "We would like to see the dangerous, reckless, destructive and drug-abusing Justin Bieber deported and his green card revoked.
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'I will break you in half': Congressman threatens to throw reporter off balcony during interview 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 08:38 AM PST
It started out like dozens of other interviews after Tuesday night's State of the Union address. But when a reporter decided to press Rep. Michael Grimm on his personal campaign finances, the Republican congressman abruptly ended the interview with a violent threat.
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Bush speechwriter accuses Obama of plagiarism in State of the Union 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 06:38 AM PST
A former speechwriter for President George W. Bush accused President Barack Obama of plagiarizing one of Bush's speeches during Tuesday evening's State of the Union.
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Obama vows to flex presidential powers in speech 
Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 10:10 PM PST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to energize his sluggish second term, President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday night in his State of the Union address to sidestep Congress "whenever and wherever" necessary to narrow economic disparities between America's rich and poor.
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Husband's Plumbing Help Results In Leaky Marriage 
Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 09:01 PM PST
DEAR ABBY: I have been with my husband for 19 years. I offered his plumbing services to a married couple I work with. While he was fixing the problem, he became friendly with their adult daughter. She was lonely and I knew the family, so I wasn't concerned. Their relationship developed into something more and we separated. He ended their friendship and we reconciled. Things were going great, but she continued to contact him. He has suddenly decided he can't live without her friendship and has decided to divorce me in order to continue it with her. ...
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5 takeaways from Obama’s State of the Union 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 09:18 AM PST
President Obama used his State of the Union speech to try to redraw the political landscape, placing himself at its center while working to give vulnerable Democrats a shot at surviving what could be brutal midterm elections in November.
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Republicans respond and respond to Obama State of Union 
Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 08:46 PM PST
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) arrives for the Republican weekly policy luncheon on Capitol HillBy Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress responded in competing voices on Tuesday to President Barack Obama's annual State of the Union address as various wings of the party vied to advance their prescriptions for the country's best way forward. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who delivered the sanctioned Republican response to Obama, queued up long-standing party doctrine that "champions free markets and trusts people to make their own decisions, not a government that decides for you." McMorris Rodgers, a five-term congresswoman from Washington state, took a broad swipe at Obamacare, the 2010 landmark healthcare law that Republicans have tried to repeal, delay or significantly alter nearly 50 times since its enactment. "We've all talked to too many people who have received cancellation notices they didn't expect or who can no longer see the doctors they always have," McMorris Rodgers said of the Affordable Care Act, which got off to a troubled start.
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Watch 63 years of climate change in one horrifying GIF 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 07:45 AM PST
Watch 63 years of climate change in one horrifying GIFGlobal warming is still the topic of much debate, but a short video posted recently by NASA is fairly convincing. The 15-second animation, which was posted by NASA last week and picked up on Tuesday by Co.Exist, shows a view of the entire globe with an overlay that details climate change. NASA scientists analyzed data collected over the past 63 years by 1,000 meteorological stations from around the world, and the animation they compiled shows just how rapidly the Earth's climate is changing. The GIF above is a consolidated version of NASA's full animation that helps illustrate just how drastic the change has been since 1950. Temperatures in some regions have swung by as much as 4 degrees Celsius in the
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Beretta to build new firearms plant in Tenn. 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 12:00 PM PST
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam speaks during a ceremony at the state Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, to announce that firearms maker Beretta USA Corp. is building a new manufacturing a research facility in the state. The $45 million plant is expected to be completed this year and create 300 jobs. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Italian gun maker Beretta said Wednesday that Tennessee's support for gun rights was a major factor in its decision to build a manufacturing and research facility in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin.
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Cory Remsburg, John Boehner and 'Mad Men': Buzzy moments from the State of the Union 
Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 08:43 PM PST
What do Americans think were the buzziest moments from Tuesday's State of the Union address? A military hero, "Mad Men" and House Speaker John Boehner's other title: "son of a barkeep."
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Intel chief: al-Qaida wants to attack US 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 01:04 PM PST
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on current and projected national security threats against the US. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Syrian militant group tied to al-Qaida, the al-Nusra Front, wants to attack the United States and is training a growing cadre of fighters from Europe, the Mideast and even the U.S., the top U.S. intelligence official told Congress on Wednesday.
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Obama touts wage hike, creates 'myRA' savings plan 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 06:54 PM PST
President Barack Obama prepares to sign an executive order mandating that federal contractors be required to raise the minimum wage they pay their workers to $10.10, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, at the end of an appearance at the US Steel's Mon Valley Works in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) — Declaring that hard work should pay off for every American, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed an order to create starter retirement accounts that could be opened with as little as $25 but acknowledged there's a limit to the help he can give low-wage workers without congressional action.
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Snowden gets Nobel Peace Prize nomination from Norwegian MP 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 03:40 AM PST
NobelA Norwegian member of parliament nominated former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday, arguing that his release of classified documents made the world a safer place. Baard Vegar Solhjell, a former education and environment minister for the Socialist Left party, said Snowden's revelations deepened the public's understanding of the extent to which states spy on their own citizens. "There is no doubt that the actions of Edward Snowden may have damaged the security interests of several nations in the short term," Solhjell and fellow MP Snorre Valen said in a joint statement. "We are, however, convinced that the public debate and changes in policy that have followed in the wake of Snowden's whistle blowing has contributed to a more peaceful, stable and peaceful world order," they said.
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Owe the IRS money? Good news 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 06:55 AM PST
Tax refundWill you owe the individual mandate penalty? It may not really matter, says Bill Bischoff.
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17 California communities running out of water 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 09:50 AM PST
A visitor walks near the receding waters at Folsom Lake, which is 17 percent of its capacity, in FolsomSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Seventeen rural communities in drought-stricken California are in danger of running out of water within four months, according to a list compiled by state officials.
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Southern-style snowstorm: Gridlock, kind neighbors 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 06:31 AM PST
Traffic creeps along Interstate 55 in north Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, as ice and snow flurries cause difficult driving conditions. A severe winter storm is expected to hit the state, bringing ice and snow to the Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)ATLANTA (AP) — Students camped out with teachers in school gyms or on buses and commuters abandoned cars along the highway to seek shelter in churches, fire stations — even grocery stores — after a rare snowstorm left thousands of unaccustomed Southerners frozen in their tracks.
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Google selling Motorola phone business to Lenovo 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 03:33 PM PST
FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, file photo, Eric Schmidt, Google's chairman, speaks during a press conference in New York, where Motorola introduced three new smartphones, the first since it became a a part of Google. Google said Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, it is selling Motorola's smartphone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion, a price that makes Google's biggest acquisition look like its most expensive mistake.(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is selling Motorola's smartphone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion, a price that makes Google's biggest acquisition look like its most expensive mistake.
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Fossils of Neanderthal DNA clump in human genome 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 01:10 PM PST
FILE - This Jan. 8, 2003 file photo shows a reconstructed Neanderthal skeleton, right, and a modern human version of a skeleton, left, on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York. Next time you call someone a Neanderthal, better look in a mirror. Much of the genes that help determine most people's skin and hair are much more Neanderthal than not, according to two new studies that look at the DNA fossils hidden in the modern human genome. Scientists isolated the parts of the non-African modern human genetic blueprint that still contain Neanderthal remnants. Barely more than 1 percent comes from 50,000 years ago when modern humans leaving Africa mated with the soon-to-be-extinct Neanderthals. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Next time you call someone a Neanderthal, better look in a mirror. Many of the genes that help determine most people's skin and hair are more Neanderthal than not, according to two new studies that look at the DNA fossils hidden in the modern human genome.
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Helicopters search for stranded Southern drivers 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 01:30 PM PST
A damaged car is left on the side of the road, stuck in snow off Pryor Road, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Atlanta. After a rare snowstorm stopped Atlanta-area commuters in their tracks, forcing many to hunker down in their cars overnight or seek other shelter, the National Guard was sending military Humvees onto the city's snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to students on them, Gov. Nathan Deal said early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUTATLANTA (AP) — Helicopters took to the skies Wednesday to search for stranded drivers while Humvees delivered food, water and gas — or a ride home — to people who were stuck on roads after a winter storm walloped the Deep South.
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Biden: 'In my heart, I’m confident that I could make a good president' 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 05:58 AM PST
The vice president made the rounds on the morning talk show circuit Wednesday, backing up President Obama's State of the Union assertions and dropping a hint about his own political future.
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House passes farm bill, crop subsidies preserved 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 10:00 AM PST
FILE - In this July 9, 2009 file photo three combines harvest the winter wheat on the Cooksey farm near Roggen, Colo. Farm-state lawmakers are pushing for final passage of the massive, five-year farm bill as it heads to the House floor Wednesday — member by member, vote by vote. There are goodies scattered through the bill for members from all regions of the country: a boost in money for crop insurance popular in the Midwest; higher cotton and rice subsidies for Southern farmers; renewal of federal land payments for Western states. There are cuts to the food stamp program — $800 million a year, or around 1 percent — for Republicans who say the program is spending too much money, but they are low enough that some Democrats will support them. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than two years of partisan squabbles over food and farm policy, the House passed and sent to the Senate Wednesday an almost $100 billion-a-year, compromise farm bill containing a small cut in food stamps and preserving most crop subsidies.
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Incredible Video Shows How Boulders Demolished a 300-Year-Old Italian Farmhouse 
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 12:23 PM PST
Miraculously, no one was injured when three enormous boulders rolled down a hill and leveled a 300-year old house in Tramin, Northern Italy. Drone footage captured the aftermath of the 4,000-cubic-meter rock fall. Two boulders leveled the barn, and then a third stopped just short of the living quarters and a car parked outside, sparing those inside.
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Winter storm causes wrecks, gridlock in the South 
Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014 10:59 PM PST
ATLANTA (AP) — The mad rush began at the first sight of snow: Across the Atlanta area, schools let out early and commuters left for home after lunch, instantly creating gridlock so severe that security guards and doormen took to the streets to direct cars amid a cacophony of blaring horns.
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