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- Obama Leaves God out of Thanksgiving Speech, Riles Critics
- Violence, pepper spray mars Black Friday shopping
- Kansas governor tattles on teen's rude tweet
- Iran threatens to hit Turkey if US, Israel attack
- TV Specs That Aren't Worth Paying For
- Safeway Security Guard Fired After Interrogating Girl; Company Faced Criticism for Similar Incident
- How much crazier can Black Friday get?
- NATO attack allegedly kills 24 Pakistani troops
- Russian anchor off air for finger gesture in Obama story
- Alleged LA-area pepper-spraying shopper surrenders
- Pakistan: 24 troops dead in NATO helicopter attack
- Friends Rally Around Karen Perry, Mom Who Lost Kids in Arizona Plane Crash
- Pope: sex abuse 'scourge' for all society
- NASA launches super-size rover to Mars: 'Go, Go!'
- Pakistan demands US vacate suspected drone base
- Black Friday pepper spray suspect surrenders in LA
- Newt Gingrich pushes back against opponents who claim he supports 'amnesty' for illegal immigrants
- Longshot Republican candidate mulls third-party run
- Obama pops into bookstore, backs small businesses
- US military legacy rubs off on Iraqi youth
- Real life slaying horrifies Shakespeare town
- Mayor: Occupy LA must leave City Hall camp Monday
- New bodies could bring Ohio Craigslist toll to 3
- Endangered baby gorilla born at Chicago zoo dies
- $50,000 Reward For Missing Mom Only Good Through Weekend
- Woman pepper sprays other Black Friday shoppers
- Thomas, Kagan asked to sit out health care case
- Suspected Craigslist Toll Now at 3 Dead, 1 Wounded
- Frederik Meijer, Meijer Inc. founder, dead at 91
- NBA owners, players reach tentative deal
- Missing SD student turns up at NY Occupy protest
- Ex-N.Y. Mafia boss found dead by river in Canada
- Gun issue represents tough politics for Obama
- Mexico acknowledges 2nd Mayan reference to 2012
- Pakistan stops NATO supplies after deadly raid
- Marines to wind down Afghan combat in 2012
- Florida Inmate Drops Pounds in Exchange for Early Release
- Battery fires prompt govt probe of Chevy Volt
- Burglar abuses "dumb" victim in apology letter
- Obama turning to Biden for help in 3 key states
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Violence, pepper spray mars Black Friday shopping
Fri,25 Nov 2011 11:29 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A shopper pepper-sprayed other bargain hunters and robbers shot at customers to steal their Black Friday purchases, marring the start of the U.S. holiday shopping season, according to authorities. Up to 20 people were injured after a woman used pepper spray at a Walmart in Los Angeles to get an edge on her competitors. In a second incident, off-duty officers in North Carolina used pepper spray to subdue rowdy shoppers waiting for electronics. ...
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TV Specs That Aren't Worth Paying For
Fri,25 Nov 2011 11:25 PM PST
Upgrade Your Life - Almost every year, TV manufacturers have touted some shiny new technology as the reason you need to buy a new set: flat screens, HDTV, plasmas, LCDs, 3D TV… but all of these are now old news. Practically the only trick stores have left is to reduce the price. This makes it an ideal year to [...] Full Story | Top |
NATO attack allegedly kills 24 Pakistani troops
Sat,26 Nov 2011 03:33 PM PST
AP -  Pakistan on Saturday blocked vital supply routes for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan and demanded Washington vacate a base used by American drones after coalition aircraft allegedly killed 24 Pakistani troops at two posts along a mountainous frontier that serves as a safe haven for militants.
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Russian anchor off air for finger gesture in Obama story
Thu,24 Nov 2011 12:06 PM PST
Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - A famous Russian TV anchor has been taken off the air for making an obscene gesture after mentioning U.S. President Barack Obama in a live newscast, the channel said on Thursday. Tatiana Limanova, an award-winning journalist and host of a news show on the REN-TV private channel, waved her middle finger when presenting a story about the APEC summit in the United States, a moment after mentioning Obama. The video went viral on the internet, with many viewers speculating the gesture had been meant to insult the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Pakistan: 24 troops dead in NATO helicopter attack
Sat,26 Nov 2011 06:37 AM PST
AP -  Pakistan on Saturday accused NATO helicopters and fighter jets of firing on two army checkpoints in the country's northwest and killing 24 soldiers. Islamabad retaliated by closing the border crossings used by the international coalition to supply its troops in neighboring Afghanistan.
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Pope: sex abuse 'scourge' for all society
Sat,26 Nov 2011 10:19 AM PST
AP -  Pope Benedict XVI insisted on Saturday that all of society's institutions and not just the Catholic church must be held to "exacting" standards in their response to sex abuse of children, and defended the church's efforts to confront the problem.
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US military legacy rubs off on Iraqi youth
Sat,26 Nov 2011 12:08 PM PST
AP -  After more than eight years in Iraq, the departing American military's legacy includes a fledgling democracy, bitter memories of war, and for the nation's youth, rap music, tattoos and slang.
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Real life slaying horrifies Shakespeare town
Fri,25 Nov 2011 05:29 PM PST
AP -  In this storybook Southern Oregon town, murder is commonplace on the stages of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where sword fights are carefully choreographed entertainment, and the blood that spurts is fake.
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Mayor: Occupy LA must leave City Hall camp Monday
Sat,26 Nov 2011 01:39 AM PST
AP - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gave a lengthy tribute to Occupy LA protesters on Friday before telling them they must leave their encampment on the lawn of City Hall by 12:01 a.m. Monday, citing public health and safety concerns. Full Story | Top |
Missing SD student turns up at NY Occupy protest
Sat,26 Nov 2011 01:59 PM PST
AP - Aaron Schmidt seemed to have disappeared. The University of South Dakota freshman wasn't responding to emails or cellphone messages, and his family hadn't heard from him in days. It wasn't until police were called that a clue turned up: a credit card purchase for a bus ticket to New York City. Full Story | Top |
Mexico acknowledges 2nd Mayan reference to 2012
Thu,24 Nov 2011 04:55 PM PST
AP - Mexico's archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Mayas predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012, but on Thursday it acknowledged that a second reference to the date exists on a carved fragment found at a southern Mexico ruin site. Full Story | Top |
Pakistan stops NATO supplies after deadly raid
Sat,26 Nov 2011 03:33 PM PST
Reuters -  YAKKAGHUND, Pakistan (Reuters) - NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan Saturday, killing as many as 28 troops and plunging U.S.-Pakistan relations deeper into crisis. Pakistan shut down NATO supply routes into Afghanistan - used for sending in nearly half of the alliance's land shipments - in retaliation for the worst such incident since Islamabad uneasily allied itself with Washington following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. ...
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Marines to wind down Afghan combat in 2012
Sat,26 Nov 2011 11:17 AM PST
AP -  U.S. Marines will march out of Afghanistan by the thousands next year, winding down combat in the Taliban heartland and testing the U.S. view that Afghan forces are capable of leading the fight against a battered but not yet beaten insurgency in the country's southwestern reaches, American military officers say.
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Battery fires prompt govt probe of Chevy Volt
Fri,25 Nov 2011 07:26 PM PST
AP -  New fires involving the lithium-ion batteries in General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Volt have prompted an investigation to assess the risk of fire in the electric car after a serious crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday.
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Burglar abuses "dumb" victim in apology letter
Thu,24 Nov 2011 06:50 AM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A convicted burglar forced to write a letter of apology delivered a barely literate diatribe in which he blamed his "dumb" victim for the crime because the kitchen window was open. The letter from the unnamed crook, which was not delivered to the victim, was released by West Yorkshire police in Leeds to demonstrate the mindset of the criminals who target people's homes. The 16-year-old burglar was told to write a letter of apology as part of an Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme (ISSP), a non-custodial plan for young offenders. ... Full Story | Top |
Obama turning to Biden for help in 3 key states
Sat,26 Nov 2011 12:44 AM PST
AP -  A year from Election Day, Democrats are crafting a campaign strategy for Vice President Joe Biden that targets the big three political battlegrounds: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, states where Biden might be more of an asset to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign than the president himself.
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