Thursday, January 31, 2013

Daily News: Most Popular News Headlines - Applebee’s fires waitress who posted receipt from pastor complaining about auto-tip

Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 11:38 AM PST
Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News:

Applebee’s fires waitress who posted receipt from pastor complaining about auto-tip 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 11:38 AM PST
An Applebee's waitress who posted a receipt with a note from a pastor complaining about the automatic gratuity added to the bill on the Internet was fired on Wednesday after the pastor complained to her manager. Chelsea Welch, the waitress, wrote in an email to Yahoo News that the pastor (who has since been identified [...]
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Man finds (valuable) whale vomit on English beach 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 08:56 AM PST
Just because something's gross doesn't mean it isn't valuable. Case in point: Whale vomit. A man taking his dog for a walk on the beach came across a pile of (maybe! hopefully!) whale regurgitation. Now he could stand to make more than $50,000 from the find. Who would pay tens of thousands of dollars for [...]
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Icelandic girl wins right to use her given name 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 05:55 AM PST
FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 photo from files Blaer Bjarkardottir, left, and her mother, Bjork Eidsdottir, are photographed in front of a pond in Reykjavik. The 15-year-old Icelandic girl has been granted the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother, despite the opposition of authorities. A court ruled Thursday that the name "Blaer" can be used. It means "gentle breeze." The decision overturns an earlier rejection by Icelandic authorities who declared it was not a proper feminine name. Until now, Blaer Bjarkardottir had been identified simply as "Girl" in communications with officials. (AP Photo/Anna Andersen, File)REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) â€" A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has been granted the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother, despite the opposition of authorities and Iceland's strict law on names.
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Teenage student wounded in Atlanta school shooting 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 03:58 PM PST
Children look for their parents from a school bus near Price Middle School following a shooting at the school in AtlantaATLANTA (Reuters) - A 14-year-old student was wounded on Thursday in a shooting outside a middle school in Atlanta and police said another student was arrested in the latest outbreak of gun violence in a U.S. school. The afternoon shooting occurred outside Price Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia. Neither the wounded student nor the suspected shooter were identified by authorities. Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis and Police Chief George Turner said at a news conference that multiple gunshots were fired from a small-caliber handgun outside the main school building. ...
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Hagel pummeled by McCain, others as opposition mounts 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 07:13 AM PST
Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel endured a thorough pounding on Thursday at the hands of his fellow Republicans during a contentious, daylong confirmation hearing that did nothing to improve his prospects for heading the Pentagon. But in a Senate where Democrats control four more votes than the 51 needed to approve him, it may not [...]
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Police not amused by motorcyclist’s freeway marriage proposal 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 07:50 AM PST
Police in California say they're mulling over charges against a motorcyclist who orchestrated the shutdown of a freeway outside Los Angeles so he could propose to his girlfriend. The stunt, captured in a video posted to YouTube, occurred Sunday on the 10 Freeway in West Covina, Calif., 20 miles east of L.A. The video shows [...]
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Ala. child hostage standoff in 2nd day at bunker 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 08:47 AM PST
In this undated photo released by the Dale County Board of Education, bus driver Charles Albert Poland, Jr., is shown. A standoff in rural Alabama went into a second full day Thursday as police surrounded an underground bunker where a retired truck driver was holding a 5-year-old hostage he grabbed off a school bus after shooting Poland, the driver dead. Poland Jr., 66, was hailed by locals as a hero who gave his life to protect the 21 students aboard the bus. (AP Photo/ Dale County Board of Education)MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) â€" A standoff in rural Alabama went into a second full day as police surrounded an underground bunker where authorities said a retired truck driver was holding a 5-year-old hostage he grabbed off a school bus after shooting the driver dead.
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Negotiators talking to Ala. captor through pipe 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 08:25 PM PST
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) â€" Speaking into a 4-inch-wide ventilation pipe, hostage negotiators tried Thursday to talk a man into releasing a kindergartener and ending a standoff in an underground bunker that stretched into its third day.
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Syria protests over Israel attack, warns of "surprise" 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 11:13 AM PST
An Israeli soldier looks on as a U.N. jeep drives past the Quneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria, in the Golan HeightsBEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria protested to the United Nations on Thursday over an Israeli air strike on its territory and warned of a possible "surprise" response. The foreign ministry summoned the head of the U.N. force in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to deliver the protest a day after Israel hit what Syria said was a military research centre and diplomats said was a weapons convoy heading for Lebanon. ...
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Menendez says he reimbursed donor for 2 jaunts 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 03:51 PM PST
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2013 file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Menendez's office says he traveled on a plane owned by a Florida physician who is a friend and political donor, but denied that the senator had engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Sen. Robert Menendez's office says he reimbursed a prominent Florida political donor $58,500 on Jan. 4 of this year for the full cost of two of three trips Menendez took on the donor's plane to the Dominican Republic in 2010.
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Economic jitters compete with Obama agenda 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 08:06 AM PST
FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in Las Vegas. Just as President Barack Obama is pushing new initiatives on gun control and immigration, the gloomy old problem of a sluggish economy is shoving its way back into prominence. That could imperil his focus on other issues, just as he is shaping a second-term agenda. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Just as President Barack Obama is pushing new initiatives on gun control and immigration, the gloomy old problem of a sluggish economy is elbowing its way back into prominence. Consumer confidence is falling, the economy is contracting and large automatic spending cuts are threatening to hit the Pentagon and other programs, with uncertain consequences.
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New York Times says targeted by China hackers after Wen report 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 12:29 AM PST
The facade of the New York Times building is seen in New YorkBEIJING (Reuters) - The New York Times said on Thursday that Chinese hackers had "persistently" attacked its computers over the past four months since the paper published a story on Premier Wen Jiabao, but sensitive material related to the report was not accessed. The New York Times said the attacks coincided with its report last October that Wen's family had accumulated at least $2.7 billion in "hidden riches". China said at the time the report smeared his name and had ulterior motives. ...
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Standoff: Ala. gunman holed up with kidnapped boy 
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 09:48 PM PST
Heavily armed men move away from the suspects home at the scene of a Dale County hostage scene in Midland City, Ala. on Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013. Authorities were locked in a standoff Wednesday with a gunman authorities say on Tuesday intercepted a school bus, killed the driver, snatched a 6-year-old boy and retreated into a bunker at his home in Alabama. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh) NO SALESMIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) â€" A gunman holed up in a bunker with a 5-year-old hostage kept law officers at bay Wednesday in an all-night, all-day standoff that began when he killed a school bus driver and dragged the boy away, authorities said.
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Immigration reform: The devil is in the details 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:27 AM PST
Bottom Line Immigration reform has been at the top of the agenda in Washington, D.C. this week, both in Congress and in the Obama administration. On Monday a bipartisan group of eight Senators introduced a plan for reform, and on Tuesday President Obama presented his own plan, similar to the Senate’s proposal, in a speech [...]
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San Diego Zoo Panda Diagnosed With 'Acute Cuteness' 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:27 AM PST
Nearly three weeks after making his public debut at the San Diego Zoo, panda cub Xiao Liwu is proving to be quite the ham. The 6-month-old cub, whose name, which means “little gift,” was chosen in an online poll, rolled, crawled and padded his way...
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White House won’t renew president’s jobs council 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 08:47 AM PST
The White House is not renewing its Council on Jobs and Competitiveness set to expire on Thursday, a decision that drew a storm of criticism from Republicans who have long criticized the council for being ineffective amid continued high unemployment and national economic turmoil. "Unbelievable," Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri began in a statement in [...]
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Syria and Iran threaten retaliation against Israel 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 05:09 AM PST
This graphic shows the location of a Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 Israeli airstrike on a military target in Jamraya, Syria, about 15 kilometers (10 miles) from the border with Lebanon. (AP Graphic)BEIRUT (AP) â€" Syria and Iran have threatened to retaliate for an Israeli air raid near the capital Damascus.
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Defiant Iran plans to speed up nuclear fuel work 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 12:12 PM PST
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facilityVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has announced plans to install and operate advanced uranium enrichment machines, in what would be a technological leap allowing it to significantly speed up activity the West fears could be put to developing a nuclear weapon. In a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Tehran said it would introduce new centrifuges to its main enrichment plant near the central town of Natanz, according to an IAEA communication to member states seen by Reuters. ...
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Te'o was in love, says the man at the center of the hoax 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 11:42 AM PST
In this Jan. 24, 2013, photo provided by CBS Television Distribution/Peteski Productions, talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw, left, interviews Ronaiah Tuiasosopo during taping for the "Dr. Phil Show" in Los Angeles. The program, scheduled to air Thursday, Jan. 31, and Friday, Feb. 1, will show the first on-air interview of Tuiasosopo, the man who allegedly concocted the girlfriend hoax that ensnared Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o. (AP Photo/CBS Television Distribution/Peteski Productions)Ronaiah Tuiasosopo fell in love with Manti Te'o and said all his energy went into pretending to be the woman the Notre Dame linebacker came to know as Lennay Kekua.
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U.N. chief gravely concerned by report of Israeli air strike in Syria 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:28 AM PST
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed "grave concern" on Thursday over reports that Israeli jets bombed an apparent convoy of weapons near the Lebanese border and urged respect for the sovereignty of countries in the region. Diplomats, Syrian rebels and regional security sources said on Wednesday that Israeli jets bombed a convoy near the Lebanese border, apparently hitting weapons destined for militant group Hezbollah. Syria denied the reports, saying the target of the air strikes had been a military research center northwest of Damascus. ...
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Alleged Burglars Hit Paper Subscribers 
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 11:28 PM PST
Police Recovered Collectible Coins, Musical Instruments, Computers and Jewelry
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Zimmerman wants to delay trial for Martin shooting 
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 11:57 PM PST
FILE - George Zimmerman, center, stands with his attorney Mark O'Mara, right, and a Seminole County Deputy during a court hearing in this April 12, 2012 file photo taken in Sanford, Fla. Attorneys for the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with shooting Trayvon Martin to death on Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013 asked for more time to prepare his case, saying prosecutors had been slow to turn over evidence. (AP Photo/Gary W. Green, Orlando Sentinel, Pool, File)ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) â€" Attorneys for the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with shooting Trayvon Martin to death on Wednesday asked for more time to prepare his case, saying prosecutors had been slow to turn over evidence.
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Israel may feel need to strike Syria again 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 02:55 PM PST
FILE - In this May 22, 2010 file photo, a Hezbollah fighter, stands behind an empty rocket launcher while explaining to the group various tactics and weapons used against Israeli soldiers on the battlefield, during a trip to Hezbollah strongholds, in Sojod village, southern Lebanon. U.S. officials said Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday. The target was a convoy believed to be carrying anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militant group allied with Syria and Iran. The Israeli airstrike comes at a particularly sensitive and vulnerable time for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Despite its formidable weapons arsenal and political clout in the country, the group's credibility and maneuvering space has been significantly reduced in the past few years, largely because of the war in neighboring Syria but also because of unprecedented challenges at home. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)BEIRUT (AP) â€" An Israeli air attack staged in Syria this week may be a sign of things to come.
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Authorities: Teen wounded at Ga. middle school 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 02:59 PM PST
ATLANTA (AP) â€" Atlanta's police chief says an armed officer working at a city middle school where a teen was shot was able to disarm the suspect moments after the shooting.
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Hash oil causes blast, hurts 3 near SeaWorld in SD 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 01:11 AM PST
Firefightersrespond to the Heritage Hotel after an explosion on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in San Diego. The cause of the explosion is under investigation. Three people were injured in the explosion at the hotel near SeaWorld San Diego and investigators were trying to determine whether there was a drug lab inside, authorities said. Three people were taken to a hospital to be treated for burns and one was in serious condition, said San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Maurice Luque. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)SAN DIEGO (AP) â€" An explosion tore through a hotel near SeaWorld San Diego where a couple was allegedly extracting hash oil, sending guests fleeing for safety and putting three people in the hospital, authorities said.
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City renames itself Stalingrad to mark battle 
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 03:54 AM PST
MOSCOW (AP) â€" The southern Russian city where the Red Army decisively turned back Nazi forces in a key World War II battle will once again be known as Stalingrad, at least on the days commemorating the victory.
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