Friday, February 1, 2013

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Friday, Feb 01, 2013 01:52 PM PST
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Violence flares in restless Egypt 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 01:52 PM PST
Violence flares in restless EgyptPolice and protesters scuffle as protesters try to break through a gate of the presidential palace during a protest in Cairo, February 1, 2013. Opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi hurled petrol bombs at his palace on Friday as protesters returned to the streets of Egypt demanding his overthrow after the deadliest violence of his seven months in power. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
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Twitter says hackers compromise 250K accounts 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 08:21 PM PST
FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2010 file photo, Twitter CEO Evan Williams makes a presentation about changes to the social network at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, In the latest online attack, Twitter says hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200 million active users, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)In the latest online attack, Twitter said Friday that hackers may have gained access to information on a quarter of a million of its more than 200 million active users.
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Authorities release photo of accused Ala. abductor 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 07:11 PM PST
This photograph released by the Alabama Department of Public Safety shows Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old retired truck driver officials identify as the suspect in a fatal shooting and hostage standoff in Midland City, Ala. (AP Photo/Alabama Department of Public Safety)After four anxious days, only the slimmest of details has come to light in a police standoff with an Alabama man who is accused of holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in a bunker, a sign of just how delicate the negotiations are.
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Ed Koch's legacy: 'He gave us our morale, our pride' 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 01:48 PM PST
Koch campaigning on the subway in September 1980 (Mary DiBiase/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)Former New York Mayor Ed Koch pulled his city out of chaos and made it safe and clean.
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Former first dog Barney Bush dies 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 02:33 PM PST
File photo of U.S President George W. Bush grabbing one of the paws of Barney the presidential dog, to wave to the press upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force BaseGeorge W. Bush's black Scottish terrier has died at age 12.
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Manhunt underway for murderer mistakenly freed in Chicago 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 05:40 PM PST
FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Office in Chicago shows Steven L. Robbins from Gary, Ind. Police in Indiana and Illinois are hunting for Robbins, 44, a convicted murderer who was mistakenly released from custody Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Chicago, where he was sent Tuesday to face a drug charge while serving a 60-year prison sentence in Indiana. (AP Photo/Cook County Sheriff's Office, File)Questions swirl about what caused the mix-up and why he was taken to Chicago in the first place.
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Dow ends above 14,000 for the first time since 2007 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 01:21 PM PST
Zoetis CEO Juan Ramon Alaix reacts as his company's stock begins trading on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeStocks rose to five-year highs after data showed economic recovery is on track.
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Google offering best hackers some 'pi' 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 01:50 PM PST
Google Offers $3.14159 Million in Hacking PrizesWhoever cracks Google's Chrome operating system will walk away with $3.14159 million.
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Study reveals alarming rate of military veteran suicides 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 04:44 PM PST
Marines come to aid of victimized veteranThe U.S. government releases the results of its most extensive study yet on suicide among military veterans.
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Looters ransack hoarder's house, steal $200K in coins 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 04:42 PM PST
Cars, debris and outbuildings rest on the property where an eccentric man known simply as Radkin lived in Alburgh, Vt., Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. It took months for anyone to discover that Radkin had died in an accident on his land. But four people â€It took months for anyone to discover that an eccentric man known simply as Radkin had died.
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Drought pushes cattle ranching north and west 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 04:26 PM PST
The severe drought that scorched pastures across the Southern Plains last summer helped shrink the nation's herd to its smallest size in more than six decades and encouraged the movement of animals to lusher fields in the northern and western parts of the U.S., a new report shows.
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These gas prices are out of season 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 03:20 PM PST
U.S. drivers are now paying more to fill up their gas tanks than they ever have at this time of year.
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White House expects Hagel to be confirmed 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 12:24 PM PST
Republican Chuck Hagel, President Obama's choice for defense secretary, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)But few believe the contentious hearings earned Chuck Hagel new support.
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'Pray 4 Ethan': Alabama hostage standoff drags on 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 01:33 PM PST
Law officers stand beside the Alabama State trooper mobile command post at the Dale County hostage scene in Midland City, Ala. on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. A gunman holed up in a bunker with a 6-year-old hostage has kept law officers at bay since the standoff began when he killed a school bus driver and dragged the boy away, authorities said. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh)The suspected gunman has been locked in a standoff with law enforcement officers near the small town of Midland City.
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Atlanta school shooting raises doubts about metal detectors 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 02:19 PM PST
A shooting at an Atlanta middle school Thursday has prompted questions about the effectiveness of metal detectors as a school security measure.
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Applebee’s defends firing waitress who posted receipt 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 11:21 AM PST
Facing a public relations nightmare over the firing of a waitress who posted online a pastor's note complaining about an automatic gratuity, Applebee's released a lengthy statement on Facebook defending its actions on Friday. "The guests who visit Applebee’sâ€"people like youâ€"expect and deserve to be treated with professionalism and care in everything we do," read [...]
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Portrait of an art detective 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 11:13 AM PST
Portrait of an art detectiveAfter drugs and arms, art theft is the highest-grossing criminal activity.
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Hillary Clinton formally resigns from State 
Friday, Feb 01, 2013 12:46 PM PST
Clinton bids farewell to the State Department in WashingtonHer successor John Kerry will take the oath of office later Friday.
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