Friday, November 29, 2013

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Friday, Nov 29, 2013 05:27 PM PST
Helicopter crashes into Glasgow pub roof 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 05:27 PM PST
 Picture taken with permission from Jan Hollands Twitter feed JanHollands@Janney_h of the helicopter crash at the Clutha Bar in Glasgow Friday Nov. 29, 2013. The police helicopter crashed late Friday night into the roof of a popular pub in Glasgow, Scotland, leaving the building littered with debris and emergency crews scrambling to the scene. (AP Photo/Jan Hollands via PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESRescue workers rush to the scene, and Scotland's leader warns fatalities are likely.
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#WalmartFights sparks a trend on Twitter 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 11:36 AM PST
 Shoppers enter Best Buy as the store opens Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, in Overland Park, Kan. Instead of waiting for Black Friday, which is typically the year's biggest shopping day, more than a dozen major retailers are opening on Thanksgiving this year. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)As Black Friday sparked chaos at Walmarts across the country, a trend started on Twitter.
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Presidential term limits: necessary and right, or bad for democracy? 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 11:26 AM PST
 President Barack Obama waits for the next bill to be presented for his signature in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 in Washington. According to a White House release, President Obama signed S. 252 : Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act or the "PREEMIE Reauthorization Act", H.R. 1848: Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013, and H.R. 3204: Drug Quality and Security Act. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)The time has come to end presidential term limits, because continuing the restrictions on the length of time one can serve in the country's highest office is bad for the United States, a university professor argued this week.
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NKorea says detained American tourist apologizes 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 08:12 PM PST
 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea state media said Saturday that an elderly U.S. tourist detained for more than a month has apologized for alleged crimes during the Korean War and for "hostile acts" against the state during a recent trip.
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Syrian refugee children work, provide for families 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 09:42 AM PST
 In this picture taken on Sept. 20, 2013 and released by the U.N. High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), a Syrian refugee boy Mahmoud, 15, cleans fish in a shop next to his home in an underground shelter where he lives with his family, in Lebanon. Mahmoud hasn't been to school in 3 years and now makes money cleaning fish at a small shop next to his home for tips. He started working at the shop one month ago and says he makes about $60/month. His parents and 8 brothers and sisters live in a 2.5m x 3.5m room in an underground shelter that used to be shops or storage. The boy is among a growing number of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon and Jordan who are fast becoming primary providers for families who lack resources for basic survival, according to a newly released report by the U.N. refugee agency. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin, UNHCR)ZAHLEH, Lebanon (AP) — Every morning in northeastern Lebanon, hundreds of Syrian children are picked up from refugee settlements, loaded onto trucks and taken to the fields or shops for a day's work that earns $4 or less.
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Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 12:58 PM PST
 In this frame grab taken from enhanced video made by NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft, comet ISON, left, approaches the sun on Nov. 25, 2013. Comet Encke is shown just below ISON, The sun is to the right, just outside the frame. ISON, which was discovered a year ago, is making its first spin around the sun and will come the closest to the super-hot solar surface on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, at 1:37 p.m. EST. (AP Photo/NASA)STOCKHOLM (AP) — A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after grazing the sun. Now, there is a sliver of hope that Comet ISON may have survived.
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Egypt Islamists rally to defy protest law 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 04:35 PM PST
 Egyptian riot police move to disperse a protest against a new law regulating demonstrations in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. Egyptian security forces fired tear gas Friday to disperse hundreds of Islamist demonstrators defying a new protest law that has drawn widespread criticism from the international community and democracy advocates.(AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces firing tear gas and water cannons on Friday broke up anti-government demonstrations by Islamists defying a draconian new law restricting protests.
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10,000 protest Ukrainian leader spiking EU deal 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 01:40 PM PST
 Demonstrators take to the streets in support of Ukraine's integration with the European Union in the center of Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday Nov. 28, 2013. As leaders of the European Union gather for a summit to discuss the bloc's eastern expansion, both EU and Ukrainian officials said Thursday that the suspension of talks on closer ties could still be revived after the two-day meeting. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Around 10,000 protesters crowded into the center of Ukraine's capital Friday night to demand the president's resignation after he shelved a landmark agreement with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia.
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US advises carriers to comply with China air zone 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 08:00 PM PST
 A Chinese man reads a newspaper which reports that U.S., Japan and South Korea sent flights through China's newly declared maritime air defense zone, in Beijing, China Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. China said it sent warplanes into the air defense zone days after the U.S., South Korea and Japan all sent flights through the airspace in defiance of rules Beijing says it has imposed in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)BEIJING (AP) — The United States advised U.S. carriers to comply with China's demand that it be told of any flights passing through its new maritime air defense zone over the East China Sea, an area where Beijing said it launched two fighter planes to investigate a dozen American and Japanese reconnaissance and military flights.
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Los Alamos working to create national park 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 05:37 PM PST
 This undated image provided by the Los Alamos National Laboratory shows the "gun site" is where the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima was assembled. Tucked away in one of northern New Mexico's pristine mountain canyons is this old cabin that was the birthplace not of a famous person, but a top-secret mission that forever changed the world. The iconic areas scattered in and around the modern day Los Alamos National Laboratory are being proposed as sites for a new national park commemorating the Manhattan Project. (AP Photo/Los Alamos National Laboratory)LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Tucked away in one of northern New Mexico's pristine mountain canyons is an old log cabin that was the birthplace not of a famous person, but a top-secret mission that forever changed the world.
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Techies vs. NSA: Encryption arms race escalates 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 02:57 PM PST
 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Encrypted email, secure instant messaging and other privacy services are booming in the wake of the National Security Agency's recently revealed surveillance programs. But the flood of new computer security services is of variable quality, and much of it, experts say, can bog down computers and isn't likely to keep out spies.
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Police helicopter crashes into Glasgow pub roof 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 05:41 PM PST
 LONDON (AP) — A police helicopter crashed Friday night through the roof of a popular pub in Glasgow, sending injured revelers fleeing through a cloud of dust in what witnesses called a scene of horror. Scotland's leader warned that fatalities are likely.
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Dog found under rubble 9 days after Ill. tornado 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 11:58 AM PST
 In this photo provided by the Illinois National Guard is Guardsman Spc. Jacob Montgomery with Dexter at the home of a friend near Peoria, Ill. Montgomery and his 6-month-old puppy were reunited 9 days after a tornado destroyed their apartment on Nov. 17, 2013 in Washington, Ill. An animal rescuing organization used hot dogs to coax the pup out from under a pile of rubble where the apartment used to be. A veterinarian found Dexter to be malnourished, but without any major injuries. (AP Photo/Illinois National Guard)WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A six-month-old pit bull that was buried under a pile of rubble for more than a week after a tornado ripped through a central Illinois city has been coaxed to freedom with hot dogs and reunited with his owner.
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Mexican drug cartels now make money exporting ore 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 08:43 AM PST
 In this Aug. 14, 2013 photo, Mexican army soldiers enter the iron ore mine in the town of Aquila, Mexico. A resident of Aquila, said that since 2012, the Knights Templar cartel demanded residents hand over part of the royalty payments from the local iron ore mine operated by Ternium, a Luxembourg-based consortium. Mexican drug cartels long ago moved into oil theft, pirated goods, extortion and kidnapping, but it still came as a shock this month when federal officials revealed the gangs have broadened the scope and sophistication of their economic empires by entering the country's lucrative mining industry, exporting iron ore to Chinese and other foreign mills. (AP Photo/Agencia Esquema)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican drug cartels looking to diversify their businesses long ago moved into oil theft, pirated goods, extortion and kidnapping, consuming an ever larger swath of the country's economy. This month, federal officials confirmed the cartels have even entered the country's lucrative mining industry, exporting iron ore to Chinese mills.
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Thai protesters swarm army headquarters compound 
Friday, Nov 29, 2013 08:38 AM PST
 Thai soldiers, foreground, watch anti-government protesters gathering at the Royal Thai Army compound in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. The protesters stormed into the national army headquarters on Friday, breaking into their latest high-profile target in a bid to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters forced their way onto the grounds of Thailand's army headquarters on Friday, asking the military to support their increasingly aggressive campaign to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The army insisted it will not take sides in the dispute.
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