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| Police: California gunman holds 2 hostages Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 07:32 PM PST  A suburban L.A. police officer is wounded, and one of the gunman's hostages may be a 14-year-old girl, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
| Code Talker says Redskins name not derogatory Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 03:26 PM PST  A leader of the Navajo Code Talkers who appeared at a Washington Redskins home football game said Wednesday the team name is a symbol of loyalty and courage — not a slur as asserted by critics who want it changed. Full Story | Top |
| New setback for Obamacare as website delays mount Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 03:32 PM PST  The US government announced Wednesday small businesses will have to wait until next year to buy health coverage through an online marketplace, yet another setback for Barack Obama's signature health care reform. In an online posting, Health and Human Services said the online "marketplaces" created as part of the reform -- to help small businesses compare plans, take advantage of tax breaks, and find the best rates -- will not be available until November 2014, "for coverage taking effect on or after January 1, 2015." The health care reform package, dubbed "Obamacare," a major campaign promise from Obama that was made law in March 2010, requires companies with more than 50 employees to offer health insurance for their employees. But it is yet another setback for the Obama administration, which has made a number of concessions in recent weeks after a rocky rollout of several of the law's most sweeping changes. Full Story | Top |
| Brazil under pressure after collapse at WCup venue Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 04:26 PM PST  SAO PAULO (AP) — Part of the stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener collapsed Wednesday, killing two workers and aggravating already urgent concerns Brazil won't be ready for soccer's signature tournament. Full Story | Top |
| Problems at Brazil World Cup, Oly stadiums Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 08:24 PM PST  Problems at stadiums being built or renovated in Brazil for next year's World Cup and the 2016 Olympics: Full Story | Top |
| US offering to destroy Syrian chemicals at sea Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 07:23 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is offering to destroy some of Syria's deadliest chemical weapons in international waters aboard a nearly 700-foot, U.S. government-owned ship, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Same-sex couple's wedding a first for Illinois Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 04:16 PM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — In a short ceremony inside their Chicago apartment, two beaming brides made Illinois history Wednesday as they became the first gay couple to wed under the state's new law legalizing same-sex marriage. Full Story | Top |
| Syria, opposition both confirm presence at talks Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 04:41 PM PST  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's government and the head of the main Western-backed opposition coalition both confirmed Wednesday that they would participate in a U.N.-sponsored peace conference. Full Story | Top |
| Egypt: Heavy prison sentence for Islamist women Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 02:06 PM PST  CAIRO (AP) — Nearly two dozen Islamist women and girls, some as young as 15, were handed heavy prison sentences Wednesday for protesting in a court ruling that came a day after police beat and terrorized prominent female activists in a crackdown on secular demonstrators under a tough new anti-protest law. Full Story | Top |
| Obama helps hand out Thanksgiving fixings to needy Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 02:58 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is continuing an annual family tradition by helping to pack bags of food and distribute them to the needy on Thanksgiving eve. Full Story | Top |
| Space hosts busy Thanksgiving with launch, comet Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 01:49 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Space will serve up a banquet of activities on Thanksgiving, featuring a comet kissing the sun, a zero-gravity freeze-dried feast in orbit and a rocket launch attempt: Full Story | Top |
| Syria says it won't give up power in peace talks Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 02:18 PM PST  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government said Wednesday it will participate in U.N.-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending the country's civil war, but insisted that it is not going to the conference to hand over power. Full Story | Top |
| China says it monitored defiant US bomber flights Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 12:22 PM PST  BEIJING (AP) — China acknowledged Wednesday it let two American B-52 bombers fly unhindered through its newly declared air defense zone in the East China Sea despite its earlier threat to take defensive measures against unidentified foreign aircraft. Full Story | Top |
| 2 killed in collapse at venue hosting WCup opener Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 11:42 AM PST  SAO PAULO (AP) — Part of the stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, killing two workers and raising urgent new concerns whether the country will be ready for soccer's signature event. Full Story | Top |
| Egypt: Women protesters get heavy prison sentences Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 10:58 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities on Wednesday took a heavy hand against both Islamist and secular opponents, handing down heavy prison sentences to a group of female supporters of the ousted Islamist president — including teenagers as young as 15 — and ordering the detention of two dozen secular activists, all for participating in protests. Full Story | Top |
| Past problems at Brazil World Cup, Oly Stadiums Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 01:03 PM PST A look at problems that have been suffered by some of the stadiums being built or renovated for next year's World Cup and the 2016 Olympics: Full Story | Top |
| Past and present: Parade balloons Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 01:00 AM PST  UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 25, 1937: Balloons float down Broadway in thirteenth annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. (Photo by Walter Kelleher/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) Full Story | Top |
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