Thursday, November 28, 2013

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Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 03:51 PM PST
Sniping over Brazil stadium accident heats up 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 03:51 PM PST
 People stand near a metal structure that buckled on part of the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. Part of the stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, causing significant damage and killing at least two people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)A safety engineer allegedly warned his supervisor of possible problems.
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Holiday shopping season begins on Thanksgiving 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 07:29 PM PST
 Cassie DeMontigny gets ready to spend the night outside the Best Buy Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 in Concord, N.H. DeMontigny is bypassing the Thanksgiving diner to be first in line when the store opens Thursday at 5:00 pm searching for a TV, an iPad 2 and "maybe a camera." (AP Photo/Jim Cole)NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers gobbled turkey, but saved the pumpkin pie for later on Thanksgiving Day.
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Pizza Hut offers to rehire manager who refused to open on holiday 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 03:31 PM PST
 Pizza Hut Fires Manager for Refusing to Open Thanksgiving Dayfranchise in Indiana is mulling over a rehire offer from the worldwide pizza chain after he was fired for refusing to open the restaurant on Thanksgiving Day. Tony Rohr, 28, said he was told to write a letter of resignation after deciding to give his employees at the Elkhart, Indiana, store the holiday off. He told South Bend, Indiana, station WSBT-TV that he instead wrote a letter explaining why the store, part of Yum Brands Inc, should be closed, and then he was fired. Pizza Hut's corporate office said in a statement it "strongly recommended that the local franchisee reinstate the store manager, and they have agreed." Although the choice to open on a holiday is made at the local level, most U.S. franchise locations are closed on Thanksgiving, it said.
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Shoppers head out for Black Thursday 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 08:18 PM PST
 A shopper reads a store layout board at the Macy's Herald Square flagship store, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, in New York. 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/John Minchillo)Black Thursday officially took over.
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Balloons steal show at NYC parade after wind fears 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 02:10 PM PST
 NEW YORK (AP) — Revelers at this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade gave thanks for the giant balloons that flew above the city streets Thursday after a blustery storm accompanied by high winds nearly grounded them for only the second time in the parade's 87-year history.
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A sinister night for 3 women in Egypt protest wave 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 12:05 PM PST
 FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 file photo, Egyptian police fire water cannons to disperse a protest by secular anti-government activists in Cairo, the security forces' first implementation of a controversial new law forbidding protests held without a permit from authorities. After being detained at a Cairo protest, the 14 women, some of Egypt's most prominent democracy advocates, were beaten, pulled by the hair and piled into a police van, taken on a sinister nighttime ride through the desert where they were finally dumped by the road, the women recount. The abuse, reminiscent of the Hosni Mubarak era, points to how Egypt's new military-backed authorities are becoming bolder in silencing dissent, exploiting the fight against Islamists and divisions among secular activists. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad, File)CAIRO (AP) — The three women are among Egypt's most active democracy campaigners, the faces of its revolution. Through a string of rulers the past three years— autocrat Hosni Mubarak, the military, the Islamists — they have been at the forefront of protests, chronicled police abuses and struggled to limit the power of the military.
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Ravens up 16-7 over Steelers after 3rd quarter 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 07:49 PM PST
 Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith, center, makes a touchdown catch in front of Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor (24) and strong safety Will Allen in the first half of an NFL football game on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)BALTIMORE (AP) — Justin Tucker kicked two more field goals in the third quarter, and Ben Roethlisberger brought to life a slumbering offense with a lightning-quick drive, leaving the Baltimore Ravens with a 16-7 lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers headed into the final quarter of the first Thanksgiving meeting between the AFC North rivals.
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Police arrest Egypt activist over call to protest 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 02:05 PM PST
 An Egyptian protester reacts after security forces used tear gas and water cannons to disperse students and supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president after they rallied outside a Cairo university, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013. The supporters of toppled President Mohammed Morsi held a rally Thursday to denounce a harsh court verdict against a group of young female protesters. The protests came in defiance of a new law criminalizing protests held without police permits.(AP Photo/Eman Helal)CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces arrested a prominent political activist Thursday night over inciting a demonstration in defiance of a new law heavily restricting protests in the country, his family said.
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Scientists: Sun-grazing comet likely broke up 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 02:48 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) — Once billed as the comet of the century, Comet ISON apparently was no match for the sun.
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Ravens up 10-0 over Steelers after 1st half 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 07:32 PM PST
 Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith, center, makes a touchdown catch in front of Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor (24) and strong safety Will Allen in the first half of an NFL football game on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Flacco found Torrey Smith for a 7-yard touchdown pass Thursday night, Justin Tucker kicked a 43-yard field goal, and the Baltimore Ravens limited the Pittsburgh Steelers to 98 total yards in the first two quarters to take a 10-0 halftime lead in the first Thanksgiving meeting between the AFC North rivals.
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Aussie hotel proud of its Justin Bieber graffiti 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 06:32 PM PST
 Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber, center, performs on stage during the first Australian stop of his Believe tour at the Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian hotel is declaring itself a graffiti Belieber, despite being at odds with the city government.
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China sends warplanes into air defense zone 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 07:03 PM PST
 FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2012 file photo, the survey ship Koyo Maru, left, chartered by Tokyo city officials, sails around Minamikojima, foreground, Kitakojima, middle right, and Uotsuri, background, the tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese. South Korean and Japanese flights through China's new maritime air defense zone added to the international defiance Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, of rules Beijing says it has imposed in East China Sea but that neighbors and the U.S. have vowed to ignore. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDITBEIJING (AP) — China said it sent warplanes into its newly declared maritime 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.
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West Texas teen who survived 2 strokes scores TD 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 10:33 AM PST
 This undated family photo shows Memphis High School football player Kenbriel Hearn, in Memphis, Texas. Hearn suffered two strokes caused by a bleeding mass on his brain and spent three weeks on life support. But about three months later he found himself back in pads after his coach asked him to suit up for the Cyclones' final home game. Hearn thought he was on the sideline for moral support, but unbeknownst to him both coaches had arranged for a special moment to highlight his road to recovery. (AP Photo/Kenbriel Hearn Family)LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Just three months after Kenbriel Hearn emerged from a coma, the 18-year-old football star scored the most memorable touchdown of his life.
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EU leaves door open for Ukraine deal after summit 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 02:24 PM PST
 A protestor holds a giant pen, urging Ukrainian President Viktor Yukanovych to sign an agreement with the EU, during a demonstration outside of an Eastern Partnership Summit dinner at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013. European Union leaders sought Thursday to revive a stalled agreement with Ukraine after the former Soviet republic shocked the 28-country bloc last week by opting for closer ties with Russia in a geopolitical tug-of-war. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — With Russia warily looking on, European Union leaders on Thursday implored Ukraine to sign a landmark association agreement and reverse the geopolitical defeat they suffered last week when the former Soviet republic sought closer ties with Moscow instead of Brussels.
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Brazil risking reputation on World Cup, Olympics 
Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 06:23 AM PST
 A collapsed metal structure sits on the ground at Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. The accident that resulted in the death of at least two workers, occurred when a construction crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure that in turn cut through the outer walls of the venue, destroying rows of seats and slamming into a massive LED panel that runs across the stadium's facade. The stadium is slated to host the 2014 World Cup opener. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Preparing for the World Cup and Olympics is putting Brazil's reputation on the line, giving South America's biggest country a chance to boost its profile while also exposing it to mounting pressure and unrelenting scrutiny.
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