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Ex-San Diego mayor faces sentencing
CNN | Mon Dec 09, 2013 07:18 UTC
Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner faces sentencing Monday for kissing or grabbing three women at campaign events or City Hall.

Aron Ralston, hiker who inspired '127 Hours,' arrested on domestic violence charges
Foxnews: Lead | Mon Dec 09, 2013 05:40 UTC
Aron Ralston, the hiker who was forced to amputate part of his own arm to free himself from a boulder under which he'd been trapped, was arrested and held by Denver police early Sunday.

Wisconsin capital targets professional cuddlers
Foxnews: Lead | Mon Dec 09, 2013 05:00 UTC
Wisconsin's ultra-liberal capital city is a place where just about anything goes, from street parties to naked bike rides.

Satanists seek spot next to Ten Commandments monument on steps of Oklahoma's Statehouse
Foxnews: Lead | Mon Dec 09, 2013 05:00 UTC
In their zeal to tout their faith in the public square, conservatives in Oklahoma may have unwittingly opened the door to a wide range of religious groups, including satanists who are seeking to put their own statue next to a Ten Commandments monument on

Satanists aim to build monument near Oklahoma capitol
Al Jazeera America | Mon Dec 09, 2013 04:39 UTC
The Satanist Temple tells Al Jazeera shrine would be built in response to controversial Ten Commandments marker

Deadly Bronx train crash: Automatic braking system to be added at railroad curve
NBC News: Lead Headline | Mon Dec 09, 2013 03:59 UTC
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Sunday that it was adding an automatic safety braking system on the curve where a Metro-North commuter train derailed in the Bronx, killing four people. The authority, which controls public transportatio

Greek government illegally 'harvested' Marine's heart, family says in lawsuit
NBC News: Lead Headline | Mon Dec 09, 2013 02:49 UTC
The family of a U.S. Marine who committed suicide inside a U.S. Embassy in Greece says their son was buried without a heart, after the Greek government performed an illegal autopsy on his body and “harvested” the organ. Craig and Beverly LaLou

85-year-old vet says he was well-fed, comfortable during North Korea detainment
NBC News: Lead Headline | Mon Dec 09, 2013 02:31 UTC
The 85-year-old American detained in North Korea this fall said Sunday that he was well fed and comfortable during the more than a month he was held in the secretive communist nation, a newspaper reported. Merrill Newman told the Santa Cruz Sentinel that

Keepsakes, notes by Nancy Drew author sold at Ohio auction
Foxnews: Lead | Mon Dec 09, 2013 01:18 UTC
The items were among a lifetime of keepsakes, including autographed posters and writing awards, belonging to Mildred Wirt Benson that sold at an auction in Toledo, where she was a newspaper reporter and columnist for nearly 60 years before her death a dec

'Shockingly racist' sign about Chiefs, Redskins brings restaurant apology
NBC News: Lead Headline | Mon Dec 09, 2013 01:17 UTC
A Sonic Drive-in signboard that carried a "shockingly racist" message about the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins prompted an apology from the restaurant chain on Sunday. The uproar began after a photo circulated on Twitter&

Appeals court hearings going live
CNN: Lead Headline | Mon Dec 09, 2013 01:06 UTC
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is using its own technology to open up its most important proceedings to Internet viewers.

Rise of homeless families
Al Jazeera America | Mon Dec 09, 2013 01:03 UTC
With homelessness among families on the rise, what's being done to support them?

50-Car Pile-Up Leaves Motorists Stranded for Hours
ABC News (US): Lead | Mon Dec 09, 2013 00:18 UTC
A fatal 50-car pile-up leaves motorists stranded for more than five hours in Pennsylvania.    

11 more whales found dead
CNN: Lead Headline | Sun Dec 08, 2013 23:55 UTC
Eleven pilot whales were found dead Sunday in the lower Florida Keys, doubling the number of dead whales found in the past week.

'127 Hours' subject Aron Ralston arrested on suspicion of domestic violence
NBC News: Lead Headline | Sun Dec 08, 2013 23:49 UTC
DENVER - Aron Ralston, whose harrowing tale of amputating his own forearm after he became trapped in a Utah canyon became a best-selling book and later a Hollywood film, was jailed in Denver on suspicion of domestic violence, court records released Sun

North Korean leader's uncle ousted
CNN: Lead Headline | Sun Dec 08, 2013 23:45 UTC
In a move to squash dissent within North Korea's ruling elite the once powerful uncle of Leader Kim Jong Un, was removed from his government position.

’127 hours’ adventurer arrested in Denver for suspected domestic violence
One America News Network | Sun Dec 08, 2013 23:27 UTC
DENVER – Aron Ralston, whose harrowing tale of amputating his own forearm after he became trapped in a Utah The post ’127 hours’ adventurer arrested in Denver for suspected domestic violence appeared first on One America News Network.

Snow, ice and slush slam eastern US
Al Jazeera America | Sun Dec 08, 2013 22:58 UTC
Winter mess envelops mid-Atlantic after same system hit central states hard

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Thailand: Political Crisis Timeline
ABC News (US): International | Mon Dec 09, 2013 07:24 UTC
Thailand: Political Crisis Timeline

New broom Matteo Renzi is elected as leader of Italy's centre-left
Euronews: Lead | Mon Dec 09, 2013 07:23 UTC

South Africans pay tribute to Mandela as a symbol of peace
Euronews: Lead | Mon Dec 09, 2013 07:23 UTC

Frustrated India Investors Cheer Opposition Gains
ABC News (US): International | Mon Dec 09, 2013 07:22 UTC
Frustrated India Investors Cheer Opposition Gains

Japan's economic growth revised down
BBC: Asia | Mon Dec 09, 2013 07:21 UTC
Japan revises down its growth data for the July-to-September period after private investment slowed more than expected.

Lenin statue toppled in symbolic challenge to Ukrainian government
Euronews: Lead | Mon Dec 09, 2013 07:20 UTC

Triple honours for Sorrentino at European Film Festival
Euronews: Lead | Mon Dec 09, 2013 07:19 UTC

Lyon at its brilliant best during its Festival of Light
Euronews: Lead | Mon Dec 09, 2013 07:19 UTC

Thai prime minister dissolves Parliament, calls elections
NBC News | Mon Dec 09, 2013 07:17 UTC
BANGKOK Thailand's prime minister announced Monday she will dissolve the lower house of Parliament and call early elections in an attempt to calm the country's deepening political crisis. The surprise move came as an estimated 100,000 protesters

Thai PM Yingluck to call elections
BBC News: Lead Headline | Mon Dec 09, 2013 07:02 UTC
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she will dissolve parliament and call elections, after sustained protests in the capital, Bangkok.

Investors cheer Indian opposition's gains in state elections, hope for win at national polls
Foxnews: World | Mon Dec 09, 2013 06:58 UTC
Sweeping wins for India's pro-business opposition party in state elections are being welcomed by investors as a sign that national polls next year will deliver a government capable of tackling the malaise in Asia's third-largest economy.

Chinese export growth accelerates
BBC: Asia | Mon Dec 09, 2013 06:49 UTC
China's exports rise more than expected in November adding to the evidence of a rebound in the world's second-largest economy.

Key dates in Thailand's political crisis
Foxnews: World | Mon Dec 09, 2013 06:43 UTC
Thailand's political crisis took an unexpected turn Monday when Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she would dissolve the lower house of Parliament and call early elections.

US defence chief to visit Pakistan
BBC News: Lead Headline | Mon Dec 09, 2013 06:36 UTC
The American Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel will visit Pakistan on Monday, at a time of tension over US drone strikes.

Possible Ukraine-Russia customs union provokes fresh protests in Kyiv
Euronews: Lead | Mon Dec 09, 2013 06:35 UTC

Evacuation underway after Indonesian train collides with truck
CBC: World Lead | Mon Dec 09, 2013 06:29 UTC
A commuter train collided with a truck hauling liquefied gas in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday, sending a fireball of orange flames shooting skyward and killing at least two, an official from the train company said.

China Withholds Visas for NYT, Bloomberg Reporters
ABC News (US): International | Mon Dec 09, 2013 06:28 UTC
China Withholds Visas for NYT, Bloomberg Reporters

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrives in Pakistan to meet with prime minister
NBC News | Mon Dec 09, 2013 06:26 UTC
ISLAMABAD U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Pakistan on Monday for meetings with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the nation's new army chief, hoping to further repair a strained and sputtering relationship between Washington and Islamaba

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Amish school shooter's kin: Horror, then healing
AP
STRASBURG, Pa. AP -- The mother of a gunman who killed five girls at an Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania says she forgave her son soon after the 2006 massacre, jus....

Thai PM dissolves parliament in face of protests
Reuters
Dec. 9 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolves parliament and calls for snap elections, as protests show no sign of abating. Michaela Cabrera reports.....

Food-tech startups aim to replace eggs and chicken
AP
SAN FRANCISCO AP -- The startup is housed in a garage-like space in San Francisco's tech-heavy South of Market neighborhood, but it isn't like most of its neighbors....

Will Japan remain the land of the rising stocks?
Reuters

Protesters fell Lenin statue, tell Ukraine's president 'you're next'
Reuters
KIEV (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine's capital and attacked it with hammers on Sunday ....

Analysis: 'Brussels consensus' widens gulf with EU electorates
Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - Call it the Brussels Consensus. A system of beliefs rooted in European Union treaties helps explain the growing gulf between policy elites and ord....

Kurdish militants free four abducted Turkish soldiers
Reuters
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Four Turkish soldiers abducted by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants were released early on Monday in southeast Turkey's Diy....

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Tech companies call for new curbs on surveillance
Foxnews
Eight of the nation's largest technology companies have called on President Obama and Congress to impose new curbs on surveillance after a series of revelations....

Tech Giants Issue Call For Limits On Government Surveillance Of Users
The Huffington Post
Eight prominent technology companies, bruised by revelations of government spying on their customers’ data and scrambling to repair the damage to their reputation....

The Treatment For A Cold That Makes It Worse
Personal Liberty Digest
If a painkiller is the first thing you reach for when you come down with a cold, you may be making your cold worse. Research in England shows that one of the most c....

Did FDR Provoke Pearl Harbor?
LewRockwell.com
On Dec. 8, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt took the rostrum before a joint session of Congress to ask for a declaration of war on Japan. A day earlier, at dawn, carrier-ba....

The ‘National Debt’ Is Smoke And Mirrors!
Personal Liberty Digest
What does the national debt really mean? Would you be shocked to know that we have in America the identical monetary system that Adolf Hitler had and that Russia ha....

Can You Be Forced To Be Your Brother’s Keeper?
LewRockwell.com
In Connecticut, prosecutors are beta-testing a new legal doctrine: That a person can be held criminally responsible for the actions of other people. The case at is....

South African Apartheid
LewRockwell.com
“Workers of the world unite, keep South Africa white.” –Slogan of early twentieth-century South African Labor Unions “South Africa’s apartheid is not ....

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Everbright Bank Said to Seek $2.8 Billion in Hong Kong Offering
Bloomberg
China Everbright Bank Co. is seeking as much as $2.8 billion in Hong Kongs biggest first-time share sale this year, three people with knowledge of the matter said.....

Hong Kong Exchanges to Waive Some Fees to Help Brokers
Bloomberg
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd., the third-biggest bourse operator by market capitalization, will waive some fees to help small brokerages cut costs, after 14 s....

Katy Perry's on her way to Singapore Madame Tussauds
CNBC
Pop star Katy Perry will soon have a permanent home on Singapore's Sentosa Island in the city's new Madame Taussauds museum due to open in 2014.....

China inflation: Forget the data, students are angry
Marketwatch.com
While the headline numbers on China's inflation data may seem relatively benign, an outbreak of student protests over rising food costs point to trouble lurking....

Video: Brazil soccer match erupts in brawl, injured fan gets airlifted
Marketwatch.com
Let's hope Brazil has a better handle on the world's biggest soccer tournament than it did on this club match.The Brazilian football league came to a violen....

Emerging Stocks Climb Most in Three Weeks as Indian Shares Rally
Bloomberg
Emerging-market stocks rose, with the benchmark index heading for its biggest advance in three weeks, after India's main opposition party won four state elections a....

Dollar recaptures 103 on Fed tapering speculation
Marketwatch.com
The U.S. dollar revisits the 103 level against the Japans currency after monthly U.S. jobs data suggest the Federal Reserve may start paring the pace of U.S. moneta....

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Tech giants call for greater limits on gov't surveillance
CNET
Eight companies, including Apple, Google, and Microsoft, call on President Obama and Congress to reform surveillance efforts. Read this article by Steven Musil on C....

A whopping one in four Apple fanbois uses OBSOLETE TECH
The Register
Just one in four fruity fans now lag behind the rest, warn earnest admen More than three quarters of all iPhone-toting fanbois have downloaded the latest version of....

Microsoft and Google lead coalition demanding limits on government surveillance
Engadget
In October, the tech industry's biggest companies petitioned congress to reform the US Government's surveillance policies. Now, the firms are taking their pleas glo....

Wearably Brings RSS Feeds to Google Glass
Mashable
Wearably makes publishers' content easier to distribute on wearable devices. ....

DARPA developing giant folding space telescope
Gizmag
DARPA has announced planes to use a foldable plastic lens to “break the glass ceiling” of space telescopes. It’s part of the agency’s Membrane Optical Image....

Factory-in-a-Day project aims to deploy work-ready robots within 24 hours
Gizmag
Industrial robots have proven useful in reducing production costs in large factories, with major enterprises enlisting their services to execute repetitive tasks. T....

Cheap 3D printer works with steel
The Register
Next: a printed gun that's dangerous and affordable The one thing that made 3D printed guns tolerable to the non-gun-owning community was that they were made of pla....

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Tech giants form coalition against NSA snooping
USA Today
SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Torched by disclosures the National Security Agency tapped into its data and spied on people and businesses, some of tech's biggest names h....

Ex-San Diego mayor to be sentenced for harassment
Washington Post
Bob Filner has almost vanished from public view since a defiant resignation speech as San Diego mayor amid widespread allegations that he sexually harassed women. H....

Eastern States Press Midwest to Improve Air
NY Times
Deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs on plans bought through the government are much higher than the typical employer-sponsored policy.....

AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America
Washington Post
In Mexico, gunmen stole a cargo truck early last week as it hauled radioactive cobalt-60 taken from obsolete radiation therapy equipment for disposal. The empty shi....

A Senator Plans Legislation to Narrow Authorities' Cellphone Data Requests
NY Times
Significant details of the eventual retreat also remain the subjects of unresolved debates, according to public statements by Fed officials and interviews with some....

On Health Exchanges, Premiums May Be Low, but Other Costs Can Be High
NY Times
A look at how the collapse of Detroit battered by financial missteps, racial tensions and leadership lapses culminated in insurmountable debt that led the city to f....

Today in History
Washington Post
Today is Monday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2013. There are 22 days left in the year.....

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