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American Headline News for 13 Mar 2013
Habemus Papam: Pope Francis, the First Pontiff from South America
Time - 13 Mar 2013 23:35
Phillip Byrd Admits Role In Fatal Taj Mahal Casino Carjacking
The Huffington Post - 13 Mar 2013 23:55MAYS LANDING, N.J. -- A southern New Jersey man has admitted he fatally shot a man and wounded a woman during a carjacking inside an Atlantic City casino parking garage. Camden resident Phillip Byrd... pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony murder in a plea deal with Atlantic County prosecutors, who'll recommend he receive a 47-year prison term when he's sentenced in June. Read More... More on Mug Shots
Beyoncé Shape Magazine Behind-The-Scenes Footage Reveals How Singer Lost Baby Weight (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post - 13 Mar 2013 23:55"Talking about weight can be a very touchy subject for women," according to Shape magazine editor-in-chief, Tara Kraft (and, well, millions of other moms out there), but someone has to do it. Who... better than one of the 100 sexiest women of the 21 Century herself? Beyonce Knowles. Shape's April 2013 issue features Knowles, who Kraft says is bravely willing to go where few women have gone -- talking about weight -- "because she wanted to make every woman out there feel like they, too, could achieve what she did." Read More... More on Beyonce
Viewpoint: Does "Stress" Hide Deeper Social Problems?
Time - 13 Mar 2013 19:05Viewpoint: Does "Stress" Hide Deeper Social Problems?
Police storm hotel room, capture man suspected of killing grandparents
L.A. Times - 13 Mar 2013 04:58In New York, a Backlog of Tree-Stump Removal
The New York Times - 13 Mar 2013 02:53
Man Admits Waterboarding Kids
ABC News - 13 Mar 2013 02:07Montana man pleads guilty to waterboarding 4 children, gets probation
HUFFPOST HILL - God Gets New Flack
The Huffington Post - 13 Mar 2013 23:59Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio managed to overcome pontifical opposition and was elected pope with a filibuster-proof supermajority. Vice President Biden will lead the U.S.'s delegation to Pope... Francis' first mass and will, presumably, be the first person on Earth to call the holy father "Pope Frank" to his face. And back in the States, the American economy finally recovered after one House Republican used a meeting with President Obama to ask why he canceled White House tours. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Wednesday, March 13th, 2013: OBAMA MEETS WITH GOP HOUSE CONFERENCE, SOLVES ALL OUR PROBLEMS - Politico: "President Barack Obama tangled with House Republicans for more than an hour Wednesday, answering questions on topics ranging from whether the White House spends too much time campaigning...
New York Shooting Suspect Cornered: Cops
ABC News - 13 Mar 2013 23:59
Kurdish Rebels Release Turkish Captives, Fueling Peace Talks
The New York Times - 13 Mar 2013 23:58Kurdish militants released eight Turks they had been holding hostage in the latest sign that peace talks between Turkey and Kurdish rebels were gaining momentum.
Germany Arrests 4 and Bans Groups Linked to Salafism
The New York Times - 13 Mar 2013 23:56Four men associated with a growing ultraconservative Islamic movement were accused of plotting to kill the leader of a far-right political party.
The New Pope Looks North and South
Forbes - 13 Mar 2013 23:55
Latinos Welcome First Latino Pope Through Tweets
The Huffington Post - 13 Mar 2013 23:54¡Felicitaciones Al Papa Francisco! A new Pope has been selected and for the first time in history he is from South America, more specifically Argentina. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires... was selected Wednesday, becoming the 266th Pope. Since Pope Benedict XVI announced he was to resign on February 28th the world has awaited news of a new pope, with a keen eye on where he might be from. We now have the answer. Read More... More on Latino Pope
Sandra Layne Testifies That She Shot And Killed Grandson Jonathan Hoffman In Self-Defense
The Huffington Post - 13 Mar 2013 23:54PONTIAC, Mich. — A 75-year-old woman charged with first-degree murder sobbed on the witness stand Wednesday as she told jurors how she repeatedly shot her teenage grandson after he kicked her in the... abdomen and demanded money and a car to leave Michigan. Sandra Layne described herself as an overwhelmed grandmother who took Jonathan Hoffman into her Detroit-area home after his parents divorced and moved to Arizona. She said she "adored" the 17-year-old, but their relationship changed when the teen got involved with drugs. Read More...
New Tunisian government sworn in amid protest
Al Jazeera English - 13 Mar 2013 23:50New coalition sworn in with 30 more votes than required in the shadow of a 27-year-old cigarette vendor's death.
Netflix Adds Facebook Integration
ABC News - 13 Mar 2013 23:47
SandRidge strikes deal that could lead to CEO's removal
Reuters - 13 Mar 2013 23:46(Reuters) - SandRidge Energy Inc and activist hedge fund TPG-Axon Capital struck a deal on Wednesday that could lead to the removal of the oil and gas company's chief executive, Tom Ward, SandRidge... said.
Red Band Trailer For 'Kick-A** 2' Hits The Web
Forbes - 13 Mar 2013 23:43
Poped Out
Mother Jones - 13 Mar 2013 23:43Watching the cheering crowds and the usual fawning secular media reporting on a new pope without the slightest bit of knowledge, I am, quite simply, poped out. A non-European! A Jesuit! Doesn't he... look warm and friendly! The truth is, we don’t know much. Jorge Mario Bergoglio is described as a doctrinal conservative and a man of social justice. He gave up his limo and takes the bus. He’s said to be fan of Comunione e Liberazione, a conservative Catholic lay group. He was ordained a priest in 1969 and by 1973 he was a bureaucrat—almost no history of serving ordinary people in parish life. He was a midlevel Jesuit functionary and then worked for many years in the Curia in Rome. His profile fits those of many bishops and cardinals appointed by the last two popes—youngish when...
Military rape victims: Stop blaming us
CNN - 13 Mar 2013 23:42BriGette McCoy described how she was raped on her first military assignment, two weeks before her 19th birthday. She described how, later that year, she was raped by another soldier in her unit.
Prosecutor: Steubenville Accuser Too Drunk to Consent
ABC News - 13 Mar 2013 23:42
Well: Cellphones as a Modern Irritant
The New York Times - 13 Mar 2013 23:41
Cryptographers Demonstrate New Crack For Common Web Encryption
Forbes - 13 Mar 2013 23:40
Carlsberg Beer Shatters The Social Cliche
Forbes - 13 Mar 2013 23:38
Keith Olbermann Settles $50 Million Lawsuit Against Current TV and Al Gore
Forbes - 13 Mar 2013 23:38