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UK phone hacking trial to begin
CNN - 28 Oct 2013 07:23
The phone hacking trial is set to begin in London for two key players. CNN's Max Foster reports
Police Describe Gruesome Stabbings of NY Mom, Kids
ABC News - 28 Oct 2013 08:04
Police say stabbing deaths of NY mother, 4 kids 'a scene you'll never forget'
SKorea Returnees Hoped for Better Lives in NKorea
ABC News - 28 Oct 2013 05:49
Official: 6 South Korean returnees sneaked to North Korea hoping for better lives
Hackers Shut Down a Tunnel Road in Israel
The Atlantic Wire - 28 Oct 2013 04:02
An unidentified collective of hackers, similar to those behind the "OpIsrael" attacks in April, reportedly managed to shut down a major tunnel road in the country two days in a row
Conviction tossed for NJ man in bite-mark case
Boston - 28 Oct 2013 22:42
SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey man imprisoned for nearly two decades for a murder he insisted he didn't commit moved a step closer to freedom Monday when a judge overturned his conviction and ordered him released ...
Five Best Monday Columns
The Atlantic Wire - 28 Oct 2013 18:45
David Rohde on how the U.S. anti-terrorism strategy has backfired, Tim Kreider against working for free, Mark Seidenberg on Malcolm Gladwell's potrayal of dyslexia, Sheri Fink on what hospitals haven't learned from Sand...
Ellis Island Museum to Reopen After Sandy's Floods
ABC News - 28 Oct 2013 08:05
Ellis Island museum to reopen Mon., almost a year after it was shuttered by Sandy's floods
Body of missing Minnesota woman found in shallow grave
Fox News - 28 Oct 2013 06:00
Officials in Minnesota say that remains found in a shallow grave this weekend are those of a 24-year-old woman who had been missing since May.
Disabled Man Skydives Over Mt. Everest
Time - 28 Oct 2013 05:05
He's the first to make the leap
Tesla shares fall on reports of second fiery crash
Boston - 28 Oct 2013 22:55
DETROIT (AP) -- Tesla Motors shares dropped Monday after reports of a second fiery crash involving the company's Model S electric car.
Data Suggests Push to Spy on Merkel Dates to '02
The New York Times - 28 Oct 2013 03:01
The administration has seemed uncertain about how to handle the reports concerning the German chancellor, who has enjoyed a close rapport with President Obama.
NATO Reduces Scope Of Its Afghanistan Plans
The New York Times - 28 Oct 2013 00:28
The reduced scope reflects fears that the United States Congress and European parliaments might discontinue funding unless American and NATO troops oversee how the money is spent.
So Elvira and RuPaul Went on a Drive One Day ...
The Atlantic Wire - 28 Oct 2013 23:55
Today in viral videos: Elvira and RuPaul gab, Ohio State's marching band proves that it's sort of the best, and kittens in witch hats.
Miami-Dade prosecutors rest case in Sean Taylor murder trial
Miami Herald - 28 Oct 2013 23:51
Prosecutors in the Sean Taylor murder trial rested their case Monday morning after their final witness testified that the slain football player suffered “massive blood loss” when he was shot in the leg.
Lens Blog: A Prosaic View of Hurricane Sandy
The New York Times - 28 Oct 2013 23:40
A year after the storm ravaged the East Coast, an exhibition and a book recall the devastation and emphasize, through photography, how it affected us all.
NSA Didn't Get Court's Approval for Constitutionally-Iffy Location Gathering
The Atlantic Wire - 28 Oct 2013 23:36
According to new documents, the NSA's tests of location data from American cell phone records didn't receive prior legal approval — despite the uncertain Constitutional domain of those tests.
Miami Beach mayoral candidate makes a splash with Internet chat
Miami Herald - 28 Oct 2013 23:26
Miami Beach mayoral candidate Steve Berke landed on the “front page of the Internet” Monday.
Alan Greenspan owes America an apology
OpEdNews - 28 Oct 2013 23:22
This man has nothing to tell the country about the economy and the media is not doing its job to imply otherwise. If Greenspan doesn't have the decency to keep himself out of public view after all the damage he has done ...
Boston College rebuilding starting to show success
Boston - 28 Oct 2013 23:08
BOSTON (AP) -- It's time for Boston College to turn the corner.
News Summary: S&P 500 Closes at a Record, Again
ABC News - 28 Oct 2013 23:08
News Summary: S&P 500 inches up to another record high; J.C. Penney jumps on higher sales
Big East tabs Tom Jernstedt as senior adviser
Boston - 28 Oct 2013 23:06
NEW YORK (AP) -- Longtime NCAA executive Tom Jernstedt has been appointed senior adviser to the Big East Conference.
High winds rattle Vegas, topple big rigs in Calif.
Boston - 28 Oct 2013 23:05
TRACY, Calif. (AP) -- A wind storm brought powerful gusts to California and Nevada on Monday, knocking over several big rigs on a stretch of highway and damaging trees, signs and vehicles.