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Marines Postpone Pull-Up Test for Female Recruits
Time - 3 Jan 2014 04:05
The corps is struggling to find a fair fitness exam
On patrol with the U.N. in South Sudan
CNN - 3 Jan 2014 04:23
CNN's Arwa Damon joined a patrol of U.N. peacekeepers in violence-stricken Juba, South Sudan. Take a look.
Israel prepares for funeral of ex-PM Sharon
Al Jazeera English - 3 Jan 2014 04:07
Doctors treating Sharon say his life is in danger and his vital organs are suffering from critical malfunction.
Miami's mega car museum
Fox News - 3 Jan 2014 12:53
More than 1,000 cars on display.
Massive winter storm wallops Northeast, dumps 22 inches of snow in Mass.
Fox News - 3 Jan 2014 07:00
Residents and emergency management officials in New England and parts of New York prepared on Wednesday for a winter storm predicted to help usher in 2014 with snow and frigid temperatures across much of the region.
Florida governor signs death warrant for boy's killer in notorious case
Fox News - 3 Jan 2014 06:13
Forty-six-year-old Juan Carlos Chavez is scheduled to die by injection Feb. 12 for the Sept. 11, 1995, slaying.
Cold front may push temps below zero for 2 days
Chicago Tribune - 3 Jan 2014 04:52Ancient Egyptian brewer's tomb found
BBC - 3 Jan 2014 19:21
The tomb of a brewer who served an ancient Egyptian court more than 3,000 years ago is discovered in the city of Luxor.
Workers injured in Cambodia clashes
BBC - 3 Jan 2014 07:20
Several people are injured as police open fire on protesting garment workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Reporter sues NY police over Occupy protest arrest
Boston - 3 Jan 2014 04:37
NEW YORK (AP) -- A journalist says New York City police officers tackled him and unfairly arrested him while he was covering the anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protests.
New bid to collect Syrian toxic arms
BBC - 3 Jan 2014 04:15
Norwegian and Danish ships are set to sail again from Cyprus in a new bid to collect Syria's chemical arms, after an earlier deadline was missed.
Colorado judge denies Saudi inmate's request to return home to finish sex-abuse sentence
Boston - 3 Jan 2014 02:11
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado judge denies Saudi inmate's request to return home to finish sex-abuse sentence.
Gang Rape Sparks Protests In Kolkata After Police Reveal Young Victim Was Pregnant, Burned Alive
The Huffington Post - 3 Jan 2014 01:28
Protesters took to the streets of Kolkata Thursday during a vigil for an adolescent gang-rape victim who died in India earlier this week. The young girl, who was allegedly gang-raped twice in October, succumbed to her in...
NSA stands for "No Such Amendment": Intelligence agency violates US Constitution
OpEdNews - 3 Jan 2014 21:22
For the first time in history, all three branches of the US government are complicit in violating the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution by facilitating illegal surveillance said former CIA officer Ray McGovern. The...
India's Leader Lashes Out at Rival Party Candidate
Time - 3 Jan 2014 10:50
Singh: Narendra Modi would be "disastrous" as the PM
Cyber security firms agree $1bn deal
BBC - 3 Jan 2014 07:17
Cyber security company FireEye acquires Mandiant, a firm known for emergency responses to network breaches, in a deal worth more than $1bn (£608m).
UK braced for floods as tides peak
BBC - 3 Jan 2014 06:02
Severe flooding is expected in many parts of the UK as high tides combine with heavy rain and strong winds later.
SKorea Dismisses NKorea's Calls for Improved Ties
ABC News - 3 Jan 2014 05:05
South Korea dismisses North Korean leader Kim's calls for improved ties
2 foreigners found dead on Libya beach
CNN - 3 Jan 2014 04:53
Libyan authorities have found the bodies of two foreigners who appear to have been shot during a picnic on a beach west of Tripoli, media officials said Thursday.
VIDEO: Could pigs produce human organs?
BBC - 3 Jan 2014 01:50
A few years from now, will it be possible to grow spare human organs inside pigs?
Fluff ball? Clump of spiders? Viral video shows something else
Fox News - 3 Jan 2014 14:52
A video circulating around the net shows what looks to be a scary clump of spiders, but in reality it shows a harmless cluster of opillonids, aka "daddy long legs" just trying to stay warm.
Miami appeals court throws out murder charges for man claiming self-defense in double killing
Miami Herald - 3 Jan 2014 04:46
An appeals court rules an Opa-locka man was justified in using deadly force against two unarmed men who initiated a fistfight in April 2008