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Government Owes 30,000 Indians Royalties for Land but Can't Find Them
The New York Times - 10 Jan 2014 04:09
Rural life on sprawling reservations has complicated efforts to track down tens of thousands of Indians who are eligible for federal payments.
Kate Upton photographed in bikini in zero gravity
Fox News - 10 Jan 2014 14:34
To boldly go where no bikini has gone before...
Fighters clash with Iraqi forces in Anbar
Al Jazeera English - 10 Jan 2014 18:14
Gun battle erupts in village located between Fallujah and Ramadi, two cities besieged by troops and Sunni Arab tribes.
C. African Republic president, PM stepping down
Boston - 10 Jan 2014 14:44
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) -- Michel Djotodia, the rebel leader who seized control of Central African Republic only to see the desperately poor country tumble toward anarchy and sectarian bloodshed, agreed to resign Friday alo...
Israel says it will build new homes in West Bank
Boston - 10 Jan 2014 14:19
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel on Friday announced plans to build 1,400 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, territory the Palestinians claim for their future state.
Dutchman accused of filming 400 nude children
Boston - 10 Jan 2014 14:02
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Prosecutors have accused a Dutch man of abusing around 400 boys and girls aged 12-14 he met in online chat rooms, coercing them into committing sexual acts via webcam. Victims have so far been identifie...
West Virginia chemical spill: Gov declares emergency
Fox News - 10 Jan 2014 08:00
West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has declared a state of emergency for five counties because of a chemical spill into the Elk River in Charleston.
US objects to freeing of Taliban suspects
Al Jazeera English - 10 Jan 2014 06:15
Relations plunge as Afghanistan government says it has little evidence to hold men US insists are "dangerous criminals".
Mexican townspeople protest arrival of vigilantes
Boston - 10 Jan 2014 05:43
PARACUARO, Mexico (AP) -- Residents of a town in western Mexico set fire to at least three trailer trucks Thursday to protest the arrival of more than 100 vigilantes to their community.
Indian consul gets immunity in US fraud case
Al Jazeera English - 10 Jan 2014 04:49
Devyani Khobragade granted diplomatic protection and asked to leave, meaning she will not face charges relating to maid.
U.S. Considers Resuming Nonlethal Aid to Syrian Opposition
The New York Times - 10 Jan 2014 04:39
Officials insisted that no nonlethal supplies would be given directly to Syria's Islamist groups, but questions remained over how to keep it from ending up in the wrong hands.
Half of Congress Members Are Millionaires, Report Says
The New York Times - 10 Jan 2014 04:20
The number of Democrats and Republicans on the list was about even, with a median net worth of $1,008,767 for 2012, according to the analysis.
Syria Militants Said to Recruit Visiting Americans to Attack U.S.
The New York Times - 10 Jan 2014 04:16
American intelligence and counterterrorism officials said Islamic extremist groups were trying to identify, recruit and train Westerners to carry out attacks when they returned home.
Golden Globes Predictions: Look Into Our Crystal Ball
Time - 10 Jan 2014 22:50
Golden Globes Predictions: Look Into Our Crystal Ball
For Indonesian Jihadists, Syrian Civil War Beckons
ABC News - 10 Jan 2014 08:05
Indonesians head for Syrian jihad, alarming authorities who saw Afghan veterans sow terror
The History Channel Now Does an Enormous Disservice to its Viewers
OpEdNews - 10 Jan 2014 19:18
To cut costs and to boost profits, The History Channel is presenting programming that has nothing to do with history. Sometimes, it even presents pseudoscience. That is tragic.
China punishes state oil refiner chief over blast
Boston - 10 Jan 2014 15:07
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese authorities are holding China's largest oil refiner and its top management responsible for a November pipeline explosion that killed 62 people and injured scores of others in the eastern port city...
Tourist route through old Jewish towns planned
Boston - 10 Jan 2014 14:47
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A historian says he and colleagues are preparing a tourist route leading through old Jewish towns along Poland's border with Belarus and Ukraine.
DealBook: Wall Street Predicts $50 Billion Bill to Settle U.S. Mortgage Suits
The New York Times - 10 Jan 2014 06:47
If the settlements materialize, they could yield, according to an analysis, $15 billion in relief for consumers -- a mixture of cash payments and other assistance, like reductions in the size of homeowners' loan payments...
Three men shot in Miami; one left in critical condition
Miami Herald - 10 Jan 2014 02:28
Miami police were investigating a shooting Thursday evening that left three men injured, one of them critically.
Rubio: Distrust of Obama hurts immigration reform
Miami Herald - 10 Jan 2014 01:52
While faulting the president, Sen. Marco Rubio said he’s ready to back piecemeal immigration reform, even if there’s no pathway to citizenship.
The day in photos
New York Post - 10 Jan 2014 23:52
Clashes in Egypt, ice floes on the Hudson, table tennis, off-road racing, freestyle skiing and more.