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Obama Wants 'Year of Action'
Time - 29 Jan 2014 01:50
The first remarks released from tonight's State of the Union address show the president will focus on inequality
General: Terrorists May Shoot Planes With Missiles
Time - 29 Jan 2014 01:50
General: Terrorists May Shoot Planes With Missiles
What the Speech Means for 2014
The New York Times - 29 Jan 2014 07:08
The impact of President Obama's speech on the midterms, his agenda and his relationship with Congress.
Mexico's gov't announces anti-kidnapping campaign
Boston - 29 Jan 2014 02:08
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican officials said Tuesday that they are launching a nationwide effort to fight kidnapping, a crime that has risen to epidemic levels across the country and become what officials are calling a nat...
Amnesty chief condemns Al Jazeera detentions
Al Jazeera English - 29 Jan 2014 07:12
Amnesty International cites need to keep up pressure on Egyptian government amid crackdown on freedom of expression.
US media blacks out Snowden interview exposing death threats
OpEdNews - 29 Jan 2014 08:29
The interview, broadcast by the German television network ARD, was largely blacked out by the US media. The New York Times carried not a word of what Snowden said, while the cable and broadcast news programs treated the ...
Religious leaders unite for peace
CNN - 29 Jan 2014 06:05
The top Muslim imam and Catholic archbishop in war-ravaged Central African Republic are uniting for peace.
U.N. to EU: Use force in CAR if needed
CNN - 29 Jan 2014 05:45
The U.N. Security Council voted Tuesday to not only continue its peacekeepers' mission in the tumultuous Central African Republic but to authorize the use of force by European Union troops there, the world body said.
Senate Aide Who Committed Suicide After Child Porn Arrest Left a Note and an Explanation
The Atlantic Wire - 29 Jan 2014 03:40
Jesse Ryan Loskarn, the aide to Tennessee senator Lamar Alexander who killed himself last week after being arrested for possession of child pornography, left behind an open letter in which he tried to explain and apologi...
Texas teen survives 3,000-foot skydiving mishap
New York Post - 29 Jan 2014 03:04
A 16-year-old Texas girl survived a more than 3,000 foot fall to the ground in an Oklahoma skydiving accident and is recovering from her many injuries, a doctor said Tuesday....
VIDEO: 2014 State of The Union (minus the Corporate Influence)
OpEdNews - 29 Jan 2014 14:35
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, fellow citizens- 60 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his annual State of the Union Address to the Nation as a Fireside Chat from the White House i...
Obama urges Guantanamo closure this year
Al Jazeera English - 29 Jan 2014 06:21
In State of the Union address, US president says 2014 should be the year to finally close the US prison.
Cancer Society, Hollywood Group Joining Forces
ABC News - 29 Jan 2014 06:20
American Cancer Society, Hollywood group Stand Up To Cancer announce collaboration
U.N. envoy urges action on Yemen, Security Council to draft resolution
Reuters - 29 Jan 2014 06:01
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China kicks out NYT reporter
CNN - 29 Jan 2014 05:54
Reporting in China is becoming increasingly difficult and many wonder if it's worth the effort. Kristie Lu Stout reports.
$6M Stradivarius violin stolen in U.S.
CNN - 29 Jan 2014 05:47
What's almost 300 years old? Worth an estimated $6 million? And missing?
UN Chief Meets With Fidel Castro in Havana
ABC News - 29 Jan 2014 04:27
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Fidel Castro in Havana
Cuba's Castro Calls for Integration Free of US
ABC News - 29 Jan 2014 02:03
Cuba's Raul Castro: Bloc minus US, Canada, 'legitimate representative' of regional interests
Emblem3 #BandLife Tour Interview | Teen.com
The Huffington Post - 29 Jan 2014 22:22
On the latest episode of Trendin' on Teen, host Brianna Baxter is joined by Emblem3 where they talk about their #BandLife tour, Valentine's Day, and much more.
Judge bars list called 'borderline obscene' in NATO 3 trial
Chicago Tribune - 29 Jan 2014 22:21Cory Remsburg and the Cost of Politics
The New Yorker - 29 Jan 2014 17:48
President Obama first met Sergeant Cory Remsburg close to a graveyard for American soldiers in Normandy, at a commemoration of the sixty-fifth anniversary of D Day, in June, 2009. Remsburg, an Army Ranger, was playing th...
Libya minister escapes assassination
CNN - 29 Jan 2014 15:31
Libya's acting interior minister survived an assassination attempt in Tripoli, state news agency LANA reported Wednesday.