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Final voyage: Navy pays one cent to scrap aircraft carrier
Fox News - 25 Dec 2014 07:00
The Navy has paid one red cent to transport and break apart a fourth super carrier--USS Ranger (CV-61)--after they were unable to have it turned into a museum docked in the Pacific Northwest. The Aircraft carrier--which ...
Christmas Aside, Sierra Leone Declares Five-Day Lockdown in Ebola-Hit North
Time - 25 Dec 2014 07:02
Christmas celebrations are excepted
Threats to New York Police Stream In After Fatal Shootings, Putting Department on Edge
The New York Times - 25 Dec 2014 05:23
Officials have investigated more than 40 threats of violence against officers since two of their colleagues were shot and killed on Saturday.
Topless activist storms St Peter's Square nativity on Christmas Day
New York Post - 25 Dec 2014 21:46
It’s the Unholy See. A black-caped Vatican gendarme wraps his arms around a crèche-crashing topless activist who grabbed a Baby Jesus figure at St. Peter's Square on Christmas Day....
Putin calls for vodka price cap
Al Jazeera English - 25 Dec 2014 05:34
Amid rising inflation, President Vladimir Putin says high prices encourage production of bootleg spirits.
Alan Gross to Get $3.2 Million After Being Freed From a Cuban Prison
Time - 25 Dec 2014 05:28
His release came as the U.S. announced it was seeking to restore ties with Cuba
Video: A Shift in Protests After Officers Are Killed
The New York Times - 25 Dec 2014 05:08
Since the fatal shootings of two police officers in Brooklyn, some protests against police tactics have become more subdued.
US says ISIS not responsible for downing of Jordanian fighter jet
Fox News - 25 Dec 2014 07:00
U.S. officials confirmed reports Wednesday that a Jordanian fighter jet was shot down in the fight against Islamic State militants in northern Syria and that the pilot had been captured, but denied claims made by the ter...
California's Governor Issues 105 Pardons, but Retracts 1
ABC News - 25 Dec 2014 06:14
Brown clears drug offenders, but retracts pardon after he learns of discipline in finance case
What about threat to journalists?
CNN - 25 Dec 2014 04:59
Missing from the debate over "The Interview" -- a comedy about journalists assassinating Kim Jong Un -- is a consideration of the way the film may impact a risky profession.
Diamonds among donations in some Salvation Army kettles
Chicago Tribune - 25 Dec 2014 04:55Pope phones displaced Iraqis for Christmas
Al Jazeera English - 25 Dec 2014 04:48
Pope Francis tell Christians displaced by ISIL's advance that they are "like Jesus on Christmas night".
Pakistani Premier Announces Military Courts for Terrorism Cases
The New York Times - 25 Dec 2014 04:29
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced plans early Thursday to set up military courts to deal with terrorism cases after a deadly Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar last week.
Mexicans Rally After a Priest Is Kidnapped
The New York Times - 25 Dec 2014 03:14
Roman Catholic clergy members and parishioners marched through Ciudad Altamirano in southern Mexico to protest a series of kidnappings, killings and robberies of priests.
A New Zealander Is Facing 4 Years in a Burmese Prison for 'Insulting Buddhism'
Time - 25 Dec 2014 03:00
His trial is the latest example of growing religious intolerance in the country
CIA Report Fallout: Alissa Starzak Could Lose Shot As Army's Top Lawyer
IBTimes - 25 Dec 2014 02:30
Alissa Starzak will have to wait until after the holidays to find out if accusations she stole and leaked classified Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents will scuttle her chances of becoming the U.S. Army's top la...
Pakistan to use army courts for terror cases
Al Jazeera English - 25 Dec 2014 01:05
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announces plan to combat Taliban and other armed groups in wake of Peshawar school attack.
Russia Signals More Military To Belarus as Ukraine Briefly Cuts Power To Crimea
IBTimes - 25 Dec 2014 00:30
Peace negotiations commenced Wednesday in Kiev aimed at quelling a war between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels, but recent moves on both sides cast a shadow on the prospects for a resolution emerging from the talks. On We...
Why we can't educate racism away
The Week - 25 Dec 2014 18:00
How prejudiced are Americans? The internet knows. Whether it's racism, sexism, cissexism, transphobia, classism, sizeism, or ableism, online residents are watching out for it and pointing it out at tremendous volume. Who...
Church gives congregants $500 each to do good
Chicago Tribune - 25 Dec 2014 12:55Jeb Bush's Emails as Governor of Florida Show His Agenda and Goals
The New York Times - 25 Dec 2014 05:51
Emails sent during Jeb Bush's time in office and obtained through a public records request illustrate, hour by hour, the business of governing one of the country's most populous states.