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Flying skier sets world record
CNN - 15 Feb 2015 01:14
Slovenia's Peter Prevc secured a monster leap of 250 meters to set a new ski-jumping world record at the Vikersundbakken hill in Norway Saturday.
Creator of Nutella Dies on Valentine's Day
ABC News - 15 Feb 2015 04:18
Michele Ferrero was the world's wealthiest chocolatier.
Obama's so selfie absorbed
New York Post - 15 Feb 2015 06:31
Media meatheads are describing President Obama's plan for confronting Islamic State as a "balance" between doing nothing and all-out war. They remind me of an old friend's insight that "balance"...
Americans have plotted to kill cartoonists
CNN - 15 Feb 2015 03:47
The Swedish cartoonist at the center of the first attack in Copenhagen had previously been the target of an assassination plot.
Myanmar Troops Recover Bodies of 13 Rebels in Renewed Clash
ABC News - 15 Feb 2015 06:13
Myanmar troops recover bodies of 13 rebels in renewed clashes along China border
Guns fall silent in Ukraine's Donetsk as Poroshenko orders ceasefire
Reuters - 15 Feb 2015 02:52
DONETSK, Ukraine
Bill Clinton's libido threatens to derail Hillary -- again
New York Post - 15 Feb 2015 02:31
She hasn't even announced, but the question has already resurfaced: Will Bill Clinton's baggage derail Hillary Clinton's presidential hopes? Just a few weeks ago, reports broke that Bill Clinton had...
2 charged in mall shooting plot
CNN - 15 Feb 2015 01:08
A Canadian man and an American woman have been arrested in what Canadian authorities said Saturday was a foiled plot to carry out a mass murder-suicide at a Nova Scotia mall on Valentine's Day.
Boehner admits keeping Obama in dark about Netanyahu
New York Post - 15 Feb 2015 20:34
WASHINGTON — Speaker of the House John Boehner admitted he purposely kept President Obama in the dark about inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before Congress. "I frankly...
Synagogue Shooting Victim Dies; Copenhagen on Edge
ABC News - 15 Feb 2015 05:42
Copenhagen police searching for gunman who opened fire today on a cafe that was hosting a free speech event, killing one man and injuring three cops.
Vilks: 'Should be possible to insult all religions'
CNN - 15 Feb 2015 04:07
Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks has been a target for Islamic extremists since drawing a cartoon of Mohammed with the body of a dog in 2007.
Free Speech Debate 'Still Alive' After Attack in Denmark
Time - 15 Feb 2015 02:22
“Still alive in the room.” As gunfire erupted outside a Copenhagen cultural center on Saturday afternoon, French ambassador François Zimeray tweeted that message to the world. The message conveys some of the terror ...
Denmark Cafe Shooting Called an Assassination Attempt
ABC News - 15 Feb 2015 01:27
Copenhagen police searching for gunman who opened fire today on a cafe that was hosting a free speech event, killing one man and injuring three cops.
Watch Ski jumper Anders Fannemel soar 251.5 meters to shatter the world record
The Week - 15 Feb 2015 21:16
Norway's Anders Fannemel on Sunday launched an incredible 251.5 meters -- or roughly 825 feet -- to eclipse the ski jump world record at a competition in Vikersund, Norway. What's more, it was the second time in as many ...
Danish police shoot one after Copenhagen terror attack
Eyewitness News - 15 Feb 2015 09:23
A gunman stormed a cafe where cartoonist Lars Viks and his supporters had gathered, killing one man.
Ukraine Crisis: Ceasefire Broken Hours After It Was Called, Report Says
IBTimes - 15 Feb 2015 05:05
Just hours after the start of a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists, fighting has been reported. Each side accused the other of violating the ceasefire, Sputnik News reported.
Autopsy shows New York Times writer David Carr died of lung cancer
Chicago Tribune - 15 Feb 2015 02:49Obama to Intervene in Dispute at West Coast Ports
The New York Times - 15 Feb 2015 02:05
At the president's request, the secretary of labor will travel to California to "meet with the parties to urge them to resolve their dispute quickly at the bargaining table," according to a White House spokesman.
Cease-fire begins in Ukraine after intense fighting persists
New York Post - 15 Feb 2015 02:02
KIEV, Ukraine -- The cease-fire period for fighting in Ukraine began one minute after midnight Sunday, but there are no immediate indications of whether either side in the conflict that...
Sexual Assault Allegations Against Illinois Imam Stirs Divisions in Insular South Asian Community
The New York Times - 15 Feb 2015 01:56
In the next few days, three women will name an imam in Elgin, Ill., in a lawsuit accusing him of decades of assault and child sex abuse, according to their lawyer.
Whiteout conditions cause pileups, closures on Indiana, Michigan roads
Chicago Tribune - 15 Feb 2015 01:56Puerto Rico bankruptcy bill to get House hearing: sources
Reuters - 15 Feb 2015 01:43
(Reuters) - A long-shot bill to give Puerto Rico's ailing public agencies a chance to restructure their massive debts under the section of U.S. bankruptcy law used by cities such as Detroit and Stockton, California, will...