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Thousands killed as S Sudan slides toward civil war

Hindustan Times - ‎42 minutes ago‎
Thousands of South Sudanese have been killed in more than a week of violence, with reports of bodies piled in mass graves, the UN said as it moved to nearly double its peacekeepers there.
Mass grave of 34 found in South Sudan: UN
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The Obamacare individual mandate death watch

Washington Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
LOS ANGELES, December 25, 2013 - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Health and Human Services and the Obama administration! Last Thursday, HHS Secy Kathleen Sebelius decreed that if you were one of the 4-5 million Americans who lost ...
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Pope ushers in his first Christmas at Vatican

Houston Chronicle - ‎50 minutes ago‎
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has ushered in his first Christmas as pontiff, likening Jesus' birth to a burst of light on the sometimes dark moments of human history, marked by pride and ambition.
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Pope Francis is celebrating his first Christmas mass as pontiff today, with thousands of Christian pilgrims expected to attend at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. You can watch the live broadcast of the two-hour mass here from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET: http://cbc.sh/qFqTHTH
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Tanaka Mystery Now Has an Ending: In US

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Masahiro Tanaka, the pitching ace who went 24-0 in 2013 as he led the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a Japan Series title, will be allowed to sign with a major league team for the 2014 season, becoming the latest Japanese star to be allowed to leave for ...
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Killing and Retaliation at Gaza-Israel Border Continue Violent Cycle

New York Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
JERUSALEM - An Israeli laborer who was repairing the security fence along the border with Gaza was fatally shot on Tuesday by a Palestinian sniper, according to the Israeli military, and Israel immediately responded with airstrikes and tank and infantry fire ...
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Violence flares between Israeli military and Palestinians in Gaza
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Israeli soldier killed: Gaza sniper kills civilian working near Palestinian enclave A Gaza sniper has killed an Israeli civilian over the border on Tuesday, Israeli military and medical officials said, in a shooting that drew an almost immediate military response from the Israeli Defense Forces. The man was the first Israeli killed on the Gaza frontier in more than a year. http://youtu.be/ZtVHdxyQ26g
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Detroit Wins $55 Million in Concessions From 2 Banks

New York Times - ‎8 hours ago‎
Detroit's emergency manager Kevyn Orr announced a deal with two big banks on Tuesday that lowers Joshua Lott for The New York Times Detroit's emergency manager Kevyn Orr announced a deal with two big banks on Tuesday that lowers the city's costs.
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Amnesty by Russians Includes Greenpeace Case

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
MOSCOW - A sweeping amnesty that is underway in Russia was extended on Tuesday to a member of the crew of the Arctic Sunrise, the Greenpeace International ship seized on the open seas three months ago.
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UK pardons computer pioneer Alan Turing

Boston.com - ‎59 minutes ago‎
LONDON - Britain has tried to make good by one of its most famous sons, posthumously pardoning Alan Turing for a gay sex conviction which tarnished the brilliant career of the code breaker credited with helping win the war against Nazi Germany and ...
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Egyptian Officials Point at Islamist Group After Blast at Police Building

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
CAIRO - Egyptian officials sought to implicate the country's most influential Islamist group after a powerful car bomb ripped through a police headquarters north of Cairo early Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than a hundred others.
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“God is light,” says Pope in first Christmas celebrations

The Hindu - ‎1 hour ago‎
Pope Francis hailed God's guiding power and urged the faithful to be selfless as he conducted Christmas celebrations on Tuesday for the first time since his election this year as leader of the world's 120 crore Catholics.
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Pancho Claus: A Tex-Mex Santa from the South Pole

Washington Post - ‎9 hours ago‎
HOUSTON - He usually has black hair and a black beard, sometimes just a mustache. Like Santa, he wears a hat - though often it's a sombrero.
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A thousand volunteers dressed as Santa Claus celebrate before delivering holiday gifts to the poor in Seoul, South Korea. More pictures of Christmas Eve around the world: http://usat.ly/1cx08j0 (Photo by Lee Jin-man, AP)
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Another Court Defeat for Utah on Gay Marriage

ABC News - ‎48 minutes ago‎
A federal appeals court has refused yet again to stop gay marriage in Utah, making it more likely that same-sex weddings in the home of the Mormon church are here to stay for the immediate future.
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First-class stamps to cost 49 cents as of Jan. 26

USA TODAY - ‎2 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mailing a letter is about to get a little more expensive. Regulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help the Postal Service recover from ...
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Target Denies Report That PINs Were Stolen In Data Breach

CBS Local - ‎6 hours ago‎
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Target on Tuesday denied a report claiming that personal identification numbers were also stolen in a data breach that affected up to 40 million credit cards.
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US Goods Orders, New-Home Sales Point to Growth

Wall Street Journal - ‎13 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON—A pair of economic reports released Tuesday showed renewed optimism by businesses and prospective homeowners, two of the biggest drivers of U.S.
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Housing sales rise to highest level since 2008

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
Pent-up demand for housing continues to lift new-home sales figures to their highest levels since 2008, according to new monthly figures released Tuesday by the Commerce Department.
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Is Now the Time to Get That Mortgage?

TheStreet.com - ‎11 hours ago‎
NEW YORK (TheStreet -- Now that the Federal Reserve has finally announced the start of its "taper," should mortgage shoppers get a move on to beat higher rates?
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Researchers report security flaw in Samsung's Galaxy S4

CNET - ‎9 hours ago‎
An Israeli security team says a vulnerability in Samsung's Knox security platform enables malicious software to track e-mails and record data communications.
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Study reveals security flaws in Samsung's Knox platform on Galaxy S4 : http://bit.ly/1eCzXJf by + Harrison Kaminsky   Researcher Mordechai Guri at the Ben-Gurion University's Cyber Security Lab in Israel recently discovered a major vulnerability in Samsung's Knox security platform on the Galaxy S4.......http://bit.ly/1eCzXJf
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No Holiday Respite For IT Pros

NetworkComputing.com - ‎Dec 23, 2013‎
Survey of IT professionals shows that many will be on call this holiday season dealing with users' remote network access problems and other IT glitches.
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Movie review: “The Wolf of Wall Street”

NewsOK.com - ‎25 minutes ago‎
So high on its own supply that it starts to babble in its third hour, Martin Scorsese's “The Wolf of Wall Street” often reaches heights of buzzed-out hilarity that border on painful, but it's also Scorsese in connect-the-dots mode.
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Bettman upholds 15-game suspension to Shawn Thornton

USA TODAY - ‎2 minutes ago‎
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld Shawn Thornton's 15-game suspension on Tuesday, ruling that it wasn't excessive. Disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan had handed down that sentence on Dec. 14, a week after the Boston Bruins tough guy had pulled ...
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Setting the table for a Christmas feast

ESPN - ‎10 minutes ago‎
Because let's face it, you've got to be a devoted NBA fan to watch all of this year's Christmas Day lineup. For the first time since 2007, there won't be a conference leader playing on Christmas.
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Chiefs go away from Charles in crunch time

Washington Post - ‎11 hours ago‎
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - There is no prescribed number of plays that Chiefs coach Andy Reid would like the ball to end up in the hands of Jamaal Charles, one of the most dynamic playmakers in the NFL.
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Thompson: Terrelle Pryor, it's game time

San Jose Mercury News
4 hours ago
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Terrelle Pryor, now you need to play well. As is the case for so many good quarterbacks, it all comes down to one game. So if you want to be considered among that group, or at least capable of becoming good, then use this game to show and prove.
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NASA Astronauts and Santa Both Work on Christmas Eve

Guardian Express - ‎11 minutes ago‎
This is neither the website of, nor affiliated in any way with, Guardian News and Media. NASA Astronauts and Santa Both Work on Christmas Eve.
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'Massive' reservoir of melt water found under Greenland ice

BBC News - ‎Dec 22, 2013‎
Researchers say they have discovered a large reservoir of melt water that sits under the Greenland ice sheet all year round. The scientists say the water is stored in the air space between particles of ice, similar to the way that fruit juice stays liquid in a slush ...
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Study: Eating nuts during pregnancy may reduce baby's allergy risk

CNN - ‎Dec 23, 2013‎
(CNN) -- The children of women who regularly ate peanuts or tree nuts during pregnancy appear to be at lower risk for nut allergies than other kids, according to a new study published Monday.
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Lost in the divisive battle over Jahi McMath is a mother's undeniable love

San Jose Mercury News - ‎4 hours ago‎
OAKLAND -- On Christmas Eve, Nailah Winkfield held vigil in her daughter's hospital room, caressing the girl's warm hand, kissing her soft cheeks, feeling her pulse and telling her she's sorry for promising that everything would be OK.

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