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Sen. McCain on bipartisan immigration plan

Fox News - ‎13 minutes ago‎
While never -- on -- ball in for Neil Cavuto and this is your world lawmakers four Democrats or Republicans today calling for a pathway to citizenship.
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Queen Beatrix to abdicate in favour of son

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎6 minutes ago‎
In a short televised speech, the Dutch Queen said it was time to place the nation “in the hands of a new generation”. Queen Beatrix turns 75 in just a few days and is already the country's oldest ever monarch.
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Boy Scouts of America may end ban on gays

Reuters - ‎7 minutes ago‎
By Marice Richter. DALLAS | Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:48pm EST. DALLAS (Reuters) - Boy Scouts of America is considering ending a longstanding national ban on gay youth and adult members and leaving policies on sexual orientation to its local organizations, ...
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Five places to view Vine videos outside Twitter

ZDNet - ‎1 hour ago‎
Summary: Twitter has only just launched its Vine video service, but already sites are springing up to show Vine videos outside Twitter.
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Video: Iran claims success with monkey's trip to space

NBCNews.com - ‎44 minutes ago‎
If Iran has indeed launched a monkey to space, the nation is following a path similar to that taken by the United States in the early days of its space program.
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Timbuktu: Experts fear for ancient papers in historic city

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
As the Malian military tried to retake the storied city of Timbuktu from Islamic extremists, scholars feared for the fate of ancient artifacts and mosques that testify to its historic grandeur.
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Egypt opposition rejects Mohammed Morsi dialogue call

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Egypt's main opposition alliance has rejected Mohammed Morsi's call for national dialogue amid continuing protests against the president.
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Calif. inmate sentenced to death for 2003 wildfire

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
Judge agrees with jury that five heart-attack deaths during massive arson blaze were murder. Rickie Fowler. Rickie Lee Fowler, 31, sits in a Southern California courtroom before being sentenced to death Monday for a 2003 wildfire that killed five via heart ...
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JonBenet Ramsey's parents reportedly indicted, but DA refused to prosecute

Fox News - ‎10 hours ago‎
The Colorado grand jury probing the death of JonBenet Ramsey voted to indict the murdered 6-year-old beauty queen's parents more than a decade ago, although prosecutors reportedly declined to press the case.
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Congress Completes $60.2 Billion in Hurricane Sandy Aid

Bloomberg - ‎23 minutes ago‎
Congress completed a $60.2 billion aid package to help rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy three months after the storm struck the U.S.
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US F-16 fighter based in Italy may have crashed in Adriatic

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
ROME | Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:37pm EST. ROME (Reuters) - A U.S. F-16 fighter jet may have crashed on Monday during a training exercise over the Adriatic Sea and the U.S.
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Rick Ross Update: Police confirm rapper crashed Rolls Royce into building after ...

CBS News - ‎2 hours ago‎
(CBS/AP) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Fort Lauderdale police have confirmed that rapper Rick Ross was driving a Rolls Royce that crashed into a building Monday after shots were fired nearby.
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Yahoo results underscore turnaround

USA TODAY - ‎34 minutes ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO -- Marissa Mayer has brought the yippee! back to Yahoo. Under a company reboot, the Internet pioneer reported earnings that beat analyst forecasts after the close of markets Monday.
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Pay Still High At Bailed-Out Companies, Report Says

New York Times
12 minutes ago
Written by
Annie Lowrey
WASHINGTON - Top executives at firms that received taxpayer bailouts during the financial crisis continue to receive generous government-approved compensation packages, a Treasury watchdog said in a report released on Monday.
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Google pledges fight over government access to users' email

Reuters - ‎10 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON | Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:45pm EST. WASHINGTON Jan 28 (Reuters) - Google will lobby Washington in 2013 to make it harder for law enforcement authorities to gain access to emails and other digital messages.
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Apple rolls out iOS 6.1 update

CNN
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Samantha Murphy
(CNN) -- Apple issued on Monday its first major update to iOS 6, boasting new bells and whistles as well as bug fixes. iOS 6.1 - which comes after five beta test updates following the September launch of iOS 6 - includes 4G LTE support for 36 additional ...
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Microsoft Office 2013 Subscriptions: Like Or...

Forbes - ‎5 hours ago‎
Microsoft Office 2013 has a splash page with the hashtag: #Timeto365 and the news that January 29, 2013 will give you more time. The ubiquitous software and platform is moving to the cloud with a new subscription model.
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R&B singers Chris Brown and Frank Ocean engage in brawl outside Westlake ...

New York Daily News - ‎37 minutes ago‎
Short-fused singer Chris Brown allegedly landed a punch Sunday night in a fight with rival singer Frank Ocean - and Ocean wants Brown to pay, authorities said Monday.
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Barbara Walters Has Chicken Pox

Starpulse.com
38 minutes ago
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Casey Johnson
Barbara Walter's fall covering President Barack Obama's second inauguration and her fever are the results of a "delayed childhood," according to Whoopi Goldberg: The longtime newswoman has chicken pox.
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Warner Bros. New CEO Brings Digital Know-How

Wall Street Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
Time Warner Inc. named its home video and digital chief, Kevin Tsujihara, as the new chief executive of Warner Bros. Entertainment, handing one of Hollywood's biggest jobs to an executive best known for his work on digital distribution strategies.
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Woods Wins at Torrey Pines for 8th Time

ABC News - ‎11 minutes ago‎
Tiger Woods is a winner again at Torrey Pines, and the only question Monday was how long it would take him to finish. Woods stretched his lead to eight shots in the Farmers Insurance Open before losing his focus and his patience during a painfully slow ...
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Thousands gather at harbor to send Ravens off to Super Bowl

Baltimore Sun - ‎8 minutes ago‎
Staring out at thousands of people crowding the Harborplace Amphitheater, most of them holding cell phones or cameras aloft to capture the moment, the second player ever drafted by the Ravens launched into a short speech.
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Drill reaches Antarctica's under-ice Lake Whillans

BBC News - ‎10 hours ago‎
An American attempt to bore down into Lake Whillans, a body of water buried almost 1km under the Antarctic ice, has achieved its aim.
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Tests conducted on Israel's Ariel Sharon reveal significant brain activity

UC Los Angeles - ‎30 minutes ago‎
A team of American and Israeli brain scientists tested former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to assess his brain responses, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
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Soldier Who Lost 4 Limbs Has Double-Arm Transplant

ABC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
On Facebook, he describes himself as a "wounded warrior...very wounded." Brendan Marrocco was the first soldier to survive losing all four limbs in the Iraq War, and doctors revealed Monday that he's received a double-arm transplant.
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