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Big Bear residents say Dorner bound, gagged them

USA TODAY
1 hour ago
Written by
Donna Leinwand Leger
Four deaths have been attributed to Christopher Dorner, who was fired from the LAPD in 2009. dorner3. This aerial photo shows the cabin that burned on a California mountain Tuesday as the hunt for fugitive Christopher Dorner drew to a close.
Police: Cabin rubble too hot to examine, no body yet recovered at shootout site
Tied-up couple key to ending manhunt
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States Act on Minimum Wage as Republicans Toss Obama Plan

Bloomberg - ‎14 minutes ago‎
President Barack Obama's proposal to increase the U.S. minimum wage by 24 percent faces long odds in Congress, where Republicans took aim at it minutes after the State of the Union address.
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Pope Resignation: What you need to know

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world when he became the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to resign. He says he no longer has the strength to carry on in the role.
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An American Airlines and a US Airways plane.ap

Fox News - ‎1 hour ago‎
American Airlines and U.S. Airways will formally announce they are merging to create the world's biggest airline after the companies' boards separately approved a merger deal late Wednesday, sources tell The Wall Street Journal.
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Plumlee Leads No. 2 Duke Past UNC, 73-68

ABC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Mason Plumlee had 18 points and 11 rebounds and No. 2 Duke beat North Carolina 73-68 on Wednesday night. Quinn Cook scored 18 points and Rasheed Sulaimon finished with 13 for the Blue Devils (22-2, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).
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Iran says talks with IAEA to be continued

Xinhua - ‎1 hour ago‎
.... • Iran's permanent representative said that Iran and IAEA will discuss new proposals in the next meeting. • Ahmadinejad said dialogue is a better way to solve the nuclear issue of his country.
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Scott Brown debuts as Fox News contributor

Boston.com - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Former Senator Scott Brown transitioned from potential comeback politician to pundit in just two weeks, making his debut as a contributor to Fox News on Wednesday night in an appearance also billed as an “exclusive” by host Sean Hannity.
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Arias Says Ex-Beau Increasingly...

ABC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
Jodi Arias' ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander became increasingly sexually aggressive and violent toward her in the weeks leading up to a confrontation in which she killed him, Arias testified today in her murder trial.
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Detroit Mayor Says City Is Making Progress on Debt

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
With a crucial review of Detroit's financial circumstances expected within days and the possibility of a state-appointed financial manager looming, Mayor Dave Bing on Wednesday evening made the case for his city, arguing that Detroit's finances are getting ...
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Japan's Economy Unexpectedly Shrinks on Exports, Investment Drop

Bloomberg - ‎30 minutes ago‎
Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter as falling exports and a business investment slump outweighed improved consumption, bolstering Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's case for more monetary stimulus to end deflation.
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Foreclosure Filings Drop to 6-Year Low on California Law

Bloomberg - ‎14 minutes ago‎
U.S. foreclosure filings fell 28 percent last month from a year earlier to the lowest level since April 2007, as a new California law slowed first-time defaults in the most-populous state, according to RealtyTrac.
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Rumors of (Currency) War

MarketWatch - ‎4 hours ago‎
These days there's not a market in the world that some regulator somewhere doesn't want to meddle in. The big exception, curiously enough, is the currency market.
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Postal Union Millions to Democrats Roils Saturday Cuts

Bloomberg
14 minutes ago
Written by
Angela Greiling Keane
All but five of Congress's 255 Democrats and independents received campaign donations from postal worker union groups in the past six years, raising the political risk of Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe's move to end Saturday mail delivery.
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Apple denied in bid to register iPhone trademark in Brazil

NDTV - ‎43 minutes ago‎
Regulators in Brazil on Wednesday rejected Apple's application to register its iPhone trademark in the country, having already recognized a local manufacturer's claim to the name.
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iFixit Touts Surface Pro's Battery, Pans 'Repairability'

PC Magazine
5 hours ago
Written by
Damon Poeter
The teardown artists at iFixit discovered the "Cadillac of batteries" inside Microsoft's new Surface Pro but the inaccessibility of its parts led the site to give the tablet a 1 out of 10 score for repairability.
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Lady Gaga cancels rest of tour, needs surgery

USA TODAY
1 hour ago
Written by
Ann Oldenburg
Mother Monster tore the muscle that helps hold the hip joint, forcing her to cancel shows. Lady Gaga performs at the Prudential Center in Newark on Dec. 15.
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'Safe Haven' stars: Authenticity was key

MiamiHerald.com - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Safe Haven is not your typical Notebook-esque Nicholas Sparks love story. It's set in the Carolinas (like the majority of Sparks' 17 novels) and features a budding romance between the sort of characters - Alex ( Josh Duhamel of Transformers) and Katie ...
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Skip Security Check at JFK Airport

E! Online - ‎1 hour ago‎
There were no pat downs or awkward standing poses for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. While trying to make their connection flight from John F. Kennedy airport to LAX after flying in from Brazil yesterday, E! News confirms that Kimye cleared customs and ...
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Lil Wayne's Emmett Till rap

Chicago Sun-Times - ‎10 minutes ago‎
Prolific rapper Lil Wayne carved a place for himself in hip-hop history with his uniquely whiny voice, bumping rhythms and ability to rhyme just about anything.
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Notebook: Terry gets revenge vs. Bulls

ESPN (blog) - ‎16 minutes ago‎
BOSTON -- For the past three weeks, Jason Terry has not-so quietly stewed over the game-winning jumper that Chicago's Marco Belinelli produced over him during an overtime triumph at TD Garden last month.
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Carmelo Anthony might sit out All-Star Game

ESPN (blog)
25 minutes ago
Written by
Ian Begley
Carmelo Anthony said a "deep" right arm contusion he suffered on Wednesday night might sideline him for Sunday's NBA All-Star Game.
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Satellite reveals major loss of Arctic sea ice (pictures)

CNET
5 hours ago
Written by
James Martin
Using new data from the European Space Agency's CryoSat satellite spanning 10 years, an international team of scientists has discovered an alarming rate of loss for the Arctic sea ice.
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Sea slug's 'disposable penis' surprises

BBC News - ‎Feb 12, 2013‎
A sea slug that is able to detach, re-grow and then re-use its penis has surprised scientists. Japanese researchers observed the bizarre mating behaviour in a species called Chromodoris reticulata, which is found in the Pacific Ocean.
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Morning-After Pill Use Is Increasing, Report Says

New York Times - ‎16 minutes ago‎
The use of morning-after pills by American women has more than doubled in recent years, driven largely by rising rates of use among women in their early 20s, according to new federal data released Thursday.
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Feds say Illinois can run health insurance exchange

Chicago Tribune
1 hour ago
Written by
Peter Frost
Illinois received conditional federal approval to jointly operate an online health insurance exchange where an estimated 500,000 state residents will go to buy health insurance starting Oct. 1, an expected move that makes the state the third to receive the ...

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