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Senate GOP delays vote on Defense nominee Chuck Hagel

Los Angeles Times
56 minutes ago
Written by
Paul West
WASHINGTON - The persistent opposition by Senate Republicans to Chuck Hagel's nomination as Defense secretary isn't just about his national security views.
Republicans block vote on Obama's defense nominee, Hagel
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Cruise Line's Woes Are Far From Over As Ship Limps to Port

New York Times - ‎20 minutes ago‎
MOBILE, Ala. - For the 4,200 hungry, scared and unwashed people who were hoping finally to get off the lifeless Triumph cruise ship by Friday morning, the fetid ordeal of five days adrift in the Gulf of Mexico would soon be over.
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Oscar Pistorius' image tainted by murder charge

USA TODAY - ‎54 minutes ago‎
The story that seemed too inspirational and uplifting to be true - South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius putting on carbon fiber blades and qualifying for last summer's Olympics - turned tragic Thursday.
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie venture into winemaking

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:36pm EST. (Reuters) - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have gone into the wine business, helping to produce a rose called Miraval from their French estate and putting their names on the label, wine website Decanter.
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French incursion frees few slaves in Mali

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
TOYA, Mali - The insurgents who have fled from invading French troops in Mali have been taking with them some of their most important possessions - slaves.
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Top IRGC commander in Lebanon killed in Syria

Jerusalem Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
According to Iranian embassy in Lebanon, Revolutionary Guard commander was killed in an attack by "armed terrorist groups." Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (file) Photo: REUTERS.
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California authorities identify remains of fugitive ex-cop

Reuters - ‎21 minutes ago‎
By Steve Gorman. LOS ANGELES | Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:56pm EST. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Medical examiners on Thursday positively identified the remains of a fugitive former Los Angeles policeman wanted for a grudge-driven killing spree, formally ...
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Democrats float plan to avoid automatic slash in spending

Los Angeles Times - ‎53 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - Two weeks before deep budget cuts are due to slice across the federal government, Senate Democrats proposed an alternative Thursday that would swap some reductions for a tax on people who make more than $1 million a year.
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Tarr still contemplating US Senate run

Gloucester Daily Times - ‎7 hours ago‎
State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, saying he remains encouraged by the feedback he's received, said this morning he's still contemplating a U.S.
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Berkshire and 3G Capital in a $23 Billion Deal for Heinz

New York Times - ‎13 minutes ago‎
Just days ago, the fate of a 144-year-old American icon was being hashed out in a Pittsburgh conference room as executives spoke by phone to representatives of two global billionaires who went by the code names “Owl” and “Goose.
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The matchmakers behind the AMR-US Airways marriage

Reuters - ‎17 minutes ago‎
By Soyoung Kim and Nick Brown. NEW YORK | Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:58pm EST. NEW YORK (Reuters) - After sitting out the industry's last round of mega-mergers, airline giants AMR Corp (AAMRQ.
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Icahn challenges Ackman with 13% Herbalife stake

CNNMoney - ‎1 hour ago‎
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn revealed Thursday that he had acquired a 13% stake in controversial nutritional supplements company Herbalife (HLF), by buying over 14 million shares.
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FOREX-Euro suffers setback as economy shrinks; NZD jumps

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:23pm EST. * Market dumps euro as recession deepens. * Euro wallows at three-week lows vs USD. * Kiwi jumps on retail sales data; G20 next in focus.
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Adobe confirms Reader flaws targeted in 'Turkey visa' PDF zero-day attacks

ZDNet - ‎15 hours ago‎
Summary: Attacks on Adobe Reader are a truly European affair with Italian JavaScript, Spanish domains and Irish IP servers. Liam Tung.
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Bump Now Lets You Share Files To and From a Computer

PC Magazine
5 hours ago
Written by
Angela Moscaritolo
Transferring files from your smartphone to your computer, or vice versa, is about to get a little more convenient. Bump, whose iOS and Android apps enable users to share data by simply tapping their phones together, announced a new version of its Web client ...
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'Downton Abbey' season finale review: Beautiful

Newsday - ‎2 hours ago‎
THE SERIES "Downton Abbey". WHEN | WHERE Season finale Sunday at 9 p.m. on WNET/13. WHAT IT'S ABOUT In the third season finale -- called simply the "Christmas Special" when it aired last year in the U.K.
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Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss is in the hospital for cancer treatment

Yahoo! Sports (blog) - ‎18 minutes ago‎
On Thursday afternoon, the NBA world received some bad news. Dr. Jerry Buss, the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers since 1979, has spent time in intensive care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as he receives treatment for cancer.
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For Josh Hamilton and the new-look Angels, it's full speed ahead

Yahoo! Sports - ‎57 minutes ago‎
The Angels will have a loaded lineup with Josh Hamilton, Mike Trout and Albert Pujols. (AP). TEMPE, Ariz. - There's this thing about spring training where, unless you've been anesthetized by Dr.
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Friday's near-miss asteroid could help scientists find more dangerous ones

Christian Science Monitor
1 hour ago
Written by
Peter Spotts
Asteroid 2012 DA14 is on course to buzz Earth Friday, making its closest approach at 2:24 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Skip to next paragraph.
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Traces of Anxiety Drug May Affect Behavior in Fish

New York Times
2 hours ago
Written by
Pam Belluck
Traces of a common psychiatric medication that winds up in rivers and streams may affect fish behavior and feeding patterns, according to a study in the journal Science published Thursday.
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East Asian Physical Traits Linked to 35000-Year-Old Mutation

New York Times - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Gaining a deep insight into human evolution, researchers have identified a mutation in a critical human gene as the source of several distinctive traits that make East Asians different from other races.
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Device Offers Partial Vision for the Blind

New York Times
13 minutes ago
Written by
Pam Belluck
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first treatment to give limited vision to people who are blind, involving a technology called the artificial retina.
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Contraception Survey: Most US Women Try 3 or More Methods

Medscape - ‎2 hours ago‎
Nearly 30% of American women have tried 5 or more methods of contraception, and they are increasingly using condoms and emergency contraception, according to 2 new reports published online February 14 by the National Center for Health Statistics, ...
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