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• GOP balks at lack of spending cuts, House could vote tonight
• Fiscal cliff compromise called a dud on deficit front
• Photos: New Year's celebrations around the world
• One of 9 deceased victims of Oregon bus crash identified so far
• Hundreds ring in 2013 with icy plunge in NY waters
• Storm hosts Rose Parade show after fiery accident
• North Korean leader, in rare address, seeks end to confrontation with South
• New York County denies request for names of gun permit holders
• Ten crushed to death, 120 injured at Angola church event
• Ten states raise minimum wage, rates up 10 to 35 cents/hour
• Republican Eric Cantor says he opposes Senate bill
• Heartwarming moments defy chill at Rose Parade
• Tallest building in the world turns into giant fireworks show
• At least 61 crushed to death in Ivory Coast stampede
• Drifting drill ship grounds on rocks off Alaska
• Suspect arrested in fatal Sacramento bar shooting

GOP balks at lack of spending cuts, House could vote tonight Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:41 PM PST A hard-fought bipartisan compromise teeters on the edge of collapse as angry House Republicans decide their next step.

Fiscal cliff compromise called a dud on deficit front Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:59 PM PST In the controversy surrounding the "fiscal cliff" issue, it's easy to forget that the origin of the entire debate was a professed desire to reduce swollen federal deficits. Whether the target was $4 trillion over 10 years, as proposed by the Bowles-Simpson deficit reduction commission, or in the $2 trillion range, as tossed around by House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama, the idea was to rein in total debt that now tops $16 trillion. By those standards, the bill passed by the U.S. ...

Photos: New Year's celebrations around the world Posted: 31 Dec 2012 11:54 AM PST Revellers write the number 2013 using sparklers during the Hogmanay (New Year) street party celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland December 31, 2012. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY)

One of 9 deceased victims of Oregon bus crash identified so far Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:15 PM PST Authorities have identified one of nine people killed Sunday morning after a charter bus skidded off an icy mountain highway.

Hundreds ring in 2013 with icy plunge in NY waters Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:01 PM PST Hundreds of hardy swimmers rang in 2013 with a plunge into the icy sea off Brooklyn's Coney Island, an area struggling to recover from Superstorm Sandy.

Storm hosts Rose Parade show after fiery accident Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:11 PM PST Hannah Storm was back on the air Tuesday, hosting the Rose Parade telecast three weeks after a propane gas grill accident left her with first- and second-degree burns to her face, hands, chest and neck.

North Korean leader, in rare address, seeks end to confrontation with South Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:04 PM PST North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for an end to confrontation between the two Koreas.

New York County denies request for names of gun permit holders Posted: 01 Jan 2013 03:16 PM PST Authorities in a suburban county north of New York City said on Tuesday they will refuse to release names of local gun permit holders to a newspaper that has been publishing the identities of thousands of license-holding residents.

Ten crushed to death, 120 injured at Angola church event Posted: 01 Jan 2013 02:13 PM PST LISBON (Reuters) - Ten people were crushed to death and 120 injured in the Angolan capital Luanda as they tried to enter an overcrowded stadium for a vigil organized by a Pentecostal church, the state news agency Angop reported on Tuesday. Angop cited an emergency services spokesman as saying the victims, including four children, were crushed at the gates of the Cidadela Desportiva stadium, where the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD) organized a vigil on Monday night. ...

Ten states raise minimum wage, rates up 10 to 35 cents/hour Posted: 01 Jan 2013 02:13 PM PST PHOENIX (Reuters) - Ten states kicked off the new year with a minimum wage rise of between 10 and 35 cents, modestly boosting the incomes of nearly 1 million low-paid workers. The rises went into effect on Tuesday in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. The increase will put an extra $190 to $510 per year into the pocket of the average minimum-wage worker, according to a study by the non-partisan National Employment Law Project, released last month. ...

Republican Eric Cantor says he opposes Senate bill Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:15 PM PST No. 2 House Republican Eric Cantor says he opposes Senate bill to avert the "fiscal cliff"

Heartwarming moments defy chill at Rose Parade Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:15 PM PST PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A couple who became husband and wife on the "Love Float," a surprise reunion between a returning soldier and his little boy, and a grand marshal famed globally for her chimpanzee research were among the highlights of the 124th Rose Parade on Tuesday.

Tallest building in the world turns into giant fireworks show Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:04 AM PST The tallest building in the world seems to like to go big. The Burj Khalifa, the soaring 2,716-foot tower in Dubai, started the new year in a massive sound and light show that turned the entire high-rise into a giant fireworks display. A video, which captured the attention of the Web, shows an eye-popping performance [...]

At least 61 crushed to death in Ivory Coast stampede Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST ABIDJAN (Reuters) - At least 61 people were crushed to death in a stampede after a New Year's Eve fireworks display at a stadium in Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan early on Tuesday, officials said. Witnesses said police had tried to control crowds around the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium following the celebrations, triggering a panic in which scores were trampled. "The estimate we can give right now is 49 people hospitalized ... and 61 people dead," said the chief of staff of Abidjan's fire department Issa Sacko. ...

Drifting drill ship grounds on rocks off Alaska Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:59 AM PST ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A large drill ship belonging to oil major Shell ran aground off Alaska on Monday night after drifting in stormy weather, company and government officials said. The ship, the Kulluk, broke away from one of its tow lines on Monday afternoon and was driven to rocks just off Kodiak Island, where it grounded at about 9 p.m. Alaska time, officials said. The 18-member crew had been evacuated by the Coast Guard late Saturday because of risks from the storm. ...

Suspect arrested in fatal Sacramento bar shooting Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:55 AM PST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A suspect is under arrest in connection with a New Year's Eve shooting at a bar in the Old Sacramento area that killed two people, police said Tuesday.

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