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• FBI says massive 'Anonymous' hack targeting U.S. government agencies
• Skeletons found in Calif. desert believed those of family missing 3 years
• Iran nuclear deal possible next week, says U.S. official
• Toronto council strips Mayor Rob Ford of powers
• 5-year-old California boy a smash hit as 'Batkid'
• Typhoon-stricken Philippine town starts rebuilding
• Teacher pleads no contest to lewd acts on students
• Homeowner charged in deadly Mich. porch shooting
• Dolphins' Martin ends silence, meets NFL counsel
• Calif. boy with leukemia becomes 'Batkid' for day
• Judge bans live TV in Arias penalty phase retrial
• Judge won't dismiss murder charge against bride
• US quietly offers bounties for Benghazi attackers
• 'Batkid' fighting crime in San Francisco
• Bodies in desert believed to be missing family
• Albania rejects request to destroy Syrian weapons
• Photos: The instant phenomenon of San Francisco's 'Batkid'
• 3 states reject health fix; what about other 47?
• Murder charge follows case that stirred race tension in Michigan
• Wanted: Country to dispose of Syria's weapons
• House OKs health plans short of Obamacare
• US bounty on Benghazi attackers: $10 million
• US ban on guns that escape metal detectors about to expire
• Chicago 'hacktivist' gets prison in NY cyberattacks case
• Libyan PM Blames Violence on Protesters, Militias
• Thousands evacuated as volcano erupts in Indonesia
• Ron Burgundy's eponymous 'Anchorman' suit lands in museum
• Homeowner charged in deadly Michigan porch shooting
• Are Obama's ratings dipping past the point of no return?
• Founding spirit: The making of Washington’s whiskey at Mount Vernon
• After JFK, a Secret Service transformed
• China to ease decades-old one-child policy nationwide
• Marines killed in Calif. were doing dangerous job
• Toronto council votes to strip mayor of powers
• China to loosen one-child policy, end labour camps
• Health official feared website 'crash' in July
• White House defends Secret Service over sex claims
• Philippine gov't defends typhoon response

FBI says massive 'Anonymous' hack targeting U.S. government agencies Posted: 15 Nov 2013 03:04 PM PST U.S. Army, Department of Energy, Department of HHS attacked, maybe more.

Skeletons found in Calif. desert believed those of family missing 3 years Posted: 15 Nov 2013 04:25 PM PST SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Four skeletons found in shallow graves in the Southern California desert are believed to be those of a San Diego County family that vanished three years ago, police said Friday, resolving one mystery and raising a host of new questions about what happened to the seemingly happy couple and their two young sons.

Iran nuclear deal possible next week, says U.S. official Posted: 15 Nov 2013 04:33 PM PST By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major powers and Iran are getting closer to an initial agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program, a senior U.S. official said on Friday, adding it is "quite possible" a deal could be reached when negotiators meet November 20-22 in Geneva. The official said EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif were to meet on November 20 in Geneva. The talks will seek to finalize an interim deal to allow time to negotiate a comprehensive, permanent agreement with Iran that would end a 10-year deadlock and provide assurances to the six powers that its atomic program would not produce bombs. Iran has denied that it is seeking the capability to produce atomic weapons and insists its nuclear ambitions are limited to the peaceful generation of electricity and other civilian uses.

Toronto council strips Mayor Rob Ford of powers Posted: 15 Nov 2013 03:54 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford vowed Friday to take City Council to court after it voted overwhelmingly to strip him of some of his powers over his admitted drug use, public drinking and increasingly erratic behavior.

5-year-old California boy a smash hit as 'Batkid' Posted: 15 Nov 2013 04:48 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dressed in a black Batman costume, his fists clenched as he took on foe after foe around San Francisco, a 5-year-old boy who has battled leukemia for years fulfilled his wish Friday to be his favorite superhero.

Typhoon-stricken Philippine town starts rebuilding Posted: 15 Nov 2013 08:06 AM PST GUIUAN, Philippines (AP) — People swept dirt from the pews and wiped clean the mud-covered, ornate tile floors of a church. The sound of hammers hitting nails and the buzzing of chain saws reverberated in the streets. Debris was piled on corners and set ablaze.

Teacher pleads no contest to lewd acts on students Posted: 15 Nov 2013 02:37 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — A once-respected former teacher accused of committing lewd acts on children in what authorities said he called "tasting games" pleaded no contest Friday as victims' family members tearfully told him he had ruined their lives.

Homeowner charged in deadly Mich. porch shooting Posted: 15 Nov 2013 02:57 PM PST DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit homeowner was charged Friday with second-degree murder in the death of a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the face while on his front porch nearly two weeks ago.

Dolphins' Martin ends silence, meets NFL counsel Posted: 15 Nov 2013 04:43 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Martin spent nearly seven hours going into "great detail" with the NFL counsel investigating his claims of his harassment in the Miami Dolphins' locker room. What came up in their talks, he isn't saying for now.

Calif. boy with leukemia becomes 'Batkid' for day Posted: 15 Nov 2013 03:52 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dressed in a black Batman costume, his fists clenched as he took on foe after foe around San Francisco, a 5-year-old boy who has battled leukemia for years fulfilled his wish Friday to be his favorite superhero.

Judge bans live TV in Arias penalty phase retrial Posted: 15 Nov 2013 02:24 PM PST PHOENIX (AP) — Live television coverage of Jodi Arias' penalty phase retrial will be banned and the case will remain in Phoenix despite defense arguments that intense publicity will make it difficult to find impartial jurors, a judge ruled this week.

Judge won't dismiss murder charge against bride Posted: 15 Nov 2013 02:51 PM PST MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rejected a Montana woman's request to dismiss her murder indictment for pushing her new husband off a cliff during an argument in Glacier National Park.

US quietly offers bounties for Benghazi attackers Posted: 15 Nov 2013 02:56 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Friday that it has been quietly offering rewards since January of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of any person involved in last year's attack on a US diplomatic compound in Libya. The announcement ends weeks of Obama administration silence on questions about whether it was using all available means to catch the attackers.

'Batkid' fighting crime in San Francisco Posted: 15 Nov 2013 02:40 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dressed in a black Batman costume, his fists clenched as he took on foe after foe around San Francisco, a 5-year-old boy who has battled leukemia for years fulfilled his wish Friday to be his favorite superhero.

Bodies in desert believed to be missing family Posted: 15 Nov 2013 02:52 PM PST SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Four skeletons found in shallow graves in the Southern California desert are believed those of a San Diego County family that vanished three years ago, police said Friday, resolving one mystery and raising a host of new questions about what happened to the seemingly happy couple and their two young sons.

Albania rejects request to destroy Syrian weapons Posted: 15 Nov 2013 12:43 PM PST TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The international effort to destroy Syria's chemical weapons was dealt a major blow Friday when staunch American ally Albania rejected a U.S. request to let the destruction take place on its soil.

Photos: The instant phenomenon of San Francisco's 'Batkid' Posted: 15 Nov 2013 03:00 AM PST Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, right, runs with Batman after saving a damsel in distress in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. San Francisco turned into Gotham City on Friday, as city officials helped fulfill Scott's wish to be "Batkid." Scott, a leukemia patient from Tulelake in far Northern California, was called into service on Friday morning by San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr to help fight crime, The Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation says. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

3 states reject health fix; what about other 47? Posted: 15 Nov 2013 01:41 PM PST President Obama's proposal does not actually guarantee millions will keep plans.

Murder charge follows case that stirred race tension in Michigan Posted: 15 Nov 2013 02:02 PM PST A white man who shot a black woman who knocked on his door after a late-night car crash in Michigan was charged with murder Friday in a case that has stirred racial tensions. The death of Renisha McBride, 19, sparked protests and comparisons to Trayvon Martin, the black teenager whose killing last year at the hands of a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida provoked a national debate on racism and 'stand your ground' self-defense laws. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy insisted she was not influenced by the protests. The evidence showed that homeowner Theodore Wafer, 54, shot McBride through a locked screen door after opening the storm door, Worthy said.

Wanted: Country to dispose of Syria's weapons Posted: 15 Nov 2013 01:30 PM PST Albania rejects U.S. proposal, leaving chemical disarmament plan hanging.

House OKs health plans short of Obamacare Posted: 15 Nov 2013 11:21 AM PST GOP lawmakers—and 39 Democrats—approve the bill to extend coverage.

US bounty on Benghazi attackers: $10 million Posted: 15 Nov 2013 12:44 PM PST State Department looks for leads in last year's attack on Libyan mission that killed four.

US ban on guns that escape metal detectors about to expire Posted: 15 Nov 2013 10:29 AM PST By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 25-year-old U.S. ban on any firearms that can escape discovery by a metal detector is scheduled to expire next month, just as law enforcement officials say they are closely watching the proliferation of plastic guns made with 3D printers. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday that if the 1988 Undetectable Firearms Act is allowed to end, plastic guns made with the fast-evolving 3D printing technology could be smuggled more easily. "This is a very worrisome threat to law enforcement and to people who fly every day. We can't have guns legally in circulation that are not detectable by metal detectors," Holder said in a statement.

Chicago 'hacktivist' gets prison in NY cyberattacks case Posted: 15 Nov 2013 09:22 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A self-described anarchist and "hacktivist" from Chicago was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for illegally accessing computer systems of law enforcement agencies and government contractors.

Libyan PM Blames Violence on Protesters, Militias Posted: 15 Nov 2013 11:37 AM PST Libyan PM says protesters, militias are both blamed for violence that killed 22

Thousands evacuated as volcano erupts in Indonesia Posted: 15 Nov 2013 06:15 AM PST Mount Sinabung awoke in October and has blasted one to two ash explosions every day.

Ron Burgundy's eponymous 'Anchorman' suit lands in museum Posted: 15 Nov 2013 10:12 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — While Dorothy's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" are prize artifacts at the Smithsonian, Ron Burgundy's burgundy "Anchorman" suit might turn out to be the most popular item at the Newseum.

Homeowner charged in deadly Michigan porch shooting Posted: 15 Nov 2013 08:22 AM PST DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday announced charges against a suburban Detroit homeowner in the death of a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the face on his porch.

Are Obama's ratings dipping past the point of no return? Posted: 14 Nov 2013 04:32 PM PST Barack Obama's second term fumbles have pitched him to record low poll ratings and splintered his credibility with the American people. Obama, stung by the amateurish debut of his health care plan, which has sent fellow Democrats into revolt, is beginning to sense the depth of his woes. A week later, Pew Research put Obama at 41 percent. By Wednesday, Quinnipiac University had him at 39 percent, a new low.

Founding spirit: The making of Washington’s whiskey at Mount Vernon Posted: 15 Nov 2013 04:09 AM PST Master distiller Dave Pickerell distills whiskey as George Washington once did

After JFK, a Secret Service transformed Posted: 15 Nov 2013 02:46 AM PST JFK's assassination helped usher in a wave of changes at the small agency.

China to ease decades-old one-child policy nationwide Posted: 15 Nov 2013 06:23 AM PST By Sui-Lee Wee and Li Hui BEIJING (Reuters) - China will ease family planning restrictions nationwide, the government said on Friday, allowing millions of families to have two children in the country's most significant liberalisation of its strict one-child policy in about three decades. "It's not a huge reform, there have been small adjustments all along," said Liang Zhongtang, a demographer from the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.

Marines killed in Calif. were doing dangerous job Posted: 15 Nov 2013 01:04 AM PST SAN DIEGO (AP) — The job is one of the most dangerous in the Marine Corps.

Toronto council votes to strip mayor of powers Posted: 15 Nov 2013 07:53 AM PST Mayor Rob Ford has faced pressure over his drinking and drug use and erratic behavior.

China to loosen one-child policy, end labour camps Posted: 15 Nov 2013 03:30 AM PST The reform package reduce the number of crimes subject to the death penalty.

Health official feared website 'crash' in July Posted: 15 Nov 2013 07:50 AM PST A U.S. official worried that quality assurance issues could "crash the plane at take-off."

White House defends Secret Service over sex claims Posted: 15 Nov 2013 12:34 PM PST The White House said Friday President Barack Obama had "absolute confidence" in the Secret Service leaders, despite new reports of misconduct by agents, including extramarital affairs and visits to prostitutes. "The president believes deeply that the vast majority of the men and women who work for the US Secret Service exemplify the highest standards of service," White House spokesman Jay Carney said. "He believes that the leadership at the Secret Service, including the new director, will address matters as they arise, appropriately," said Carney. The Washington Post reported that agents had misbehaved in 17 countries in recent years, according to accounts given by whistleblowers to a Senate committee that oversees the Secret Service.

Philippine gov't defends typhoon response Posted: 15 Nov 2013 12:36 AM PST Many victims have received little or no assistance since the storm struck one week ago.

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