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• Americans turn to mobile devices for Cyber Monday
• Lebanese army taking over in second-largest city
• New Egypt draft charter sets powers for military
• A look at key articles in Egypt's draft charter
• Facing protests, Ukraine leader again courts EU
• Year-end signups crucial test for health care site
• Teams face midnight deadline to offer deals
• Americans click for deals on Cyber Monday
• NH hospital worker gets 39 years in hepatitis case
• Lebanon puts army in control of Tripoli
• Drone on: Novel uses for Amazon's drone delivery
• Gov't diagnosis: HealthCare.gov on the mend
• For critics of Common Core, educational folly
• The fight against smart
• A small country deals with its first fatal police shooting
• Gratuities of grace, many zeros from mysterious '@tipsforjesus'
• How did Seattle sex offender swipe an entire ferry?
• Ukraine protests boil; U.S. says not a coup
• But will he do it online?
• Commuter train going too fast at curve before derail, says NTSB
• Where did comet ISON go? Up to Hubble 'scope to tell us
• Obama reveals $100 million HIV research initiative
• Man removed from US Airways flight, tuberculosis feared
• Pilot use of automation eyed in air crashes
• 'Cyber Monday' sales set to hit record
• Bob Dylan charged in France over Rolling Stone interview
• Live chat: Where to find the best cyber Monday deals
• It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Amazon.
• White House denies Obama plan to visit Iran
• Fast-food protests planned for 100 cities
• Evidence implicates Assad in Syria war crimes
• Government diagnosis: HealthCare.gov is on the mend
• Investigators recover black boxes in deadly Metro-North train derailment
• Survivors recall Kindertransport flight from Nazis
• Bird steals camera in Australia, records journey
• Probe seeks cause of NYC train crash that killed 4
• Africa risks losing 20 percent of elephants in 10 years
• Pro-EU protesters besiege Ukrainian government building
• Probe seeks cause of fatal NYC train crash

Americans turn to mobile devices for Cyber Monday Posted: 02 Dec 2013 04:32 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Power up and shop.

Lebanese army taking over in second-largest city Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:50 PM PST TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — The government authorized the army Monday to take charge of security in Lebanon's second-largest city of Tripoli for six months following deadly sectarian clashes by rival sides stemming from the civil war in neighboring Syria.

New Egypt draft charter sets powers for military Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:23 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — Extensive amendments of the constitution adopted under Egypt's ousted Islamist president give the military more privileges, enshrining its place as the nation's most powerful institution and the source of real power, while removing parts that liberals feared set the stage for the creation of an Islamic state.

A look at key articles in Egypt's draft charter Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:45 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's draft constitution amending the charter adopted under ousted President Mohammed Morsi limits the scope of Islamic law and introduces new articles seen as a victory for rights advocates, while expanding the powers of the military in politics.

Facing protests, Ukraine leader again courts EU Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:22 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Facing huge anti-government demonstrations after spurning a deal with the European Union, Ukraine's embattled president sought Monday to quell public anger by moving to renew talks with Brussels.

Year-end signups crucial test for health care site Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:21 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's new and improved health care website faces yet another test in just a couple of weeks, its biggest yet. If HealthCare.gov becomes overwhelmed by an expected year-end crunch, many Americans will be left facing a break in their insurance coverage.

Teams face midnight deadline to offer deals Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:27 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — As the big-money free agents negotiated, dozens of players with lower profiles waited to find out whether they would be dumped on the market by their clubs Monday night.

Americans click for deals on Cyber Monday Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:00 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Power up and shop.

NH hospital worker gets 39 years in hepatitis case Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:49 PM PST CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A traveling medical technician who stole painkillers and infected dozens of patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes was sentenced Monday to 39 years in prison.

Lebanon puts army in control of Tripoli Posted: 02 Dec 2013 10:10 AM PST TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — The Lebanese government authorized the army on Monday to take control of the northern city of Tripoli for six months following three days of sectarian clashes, a decision meant to allay fears that fighting in Lebanon's second largest city was spiraling out of control.

Drone on: Novel uses for Amazon's drone delivery Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:49 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Need a quick delivery? Jeff Bezos wants to send in the drones.

Gov't diagnosis: HealthCare.gov on the mend Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:08 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Computer crashes should be giving way to insurance coverage — if the government's diagnosis of its health care website is correct.

For critics of Common Core, educational folly Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:10 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Critics are relentless in warning about what they see as the folly of the new Common Core academic standards, designed to prepare students for college or a job by the time they graduate from high school.

The fight against smart Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:10 PM PST Why the visceral reaction to "Common Core" in U.S. schools? Politics, maybe?

A small country deals with its first fatal police shooting Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:54 PM PST In a country of 322K people, a rarity, followed by an apology.

Gratuities of grace, many zeros from mysterious '@tipsforjesus' Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:29 PM PST Someone is leaving gigantic tips all over the country. But who?

How did Seattle sex offender swipe an entire ferry? Posted: 02 Dec 2013 04:19 PM PST SEATTLE (AP) — Officials are reviewing security for a commercial U.S.-to-Canada ferry service after they say a sex offender managed to steal one of the boats from the Seattle waterfront in a theft that raised the risk of collisions with barge traffic in a busy port area.

Ukraine protests boil; U.S. says not a coup Posted: 02 Dec 2013 12:42 PM PST The European Union may not be as popular as it was, but events in Ukraine are showing it still has appeal. Despite being racked by increasing "euroskepticism" and economic woes, the 28-member bloc is the object of affection of tens of thousands of Ukrainian demonstrators who continue to march the streets in the biggest protests since the country's Orange Revolution of 2004 – all prompted by support for the EU. On Sunday, protesters unfurled the EU flag in the capital Kiev and demanded the resignation of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych after he turned away from an association agreement with the EU that could have paved the way for the country's future membership. While President Yanukovych's decision handed Russia, which deeply opposes Ukraine's rapprochement with the EU, an immediate victory, the daily marches that have escalated since have revealed widespread support for the EU.

But will he do it online? Posted: 02 Dec 2013 12:29 PM PST White House says President Obama plans to keep March 2010 promise to enroll himself under Obamacare.

Commuter train going too fast at curve before derail, says NTSB Posted: 02 Dec 2013 04:54 PM PST A commuter train that derailed over the weekend, killing four passengers, was hurtling at 82 mph as it entered a 30 mph curve, a federal investigator said Monday. But whether the wreck was the result of ...

Where did comet ISON go? Up to Hubble 'scope to tell us Posted: 02 Dec 2013 11:47 AM PST Hubble Space Telescope is best chance at learning Comet ISON's fate after close brush with sun

Obama reveals $100 million HIV research initiative Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:54 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama announced a new initiative at the National Institutes of Health in pursuit of a cure for HIV, saying his administration is redirecting $100 million into the project to find a new generation of therapies.

Man removed from US Airways flight, tuberculosis feared Posted: 02 Dec 2013 12:14 PM PST Officials removed a man with an unspecified infectious disease - possibly tuberculosis - from a US Airways Express flight with 70 passengers on board shortly after it landed in Phoenix over the weekend, authorities said on Monday. The unidentified man was removed from Flight 2846 from Austin, Texas, when it landed on Saturday after the airline received an alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding a passenger known to have an infectious disease, a spokesman for the airline said. The Transport Security Administration had not flagged the passenger as "do not fly" prior to the flight, although once in the air the CDC notified the airline that the passenger had "do not board" status, US Airways spokesman Bill McGlahsen said. A document on the CDC's website said the do not board list is intended "to prevent persons who are contagious from boarding commercial aircraft." It mentioned pulmonary tuberculosis as one such communicable disease.

Pilot use of automation eyed in air crashes Posted: 02 Dec 2013 11:38 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Pilots are becoming so reliant on computer systems that do most of the flying in today's airliners that on the rare occasions when something goes wrong, they're sometimes unprepared to take control, according to aviation safety experts and government and industry studies.

'Cyber Monday' sales set to hit record Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:56 PM PST As of noon EST, online sales were up 21.4 percent and expected to hit $2 billion.

Bob Dylan charged in France over Rolling Stone interview Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:42 PM PST Bob Dylan has been charged with incitement to hatred in France after he was quoted comparing Croats with Nazis in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, a judicial source said Monday. The world-famous American singer was questioned and charged last month while on a visit to Paris during which he gave several concerts and was awarded the Legion d'Honneur, one of France's top honours, the source said. The charge against him centres on a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone magazine during which he compared the relationship between Croats and Serbs to that of the Nazis and the Jews. "This country is just too fucked up about colour.... People at each other's throats just because they are of a different colour," Dylan told Rolling Stone, discussing race relations in the United States.

Live chat: Where to find the best cyber Monday deals Posted: 02 Dec 2013 12:26 AM PST 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. join the conversation with our industry experts.

It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Amazon. Posted: 02 Dec 2013 08:50 AM PST Kayaks aside, your online orders may someday come by drone.

White House denies Obama plan to visit Iran Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:23 AM PST Kuwait media reported that the president wants to visit Tehran next year.

Fast-food protests planned for 100 cities Posted: 02 Dec 2013 08:57 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-food workers in about 100 cities will walk off the job this Thursday, organizers say, which would mark the largest effort yet in a push for higher pay.

Evidence implicates Assad in Syria war crimes Posted: 02 Dec 2013 07:57 AM PST The revelation breaks from policy to keep the identity of perpetrators under wraps.

Government diagnosis: HealthCare.gov is on the mend Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:09 AM PST Computer crashes should be giving way to insurance coverage — if the government's diagnosis of its health care website is correct. The Health and Human Services Department released a progress report Sunday ...

Investigators recover black boxes in deadly Metro-North train derailment Posted:

Survivors recall Kindertransport flight from Nazis Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:24 AM PST Before the outbreak of World War Two, thousands of children escaped Germany.

Bird steals camera in Australia, records journey Posted: 02 Dec 2013 07:38 AM PST SYDNEY (AP) — A brazen bird snatched a video camera that was recording crocodiles in northwest Australia and captured fascinating footage of its 110-kilometer (70-mile) journey across the country's remote landscape.

Probe seeks cause of NYC train crash that killed 4 Posted: 02 Dec 2013 04:17 AM PST Federal authorities on Monday were beginning an exhaustive investigation into what caused a New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve to derail, killing four people and injuring more than ...

Africa risks losing 20 percent of elephants in 10 years Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:36 AM PST Gaborone (Botswana) (AFP) - Africa could lose 20 percent of its elephant population within a decade, conservation groups warned Monday as governments met in Botswana to discuss measures to curb poaching. An estimated 22,000 elephants were illegally killed across the continent last year, as poaching reached "unacceptably elevated levels," according to a report by CITES, TRAFFIC and IUCN. "If poaching rates are sustained at current levels, Africa is likely to lose a fifth of its elephants in the next ten years," the group said. The study was released as experts and ministers met in Gaborone to look at ways to stamp out the slaughter, fuelled by a growing demand for ivory in Asia.

Pro-EU protesters besiege Ukrainian government building Posted: 02 Dec 2013 12:53 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of Ukrainian protesters on Monday blocked entrances to the government building and called for the ouster of the prime minister and his cabinet, as anger at the president's decision to ditch a deal for closer ties with the European Union gripped other parts of the country and threatened his rule.

Probe seeks cause of fatal NYC train crash Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:56 AM PST Four people were killed and more than 60 others injured when the commuter train derailed.

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