| Thousands march in D.C. for gun control Posted: 26 Jan 2013 11:55 AM PST  Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as "Ban Assault Weapons Now," joined a rally for gun control on Saturday, marching from the Capitol to the Washington Monument.
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| Soccer violence verdict sparks deadly riots in Egypt Posted: 26 Jan 2013 02:18 PM PST  At least 30 people were killed on Saturday when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster, violence that compounds a political crisis facing Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. Armored vehicles and military police fanned through the streets of Port Said, where gunshots rang out and protesters burned tires in anger that people from their city had been blamed for the deaths of 74 people at a match last year. ...
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| Hacker group hijacks U.S. government website Posted: 26 Jan 2013 10:19 AM PST  Activists from the hacker collective known as Anonymous assumed control over the homepage of a Department of Justice agency this morning.
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| Iowa Democrat Harkin won't seek sixth Senate term Posted: 26 Jan 2013 03:25 PM PST  Senator Tom Harkin, a veteran Iowa Democrat and one of the most liberal senators, said on Saturday he will not seek re-election in 2014, putting at risk what was considered a safe Democratic seat. Harkin, 73, who has focused much of his nearly 40-year congressional career on farm policy, education and expanding rights for people with disabilities, is the third senator facing re-election next year who has announced his retirement, following Democrat Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia and Republican Saxby Chambliss of Georgia. "It's somebody else's turn. ...
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| What will Michelle Obama do with four more years? Posted: 26 Jan 2013 08:24 AM PST  Michelle Obama has a new look, both in person and online, and with the president's re-election, she has four more years as first lady, too.
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| Trove of ancient skulls found in Mexico Posted: 26 Jan 2013 07:27 AM PST  Archaeologists have unearthed a trove of skulls in Mexico that may have once belonged to human sacrifice victims. The skulls, which date between A.D. 600 and 850, may also shatter existing notions about the ancient culture of the area.
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| How full moons got their peculiar names Posted: 26 Jan 2013 06:34 AM PST  The first full moon of 2013 will light up the night sky tonight (Jan. 26), but did you know it's a full moon of many names?
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| 1 officer fatally shot, 2 wounded near La. casino Posted: 26 Jan 2013 02:26 PM PST CHARENTON, La. (AP) — Police on Saturday arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting a police officer and critically wounding two sheriff's deputies who were responding to a mobile home fire near a south Louisiana casino, authorities said. |
| Azarenka beats Li, defends Australian Open title Posted: 26 Jan 2013 01:19 PM PST  Victoria Azarenka had the bulk of the crowd against her. The fireworks were fizzling out, and when she looked over the net she saw Li Na crashing to the court and almost knocking herself out.
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| Former NYC mayor Koch released from hospital Posted: 26 Jan 2013 02:50 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch (KAHCH') is back home after a weeklong stay in a hospital.
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| French, Malian forces capture Gao rebel stronghold Posted: 26 Jan 2013 01:33 PM PST  KONNA, Mali/PARIS (Reuters) - French and Malian forces fighting Islamist rebels took control on Saturday of the rebel bastion of Gao, the biggest military success so far in an offensive against al Qaeda-allied insurgents occupying the country's north. The United States and Europe back the U.N.-mandated Mali operation as a counterstrike against the threat of radical Islamist jihadists using the West African state's inhospitable Sahara desert as a launching pad for international attacks. ...
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| Trying to unlock secrets of dead serial killer Posted: 26 Jan 2013 09:53 AM PST  The suspect, hands and feet shackled, fidgeted in his chair, chuckling at times as he confessed to a brutal killing.
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| Garment factory fire kills 7 in Bangladesh Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:15 PM PST  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire swept through a two-story garment factory in Bangladesh's capital Saturday, killing at least seven female workers and injuring another five, police and fire officials said.
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| Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:52 PM PST  FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners rallied on Saturday at funerals for Sunni Muslims shot by troops in demonstrations against Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Troops on Friday shot dead five people in Falluja, in the Sunni-dominated western province of Anbar. Sunnis have taken to the streets since December to protest what they call mistreatment of their minority sect, heightening fears Iraq may return to the Shi'ite-Sunni bloodletting that killed tens of thousands in 2006-2007. ...
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| Democrats may stand in Obama's way on gun measures Posted: 26 Jan 2013 08:58 AM PST  As the Senate prepares to begin debating new gun control measures, some of President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats are poised to frustrate his efforts to enact the most sweeping limits on weapons in decades.
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| Ryan says Republicans need to pick its fights with Obama Posted: 26 Jan 2013 07:51 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Paul Ryan said Saturday that Republicans need to stick together and pick their fights during President Barack Obama's second term, rejecting some White House proposals outright and trying to infuse others with conservative principles.
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| Dozens reported killed in Venezuela prison riot Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:25 PM PST  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's top prisons official said the government was evacuating a prison Saturday after a deadly riot that reportedly left dozens of people dead amid a clash between National Guard soldiers and armed inmates.
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| Topless protesters take on elite Davos forum Posted: 26 Jan 2013 04:38 AM PST  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Three women angry over sexism and male domination of the world economy ripped off their shirts and tried to force their way into a gathering of corporate elites in a Swiss resort.
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| Suicide bomber kills police in Afghanistan Posted: 26 Jan 2013 07:25 AM PST  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least 12 people were killed in bombings around Afghanistan on Saturday, including 10 policemen who died when a suicide bomber driving a motorcycle blew himself up in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, officials said.
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| Somali government arrests 3 over scholarship fraud Posted: 26 Jan 2013 08:05 AM PST  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Three officials have been arrested for mismanaging a scholarship scheme that sends Somali students to Turkey, Somalia's education minister said Saturday, a sign that the fledgling government is committed to fighting the corruption that contributes to the country's failed-state status.
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