Train derails in NYC; 4 dead, 63 injured Posted: 01 Dec 2013 09:04 AM PST A Metro-North train bound for New York City derailed along the Hudson River early Sunday, officials said.
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China launches its first ever lunar probe Posted: 01 Dec 2013 10:47 AM PST China launched its first ever extraterrestrial landing craft into orbit en route for the moon in the small hours of Monday, in a major milestone for its space program. The Chang'e-3 lunar probe, which includes the Yutu or Jade Rabbit buggy, blasted off on board an enhanced Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China's southwestern Sichuan province at 1:30 a.m. (12.30 p.m. EDT). President Xi Jinping has said he wants China to establish itself as a space superpower, and the mission has inspired widespread pride in China's growing technological prowess. If all goes smoothly, the rover will conduct geological surveys and search for natural resources after the probe touches down on the moon in mid-December as China's first spacecraft to make a soft landing beyond Earth.
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Officials: Worst tech bugs over for Healthcare.gov Posted: 01 Dec 2013 11:17 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The worst of the online glitches, crashes and delays may be over for the problem-plagued government health care website, the Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday.
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Record crowds over weekend, but spending declined Posted: 01 Dec 2013 04:18 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Did stores shoot themselves in the foot?
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Anti-gov't mass rally in Ukraine turns violent Posted: 01 Dec 2013 12:35 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A protest by about 300,000 Ukrainians angered by their government's decision to freeze integration with the West turned violent Sunday, when a group of demonstrators besieged the president's office and police drove them back with truncheons, tear gas and flash grenades. Dozens of people were injured.
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Egypt police clear protesters; constitution agreed Posted: 01 Dec 2013 01:39 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — Police fired tear gas to drive hundreds of supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president from Cairo's famed Tahrir Square on Sunday, as a panel tasked with amending the constitution adopted during his time in office agreed on changes to the text.
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UN in Iraq worried about uptick in bodies found Posted: 01 Dec 2013 01:48 PM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — The number of Iraqis slain "execution-style" surged last month, the U.N. said Sunday, raising fears of a return of the death squads that killed thousands during the darkest days of sectarian violence that followed the U.S.-led invasion.
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NTSB officials examine Alaska crash wreckage Posted: 01 Dec 2013 04:23 PM PST ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal investigators on Sunday started documenting the wreckage of a plane crash in remote southwest Alaska that killed four people and injured six Friday night.
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Officials: Speed a factor in Walker's deadly crash Posted: 01 Dec 2013 04:50 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators sought to determine the cause of a fiery crash that killed "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker while the actor's fans erected a makeshift memorial Sunday near where the Porsche he was riding in smashed into a light pole and tree.
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Patriots rally for 34-31 win over Texans Posted: 01 Dec 2013 04:17 PM PST HOUSTON (AP) — Tom Brady was glad to escape Houston with a win.
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Officials: speed factor in Walker's crash death Posted: 01 Dec 2013 02:09 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators sought to determine the cause of a fiery crash that killed "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker while the 40-year-old actor's fans erected a makeshift memorial Sunday near where the Porsche he was riding in smashed into a light pole and tree.
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NTSB officials trying to reach Alaska crash site Posted: 01 Dec 2013 03:55 PM PST ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal investigators on Sunday started documenting the wreckage of a plane crash in remote southwest Alaska that killed four people and injured six Friday night.
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Thai protest leader meets PM after street clashes Posted: 01 Dec 2013 09:33 AM PST BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of Thailand's anti-government protests said unexpectedly that he met the prime minister Sunday after daylong clashes between his supporters and police but defiantly told her he would accept nothing less than her resignation and a new government of an appointed council.
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NTSB to upright train, seek other possible victims Posted: 01 Dec 2013 01:59 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators say the cars from a derailed New York City train will be turned upright to check for any other possible victims.
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Officials: Speed a factor in Paul Walker crash Posted: 01 Dec 2013 11:53 AM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker created a makeshift memorial Sunday at the site where a car he was riding in crashed, killing the actor and a friend.
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Police, Morsi supporters clash in Egypt's Tahrir Posted: 01 Dec 2013 11:49 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Police fired tear gas to drive hundreds of supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president from Cairo's famed Tahrir Square on Sunday, as a panel tasked with amending a constitution adopted during his time in office convened for a second day.
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Live blog: Metro North train derailment Posted: Commuter train derailed Sunday morning in Bronx area; injuries reported.
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