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• N.Y. doctor infected with Ebola to be released from hospital
• Standoff at Oklahoma office complex comes to end
• Supreme Court justice temporarily blocks gay marriage in Kansas
• Breakaway lava close to hitting Hawaii house
• Veterans sue banks over Iraq attacks
• Band Aid is back
• What we know after Islamic State leader reportedly wounded
• Press demands FBI never use 'unusual technique' again
• George W. Bush's one regret about Iraq
• Obama comes out swinging on issue that could change the Internet
• 'This is completely unacceptable'
• Israeli teen girl killed in West Bank stabbing, Palestinian attacker shot
• Transgenders welcome new birth certificate rules
• Awkward handshake starts off historic summit
• Mormon bishop apologizes over Harry Reid controversy
• Suicide bomber kills 48 students in Nigeria
• Obama: Momentum building on 'historic' deal
• Egyptian militants pledge allegiance to IS group
• Continental Resources CEO ordered to pay $995 million in divorce
• Obama pressures FCC for strong net neutrality rules
• Anadarko's $5.15 billion cleanup deal approved by U.S. court
• Electorate divided by daily life, views on issues
• At least 20 killed in explosion at northeast Nigerian school

N.Y. doctor infected with Ebola to be released from hospital Posted: 10 Nov 2014 03:14 PM PST Dr. Craig Spencer, 33, had been held in isolation in Bellevue Hospital Center in New York.

Standoff at Oklahoma office complex comes to end Posted: 10 Nov 2014 03:01 PM PST An armed man who held hostages inside the building has surrendered, police say.

Supreme Court justice temporarily blocks gay marriage in Kansas Posted: 10 Nov 2014 02:55 PM PST Supreme justice on Monday temporarily blocked gay marriage in Kansas a day before it was due to go into effect. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an order saying that the court wanted gay marriage advocates to respond to the state's application seeking to put gay marriage on hold. District Court Judge Daniel Crabtree struck down the state's gay marriage ban last week, ruling that it would go into effect on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Eastern Time (2300 GMT) if no other court intervened. Sotomayor's action does not mean the high court will grant the Kansas application.

Breakaway lava close to hitting Hawaii house Posted: 10 Nov 2014 02:47 PM PST HONOLULU (AP) — A stream of lava set a home on fire Monday in a rural Hawaii town that has been watching the slow-moving flow approach for months.

Veterans sue banks over Iraq attacks Posted: 10 Nov 2014 01:16 PM PST By Alison Frankel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wounded U.S. veterans and family members of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq sued five European banks on Monday, seeking to hold them responsible for shootings and roadside bombings because they allegedly processed Iranian money that paid for the attacks. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, named Barclays Plc, Credit Suisse Group AG, HSBC Holdings Plc, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Standard Chartered. Barclays, Credit Suisse, RBS and Standard Chartered declined to comment. HSBC did not respond to requests for comment. ...

Band Aid is back Posted: 10 Nov 2014 01:29 PM PST Bob Geldof has corralled Bono, Christ Martin and others to release an Ebola benefit single.

What we know after Islamic State leader reportedly wounded Posted: 10 Nov 2014 08:50 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — After Iraqi officials said an airstrike wounded Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, here are some questions and answers about what's known now about his status and the effect it could have on the extremist group that holds a third of both Iraq and Syria.

Press demands FBI never use 'unusual technique' again Posted: 10 Nov 2014 01:16 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press on Monday demanded assurances from the Justice Department that the FBI will never again impersonate a member of the news media, following revelations that an agent in Seattle portrayed himself as an AP journalist during a criminal investigation.

George W. Bush's one regret about Iraq Posted: 10 Nov 2014 09:43 AM PST The 43rd president reveals a feeling about the war few might expect.

Obama comes out swinging on issue that could change the Internet Posted: 10 Nov 2014 06:54 AM PST The president made a surprise statement some call a rebuke of current ISP policies.

'This is completely unacceptable' Posted: 10 Nov 2014 06:31 AM PST PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine nurse who battled politicians over her quarantine after she returned from treating Ebola patients in West Africa said she will continue speaking out on behalf of public health workers.

Israeli teen girl killed in West Bank stabbing, Palestinian attacker shot Posted: 10 Nov 2014 07:33 AM PST A young Israeli was killed and two others were wounded on Monday when a Palestinian stabbed them outside a West Bank settlement before being shot, medics and police said. "Paramedics confirmed the death of a young woman," the emergency services said of the incident outside Alon Shvut settlement in the southern West Bank.

Transgenders welcome new birth certificate rules Posted: 10 Nov 2014 11:19 AM PST By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naz Seenauth's driver's license says he is male. His birth certificate says he is female. The mismatch, he says, is deeply frustrating. New York City, where Seenauth was born and raised, does not accept that he is a transgender man and will not amend his birth certificate, for now at least, even though his doctor will attest to his gender. "It was kind of weird," Seenauth said of his failed attempt to get the document reissued last year, "because New York City is such a liberal place. ...

Awkward handshake starts off historic summit Posted: 10 Nov 2014 06:45 AM PST An uneasy handshake Monday between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe marked the first meeting between the two men since either took power, and an awkward first gesture ...

Mormon bishop apologizes over Harry Reid controversy Posted: 09 Nov 2014 06:42 PM PST RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Mormon bishop in Los Angeles apologized Sunday for the tone of a blog saying Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was unworthy to enter the faith's temples, but stood by his criticism of Reid's stands on some issues.

Suicide bomber kills 48 students in Nigeria Posted: 10 Nov 2014 01:46 PM PST Survivors say the bomber was disguised in a school uniform.

Obama: Momentum building on 'historic' deal Posted: 10 Nov 2014 04:23 AM PST The president has arrived in Beijing on the first leg of an eight-day Asia tour.

Egyptian militants pledge allegiance to IS group Posted: 10 Nov 2014 11:33 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, a jihadi organization based in the Sinai Peninsula that has carried out a series of attacks targeting Egyptian security forces, has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.

Continental Resources CEO ordered to pay $995 million in divorce Posted: 10 Nov 2014 03:43 PM PST By Joshua Schneyer (Reuters) - Continental Resources Chief Executive Officer Harold Hamm has been ordered to pay nearly $1 billion to his ex-wife in one of the largest-ever U.S. divorce judgments, according to a court filing on Monday. In an 80-page ruling following a more than nine-week divorce trial that ended last month, Oklahoma Special Judge Howard Haralson ruled that oil magnate Hamm should pay his ex-wife a total of $995.5 million. ...

Obama pressures FCC for strong net neutrality rules Posted: 10 Nov 2014 02:23 PM PST By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said Internet service providers should be regulated more like public utilities to make sure they grant equal access to all content providers, touching off intense protests from cable and telecoms companies and Republican lawmakers. Obama's detailed statement on the issue of "net neutrality," a platform in his 2008 presidential campaign, was a rare intervention by the White House into the policy setting of an independent agency. ...

Anadarko's $5.15 billion cleanup deal approved by U.S. court Posted: 10 Nov 2014 04:15 PM PST By Nick Brown NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anadarko Petroleum Corp's agreement to pay $5.15 billion to clean up nuclear fuel and other pollution received approval from a federal judge on Monday, the final hurdle for the settlement touted by the U.S. Department of Justice as the largest-ever environmental cleanup recovery. The agreement, reached in April, resolved a lawsuit against Anadarko and its Kerr-McGee unit from creditors of Tronox Inc, the paint materials maker that was once a unit of Kerr-McGee. ...

Electorate divided by daily life, views on issues Posted: 09 Nov 2014 11:32 PM PST Judging by the exit polls, people who vote for Democrats and those who back Republicans seem to be living in different countries.

At least 20 killed in explosion at northeast Nigerian school Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:10 AM PST A bomb blast tore through a secondary school as students gathered for assembly before classes, a teacher said.

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