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• One dead, three police hurt in shooting at Copenhagen Islam debate
• Barack Obama thought 'Yes We Can' was 'too corny' — but Michelle did not
• Not again! Another storm blankets winter-weary New England
• Ukraine ceasefire in doubt as fresh fighting kills 28
• Subpoenas arrive as Oregon governor announces departure
• WSJ: Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei sent Obama secret letter
• Denmark on edge as 2nd shooting within hours rocks capital
• Labor secretary to help reach West Coast port deal
• U.S. agency says work to fix problem hampering Obamacare applications
• In Newark, the American dream is this year's sweetest Valentine
• Brian Williams' SEAL Team 6 stories are latest to come under fire
• Obama adviser John Podesta's biggest regret: Keeping America in dark about UFOs

One dead, three police hurt in shooting at Copenhagen Islam debate Posted: 14 Feb 2015 02:30 PM PST A gunman killed at least one person and wounded three police officers after opening fire Saturday on a cultural centre in Copenhagen as it was hosting a debate on Islam and free speech. Swedish artist Lars Vilks -- the author of controversial Prophet Mohammed cartoons that sparked worldwide protests in 2007 -- was among those at the debate targeted by the gunman, who fled the scene after a shootout with police. Danish Prime Minister Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt described the assault as "a terrorist attack" as Danish television showed the windows of the Krudttonden cultural centre pock-marked by multiple bullet holes. French ambassador to Denmark Francois Zimeray, who had been present at the debate but was not hurt, told AFP the shooting was an attempt to replicate the January 7 attack against the Charlie Hebdo weekly in Paris, which left 12 people dead.

Barack Obama thought 'Yes We Can' was 'too corny' — but Michelle did not Posted: 14 Feb 2015 06:07 AM PST During his 2004 run for U.S. Senate, Barack Obama wondered if the campaign slogan "Yes We Can" was too corny. According to David Axelrod, Obama's media consultant at the time, it took Michelle Obama to convince the then-Illinois state senator that it wasn't.

Not again! Another storm blankets winter-weary New England Posted: 14 Feb 2015 04:49 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — A Valentine's Day storm bought snow and dangerously high winds to New England for the fourth time in less than a month, the latest blow to a region that has already seen more than 6 feet of snow in some areas.

Ukraine ceasefire in doubt as fresh fighting kills 28 Posted: 14 Feb 2015 01:07 AM PST Fighting has raged on in Ukraine, throwing doubts on a ceasefire deal due to take effect over the weekend, with the US saying Russia is still deploying heavy arms and Kiev warning that shelling of civilians had intensified. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Friday that the continuing bombardment of civilians in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian separatist rebels was already undermining the peace plan reached in Minsk a day before. "Unfortunately after the Minsk agreement, Russia's offensive has significantly increased.

Subpoenas arrive as Oregon governor announces departure Posted: 14 Feb 2015 09:25 AM PST Federal agents are looking into the influence-peddling scandal that led to the abrupt end of Gov. John Kitzhaber's political career.

WSJ: Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei sent Obama secret letter Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:17 PM PST Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded to overtures from U.S. President Barack Obama amid nuclear talks by sending him a secret letter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Citing an Iranian diplomat, the paper said the Iranian cleric had written to Obama in recent weeks in response to a presidential letter sent in October. Obama's letter suggested the possibility of U.S.-Iranian cooperation in fighting Islamic State if a nuclear deal was secured, the paper said, quoting the diplomat. Khamenei's letter was "respectful" but noncommittal, it quoted the diplomat as saying.

Denmark on edge as 2nd shooting within hours rocks capital Posted: 14 Feb 2015 04:52 PM PST COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A gunman opened fire on a Copenhagen cultural center, killing one man and wounding three police officers in what authorities called a terror attack against a free speech event featuring an artist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad.

Labor secretary to help reach West Coast port deal Posted: 14 Feb 2015 01:36 PM PST By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Labor Secretary Tom Perez will travel to California to help broker an agreement between shipping companies and dockworkers in a dispute that has led to a partial shutdown of ports along the U.S. West Coast, the White House said on Saturday. The shipping companies said they were unwilling to pay union workers higher wages for weekend shifts and the Presidents Day holiday on Monday while productivity declines and cargo backups reach the point of near gridlock, after months of chronic congestion in freight traffic. "The negotiations over the functioning of the West Coast ports have been taking place for months with the administration urging the parties to resolve their differences," White House spokesman Eric Schultz said. "Out of concern for the economic consequences of further delay, the president has directed his Secretary of Labor Tom Perez to travel to California to meet with the parties to urge them to resolve their dispute quickly at the bargaining table." Perez has been in contact with the parties and will keep the president updated, he said.

U.S. agency says work to fix problem hampering Obamacare applications Posted: 14 Feb 2015 02:50 PM PST A day before the open enrollment deadline for private health coverage under Obamacare, some consumers are unable to submit applications because of "intermittent issues" with income verification, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department said on Saturday. A senior U.S. health official said last week that nearly 7.5 million people had signed up for 2015 Obamacare health plans through the federal exchange, and that demand was increasing as the Feb. 15 deadline approached.

In Newark, the American dream is this year's sweetest Valentine Posted: 14 Feb 2015 04:29 PM PST By Peter Wolf NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) - For more than 200 couples who lined up in Newark, New Jersey, on a frigid Valentine's Day morning, the city's plan to sell building lots at the bargain price of $1,000 a piece was a chance to make the American dream come true. The turnout was also beyond the wildest dreams of the officials who came up with the idea of offering a sweetheart deal to attract fledgling families to neighborhoods of the state's largest city that need of an influx of new residents. "Families are the core of community, so we wanted to change the perception of our community, to get people to choose to live in Newark," said Mayor Ras Baraka. "But this has taken on a life of its own." Baraka, the son of poet and activist Amiri Baraka, said a website about the sale drew 10,000 hits, and the offer has garnered international media attention.

Brian Williams' SEAL Team 6 stories are latest to come under fire Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:07 PM PST As NBC conducts its probe, the media is taking its own microscope to the anchor's claims.

Obama adviser John Podesta's biggest regret: Keeping America in dark about UFOs Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST Outgoing senior Obama adviser John Podesta reflected on his latest White House stint Friday, listing his favorite moments and biggest regrets from the past year. Chief among them: depriving the American people of the truth about UFOs.

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