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• Jordan vows 'earth-shaking' response to IS burning of hostage
• Drone targets senior Shebab militant in Somalia: US  
• ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ sequel met with joy, humor and worry
• Second Harper Lee novel to be published in July
• Hillary Clinton weighs in on vaccine debate
• Extreme cold, ice reveal faults in U.S. northeast mass transit
• Commuter train strikes car outside New York City -Metro-North Railroad
• Toyota ordered to pay $11 million in U.S. trial over fatal crash

Jordan vows 'earth-shaking' response to IS burning of hostage Posted: 03 Feb 2015 03:10 PM PST Islamic State militants released a video on Tuesday appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot being burnt alive in a cage, a killing that shocked the world and prompted Jordan to promise an "earth-shaking" response. A Jordanian official said the authorities would swiftly execute several militants in retaliation, including an Iraqi woman whom Amman had sought to swap for the pilot taken captive after his plane crashed in Syria in December. Reuters could not immediately confirm the content of the video, which showed a man resembling airman Mouath al-Kasaesbeh standing in a small black cage before being set ablaze. The furious reaction of the Jordanian authorities made clear they treated it as genuine.

Drone targets senior Shebab militant in Somalia: US   Posted: 03 Feb 2015 01:28 PM PST US drone aircraft targeted a senior figure in Somalia's Shebab militia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, in the latest bid to take out leaders of the Al-Qaeda-linked group. US special operations forces "using unmanned aircraft and several Hellfire missiles" carried out the strike on Saturday against Shebab's chief of external operations and planning, spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters. The Pentagon identified the Shebab senior figure as Yusuf Dheeq.

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ sequel met with joy, humor and worry Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:28 PM PST Not everyone was thrilled with the news that HarperCollins will publish another book written by Alabama author Harper Lee.

Second Harper Lee novel to be published in July Posted: 03 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST 'Go Set a Watchmen' will be a sequel to 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'

Hillary Clinton weighs in on vaccine debate Posted: 03 Feb 2015 07:17 AM PST The former secretary of state weighed in on the national debate over children's vaccinations, saying they work. "Let's protect all our kids," Clinton tweeted.

Extreme cold, ice reveal faults in U.S. northeast mass transit Posted: 03 Feb 2015 09:50 AM PST By Barbara Goldberg and Elizabeth Barber NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Wicked winter weather gripping the northeastern United States exposed weaknesses in mass transit systems from Boston to New York, with commuters stranded on icy train platforms amid delays stretching into Tuesday. A day after a deadly snowstorm slammed the region, extreme delays crippled Boston's subways, including the most heavily traveled Red Line, which sees about 273,000 riders each day. "A week of constant exposure to frigid temperatures, ice, and record snowfall has taken a major toll on the MBTA's vehicles and infrastructure," the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority said in a statement.

Commuter train strikes car outside New York City -Metro-North Railroad Posted: 03 Feb 2015 04:48 PM PST (Reuters) - A commuter train struck a car on Tuesday near the town of Valhalla, New York, the Metro-North Railroad service said on its official Twitter feed. It was not immediately clear if there were injuries or fatalities. The police department in Mount Pleasant, which is in charge of security in Valhalla, about 30 miles northeast of New York City, declined to give any information on the incident when contacted by Reuters. The New York Daily News reported on its website that the accident occurred about 6:45 p.m. and that the car burst into flames. ...

Toyota ordered to pay $11 million in U.S. trial over fatal crash Posted: 03 Feb 2015 04:54 PM PST A U.S. jury on Tuesday ordered Toyota Motor Corp to pay nearly $11 million after finding that an accelerator defect in a 1996 Camry was at fault for a 2006 fatal car crash in Minnesota. Koua Fong Lee, the Camry's driver, was found 40 percent responsible, according to lawyers. Toyota denied that the car was at fault, and said the driver had been negligent. A spokeswoman for Toyota, Amanda Rice, said it was weighing its legal options.

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