| Study: One's 'weight fate' may be set by age 5 Posted: 29 Jan 2014 04:24 PM PST  Researchers eye window of opportunity from knowing which kids will develop obesity, when.
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| Defense team hails ruling on secret spy court documents Posted: 29 Jan 2014 03:43 PM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — The government can't keep secret its request to conduct clandestine surveillance of an accused attempted terrorist, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a decision that gives defense attorneys unprecedented access to records from a secret intelligence court.
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| Inside Josef Stalin's summer villa in Sochi Posted: 29 Jan 2014 12:58 PM PST  A general view of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's Villa in Sochi, January 28, 2014. (REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk) |
| Crisis continues: Ukraine opposition says no to amnesty bill Posted: 29 Jan 2014 02:29 PM PST  Ukraine's opposition on Wednesday defiantly refused to back an amnesty bill that would free activists and ease the country's worst crisis since independence, as Germany urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his sway to push for dialogue. The amnesty bill was passed by parliament with the backing of the ruling Regions Party in a chaotic late night session, but opposition MPs refused to vote and it appears unlikely the law could mark any breakthrough in the standoff. President Viktor Yanukovych has granted several concessions to protesters who have packed the centre of Kiev for the last two months, including accepting the resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
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| Firefighters honor N.Y. boy who died saving six others Posted: 29 Jan 2014 02:37 PM PST  FAIRPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Local firefighters have adopted as one of their own a 9-year-old boy who died saving six relatives from a fire that destroyed his grandfather's upstate New York home.
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| Obama signs order for 'myRA' savings plan Posted: 29 Jan 2014 12:57 PM PST  President touts actions aimed at boosting personal finances of working class Americans.
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| Cruise ship passengers recall days of misery Posted: 29 Jan 2014 03:11 PM PST  BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — Passengers aboard a cruise ship on which hundreds fell ill recalled days of misery holed up in their rooms as it returned to its home port Wednesday from a Caribbean trip cut short by what is suspected to be among the largest such norovirus outbreaks in the last 20 years.
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| Iraqi gov't: Have you seen this man? Posted: 29 Jan 2014 09:10 AM PST  The Iraqi interior ministry Wednesday published a photograph purportedly of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an Al-Qaeda-linked group fighting in Iraq and Syria. The photograph, the first of its kind published by an official source, provides a rare glimpse of the man leading a militant group blamed for killing countless Iraqis, as well as fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "Intelligence forces have obtained a recent portrait of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and they also got three handwritten letters," said the statement accompanying the photograph, published on the ministry's website. Baghdadi's group has been blamed for a litany of attacks across Iraq in recent months, and ISIL has been involved in a deadly standoff with government forces in western Iraq's Anbar province.
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| Cruise ship pulls into N.J. port with hundreds of sick passengers Posted: 29 Jan 2014 02:51 PM PST  BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — Passengers aboard a cruise ship on which hundreds fell ill recalled days of misery holed up in their rooms as it returned to its home port Wednesday from a Caribbean trip cut short by what is suspected to be among the largest such norovirus outbreaks in the last 20 years.
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| Monarch butterflies hit lowest migration level since 1993 Posted: 29 Jan 2014 03:56 PM PST  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The stunning and little-understood annual migration of millions of Monarch butterflies to spend the winter in Mexico is in danger of disappearing, experts said Wednesday, after numbers dropped to their lowest level since record-keeping began in 1993.
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| Southerners share tales of epic gridlock Posted: 29 Jan 2014 01:30 PM PST  Helicopters search for stranded drivers after deadly storm paralyzes the Deep South.
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| Petition to deport Justin Bieber passes White House threshold Posted: 29 Jan 2014 01:12 PM PST  As if Barack Obama didn't have enough problems to deal with already, his administration now is being asked to weigh in on the grave matter of Justin Bieber's bad behavior. By midday Wednesday (1700 GMT), a petition on the White House website calling for the deportation of the Canadian-born teen idol had garnered 103,000 names -- easily surpassing the threshold of 100,000 signatures required for presidential consideration. "We the people of the United States feel that we are being wrongly represented in the world of pop culture," says the petition, created by one "J.A." in Detroit on January 23, the day Bieber was busted in Miami Beach for impaired driving and illegal drag racing in a flashy Italian sports car. "We would like to see the dangerous, reckless, destructive and drug-abusing Justin Bieber deported and his green card revoked.
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| At least six die after winter storm in South Posted: 29 Jan 2014 03:45 PM PST  Rare winter storm also stranded children in schools overnight and paralyzed travel.
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| Congressman apologizes for threatening reporter Posted: 29 Jan 2014 08:38 AM PST  It started out like dozens of other interviews after Tuesday night's State of the Union address. But when a reporter decided to press Rep. Michael Grimm on his personal campaign finances, the Republican congressman abruptly ended the interview with a violent threat.
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| Holder: Justice Department investigating Target data breach Posted: 29 Jan 2014 02:59 PM PST  By Lawrence Hurley and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. spy agency chiefs on Wednesday called on Congress to draft stricter requirements for how retailers and other private businesses should inform government agencies and customers about big breaches of personal and financial data. The intervention by intelligence chiefs came as Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed that the Justice Department was investigating the massive hacking of consumer data from No. 3 U.S. retailer Target Corp during the holiday shopping season late last year. Also on Wednesday, several congressional committees signaled growing interest in recent data breaches, with the powerful House Oversight Committee scheduling a telephone briefing on Thursday with Target representatives. Separately, at Wednesday's threat hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, where the National Security Agency is headquartered, asked intelligence chiefs if media leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden had affected U.S. cybersecurity efforts.
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| Sochi chief: city is world's 'most secure venue' Posted: 29 Jan 2014 10:24 AM PST LONDON (AP) — After all the talk of terror threats, corruption, overspending and anti-gay legislation, the head of the Sochi Olympics is determined to show the world the games will be a huge success. |
| Georgia National Guard heads out to help stranded school kids Posted: 29 Jan 2014 03:24 AM PST  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal says the National Guard is sending military Humvees onto Atlanta's winter weather-snarled freeway system in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food and water to people.
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| Syria weeks behind on weapons shipments Posted: 29 Jan 2014 03:37 PM PST  The nation has given up less than 5 percent of its arsenal and will miss a deadline.
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| Hero's welcome: Wounded veteran gets ovation Posted: 29 Jan 2014 12:07 AM PST  Army Ranger Cory Remsburg inspires emotional high point for State of the Union address.
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| Never mess with 'the rock star of meteorologists' during a broadcast Posted: 28 Jan 2014 04:51 PM PST  A rebellious teen tried to interrupt weatherman Jim Cantore's live broadcast. This is what happened next.
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| Bush speechwriter: Obama plagiarized State of the Union address Posted: 29 Jan 2014 06:38 AM PST  A former speechwriter for President George W. Bush accused President Barack Obama of plagiarizing one of Bush's speeches during Tuesday evening's State of the Union.
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| The buzziest moments from Obama's speech Posted: 28 Jan 2014 08:43 PM PST  What do Americans think were the buzziest moments from Tuesday's State of the Union address? A military hero, "Mad Men" and House Speaker John Boehner's other title: "son of a barkeep."
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| Fact-checking the State of the Union address Posted: 28 Jan 2014 07:25 PM PST  A look at the realities behind some of President Obama's claims.
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| Obama executive omissions leave some allies angry Posted: 29 Jan 2014 01:43 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — For some White House allies, the long list of executive actions President Barack Obama announced in his State of the Union address was marred by a few glaring omissions.
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| Popular wave could lift Egypt army chief to office Posted: 29 Jan 2014 02:38 PM PST  CAIRO (AP) — Unknown only two years ago, the head of Egypt's military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Many Egyptians now hail him as the nation's savior after he ousted the Islamists from power and as the only figure strong enough to lead.
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| Big impact on income gap is health law's new angle Posted: 29 Jan 2014 04:18 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe the health care law was about wealth transfer, after all.
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| Ukraine lawmakers offer protester amnesty Posted: 29 Jan 2014 02:22 PM PST  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday passed a measure offering amnesty to those arrested in two months of protests, but only if demonstrators vacate most of the buildings they occupy. The move was quickly greeted with contempt by the opposition.
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| Fed to reduce pace of bond buying by another $10B Posted: 29 Jan 2014 02:46 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Given the U.S. economy's growing strength, the Federal Reserve pushed ahead Wednesday with a plan to shrink its bond-buying program, even though the prospect of reduced stimulus and higher interest rates has rattled global markets.
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| Bieber turns self in on expected charge in Canada Posted: 29 Jan 2014 04:57 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — Justin Bieber has turned himself in to Toronto police for an expected assault charge. |
| After threat, NY rep. faces temperament questions Posted: 29 Jan 2014 01:31 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm has never been shy about promoting himself as a tough guy.
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| Police: Bieber to turn self in on charge in Canada Posted: 29 Jan 2014 04:29 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — A police official says Justin Bieber is expected to turn himself in to face an assault charge in Toronto. |
| French struggle to stop C. African Republic mobs Posted: 29 Jan 2014 02:26 PM PST  BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The French patrol in two armored personnel carriers showed up just as the bystanders started pulling out their mobile phones to photograph what moments ago had been a human being.
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| Bitterness of Syrian war on display at talks Posted: 29 Jan 2014 12:04 PM PST  GENEVA (AP) — The bitterness and rancor stirred by Syria's civil war were on full display this week at peace talks in Switzerland — and not just in the closed room where rival delegations are seeking a way to end the three-year conflict.
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| US Supreme Court lifts stay of Missouri execution Posted: 29 Jan 2014 02:45 PM PST  BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied last-minute requests to halt the execution of a Missouri man convicted of killing a local jeweler two decades ago.
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| Farm bill passes House after years of disagreement Posted: 29 Jan 2014 12:30 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of setbacks, a nearly $100 billion-a-year compromise farm bill cleared the House on Wednesday despite strong opposition from conservatives who sought a bigger cut in food stamps.
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| State of the Union: Chat and watch live Posted: 28 Jan 2014 05:38 PM PST  Watch the GOP response and discuss Obama's speech with Yahoo News' team of reporters.
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