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• Indefinite strike: Egypt's anti-Morsi rebellion of judges is complete
• Third storm in less than week drenches Northern Calif.
• Tragedy-stricken Chiefs beat Panthers after murder-suicide
• Geithner on averting cliff: 'We're going to get there'
• NTSB: Conrail studied problems day before NJ crash
• At least five dead after U.S.-Afghan base attacked
• Los Angeles port strike triggers fears, lobbying by businesses
• Coast Guard member dies in crash off Calif. coast
• Oysters eyed as help for polluted New York harbor
• Toddler's death prompts review of 2 other deaths
• Partisan split over UN Ambassador Rice widens
• Syrian warplanes strike rebels in Damascus suburbs
• Rep. Cole: GOP doesn't need to present a plan yet
• Video: Dolphin bites 8-year-old girl at Sea World
• Ariz. police searching for child missing from cancer ward
• 7 missing in collapse of highway tunnel in Japan
• Fore: Obama, Bill Clinton enjoy round of golf
• Snow traps drivers for days in giant Russia traffic jam
• Napoleon's coded Kremlin letter sold for $243,500
• Carbon pollution up to 2 million pounds a second

Indefinite strike: Egypt's anti-Morsi rebellion of judges is complete Posted: 02 Dec 2012 12:32 PM PST Egypt's rebellion of the judges against President Mohammed Morsi became complete on Sunday with the country's highest court declaring an open-ended strike on the day it was supposed to rule on the legitimacy of two key assemblies controlled by allies of the Islamist leader.

Third storm in less than week drenches Northern Calif. Posted: 02 Dec 2012 03:32 PM PST Residents of Northern California endured the brunt of another powerful storm that drenched the area with yet another round of pounding rain and strong winds, but damage from the storm was less than expected, officials said.

Tragedy-stricken Chiefs beat Panthers after murder-suicide Posted: 02 Dec 2012 03:50 PM PST Against the backdrop of an unthinkable tragedy, the Kansas City Chiefs gave themselves a reason to be proud Sunday — and perhaps the impetus to let the healing begin.

Geithner on averting cliff: 'We're going to get there' Posted: 02 Dec 2012 08:13 AM PST With the fiscal cliff looming--and Republicans, like House Speaker John Boehner, slamming the White House's latest proposal--U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner hit the Sunday morning talk show circuit, saying the partisan posturing is a necessary part of "political theater" but that he's hopeful a deal will get done before the end of the year. "I [...]

NTSB: Conrail studied problems day before NJ crash Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:02 PM PST Conrail crews studied reported signal problems at a New Jersey railroad bridge the day before a train derailment that caused a toxic chemical leak, federal investigators said Sunday.

At least five dead after U.S.-Afghan base attacked Posted: 02 Dec 2012 05:54 AM PST Taliban suicide bombers attacked a joint U.S.-Afghan air base in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, detonating explosives at the gate and sparking a gunbattle that lasted at least two hours with American helicopters firing down on the militants.

Los Angeles port strike triggers fears, lobbying by businesses Posted: 02 Dec 2012 01:02 PM PST (Reuters) - A national coalition of U.S. business groups is urging an end to a strike at the twin California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach amid fears that a prolonged stand-off will cost the American economy many billions of dollars, and could even spread to the east coast. Trade groups led by the National Retail Federation have sent letters to U.S. President Barack Obama and leading members of Congress asking them to intervene and help end the strike at America's two busiest container harbor facilities. ...

Coast Guard member dies in crash off Calif. coast Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:53 PM PST A U.S. Coast Guard member was killed and another was injured when their small boat was rammed by a smuggler's vessel before dawn Sunday off the Southern California coast.

Oysters eyed as help for polluted New York harbor Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:26 AM PST They are soft to the touch, but surrounded by a hard rough shell. Known as filter feeders, many as small as your thumb, they use their tiny cilia to draw in plankton, sediment and other particles over their gills and spit out cleaner water. They...

Toddler's death prompts review of 2 other deaths Posted: 02 Dec 2012 12:53 PM PST A toddler's death during a visit with his father last month in Virginia is prompting police to also more closely investigate the suicide of the man's mother and the shooting death of a onetime girlfriend in the past decade.

Partisan split over UN Ambassador Rice widens Posted: 02 Dec 2012 08:40 AM PST The partisan political divide over the potential nomination of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to be secretary of state intensified Sunday with Republicans questioning her fitness for the job and Democrats defending her.

Syrian warplanes strike rebels in Damascus suburbs Posted: 02 Dec 2012 10:39 AM PST Syrian warplanes and artillery blasted parts of the capital Damascus and its rebellious suburbs on Sunday, part of what activists described as intense fighting as rebels try to push their way into the center of President Bashar Assad's power base.

Rep. Cole: GOP doesn't need to present a plan yet Posted: 02 Dec 2012 08:50 AM PST Republicans don't need to counter President Obama's proposal to avert the fiscal cliff with a formal plan of their own, according to Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., the deputy majority whip in the House of Representatives. "I don't think we need to put a formal proposal out...

Video: Dolphin bites 8-year-old girl at Sea World Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:47 AM PST Feeding the dolphins at Sea World was a dream come true for 8-year-old Jillian Thomas, until one of the marine mammals bit into her arm, nearly dragging her into the water.

Ariz. police searching for child missing from cancer ward Posted: 02 Dec 2012 08:46 AM PST The welfare of a missing 11-year-old leukemia patient who was taken from a Phoenix hospital by her mother the day before she was scheduled to be discharged is the prime concern for authorities, who fear a catheter in the girl's heart could become infected and...

7 missing in collapse of highway tunnel in Japan Posted: 02 Dec 2012 05:56 AM PST At least seven people were feared missing and several dead after about 150 concrete panels fell from the roof of a tunnel on the main highway linking Tokyo with central Japan.

Fore: Obama, Bill Clinton enjoy round of golf Posted: 02 Dec 2012 09:50 AM PST Fore — 42 and 44 are playing 18. Former President Bill Clinton — the 42nd president — is joining President Barack Obama — he's No. 44 — for a round of golf at Joint Air Base in Maryland.

Snow traps drivers for days in giant Russia traffic jam Posted: 02 Dec 2012 10:16 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of trucks and cars have been stuck on a major highway, some for more than two days, in a traffic jam dozens of kilometers (miles) long caused by heavy snow northwest of Moscow, Russian media reported on Sunday. Police in the Tver region said field kitchens were operating on the road, but many drivers complained supplies never reached them and they were running out of gasoline to keep their engines running and heating on in subzero temperatures. ...

Napoleon's coded Kremlin letter sold for $243,500 Posted: 02 Dec 2012 10:27 AM PST A secret code letter sent by French emperor Napoleon boasting that his multinational forces would blow up Moscow's Kremlin has sold at auction Sunday for €187,500 ($243,500) — 10 times its estimated presale price.

Carbon pollution up to 2 million pounds a second Posted: 02 Dec 2012 01:11 PM PST The amount of heat-trapping pollution the world spewed rose again last year by 3 percent. So scientists say it's now unlikely that global warming can be limited to a couple of degrees, which is an international goal.

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