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• Egypt anything but peaceful on anniversary of uprising
• Obama in hot water over recess appointments
• Worth a thousand words: Vietnam photos from the frontline
• California natives losing tough battle against invasive species
• Officials accuse NFL of playing favorites
• Is Apple the new Microsoft?
• Struggling dolphin dies in polluted New York City canal
• Video shows plane struck by lightning, passengers’ ho-hum reactions
• Obama's push for immigration reform is coming...starting on Tuesday
• Wis. sheriff: 'Safety is no longer a spectator sport,' get gun training
• Pentagon begins cinching in its belt
• Virginia's electoral system works just fine, not a priority for GOP
• Woman sues website after date nearly kills her
• Twitter suspends terrorist group's account
• NRA ad attacking Obama 'ill-advised'
• S&P 500 is on track for a big winning streak
• The ultimate house -- for your cat, not you
• Home of 'beautiful women and booze’ turns 20

Egypt anything but peaceful on anniversary of uprising Posted: 25 Jan 2013 04:35 PM PST Seven people were shot dead and another 456 people were injured across the country amid protests against their president.

Obama in hot water over recess appointments Posted: 25 Jan 2013 12:22 PM PST The White House on Friday expressed strong disagreement with a court ruling that the president's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board violated the Constitution. "The decision is novel and unprecedented," White House press secretary Jay Carney said at Friday's briefing. "It contradicts 150 years of practice by Democratic and Republican administrations." He added: [...]

Worth a thousand words: Vietnam photos from the frontline Posted: 25 Jan 2013 07:00 AM PST

California natives losing tough battle against invasive species Posted: 25 Jan 2013 01:39 PM PST "What we see is a serious invasion, meaning that as one or more invasive species start to become abundant, the native plants shrink down in their habitat."

Officials accuse NFL of playing favorites Posted: 25 Jan 2013 05:18 PM PST After a season of replacement referees, botched calls and lockout-driven controversy, several NFL officials remain deeply upset about the grading system used to choose the referee for the Super Bowl.

Is Apple the new Microsoft? Posted: 25 Jan 2013 03:59 PM PST The only question now is whether Apple is just going through a short-term transition or is slowly becoming a modern day version of its long-time nemesis Microsoft.

Struggling dolphin dies in polluted New York City canal Posted: 25 Jan 2013 04:53 PM PST The animal, a common dolphin, died in the shallow waters of Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, said Valentina Sherlock, an employee at The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation.

Video shows plane struck by lightning, passengers’ ho-hum reactions Posted: 25 Jan 2013 03:15 PM PST What's scarier—being in an airplane struck by lightning or being in an airplane stuck by lightning and finding yourself surrounded by people who aren't freaking out? [Related: Dangerous airplane stunt caught on tape] We tend to go with the latter, and we cite the above video as proof. The U.K.'s Telegraph reports that a passenger [...]

Obama's push for immigration reform is coming...starting on Tuesday Posted: 25 Jan 2013 12:46 PM PST The White House announced in a statement that President Obama will travel to Las Vegas, Nev., on Tuesday to speak about immigration reform.

Wis. sheriff: 'Safety is no longer a spectator sport,' get gun training Posted: 25 Jan 2013 02:42 PM PST His new radio ad calls on residents to defend themselves because the old model of having a citizen call 911 and wait for help isn't always the best option.

Pentagon begins cinching in its belt Posted: 25 Jan 2013 02:18 PM PST The Pentagon has begun laying off many of its 46,000 temporary and contract workers and delaying maintenance on aircraft and ships to slow spending due to fears it may be hit by new budget cuts, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Friday. The Pentagon also plans to formally notify Congress in the next few weeks that if further budget cuts take place on March 1, it will furlough most of its 800,000 full-time civilian employees, probably by asking them to take a day off per week for the last 22 weeks of the fiscal year, Carter said. ...

Virginia's electoral system works just fine, not a priority for GOP Posted: 25 Jan 2013 01:24 PM PST Despite all the discussion of a small movement in the Virginia legislature to change the state's rules to grant presidential electoral votes proportionately based on congressional districts, the effort is not a top concern for members of the Republican National Committee, who met here to re-elect a chairman this week. Virginia GOP Chairman Pat [...]

Woman sues website after date nearly kills her Posted: 25 Jan 2013 03:53 PM PST Mary Kay Beckman, 50, claims in a lawsuit filed earlier this month that she joined the website looking for a "healthy loving relationship," but instead was nearly killed.

Twitter suspends terrorist group's account Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:23 AM PST Turns out no one is immune to 'Twitter Rules.'

NRA ad attacking Obama 'ill-advised' Posted: 25 Jan 2013 12:19 PM PST The ad, which made mention of the president's daughters, sparked widespread outcry when it aired on January 25.

S&P 500 is on track for a big winning streak Posted: 25 Jan 2013 01:19 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks rose on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday after Procter & Gamble and Starbucks posted strong earnings reports, putting the Standard & Poor's 500 index on track for its longest winning streak since 2004.

The ultimate house -- for your cat, not you Posted: 25 Jan 2013 01:20 PM PST After getting feedback from thousands of pet owners, a Japanese company has designed a house centered around the needs and desires of the average house cat. Japanese construction company Asahi Kasei created a home that includes platforms, hidden tunnels and even a litter box situated next to the toilet. The Japan Daily Press has several [...]

Home of 'beautiful women and booze’ turns 20 Posted: 25 Jan 2013 12:57 PM PST How a dingy little honky tonk named Coyote Ugly spawned a Bruckheimer film and a chain of nightclubs around the world.

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