| Three dead, four hurt in Sydney siege Posted: 15 Dec 2014 10:55 AM PST  The siege that had lasted more than 16 hours is finally over.
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| 6 dead, suspect on loose in suburban Philadelphia Posted: 15 Dec 2014 04:43 PM PST  PENNSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man suspected of going to three houses in the Philadelphia suburbs and fatally shooting six people, including his ex-wife and her 14-year-old niece, was at large Monday night, and a prosecutor said investigators didn't know where he was or how he was getting around.
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| Senate approves Obama pick for surgeon general Posted: 15 Dec 2014 05:03 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy to serve as U.S. surgeon general, despite opposition from Republicans and some Democrats over his support for gun control and past statements that gun violence is a public health issue.
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| Suspect in six Pennsylvania killings is target of manhunt Posted: 15 Dec 2014 03:53 PM PST By Daniel Kelley LOWER SALFORD, Penn. (Reuters) - An Iraq war veteran suspected of killing six family members in towns around Philadelphia was being hunted on Monday by Pennsylvania police, authorities said. The manhunt for Bradley William Stone, 35, was concentrated in and around Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, where residents were advised to remain indoors with their doors locked, the Montgomery County district attorney said. ... |
| Newtown victims' families sue maker of gun used in 2012 attack Posted: 15 Dec 2014 01:40 PM PST  By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - The families of nine people killed in a 2012 massacre at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school sued the maker of the gun used in the attack on Monday, saying the weapon should not have been sold because it had no reasonable civilian purpose. While the AR-15 assault weapon used in the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School was legally sold in Connecticut, the lawsuit contends that the weapon should not have been available to 20-year-old gunman Adam Lanza. The AR-15 is manufactured by Bushmaster, a privately held company based in Windham, Maine. ...
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| Boston Marathon bomber suspect to appear in court this week Posted: 15 Dec 2014 09:37 AM PST  BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is due to appear in court in Boston this week for the first time in more than a year, at a final hearing before his trial begins next month, one of his attorneys said on Monday. Tsarnaev, 21, is charged with killing three people and injuring more than 260 with two homemade pressure-cooker bombs left at the race's crowded finish line on April 15, 2013. Three days later as Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan, attempted to flee the city, federal prosecutors contend that they shot and killed a university police officer. ...
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| Amazon hit by pre-Christmas strike in Germany Posted: 15 Dec 2014 08:14 AM PST  Workers went on strike at German sites of Amazon Monday to increase pressure on the US online retail giant during the busy Christmas period in a long-running pay dispute. Around 2,300 employees took part in the work stoppage at five of the company's nine distribution centres in Germany, the services sector union Verdi said. "The employees are increasing the pressure on Amazon," Verdi's Stefanie Nutzenberger said, accusing Amazon of a "blockade attitude". Amazon said it would still deliver on time and pointed out that only a minority of employees were taking part.
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| Spin wars: How a bitter feud between the CIA and FBI stoked the torture debate Posted: 15 Dec 2014 09:01 AM PST  A glimpse into an intense, years-long bureaucratic clash between the CIA and FBI may be key to understanding the debate over the intel agency's "enhanced interrogation" program.
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| 5 Palestinians arrested in Israel for planned attacks Posted: 15 Dec 2014 08:13 AM PST  Israel's internal security service said Monday it has arrested five Palestinians for planning attacks including a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. The suspects from the West Bank were arrested in October and November and included a woman who planned to blow herself up in Israel's commercial capital, the Shin Bet said. It also came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to resist a Palestinian ultimatum through the UN Security Council to end Israel's occupation, citing the spread of "Islamic terrorism" in the region.
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| Friends try to correct record on UVa rape story Posted: 15 Dec 2014 04:34 AM PST  The friends of 'Jackie' attempt to set the record straight.
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| ‘Torture Report’ could help defense of accused 9/11 plotters Posted: 15 Dec 2014 02:04 AM PST  The Senate Intelligence Committee's bombshell report on the CIA's interrogation program has armed defense attorneys representing accused terrorists held in the military prison at Guantanamo Bay with a powerful argument against capital punishment and the integrity of the system in which they are being tried.
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| Accused Boston Marathon bomber set to emerge in court this week Posted: 15 Dec 2014 02:20 AM PST  The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is scheduled to appear in court for the first time in more than a year.
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| Hostage situation in Sydney is over Posted: 15 Dec 2014 04:56 PM PST  A swarm of heavily armed police stormed the downtown cafe.
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| Hong Kong police clear last pro-democracy protest sites Posted: 15 Dec 2014 12:51 AM PST  By Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities arrested several pro-democracy activists on Monday as they cleared the last of three protest sites, marking the closure of demonstration camps in the city that have blocked streets for more than two months. About 100 police swept into Causeway Bay, a shopping district popular with mainland Chinese tourists, to remove barricades as protesters scrambled to pack up belongings from the smallest of the three main sites. One protester played drums next to a cardboard cut-out of Chinese President Xi Jinping as onlookers stood by. ...
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| Rare white rhino dies in U.S. zoo; only 5 left in world Posted: 14 Dec 2014 09:01 PM PST  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A northern white rhinoceros that zoo officials said was only one of six left in the world died Sunday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
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| Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss crowned Miss World Posted: 14 Dec 2014 02:11 PM PST  Miss South Africa, 22-year-old Rolene Strauss, was crowned Miss World 2014 at the contest's glitzy final in London on Sunday, with an estimated billion viewers watching on television around the globe. Miss Hungary, Edina Kulcsar, was judged the runner-up and Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit, came third in the 64th annual competition, contested by women from 121 countries. Medical student Strauss clasped her hands together in surprise and was crowned by the outgoing Miss World, Megan Young of the Philippines, to huge cheers in the ExCeL exhibition centre. "South Africa this is for you," Strauss said.
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| Report: Hostages taken in Sydney Posted: 14 Dec 2014 03:54 PM PST  Police lock down a main business area after reports say people are held inside a café.
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