| Wreckage, bodies reveal jet's fate days after it disappeared Posted: 30 Dec 2014 09:46 AM PST  Images of debris and a bloated body flash across Indonesian television screens.
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| Nurse becomes first Ebola victim diagnosed in Britain Posted: 30 Dec 2014 03:47 PM PST  By William James and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - A health worker who has become the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in Britain was being treated at a London hospital on Tuesday after contracting the disease in West Africa. The woman arrived from Scotland at the Royal Free hospital, Britain's designated Ebola treatment centre, in an ambulance accompanied by police vehicles, a Reuters witness said. "The latest update we have on the condition of the patient is that she is doing as well as can be expected in the circumstances," Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said. ...
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| Tensions remain after New York City mayor meets police unions Posted: 30 Dec 2014 04:17 PM PST  By Jonathan Allen and Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police union leaders said their grievances with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio remained unresolved after meeting with him on Tuesday, 10 days after they said he was partly to blame for a gunman's deadly attack on two policemen. The meeting came after a marked drop in arrests across the city last week. One city newspaper said the decline was evidence of a "virtual work stoppage", but city officials were unable to say on Tuesday whether or not a police slowdown was under way. ...
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| Gun deaths for U.S. officers rose by 56 percent in 2014: report Posted: 30 Dec 2014 06:06 AM PST  (Reuters) - Gun related deaths of U.S. law enforcement officers rose by 56 percent in 2014 compared to the previous year, with about one-third of officers killed in an ambush, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said on Tuesday. Across the country, 50 officers were killed by guns in 2014 compared to 32 in 2013, according to the website of the non-profit fund, which aims to increase safety for law enforcement officers. The most deadly states were California, Texas, New York, Florida and Georgia, the group said. ...
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| Police say officer in Berkeley, Missouri, shooting acted in self-defense Posted: 30 Dec 2014 11:04 AM PST  By Mark Guarino (Reuters) - An 18-year-old man fatally shot by police in Berkeley, Missouri, last week was pointing a gun at an officer, according to a police investigation of the incident. Berkeley Police Chief Frank McCall told a news conference on Tuesday that Antonio Martin "was armed and pointing a weapon at the officer" before he was shot outside a gas station convenience store on Dec. 23. The killing sparked protests, with demonstrators saying the shooting was unjustified and that race was a factor. Martin was black and the officer is white. ...
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| Reports: 9 dead from linked homicides in in Canada Posted: 30 Dec 2014 03:44 PM PST  Nine people have been killed in three related incidents in the western Canadian city of Edmonton, Canadian media reported on Tuesday. CBC TV said seven people were killed in a home in the Albertan city while two others were killed in two separate homes. The Edmonton Journal newspaper said some of the victims are believed to be children. Edmonton police said they were investigating "a multiple homicide scene." Police did not state the number of people killed nor whether the incidents were connected. ...
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| Boehner comments on Grimm's resignation Posted: 30 Dec 2014 03:05 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Potential candidates eyed a New York congressional seat Tuesday as Republican Rep. Michael Grimm announced his resignation, following a guilty plea on tax evasion charges.
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| Iran sets date for nuclear talks Posted: 30 Dec 2014 08:38 AM PST  DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran and six world powers are set to resume low-level talks on Iran's nuclear program in Geneva on Jan 15, with wide gaps remaining in their positions, the Iranian foreign minister said. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the lead negotiator for Iran with the six powers known as "P5+1," made the remarks in a closed-door session with members of the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee, according to state news agency IRNA. "We have stood firm and demand lifting of all sanctions at once," Zarif said. ...
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| Boehner lends support to Whip Steve Scalise over speech scandal Posted: 30 Dec 2014 11:45 AM PST  House Speaker John Boehner issued a statement of support for Rep. Steve Scalise, who appeared at a 2002 convention of the European-American Unity and Rights Organization.
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| Cargo vessel carrying migrants sends distress signal off Greece Posted: 30 Dec 2014 04:52 AM PST  ATHENS (Reuters) - A cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants near the Greek island of Corfu sent out a distress signal saying armed people were on board on Tuesday, Greek television reported. Two Greek officials confirmed that a distress signal had been received from the Moldovan-flagged Blue Sky M but did not give further details on the message. A Greek frigate, a coastguard vessel and a military helicopter were heading to the area, they added. "We have information that it is carrying suspected migrants. It is sailing off Corfu," a shipping ministry official said. ...
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| Source: U.S. suspects N. Korea had help attacking Sony Pictures Posted: 29 Dec 2014 01:51 PM PST  By Mark Hosenball and Jim Finkle WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. investigators believe that North Korea likely hired hackers from outside the country to help with last month's massive cyberattack against Sony Pictures, an official close to the investigation said on Monday. As North Korea lacks the capability to conduct some elements of the sophisticated campaign by itself, U.S. investigators are looking at the possibility that Pyongyang "contracted out" some of the cyber work, according to the official, who was not authorized to speak on the record about the investigation. ...
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