| Brian Williams taking himself off air temporarily Posted: 07 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST  The NBC News anchor says his actions have made him too much a part of the news.
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| Brian Williams is not alone: Hillary Clinton, Stephen Glass and other famous fabrications Posted: 07 Feb 2015 12:06 PM PST  Brian Williams admitted this week that, contrary to previous claims, he was not aboard a helicopter that was grounded by rocket grenades during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. But he's not the first public figure who has been caught stretching the truth.
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| Concerns over Bobbi Kristina's estate emerge as police investigate possible foul play Posted: 07 Feb 2015 02:47 PM PST  As family members gather around a comatose Bobbi Kristina Brown, Atlanta area police have reportedly launched a criminal investigation into how the 21-year-old wound up unresponsive in her bathtub about a week ago.
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| NBC's Brian Williams taking himself off the air for several days Posted: 07 Feb 2015 04:42 PM PST  NBC News anchor Brian Williams said on Saturday he was taking himself off the evening newscast for several days, responding to intense criticism over his claims that he rode in a helicopter that was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq a decade ago. "In the midst of a career spent covering and consuming news, it has become painfully apparent to me that I am presently too much a part of the news, due to my actions," Williams said in a statement posted on NBC News' website. Williams, a star anchor who has garnered high ratings for NBC, said he planned eventually to return to the broadcast and "continue my career-long effort to be worthy of the trust of those who place their trust in us." Lester Holt, who typically anchors NBC Evening News on weekends, will step in to handle the weekday evening broadcast in the interim, Williams said. NBC, a unit of Comcast Corp, on Friday said it was launching an internal probe of Williams' false statements that he was in a helicopter in 2003 that was brought down by enemy fire during the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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| Revel Casino sale in jeopardy after U.S. court order Posted: 07 Feb 2015 03:07 PM PST  The planned sale of the shuttered Revel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to a Florida developer has been thrown into jeopardy following a decision by a U.S. federal appeals court that would change the terms of the transaction, according to court documents. The sale to Florida developer Glen Straub, who bought Revel in bankruptcy court for $95.4 million, had been expected to be completed on Saturday. The decision by the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Court on Friday reversed a lower court decision against one of those tenants, IDEA Boardwalk LLC, which had sought to block the sale while it could appeal to protect its property rights. The Wall Street Journal quoted Stuart J. Moskovitz, an attorney representing Straub, as saying on Friday that the buyer might walk away from the sale if an appeal interfered with the deal, even if it means losing his $10 million deposit.
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| Iowa rail line reopens following train derailment, ethanol leak Posted: 07 Feb 2015 01:02 PM PST  (Reuters) - A rail line in eastern Iowa reopened on Saturday following a freight train derailment that sent three cars tumbling into the Mississippi River, spilling ethanol fuel in the water, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) said. Thirteen cars and two engines went off the tracks after the derailment on Wednesday in a remote location north of Dubuque, Iowa, the company said.
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| Divers retrieve more AirAsia bodies, raising total to 100 Posted: 07 Feb 2015 05:20 AM PST  Indonesian divers have recovered several more bodies from December's AirAsia crash, including one from the jet's cockpit, bringing the total number of victims retrieved to 100, an official said Saturday.
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| Ukraine president pushes for fast cease-fire, defensive arms Posted: 07 Feb 2015 11:48 AM PST  MUNICH (AP) — Ukraine's president pushed for both a quick cease-fire in his country's troubled east and defensive weapons from the West, as mediators sought momentum Saturday for a deal to stem the fighting at Europe's edge.
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| Islamic State hostage's family hopeful she's still alive Posted: 07 Feb 2015 01:29 PM PST  Parents of aid worker Kayla Jean Mueller, who Islamic State extremists say has been killed in an airstrike, express their concern.
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| As Baghdad lifts curfew, bombs are reminder of country at war Posted: 07 Feb 2015 01:19 PM PST By Saif Hameed and Stephen Kalin BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Five blasts across Baghdad on Saturday tempered Iraqis' anticipation of a more relaxed and accessible capital as the government prepared to lift a night-time curfew that has kept the city on a war-time footing for more than a decade. The attacks included a suicide bombing at a restaurant in a Shi'ite neighborhood and improvised explosives devices planted in a bustling central market district, underscoring the peril ordinary people still face from militant violence in Baghdad. Ending the curfew and "demilitarizing" several neighborhoods is part of a campaign to normalize life in Iraq's war-blighted capital. Officials hope to demonstrate that Baghdad no longer faces a threat from Islamic State, the militant group which seized large areas of northern and western Iraq last year. |
| Can Greece's new government keep its promises? Posted: 07 Feb 2015 01:43 AM PST  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's new prime minister came to power two weeks ago riding a wave of hope for change. But his pledge to rewrite the bailout agreement that has kept the country afloat for nearly five years doesn't depend on him alone.
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| Anthem: Hackers tried to breach system as early as Dec. 10 Posted: 06 Feb 2015 06:27 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The hackers who stole millions of health insurance records from Anthem Inc. commandeered the credentials of five different employees while seeking to penetrate the company's computer network — and they may have been inside the system since December.
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| NBC launches internal probe on Brian Williams claims Posted: 06 Feb 2015 06:18 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News has assigned the head of its own investigative unit to look into statements that anchor Brian Williams made about his reporting in Iraq a dozen years ago, an episode that's ballooned into a full-blown credibility crisis for the network.
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| Study: Medical marijuana may do more harm than good for kids Posted: 06 Feb 2015 05:08 PM PST  A new report quells suggestions that medical marijuana could ease behavioral disorders.
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| In Boston Marathon bombing case, jury selection is an ongoing struggle Posted: 06 Feb 2015 12:03 PM PST  In the slow process of trying to seat a jury impartial enough to fairly judge Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the Boston Marathon bombing case, the defense attorneys have argued that their client can't get a fair trial in Boston — though their motions to move the case out of the city have been repeatedly denied.
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| U.S. economy creates 1 million jobs in 3 months Posted: 06 Feb 2015 02:15 PM PST  The Labor Department's January employment report released Friday also showed a modest gain in wages, and while the unemployment rate edged up to 5.7 percent from 5.6 percent, analysts said that related more to a jump in returnees to the labor force -- a positive sign. With the economy marking the 11th straight month of 200,000-plus jobs added, "This was another incredibly strong employment report for the US," said Harm Bandholz of UniCredit. Most economists said the fresh data showed real signs of the economy gaining traction after a bumpy 2014 during which it grew a modest 2.4 percent.
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