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• Twitter typo calls for ’1-state solution’ to Mideast conflict
• Principal punishes boys with public hand-holding
• Missouri couple claims half of record Powerball jackpot
• Stung by U.N. defeat, Israel approves new settlements
• In utero video shows twins fighting for space
• Israel approves new West Bank settlement construction
• Afghan girl beheaded after refusing man’s marriage proposal
• ‘Tis the season for dropping gold coins in Salvation Army kettles
• Syrian conflict reaching 'appalling heights of brutality,' says U.N.
• Village of hope: AIDS orphans paired with grandparents
• Missouri couple claims half of record Powerball jackpot
• Internal polling reveals why Romney thought he could win
• Manning: Thoughts of suicide, made noose
• Analysis: Obama, Congress edge closer to 'fiscal cliff'
• After ballot box victories, gay marriage battle heads back to courts, legislatures
• Ariz. mom sought after taking child from cancer ward
• Global hacking network declares Internet war on Syria
• Train derailment sends chemical tankers into N.J. creek
• N.J. mayor to live on food stamps starting next week
• Obama takes roadtrip to promote his plan to avoid the 'fiscal cliff'
• Two towns buzzing over winning Powerball jackpot winners
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• Syria jets bomb targets near Damascus airport
• Obama takes ‘fiscal cliff’ plan on the road: Weekend in politics
• Florida man 'sublets' name for a year

Twitter typo calls for ’1-state solution’ to Mideast conflict Posted: 30 Nov 2012 01:38 PM PST Social media's greatest asset is also its greatest liability: the ability to reach millions of people around the world with the click of a button. Such was the case on Thursday, when the United Nations accidentally published a tweet calling for a "1-state solution" to the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. At 2 [...]

Principal punishes boys with public hand-holding Posted: 30 Nov 2012 01:22 PM PST An Arizona school district has condemned the in-school discipline at one of its high schools after two boys were forced to hold hands in front of their classmates as a punishment for fighting.

Missouri couple claims half of record Powerball jackpot Posted: 30 Nov 2012 12:49 PM PST The lucky winners of half of the $587.5 million jackpot have been identified as Mark and Cindy Hill of Dearborn, Mo., their working-class lives suddenly taking a turn to the financial stratosphere.

Stung by U.N. defeat, Israel approves new settlements Posted: 30 Nov 2012 12:01 PM PST Hours after the United Nations voted overwhelmingly to grant de-facto statehood to Palestine, Israel responded on Friday by announcing it was authorizing 3,000 new settler homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

In utero video shows twins fighting for space Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:44 AM PST People who grow up with brothers and/or sisters are all too familiar with sibling rivalries. One sibling always seems to be competing for the attention of the parents or playing with the favorite toy. For twins, the rivalry may be even more intense. In fact, a new video making the rounds on the Web suggests [...]

Israel approves new West Bank settlement construction Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:28 AM PST The Palestinians strongly condemned the announcement and repeated their refusal to start peace negotiations while building continued.

Afghan girl beheaded after refusing man’s marriage proposal Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:12 AM PST A 14-year-old Afghan girl was beheaded and killed in a gruesome attack by two men, one of whom apparently asked her to marry him, confirms the human rights organization Amnesty International. The attack happened on Tuesday—just one day before new legislation was introduced in Congress that calls on the U.S. government to take steps to [...]

‘Tis the season for dropping gold coins in Salvation Army kettles Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:00 AM PST An anonymous donor left this gold coin and note in a Salvation Army Red Kettle on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of Salvation Army) The holiday season means those ever-present Salvation Army red donation kettles are out in force. That also means that the tradition of slipping anonymous gold coins into the kettle has also started up [...]

Syrian conflict reaching 'appalling heights of brutality,' says U.N. Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:38 AM PST The fighting has killed about 40,000 people, making it the bloodiest of Arab uprisings that have ousted entrenched leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen since early last year.

Village of hope: AIDS orphans paired with grandparents Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:48 AM PST There are no middle-aged people in Nyumbani. The 938 children here saw their parents die. The 97 grandparents saw their middle-aged children die.

Missouri couple claims half of record Powerball jackpot Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:31 AM PST A 52-year-old Missouri mechanic and his wife claimed their share Friday of the record $588 million Powerball jackpot.

Internal polling reveals why Romney thought he could win Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:15 AM PST Internal polling showing leads over Barack Obama in New Hampshire and Colorado helped instill confidence in the Mitt Romney campaign on Election Day, according to final polling data revealed by Noam Scheiber of the New Republic. It had previously been revealed that the campaign believed its candidate would carry North Carolina, Florida and Virginia. But data [...]

Manning: Thoughts of suicide, made noose Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:41 AM PST An Army private charged with leaking classified material to WikiLeaks said Friday that he tied a bedsheet into a noose while considering suicide during his pretrial confinement in Kuwait.

Analysis: Obama, Congress edge closer to 'fiscal cliff' Posted: 30 Nov 2012 07:34 AM PST With few signs of optimism in Washington and just 33 days before the end-of-the-year fiscal cliff deadline, President Obama is taking his show on the road.

After ballot box victories, gay marriage battle heads back to courts, legislatures Posted: 30 Nov 2012 07:17 AM PST The nation's high court meets to consider whether to wade into the issue of gay marriage less than a month after voters legalize same-sex nuptials.

Ariz. mom sought after taking child from cancer ward Posted: 30 Nov 2012 07:00 AM PST Police in Phoenix are searching for an 11-year-old girl who was removed from the hospital by her mother, where she was being treated for leukemia and still has a catheter in her chest.

Global hacking network declares Internet war on Syria Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:45 AM PST The network Anonymous says it will shut down government websites around the world in response to a countrywide Internet blackout thought to be aimed at silencing the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad.

Train derailment sends chemical tankers into N.J. creek Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:28 AM PST Emergency crews are on the scene of a freight train derailment and hazardous material spill in southern New Jersey.

N.J. mayor to live on food stamps starting next week Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:18 AM PST Mayor Cory Booker said he will live on food stamps for a week starting Tuesday.

Obama takes roadtrip to promote his plan to avoid the 'fiscal cliff' Posted: 30 Nov 2012 05:51 AM PST The president echoes his re-election campaign theme of protecting the middle class during a visit to Pennsylvania and suggests Republicans could spoil Christmas by driving the country over the "fiscal cliff."

Two towns buzzing over winning Powerball jackpot winners Posted: 30 Nov 2012 05:23 AM PST Sometimes it's better to dream, particularly when reality means you're not an instant multimillionaire.

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Syria jets bomb targets near Damascus airport Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:55 AM PST Air force jets bombarded rebel targets close to an airport road and a regional airline said the violence had halted international flights to the capital.

Obama takes ‘fiscal cliff’ plan on the road: Weekend in politics Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:34 AM PST President Barack Obama takes his plan for avoiding the "fiscal cliff" on the road Friday with a tour and remarks at The Rodon Group Manufacturing Facility in Hatfield, Pa. The White House is looking to drum up public support with the campaign-style event for a plan that includes $1.6 trillion in new tax revenues plus [...]

Florida man 'sublets' name for a year Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:18 AM PST What's in a name? Potentially, a lot of money. That's what Jason Sadler believes, and it's the reason he is auctioning off his last name, at the aptly named website Buymylastname.com. Yes, that's right. Sadler, the 30-year-old founder of Iwearyourshirt.com, is "subletting" his name to...

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