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• House faces test on ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
• India rape victim's ashes scattered, more attacks stoke debate
• The 124th Rose Parade kicks off on a cold morning
• How gratitude can improve your life
• Artifacts help pinpoint key Hatfield-McCoy battle
• ESPN's Hannah Storm returns to air after grill accident
• Survivor: Ore. bus crash like dream of 'world ending'
• At least 60 killed in NYE stampede in Ivory Coast
• Photos: New Year's celebrations around the world
• Syria starts 2013 with aerial strikes and clashes
• 61 killed in New Year's stampede in Ivory Coast
• About 60 crushed to death in Ivory Coast stadium stampede
• 1 Indian gang-rape suspect may be juvenile
• Senate passes 'fiscal cliff' deal, House up next
• Analysis: Economy would dodge bullet for now under fiscal deal
• Senate clears fiscal cliff measure
• Same-sex marriage ceremonies begin in Maryland
• Boehner: No decision on accepting 'cliff' pact
• 'Rings' trilogy sound editor Hopkins dies in NZ
• 'Fiscal cliff' deal to block pay hike for Congress
• FDA approves 1st new tuberculosis drug in 40 years
• U.S., Europe hope the new year brings better times
• Tentative ‘fiscal cliff’ deal reached in Senate
• Fiscal cliff tumble looms despite Senate efforts
• Congress to miss midnight cliff deadline

House faces test on ‘fiscal cliff’ deal Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:51 AM PST The deal may face opposition from conservatives who want more spending cuts and liberals who want to raise more taxes.

India rape victim's ashes scattered, more attacks stoke debate Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:29 AM PST Police on Tuesday confirmed they would push for the death penalty for her attackers - the force can recommend prosecutors pursue particular punishments in Indian trials.

The 124th Rose Parade kicks off on a cold morning Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:57 AM PST PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The 124th Rose Parade in Pasadena has kicked off on a chilly New Year's morning with the theme "Oh the Places You'll Go!" named in honor of the Dr. Seuss book.

How gratitude can improve your life Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:24 AM PST As the new year begins, good things, however small, are happening.

Artifacts help pinpoint key Hatfield-McCoy battle Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:13 AM PST LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Hatfield clan New Year's attack on Randolph McCoy's cabin marked a turning point in America's most famous feud — the homestead was set ablaze, and two McCoys were gunned down. Hatfield family members and supporters were soon thrown in jail.

ESPN's Hannah Storm returns to air after grill accident Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:51 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN anchor Hannah Storm returns to the air New Year's Day, exactly three weeks after she was seriously burned in a propane gas grill accident at her home.

Survivor: Ore. bus crash like dream of 'world ending' Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:18 AM PST Investigators in Oregon are trying to piece together the final moments before a tour bus carrying 48 people careened down the side of a steep hillside, ejecting some of the passengers and killing nine.

At least 60 killed in NYE stampede in Ivory Coast Posted: 01 Jan 2013 07:02 AM PST Dozens were crushed to death in a stampede outside a stadium in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan after a New Year's Eve fireworks display, the government said on Tuesday.

Photos: New Year's celebrations around the world Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:45 AM PST Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis Hill during the New Year's celebrations in Athens, on Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Syria starts 2013 with aerial strikes and clashes Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:29 AM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrians woke on New Year's Day to countrywide aerial bombardment, while President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels fighting to topple him clashed on the outskirts of the capital. Residents of Damascus entered the new year to the sound of artillery hitting southern and eastern districts that form a rebel-held crescent on the outskirts of the capital, the center of which is still firmly under government control. In the center, soldiers manning checkpoints fired celebratory gunfire at midnight, causing alarm in a city where streets were largely deserted. ...

61 killed in New Year's stampede in Ivory Coast Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:13 AM PST ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Authorities say that at least 61 people were killed in a stampede when New Year's revels turned into a panicked stampede in Abidjan, Ivory Coast's commercial centre.

About 60 crushed to death in Ivory Coast stadium stampede Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:03 AM PST ABIDJAN (Reuters) - About 60 people were crushed to death in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan overnight after a New Year's Eve fireworks display, an emergency official and state radio said on Tuesday. "There are around 60 dead, and about 200 injured, this is a provisional estimate," a rescue official told Reuters, asking not to be named. He said the incident happened near Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium where a crowd had gathered to watch fireworks. ...

1 Indian gang-rape suspect may be juvenile Posted: 01 Jan 2013 02:10 AM PST NEW DELHI (AP) — A bone test is being conducted to confirm the age of a juvenile suspect in custody for the fatal assault and gang-rape of a young woman, while prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the other five men arrested with him, police said Tuesday.

Senate passes 'fiscal cliff' deal, House up next Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:49 AM PST With 2013 just over two hours old, the Senate voted 89-8 on Tuesday to approve a last-minute deal to avert income tax hikes on all but the richest Americans and stall painful spending cuts as part of a hard-fought compromise to avoid the economically toxic "fiscal cliff."

Analysis: Economy would dodge bullet for now under fiscal deal Posted: 01 Jan 2013 12:16 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal worked out by U.S. Senate leaders to avoid the "fiscal cliff," was far from any "grand bargain" of deficit reduction measures. But if approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, it could help the country steer clear of recession, although enough austerity would remain in place to likely keep the economy growing at a lackluster pace. The Senate approved a last-minute deal early Tuesday morning to scale back $600 billion in scheduled tax hikes and government spending cuts that economists widely agree would tip the economy into recession. ...

Senate clears fiscal cliff measure Posted: 31 Dec 2012 11:43 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed legislation to block the impact of across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts that make up the fiscal cliff.

Same-sex marriage ceremonies begin in Maryland Posted: 31 Dec 2012 10:49 PM PST BALTIMORE (AP) — Same-sex couples in Maryland were greeted with cheers and noisemakers held over from New Year's Eve parties, as gay marriage became legal in the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line on New Year's Day.

Boehner: No decision on accepting 'cliff' pact Posted: 31 Dec 2012 09:36 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) and his leadership team say they need to review a Senate pact that would increase taxes on incomes exceeding $400,000 before deciding to schedule a vote on the measure or try to change it.

'Rings' trilogy sound editor Hopkins dies in NZ Posted: 31 Dec 2012 08:59 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Oscar-winning sound editor Mike Hopkins, who worked on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and other blockbusters, has died in a rafting accident in New Zealand. He was 53.

'Fiscal cliff' deal to block pay hike for Congress Posted: 31 Dec 2012 08:42 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to prevent the government from going over the so-called fiscal cliff will also block a $900 automatic pay hike for members of Congress.

FDA approves 1st new tuberculosis drug in 40 years Posted: 31 Dec 2012 08:31 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a Johnson & Johnson tuberculosis drug that is the first new medicine to fight the deadly infection in more than four decades.

U.S., Europe hope the new year brings better times Posted: 31 Dec 2012 08:15 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — From teeming Times Square to a once-isolated Asian country celebrating its first public New Year's Eve countdown in decades, the world looked to the start of 2013 with hope for renewal after a year of economic turmoil, searing violence and natural disasters.

Tentative ‘fiscal cliff’ deal reached in Senate Posted: 31 Dec 2012 07:04 PM PST Racing to beat a midnight deadline, Vice President Joe Biden arrived on Capitol Hill Monday night to sell wary Democratic senators on an 11th-hour deal to avert income tax hikes on all but a sliver of the richest Americans. Grinning broadly, Biden ignored reporters questions on whether he and Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell [...]

Fiscal cliff tumble looms despite Senate efforts Posted: 31 Dec 2012 04:36 PM PST The United States was on track to tumble over the "fiscal cliff" at midnight on Monday, at least for a day, as lawmakers held back from supporting an eleventh-hour plan from Senate leaders to avert severe tax increases and spending cuts.

Congress to miss midnight cliff deadline Posted: 31 Dec 2012 02:27 PM PST America is going over the 'fiscal cliff.' But no need to move into the Doomsday bunker in the backyard. Yet.

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