| New allegation made against Zimmerman in court Posted: 19 Nov 2013 12:35 PM PST  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's girlfriend said he tried to choke her about a week ago during an altercation that wasn't initially reported to police, a prosecutor told a judge Tuesday during his first court appearance on domestic violence-related charges.
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| Va. senator stabbed; son found dead in home Posted: 19 Nov 2013 12:18 PM PST  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democrats' gubernatorial nominee four years ago, was stabbed Tuesday in his head and chest at his home, and his son died at the residence from a gunshot wound, police said.
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| One dead, dozens trapped in S. Africa mall collapse Posted: 19 Nov 2013 12:00 PM PST  Tongaat (South Africa) (AFP) - Hundreds of rescue workers searched for survivors in the rubble of a half-built mall that collapsed near the South African city of Durban Tuesday, killing one person and injuring dozens. Police spokeswoman Mandy Govender said one person was confirmed dead and 26 people had been pulled from the debris after the roof of the mall collapsed. "An estimated 50 are underneath the rubble," said paramedic Neil Powell at the scene.
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| Zimmerman must give up guns to get out of jail during assault case Posted: 19 Nov 2013 11:24 AM PST  George Zimmerman Was Arrested for an Alleged Aggravated Assault
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| U.S., Afghanistan agree security pact ahead of key meeting Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:29 AM PST  The United States and Afghanistan have agreed a final version of a crucial security pact outlining where and how many U.S. troops can remain in Afghanistan after most foreign forces leave the country next year, an Afghan official said on Tuesday. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has long objected to both but the United States has said the provisions are crucial in order for its forces to remain in the country beyond 2014. Aimal Faizi, a Karzai spokesman, said the agreement was partly owed to a promise by U.S. President Barack Obama to write a letter to the Afghan people acknowledging mistakes made during the 12-year war.
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| Backlash grows over celebrity hunter Melissa Bachman's kill Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:14 AM PST  More than 250,000 people have signed an online petition demanding South Africa deny future entry to Melissa Bachman, a big game hunter whose smiling photo with a dead lion has sparked considerable outrage.
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| Va. senator's son dies in home after dad stabbed Posted: 19 Nov 2013 09:55 AM PST  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say a senator and former gubernatorial candidate was stabbed multiple times at his home and his son died there from a gunshot wound.
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| AP PHOTOS: Selfies: smartphone self-portraits Posted: 19 Nov 2013 09:19 AM PST  Smartphone self-portraits are now so prevalent that Britain's Oxford University Press has crowned "selfie," the name the public has given them, as the word the year for 2013.
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| Police: Va. senator in hospital after assault Posted: 19 Nov 2013 08:08 AM PST CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — |
| Thousands gather to commemorate Gettysburg Address Posted: 19 Nov 2013 07:50 AM PST  GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — On the Civil War battlefield where President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that symbolized his presidency and the sacrifices made by Union and Confederate forces, thousands gathered Tuesday, historians and everyday Americans alike, to ponder what the Gettysburg Address has meant to the nation.
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| Toronto mayor, stripped of powers, vows to fight Posted: 19 Nov 2013 07:32 AM PST  TORONTO (AP) — Mayor Rob Ford said Toronto's City Council had no business stripping him of most of his powers over his admitted crack cocaine use and heaving drinking, implying in a television interview aired Tuesday that many councilors are no different from him.
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| Oxford Dictionaries: 'Selfie' is word of the year Posted: 19 Nov 2013 06:50 AM PST  LONDON (AP) — Michelle Obama shared one with her "first dog" Bo, Hillary Clinton tweeted one with her daughter Chelsea. Now "selfie" — the smartphone self-portrait — has been declared word of the year for 2013, according to Britain's Oxford University Press.
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| Russian crash probe reveals faulty crew maneuvers Posted: 19 Nov 2013 06:17 AM PST  KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Russia's aviation safety watchdog says the pilots of a Boeing 737 jet somehow lost their plane's speed at a low altitude, resulting in a diving crash that killed all 50 people on board.
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| Al-Qaida-linked group claims deadly Beirut blasts Posted: 19 Nov 2013 05:58 AM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — An al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings that struck outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut on Tuesday, killing 23 people, including an Iranian diplomat.
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| 'Apocalyptic' storm floods Sardinia, 17 dead Posted: 19 Nov 2013 05:40 AM PST  ROME (AP) — The Mediterranean island of Sardinia, prized by the jet-set for its white sand beaches and crystal-clear seas, was a flood-ravaged mud bath Tuesday after a freak torrential rainstorm killed at least 17 people, downed bridges and swept away cars.
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| Obama job disapproval reaches a career high Posted: 19 Nov 2013 05:20 AM PST  Barack Obama has been hammered by the botched rollout of the Affordable Care Act, with disapproval of his job performance reaching a career high, opposition to the new healthcare law up sharply and evidence of potential fallout in the midterm elections a year off. The...
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| Protesters damage Cairo memorial Posted: 19 Nov 2013 05:01 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) — Protesters early Tuesday vandalized the pedestal of a memorial dedicated to demonstrators killed in Egypt's revolutionary turmoil only hours after the prime minister inaugurated it in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
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| Toll from flash floods in Italy's Sardinia rises to 17 Posted: 19 Nov 2013 03:52 AM PST  Rome (AFP) - Italy declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after flash floods on the island of Sardinia left 17 people dead and forced hundreds to seek emergency shelter after the waters swept away bridges and flooded homes.
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| Ukraine stalls decision on Tymoshenko release Posted: 19 Nov 2013 03:34 AM PST  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian parliament has again stalled a vote on the release of jailed ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, demanded by the European Union as a key condition for signing a landmark integration deal with Ukraine.
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| Deadly blasts near Iran Embassy in Beirut Posted: 19 Nov 2013 03:16 AM PST  The Iranian cultural attaché is among 23 people killed in the twin explosions.
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| Deadly blasts near Iranian Embassy in Beirut Posted: 19 Nov 2013 02:12 AM PST Lebanon's news agency says 20 people were killed and 95 wounded in the twin explosions. |
| Deadly explosions near Iranian Embassy in Beirut Posted: 19 Nov 2013 01:39 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Two explosions struck Tuesday near the Iranian Embassy in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, killing at least 10 people, wounding scores and causing wide damage to the mission and nearby buildings. |
| Memorial to Egyptian protesters damaged in Cairo Posted: 19 Nov 2013 01:23 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Unknown assailants damaged early Tuesday the foundation in Cairo's famed Tahrir square for a future memorial dedicated to protesters killed in Egypt's revolutionary turmoil of the past 2 1/2 years. |
| Obama seeks 2nd chance for UN disabilities pact Posted: 19 Nov 2013 01:07 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is pushing for ratification of a U.N. accord on the rights of the disabled less than a year after Senate Republicans rejected pleas for its passage from two former GOP presidential nominees and delivered a stinging rebuke to a global treaty modeled largely on American law.
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| Farm bill takes aim at state animal welfare laws Posted: 19 Nov 2013 12:38 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The future of state laws that regulate everything from the size of a hen's cage to the safe consumption of Gulf oysters may be at stake as farm bill negotiators work to resolve a long-simmering fight between agriculture and animal welfare interests.
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