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• Attorney: Winston relieved no charges in sex case
• Nearly 100 dead in CAR before French troops arrive
• Accuser in Winston case releases brief statement
• New poison gas attack alleged in Syria
• No charges in Jameis Winston sex assault case
• 98 dead in Central African Republic after clashes
• Baby, it's cold outside: Readers share their cold-snap stories
• American teacher shot dead in Libya's Benghazi
• New NYC mayor's top cop pick was 'stop and frisk' advocate
• Auction: Springsteen manuscript sells for $197,000
• Warrants detail accusations in Jameis Winston case
• Algerians sent home from Guantanamo against will
• Biden spotlights China treatment of US journalists
• Fighting in CAR capital; UN to step in
• Obama to feds: Boost renewable power 20 percent
• 16 dead in fighting in C. African Republic capital
• Libyan officials say US teacher killed in Benghazi
• US economy grows at 3.6 percent rate in 3rd qtr.
• Pope forms commission to advise on sex abuse
• Official: Algeria kills high-level al-Qaida leader
• OSCE meeting opens in Kiev, gripped by protests
• Car bomb hits Yemen's Defense Ministry, killing 18
• Western envoys urge Kiev to respect huge protests
• Chamber of Commerce ads to run in Idaho, W.Va.
• Car bomb hits Yemen's Defense Ministry, killing 15

Attorney: Winston relieved no charges in sex case Posted: 05 Dec 2013 12:55 PM PST TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A lawyer for Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston says the Heisman hopeful is relieved he will not face charges in a sexual assault case and now even more focused on football.

Nearly 100 dead in CAR before French troops arrive Posted: 05 Dec 2013 12:39 PM PST BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Fighting swept through the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday, leaving nearly one hundred people dead and posing the biggest threat yet to the country's new government. The U.N. Security Council authorized an intervention force to prevent a bloodbath between Christians and Muslims.

Accuser in Winston case releases brief statement Posted: 05 Dec 2013 12:08 PM PST TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The woman who accused Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston of sexual assault says she worries her experience and how the case unfolded in the public eye will discourage rape victims from coming forward.

New poison gas attack alleged in Syria Posted: 05 Dec 2013 11:34 AM PST Opposition activists again accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces of using poison gas in Syria's civil war on Thursday, and said victims had been discovered with swollen limbs and foaming at the mouth. The activists told Reuters two shells loaded with gas hit a rebel-held area in the town of Nabak, 68 km (40 miles) northeast of Damascus, on a major highway in the Qalamoun region. Separately, the Syrian Revolution Coordinators Union also accused Assad's forces of using poison gas. "We have documented nine casualties from poison gas used by the regime in neighborhoods of Nabak," it said on its Facebook page.

No charges in Jameis Winston sex assault case Posted: 05 Dec 2013 11:17 AM PST TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A prosecutor says Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston will not be charged in a sexual assault case.

98 dead in Central African Republic after clashes Posted: 05 Dec 2013 11:01 AM PST BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Fighting came to the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday, leaving dozens of casualties and posing the biggest threat yet to the country's new government just as the U.N. Security Council authorized an intervention force to prevent a bloodbath between Christians and Muslims.

Baby, it's cold outside: Readers share their cold-snap stories Posted: 05 Dec 2013 10:46 AM PST Areas further east are bracing for the frigid blast as the storm creeps into the Southern plains, the Tennessee Valley and the Northeast later this week. Yahoo News is collecting anecdotes from residents in the storm's path. Below are lightly edited excerpts from stories they shared with us this week.

American teacher shot dead in Libya's Benghazi Posted: 05 Dec 2013 10:31 AM PST TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Unknown assailants shot an American teacher to death as he was jogging on Thursday in Benghazi, Libyan and U.S. officials said, underlining persistently tenuous security in the eastern Libyan city where the U.S. ambassador was killed last year.

New NYC mayor's top cop pick was 'stop and frisk' advocate Posted: 05 Dec 2013 09:59 AM PST In the most highly anticipated pick of his new administration, the incoming New York City mayor picked a veteran law enforcement official as police commissioner.

Auction: Springsteen manuscript sells for $197,000 Posted: 05 Dec 2013 09:43 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A handwritten working manuscript of Bruce Springsteen's 1975 hit "Born to Run" has sold for $197,000 at a New York City auction.

Warrants detail accusations in Jameis Winston case Posted: 05 Dec 2013 09:29 AM PST TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Search warrants in the sexual assault investigation of Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston indicate the woman told police she was raped at an apartment after a night of drinking at a bar.

Algerians sent home from Guantanamo against will Posted: 05 Dec 2013 09:13 AM PST MIAMI (AP) — Two men who had been held without charge at the Guantanamo Bay for more than a decade have been sent back to their native Algeria against their will as part of a renewed effort to gradually close the prison, officials said Thursday.

Biden spotlights China treatment of US journalists Posted: 05 Dec 2013 08:43 AM PST BEIJING (AP) — Casting a spotlight on China's controls on the media, Vice President Joe Biden met with U.S. journalists working in Beijing Thursday after publicly criticizing how they're treated by China's government.

Fighting in CAR capital; UN to step in Posted: 05 Dec 2013 08:13 AM PST BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Fighting came to the capital of the Central African Republic on Thursday, leaving dozens of casualties and posing the biggest threat yet to the new government just as the U.N. Security Council is set to authorize an intervention force to prevent a bloodbath between Christians and Muslims.

Obama to feds: Boost renewable power 20 percent Posted: 05 Dec 2013 07:41 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is ordering the federal government to nearly triple its use of renewable sources for electricity by 2020.

16 dead in fighting in C. African Republic capital Posted: 05 Dec 2013 07:09 AM PST BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted in the capital of the Central African Republic on Thursday and at least 16 people were killed and dozens of civilians wounded. The United Nations planned to authorize within hours an intervention force into the near anarchic and impoverished nation.

Libyan officials say US teacher killed in Benghazi Posted: 05 Dec 2013 06:39 AM PST TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Unknown assailants shot an American teacher to death as he was jogging on Thursday in Benghazi, a hospital official said, underlining persistently tenuous security in the eastern Libyan city where the U.S. ambassador was killed last year.

US economy grows at 3.6 percent rate in 3rd qtr. Posted: 05 Dec 2013 06:23 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 3.6 percent annual rate from July through September, the fastest since early 2012. But nearly half the growth came from a buildup in business stockpiles, a trend that could reverse in the current quarter and hold back growth.

Pope forms commission to advise on sex abuse Posted: 05 Dec 2013 05:23 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is assembling a panel of experts to advise him about protecting children from sexually abusive priests and about helping victims who have already been harmed.

Official: Algeria kills high-level al-Qaida leader Posted: 05 Dec 2013 04:33 AM PST ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian official says army helicopters have killed a top al-Qaida leader and four associates as they were speeding through the desert in the south of the country.

OSCE meeting opens in Kiev, gripped by protests Posted: 05 Dec 2013 04:04 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Western diplomats urged Ukrainian authorities on Thursday to respect the massive protests gripping the country against the government's decision to freeze ties with the EU and turn to Moscow instead.

Car bomb hits Yemen's Defense Ministry, killing 18 Posted: 05 Dec 2013 03:31 AM PST SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Thursday at Yemen's Defense Ministry, killing 18 soldiers and wounding at least 40 in an attack underlining the persistent threat to the stability and security of the impoverished Arab nation, military and hospital officials said.

Western envoys urge Kiev to respect huge protests Posted: 05 Dec 2013 03:15 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Western diplomats urged Ukrainian authorities on Thursday to respect the massive protests gripping the country against the government's decision to freeze ties with the EU and turn to Moscow instead.

Chamber of Commerce ads to run in Idaho, W.Va. Posted: 05 Dec 2013 02:45 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching ads backing eight-term Republican Rep. Mike Simpson, who faces a primary challenge in Idaho, and two GOP candidates in West Virginia as the business organization ramps up its political activity for next year's congressional elections.

Car bomb hits Yemen's Defense Ministry, killing 15 Posted: 05 Dec 2013 02:13 AM PST ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Military and hospital officials say a suicide bomber had detonated his explosives-laden car at Yemen's Defense Ministry, killing 15 soldiers and wounding at least 40.

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