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• Catalan volunteers labour to make breakaway vote count
• U.S. officials hope new HealthCare.gov avoids last year's problems
• Iraqi officials say IS leader wounded in airstrike
• Vivid memories of 'pure joy' on Berlin Wall anniversary
• Veteran of Afghan conflict dies in Los Angeles shooting
• Fire kills one, injures 11 at Chicago apartment complex
• Merkel says Berlin Wall fall shows 'dreams can come true'
• Queen Elizabeth II leads UK memorial ceremony
• Obama defends plan to act on immigration: CBS interview
• Ukraine rebels dig in as shelling rocks Donetsk
• Last 2 U.S. captives in North Korea return home
• George W. Bush says dad pondered skipping 2nd term
• Two Americans freed by North Korea on their way home
• Police brutality case boosted Loretta Lynch's profile
• U.S. airstrikes target Islamic State leaders in Iraq
• Nissan recalls 52,000 vehicles for faulty air bags

Catalan volunteers labour to make breakaway vote count Posted: 09 Nov 2014 12:39 PM PST With see-through ballot boxes and dozens of electoral workers milling around, the Maristas school in Barcelona is a polling station like any other, with one difference: this vote is forbidden. In other respects, the volunteers at this school near the city's iconic Sagrada Familia Cathedral -- along with 40,000 others across the region -- are doing things by the book. Spain's government mounted legal challenges to Catalonia's independence vote on Sunday, putting the volunteers running the 6,700 polling stations in a delicate spot.

U.S. officials hope new HealthCare.gov avoids last year's problems Posted: 09 Nov 2014 12:06 PM PST By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials planned to unveil an improved healthcare insurance website on Sunday they hope will allow the second enrollment period under President Barack Obama's health reform plan to avoid the technical meltdown that plagued its launch last year. The reconfigured HealthCare.gov insurance marketplace will go live Sunday night before a month-long open enrollment period that begins Nov. 15, during which existing policyholders can change their coverage. ...

Iraqi officials say IS leader wounded in airstrike Posted: 09 Nov 2014 11:48 AM PST Iraqi officials said Sunday that an airstrike wounded the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Pentagon officials said they had no immediate information on such a strike or al-Baghdadi being wounded.

Vivid memories of 'pure joy' on Berlin Wall anniversary Posted: 09 Nov 2014 11:00 AM PST Huddled in wintry weather for a giant street party at the Brandenburg Gate, visitors prepared for the evening's highlight of nearly 7,000 illuminated white balloons along the Wall's former route ascending into the night sky.

Veteran of Afghan conflict dies in Los Angeles shooting Posted: 09 Nov 2014 10:43 AM PST (Reuters) - A U.S. Army veteran who returned safely home to Los Angeles from Afghanistan several months ago was shot dead early Sunday after leaving a party hosted by his girlfriend, police said. Francisco Garcia, 21, was walking along a street with friends at about 2 a.m. when two vehicles pulled up, a man got of one vehicle, smashed a beer bottle on the ground and began screaming at Garcia, said Juan Santa, a detective for the Los Angeles Police Department. The man returned to one of the vehicles, got a handgun and fired at Garcia, Santa said. ...

Fire kills one, injures 11 at Chicago apartment complex Posted: 09 Nov 2014 10:10 AM PST By Karen Brooks (Reuters) - One person died and 11 more were injured, including five children, in a Chicago apartment complex fire early Sunday, according to fire officials and local media. Authorities would not release details on the person who died, but local NBC television station WMAQ in Chicago reported that the victim was a 10-year-old boy. The victim was found dead on the fourth floor, while five children and six adults were hospitalized, Juan Hernandez, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman, told Reuters. The injuries that included cuts and broken legs, WMAQ reported. ...

Merkel says Berlin Wall fall shows 'dreams can come true' Posted: 09 Nov 2014 08:18 AM PST German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago was a message to a conflict-torn world that "dreams can come true".

Queen Elizabeth II leads UK memorial ceremony Posted: 09 Nov 2014 08:02 AM PST Queen Elizabeth II honored fallen soldiers from Britain and the Commonwealth Sunday in a dignified ceremony at the heart of central London.

Obama defends plan to act on immigration: CBS interview Posted: 09 Nov 2014 07:46 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama defended his plan to use executive powers to implement some immigration reforms, saying in an interview broadcast on Sunday he had waited long enough for Congress to act. Obama told congressional leaders on Friday he would try to ease some restrictions on undocumented immigrants, despite warnings from Republican leaders that such actions would "poison the well" or would be "a red flag in front of a bull". The meeting came after Obama's Democratic Party was punished in midterm elections on Tuesday. Republicans seized the U.S. ...

Ukraine rebels dig in as shelling rocks Donetsk Posted: 09 Nov 2014 03:30 AM PST Artillery fire rocked east Ukraine's rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Sunday as separatists appeared to be reinforcing frontline flashpoints and fears grew of a return to all-out fighting. The boom of shelling rumbled on mid-morning on the edge of Donetsk, where government forces are facing off against insurgent fighters, but was less intense than overnight when heavy mortar fire was heard close to the centre for around two hours, an AFP journalist reported. An AFP crew saw a convoy of 20 military vehicles and 14 howitzer cannons without number plates or markings driving through the rebel town of Makiivka in the direction of the nearby frontline around Donetsk, where Ukrainian troops are struggling to maintain a scrap of control. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) voiced concern Saturday after its monitors witnessed unmarked columns of tanks and troop carriers moving through east Ukraine in territory held by pro-Russia separatists.

Last 2 U.S. captives in North Korea return home Posted: 09 Nov 2014 02:12 AM PST Analysts their release probably was a bid by Pyongyang to ease pressure in connection with its human rights record.

George W. Bush says dad pondered skipping 2nd term Posted: 08 Nov 2014 10:07 PM PST DALLAS (AP) — George H.W. Bush seriously considered not running for re-election in 1992 even though he loved his job, according to a new book written by former President George W. Bush.

Two Americans freed by North Korea on their way home Posted: 08 Nov 2014 09:01 PM PST By Bill Trott and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea freed two Americans from prison and they were returning to the United States on Saturday after the surprise involvement of the top-ranking U.S. intelligence official in their release. Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller, who had been doing hard labor for months in the reclusive country, were being accompanied home by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, his office said. Their release comes less than three weeks after another American was freed by Pyongyang. ...

Police brutality case boosted Loretta Lynch's profile Posted: 08 Nov 2014 06:50 PM PST President Obama's choice for attorney general had key role in NYPD prosecution.

U.S. airstrikes target Islamic State leaders in Iraq Posted: 08 Nov 2014 03:21 PM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. conducted a series of airstrikes targeting Islamic State leaders near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, U.S. military officials said Saturday.

Nissan recalls 52,000 vehicles for faulty air bags Posted: 08 Nov 2014 01:42 PM PST Nissan is recalling more than 52,000 vehicles for passenger air bags that can explode with too much force and send shards of metal into the passenger compartment.

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