Krishnadev Calamur

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Saudi King Abdullah Leaves Behind A Complex Legacy

Friday, January 23, 2015

Saudis are mourning the passing of King Abdullah, who died early Friday at the age of 90 after a long illness.

As NPR's Kelly McEvers reported, he is being remembered as a man who laid the foundation for reform in the conservative Arab country. Dignitaries from around the world, ...

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Citing Proximity Of Israeli Election, Obama Won't Meet With Netanyahu

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Updated at 12:40 p.m.

The White House says President Obama won't meet with Israel's prime minister in March when Benjamin Netanyahu will be in Washington to address a joint meeting of Congress.

"As a matter of long-standing practice and principle, we do not see heads of state or candidates in ...

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Patriots Coach Bill Belichick Denies Knowledge Of Deflated Footballs

Thursday, January 22, 2015

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick says he had "no knowledge" about the controversy surrounding his team and deflated footballs.

"In my entire coaching career, I have never talked to any player or staff member about football air pressure," he said in an opening statement at a news conference ...

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ECB Unveils Massive Bond-Buying Stimulus Program For Eurozone

Thursday, January 22, 2015

The European Central Bank has unveiled a massive bond-buying stimulus program to kick-start the region's economy and battle deflation.

"The combined monthly purchases of private and public sector securities will amount to 60 billion euros," ECB President Mario Draghi said today at a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany.

He ...

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Newtown, Conn., Council Votes To Raze Sandy Hook Shooter's Home

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Officials in Newtown, Conn., have voted to demolish the home of Adam Lanza, the gunman who killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.

The Newtown Legislative Council voted 10-0 Wednesday night to approve a proposal to tear down the 3,100-square foot home where Lanza ...

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London Mayor Boris Johnson Settles U.S. Tax Bill Ahead Of Visit

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Late last year, London Mayor Boris Johnson said he owed money to the IRS — but wasn't going to pay it.

Johnson, who holds dual U.S.-U.K. citizenship by virtue of being was born in New York, owed capital gains tax from the sale of his first house in the ...

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Houthi Rebels Remain In Place In Yemen's Capital Despite Deal

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Shiite Houthi rebels remained positioned outside the residence of Yemen's president on Thursday, despite reports of a deal that would have seen them withdrawing in exchange for major concessions. The situation raises doubts about the scope of any agreement to ease the unrest that has engulfed the U.S. ally.

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Boehner Invites Israel's Netanyahu To Address Congress On Iran

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

House Speaker John Boehner has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress on Iran on Feb. 11. The White House, which was not consulted about the invitation, called it a departure from diplomatic protocol.

NPR's Ailsa Chang tells our Newscast unit that Boehner, ...

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Anti-Islam Protesters Plan Massive Rally In Leipzig, Germany

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Organizers say as many as 60,000 people could attend an anti-Islamization rally in the eastern German city of Leipzig, in what could be one of the biggest protests there since pro-democracy marches a quarter-century ago.

NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, who is in Leipzig, tells our Newscast unit:

"Organizers of ...

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Google's Stake In SpaceX Puts It Closer To Goal Of Internet Access For All

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Google's massive investment in SpaceX gives the tech giant another avenue for its goal of providing Internet access to remote parts of the Earth, and it gives Elon Musk's company money to continue its research on space transport, re-usability and satellite manufacturing.

In a statement Tuesday, Space Exploration ...

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At Least 11 Israelis Stabbed Aboard Tel Aviv Bus

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

A Palestinian man is accused of stabbing at least 11 people on a bus in central Tel Aviv today, wounding three of them seriously, before he was shot in the leg by Israeli police who took him in for questioning.

The Associated Press, citing a hospital spokeswoman, said 11 ...

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Yemen's President, Shiite Rebels Reportedly Strike Deal

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Update, at 8:10 p.m. ET

Yemen's besieged president appeared to have acceded to demands by Shiite Houthi rebels, potentially defusing a political crisis that has engulfed the U.S. ally.

The rebels had seized the presidential palace and surrounded President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's home, which is in a different part ...

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An Emboldened Obama Makes The Case For Middle-Class Economics

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Updated at 9:44 a.m. ET

The Wall Street Journal describes President Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday night as a "victory lap on the economy" while The New York Times said "it would have been easy to forget" that the address came just two months after ...

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4 Linked To Paris Attack Appear In French Court

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

There have been developments today in France and elsewhere in Europe over the investigation into the Jan. 7 attacks in Paris that left 17 people dead.

Four men accused of providing logistical support to Ahmed Coulibaly, the gunman who took hostages at a kosher supermarket during the Paris attacks,

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Traces Of Oil Found In Montana Town's Water Supply After Spill

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Officials in Montana say they have detected traces of oil in the water supply of the town of Glendive, days after up to 50,000 gallons of oil spilled from a break in a pipeline along the Yellowstone River.

NPR's Kirk Siegler is reporting on the story for our Newscast unit. ...

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Shiite Rebels Shell Yemeni Leader's House, Seize Presidential Palace

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Update at 11:55 a.m. ET

The Yemeni president's house is being shelled by Shiite rebels, and the presidential palace reportedly has been seized.

Nadia al-Saqqaf, the information minister, said on Twitter that President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's house was being shelled by Shiite rebels whom Saqqaf called "militias seeking ...

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White House Seeks More Time From Congress On Iran

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The White House says it could consider congressional action against Iran later in the year, but emphasized it wants more time to see if negotiations over the Islamic republic's nuclear program can work.

"If Congress wants to act later in the year, we could consider that, but at the moment ...

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Jury Selection To Start In Aurora, Colo., Mass Shooting Trial

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Jury selection starts today in the trial of James Holmes, the man accused of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others in the Aurora, Colo., theater shooting in July 2012.

Holmes' legal team has already admitted that he was the shooter, but he has pleaded not guilty ...

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Islamic State, In Video, Threatens To Kill 2 Japanese Hostages

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Updated at 12:10 p.m. ET

The group that calls itself the Islamic State, in a direct address to Japan's prime minister, is threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless it gets $200 million within 72 hours. The demand in a video posted online comes as Shinzo Abe is visiting the ...

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