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UPDATED: Student In Philadelphia School Shooting Surrenders

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Update at 4:10 p.m. ET. Student Surrenders:

A 17-year-old suspected in a shooting that injured two students at a Philadelphia school has turned himself over to police.

Philly.com reports:

"Police around noon Saturday said the District Attorney's Office approved aggravated assault charges against the teen. Prosecutors did not ...

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Ukraine's President Approves Anti-Protest Law

Saturday, January 18, 2014

After weeks of demonstrations, Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych signed into law new regulations which he hopes will curb anti-government protests.

The Washington Post calls the new laws "draconian," prohibiting "almost any protest." The paper adds:

"The legislation — rushed through a tumultuous parliament Thursday and signed into law ...

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Oklahoma Ban On Gay Marriage

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Saying Oklahoma's ban on gay marriage is "arbitrary" and "irrational," a federal judge ruled the ban violated the constitution and it should be struck down.

U.S. Senior District Judge Terence Kern, however, put a hold on his ruling, pending an appeal. This means gay marriages will not begin immediately ...

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Judge Fears NFL Concussion Settlement Isn't Large Enough

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

A federal judge rejected a preliminary approval of a $765 million settlement over NFL concussion claims.

U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody said she was concerned the settlement may not be enough to cover all retired players.

The AP adds:

"'I am primarily concerned that not all retired ...

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JPMorgan Says It Will Replace 2 Million Credit Cards, Due To Breach

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

JPMorgan Chase says it will replace about 2 million of its customers credit cards because they were compromised in recent security breaches at major retailers.

NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports the bank's CEO Jamie Dimon said the problems on that front are likely not over. Yuki filed this report for our ...

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8 Excerpts That Explain The Alex Rodriguez Doping Scandal

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

As part of baseball star Alex Rodriguez's lawsuit against Major League Baseball and the players union, a federal judge ordered the release of an important opinion from the arbitrator who found the league was justified in suspending Rodriguez for the 2014 season and postseason.

The decision was supposed ...

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Federal Health Care Enrollees: Older Outnumber Younger

Monday, January 13, 2014

For the first time, we are getting some demographic information about the more than 2 million people who have signed up for private health insurance through the exchanges set up by the federal government.

The New York Times reports that the Obama administration said older, less healthy enrollees outnumber ...

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Alex Rodriguez Sues Baseball, Players Union Over Suspension

Monday, January 13, 2014

Baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez is suing Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association in federal court, trying to overturn a 162-game suspension.

The judge hearing the complaint also agreed to allow the Yankees third baseman and his lawyers to release an unredacted version of the decision handed ...

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Review Of Terrorism Cases Finds NSA Spying Helped Very Little

Monday, January 13, 2014

Surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency helped very little when it came to cases brought against individuals the United States says were linked to al-Qaida.

That's according to a review of 225 cases by the New America Foundation, which describes itself as a "nonpartisan public policy institute."

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Japan's Suntory To Buy Maker Of Jim Beam, Maker's Mark

Monday, January 13, 2014

A piece of legendary Americana will now be owned by a Japanese firm.

Beam Inc., the maker of the bourbons Jim Beam and Maker's Mark, will be sold to Japan's Suntory in a deal the companies say is worth $16 billion, including assumed debt.

In a statement, Beam CEO ...

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Supreme Court Ends Arizona's Bid To Reinstate 20-Week Abortion Ban

Monday, January 13, 2014

The United States Supreme Court on Monday refused to revisit a lower court ruling that struck down Arizona's ban on most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

The AP reports:

"The justices on Monday declined to reconsider a lower court ruling that the law violates a woman's constitutionally ...

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Pope Francis Names 19 New Cardinals, None From The U.S.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Pope Francis continues to shake up the Vatican establishment. Today, speaking from his studio window to followers in St. Peter's square, he announced 19 new cardinals from some surprising places, the AP reports.

Francis did not name any cardinals from the United States and chose instead to represent poorer ...

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Iran, World Powers Will Begin Implementing Interim Nuclear Agreement

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Iran and six world powers will begin implementing an interim agreement designed to pause parts of Iran's nuclear program.

The White House said that beginning Jan. 20, Iran will begin eliminating its stockpile of "higher levels of enriched uranium and dismantling some of the infrastructure that makes such enrichment possible."

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French First Lady In Hospital, Following Reports Of Hollande Affair

Sunday, January 12, 2014

The French first lady Valerie Trierweiler has been admitted to a hospital in Paris in need of "rest," her spokesman tells Reuters.

This comes just after a French tabloid published photographs that it alleges reveal that her boyfriend, French President François Hollande, was having an affair with actress Julie Gayet.

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Chemical In West Va. Water More Diluted, But Still Unsafe

Sunday, January 12, 2014

The amount of a dangerous chemical in West Virginian's tap water is more diluted, but it is still unsafe for drinking, washing or bathing.

WCHS-TV reports that Col. Greg Grant with the National Guard told reporters that they are seeing readings of methylcyclohexane methanol dip below 1 part per ...

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Sam Berns, Teen Known For His Fight Against 'Aging Disease,' Dies

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Sam Berns, the teen who became nationally known for his fight against a disease that accelerates aging, died on Friday from complications of his disorder.

As our friends at Shots explained back in September, Sam's parents, Leslie Gordon and Scott Berns, were spurred by his illness to find ...

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Israelis Pay Respects To Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

Sunday, January 12, 2014

The body of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was lying in state on Sunday outside the country's parliament.

As Haaretz reports, the Israeli public, as well as top government officials gathered at the Knesset to pay their respects.

Sharon, one of Israel's most iconic figures, died on ...

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Neiman Marcus Notifying Customers Whose Cards Were Compromised

Saturday, January 11, 2014

The luxury retailer Neiman Marcus says it has begun notifying customers whose credit cards were compromised during a security breach.

The AP spoke to Ginger Reeder, spokeswoman for Dallas-based company, who would not estimate how many customers could be affected.

"We have begun to contain the intrusion and ...

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Alex Rodriguez Suspended For 2014 Season, Arbitrator Decides

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Alex Rodriguez, one of baseball's biggest stars and its highest-paid player, should be suspended for the 2014 season and postseason, an independent arbitrator decided on Saturday.

Fredric Horowitz, who heard Rodriguez's appeal of Major League Baseball's 211-game suspension, upheld most of the punishment handed down by the league.

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The Other Political Scandal: New York Mayor De Blasio And 'Forkgate'

Saturday, January 11, 2014

You may have been too busy still pondering New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's epic, two-hour press conference to pay any attention to the political scandal brewing just across the border in New York City.

Here's the video that got the city's brand new, populist mayor into his first controversy ...

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