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Lawyer says U.S. offered prisoner swap for ex-Marine held in Iran

30 December 2014 0 Comments

A lawyer for an Iranian-American former U.S. Marine jailed in Tehran was reported on Tuesday as saying the United States had sought his release through a prisoner swap, but officials in Washington denied any proposed exchange. Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabai, attorney for former Marine......

Can GOP shatter 'Obama coalition' in 2016?

25 December 2014
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U.S. consumer confidence rises in December

30 December 2014
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Taiwan clears Xiaomi, other smartphone brands of breaching data privacy

30 December 2014 0 Comments

Taiwanese regulators cleared on Tuesday China's Xiaomi Inc [XTC.UL] and other smartphone brands of breaching local data protection laws after national security concerns triggered the government to launch a probe in September. The National Communications Commission, in a report concluding......

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'Mockingjay' tops 'Penguins,' 'Horrible Bosses'

30 November 2014 0 Comments

Moviegoers wanted another helping of "The Hunger Games." "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part One" ruled the Thanksgiving box office for a second weekend in a row with $56.9 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The total haul for the latest installment of the Lionsgate......

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Taiwan clears Xiaomi, other smartphone brands of breaching data privacy

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Taiwanese regulators cleared on Tuesday China's Xiaomi Inc [XTC.UL] and other smartphone brands of breaching local data protection laws after national security concerns triggered the government to launch a probe in September. The National Communications Commission, in a report concluding...
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Wall St. recedes from record levels in broad decline

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U.S. stocks edged lower on Tuesday, with major indexes pulling back from record levels as the recent trend of modest moves and low volume continued in the next-to-last trading day of the year. The day's losses were broad if not especially deep. All ten primary S&P 500 sectors...
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Italian prosecutors order ferry back to Italy

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 Italian prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the crippled Greek ferry Norman Atlantic back to Italy as part of a criminal investigation, saying they feared more bodies will be found once the vessel is properly searched given the presence of stowaways and huge discrepancies in the...
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U.S. consumer confidence rises in December

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span class="articleLocation">U.S. consumer confidence increased in December, bolstered by a brightening jobs situation that left perceptions about economic conditions at a high last seen in February 2008, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday. The Conference Board,...
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Lawyer says U.S. offered prisoner swap for ex-Marine held in Iran

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A lawyer for an Iranian-American former U.S. Marine jailed in Tehran was reported on Tuesday as saying the United States had sought his release through a prisoner swap, but officials in Washington denied any proposed exchange. Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabai, attorney for former Marine...
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Michigan gets its man in coach Jim Harbaugh

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The school hired the former Michigan star quarterback Tuesday, just two days after he left his job at coach of the San Francisco 49ers. Husky voiced and grinning, Harbaugh called it a "homecoming" for himself and his family. "Throughout my life I have dreamed of coaching at the...
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After guilty plea, NY congressman says he'll resign Jan. 5

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A New York congressman who pleaded guilty to tax evasion just days ago has announced he'll resign from office next week because he would not be able to give the job his full attention anymore. Republican Rep. Michael Grimm issued a statement late Monday saying he will resign effective...
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Wreckage, bodies reveal jet's fate days after it disappeared

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Family members of those aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 collapsed in agony Tuesday as images of debris and a bloated body flashed across Indonesian television screens, proof that the plane crashed into the sea two days earlier with 162 people on board. The low-cost carrier vanished Sunday...
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No health insurance? Penalties to rise in 2015

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The cost of being uninsured in America is going up significantly next year for millions of people. It's the first year all taxpayers have to report to the Internal Revenue Service whether they had health insurance for the previous year, as required under President Barack Obama's...
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Thursday, 25 December 2014

Cuba relations with Catholic Church at high point

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Golden rays of tropical sunlight slant through the caved-in roof of Saint Thomas de Villanueva chapel, illuminating tiles graced by the faces of saints. Vandals shattered the stained-glass windows and scrawled their names on the thick walls during decades of frigid relations between...
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