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Andrew Cuomo Puts Bigger Challenges on His 2nd-Term Agenda

New York Times - ‎33 minutes ago‎
Beginning his second term only hours before the death of his father, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday promised to confront some of the most deep-rooted challenges facing New York and the nation: unfairness in the criminal justice system, an eroded ...
Cuomo begins 2nd term on day his father dies
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Seven more bodies recovered from AirAsia crash site

The Hindu - ‎21 minutes ago‎
More ships carrying sensitive equipment arrived on Friday to hunt for the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 and the missing passengers.
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Families seek answers after 36 die in Shanghai New Year's Eve stampede

Fox News - ‎27 minutes ago‎
SHANGHAI - People unable to contact friends and relatives streamed into hospitals Thursday, anxious for information after a stampede during New Year's celebrations in Shanghai's historic waterfront area killed 36 people in the worst disaster to hit one of ...
China demands answers after stampede in financial hub Shanghai
China State Media Question Crowd-Safety Procedure After Shanghai Stampede
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36 killed, 47 injured in Shanghai stampede on New Year's Eve People unable to contact friends and relatives streamed into hospitals Thursday, anxious for information after a stampede during New Year's celebrations in Shanghai's historic waterfront area killed 36 people in the worst disaster to hit one of China's showcase cities in recent years.
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Sony tries to appease PlayStation users after Christmas outage

PCWorld - ‎1 hour ago‎
If you got a PlayStation 4 for Christmas but network outages spoiled your fun, Sony wants to make it up to you. Sony Computer Entertainment America will offer 10 percent off PlayStation Store purchases including games, TV shows and movies as a gesture of ...
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Ohio State runs past Alabama in Sugar Bowl; Buckeyes bound for title game

USA TODAY - ‎10 minutes ago‎
NEW ORLEANS - Analyzing No. 4 Ohio State's 42-35 victory Thursday against No. 1 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl: THE FALLOUT: As it turns out, Ohio State has speed, too.
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Egypt court orders retrial in Al-Jazeera case

Times of India - ‎56 minutes ago‎
CAIRO: An Egyptian appeals court on Thursday ordered the retrial of three Al-Jazeera English journalists held for over a year on terror-related charges, a ruling that their lawyers hoped was a step toward resolving a case that brought a storm of international ...
Egypt urged to deport Al Jazeera journalist
Family hopeful of deportation for Greste
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The parents of jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste say he will push to be deported now that an Egyptian court has ordered a retrial in his case. Yesterday Egypt's Court of Cassation ordered a retrial of Greste and two Al Jazeera colleagues accused of spread false news and supporting the banned Muslim Brotherhood. This morning Greste's parents Juris and Lois said they were now pinning hopes for their son's freedom on his chan...
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Bid to save second abandoned migrant ship off Italian coast

BBC News - ‎41 minutes ago‎
The Italian coast guard says a merchant ship with at least 400 migrants on board is heading for the Italian coast. The Ezadeen, sailing under the flag of Sierra Leone, has no crew on board and has lost power in rough seas off the south-east of Italy.
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Gambian President Says Foreign-Based Dissidents Led Attack

Businessweek - ‎11 hours ago‎
Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh said a Dec. 30 attack on his presidential palace was led by dissidents based in the U.S., U.K and Germany and included former soldiers and the ex-leader of the State Guard.
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Canada police searching for suspects in New Year's Eve party shooting that ...

Fox News - ‎34 minutes ago‎
CALGARY, Alberta - Police were searching Friday for the gunman or gunmen who opened fire at a New Year's Eve house party in Calgary, leaving one person dead and six others injured, including one in critical condition, police said.
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Legal Weed States Have Lessons to Share

ABC News - ‎3 minutes ago‎
Don't worry about a federal lawsuit. But do worry tax rates. Those are among the many lessons Colorado and Washington have to share from the front lines of America's marijuana experiment.
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Parties face obstacles in 2016 race

The Detroit News - ‎11 minutes ago‎
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, center, is considering a GOP presidential campaign that would start out with a number of considerable advantages, not least an expansive nationwide network of donors and political loyalists dating from when his father and ...
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Sheriff's Office: Oldsmar man killed his mother with an ax

Tampabay.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
OLDSMAR - The crime scene was one of the grisliest Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri could remember: a 48-year-old woman found decapitated at her home, her son accused of swinging the ax.
Man decapitates mother for nagging him on New Year's Eve
Friends, neighbors speak about man decapitating mother
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OLDSMAR, Fla. — A Florida man was arrested on Wednesday after deputies say he decapitated his mother because she was “nagging him” about putting boxes away in the attic. Christian Jose Gomez, 23, is charged with first-degree murder after deputies found…
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Jeb Bush resigns from remaining board memberships

Economic Times - ‎10 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON: Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, has cleared a path toward a 2016 presidential campaign by resigning all of his board memberships.
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Jeb Bush resigns from remaining board memberships Jeb Bush has resigned all of his board memberships — both nonprofit and business — in a move that helps clear a path toward a 2016 presidential campaign.
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Expect Spike In Egg Prices

whotv.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
DES MOINES, Iowa - A new law in California may lead to higher food prices here in Iowa. The law requires egg producers to house hens in cages large enough that they can spread their wings.
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Euro starts new year at new low, oil struggles to rally

Reuters - ‎7 minutes ago‎
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The euro started the new year at 29-month lows in Asia on Friday after the head of the European Central Bank fanned expectations it would take bolder steps on stimulus this month, underlining the U.S.
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PNM adds renewable energy in its system order to meet 2015 standards

Consolidate Times - ‎7 hours ago‎
Public Service Company of New Mexico PNM has installed more renewable energy generating units in the state's energy distribution system in order to achieve the required target of 15 % green energy production.
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Samsung TVs to use company's own Tizen software

Charlotte Observer - ‎29 minutes ago‎
SEOUL, South Korea Samsung Electronics Co. says all of its Internet-connected televisions will this year use its internally developed operating system known as Tizen.
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Lawsuit targets Apple due to "misleading" device storage space

TechnologyTell - ‎1 hour ago‎
Lawsuit targets Apple due to “misleading” device storage space A class-action lawsuit in California has come into being because of Apple's iOS 8 storage space.
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'Downton Abbey' Season 5: Lady Mary Is Ready to 'Embrace Change'

AceShowbiz - ‎1 hour ago‎
Michelle Dockery says Mary is 'leaning toward' one of her suitors, but 'the forging of a second marriage is a complicated business.
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Yankees Trade Former Top Prospect to Braves

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
After years of waiting for the left-hander Manny Banuelos to fulfill his potential, the Yankees gave up on him, trading him to the Atlanta Braves for the right-handed pitcher David Carpenter and the left-hander Chasen Shreve.
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Gordon lights up the 'Twitterverse'

Kenosha News - ‎26 minutes ago‎
Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon (25) outruns Auburn defensive back Johnathan Ford (23) on his 53-yard touchdown run on Thursday.
Gordon leads No. 17 Badgers to OT win
Wisconsin Defeats Auburn 34-31 In Outback Bowl Overtime Thriller
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Outback Bowl: Badgers win in Overtime - DENTON, Tex. – After a more physical and back-and-forth game than initially predicted or expected by anyone, the Wisconsin Badgers are taking home the W and a Bowl game championship with a 34-31 win in overtime over Auburn in the Outback Bowl. Melvin Gordon for the Badgers ended a remarkable season with what will be the second most rushing yards in a single season in FBS history (only following Barry Sander...
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Lupica: Rich Kotite comes to mind when thinking of Marrone

New York Daily News - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Once, with another Jets owner in another time, the owner couldn't believe his team's good fortune that a coach from another team, one with a record a lot better than Doug Marrone's was at Syracuse or with the Buffalo Bills, had suddenly become available.
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New fanged frog 'gives birth to tadpoles'

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Most frogs lay eggs and although some species give birth to froglets, newborn tadpoles are new to science. This species of fanged frog lives on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, and zoologists had chased it for decades because they suspected it would show this ...
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Tipsy birds help OHSU scientists study why alcohol makes humans slur

OregonLive.com - ‎21 minutes ago‎
Finches, like this golden bird, learn song patterns similar to the way humans learn to speak. Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University are using birds to study why alcohol makes humans slur their words.
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Most Types of Cancer Just 'Bad Luck,' Researchers Say

TIME - ‎27 minutes ago‎
Researchers have found that bad luck plays a major role in determining most types of cancer, rather than genetics or risky lifestyle choices such as smoking.
Most cancer types 'just bad luck'
Two-thirds of cancer cases due to bad luck: study
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'Bad luck' of random mutations plays predominant role in cancer, study shows Scientists from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have created a statistical model that measures the proportion of cancer incidence, across many tissue types, caused mainly by random mutations that occur when stem cells divide. By their measure, two-thirds of adult cancer incidence across tissues can be explained primarily by "bad luck," when th...
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Possible measles exposure at Philly's touch museum

Chron.com - ‎11 hours ago‎
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - State health officials are warning of a possible measles exposure this week at Philadelphia's Please Touch Museum and a suburban pharmacy.

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