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| Americans kick off 2-day holiday shopping marathon Friday, Nov 29, 2013 11:38 AM PST  The holiday shopping season started as a marathon, not a sprint. Full Story | Top |
| Obama says 'nowhere to go but up' after HealthCare.gov debacle Friday, Nov 29, 2013 10:12 AM PST  By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's popularity has taken a beating over the botched October 1 launch of Obamacare, but in a television interview set to air on Friday, Obama said he believes Americans eventually will appreciate his signature healthcare reform. Reflecting on his poll numbers in an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters, Obama said: "I've gone up and down pretty much consistently throughout. "But the good thing about when you're down is that usually you got nowhere to go but up," Obama added, according to excerpts released by ABC. The interview was taped last week as the Obama administration scrambled to meet a self-imposed November 30 deadline to overhaul HealthCare.gov, the website used in 36 states to shop for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare. Full Story | Top |
| US forces operating 'normally' in China air zone Friday, Nov 29, 2013 10:21 AM PST  The Pentagon said Friday that American forces will continue normal operations despite China scrambling fighter jets to monitor US and Japanese aircraft in Beijing's newly declared air defense zone. China's announcement last weekend it was extending an air defense identification zone over islands disputed by China and Japan was disregarded by several nations, and US B-52 bombers entered the area. The United States, South Korea, Japan and other countries have accused Beijing of increasing regional tensions with the air defense zone. Full Story | Top |
| Thai protesters swarm army headquarters compound Friday, Nov 29, 2013 08:37 AM PST  BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters forced their way onto the grounds of Thailand's army headquarters on Friday, asking the military to support their increasingly aggressive campaign to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The army insisted it will not take sides in the dispute. Full Story | Top |
| China sends fighters to ID flights by US and Japan Friday, Nov 29, 2013 08:12 AM PST  BEIJING (AP) — China said it launched two fighter planes Friday to investigate flights by a dozen U.S. and Japanese reconnaissance and military planes in its new maritime air defense zone over the East China Sea. Full Story | Top |
| Skier's custody case becomes women's-rights cause Friday, Nov 29, 2013 11:19 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — When Olympic skier Bode Miller handed his infant son to the baby's mother in a courtroom this week, she was handed a victory — for now — in a case that became a rallying point for women's-rights advocates. Full Story | Top |
| Pope ramps up charity office to be near poor, sick Friday, Nov 29, 2013 10:04 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has ramped up the Vatican's charity work, sending his chief alms-giver and a contingent of Swiss guards onto the streets of Rome at night to do what he usually can't do: comfort the poor and the homeless. Full Story | Top |
| Techies vs. NSA: Encryption arms race escalates Friday, Nov 29, 2013 08:11 AM PST SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Encrypted email, secure instant messaging and other privacy services are booming in the wake of the National Security Agency's recently revealed surveillance programs. But the flood of new computer security services is of variable quality, and much of it, experts say, can bog down computers and isn't likely to keep out spies. Full Story | Top |
| Dog found under rubble 9 days after Ill. tornado Friday, Nov 29, 2013 11:10 AM PST  WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A six-month-old pit bull that was buried under a pile of rubble for more than a week after a tornado ripped through a central Illinois city has been coaxed to freedom with hot dogs and reunited with his owner. Full Story | Top |
| Top US commander apologizes for Afghan airstrike Friday, Nov 29, 2013 10:32 AM PST  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan apologized to President Hamid Karzai for a drone strike that killed a child and NATO promised an investigation Friday as rising tensions threatened efforts to persuade the Afghan leader to sign a long-delayed security agreement. Full Story | Top |
| Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope Friday, Nov 29, 2013 08:07 AM PST  STOCKHOLM (AP) — A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after essentially grazing the sun. Now, there is a silver of hope that Comet ISON may have survived. Full Story | Top |
| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Resist buying; donate coats Friday, Nov 29, 2013 10:47 AM PST  The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals. In Rhode Island, volunteers set up a coat-exchange program as an alternative to consumerism. Full Story | Top |
| Washington dog found after 9 days under rubble Friday, Nov 29, 2013 04:33 AM PST WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A dog and his owner have been reunited after the animal was found under a pile of rubble more than a week after a tornado ripped through a central Illinois city. Full Story | Top |
| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Penney store manager encouraged Friday, Nov 29, 2013 10:33 AM PST  The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. After a lackluster 2012, the manager for J.C. Penney's Manhattan store said he was encouraged by what he's seeing. Full Story | Top |
| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Partial power outage in Del. Friday, Nov 29, 2013 10:22 AM PST The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. Some stores in Newark, Del., were left in the dark during a brief power outage. Full Story | Top |
| BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Ga. couple sees line, leaves Friday, Nov 29, 2013 10:10 AM PST The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — but they went out shopping anyway. Yet the line was too long for one Georgia couple. Full Story | Top |
| Pizza Hut offers to rehire manager who refused to open on holiday Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 03:31 PM PST  franchise in Indiana is mulling over a rehire offer from the worldwide pizza chain after he was fired for refusing to open the restaurant on Thanksgiving Day. Tony Rohr, 28, said he was told to write a letter of resignation after deciding to give his employees at the Elkhart, Indiana, store the holiday off. He told South Bend, Indiana, station WSBT-TV that he instead wrote a letter explaining why the store, part of Yum Brands Inc, should be closed, and then he was fired. Pizza Hut's corporate office said in a statement it "strongly recommended that the local franchisee reinstate the store manager, and they have agreed." Although the choice to open on a holiday is made at the local level, most U.S. franchise locations are closed on Thanksgiving, it said. Full Story | Top |
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