L.A. Mayor Asks Pension Programs, LADWP To Not Invest In Gun Companies

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa speaking at the city's gun buyback program in December (Gracie Zheng/Neon Tommy).

Villaraigosa: It's an "abomination" we don't have assault weapons ban.



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London Helicopter Crash Kills Two

A witness photographed the London helicopter crash (Creative Commons).

More than a dozen people were injured during the Wednesday morning rush crash.



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Gov. Brown Meeting With UC Regents, Talks Online Courses And Tuition

California Gov. Jerry Brown (Alan Mittelstaedt/Neon Tommy).

Brown will ask the UC system for more online courses and maintain student fees.



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Islamic Militants Take Hostages On Algerian Gas Field, Some U.S. Citizens

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta confirmed Americans are being held hostage (Creative Commons).

The reported 41 hostages include Americans and are mostly European.



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Lance Armstrong Apologizes To Livestrong Foundation

Lance Armstrong (Creative Commons).

The cyclist apologized before an interview with Oprah.



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George H.W. Bush Released From Hospital

Former President George H.W. Bush (Associated Press).

The former president received more than six weeks of treatment.



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California Braces For Widespread Flu

Flu vaccine (Creative Commons).

California, Mississippi and Hawaii were the only states without widespread activity as of Friday.



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Obama To Deliver State Of The Union Feb. 12

A member of Congress reading along with Obama's State of the Union address on Jan. 25, 2011 (Creative Commons).

Obama is expected to speak on gun control, taxes, spending and entitlements.



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U.S. Forces To Move Out Of Afghanistan Early

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (background) and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta photographed Jan. 10, 2013 (Creative Commons)

Afghan forces will be put into combat lead in the spring rather than summer.



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Assad Calls On Syrians To Defend Country, Ignores Calls For Resignation

A Syrian independence flag painted on a wall (Creative Commons).

The UN estimated at least 60,000 people have been killed in the conflict.



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NHL And Union Reach Agreement To End Lockout

Carolina Hurricanes playing against the Minnesota Wild (Creative Commons).

The start date of the season has yet to be announced.



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Missoni Fashion Executive On Missing Plane

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Missoni, 58, is the director general of the iconic brand and the eldest son of the company’s founder.



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Hugo Chavez May Be Sworn In At Later Date

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez photographed in 2008 (Creative Commons).

Chavez is fighting a severe respiratory infection and had a fourth cancer operation three weeks ago.



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Pakistani Teen Shot In Head By Taliban Discharged From Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England (Creative Commons).

Malala Yousafzai isn't expected to return to Pakistan soon, the Taliban vowed to kill her.



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U.S. Adds 155,000 Jobs In December

House Speaker John Boehner advocated spending cuts and changes to entitlement programs (Creative Commons).

The numbers matched analysts' forecasts.



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South Korea Elects First Female President

South Korea's first female president, Park Geun-hye (Creative Commons).

Park defeated her liberal rival Moon Jae-in, 59, for a five-year term.



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South Korea Votes For New President

Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and South Korean presidential candidate Park Geun-hye (Creative Commons).

The election is the country's sixth since it adopted a democratic constitution in 1987.



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Wal-Mart May Face Big Fines In Bribery Case

A Wal-Mart store in Monterrey, Mexico (Creative Commons).

Wal-Mart reportedly used hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to open 19 Walmex stores in Mexico.



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Obama And Boehner Meet To Discuss "Fiscal Cliff" With Deadline Approaching

House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama, photographed Mar. 17, 2011 (Creative Commons).

It was Boehner's second visit to the White House this week.



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Hugo Chavez Suffers Complications In Cancer Surgery

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (Creative Commons).

Tuesday's surgery was Chavez's fourth since mid-2011. 



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Nelson Mandela Recovering From Lung Infection

Former South African president Nelson Mandela (Associated Press).

Officials won't say when Mandela will be able to return home. 



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Thousands Of Egyptians March On Presidential Palace

rotesters marching into Korba, Heliopolis, besieging the presidential palace, Dec. 4, 2012 (Creative Commons).

Demonstrators protested the draft constitution, considered a power grab by Morsi.



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Obama Proposes Higher Taxes For Wealthy

President Barack Obama photographed on Dec. 3, 2012 (Creative Commons).

The top tax rate will rise from 35 percent to 39.6 percent in January.



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Jeff Zucker In Negotiations To Become CNN President

Jeff Zucker (Creative Commons).

Zucker is currently producing Katie Couric’s daytime talk show.



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India Executes Lone Surviving Gunman In 2008 Mumbai Attacks

Gunman identified by police as Ajmal Kasab walks at the Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal (Mumbai Mirror, Associated Press).

India's president rejected Ajmal Amir Kasab's appeal for mercy Nov. 5. 



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Israeli Airstrikes Kill 3 Palestinian Journalists

Iron Dome system on the Gaza Strip, Nov. 17, 2012 (Creative Commons).

Israel said it targeted the men because they had ties to militants. 



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Gaza Militants Launch Missiles At Tel Aviv

Children in a bomb shelter in Israel Wednesday (Creative Commons).

Fifteen Palestinians have died since fighting began Wednesday.



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Oklahoma To Allow Open Carrying Of Firearms

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Starting Thursday, anyone licensed to carry a concealed firearm can carry it in the open.



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