One World Trade Center Gets Spire

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Wally Gobetz, Creative Commons)

The spire was added to the building on Thursday holding a flag and lights.

Gold Mine Collapses In Sudan

Comments (0) | gold, gold mine, labor, miners, Nation and World, Sudan, workers

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Andrew Kuznetsov, Creative Commons)

At least 60 people were killed, and many are still missing.

Reid Decides To Put Aside Gun Control Legislation

Comments (0) | background checks, Congress, Gun Control, gun deaths, guns, Harry Reid, National, Senate, violence

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Talk Radio News Service, Creative Commons)

But he said the fight is just beginning.

U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Has Declined

Comments (0) | babies, infant mortality, infant mortality rate, National, premature birth, premature infants, research, science, United States

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Janet McKnight, Creative Commons)

It dropped 12 percent from 2005 to 2011.

Japanese Automakers Recall 3.4 Million Cars

Comments (0) | air bags, automobiles, Cars, honda, International, japanese automakers, Nissan, takata airbags, toyota, vehicle

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(strikeael, Creative Commons)

The recall is due to defective air bags manufactured by Japan's Takata Corp.

Premature Infant Study Draws Fire On Ethical Grounds

Comments (1) | ethics, Health, premature infants, scientific research, scientific study

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Willem Velthoven, Creative Commons)

The parents of the infants were not warned of the risks the study posed to their children.

U.S. Offers $5 Million For Capture Of Joseph Kony

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(olivia garcia trunas, Creative Commons)

Kony and his lieutenants are wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Facebook Announces Launch Of 'Home' For Androids

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Creative Commons)

Facebook Home would replace the "home" screen on Android smartphones.

Roger Ebert Dies After Battle With Cancer

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Rex Bennett, Creative Commons)

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Roger Ebert died Thursday at age 70.

Protest Against Emergency Financial Manager In Detroit

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Patricia Drury, Creative Commons)

Detroit is now facing a government takeover due to a financial emergency.

Scientists Discover Gene Markers For Cancer

Comments (0) | breast cancer, cancer, Cancer Research, DNA, dna markers, genes, Health, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, science, scientific research

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Micah Baldwin, Creative Commons)

Scientists can use the markers to develop better scans for breast, ovarian and prostate cancer.

New Test May Drastically Improve Early Detection Of Alzheimer's

Comments (0) | Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's cure, alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's research, Health, science

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Creative Commons)

The University of Nottingham is working on making the test ready to perform in clinics, although it could take some time.

Judge Overturns New York City's Soda Ban

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Rick, Creative Commons)

Judge Tingling remarked that the ban "is arbitrary and capricious."

Anniversary Of Tsunami In Japan Marked By Mournful Ceremony

Comments (0) | Chernobyl, Fukushima, International, Japan, nuclear disaster, nuclear power, tsunami

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

Japan is honoring the victims of the disaster, which killed 19,000 people and displaced 300,000 more.

Facebook Designs New 'Mobile-Inspired' Newsfeed

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Creative Commons)

The new design has been called visually striking, and is geared toward ensuring that users will not be overwhelmed by the newsfeed.

Study Links More Gun Legislation With Fewer Gun Deaths

Comments (5) | children, Gun Control, gun legislation, Gun Violence, mass shootings, National, shooting

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Gregory Wild-Smith, Creative Commons)

There is hope that the results of this study will alert more lawmakers to the benefits of gun legislation.

Obama Supports Marriage Equality In Prop. 8 Case

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Creative Commons)

The President will submit a friend-of-the-court brief on the issue.

U.S. Will Give Syrian Rebels $60 Million In Aid

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(FreedomHouse, Creative Commons)

Secretary of State John Kerry said the aid will "help the Syrian opposition council provide basic goods and services in areas under rebel control."

Senate Rejects Bills To Prevent Sequester

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Creative Commons)

There are no alternative plans, and Congress now has no hope to avert the sequester.

House Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Talk Radio News Service, Creative Commons)

The House Minority Whip said that this was "probably the first positive act we've taken this Congress."

Biden Demands Action On Gun Control

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Barack Obama, Flickr)

Vice President Joe Biden spoke about gun control in Connecticut, 15 miles from Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Scientists Develop First Artificial Ears

Comments (0) | artificial ears, cartilage, deaf, ears, hearing, prosthetic ears, science, Science

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Simon James, Creative Commons)

It looks and acts like a real ear.

FDA Approves First Treatment To Give The Blind Sight

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(David Lindes, Creative Commons)

The technology is called the "artificial retina."

Illinois Senate Passes Same-Sex Marriage

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(See-ming Lee, Creative Commons)

The bill still has to pass the House, but Governor Quinn has already indicated that he will sign the bill if it does.

Crash In Detroit Kills Two Children

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Lee Bennett, Creative Commons)

Thirty vehicles were involved in the mile-long pile-up.

Iran Accelerating Uranium Enrichment

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Creative Commons)

Iran will be adding centrifuge machines to its uranium enrichment plant.

North Korea Threatens To Launch Nuclear Tests

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(stephan/Flickr)

North Korea will carry out a new nuclear testing program to target the United States, "the sworn enemy of the Korean people."

Senator Feinstein Proposes Assault Weapons Ban

Comments (0) | assault weapons, assault weapons ban, AWB, Dianne Feinstein, feinstein, Gun Control, gun policy reform, Gun Violence, guns, National

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Sea Turtle, Creative Commons)

She said that the "massacres don't seem to stop."

Women No Longer Banned From Combat

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

nited States Forces Iraq/Creative Commons)

President Obama remarked on the decision to lift the ban, emphasizing its role as a step toward greater equality.

Majority Of Americans Want To Keep Abortion Legal

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Laura, Creative Commons)

Sixty-three percent of Americans do not favor the overturning of the landmark Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade.

Biden Discusses Gun Control With Mayors

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Creative Commons)

He said that this matter is "more urgent and immediate" than any other.

Death Toll Rises In Syria

Comments (1) | aleppo, Homs, International, rebels, Syria, Syrian government, violence

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Wikimedia Commons)

One hundred six people, including women and children, were killed by government forces in Homs.

Algerian Hostage Crisis Attack Ends

Comments (0) | Al Qaeda, Al Qaida, al-qaeda, al-qaida, Algeria, Amenas, American hostages, BP, defense secretary, gas field, hostages, International, International, Leon Panetta, panetta

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Creative Commons)

Algeria's military attempted to rescue the hostages is over, although the search for some hostages continues.

New Evidence In Connecticut Shooting

Comments (1) | adam lanza, connecticut shooting, gov. dan malloy, Gun Control, National, National, Newtown, newtown connecticut, President Barack Obama, ryan lanza, Sandy Hook Elementary

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

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Adam Lanza forced his way into the elementary school with four weapons.

Egypt Votes On New, Controversial Constitution

Comments (0) | Arab spring, Constitution, egypt, International, mohammed morsi, morsi, President Morsi, protest

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Gigi Ibrahim/Creative Commons)

Half of Egypt will vote this Saturday, and half will vote next Saturday.

Obama Signs Bill Detailing New Trade Relations With Russia

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, human rights, moscow, Nation and World, Obama, President Obama, putin, russia, trade, u.s. russia relations, vladimir putin

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Barack Obama, Creative Commons)

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not happy with the bill.

Obama Asks For Federal Aid For States Hit By Sandy

Comments (0) | Congress, Disaster Relief, fema, gas, gas rationing, Hurricane Sandy, hurricane sandy recovery, Mayor Bloomberg, National, National, New Jersey, new york, New York City, power outages, President Obama, relief funds, Superstorm Sandy

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Creative Commons)

President Obama will ask Congress for $60.4 billion for disaster relief.

Morsi Gives Military More Power

Comments (1) | Arab spring, Cairo, decree, egypt, International, International, mohammed morsi, morsi, mubarak, muslim brotherhood, Tahrir Square

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Gigi Ibrahim/Creative Commons)

Morsi has a plan that would allow the army to arrest civilians on the grounds of maintaining order.

Nelson Mandela In Hospital

Comments (0) | hospital, International, Jacob Zuma, Nelson Mandela, South Africa

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(Festival Karsh Ottawa, Creative Commons)

The South African President, Jacob Zuma, said that Mandela was undergoing tests.

Israel's Election Candidates Resume Campaigning

Comments (0) | Gaza Strip, Hamas, International, Israel, Israeli Defense Forces, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, Likud Party, Middle East, Netanyahu, Palestine, prime minister netanyahu, rockets, tel aviv, terrorism

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

(zeevveez, Creative Commons)

Now that a truce with Hamas is in place, the candidates will resume campaigning.

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