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Jenni Rivera remains headed back to U.S. after ID'd by family
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The remains of Mexican-American music star Jenni Rivera were headed back to the United States after being identified by her family, state officials said Thursday.
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John McAfee in U.S. after detention in Guatemala
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Anti-virus software founder John McAfee is holed up in Miami after weeks of evading Belizean authorities who want to question him in a homicide.
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Libya attacks: Search for suspects slows
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Egypt has arrested Egyptian Islamic Jihad member Muhammad Jamal Abu Ahmad for possible links to the attack in Libya, but officials said that key al-Qaida sympathizers remain free.
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Nurse in Kate Middleton hospital hoax hanged herself, coroners say
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A nurse who passed a hoax call into the hospital room of the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was found hanging by the neck and a detective saying she left three notes.
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North Korea is years away from developing reliable missiles: Experts
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They don't call it rocket science for nothing.
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Syria bomb kills 16 near Damascus
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Syria's state news agency says a bomb blast near the capital, Damascus, has killed 16 people. It says at least half of those killed are women and children.
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Leon Panetta in Afghanistan for consultation with commanders
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday for an unannounced visit to consult with top commanders and President Hamid Karzai.
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Pope Benedict XVI now tweeting
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The pope has tweeted.
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North Korea fires long-range rocket, South Korea says
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The White House was quick to condemn North Korea's successful launch of a long-range rocket, calling it a "highly provocative act" that threatens regional security.
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Exxon: North America could be future net energy exporter
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Exxon says the energy renaissance in the U.S. will continue and predicts that North America will become a net exporter of oil and gas by the middle of the next decade.
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Mel Greig, Michael Christian could face criminal charges in Jacintha Saldanha death
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The Australian radio station behind a hoax phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated could face criminal charges for airing the conversation, legal experts said Tuesday.
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Secretary Clinton cancels trip to Arab world due to stomach virus
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has cancelled a weeklong trip to the Arab world because of a stomach virus.
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Nelson Mandela suffering from a recurring lung infection
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South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela is suffering from a recurring lung infection and is responding to medical treatments, the nation's presidency said Tuesday.
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Egypt military assumes responsibility ahead of referendum results
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The Egyptian military on Monday assumed joint responsibility with the police for security and protecting state institutions until the results of a Dec. 15 constitutional referendum are announced.
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U.S. special forces member killed in Afghanistan mission to free American doctor
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A member of a U.S. special operations team was killed during a weekend rescue mission in Afghanistan that freed an American doctor abducted by the Taliban outside of Kabul five days ago.
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Royal family prank call: Radio station pretends to be Queen, reaches Duchess' hospital
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The British hospital treating the former Kate Middleton admitted it was victimized by a crank call in which information on the Duchess of Cambridge's condition was given to a woman impersonating Queen Elizabeth II.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: Metro to track employee sleep; Montgomery County anti-abortion signs; Egypt dialogue
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Early next year, some Metro employees will be asked to log their activities and wear motion-detecting devices that resemble wristwatches in an effort to measure how much they sleep — or don’t sleep — and the effect of sleep habits on their jobs.
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NASA: Got $1.5 billion to spare? How about a trip to the moon?
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For a mere $1.5 billion, the business is offering countries the chance to send two people to the moon and back, either for research or national prestige.
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