Biodun Iginla, BBC News

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Monday, February 4, 2013

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Boy, 5, Is Safe After Alabama Hostage Standoff

New York Times - ‎43 minutes ago‎
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. - An armed man who had been holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker is dead and the boy has been released unharmed, ending a six-day standoff, law enforcement authorities said on Monday.

Richard III's Bones: Should One of History's Losers Be Redeemed?

TIME - ‎25 minutes ago‎
These are royal bones. Researchers from the U.K.'s University of Leicester confirmed today that the remains of a skeleton discovered last September beneath a parking lot in the British Midlands were that of Richard III, a monarch who ruled for a brief, bloody ...

UPDATE 3-S&P expects US lawsuit over pre-crisis credit ratings

Reuters - ‎44 minutes ago‎
Mon Feb 4, 2013 6:08pm EST. * First U.S. case vs credit agency over financial crisis. * S&P says Justice Department lawsuit would lack merit.

Probe of 'American Sniper' shooting death continues

USA TODAY - ‎50 minutes ago‎
Texas authorities probing the weekend shooting deaths of former Navy SEAL and American Sniper author Chris Kyle and another man at a Texas gun range are looking into whether the suspect, a former Marine and Iraq War veteran, might have suffered from ...

Pimco Sees Spanish Bond Risk Rising on Rajoy Graft Allegations

Bloomberg - ‎14 minutes ago‎
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's battle to rebut corruption allegations is adding to the risk of holding Spanish government debt, said Andrew Bosomworth, managing director at Pacific Investment Management Co.

Jodi Arias Tells Jury She Killed...

ABC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Jodi Arias took the stand today and quickly told the jury that she killed her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in a bloody attack in 2008.

Horsemeat has been found in beef at another Irish food processor

BBC News - ‎41 minutes ago‎
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Huawei launches Windows phone in Africa

BBC News - ‎27 minutes ago‎
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Skyfall wins best film at Evening Standard awards

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
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Dyson launches all-in-one hand-drying Airblade water tap

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
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Bin Laden city Abbottabad to build amusement park

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
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Syrian opposition chief says offers Assad peaceful exit

Reuters - ‎5 hours ago‎
By Mariam Karouny and Dominic Evans. BEIRUT | Mon Feb 4, 2013 4:38pm EST. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian opposition leader Moaz Alkhatib urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government on Monday to start talks for its departure from power and ...

For South Koreans, a familiar tone from Pyongyang

CNN - ‎19 hours ago‎
(CNN) -- As a child, Lee Yoon Jung used to hide underground with her classmates when the sirens rang at her school. The emergency drills were held in case of a North Korean attack.

Iran's president wishes to visit Gaza

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
BEIRUT | Mon Feb 4, 2013 5:20pm EST. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is due to take part in a summit in Egypt this week, expressed his desire on Monday to visit the neighboring Gaza Strip.

Chinese smog chokes Japan

ABC Online - ‎2 hours ago‎
Smog from China is now drifting over parts of Japan, triggering health warnings for the young and sick. Japanese media has been saturated with coverage of the thick, choking smog blanketing Beijing and other Chinese cities in recent days.

Mourners pay respects for former 'king-father' Sihanouk

Irish Times - ‎5 minutes ago‎
Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh yesterday to pay their respects to former king Norodom Sihanouk, the aristocrat who led his country to independence in 1953 but was forced into exile after a US-backed ...

Tagg Romney won't seek Kerry's Senate seat

CBS News - ‎1 hour ago‎
No, there will not be a Senator Romney anytime soon. Looking to quiet chatter that he's considering running in the special election to fill newly-minted Secretary of State John Kerry's Massachusetts Senate seat, Mitt Romney's eldest son Tagg issued a ...

Cause Sought in California Bus Crash That Killed 7

New York Times - ‎7 minutes ago‎
LOS ANGELES - The mountain highway where a tour bus crashed Sunday night, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more, remained closed Monday as investigators combed the roadway for evidence of what caused the bus to careen out of ...

Obama says no to new taxes, yes to ending Boy Scouts' gay ban

CBS News - ‎27 minutes ago‎
(CBS News) President Barack Obama told CBS News in an interview broadcast live before the Super Bowl that he sees no need for more increases in tax rates.

UPDATE 1-Texas judge rules against state's school finance system

Chicago Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Corrie MacLaggan. AUSTIN, Texas, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The Texas school finance. system violates the state constitution because it is inequitable and is not adequately funded, a state district judge ruled on.

Boeing Asks FAA to Lift Grounding of Dreamliners for Test Flights

CNBC.com - ‎30 minutes ago‎
CNBC has learned Boeing has formally filed a request with the FAA to allow the company to resume test flights of 787 Dreamliners. The company filed its request today.

US Stocks Slide On Europe Concerns; Tech Sector Weighs

Wall Street Journal - ‎2 hours ago‎
NEW YORK--The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its first triple-digit drop this year on Monday, as weakness in technology stocks helped derail a five-week rally for the blue chips.

Michael Dell's Path: PC King to Apple Envy

Wall Street Journal - ‎41 minutes ago‎
Dell Inc. on Monday was close to finishing a $23 billion deal to take itself private at between $13.50 and $13.75 a share, said people familiar with the matter.

Some context behind Rick Perry's radio pitch for CA biz to come to Texas

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎16 minutes ago‎
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is at it again: He's trying to lure California business to the Lone Star state. On Monday, a Texas private-public partnership launched a radio campaign in California where Perry says he has “a message for California businesses: come ...

T-Mobile roadmap leaks with 4G LTE set for March 27th

SlashGear
1 hour ago
Written by
Chris Burns
This week a leaked roadmap / product listing chart has been revealed by a user close to the action inside T-Mobile USA. This list shows not only a set of new handsets that will be appearing carried by the company soon, it tips off the date that T-Mobile's 4G ...

Microsoft Surface Pro Shows up in Stores: Report

eWeek - ‎2 hours ago‎
Microsoft wants to give shoppers an early look at the Surface Pro tablet before it officially goes on sale Feb. 9. Will it be enough to thwart Apple's big new iPad?

Former Destiny's Child members praise Beyonce's Super Bowl show

Los Angeles Times
11 minutes ago
Written by
Nardine Saad
Millions of fans cheered on Beyonce Knowles , Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams during their Destiny's Child reunion at Sunday's Super Bowl.

Fall Out Boy's Reunion: Looking Back at the Hiatus, Side Projects & Rumors

Billboard
32 minutes ago
Written by
Sarah Maloy
When Fall Out Boy went on hiatus in the fall of 2009, there were rumors, misquotes and a lot of confusion as to what the band's break actually meant.

Ravens could return younger to defend title

ESPN (blog) - ‎19 minutes ago‎
NEW ORLEANS -- The face of the franchise is gone. The schedule is tougher. But those aren't the only changes for the Baltimore Ravens in 2013.

Power outage drains Super Bowl ratings

Washington Post - ‎18 minutes ago‎
A power outage that plunged half the Superdome into darkness and stopped game play for 34 minutes put a damper on Sunday's Super Bowl ratings, which came in behind the 2012 and 2011 games - making it the third most-watched broadcast in TV history ...

A's acquire Lowrie from Astros in five-player deal

MLB.com - ‎33 minutes ago‎
The A's added another new piece to their infield on Monday, acquiring Jed Lowrie and right-handed pitcher Fernando Rodriguez from the Astros for first baseman Chris Carter, right-hander Brad Peacock and Minor League catcher Max Stassi.

Watching 20 hours of television each week may cut men's sperm counts in half

CBS News
44 minutes ago
Written by
Michelle Castillo
The amount of time spent in front of the television may affect more than belt size: A new study suggests sitting in front of the tube too much could also take a toll on a man's sperm count.

New TB vaccine fails litmus test

Times of India - ‎39 minutes ago‎
LONDON: The most promising hope of finding a new tuberculosis vaccine - the first in the last 100 years, has been dashed. Scientists in London announced on Monday that the most clinically advanced vaccine that had shown promise in stimulating high ...

Fossil of Flying Dino-Age Reptile Found

LiveScience.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
Scientists say they've discovered the fossilized bones of a new type of pterosaur, a flying dinosaur-age reptile, which lived about 68 million years ago and had a wingspan of nearly 10 feet (3-meters).

Birds infer their partner's desires during bonding ritual

Ars Technica
2 hours ago
Written by
John Timmer
The corvids, a group of birds that includes crows and jays, display some of the most complex behaviors seen in any birds: tool use, an ability to associate faces with behaviors, and the recognition of when one of their peers has died.
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