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| Exploding depth charges left massive damage at the Norfolk naval base on Sept. 17, 1943. |
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After 70 years, Navy base blast fades from memory
Joanne Kimberlin The Virginian-Pilot
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from The Spokesman-Review
Rhetoric flies as ‘fiscal cliff’ looms
House leader says talks going ‘nowhere, period’
Anne Flaherty Associated Press
House leader says talks going ‘nowhere, period’
Anne Flaherty Associated Press
GOP issues new ‘fiscal cliff’ offer to Obama
Andrew Taylor Associated Press
Small-bore proposals to help avert fiscal cliff
Andrew Taylor Associated Press
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Church to sell 1640 hymnal that may be worth $20 million
Jay Lindsay Associated Press
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World emitted 3 percent more CO2 last year
Scientists say lack of progress will hinder ability to limit warming
Seth Borenstein Associated Press
Patrick J. Mcdonnell Los Angeles Times
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In brief: From Wire Reports:
MEXICO CITY – Newly inaugurated President Enrique Pena Nieto and top opposition leaders signed an agreement Sunday to increase Mexico’s economic growth, employment and competitiveness.
The leaders of the conservative National Action Party and the leftist Democratic Revolution Party joined Pena Nieto in signing the “Pact for Mexico.” It includes measures Pena Nieto announced during his inauguration, including education reform, pensions for people 65 and older, and concessions for two new national television stations.
The 46-year-old Pena Nieto, who took office on Saturday, called the pact “historic.”
Rebels demand talks, threaten re-invasion
GOMA, Congo – Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda said Sunday they would take back Congo’s city of Goma if the government does not agree to negotiate with them by today.
The M23 rebels completed their withdrawal from the strategic eastern city on Saturday, in compliance with an agreement reached between the rebel group and a regional body.
“It pained us to withdraw from Goma after having lost men on the battlefield to conquer the city. But if it is the price for peace, we accept it,” said Bertrand Bisimwa, the spokesman for M23’s political branch. “There was no external pressure. Friends of Congo have advised us to give negotiations a chance.”
The M23 rebels took the capital of North Kivu on Nov. 20, after battling the Congolese army for nearly a day.
“If negotiations have not started by tomorrow at 2 p.m., 48 hours since our withdrawal, or if there are attacks on citizens in Goma, we will take back the city,” Bisimwa said. “We know that President Kabila is not trustworthy, but we want to give a chance for our friends to realize that too.”
Despite the rebels’ retreat from Goma, which was a prerequisite set by the Congolese government for negotiations, President Joseph Kabila has not yet made clear if the government will negotiate.
NASA: Voyager 1 enters new region of solar system
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA’s long-running Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region at the edge of the solar system and is close to exiting it forever.
Scientists have dubbed this region the “magnetic highway” and it’s the last stop before interstellar space, or the space between stars.
The findings were presented Monday at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco.
Voyager 1 and its twin Voyager 2 launched 35 years ago on a tour of the outer planets. Afterward, both spacecraft continued to hurtle toward the fringes of the solar system.
Mission chief scientist Ed Stone says it’s unknown when Voyager 1 will finally break through to interstellar space. Once that happens, it’ll be the first manmade object to leave the solar system.
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Clinton pushes US bid for Czech nuclear project
Bradley Klapper Associated Press
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Official: Syria moving chemical weapons components
Bradley Klapper, Pauline Jelinek Associated Press
Syria says won’t use chemical weapons on Syrians
Bradley Klapper, Pauline Jelinek Associated Press
Clinton warns Syria on chemical weapons use anew
Bradley Klapper Associated Press
Abbas exults in U.N. vote
Palestinian president goes home to cheers
Dalia Nammari Associated Press
US slams Israel on new settlement plan
Matthew Lee Associated Press
Then and Now photos: Liberty Theater
1914 movie house done in by the Fox
Rock Doc: A truly ugly discovery
E. Kirsten Peters
Bradley Klapper Associated Press
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Abbas exults in U.N. vote
Palestinian president goes home to cheers
Dalia Nammari Associated Press
Matthew Lee Associated Press
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Then and Now photos: Liberty Theater
1914 movie house done in by the Fox
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| 1930: The Liberty Theater was a popular destination in its heyday, competing with the Clemmer Theater (now the Bing) for moviegoers after its construction in 1914. |
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Rock Doc: A truly ugly discovery
E. Kirsten Peters
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US flu season starts early, could be bad, CDC says
Mike Stobbe Associated Press
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