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Israel downplaying threat of new boycott

JERUSALEM – Could Israel face a mounting global boycott of the type that ended apartheid in South Africa if it fails to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians by this spring? S...

DATE: Dec 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

India demands U.S. drop case against envoy NEW DELHI – India’s foreign minister demanded Thursday that the United States drop the case against a diplomat who was arrested and stri...

DATE: Dec 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FDA rules being delayed

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration will delay sweeping food safety rules proposed earlier this year and revise them to better accommodate farmers and businesses who would be affec...

DATE: Dec 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tide shifting toward new curbs on spying

WASHINGTON – In a sharp and unexpected shift, the national debate over U.S. government surveillance seems to be turning in favor of reining in the National Security Agency’s expansive spyin...

DATE: Dec 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lights dimming on Edison’s bulbs

The Thomas Edison era largely comes to an end Jan. 1 with the phaseout of America’s most popular light bulb. Surprised? A survey out Thursday finds that most consumers are, and a third plan ...

DATE: Dec 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Insurance cancellations still causing problems WASHINGTON – Less than a half million people whose health insurance was canceled under President Barack Obama’s new law have not yet...

DATE: Dec 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

London theater partially collapses

LONDON – Hunks of plaster and dust rained down on a packed audience when the ceiling of a London theater partially collapsed Thursday night. More than 75 people were injured – seven seriousl...

DATE: Dec 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NATO warns EU leaders on defense cooperation

BRUSSELS – NATO called on European Union leaders Thursday to work on improving their defense cooperation in the face of dwindling military budgets or face American disengagement. ...

DATE: Dec 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Target: 40 million card accounts may be breached

Target is grappling with security and a public relations nightmare just as the holiday shopping season is wrapping up. The nation’s second largest discounter said Thursday that da...

DATE: Dec 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

China says all OK with U.S.-China sea incident

BEIJING – China on Wednesday said an altercation between a U.S. and a Chinese naval vessel on the South China Sea was handled well despite its initial reaction that the United States was har...

DATE: Dec 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Palestinians ready to extend talks with Israel

BEIT JALLA, West Bank – The Palestinians are ready to extend current peace talks with Israel beyond an April deadline if a detailed framework agreement is in place by then, the chief Palesti...

DATE: Dec 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Executions in U.S. drop close to 20-year low in 2013

WASHINGTON – Reliance on the death penalty continues to decline with 39 people executed this year, only the second time in 19 years that fewer than 40 people were put to death, a private gro...

DATE: Dec 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World