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Firm proposes Venice theme park

VENICE, Italy – An Italian company that built Coney Island’s latest attractions and an amusement park in a never-activated nuclear plant in Germany on Wednesday unveiled plans to invest $110...

DATE: Oct 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Junk food tax targets obesity in Mexico MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s congress neared final approval of new taxes on junk food and soft drinks Thursday as the government announced a camp...

DATE: Oct 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Some men helping Saudi women

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A growing number of men are quietly helping steer a campaign to end Saudi Arabia’s ban on allowing women to drive, risking their jobs and social condemnation in...

DATE: Oct 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New FAA rule wins applause

Airline passengers soon will be able to use portable electronic devices such as readers and games during takeoffs, landings and throughout flights, the Federal Aviation Administration announ...

DATE: Oct 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Panel approves limits on spying

WASHINGTON – Leaders of a Senate panel that oversees U.S. intelligence issues said Thursday it has approved a plan to scale back how many American telephone records the National Security Age...

DATE: Oct 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Court lets abortion law take effect in Texas AUSTIN, Texas – A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that most of Texas’ tough new abortion restrictions can take effect immedia...

DATE: Oct 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

After unity, some Democrats push back on Obama

WASHINGTON – Just two weeks after President Barack Obama saw his Democratic Party put up an unyielding front against Republicans, his coalition is showing signs of stress. From he...

DATE: Oct 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Israel strikes Russian weapons shipment

BEIRUT – Israeli warplanes attacked a shipment of Russian missiles inside a Syrian government stronghold, officials said Thursday, a development that threatened to add another volatile layer...

DATE: Oct 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Beijing: Muslim family led Tiananmen suicide attack

BEIJING – A deadly terror attack not far from Mao’s tomb shows that China may not be prepared for terror attacks that Western nations have been trying to counter for years. “China...

DATE: Oct 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Iraq seeking new US aid after pushing out troops

WASHINGTON – Nearly two years after pushing out the U.S. military, Iraq is asking for more American weapons, training and manpower to help fight a bloody resurgence of al-Qaida that has unle...

DATE: Oct 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: Uneven training for US building guards

WASHINGTON – Contract guards who protect federal buildings have received uneven and inconsistent training on responding to shootings like the one last month at the Washington Navy Yard, acco...

DATE: Oct 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

For Obama, risks and rewards in knowing too much

WASHINGTON – Confronted with missteps in his own administration, President Barack Obama has frequently pleaded ignorance – suggesting he could not be at fault about things he did not know. ...

DATE: Oct 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World