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San Jose Mercury Newssaturday’S HIGHLIGHTS. Heat 108, Trail Blazers 107: With LeBron James sitting out, Chris Bosh scored a season-high 37 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left to lift Miami over Portland. James injured his right groin and tweaked his …Sunday Musings: Who are the Sacramento Kings?Cowbell KingdomMiami Heat – Chris Bosh … Read more
The AustralianCHINA’S National People’s Congress has passed ground-breaking resolutions to abolish re-education-through-labour camps and to relax the one-child policy. These become the first reforms in the package approved last month by the Third Plenum of the …China Formally Eases One-Child PolicyWall Street JournalChina formalizes easing of one-child policyBusinessweekChina officially eases controversial one-child policyNBCNews.comDaily Mail –Seattle … Read more
USA TODAYLAS VEGAS – For Ronda Rousey, one streak ended, but another remained intact. Living up to her reputation as the world’s nastiest arm collector, Ronda Rousey again stopped Miesha Tate with an armbar to retain her UFC women’s bantamweight title …Celebrities react to Anderson Silva’s gruesome broken leg at UFC 168FOXSports.comOrthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Steve … Read more
BBC NewsBarrels packed with explosives and dropped from Syrian aircraft have killed 517 people in the northern province of Aleppo since 15 December, activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 151 were children and 46 women. The city of Aleppo …517 dead in regime strikes on Aleppogulfnews.comAir strike on market, hospital in Syria … Read more
NFL MocksIn the pre-season, no amount of convincing would have led me to believe that the Houston Texans would get the number one overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, but they are one loss away from doing just that. The Texans have lost 13 straight games, have …Bill O’Brien, Texans working on dealESPNTexans’ search … Read more
SB NationThe Panthers began their season 1-3, but have roared back by winning 10 of their last 11 games. Their only blemish in that stretch came to the Saints in Week 14, a loss they avenged at home last week with a 17-13 win to take control of the NFC South.Tony Gonzalez looks back on … Read more
Fox NewsThe global chemical weapons watchdog has called on Syria to “intensify its efforts” to help ship out some of the “most critical” parts of its chemical weapons arsenal. The Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OCPW) said Saturday that it did …Syrian chemical arms removal to miss deadlineThe HinduUPDATE 1-Removal of chemical weapons … Read more
BBC NewsUS reality star Phil Robertson will be returning to hit show Duck Dynasty following his suspension earlier this month over derogatory remarks he made about homosexuality. TV network A&E said it would resume filming “later this spring with the entire …Let the public do the firingPhilly.com‘Duck Dynasty’ Mess Revealed That Not All Fundamentalists Live … Read more
Houston ChronicleLONDON (AP) — A ferry bound for Amsterdam was forced to return to England Sunday following a fire which sent passengers to the outer deck in the middle of the night and prompted rescue services to scramble lifeboats and helicopters. The ferry, carrying …Two held over North Sea ferry blazeIrish TimesBritish police arrest two … Read more
Books: New and noteworthyUSA TODAYUSA TODAY’s Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week. 1. Super Shred: The Big Results Diet by Ian K. Smith, M.D. (St. Martin’s Press, non-fiction, on sale Dec. 31. What it’s about: Tells you how to lose 20 pounds in four weeks, just in … and more … Read more
BusinessweekDHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Security forces and opposition activists clashed in Bangladesh’s capital on Sunday, leaving at least one person dead, as thousands of police took to the streets to foil a mass rally calling on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to cancel …One dead, many injured during opposition march in DhakaBusiness StandardBangladesh capital under siege … Read more
Salt Lake TribuneLAS VEGAS • Britney Spears has begun her early retirement in Las Vegas with a show that looks strikingly like the eye-popping Cirque du Soleil productions found elsewhere on the Strip. The debut of Spears’ long-term casino gig Friday kept an audience of …Britney Spears Debuts New Show ‘Britney: Piece of Me’ABC NewsBritney … Read more
Syracuse.comSyracuse’s Trevor Cooney hits a 3-pointer against Villanova in the first half on Dec. 28, 2013, at the Carrier Dome. (Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com). Print
UPI.comCiting sources it did not identify, the TV station reported Saturday Eric Goodman — who is also an attorney and Las Vegas justice of the peace — was left nearly unconsciously with head injuries in a Dec. 15 assault in a restroom at a Las Vegas-area park.Goodmans’ son Eric recovering after assault in Summerlin parkLas … Read more
New York TimesMOSCOW — An explosion at a railroad station in central Russia has killed at least 13 people, according to initial reports, raising the specter of a wave of terrorism ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Dozens of others were wounded, meaning the death toll …Female Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 18 at … Read more
Rapid City JournalFashion always has its royalty, and this year, Kerry Washington was a queen. For real royalty, we had Kate Middleton, making the rest of us mortals feel a little better by flashing her mommy tummy. If Kate made us feel good, Lululemon didn’t, when its …The pretty to the ugly: 2013’s key fashion … Read more
Fox NewsAt least 10 people were killed and three were wounded Sunday by an explosion at a railway station in southern Russia, officials said, heightening concern about terrorism ahead of February’s Olympics in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Russia’s Interior Ministry …‘Suicide bomber’ hits Russia’s Volgograd train stationBBC NewsFemale suicide bomber kills 13 at … Read more
FOXSports.comIt has not been easy on the eyes to watch the greatest of all-time in mixed martial arts end their careers of late. Instead of riding off into the sunset, it’s more like being carted off to the hospital with the fighters routinely referred to as the best ever. For example …UFC 168: Chris Weidman … Read more
Truck rolls over near airport; driver critically hurtLas Vegas SunA truck rolled over near the Terminal 1 entrance outside McCarran International Airport this morning, critically injuring a man. Metro Police said Justin Lawson, 23, was driving a Nissan Titan north on Paradise Road, also known as the McCarran Airport … and more …read more Source: … Read more
BBC NewsTwo men have been arrested after a fire on a North Sea ferry led to six people being airlifted to hospital. A 26-year-old was arrested on suspicion of arson and a 28-year-old was arrested on suspicion of affray. RAF helicopters winched two passengers and …Man arrested on suspicion of arson after fire aboard a … Read more
EntertainmentwiseKanye West might describe his and Kim Kardashian’s relationship as one of the most “influential”, but if a recent poll asking Americans which celebs they would least like to live next door to is anything to go by, it seems they’re not quite as popular as they …Kim Kardashian shares pic of North West’s mini … Read more
EntertainmentwiseDespite earlier claiming that she “always” sings live at her shows, Britney Spears was accused by many critics of lip-synching the entirety of her Piece Of Me opening night in Las Vegas on Friday – however it is now thought that her live vocals can be heard on …Britney Spears Pours On ‘Cheese’ (And Glitter) … Read more
Lovie Smith was head coach of the Chicago Bears for eight years, posted an 81-62 record, won four championships, went to the NFC Championship Game twice, and the Super Bowl. And Smith did all of this while being one of the NFL’s lowest-paid head coaches. In his final year with the Chicago Bears, 2012, Smith … Read more
Fox NewsSecretary of State John Kerry will travel next week to the Middle East to meet with Palestinian and Israeli leaders about peace talks that were recently overshadowed by a new wave of violence in the region, Fox News confirmed Saturday. Kerry told the …Israel Approves Release of Palestinian Prisoners for Peace TalksBusinessweekIsrael approves release … Read more
USA TODAYPORTLAND, Ore. – This was the team that said regular season victories don’t matter. All the battles they’ve been through, the three years of trying and triumphant times for LeBron James and his merry Miami Heat crew, meant everything that came before late …Bosh’s 37 help Heat burn BlazersReutersNBA roundup: Bosh carries Heat, minus … Read more
In pictures: London in the news in 2013BBC NewsIn pictures: London in the news in 2013. Aerial view of London The last 12 months has seen London experience highs and lows following on from the exuberance of the Olympic and Paralympics Games of London 2012; Victims Capt Pete Burns and Matthew … …read more Source: … Read more
Los Angeles TimesJERUSALEM — In the first border flareup of its kind in four months, a Katyusha rocket fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel on Sunday, triggering a heavy artillery barrage from Israeli forces in response. No casualties were immediately reported on either …Rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon early SundayFox NewsNetanyahu says Lebanese government … Read more
The AustralianA student died and a building was torched at Egypt’s main Islamic university as riot police fired teargas to break up a strike. Police said yesterday they entered eastern Cairo’s Al-Azhar campus, the site of frequent clashes in recent weeks, and deployed around …One killed as Islamist students and police clash in CairoReuters UKProtesters, … Read more
FOXSports.comThings started so fast for Brady Hoke in Ann Arbor, Mich. Victories in his first six games as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, including a win over Notre Dame. A 6-2 record in his first trip through the rugged Big Ten, with one of those six coming against …K-State 31, UM 14: Wolverines end … Read more
Mirror.co.ukPatrick Swayze’s widow Lise Niemi has found happiness again four years after her husband of 34 years died. Former dancer Lise and Albert DePrisoco met a year and a half ago at a birthday party for the blonde – who met Dirty Dancing actor Swayze when …Lisa Niemi, Patrick Swayze’s Widow, Gets EngagedTV GuidePatrick Swayze’s … Read more
BBC NewsThe UN has expressed concerns about thousands of South Sudanese youths – loyal to rebel leader Riek Machar – marching on the strategic town of Bor. Armed with machetes and sticks, the “wildcard” group does not have military training, a UN spokesman …25000 rebel youths march toward disputed South Sudan cityFox News‘White Army’ Reported … Read more
USA TODAYThe Cleveland Cavaliers have suspended Andrew Bynum indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team, general manager Chris Grant announced Saturday. Bynum has not bought in to what the Cavaliers are trying to accomplish, and with a young a team, …Clippers might have interest in suspended center Andrew BynumLos Angeles TimesCleveland Cavaliers suspend center Andrew … Read more
USA TODAYJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has announced the names of 26 long-serving Palestinian prisoners it will release this week. Israel released the list late Saturday. All were convicted in connection to the killing of Israelis. The Israeli government said the crimes were …Kerry’s first year marked by big risksBoston GlobeKerry Heads to Mideast This Week … Read more
USA TODAYBuffalo Wild Wings Bowl in Tempe, Ariz. | Kansas State (7-5) vs. Michigan (7-5). Time/TV: 10:15 p.m. ET/ESPN. Surface: Grass. Glantz-Culver line: Kansas State by 4
Advocate.comBritney Spears kicked off her two-year residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas Friday night and delivered an impressive performance that left many in the audience claiming the pop performer has officially returned to her entertaining ways of old. Though …Miley Cyrus Was Hooking Up With Kellan Lutz?earsuckerBritney Spears begins long-term Las Vegas gigSan Francisco … Read more