Site Map December 18, 2015

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• Western firms' half-hearted efforts to fight counterfeiting in China generate even more fakes
• Rwandans vote in referendum to decide if President Paul Kagame can extend his time in power
• Iranian woman to be stoned to death as world marks UN 'Human Rights Day'
• Brazil's finance minister replaced amid economic, political upheaval
• Apple iPad Pro as a gift? A one-month review to help you decide
• Environmentalist says Mexico's monarch butterfly reserve lost 24 acres to logging this year
• Examples of investigative fraud in the anti-counterfeiting industry in China
• Fastest, Lowest-Cost Holiday Shipping
• Independent panel blasts U.N. for inaction and cover-up in sex abuse cases
• Feds rescue 12, including 2 toddlers from overloaded raft off Florida Keys
• Curiosity rover begins to study dunes on Mars
• Slick FBI video trains first responders to react to active shooter scenario
• African Union OKs deployment of 5,000 peacekeepers to Burundi
• United passenger who crawled off plane fighting for rights of disabled travelers
• Israeli police: Palestinian shot, arrested after trying to ram car into soldiers in West Bank
• A Hezbollah recruiting drive covers its losses and deeper involvement inside Syria
• Cassini probe to make one last flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus
• A physician's take on Trump's health hyperbole
• UN Security Council agrees on next steps to end Syrian civil war
• FDA proposes banning under-18-year-olds from indoor tanning
• Economic winners and losers of sharp devaluation of the Argentine peso
• Three reasons the IRS should reject new regulation targeting non-profits
• Pope Francis approves miracle required to make Mother Teresa a saint
• The Latest: Attorney says he believes deal exonerates 4 in Alaska killing, despite state claim
• The magic of Christmas traditions
• Sticker shock and concern about soaring prices in Argentina after major currency devaluation
• The Latest: 4 Iraqi migrants, including 2 children, drown after boat sinks off Turkish coast
• 'Star Wars' life lessons: May the fours be with you
• Russia opens black box of warplane Turkey shot down
• Huckabee: Republicans get only embarrassment from budget deal. Reject it, America
• Thousands of Iranians rally to denounce Shiite massacre in Nigeria, demand leader's release
• Report: Pope OKs miracle needed for Mother Teresa's canonization, expected in September
• Democratic Debate preview: Can Hillary keep it controversy-free?
• Hemmer: It's Mother Teresa's hands I will remember most
• Dispatch recordings detail governor questioning noise complaint while at Santa Fe hotel
• Syrian opposition official says President Assad should have no role during transitional period
• APNewsBreak: Arms dealer: Gun linked to Paris attacks exported to US by Serbian factory
• Egypt rejects European Parliament's call for release of Irish-Egyptian detained in a protest
• Jesse Jackson: Nation's urban centers in crisis created by structural injustice
• Laid off from oil patch job, North Dakota woman gets Christmas help after Facebook plea
• Suit challenges removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans, alleging many violations
• 96-year-old doctor retiring after more than 60 years of practice in Pennsylvania
• Polish journalist expelled from Russia in tit-for-tat move after Russian leaves Poland
• Carter arrives in Afghanistan to review security conditions; Islamic State threat growing
• Ukraine's prime minister says his country won't repay $3 billion debt owed to Russia
• New Jersey 'gay conversion' nonprofit that was target of lawsuit ordered to close
• World Bank approves $1 billion loan to Egypt, part of $8 billion plan for economic reforms
• In anti-corruption push, Switzerland says tax breaks for bribe payments to people should end
• Michel Platini's FIFA presidential bid tested at ethics hearing over payment from Blatter
• UK police give public guidance on how to deal with possible extremist attack
• Turkey seizes 148 blank European passports at Istanbul airport; detains 2 people
• Utah official's ATV protest ride lands him in prison for 10 days
• Gretchen's Take: The American dream needs to be revived
• Notorious pharma CEO Martin Shkreli resigns after fraud arrest
• Veterans' PTSD may recur down the line
• In rare move, US Army OKs beard for Sikh soldier
• Mom correctly predicted her own death— but survived
• Asbestos claiming different kind of victim in 'third wave'
• EU warns Thailand to address slavery, rights issues in seafood industry after AP probe
• Burundi: Police accused of unlawful killings of civilians after attacks on 3 military bases
• Jordan has begun deporting Sudanese asylum seekers despite risks in Sudan, UN is 'concerned'
• Right place at the right time: Army Reserve soldiers leaving pharmacy catch suspected robber
• Lottery insider could have fixed jackpots in dozens of states
• Poland's new government changes head of NATO experts' office, in surprise night action
• Oregon landslides force evacuations, one woman killed
• Former Omaha World-Herald publisher, free press advocate Harold Andersen dies at age 92
• Russia opens new Stalin museums, looks back fondly to time when country was a world power
• Mali: Gunman kills 3 people outside Christian radio station in Timbuktu in north
• Report: Number of Kurdish rebels killed in southeastern Turkey in past 3 days reaches 54
• Not forgotten: Hundreds of strangers honor lonely WWII vet at wake
• Tourist stabbed to death in psychedelic Amazon jungle ceremony
• Blatter calls Monday news conference at old FIFA HQ to respond to ethics committee verdict
• Ukraine's rowdy parliament replaces its deputies with children _ but only for a day
• Brazil Supreme Court makes impeachment of president Rousseff more unlikely
• Sadness, shame and blame at Yale over First Amendment repeal video
• EU chief says major Russia-Germany natural gas pipeline project appears to break EU rules
• Ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle moved to federal prison in Colorado his attorneys had sought
• Poland's new government changes head of NATO experts' office in night raid
• Burkina Faso authorities arrest, jail 2 journalists on charges related to short-lived coup
• Chemical applied to Paris-area synagogue keypad burns more than a dozen congregants
• Apple Pay coming to China in early 2016, company announces
• Biggest gift ever? Campaign urges Norway to give Finland a mountain
• UK's Cameron faces 2 months of tough talks before next summit on Britain's future in Europe
• French livery drivers strike against drop in earnings, Uber competition
• EU leaders vow 'uncompromising fight' against terrorism, plan wide countermeasures
• Terrorist pal's 911 call: Attacker 'used my gun'
• Facebook users, live-streams from brands are coming your way
• Portugal's new government, private owners engage in tug-of-war over flag carrier
• US announces $88 million in food aid to drought-stricken Ethiopia
• New screening program may help reduce ovarian cancer deaths, study finds
• Portugal's anti-austerity government reverses civil servants' pay cuts, restores full wages
• Bullied monkey on the loose after fighting inside his enclosure
• Study: Rising lake temperatures may worsen algae blooms
• Former Milosevic allies arraigned at UN court ahead of retrial in Balkan wars atrocities case
• Suspect accused of shooting Vegas officer caught after manhunt
• Amid complaints, organizers of Virginia parade rethinking decision on Confederate flag
• The Latest: EU summit reconvenes with wide-ranging agenda including economy, extremism
• A once-mighty industry fades to black as Britain's last coal pit closes
• Pakistan army says its fighter jets have killed 23 suspected militants near Afghan border
• Spain: Conservative PM says he will seek support to avoid leftist govt after Sunday vote
• Hoping for peace, members of Libya's rival parliaments sign unity government deal in Morocco
• Yemeni rebels halt Swiss peace talks as cease-fire broken
• NBA player uses headphones to help deliver fiancee's baby
• Germany: man arrested on suspicion of ties with Islamic State group denies membership, freed
• Mother sues Chipotle on behalf of sick 16-year-old son
• Beijing schools close amid second smog red alert of the month
• Georgia officer under fire for comments to black driver was told to work on people skills
• Violence, insecurity in Mali's north keeps thousands of children from school, UN says
• Afghanistan's old guard set up first opposition party in 14 years to push for govt reforms
• Telecommunications giant MTN to challenge Nigerian commission in court over $3.9 billion fine
• Encouraging online reviews can benefit docs
• Pal of San Bernardino terrorists charged on multiple counts
• GSK to buy HIV drugs from Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Ready for the big one? Tokyo disaster guide offers survival tips for almost every scenario
• 18th century precious marble bust looted by the Nazis returns to Poland from Austria
• Brazil police searching homes of speaker of house in connection to corruption investigation
• Targeting gut microbes could lower risk of heart disease
• MERS vaccine protects camels, which is good for people
• France widens bird flu restrictions to tackle outbreak in southwest
• Beyond Fitbit: The quest to develop medical-grade wearables
• Croatia protests Slovenian razor wire border fence, saying it threatens wildlife
• Wearable heart device cleared for children with cardiac risk
• Depositors demand money back after Chinese authorities freeze major online lender
• Police free man detained for questioning about Paris attacks links; no charges filed
• Feds join search for teen who invoked 'affluenza' after causing deadly wreck
• Islamic State routed in Iraq battle, US officials say
• Judge tosses convictions against men in Fairbanks 4 case after 15 years
• Bird migration to Himalayan wetlands at risk with climate change, vanishing wetlands
• South Koreans plan another march to protest against conservative President Park Geun-hye
• What to do when it's time to break up with a family member
• The 10 healthiest and least healthy states in the US
• Japan central bank expands asset purchases to spur more corporate investment, hiring
• Report: Coal demand stalls for 1st time since '90s as China transforms economy
• Japan executes 2 convicted of murder in 1st jury trial
• Portrait of slavery: Fisherman jailed by captain for wanting to go home returns to family
• Doctor says polluted Flint water worse for children than originally thought
• UK decides against ban on Muslim Brotherhood, but says membership is 'indicator of extremism'
• Iran: 'No agreement' seen in key issues before Syria peace talks continue Friday in New York
• Israel, Turkey reportedly reach preliminary deal on renewing diplomatic ties
• Ex-death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal to testify about medical care; convicted in cop's slaying
• LeBron James accidentally injures PGA golfer's wife in scramble for loose ball
• International arbitration court rejects challenge to Australia cigarette logo ban
• Investigation into Mississippi woman's burning death leads to arrests of 17 suspected gang members
• Australian leader Turnbull says his country disappointed with Japan's return to whaling
• 17 die in Chinese coal mining accident
• Mexico's government opens first deep-water oil and gas exploration blocks to private bidders
• Prosecution in 9/11 attack heads into a new year at Guantanamo base with no end in sight
• Southern Mexico rattled by magnitude-6.6 earthquake
• Haiti PM advises president to form commission to ensure credibility of elections
• Report finds UN failed to act on child sex abuse claims against peacekeepers
• Football coach suspended for midfield prayer files discrimination complaint
• How to Make Sphero's BB-8 Toy Even Better
• EU leaders to Britain: color within the treaty lines and demands on EU reform could be met
• In UN vote, countries support sending North Korea to ICC over human rights record