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Arkansas couple twice win lottery on fishing trip

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas couple who set out for a day of fishing came home with quite the fish story: Two winning lottery tickets, including a $1 million prize.

Kerry warns of punishment for NKorea nuclear test

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — New U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his South Korean counterpart have agreed to make sure North Korea is punished if it carries out its threat to conduct a nuclear test. Amid signs that such a test is coming, South Korea's president also speculated that Pyongyang may detonate multiple atomic devices simultaneously.


Christie tells Letterman '40 percent' of his fat jokes are funny

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will make his first appearance on the “Late Show with David Letterman” Monday evening and the chat covered Letterman’s tendency to poke fun at the tough-talking governor’s weight. Christie tried to give as good as he got from Letterman, taking...


New BlackBerry to be released in U.S. in mid-March

TORONTO (AP) — The chief executive of Research In Motion says he's disappointed the new BlackBerry won't be released in the United States until mid-March, but he says early data suggests sales in the U.K. are above expectations.

President signs bill averting government default

President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill raising the government's borrowing limit, averting a default and delaying the next clash over the nation's debt until later this year.


McCain cool to suggestion of Hagel filibuster

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain, a sharp critic of Chuck Hagel's nomination as defense secretary, said Monday he will not support a filibuster of President Barack Obama's pick, even though he declined to say whether he intends to vote for confirmation.


Investigators: 680 soccer matches 'fixed' worldwide

When most people hear the term "match-fixing," images of entire teams and refereeing crews conspiring to ensure a pre-determined win or loss in high-profile games are the first thing to come to mind.


Alaska brewery powered by … beer

A brewery is Alaska is being fueled by its own beer – in a manner of speaking. The Alaskan Brewing Co. (ABC) plans to use spent grain from the brewing process to help power the majority of the brewery’s functions and reduce energy costs by 70 percent. "We had to be a little more innovative [...]


Obama's new favorite phrase to woo the public

In these early days of his second term, President Obama isn’t just promoting legislation on guns and immigration. The president and his surrogates are promoting “common-sense proposals” to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, and a revamped, “common-sense” immigration system.


Great debate: Best Super Bowl ever?

It shaped up as a one-sided game, threatened to become a farce once the lights went out and eventually turned into a Super Bowl that was proclaimed as the greatest of them all.


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