New Jersey owes the federal government more than $271 million after canceling a rail tunnel connecting the state with New York, according to a debt notice obtained Monday by The Associated Press. (Nov. 29)
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Students gathered outside Marinette HS in Wisconsin awaiting the release of 23 of their schoolmates who were being held at gunpoint by a fellow student. One person who said he was familiar with the hostage taker described the teen as a loner. (Nov. 29)
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Authorities in Santa Cruz, Calif. are searching for an inmate who used a stun gun on a female deputy then took her gun while he was being transported to a hospital. The manhunt has prompted lockdowns at area schools and evacuations of homes. (Nov. 29)
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Robert Nolan, a top editor at the Foreign Policy Association says the biggest story in this weekend’s Wikileaks document release is the extent to which Arab regimes in the Mideast have been pushing the US to take a harder line with Iran. (Nov. 29)
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If Congress lets unemployment benefits expire this week, economists say the overall economy would suffer because the jobless typically spend every dollar they get, pumping cash into businesses.( Nov. 29)
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A 19-year-old Somali-American man has pleaded not guilty to an alleged plot to blow up a car bomb at an Oregon Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland. Mohamed Osman Mohamud entered the plea Monday in federal court in Portland. (Nov. 29)
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The US government is trying to contain the damage from thousands of leaked State Department documents. AP correspondent Julie Pace reports. (Nov. 29)
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TCU is moving from the Mountain West to the Big East Conference, where the Horned Frogs would be BCS busters no more. TCU’s board of trustees unanimously approved an invitation Monday to join the Big East in football and all other sports. (Nov. 29)
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Kiburi, a 10-day-old cheetah cub, opened his eyes Monday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Animal Care Center. He weighs 1.4 pounds and his name, Kiburi, means proud in Swahili. He sleeps between 20 and 22 hours a day. (Nov. 29)
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