Saudis warned three weeks before airline plot
U S intelligence officials said Saudi Arabia alerted authorities in early October about a possible al Qaida effort to bring down airplanes. The tip helped prevent a devastating series of plane explosions tied to two mail bombs found in Dubai and Britain. Yemen based al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility and warned of more attacks. The group linked to the Dubai UPS crash cited by investigators as an accident.
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Discovery delays end of month final shuttle launch
Space shuttle Discovery’s final voyage is delayed to at least month end due to a large hydrogen fuel leak. The fourth postponement in a week stalls the mission to the ISS with six veteran astronauts and the first humanoid robot aboard. NASA previously halted fueling and reset targets as teams work to fix the fuel tank issue.
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Cuba Plane Crash Kills 68 In Central Cuba Disaster
Rescue workers retrieved bodies from the charred wreckage of Aero Caribbean Flight 883 near Guasimas in Sancti Spiritus province. All 68 aboard died, including 28 foreigners: nine Argentines seven Mexicans and nationals from Germany Holland Spain Italy and Japan. Australia confirmed two Australian women were aboard. It is Cuba's worst air disaster in over two decades.
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Nuns sell Honus Wagner card for 262000 dollars
Doug Walton of Knoxville bidding top bid to pay 262000 dollars for a rare Honus Wagner baseball card auctioned by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Baltimore. Proceeds fund ministries for the poor in 35 countries, surpassing auctioneers’ 150000 to 200000 estimate.
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Ex-officer’s two year sentence fuels California protest
Hundreds protested in Oakland after Johannes Mehserle received the minimum two year prison term for fatally shooting unarmed black man Oscar Grant on a California train platform. Police in riot gear arrested more than 100 as a tribute rally devolved into street violence and property damage.
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Economy adds jobs but still trails what is needed
The economy added 151000 jobs last month the best since April yet only half the level required to noticeably cut unemployment. Analysts warn it may take a year or more for businesses to surge hiring to 300000 per month, with unemployment at 9.6 percent as of October. Republicans' midterm gains cap further stimulus. most economists say the 814 billion effort avoided a worse recession.
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GOP aims cuts to fund jobless benefits extension
Republicans seek monthly spending cuts of 5 to 6 billion dollars as a condition for extending emergency unemployment benefits set to expire next month. Up to 2 million could lose aid during holidays. total could reach 5 million by February. President Obama urges a new extension while GOP leaders demand offsetting cuts. Maine senators Collins and Snowe previously crossed party lines to help pass a prior extension.
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Pelosi to seek to stay as House Dem leader in minority
Washington reports that Speaker Nancy Pelosi intends to remain Democratic leader in the House despite a Republican Tuesday rout. The move signals a split with moderates and could trigger further leadership battles while the party prepares for a January vote on minority leadership and a new Congress.
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