Ohio native among CIA workers killed in Afghanistan attack
Seven CIA employees died in a bombing in Afghanistan last week. Amy Messner of Cuyahoga Falls says her brother Scott Michael Roberson, a security officer for the CIA, was among the dead and his wife was expecting their first child. Also named is Jeremy Jason Wise, 35, a former Navy SEAL from Virginia Beach who worked as a security contractor. Harold E. Brown Jr. of Virginia is reported as another victim, survived by a wife and three children.
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Four dead in Swiss avalanches near Diemtig Valley
In two avalanche incidents in the Swiss Alps at least four people were killed. A group of skiers in the Diemtig Valley was hit, a rescue avalanche followed, with one killed immediately and two dying later. Six injured, including an emergency doctor. A separate avalanche near Verbier killed a man. Heavy snowfall raises avalanche risk as ski season begins.
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Siblings play spur-of-moment car game ends in tragedy
In Mesa Arizona a 16-year-old girl Nicole Brock accidentally ran over and killed her 17-year-old brother Dwight Brock Jr in a mall parking lot after dropping him off at Superstition Springs Mall. Police say she braked too late while playing around in the lot.
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Bernanke calls for tighter rules to curb financial speculation
Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke urged stronger regulation as the best way to prevent speculative excesses from driving a new crisis. He warned higher rates could curb bubbles but warned such moves could hurt the economy. He defended past rate cuts after 2001 and cautioned reforms must be better and smarter to avoid a recurrence.
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Arrest leads to break in Thanksgiving murders case
A Florida Keys motel guest used a false name and cash to hide during a monthlong manhunt for four Thanksgiving relatives killed in Jupiter. Paul Merhige was captured after the hosts recognized him from America’s Most Wanted, ending the search as he faced four murder charges and arraignment set for February.
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Obama adviser hits back at Cheney over war on terror
John Brennan, Obama counterterrorism adviser, says Cheney mischaracterizes the president’s stance and that the U.S. remains at war with al Qaeda. Brennan insists Obama is determined to keep the nation safe and urges bipartisan focus on combating terrorism. Cheney accuses Obama of softening the war on terror and closing Guantanamo.
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