Monday, February 13, 2012

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Jeremy Lin: The NBA's breath of fresh air

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:40 PM PST

In the last few months, Jeremy Lin has gone from an unknown professional basketball player struggling to get time on court to an overnight sporting and media sensation. CNN takes a closer look at the first U.S.-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA, and how he's becoming more popular with every game.

Houston's family prepares for funeral

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:21 PM PST

A hearse and a large police procession arrived just before midnight Tuesday at a New Jersey funeral home that is handling the funeral arrangements for Whitney Houston.

Tokyo threatens to withhold TEPCO aid

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 08:35 PM PST

Japan's government has threatened to withhold a Y1tn ($12.9bn) financial rescue of Tokyo Electric Power , owner of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, unless the struggling utility allows itself to be nationalised.

Why Jeremy Lin's race matters

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 08:04 PM PST

A week ago, on feel-good Superbowl Sunday, TV viewers in the U.S. state of Michigan were subjected to a racist campaign ad sponsored by former Representative and now-Senatorial candidate Pete Hoekstra. The ad, which suggests that his opponent, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, spends too much government money, shows an Asian woman riding a bicycle in a landscape of rice paddies. "Your economy get very weak. Ours get very good. We take your jobs," says the native Californian actress in a mock Chinese accent while addressing "Debbie Spend-It-Now." Hoekstra also appears, saying at the end, "I approve this message."

Houston's body being flown to New Jersey for funeral this week, source says

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 07:59 PM PST

What killed Whitney Houston is still an official mystery despite widespread media speculation, but a Los Angeles County coroner official downplayed the suspicion that drugs played a major role Monday.

Syria draws U.N. ire as it heads toward 'war'

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 07:45 PM PST

As diplomats at the United Nations slammed Syria, violence continued to rage on the ground and residents wondered out loud what the implications of total war might be.

Japan: False thermometer may be behind high readings

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 06:49 PM PST

A faulty thermometer is likely to blame for rising temperatures inside a stricken nuclear reactor at the Fukushima-Daiichi plant, authorities said Monday, as Japan prepares to mark one year since a devastating earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear meltdown.

Supreme Court Justice Breyer robbed at knifepoint during Caribbean vacation

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 06:41 PM PST

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed last week by an intruder armed with a machete while Breyer was vacationing on the Caribbean island of Nevis, court officials said Monday.

Budget ax falls on armed pilot program

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 06:30 PM PST

President Barack Obama's budget ax is falling hard on a program that allows pilots to carry handguns in the cockpit as a last line of defense against terrorists.

Google wins grudging approval for Motorola deal

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 06:10 PM PST

Competition regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have voiced unease with Google's $12.5bn acquisition of Motorola Mobility, with the US Department of Justice in particular raising a "significant concern" with the transaction.

JFK library opens 1st batch of Jackie's papers

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 05:55 PM PST

Dinner invitations, decorating notes and a congratulatory telegram were among the first batch of personal papers from former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis released Monday.

Opposing conservative group counters Occupy DC

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 05:49 PM PST

In what is being called "Occupy Occupy DC," conservative counterprotesters Monday held the first of what they say will be daily rallies at the site of the Occupy encampment at Washington's Freedom Plaza.

Rats being put to work in Colombia, training to detect explosives

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 05:35 PM PST

At a Colombian National Police base in the outskirts of Bogota, the nation's capital, a new recruit is being trained.

GOP leaders drop key demand in payroll tax cut standoff

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:57 PM PST

In a sharp turnaround, House Republican leaders Monday dropped a key demand that the cost of extending the payroll tax cut be offset by spending cuts elsewhere in the budget.

Fingerpointing follows attack on Israeli Embassy van

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:38 PM PST

The explosion Monday of a device attached to an Israeli Embassy van in New Delhi and the discovery and safe detonation of another such device found on an embassy car in Tbilisi, Georgia, led quickly to a round of fingerpointing between Israel and Iran.

Administration proposes increase in transportation spending

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:38 PM PST

President Barack Obama wants to raise the Department of Transportation budget by 2% next year.

Washington, New Jersey move toward same-sex marriage

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST

Proponents of same-sex marriage got a boost on two fronts Monday, when the governor of Washington signed a bill legalizing marriage for gay and lesbian couples and the New Jersey state Senate voted 24-16 in favor of a similar bill.

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Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:03 PM PST

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Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:52 PM PST

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Italian court hands down 16-year terms in asbestos case

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:39 PM PST

An Italian court sentenced two officers of a Swiss company to 16-year prison terms in absentia Monday for the deaths of about 2,000 workers who prosecutors said were exposed to asbestos.
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