| Giants beat Patriots 21-17 to win the Super Bowl (AP) |
AP - Take that, Brady. You too, Peyton.
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| Blast kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys (AP) |
AP - Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished.
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| After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria (AP) |
AP - The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will escalate. Rebel soldiers said force was now the only way to oust President Bashar Assad, while the regime vowed to press its military crackdown.
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| NYC protest gets heated when Yemen leader is seen (AP) |
AP - A protest against embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside a luxury hotel in New York got heated Sunday when demonstrators saw him leave the building, with one charging toward him and another throwing a shoe.
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| GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota (AP) |
AP - Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine.
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| Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties (AP) |
AP - Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt on Sunday referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country.
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| Former Panamanian dictator Noriega hospitalized (AP) |
AP - Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug running, was transferred from prison to a hospital on Sunday because of extreme hypertension, health officials said.
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| Just a bluff? Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran (AP) |
AP - For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent — an action that many fear might trigger a wider war, terrorism and global economic havoc.
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| Brown U. student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech (AP) |
AP - The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy Leaguer fated to become one of America's top diplomats.
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| M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show (AP) |
AP - For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show, it is likely to be a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. that is most remembered.
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| Gingrich vows to take fight to "timid" Romney (Reuters) |
Reuters - Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after a big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with "timid" rival Mitt Romney.
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| Greek parties face Monday EU bailout deadline (Reuters) |
Reuters - Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal as EU patience wears thin with political dithering in Athens over implementing reforms.
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| Obama says risky to attack Iran, wants diplomatic fix (Reuters) |
Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want to see more conflict in the oil-producing Gulf region.
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| NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row (Reuters) |
| Reuters - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, have been referred to court, judicial sources said Sunday, deepening a row with the United States. |
| Olympus ex-CEO Woodford sees more revelations (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Official investigations into a massive fraud at Japan's Olympus Corp are highly likely to lead to further revelations on the scandal soon, according to the firm's former chief executive, Michael Woodford, who blew the whistle on the affair. |
| As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue (Reuters) |
| Reuters - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached Caroline Everson, then global advertising head at Microsoft Corp. |
| Concession fails to quell violent Egypt clashes (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Egypt's army-backed government said it was preparing to move ousted President Hosni Mubarak to a Cairo prison hospital in an apparent bid to calm protests, but clashes continued with police firing tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and broken tiles. |
| Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized, stable (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital on Sunday after suffering a possible stroke, but a top health official said he was stable. |
| Romney wins big in Nevada; Gingrich vows to fight on (The Christian Science Monitor) |
| The Christian Science Monitor - In Nevada Saturday night, Mitt Romney won two big contests. |
| Abortion, birth control becoming major campaign issues (The Christian Science Monitor) |
| The Christian Science Monitor - Whenever abortion becomes a heated political issue, you can be sure that religion is involved. The reverse also is true. Such is the case with the 2012 election season. |