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Today's Front Page News: US, SKorea launch war games Oregon bomb-plot suspect wanted 'spectacular show' US: WikiLeaks release endangers 'countless' lives Amber Alert issued for 3 Michigan brothers Ex charged in NY with murdering Pa. dance student Police: 2 men shot inside suburban Detroit mall Rio cops, troops preparing to invade gang haven Fiery cargo plane crash kills 9 in Pakistani city Keys, Lady Gaga to sign off Twitter for charity Big Ten race ends in 3-way tie Somali-born teen arrested in car bomb sting North Korea "readies missiles" Retailers slow discounts after "Black Friday" Cargo plane crashes in Karachi residential area Nigeria detains 12 in Halliburton bribery case Brazil's Rio tense as police close in on slum gang Online bargain-hunting spreads beyond Cyber Monday Hugo Chavez says Russia lends Venezuela $4 billion for arms US, S.Korea in show of force as islanders take refuge I.Coast poised for presidential vote amid violence US, SKorea launch war games Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:32 pm PST AP - The sound of new artillery fire from North Korea just hours after the U.S. and South Korea launched a round of war games in Korean waters sent residents and journalists on a front-line island scrambling for cover Sunday. Full Story Top Oregon bomb-plot suspect wanted 'spectacular show' Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:29 pm PST AP - A Somali-born teenager plotted "a spectacular show" of terrorism for months, saying he didn't mind that children would die if he bombed a crowded Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, according to a law-enforcement official and court documents. Full Story Top US: WikiLeaks release endangers 'countless' lives Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:21 pm PST AP - The Obama administration is warning online whistleblower WikiLeaks that its expected imminent release of classified State Department documents will put "countless" lives at risk, threaten global counterterorism operations and jeopardize U.S. relations with its allies. Full Story Top Amber Alert issued for 3 Michigan brothers Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:32 pm PST AP - Three boys who went missing on the same day their father tried to hang himself were feared to be in "extreme danger," and the father hadn't been ruled out as a suspect in their disappearance, police said Saturday. Full Story Top Ex charged in NY with murdering Pa. dance student Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:22 pm PST AP - A 20-year-old Pennsylvania dance student who vanished last week while on Thanksgiving break in her hometown was killed by her on-again, off-again boyfriend, who then dumped her body in a park "like garbage," a prosecutor said Saturday. Full Story Top Police: 2 men shot inside suburban Detroit mall Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:48 pm PST AP - A dispute between two rival groups of teenagers escalated into gunfire Saturday when members of one of the groups opened fire inside a shopping mall, critically injuring one teenager and a clothing store worker as holiday shoppers dashed for cover, police said. Full Story Top Rio cops, troops preparing to invade gang haven Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:44 pm PST AP - Police and soldiers kept one of Rio's most dangerous slums under siege early Sunday, blocking entrances to hillside alleyways with armored cars and warning gang members barricaded inside that they were ready to take the shantytown by force. Full Story Top Fiery cargo plane crash kills 9 in Pakistani city Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:54 pm PST AP - A cargo plane crashed in flames into a residential area in Pakistan's largest city soon after takeoff Sunday, killing all eight Russian crew and at least one person on the ground, officials said. Full Story Top Keys, Lady Gaga to sign off Twitter for charity Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:26 pm PST AP - Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga take charity work seriously, and they're going offline to prove it. Full Story Top Big Ten race ends in 3-way tie Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:21 pm PST AP - The Big Ten race won't officially be decided until Dec. 5 when the final BCS standings come out. Full Story Top Somali-born teen arrested in car bomb sting Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:33 pm PST Reuters - A Somali-born teenager was arrested on Friday for attempting to detonate what he thought was a car bomb at a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Oregon, officials said. Full Story Top North Korea "readies missiles" Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:55 pm PST Reuters - North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday, as the United States and South Korea began military exercises and China said it would try to ensure peace. Full Story Top Retailers slow discounts after "Black Friday" Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:18 pm PST Reuters - Retailers scaled back discounts and shoppers were less frenzied on Saturday, a day after the mad rush for "Black Friday" bargains kicked off the holiday shopping season. Full Story Top Cargo plane crashes in Karachi residential area Sat, 27 Nov 2010 04:04 pm PST Reuters - A plane carrying eight people crashed early on Sunday in a residential area of Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city, setting buildings on fire. Full Story Top Nigeria detains 12 in Halliburton bribery case Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:58 pm PST Reuters - Nigeria's anti-corruption police have raided the offices of the U.S. oilfield services group Halliburton and arrested 12 people in a bribery case involving the former Halliburton unit KBR Inc, a spokesman said on Saturday. Full Story Top Brazil's Rio tense as police close in on slum gang Sat, 27 Nov 2010 04:03 pm PST Reuters - Police positioned armored vehicles on the edge of a Rio de Janeiro slum at dusk on Saturday in preparation for a possible offensive to root out drug traffickers behind a wave of urban violence that has killed at least 46 people. Full Story Top Online bargain-hunting spreads beyond Cyber Monday Sat, 27 Nov 2010 04:21 pm PST Reuters - Early discounts may have taken some of the shine off Cyber Monday but the key online holiday shopping day is still expected to attract bargain hunters who may not have had their fill over the weekend. Full Story Top Hugo Chavez says Russia lends Venezuela $4 billion for arms Sat, 27 Nov 2010 01:48 pm PST Reuters - Russia gave Venezuela a $4 billion credit to buy weapons when President Hugo Chavez visited Moscow last month, adding to billions the socialist leader has already spent on re-equipping the army. Full Story Top US, S.Korea in show of force as islanders take refuge Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:09 pm PST AFP - The United States and South Korea staged a potent show of naval strength Sunday as residents of a border island bombarded last week by North Korea scurried for shelter for fear of a new attack. Full Story Top I.Coast poised for presidential vote amid violence Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:51 pm PST AFP - Ivory Coast seeks to end a decade of conflict and instability on Sunday when it votes in the decisive round of a tense presidential election marred by deadly violence. Full Story Top

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