The art of the "fiscal cliff" deal
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57561474/the-art-of-the-fiscal-cliff-deal/
Nobody said it would be easy. Senators voted in the pre-dawn hours of New Year's Day to pass the long-sought agreement on the "fiscal cliff" and the House readies for its turn as soon as today, which, if the House passes it, would officially avert the tax hikes ...
Hannah Storm Back After Accident
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/31/3988381/espns-hannah-storm-returns-3-weeks.html
ESPN anchor Hannah Storm returns to the air New Year's Day, exactly three weeks after she was seriously burned in a propane gas grill accident at her home.
World looks to 2013 after violence, economic woes
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/asian-nations-giving-enthusiastic-2013-18101796
NEW YORK (AP) - As the world rang in 2013 with spectacular fireworks displays and showers of confetti, the specter of economic uncertainty and searing violence dimmed some festivities and weighed on the minds of revelers hoping for a better year.
Colorado gets members-only clubs for legal pot use
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/01/01/co-marijuana-clubs-open.html
Rachel Schaefer of Denver smokes marijuana on the official opening night of Club 64, a marijuana-specific social club, where a New Year's Eve party was held.
Pundit: Clot 'won't help' prez hopes
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/clinton-receiving-blood-thinners-to-dissolve-clot-1.4394800
Hillary Clinton is widely viewed as a leading 2016 presidential contender, but pundits on both sides of the political spectrum are predictably split on what impact her current health woes could have on her political aspirations.
Amid chaos, police struggle to ID victims of Vancouver bound bus crash in Oregon
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/01/amid-chaos-police-struggle-to-id-victims-of-vancouver-bound-bus-crash-in-oregon/
PENDLETON, Ore. - Investigators in Oregon are trying to piece together the final moments before a Vancouver-bound tour bus carrying 48 people careened down a steep hillside, ejecting some of the passengers and killing nine.
60 crushed to death in Ivory Coast stampede, minister says
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Suspect-arrested-in-fatal-Sacramento-bar-shooting-4159167.php
(CNN) -- A New Year's Eve fireworks display in Ivory Coast turned from celebration to tragedy early Tuesday when 60 people -- most of them women and children -- were crushed to death in a stampede, officials said.
2 missing boaters believed dead in central Florida
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/boaters-missing-gator-infested-waters-article-1.1230201
OVIEDO, Fla. - State wildlife officials say two boaters who went missing on a central Florida lake are likely dead. Jason Cobb of Osteen and Charles Jackson of Deltona were reported missing Saturday after they failed to return from an early morning fishing ...
Maryland holds seven gay marriages to mark arrival of new year
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/01/maryland-gay-marriage-new-year
Seven gay couples rang in the New Year in Maryland with wedding bells early Tuesday, marking the first wave of nuptials since voters in the state backed the legalization of same-sex marriage.
Facebook password law: Some state employers may no longer force employees ...
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/world/facebook-password-law-some-state-employers-may-no-longer-force-employees-to-provide-passwords
In Illinois and California, employers may no longer force their employees to provide their passwords to Facebook and other social media accounts.
Judge halts contraceptive mandate for Mich. firm
http://christiannews.net/2013/01/01/dominos-pizza-founder-obtains-last-minute-injunction-against-obamacares-abortion-pill-mandate/
DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge has ruled a property management company owned by the founder of Domino's Pizza doesn't have to immediately implement mandatory contraception coverage in the health care law.
What's closed for New Year's
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/what-s-open-in-the-city-on-new-year-s-day-1.1096747
Tuesday is New Year's Day. Here is how the holiday will affect government and community services. Government: Federal, state, county and municipal offices, courts, banks and post offices are closed Tuesday.
Words to ban
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/words_from_de_wise_fbrmxIui0lS3R2wyZE8S8O
The final Buttfumble comes from Rex Ryan, who postponed his year-end press... Giants haunted. Jerry Reese is a man of few words, and thus it came as no surprise when he... Amar'e questions. The Knicks are on a 57-win pace without Amar'e Stoudemire.
Greenwich Village Couple Caught With Weapons and Explosives in Their ...
http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2013/01/greenwich-village-couple-caught-with-weapons-and-explosives-in-their-apartment
The daughter of a well-known doctor and her Harvard graduate boyfriend were caught with several weapons and bomb-making materials in their Greenwich Village apartment.
Phoenix police target celebratory random gunfire
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Celebrating-new-year-with-gunfire-is-illegal/-/1637132/17952204/-/14impgqz/-/index.html
PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix police will be on patrol New Year's Eve for random celebratory gunfire. Police say neighborhood enforcement teams will be passing out flyers and arresting violators.
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