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UPCOMING

POL-Senate-Hawaii

Ten days after the death of longtime U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, Hawaii's Democratic governor on Wednesday will name someone to fill his seat.

US-Winter-Weather (will update)

Winter weather complicated travel for many Americans on Wednesday, and even forced one NBA team to take the rare step of postponing a game due to the conditions.

TRAVEL-Airline-Delays (will update)

Airlines dealt with wintery conditions on Wednesday, with airports in the Northeast seeing lengthy delays. Bus carriers like Greyhound also canceled some routes

Arizona-Armed-Principals

Arizona's attorney general has proposed arming one principal or teacher at each school to defend against attacks such as the recent elementary school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.

Syria-Civil-War (will update)

In what could be one of the highest-level defections from the Syrian government, the country's military police chief has reportedly left Bashar al-Assad's forces to join "the people's revolution."

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Syria-Civil-War

In what could be one of the highest-level defections from the Syrian government, the country's military police chief has reportedly left Bashar al-Assad's forces to join "the people's revolution."

UAE-Terror-Cell-Arrest

Members of a suspected terrorist cell aiming to carry out attacks in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have been arrested, the official Emirates News Agency reported Wednesday.

Nigeria-Market-Fire

At least 1 person died and 40 others were seriously injured in Nigeria on Wednesday when a fire broke in a crowded Lagos marketplace, authorities said.

Egypt-Morsy

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy signed his country's new constitution into law Wednesday, praising the democratic process by which it was ratified, and criticizing some of those who rallied against it.

Russia-US-Adoptions

Russia's upper house of parliament has approved a controversial measure banning adoption of Russian children by U.S. families, Russian media reported Wednesday.

India-Rapes

Authorities lifted the lockout of New Delhi's key government district as massive anti-rape protests that hit the area over the weekend eased Wednesday.

South-Africa-Mandela

Former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from a hospital and will continue receiving treatment at his home in Houghton, a spokesman for South African President Jacob Zuma told CNN on Wednesday.

Central-African-Republic-Demonstration

French President Francois Hollande has ordered his defense minister to deploy soldiers who were already in the Central African Republic to safeguard the embassy in Bangui after a demonstration there Wednesday, his office said in a statement.

Florida-FARC-Lawsuit

More than 1,000 miles away from the jungle where rebels allegedly kidnapped and killed his father, Antonio Caballero is seeking justice. He filed a lawsuit in a Florida court this month, 13 years after the bullet-riddled body of his father -- a former senator and U.N. ambassador -- was found on a dirt road in northern Colombia. In the civil complaint, Caballero -- who now lives in Florida after receiving political asylum in the United States -- says he was forced to flee his home country, abandoning property and businesses, and he wants those responsible to pay. The defendants are two guerrilla groups that have been at war with the Colombian government for decades: the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN).

U.S.A.

US-Winter-Weather

Winter weather complicated travel for many Americans on Wednesday, and even forced one NBA team to take the rare step of postponing a game due to the conditions.

TRAVEL-Airline-Delays

More than 1,000 flights were canceled Wednesday as many holiday travelers looked to return home while a powerful series of storms advanced on the Northeast.

US-FBI-Occupy

The FBI extensively monitored the Occupy Wall Street movement around the United States, using counterterrorism agents and other resources, according to recently released FBI internal documents.

US-New-York-Firefighter-Shooting

A firefighter shot by a sniper in upstate New York calmly described his wounds as "eventually mortal" unless he got medical help soon, although paramedics were kept away because the shooter could still be near Monday morning.

New-York-Beached-Whale

A passer-by discovered a 30-foot-long whale, still breathing, on a New York beach Wednesday morning, authorities said.

MED-Obesity-Young-Children

The number of young children who are obese and extremely obese is going down, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

SPORT-Andruw-Jones-Arrest

Former Major League outfielder Andruw Jones has been arrested and released on battery charges following a domestic dispute between him and his wife in suburban Atlanta early Christmas morning, authorities said.

POLITICS

POL-Fiscal-Cliff-Votes

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in conjunction with the White House, is working to see if the scaled back fiscal cliff package President Barack Obama laid out last week can get through Congress before December 31st.

POL-Poll-Approval-Ratings

President Barack Obama's Cabinet -- currently undergoing a mid-presidency shuffle -- receives mixed reviews in a CNN/ORC International poll released Wednesday. POL-George-HW-Bush-Condition

Former President George H.W. Bush remains in an intensive care unit at a Houston hospital with a "stubborn fever that is slightly elevated," his spokesman told CNN on Wednesday.

POL-DC-Police-Gregory

Washington Metropolitan Police Department is investigating whether NBC's David Gregory violated D.C. gun laws when he displayed what he described as a 30 round magazine as part of an interview during Sunday's "Meet the Press."

MONEY

MONEY-debt-ceiling

Government borrowing will hit the debt ceiling on Monday, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said in a letter to Congress Wednesday. As a result, the Treasury Department will soon start using what it calls "extraordinary measures" to prevent government borrowing from exceeding the legal limit, Geithner wrote. On Monday, debt subject to the limit was just $95 billion below the $16.394 trillion debt ceiling.

MONEY-marriage-penalty-fiscal-cliff

The return of the so-called marriage penalty could cost many couples more than $2,000 in higher 2013 taxes if Congress doesn't get its act together and fix the fiscal cliff.

MONEY-starbucks-fiscal-cliff

Starbucks is launching a political campaign this week it hopes will get the attention of Washington policymakers who have been unable to reach a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.

MONEY-home-prices

The recovery in the housing market continues to pick up steam, as home prices posted the biggest percentage gain in more than two years in the latest reading of the closely followed S&P/Case-Shiller index.

MONEY-bank-foreclosure

Since the housing bubble burst in Florida five years ago, more than 400,000 borrowers have had their homes foreclosed on by their lenders. But for some, it's payback time. Hundreds of homeowners and condo associations are foreclosing on banks that have failed to pay dues and other expenses on the properties they've repossessed.

MONEY-stocks-markets

U.S. stocks faltered Wednesday as political wrangling over the fiscal cliff continued to dominate investor sentiment.

MONEY-toyota-settlement

Toyota Motors agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle a class-action suit by car owners who claimed they suffered economic loss because of unintended acceleration in its cars.

MONEY-toyota-gm

Toyota Motor is set to overtake General Motors and reclaim "the world's biggest car maker" title for 2012, after a bumper year of sales at home and abroad.

MONEY-trade-dry-cleaning-prices

Six months after the United States slapped duties on some imported wire hangers, American dry cleaners and hanger suppliers say they're now paying more for hangers across the board, squeezing their profits and leading many to consider jacking up their rates.

US-Offensive-Google-Apps

The maker of a Google app thinks it's fun to make yourself look Asian by changing the shape of your eyes and wearing a Fu Manchu mustache and rice paddy hat.

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ENT-spidey-700-controversy

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ENT-Girl-Talk-would-be-OK-with-having-fewer-fans

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