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 1. PHILIPPINES STRUGGLES IN AFTERMATH OF TYPHOON
The widespread destruction caused by one of the most powerful storms
on record became clear this week, with more than 3,600 dead and
600,000 homeless. After days of logistical bottlenecks, a massive
aid effort was finally reaching the victims.
2. IN A REVERSAL, OBAMA TO ALLOW RENEWAL OF CANCELED HEALTH PLANS
Under pressure from consumers and fellow Democrats, he said the
administration no longer would require insurance companies to
jettison current individual and small group plans that fall short of
minimum coverage standards under the health care law.
3. CHINA TO EASE ONE-CHILD POLICY, ABOLISH LABOR CAMPS
The country's leaders addressed the deeply unpopular programs at a
time when the Communist Party feels increasingly alienated from the
public.
4. MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS URGE DOCTORS TO GET TOUGHER WITH PATIENTS
ABOUT OBESITY
U.S. doctors are being told to calculate a patient's body mass index
and — if needed — come up with a weight-loss plan that includes
counseling.
5. FEDERAL RESERVE NOMINEE STANDS BY LOW INTEREST RATE POLICIES
Janet Yellen said in testimony before the Senate Banking Committee,
which is considering her for the job of Fed chairman, that the U.S.
economy has regained the ground it lost in the Great Recession.
6. BOSTON CRIME BOSS JAMES 'WHITEY' BULGER SENTENCED TO LIFE IN
PRISON
The 84-year-old gangster was found guilty in 11 of the 19 killings
he was accused of, along with dozens of other gangland crimes,
including shakedowns and money-laundering. He sat stone-faced as a
judge castigated him for his "almost unfathomable" depravity.
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7. ARCHITECTS' PANEL RECOGNIZES ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER AS TALLEST
BUILDING IN U.S.
The 1,451-foot Willis Tower in Chicago is being dethroned by the New
York skyscraper. Including its 408-foot needle, it is 1,776 feet
tall and rises on the site of the twin towers that were destroyed in
the 9/11 terrorist attack.
8. 5-YEAR-OLD LEUKEMIA PATIENT BECOMES 'BATKID' TO SAVE SAN
FRANCISCO
With the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and thousands of people
in the city, Miles Scott — aka Batkid — became a superhero for a
day. He dressed in a Batman costume, helped a damsel in distress and
foiled a robbery by the Riddler.
9. AFTER 150 YEARS, NEWSPAPER 'REGRETS THE ERROR' ON GETTYSBURG
ADDRESS
The Patriot-News of Harrisburg says it's sorry that it didn't
recognize the greatness of President Abraham Lincoln's oratory at
the time it was delivered. The newspaper says the coverage by its
predecessor, The Harrisburg Patriot & Union, failed to see the
speech's "momentous importance, timeless eloquence and lasting
significance."
10. HOME OF THE ATLANTA BRAVES SEEMS HEADED FOR EXTINCTION
Turner Field opened as the Olympic stadium for the 1996 Summer Games
and then was converted for baseball the next year. But the Braves
said they are moving out in 2017 to a new $672 million ballpark in
suburban Cobb County.
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