Chris Christie's Struggle and the Politics of Weight

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's weight is back in the spotlight this week. On Monday he joined in on the fat jokes with David Letterman, even munching on a doughnut; on Tuesday he seriously addressed his struggles at a press conference.The usually tough-talking 50-year-old Republican openly acknowledged that he may have good health right now, but his "doctor continues to warn...

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What follows N. Korea's nuclear test?

STORY HIGHLIGHTSLopez: Uranium-based blast would pose new challenge to U.N. Security CouncilIndicates Pyongyang has advanced centrifuge technologies and related systemsNorth Korea's young leader appears to care little about what U.N. or China thinkProduct-based sanctions may stifle the North's ability to continue nuclear programEditor's note: George A. Lopez holds the Hesburgh Chair in Peace Studies...

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Asian markets mostly higher following Wall Street advance

HONG KONG : Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday following big losses in the previous session, with Tokyo surging as the yen tumbled after Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa said he will step down early.Traders also took a lead from Wall Street and Europe, where encouraging economic data offset concerns over political uncertainty in Spain and Italy.Tokyo soared 3.37 percent, or 416.83...

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Japan: China ship's actions 'dangerous'

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe delivers a speech on February 2, 2013 on Okinawa near the disputed islands.STORY HIGHLIGHTSChina rejects complaints about its navy patrols by JapanJapan had accused China of using radar to track a Japanese ship and helicopterTaiwan, China and Japan are disputing a group of islandsChina says it is patrolling its waters near the islandsTokyo (CNN) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo...

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Obama to bring "urgent" peace agenda to Israel

JERUSALEM President Obama will bring an "urgent" peacemaking agenda to Israel on his upcoming visit, focusing on the region and the resumption of talks between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro said Wednesday. Shapiro spoke a day after the White House announced Mr. Obama will visit Israel, the West Bank and Jordan in the spring, at the beginning of both his second term in...

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Lance Armstrong Under Criminal Investigation

Federal investigators are in the midst of an active criminal investigation of disgraced former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, ABC News has learned.The revelation comes in stark contrast to statements made by the U.S. Attorney for Southern California, Andre Birotte, who addressed his own criminal inquiry of Armstrong for the first time publicly on Tuesday. Birotte's...

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Richard III still the criminal king

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Parliament debates WP's proposals on labour participation

SINGAPORE: A considerable amount of time was spent debating the Workers' Party's (WP) proposals put forward on Monday by its party chairman Sylvia Lim.The opposition party had proposed that the growth of foreign worker numbers can be reined in by increasing the labour force participation rate of Singaporeans.Member of Parliament (MP) for Aljunied Group Representation Constituency Chen...

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Police: Suspect said he had PTSD

STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Routh told his sister he'd killed two men, "traded his soul for a truck," an arrest warrant saysThe ex-Marine faces murder charges in deaths of veterans Chris Kyle and Chad LittlefieldRouth's family called cops in 2012; he was mad because his father planned to sell his gunThe 25-year-old told police he had PTSD, was hurting and his family didn't understand Read a version of this...

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Signs of runaway heat seen in Dreamliner batteries

TOKYO An investigation into a lithium ion battery that overheated on a Boeing 787 flight in Japan last month found evidence of the same type of "thermal runaway" seen in a similar incident in Boston, officials said Tuesday. The Japan Transportation Safety Board said that CAT scans and other analysis found damage to all eight cells in the battery that overheated on the All Nippon Airways 787 on Jan....

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