Boeing Dreamliner to make special one-time flight

WASHINGTON: A Boeing 787 Dreamliner will fly for the first time in three weeks in a so-called ferry flight after the company won permission on Wednesday from US regulators.In the special one-time flight, the plane -- with no passengers and just the minimum crew needed to fly it -- will travel on Thursday from Forth Worth, Texas, where it was being painted, back to Boeing's assembly plant...

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Shoes hurled at Iranian president during Egypt visit

From Adam Makary, for CNN updated 7:06 PM EST, Wed February 6, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSThis is the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian president in more than 30 years Prosecutor's office: Four men are out on bail after allegedly throwing the shoes Officials say the men are Salafis, who have accused Iran of financing ShiitesCairo (CNN) -- During a historic trip to Egypt, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...

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Celebrities call on Congress to back gun control measures

Tony Bennett, Chris Rock, Adam Scott, Amanda Peet and other celebrities today joined joined a coalition of elected officials, law enforcement officers, physicians and others on Capitol Hill in support of President Obama's plan to reduce gun violence. Play VideoCelebrities team up for gun control action"I still haven't gotten over Connecticut," Bennett said, referring to the mass shooting at Sandy...

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Armstrong May Testify Under Oath on Doping

Facing a federal criminal investigation and a deadline that originally was tonight to tell all under oath to anti-doping authorities or lose his last chance at reducing his lifetime sporting ban, Lance Armstrong now may cooperate.His apparent 11th-hour about-face, according to the U.S. Anti Doping Agency (USADA), suggests he might testify under oath and give full details to...

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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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China radar-lock on Japan ship 'dangerous': PM Abe

TOKYO: The radar-lock that a Chinese frigate put on a Japanese warship was "dangerous" and "provocative", Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday, as tensions in a territorial row ratcheted up."It was a dangerous act that could have led to an unpredictable situation," Abe told parliament. "It is extremely regrettable. We strongly ask for their self-restraint in order to avoid...

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Tsunami detected after quake strikes near Solomon Islands

The center of the quake was located some 360 miles east-southeast of Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands.STORY HIGHLIGHTSA tsunami alert is issued for various islands in the South PacificNo immediate reports of damage or injuriesEvacuations are ordered for some coastal residents of New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands(CNN) -- An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific...

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Sandy storm victims react to proposed home buyout

(CBS News) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - One hundred days ago, the Northeast was hit by a left hook from superstorm Sandy. This week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed spending $400 million to buy up and demolish thousands of those homes, so the property can be turned back into wetlands. Homeowners have mixed feelings about the proposal. For 11 years, Joe Monte worked two jobs and spent weekends renovating...

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Lance Armstrong Under Criminal Investigation

Federal investigators are in the midst of an active criminal investigation of disgraced 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 office...

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Richard III still the criminal king

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