Biden pledges U.S. commitment to Israeli security
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But the vice president also condemns Israel’s announcement of new construction in East Jerusalem, saying it ‘undermines the trust we need right now’ as peace talks are set to begin.
Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday began an effort to mend strained ties with Israel, pledging a total U.S. commitment to that country’s security and declaring that the bonds between the nations were “unbreakable.”
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L.A. City Council considers shutting down ambulances
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The Los Angeles City Council plans to vote Tuesday on deactivating 10 rescue ambulances around the city during nighttime hours, which is when those stations historically have the least number of calls.
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Letterman harasser pleads guilty, gets six months in jail
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A veteran CBS News producer whose actions caused late-night host David Letterman to admit publicly that he had had sexual liaisons with members of his staff pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted grand larceny and will go to jail for six months.
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2 dead, 1 wounded in shooting on Ohio St. campus
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A new Ohio State University custodial employee who received a bad job evaluation shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, officials said Tuesday.
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Israel, Syria announce intent to develop nuclear power
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The announcements at a Paris conference raise the possibility of more scrutiny of the two nations’ activities by international inspectors.
Mideast rivals Israel and Syria on Tuesday each announced ambitions to develop nuclear energy, with Israel facing the prospect that its plan could bring new attention to its secretive nuclear activities.
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Former Dodger Willie Davis dies at 69
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Former Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Willie Davis was found dead Tuesday morning in his Burbank home, police said. He was 69.
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FEMA declares disaster area for foothills neighborhood below Station Fire burn zone
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LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE – Local officials praised a federal disaster declaration Monday for foothills neighborhoods below the Station
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Northrop Grumman drops out of competition for fuel tanker contract
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The Century City company says the odds are stacked against a potential bid for the $35-billion Air Force contract because the revised specifications favor its rival, Boeing.
After fighting for nearly a decade to win one the largest military contracts in U.S. history, Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Monday that it was dropping out of the competition to replace the aging Air Force fleet of Eisenhower-era aerial refueling tankers.
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Obama adds fire to healthcare debate
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The president makes an impassioned plea to voters to call legislators and demand they do ‘the right thing’ and pass a bill rather than focus on the political repercussions.
In an impassioned rally that evoked his campaign, President Obama left what he called the Washington “echo chamber” Monday and urged voters to knock on doors and make phone calls to embolden members of Congress to pass heathcare legislation.
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U.S., South Korea begin war games, angering North Korea
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Pyongyang criticizes the annual exercises as ‘adventurous saber-rattling.’ The drills, known as Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, will last 11 days and involve tens of thousands of troops.
U.S. and South Korean armed forces on Monday began their annual military joint exercises, prompting North Korea to chastise the war games as “a foolish act of banging their heads on a rock.”
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