Tuesday, December 17, 2013

2013/12/17 Headlines: Judge Deals Major Blow to NSA Phone Spying; Iraq: More Than 70 Killed in Wave of Attacks; Yemeni Parliament Backs Ban on U.S. Drone Attacks After Deadliest Strike This Year; U.N. Makes Historic Fund Appeal for Syria; Report: Polio-Hit Area in Syria Excluded from Vaccine Drive; U.N.: 1.3 Million at Risk of Hunger in Central African Republic; Curfew Imposed in South Sudan After Alleged Coup Attempt; U.S. Repatriates 2 Guantánamo Prisoners to Saudi Arabia; Group of U.S. Scholars Joins Boycott of Israel; Kerry Pledges New Aid for Law Enforcement in Asia Trip; Senate Poised to Pass Budget Deal; Jeh Johnson Confirmed as Homeland Security Chief; Judge Strikes Down Part of Utah's Anti-Polygamy Law; Brazil: Workers Protest Unsafe Conditions at World Cup Stadium; Amazon Workers in Germany Go on Strike; Report: U.S. Oil Production Headed for Near-Record High Due to Fracking; White House Accused of "Systematically" Delaying Key Rules Ahead of 2012 Election