Wednesday, December 18, 2013

2013/12/18 Headlines: South Sudan Violence Leaves Up to 500 Dead; 6 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Crash; Senate Intel Committee Seeks Release of Internal CIA Report on Torture; Snowden Offers Assistance to Brazil in NSA Spying Probe, Seeks Asylum; House Intel Chair Asks EU to Cancel Snowden Testimony; Tech Execs Meet With Obama on Surveillance; Ukraine, Russia Agree on $15 Billion Bailout; 2 Dead in Shooting at Nevada Medical Center; India Seeks U.S. Apology for Diplomat's Arrest; Embassy Barriers Removed; D.C. Council Approves $11.50/Hour Minimum Wage for 2016; Navy Investigator Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case; Bridge Closures Prompt Claims of Political Retaliation by Christie Appointees; 16 Arrested Blocking Tar Sands Shipment in Oregon; 5 Philadelphia Priests Suspended in Child Abuse Probe; The Advocate Names Pope Francis "Person of the Year"