Hollande braces for pain as turnout low In French local vote

PARIS (Reuters) – Early turnout was low in French local elections on Sunday, threatening to hit the ruling Socialist party with potentially heavy mid-term losses and provide the far-right National Front with gains.

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Hollande braces for pain as turnout low In French local vote

Northeast Braces for Another Blast of Winter Weather

Snow and ice will probably coat the East Coast from Washington to New York later Sunday, snarling rail and road traffic for commuters tomorrow and disrupting air travel throughout the region.
New York City may get as much as seven inches of snow by Monday, with Philadelphia picking up 6 to 10…
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China braces for holiday travel peak

Passengers are waiting to get on the train at Beijing West Railway Station, Jan 25, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING – The number of Chinese passengers is expected to top 100 million a day during the next few days as the week-long Spring Festival holiday approaches, the Ministry …
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China braces for holiday travel peak

Passengers are waiting to get on the train at Beijing West Railway Station, Jan 25, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING – The number of Chinese passengers is expected to top 100 million a day during the next few days as the week-long Spring Festival holiday approaches, the Ministry …
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New Jersey braces for new disclosures in bridge scandal

By Victoria Cavaliere
TRENTON, New Jersey Thu Jan 9, 2014 7:21pm EST

1 of 12. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reacts during a news conference in Trenton January 9, 2014.
Credit: Reuters/Carlo Allegri

TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie…
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AP IMPACT: The world braces for retirement crisis

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ADVANCE FOR USE DEC. 28 AND THEREAFTER – In this Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 photo, Leslie Lynch packs up belongings in her dining room in Glastonbury, Conn. Lynch who lost her job last year is moving out of her home of 21 years because she can no longer afford the mortgage payments. (AP…
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West braces for more stormy weather

A school bus drives past a fallen eucalyptus tree in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. Three people were killed in Northern California as high winds battered the region and caused major power outages, and fallen trees and branches. (AP Photo/The Tribune, Laura A. Oda)

A school…
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Egypt braces for more violence as Brotherhood calls ‘march of anger’

CAIRO (Reuters) – Deeply polarized Egypt braced for renewed confrontation on Friday after the Muslim Brotherhood called for a nationwide march of millions to show anger at a ferocious security crackdown on Islamists in which hundreds were killed.

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U.S. soldier braces for judge’s verdict in WikiLeaks case

FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – U.S. soldier Bradley Manning could learn on Tuesday whether he will face life in prison without parole when a judge renders her verdict on charges that he aided the enemy when he released 700,000 classified documents to the website WikiLeaks.

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Flossie: Hawaii braces for weakened tropical storm

HONOLULU (AP) — Residents and tourists across Hawaii are bracing for heavy rains and strong winds from Tropical Storm Flossie, while the system weakened as it approached the state.
National Weather Service officials said they expect people on the Big Island and Maui to see the brunt of…
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Flossie: Hawaii braces for weakened tropical storm