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Hostess, Union Mediation Fails; Liquidation Next?

Source: NBC News Hostess Brands said Tuesday night that it failed to reach a deal in mediation with the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union. The bankrupt maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs said it will have no further comment until a hearing scheduled for Wednesday at 11 a.m ET before the U.S. Bankruptcy [...]

Jack Taylor Scores 138 Points: Division III Grinnell Sophomore Breaks NCAA Record (VIDEO)

Source: Luke Meredith / AP / The Huffington Post After a poor shooting weekend, Grinnell guard Jack Taylor was given the green light to shoot his way out of a slump. It only took 108 shots for Taylor to make a mockery of the college basketball record books. Taylor scored 138 points to shatter the [...]

Cease-Fire Hopes Flicker After Tel Aviv Bus Bombing

Source: CNN Near the Israel-Gaza border - Militants took their fight with Israel into the heart of the country Wednesday, exploding a bomb on a public transport bus in Tel Aviv. The attack is likely to complicate already tenuous efforts to achieve a cease-fire. The blast injured 22 people, shook up the Israeli public and [...]

California Terror Plot: FBI Nabs Four Men They Suspect Of Planning “Violent Jihad”

Source: CBS News LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities say four Southern California men have been charged with plotting to kill Americans overseas by joining al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller says the defendants were arrested for plotting to bomb government facilities and public places. They include a man who served [...]

Rockets Slam Into Gaza Building (VIDEO)

CNN’s Anderson Cooper was on the scene shortly after a building in Gaza was struck. WATCH:

Miami School Bus Shooting: Thirteen-Year-Old Girl Shot On Bus, Male Student Questioned

Source: CBS News MIAMI – A 13-year-old girl was shot on a Miami-area charter school bus Tuesday morning and airlifted to a hospital. Miami-Dade Police said they are questioning a male student in custody, but did not release his age. It’s unclear what prompted the shooting inside the Somerset Academy Silver Palms bus in Homestead, [...]

Newark Mayor Corey Booker To Live Off Food Stamps For A Week

Source: Catalina Camia / USA Today Newark Mayor Cory Booker is planning to live off food stamps for a week after challenging a follower on Twitter. Booker, a New Jersey Democrat considered one of his party’s rising stars, is a prolific user of the micro-blogging site. On Sunday, the mayor got into a lengthy exchange [...]

Denny’s CEO Shuts Down Franchise Owner’s Obamacare Threats

Source: Janean Chun / The Huffington Post Don’t expect to hear more about an Obamacare surcharge from Denny’s franchisee John Metz. Denny’s chief executive John Miller privately reached out to Metz to express his “disappointment” with the Florida franchisee’s controversial statements about Obamacare, which sparked a wave of backlash for the national restaurant chain over [...]

Senior Hamas Official Says “Calming Down” To be Announced At 2 p.m. ET

Source: CNN Near the Israel-Gaza border – A halt to the deadly attacks that have turned life into a nightmare for millions in Israel and Gaza could come Tuesday, according to Egypt and Hamas. Israel has said it wants a cease-fire agreement, but has not indicated whether one could be imminent. A senior Hamas official [...]

Koch Brothers ‘Extremely Disappointed’ In Rick Scott After Obamacare Shift

Source: Nick Wing / The Huffington Post Americans for Prosperity, a conservative organization backed by the billionaire Koch brothers, took aim at Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) on Monday, accusing him of working against his state’s interests with his apparent change of heart on Obamacare. In a statement, AFP said that Scott’s recent signal that he was willing [...]