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• King Abdullah, a Shrewd Force Who Reshaped Saudi Arabia, Dies at 90 - New York Times
• Islamic State Deadline for Japanese Hostages Expires - Voice of America
• Dark Master of New York Politics Accused of Taking Millions in Bribes - Daily Beast

King Abdullah, a Shrewd Force Who Reshaped Saudi Arabia, Dies at 90 - New York Times Posted: 23 Jan 2015 02:44 AM PST New York Times King Abdullah, a Shrewd Force Who Reshaped Saudi Arabia, Dies at 90 New York Times King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who came to the throne in old age and earned a reputation as a cautious reformer even as the Arab Spring revolts toppled heads of state and Islamic State militants threatened the Muslim establishment that he represented, died ... Saudi Arabia's New King Probably Will Not Change Current Oil PolicyBloomberg Shares, bonds lifted by QE; oil up after Saudi king diesReuters King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Photo: APYnetnews NBCNews.com -CNN International -ABC News all 2,124 news articles »

Islamic State Deadline for Japanese Hostages Expires - Voice of America Posted: 23 Jan 2015 03:16 AM PST Voice of America Islamic State Deadline for Japanese Hostages Expires Voice of America The deadline of a demand for Japan to hand over $200 million to Islamic State militants for the release of two Japanese citizens has expired. There was no immediate word Friday on the fate of the two men. Earlier Friday, the mother of one of the Japanese ... Japanese Hostage's Mother Urges Islamic State to Spare HimNew York Times ISIS-affiliated militants say 'countdown has begun' for group to kill Japanese ...Fox News Militants say countdown has begun for Japanese hostagesUSA TODAY The Hindu -Chron.com all 509 news articles »

Dark Master of New York Politics Accused of Taking Millions in Bribes - Daily Beast Posted: 23 Jan 2015 03:03 AM PST Daily Beast Dark Master of New York Politics Accused of Taking Millions in Bribes Daily Beast From prostitutes to Twitter junk shots, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver watched as scandals felled his fellow New York lawmakers. Now he's been arrested—but is he out? One New York governor visited high-priced hookers. A congressman accidentally ... Sheldon Silver, powerful head of New York Assembly, faces graft chargesLos Angeles Times What Happened to Joe Bruno, the New York Senate Majority Leader Charged ...New York Magazine Silver arrested on bribery chargesOneonta Daily Star Capital New York -STLtoday.com -New York Daily News all 1,022 news articles »

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