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3:53 pm
Fri January 11, 2013

FAA To Review New 787 Dreamliner After Spate Of Problems

Originally published on Fri January 11, 2013 5:11 pm

Boeing faces a comprehensive review of the design and manufacturing of its ballyhooed 787 Dreamliner.

Around the Nation
3:53 pm
Fri January 11, 2013

NRA Head: Registry Of Gun Owners Would Be Very Dangerous

Originally published on Fri January 11, 2013 10:37 pm

Melissa Block talks to David Keene, president of the National Rifle Association.

Business
3:53 pm
Fri January 11, 2013

Hedge Fund Titans Bet Billions On Success Or Failure Of 'Herbalife'

Originally published on Fri January 11, 2013 5:11 pm

A pair of prominent hedge fund managers have taken opposing positions on the nutritional-supplement company Herbalife. Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management says the multilevel-marketing company is a pyramid scheme and a bad investment. He's shorting the stock. Dan Loeb of hedge fund Third Point says Herbalife is a good investment. He's taken an 8.2 percent stake in the company and is betting that its shares will rise. Melissa Block talks with David Kestenbaum of the Planet Money team.

U.S.
3:51 pm
Fri January 11, 2013

Biden Meets With Video Game Makers To Discuss Gun Violence

Originally published on Fri January 11, 2013 5:11 pm

Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up a week of White House meetings regarding gun violence and gun safety by meeting with a group from the video game industry — makers of games that have been criticized for glamorizing gun violence.

Africa
3:49 pm
Fri January 11, 2013

France Comes To Former Colony's Aid To Oust Radical Islamists In Mali

Originally published on Fri January 11, 2013 5:11 pm

French President Francois Hollande announced on Friday that France has intervened militarily in the Saharan African nation of Mali, a former French colony, to stop any further advancement of Islamist extremist forces in the north of the country.

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