05-Jan-2014 11:39

Midwest, Northeast brace for Arctic blast, record lows - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/05/us-usa-weather-idUSBREA000JC20140105

Rival South Sudan Factions Agree to Direct Cease-Fire Talks - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-04/rival-south-sudan-factions-agree-to-direct-talks-on-cease-fire.html

Boeing contract cuts into local labor influence - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Boeing-contract-cuts-into-local-labor-influence-5115323.php

Kerry says Israel, Palestinians making progress on peace 'puzzle' - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/05/us-israel-palestinians-kerry-idUSBRE9BU0KE20140105

U.S. Won't Send Troops to Iraq to Fight al-Qaeda - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-05/u-s-won-t-send-troops-to-iraq-to-fight-al-qaeda.html

'Polar vortex' grips the US in coldest temperatures in decades - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10550862/Polar-vortex-grips-the-US-in-coldest-temperatures-in-decades.html

NY gov Cuomo to reportedly allow limited use of medical marijuana - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/04/ny-to-allow-limited-use-medical-marijuana/

Goa building collapse: Toll rises to 15; search on for builder - Indian Express :: http://www.indianexpress.com/picture-gallery/-goa-building-collapse-toll-rises-to-15--search-on-for-builder/4256-1.html

Ariel Sharon: Doctors pessimistic over ex-PM's survival - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25611739

Small plane lands on highway in the Bronx - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/04/plane-highway-bronx/4319323/