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5:25 am
Tue November 29, 2011

American Airlines Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

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American Airlines jets at Los Angeles International Airport.

American Airlines, one of the giants of the U.S. airline industry, just announced it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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The Two-Way
5:15 am
Tue November 29, 2011

'Massive' Turnout Continues In Egypt On Second Day Of Voting

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Votes piled up inside a ballot box at a polling station in Old Cairo earlier today (Nov. 29, 2011).

A second day of voting is underway in Egypt's parliamentary elections, with turnout being described as "massive and unexpected" and things moving along peacefully, The Associated Press and NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro report from Cairo.

According to the wire service:

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Sports
5:09 am
Tue November 29, 2011

Former Canadian Football Stars Fight Caught On Tape

Joe Kapp and Angelo Mosca are former Canadian Football League stars from the 1960s. Last week, the septuagenarians were honored at a lunch. Kapp offered a flower as a peace gesture. But Mosca rejected it and lashed out with his cane. Kapp advanced with his fists, and the ensuing fight was caught on videotape.

Movies
4:57 am
Tue November 29, 2011

British Film Archive Discovers Lost Disney Short

The short animated film Hungry Hobos created by a young Walt Disney starred a rabbit. It was one of about 26 cartoons featuring Oswald the rabbit. Hungry Hobos screened in 1928 but sat on the shelf for decades. It will be sold at auction.

Law
2:56 am
Tue November 29, 2011

Judge Rejects Citigroup, SEC Settlement

A federal judge has nixed a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He said the deal was "neither fair, nor adequate nor in the public interest." The settlement dealt with Citigroup's handling of subprime mortgage debt prior to the financial crisis.

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