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	Click to View in Browser 11/21/2012 Detroit council rejects condition for cash infusion DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit will not get a much-needed $10 million after the city council rejected on Tuesday a contract to hire a law firm that was part of a deal to keep the city on track to overhaul its finances. U.S. food banks raise alarm as drought dents government supplies LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The worst U.S. drought in more than half a century has weakened the safety net for the 50 million Americans who struggle to get enough to eat, and the nation's food banks are raising the alarm as the holiday season gets into full swing. Florida teen charged with fatal shooting on school bus MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida boy accused of fatally shooting a 13-year-old girl aboard a school bus has been charged with manslaughter and carrying a concealed firearm, police in Miami said. NYPD finds gun that may be tied to potential serial killings NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police have found a rifle and ammunition in a duffle bag belonging to a man being questioned in connection with the shooting deaths of three Middle Eastern shopkeepers in the past five months, a law enforcement official said Wednesday. U.S. soldier accused of Iraq shooting "psychotic": doctor TACOMA (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military combat stress center in Baghdad in 2009 was psychotic and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder during the shooting frenzy, a top U.S. forensic psychiatrist testified on Tuesday. Kansas court lawyer fired for inappropriate tweet KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - A state appeals court attorney in Kansas was fired on Monday for inappropriate comments on Twitter about former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline, who faces a state Supreme Court ethics review over cases he handled against abortion providers while in office. US Airways flight attendants vote to authorize strike (Reuters) - Flight attendants at US Airways Group Inc, looking to bring more pressure on the carrier to reach a contract agreement, voted by a 94 percent margin to authorize a strike, their union said on Tuesday. After Sandy, a surge of support for New Jersey's Christie NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's approval rating has leaped 19 percentage points since superstorm Sandy slammed the state, as voters by a wide margin applaud his response to the crisis, a Rutgers-Eagleton poll said on Wednesday. Four men charged in California with plot to join al Qaeda LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four men with California ties who are accused of arranging to join up with al Qaeda and Taliban militants for training in Afghanistan have been arrested on U.S. charges of plotting to provide material support to terrorists, the FBI said on Tuesday. Marines establish first operational squad of F-35 fighters (Reuters) - The Marine Corps on Tuesday established its first operational squadron of F-35 fighter jets at an air station in Yuma, Arizona, a move that officials said showed progress on the Pentagon's biggest and most scrutinized weapons program. Related Video Bus blast rocks Tel Aviv U.S. Morning Call: Deere reports, more FB insiders sell off Great Debate To see future electorate, look at California voters now Re-thinking U.S.-China relations A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend