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U.S. Top News: Some cities find small steps key to storm protection

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11/20/2012

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Some cities find small steps key to storm protection

SACO, Maine (Reuters) - In the aftermath of the historic floods caused by Superstorm Sandy, some city leaders have begun to argue for the construction of sea walls capable of shielding the U.S. coastline from ever more intense storms.

Four men charged in California with terrorist plot

(Reuters) - Four men have been arrested in southern California and charged with plotting to kill Americans overseas by joining up with al Qaeda to engage in "violent jihad" or Islamic holy war, the FBI said on Monday.

Bankrupt San Bernardino seeks renegotiation of Calpers debt

(Reuters) - Bankrupt San Bernardino, California, presented a new budget on Monday in which it proposed renegotiating its obligations to the state's powerful public employee pension, a move that could have far-reaching implications for the fund and other creditors in the bankruptcy proceedings.

Meningitis victims try to freeze nearly $500 million in assets

BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday is expected to hear arguments on whether to freeze nearly $500 million in assets, including luxury homes, related to New England Compounding Center, the pharmacy linked to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak.

Volkswagen recalls 2,791 Beetle cars in North America for airbag issue

(Reuters) - Volkswagen AG is recalling 2,791 Beetle cars in North America because the airbag may deploy even if a child is secured in the front seat.

U.S. soldier enters no plea in 2009 Iraq shootings

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military combat stress center in Baghdad in 2009 entered no plea at an arraignment on Monday at a military base in Washington state.

Advisory panel moves to make HIV testing routine

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An influential U.S. panel has called for routine HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, a change that could help reduce some of the stigma about getting tested for the sexually transmitted infection that causes AIDS.

Psychiatrist found accused Oakland college shooter mentally ill

OAKLAND (Reuters) - A former nursing student charged with killing seven people at a Christian college in Oakland this year has been found by a psychiatrist to suffer from schizophrenia and unfit to stand trial, his lawyer told a judge on Monday.

Broadwell hires Washington PR firm to deal with Petraeus scandal

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Paula Broadwell, the biographer whose affair with former CIA chief David Petraeus led to his resignation, has hired a high-profile Washington communications firm, Glover Park Group, to represent her, a source familiar with the arrangement said on Monday.

Court rejects Hobby Lobby's challenge to contraceptive mandate

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday denied a legal challenge to President Barack Obama's signature health reforms, ruling that the owners of a $3 billion arts and crafts chain must provide emergency contraceptives in their group health care plan.