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	Click to View in Browser 01/26/2015 East Coast braces, flights canceled as 'historic' blizzard looms NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first flakes ahead of a potentially historic blizzard began swirling through New York City on Monday morning, with forecasters predicting up to 3 feet (90cm) of snow in the coming day and millions of people facing snarled transportation. N.Y. State Assembly Speaker Silver to temporarily relinquish duties: NYT (Reuters) - New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver agreed on Sunday to relinquish his duties on a temporary basis as he fights federal corruption charges, the New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the matter. Unknown 'device' lands on White House grounds; no danger seen NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service has recovered a "device" on the White House grounds, which according to reports was a small drone, but there was no immediate danger from the incident, the White House said. U.S. firms raising wages; skills gap in goods producing sector: survey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A significant number of American companies plan to raise wages in the next three months, a survey showed on Monday, bolstering expectations of an acceleration in wage growth this year. Union sends messages of frustration in U.S. refinery contract talks HOUSTON (Reuters) - In five days of negotiations for a new three-year contract covering hourly workers at 63 U.S. refineries, the United Steelworkers union (USW) has sent only messages of frustration to its members. Two flights evacuated at Sea-Tac International over security issue LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two commercial airline flights were evacuated after landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Sunday over a security concern, a spokesman for the airport said. Obama to propose protecting U.S. Arctic wildlife refuge from drilling WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will call on Congress to expand protection of Alaska's Arctic refuge where oil and gas drilling is prohibited to 12 million acres (5 million hectares), an area that includes 1.4 million oil-rich acres along the coast. Two dead in apparent murder-suicide at NYC Home Depot: NYPD NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two people were killed after a shooting in a Home Depot store in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood on Sunday afternoon in what appears to be a murder-suicide, two New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesmen said. Eastern Michigan University women's basketball player dies in car crash (Reuters) - A member of the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team and another university student died on Sunday in a head-on car crash near campus in Ypsilanti Township, officials said. Senior House Republican says housing finance reform 'huge priority' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. Republican lawmaker will revisit a plan to reduce government involvement in the country's housing finance system, and expects Senate colleagues to be receptive to potential changes, according to an interview aired on C-SPAN on Sunday. Related Video Monster storm headed to the East Coast Potential Republican candidates target U.S. economy Great Debate Greece still unlikely to leave euro zone after Syriza win What does an electronic open-air drug market have to do with bringing down dictators? Everything. 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