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Also: U.N. ambassador Samantha Power arrives in the Central African Republic; a "Duck Dynasty" star reiterates homophobic comments; Russia says it bailed out Ukraine as a fraternal gesture; and an anonymous donor drops a diamond ring into a Salvation Army red kettle.

Also: A German magazine alleges the NSA infiltates some technology companies' data; a very strong cyclone will hit Australia; the home of the German ambassador to Greece is hit by gunfire; and Justice Sonia Sotomayor will push the ball drop in New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve.

Also: The next round of Iranian nuclear talks has opened; three astronauts return safely from space; and Christie's breaks all records in its latest contemporary art auction featuring Warhol.

Also: The White House urges colleges to stop sexual violence; NBA commissioner Adam Silver holds a news conference on L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling; and a Rosie the Riveter factory could close.

Also: A new survey finds expensive colleges don't make people happier; the American Legion wants VA Secretary Shinseki to resign over health care problems; and a long-lost Mendelssohn song is found.

Also: An appellate court suspends voter ID laws in Arizona and Kansas; Thai protesters are angry over their interim government; and China uses monkeys to help patrol military bases.

Also: The death toll from Pakistan's enormous earthquake continues to rise; an international court upholds former Liberian leader Charles Taylor's war crimes conviction; the EPA will investigate the molasses spill in Honolulu's harbor; and wild pigs frighten an Atlanta-area neighborhood.

Also: School clerk in Georgia credited with persuading gunman to surrender; Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to be sentenced; and a judge approves Kodak's exit from bankruptcy.

Top Stories: lottery jackpot reaches record size as drawing gets close; European finance ministers tentatively agree to shore up the euro by hundreds of billions; Bin Laden had five safe houses and four kids, according to one of his wives.

Top stories include GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's decision to endorse rival Mitt Romney; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses Chinese dissident Chen Guangchen, saying she hopes Chen will soon arrive in the U.S. to pursue studies.