Here are some things in the news on this year's 12/12, which is the second anniversary of 12/12/12:
From Israel Hayom, during a pre-dawn drive-by attack, terrorists fired shots on the Israeli embassy in Athens, Greece. (via The Washington Free Beacon)
From Radio Free Europe, the Russian Ruble has fallen below 57 to the dollar and 71 to the Euro.
From The Daily Beast, VP Joe Biden recalls threatening to kill a local bully who had pushed his sister off her bicycle.
From UPI, two people have been reported dead as winter storms continue to pound the west coast.
From Reuters, American consumer sentiment is reported to be at an 8-year high.
From Fox News, one of their own correspondents, Dominic Di-Natale, has been found dead, apparently by suicide.
Also from Fox News, a time capsule from 1795 has been found in the cornerstone of the Massachusetts state house.
From The Clarion Ledger, Rose Clayton Cochran, the wife of Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss), has died "after a lengthy illness".
From The Daily Caller, at the U.N. climate conference in Lima, Peru, Secretary of State Kerry gives an unofficial speech, in which he "tries to out-Gore Al Gore".
From The Harvard Crimson, in Harvard Yard, a die-in protest clashes with a bunch of naked runners. (via The Washington Free Beacon)
From the Associated Press, Indian tribes in the United States will be permitted by the DOJ to grow and sell marijuana, as long as they follow the same rules imposed on states that have legalized it. (via Before It's News)
From The Hill and late last night, the House has approved the "Cromnibus" spending bill.
From the New York Post, the Korean Air Lines executive who delayed a flight over being served macadamia nuts has offered an apology, as has her father.
From The Verge, airspace around London has been restricted because of a computer failure at an air traffic control center.
And from ABC News, a type of mushroom with hallucinogenic properties has been found growing in Queen Elizabeth's garden at Buckingham palace.
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