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up for hooliganism following a performance critical of President Putin.
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• 5. WHY US IS JUICIEST TARGET FOR CREDIT CARD HACKERS
• Credit and debit cards in America still rely on an easy-to-copy magnetic strip on the back.
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• 6. GLITCH-FILLED ROLLOUT OF 'OBAMACARE' CHOSEN AS YEAR'S TOP NEWS STORY
• The runner-up in the annual AP survey is the Boston Marathon bombing.
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• 7. AL-QAIDA'S RARE APOLOGY
• The terror group's Yemen branch says it's sorry for an unauthorized attack by one of its fighters on a hospital that killed dozens of people.
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• 8. IN SOUTH SUDAN, FEARS OF FULL-BLOWN CIVIL WAR
• Fighting between rebels and government troops continues to rage in the world's newest country.
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• 9. WHERE FILLING UP MAY FINALLY COST SOMETHING
• As Venezuela's economy struggles, the president hints at increases in the price of gas -- a commodity that has been nearly free for years.
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• 10. APPLE SEALS DEAL WITH WORLD'S BIGGEST PHONE CARRIER
• The pact with China Mobile ends a lengthy courtship between the two companies and could boost sales of the iPhone in China.
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AP News in Brief
Thai protesters try to block sign-up for Feb. 2 polls in latest twist in political crisis
• BANGKOK (AP) -- Anti-government protesters determined to unseat Thailand's prime minister surrounded a Bangkok sports stadium in an unsuccessful attempt to physically block political parties from registering for a February election.
• Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who is popular among the rural majority but disliked by the urban middle class and educated elite, called the Feb. 2 elections to diffuse tension after several weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations in the Thai capital.
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