| Springfield, Massachusetts, blast blamed on gas company worker Nov 25th 2012, 19:51 (Reuters) - A utility worker who punctured a natural gas line caused an explosion in a Massachusetts city last week that injured 18 people, a city hall spokesman said on Sunday. Investigators have found that the Columbia Gas of Massachusetts worker breached the high-pressure line with a probe as he checked for the source of a gas smell on Friday at a downtown Springfield strip club, said Tom Walsh, a spokesman for Mayor Domenic Sarno. The area rapidly filled with gas fumes and was evacuated. The source of the gas odor and what sparked the explosion itself were unknown, he said. ... |  | "Fiscal cliff" talks stalled for now but progress possible Nov 25th 2012, 19:36  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers have made little progress in the past 10 days toward a compromise to avoid the harsh tax increases and government spending cuts scheduled for January 1, a senior Democratic senator said on Sunday. The United States is on course to slash its budget deficit nearly in half next year. Closing the gap that quickly, which in Washington is referred to as going over a "fiscal cliff," could easily trigger a recession. "Unfortunately, for the last 10 days, with the House and Congress gone for the Thanksgiving recess ... ...
| | Black Friday sales online top $1 billion for 1st time: comScore Nov 25th 2012, 18:46  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Black Friday retail sales online this year topped $1 billion for the first time ever as more consumers used the Internet do their early holiday shopping, comScore Inc said on Sunday. Online sales jumped 26 percent on Black Friday to $1.04 billion from sales of $816 million on the corresponding day last year, according to comScore data. Amazon.com was the most-visited retail website on Black Friday, and it also posted the highest year-over-year visitor growth rate among the top five retailers. ...
| | McCain says U.N.'s Rice could change his mind over Benghazi Nov 25th 2012, 17:14  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain, a vocal opponent of Susan Rice's possible nomination as Secretary of State, said on Sunday that the U.N. ambassador could change his mind after she explained her statements on the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi. "Sure. She can - I'd give everyone the benefit of explaining their position and the actions that they took," McCain said on the "Fox News Sunday" program when asked if Rice could reverse his opposition. "I'd be glad to have the opportunity to discuss these issues with her," he said. ...
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