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Morning Digest: Exclusive: Obama to announce overhaul to controversial NSA program

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01/17/2014

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Exclusive: Obama to announce overhaul to controversial NSA program

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce on Friday a major overhaul of a controversial National Security Agency program that collects vast amounts of basic telephone call data on foreigners and Americans, a senior Obama administration official said..

Blast wounds 36 anti-government protesters in Thai capital

BANGKOK (Reuters) - An explosive device tossed at anti-government protesters wounded 36 in central Bangkok on Friday and other violence rippled through the Thai capital after several days of relative calm when the movement appeared to be running out of steam..

IBM to spend $1.2 billion to expand cloud services

(Reuters) - IBM Corp said it will invest more than $1.2 billion to build up to 15 new data centers across five continents to expand its cloud services and reach new clients and markets..

'12 Years a Slave,' 'American Hustle' win big at Critics Choice awards

(Reuters) - "12 Years a Slave," Cate Blanchett and Matthew McConaughey were among big winners at the Critics Choice Movie Awards on Thursday, taking honors for best picture, actress and actor..

Sizzling Serena stays hot as Melbourne cools

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number one Serena Williams made light of scorching temperatures on the fourth and final day of the Melbourne Park heatwave to blast her way into the last 16 of the Australian Open for the loss of just a dozen games on Friday..

Facebook "relationships guy" courts Hollywood, media in new push

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Beyonce fans got a big surprise at midnight on December 13, when the pop star announced her new album from out of the blue..

Australian scientists microchip bees to map movements, halt diseases

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists are gluing tiny sensors onto thousands of honey bees to track their movements in a trial aimed at halting the spread of diseases that have wiped out populations in the northern hemisphere..

Critic of France's Hollande says it with dung

PARIS (Reuters) - A critic of President Francois Hollande and France's ruling elite dumped tonnes of horse manure in front of the national parliament building in Paris on Thursday in a pungent protest against French politics..