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	Click to View in Browser 01/2/2014 Threatening snowstorm may be early test for N.Y. Mayor de Blasio NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is coming into City Hall with a sweeping mandate to address the city's most vexing problems, from economic inequality to police and community relations. Powerful storm bears down on U.S. Northeast with Arctic temps WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first major winter storm of 2014 bore down on the northeastern United States on Thursday, packing heavy snow, Arctic temperatures and strong winds for returning holiday travelers, forecasters said. Jihad Jane: Despite cooperation, U.S. seeks 'decades' in prison WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pennsylvania woman who called herself Jihad Jane and a teenage accomplice from Maryland provided "very significant" assistance to U.S. authorities in several terrorism investigations but still remains a threat to the public, prosecutors say in new court filings. Arsonist strikes Chinese consulate in San Francisco (Reuters) - The Chinese consulate in San Francisco was heavily damaged after an unidentified person set fire to the main gate, the consulate said in a statement on Thursday, in a rare attack on a Chinese mission overseas. Former first lady Barbara Bush remains in Houston hospital (Reuters) - Former first lady Barbara Bush was in a Houston hospital for a third day being treated for a respiratory ailment, a spokesman for her husband's office said. At least 14 injured in Minneapolis apartment building blaze MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - At least 14 people were injured, six of them critically, in an explosion and fire at a Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday morning in frigid temperatures, officials said. De Blasio sworn in as New York mayor, succeeding Bloomberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill de Blasio was formally inaugurated as New York City's 109th mayor on Wednesday at a City Hall ceremony where he promised to take "dead aim" at closing the affordability gap he has decried as New York's tale of two cities. Gay couple exchanges wedding vows on Rose Parade float LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A gay Los Angeles couple exchanged wedding vows atop a flower-covered float trundling through Pasadena on Wednesday as part of the nationally televised Tournament of Roses Parade, capping a momentous year for same-sex marriage in the United States. World's first state-licensed marijuana retailers open doors in Colorado DENVER (Reuters) - The world's first state-licensed marijuana retailers legally permitted to sell pot for recreational use opened for business in Colorado on Wednesday with long lines of customers, marking a new chapter in America's drug culture. Doctors, hospitals expect some confusion as Obamacare plans start (Reuters) - Hospitals and medical practices across the United States braced for confusion and administrative hassles as new insurance plans under President Barack Obama's healthcare law took effect on Wednesday. Related Video Former Israeli leader Sharon's condition deteriorating -hospital Triple bomb blasts in Somalia kill at least 11 Great Debate The Oracle Oregon fiasco, crying wolf on an Obamacare tax, and anointing the 'Politico 50′ Putin's (un)happy new year A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend