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	Click to View in Browser 10/10/2013 Father to meet fugitive Snowden in Russia MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's father arrived in Moscow on Thursday to see his son, who was granted asylum in Russia after leaking details of government surveillance programs. Ex-Detroit mayor facing federal prison on corruption convictions DETROIT (Reuters) - Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, once seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party, is set to be sentenced Thursday on federal public corruption and bribery convictions prosecutors have said justify a prison term of at least 28 years. Republicans consider short-term U.S. debt ceiling increase WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans are considering signing on to a short-term increase in the government's borrowing authority to buy time for negotiations on broader policy measures, according to a Republican leadership aide. Ex-cop killed in West Virginia federal building gun battle BECKLEY, West Virginia (Reuters) - A former police officer armed with an assault rifle opened fire on the Federal Building in Wheeling, West Virginia, on Wednesday, before being shot dead when security officers returned fire, authorities said. California enacts law allowing nurses to perform some abortions SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California's Democratic governor signed a law on Wednesday that will allow nurses and midwives to perform some abortions, a move aimed at increasing access to the procedure even as other states are tightening the rules. Smartphone users oblivious to gunman who killed student on train SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When a California college student was shot dead by a stranger on a crowded commuter train in San Francisco last month, none of the dozens of passengers on board saw it coming - they were too absorbed in their mobile devices, officials said on Wednesday. California lawmakers hold hearing on prison solitary confinement policy SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California lawmakers concerned about solitary confinement in the state's troubled prison system promised at a hearing on Wednesday to seek to reform the state's practice of keeping inmates in near-isolation for decades. Texas executes man convicted of killing parents in 1998 AUSTIN/PHOENIX, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas inmate who was convicted of killing his parents in 1998 and blowing up their home in Lubbock was executed on Wednesday with a controversial lethal injection drug, hours after Arizona put to death an inmate convicted of strangling an elderly man 35 years ago. Passengers stuck on roller coaster at Florida theme park ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Florida firefighters were attempting to pluck passengers to safety on Wednesday after they got stuck aboard a towering roller coaster that malfunctioned at the Universal theme park in Orlando. During shutdown, U.S. charity to ensure fallen troops' death benefits WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A private U.S. charity struck a deal with the Pentagon on Wednesday to advance a "death gratuity" to families of American troops who die during the government shutdown, after the Defense Department determined it was legally unable to make the $100,000 payment. Related Video Chinese state tv shows Hungarian wingsuit flyer's fatal flight Fugitive Snowden's father arrives in Moscow Great Debate A 14th Amendment for all centuries Why airline mergers are inevitable 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