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| Video: Evening News Online, 02.06.12 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:40:53 EST As the situation in Syria gets more dangerous by the hour, American diplomats are forced to evacuate; Then, 17 Americans are facing charges of encouraging the unrest that has engulfed the country for nearly a year; Also, a rare look inside the training of the federal air marshals. |
| Video: Inside look into Federal Air Marshal training Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:25:35 EST The Transportation Security Administration took over aviation security after the attacks of Sept. 11. Bob Orr takes a rare look inside the training of the federal air marshals who were given the job of protecting passengers 30,000 feet in the air. |
| Video: Home heating costs on the rise Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:25:24 EST Despite this winter shaping up to be one of the warmest in half a century, the cost of heating a home with oil is on the rise. Michelle Miller finds out why. |
| Video: Gingrich campaigning for Colo. comeback Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:25:07 EST With a landslide victory in Nevada, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has all the momentum he needs to propel him to a possible nomination. But as Jan Crawford reports, former front-runner Newt Gingrich still has some fight left in him on the eve of Colorado's caucus. |
| Video: WH responds to Egypt's charges against Americans Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:24:55 EST As protestors clashed with Egyptian police, 17 Americans are facing charges of encouraging the unrest that has engulfed the country for nearly a year. Norah O'Donnell spoke with one of the accused who was home in Washington, D.C. when the charges were announced. |
| A look at the secretive world of air marshals Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:13:17 EST A quickly growing force of air marshals patrol flights every day, and go through rigorous training beforehand |
| Authorities: Josh Powell planned deadly fire Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:52:56 EST Investigators say man suspected of killing his wife, planning fire that killed his young children sent final emails to acquaintances |
| Video: Ryan Reynolds on working with Denzel Washington Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:38:52 EST Ryan Reynolds speaks with CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi about working alongside Oscar-winner Denzel Washington in the new action thriller, "Safe House." |
| Video: Preview: Screenplay for Murder Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:37:39 EST An all-new "48 Hours Mystery" airs Saturday, Feb. 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. To miss it would be a crime! |
| Video: Denzel Washington talks "Safe House" Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:22:12 EST Denzel Washington speaks with CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi about his new starring role in the action-packed "Safe House," also starring Ryan Reynolds. |
| Fraud convict guilty of behind-bars murder plot Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:56:03 EST Man jailed for $100 million mortgage-fraud scheme attempted to have a key witness murdered by a hit man |
| Tucson suspect's stay at Mo. prison extended Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:26:28 EST Judge rules man accused of shooting Gabrielle Giffords, killing 6 others, should stay 4 more months in federal facility |
| Ore. family lost in woods considered eating dog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:38:02 EST Family was lost in the forest while picking mushrooms; Spent about a week living in a hollow log |
| Lawyer: Powell boy spoke of mommy "in the trunk" Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:21:58 EST Attorney for Susan Powell's parents says children dead in house explosion had started talking about mother's disappearance |
| Texas man who paid $16 for home forced to vacate Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:36:40 EST Roanoke man filed "affidavit of adverse possession," claiming he could live in empty home because owner could not be found |
| Video: Britain celebrates Queen's Diamond Jubilee Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:49:10 EST Queen Elizabeth II has been on the throne for 60 years and shows no signs of slowing down. CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips reports. |
| Man accidentally shoots self at Georgia gun show Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:36:44 EST 26-year-old discharged round into his leg while reloading pistol in parking lot; Injury not life-threatening |
| Egypt names 19 Americans facing trial Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:31:39 EST Washington blasts charges that indicted NGO workers funded or supported anti-government protests |
| Video: Jason Wu: High fashion hits Target Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:58:56 EST Fashion designer Jason Wu - best known for designing Michelle Obama's gown for the Inaugural Ball - debuted a line of affordable clothes at Target. Erica Hill reports on the much-sought-after designer. |
| Video: Super Bowl ads: The best and the worst Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:06:57 EST Some people watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. Stuart Elliott, New York Times advertising reporter, talks to Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Erica Hill about the winners and losers in the ad game. |
| Terminally ill prof teaches end-of-life lessons Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:28:04 EST University of Missouri educator using web to share cancer experience, says he's not wasting his time fighting the cancer |
| L.A. school closes amid teacher sex abuse probe Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:16:08 EST Calif. school cancels classes, officials to meet with parents after arrests of 2 teachers suspected of lewd acts with students |
| Video: Learning how to live, and die Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:11:03 EST A professor who spent decades teaching others how to care for dying patients is now terminally ill himself. CBS News national correspondent Lee Cowan reports on how he's still teaching lessons on life and death. |
| Ex-UVa. lacrosse player's murder trial starting Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:10:38 EST Jury selection beginning in case of George Huguely, accused in death of sometime girlfriend Yeardley Love |
| Video: Prof. David Oliver's life lessons Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:15:27 EST Prof. David Oliver talks to Charlie Rose and Erica Hill about his experience in dealing with a terminal illness after years of teaching others how to cope with death and dying. |
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| Word of the day |
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 06, 2012 is:
propinquity • \pruh-PING-kwuh-tee\ • noun
1 : nearness of blood : kinship 2 : nearness in place or time : proximity
Examples:
Many of the retirement community's residents cite the propinquity of the area's various cultural offerings as a significant reason for their choice of the facility.
"Canada was faced with the overwhelming propinquity of the United States; it was just next door -- for almost nine thousand kilometres." -- From Derek Lundy's 2011 book Borderlands: Riding the Edge of America
Did you know?
"Propinquity" and its cousin "proximity" are related through the Latin root "prope," which means "near." That root gave rise to "proximus" (the parent of "proximity") and "propinquus" (an ancestor of "propinquity"). "Proximus" is the superlative of "prope" and thus means "nearest," whereas "propinquus" simply means "near" or "akin," but in English "propinquity" conveys a stronger sense of closeness than "proximity." (The latter usually suggests a sense of being in the vicinity of something.) The distinctions between the two words are subtle, however, and they are often used interchangeably. "Propinquity" is believed to be the older of the two words, first appearing in English in the 14th century; "proximity" followed a century later.