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Top Stories: Target's Data Breach; Weekly Jobless Claims Up

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Breach At Target Stores May Affect 40 Million Card Accounts.

-- Jobless Claims Rose Last Week, But Trend May Still Be Good.

-- 'Duck Dynasty' Patriarch Doubles Down; Palin Defends Him.

And here are more early headlines:

U.S. Official Arrives In Central African Republic. ( VOA)

Lack Of European-Made Drugs Slows Number Of U.S. Executions. (Guardian)

Russia Bailed Out Ukraine As Brotherly Gesture, Says Putin. ( Wall Street Journal)

Fighting In South Sudan Spreads. ( BBC)

Thai Protesters Stage Huge Downtown Picnic, Cause Havoc. ( AP)

Majority Of California's Big Sur Fire Contained. ( Los Angeles Times)

Georgia Grandmother Holds 1 Winning Mega Millions Lottery Ticket. ( Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Donor Drops $3500 Diamond Ring Inside Salvation Army Red Kettle. ( WBFS-TV)

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Korva Coleman is a newscaster for NPR.