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BY JIM FLINK
This is Newsy Now. Here are the headlines you need to know. Indy Racing fans are in mourning after two-time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon -- died in a fiery crash in Las Vegas Sunday. The 33-year-old father of two -- was part of a 15 car pileup in the season-ending Las Vegas 300. ESPN has more details.
“He started the season unemployed. Yet he turned it into a remarkable victory in the Indy 500 and the job testing the 2012 Indy car. But the even saddest news to report, just this morning Michael Andretti informed me that Dan had been signed for Andretti Auto Sport to drive the Go Daddy car during the 2012 season.”
The mother of a missing baby in Kansas City now admits, she was drunk the night the little girl vanished.
Baby Lisa’s mother -- Deborah Bradley -- sat down with NBC to discuss that revelation.
(reporter) "So you were drunk"
(Deborah) “Uh-huh.”
(reporter) “A lot of people are gonna say, Debrah you were drunk that night. Is there any chance you did something that hurt your daughter and you’re just not telling us.”
(Deborah) “No, no, no. And if I thought there was a chance, I’d say it. No, no. I don’t think alcohol changes a person enough to make them do something like that.”
In business news, Kinder Morgan will buy natural gas provider El Paso Corporation -- for $21 billion. It’s a marriage of the two biggest US pipeline companies. CNBC talks with an analyst who says, the deal will create the largest pipeline network in the United States, if it gets past regulators.
“Anti-trust approval is required. If you look at the timeline, we’re expecting that these guys will have a shareholders’ meeting in the first quarter of the year, and they’re expecting a second quarter closing. Without question this is going to draw the eye of the regulators, but we’re think they should be able to clear the anti-trust."
One month in -- and still gaining steam. The Occupy Wall Street Movement went international this weekend, spreading to four continents. CBS News talks with the National Journal’s Major Garrett who says, Washington is now listening closer than ever.
“Well, these protestors don’t know exactly what they might want. Some would like forclosure relief, some would like debt relief, some would simply like jobs, some would like unemployment benefits, some would like an end to, er, a reduction in defense spending. It’s a wide array of agenda items.”
Finally, to the Tech world, where Samsung is trying to brick Apple sales in Japan and Australia, reportedly upset over Apple’s 3G wireless connectivity and Airplane Mode icon. Samsung has already lost one legal battle down under -- Gizmodo expects much of the same this time.
“So what’s the end game here? A lot of legal fees for Samsung as it continues its offensive around the world, no iPhone sales injunctions, maybe some boring licensing concessions by Apple, and, otherwise, business as usual.”
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I’m Jim Flink for Newsy Now, highlighting the day’s top headlines, making you smarter, faster.
