The Guardian newspaper reported Friday that one 2009 document showed that Britain's eavesdropping agency, GCHQ, worked with the U.S.'s NSA to target an email address belonging to Israel's Ehud Olmert.

Other prominent targets included a top European Union official responsible for competition policy, German government communications and the Thales group, a defense company partly owned by the French government.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nsa-uk-agency-targeted-israel-pm-eu-officials-21290621

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The papers show GCHQ, in collaboration with America's National Security Agency (NSA), was targeting organisations such as the United Nations development programme, the UN's children's charity Unicef and Médecins du Monde, a French organisation that provides doctors and medical volunteers to conflict zones. The head of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) also appears in the documents, along with text messages he sent to colleagues.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/20/gchq-targeted-aid-agencies-german-government-eu-commissioner

The Duck Dynasty family issued a statement Thursday evening supporting patriarch Phil Robertson and throwing the future of their successful hit reality show into jeopardy.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/12/19/duck-dynasty-family-cannot-imagine-show-without-phil/4136541/

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The battle in this sweet and affecting piece of Hollywood history is one of wills - between a hugely popular entrepreneur, Walt Disney, and a hugely reluctant British author, P.L. Travers. Disney, played by Hanks with an accustomed-to-getting-his-way insouciance, is eager to adapt Travers' beloved children's book series, Mary Poppins, to the big screen.
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Harry Potter is the boy who lived — in books, on screen and, soon, on stage.

J.K. Rowling will produce a play based on the boy wizard's life before heading to Hogwarts, according to the Associated Press.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/theater/2013/12/20/jk-rowling-to-produce-harry-potter-stage-play/4140369/

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The giant retailer Target is facing a maelstrom of criticism and regulatory scrutiny following its acknowledgment Thursday that credit and debit card information from as many as 40 million customer accounts was stolen at the height of the holiday shopping season.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/12/20/thieves-steal-target-credit-card-data/DkEGRrIR8sFjBmOrNDKZyK/story.html