Morning Digest: House narrowly passes spending bill, averts government shutdown

	Click to View in Browser 12/12/2014 House narrowly passes spending bill, averts government shutdown WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives averted a government shutdown on Thursday, narrowly passing a $1.1 trillion spending bill despite strenuous Democratic objections to controversial financial provisions.. In HK, China likely to use pressure, intimidation to ward off more protests HONG KONG (Reuters) - As the dust settles on Hong Kong's pro-democracy 'Occupy' protests, China is likely to embark on a sweeping but covert campaign across the territory's judiciary, media and universities to ensure there is no recurrence, activists and politicians say.. Oil slide hits European stocks, safe-haven assets sought LONDON (Reuters) - A relentless slide in crude prices put energy stocks and currencies exposed to oil exports under pressure on Friday, dampening appetite for riskier assets and underpinning flows into the safety of core government bonds.. 'Birdman' tests new heights with seven Golden Globe nods BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) - Surreal show business satire "Birdman," a darling of critics for its innovative storytelling, led the Golden Globe Awards film nominations on Thursday, with its seven nods making it a front-runner early in the Hollywood awards season.. Cardinals beat Rams 12-6 to post best record in NFL (Reuters) - The Arizona Cardinals posted their best record in the National Football League after a dour 12-6 road victory over the St. Louis Rams on Thursday.. All calm amid political storm at 'Interview' premiere Los Angeles (Reuters) - All was calm on Thursday at the Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures' parody film "The Interview", which had been in the spotlight for sparking tension with North Korea and potentially prompting a major cyber hack on the company.. Feathered friends: researchers unveil bird 'family tree' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have unveiled the most comprehensive bird 'family tree' ever devised, using genetic data from 48 species to trace how modern bird lineages arose and flourished after the mass extinction that killed off the dinosaurs.. Tennessee attraction offers Zombie Santa and undead elves for charity NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - A Nashville-area haunted house is getting into the Christmas spirit this weekend, with Zombie Santa, his undead elves and one demonic reindeer going on the attack for fun and charity.. Related Video Flooding, power outages hit California Stocks snap losing streak on retail gains Great Debate The best way to spend the $6.2 billion Congress set aside to fight Ebola Torture, deny, repeat: 'Enhanced interrogation' never works, the CIA never learns 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