All Stories from February 8, 2013 (Change date)
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U.S. envoy says France ransoms fed Africa’s al-QaidaFeb 08, 2013 8:09 am - PARIS — France paid $17 million in hostage ransoms that ultimately funded the al-Qaida-linked Islamist militants its troops are now fighting in Mali, the former American...
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Iraq bombs kill 36, Sunnis stage protest ralliesFeb 08, 2013 8:09 am - BAGHDAD — Car bombs struck two outdoor markets and a group of taxi vans in Shiite areas across Iraq on Friday, killing at least 36 people and wounding nearly 100 in the ...
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Moving Picture: Algonquin man's art is taxidermyFeb 08, 2013 8:00 am - Vern Brancamp is an artist. Unlike other artists who interpret nature on a canvas or with a camera, nature is his canvas. His craft is taxidermy. And it's been a lifel...
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Bowling fundraiser planned for boy awaiting heart transplantFeb 08, 2013 7:45 am - Owen Payton has spent almost one entire year of his six years on Earth on a transplant list, awaiting a new heart to replace the defective one he was born with. The Wes...
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Bush family emails, photos apparently hackedFeb 08, 2013 7:34 am - HOUSTON — A hacker apparently accessed private photos and emails sent between members of the Bush Family, including both former presidents, and a spokesman for George H....
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Calif. schools closed where ex-cop’s truck foundFeb 08, 2013 7:34 am - BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — Police spent all night searching the snowy mountains of Southern California but were unable to find the former Los Angeles police officer accused...
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Senators seek deal on gun-sale background checksFeb 08, 2013 7:34 am - WASHINGTON — A bipartisan quartet of senators, including two National Rifle Association members and two with “F” ratings from the potent firearms lobby, are quietly tryi...
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Super Bowl blackout was caused by electrical relayFeb 08, 2013 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS — The company that supplied electricity to the Super Bowl says the blackout that halted the big game was caused by a device it installed specially to prevent...
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Storm blankets Northeast with 1 to 3 feet of snowFeb 08, 2013 7:00 am - BOSTON — A howling storm across the Northeast left the New York-to-Boston corridor shrouded in 1 to 3 feet of snow Saturday, stranding motorists on highways overnight an...
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Steep drop in oil imports shrinks US trade deficitFeb 08, 2013 6:55 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in December because oil imports plummeted and total exports rose. The smaller trade gap means the economy likely per...