All Stories from January 8, 2014 (Change date)
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Chris Brown scheduled to appear in DC courtroomJan 08, 2014 8:20 am - WASHINGTON — Singer Chris Brown is expected to return to court for a status hearing in a case in which he’s accused of hitting a man outside a Washington, D.C., hotel. T...
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Rodman sings happy birthday to North Korean leaderJan 08, 2014 8:04 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — Dennis Rodman sang “Happy Birthday” to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before leading a squad of former NBA stars in a friendly game Wednesday a...
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Reversals in hard-won Iraqi city vex veteransJan 08, 2014 8:04 am - SAN DIEGO — The image of two charred American bodies hanging from a bridge as a jubilant crowd pelted them with shoes seared the name Fallujah into the American psyche. ...
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Arctic air eases its grip on much of the U.S.Jan 08, 2014 8:04 am - ATLANTA — An arctic blast eased its grip on much of the U.S. on Wednesday, with winds calming and the weather warming slightly a day after temperature records — some mor...
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White House defends Biden against Gates criticismJan 08, 2014 8:04 am - WASHINGTON — The White House is bristling over former Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ new memoir accusing President Barack Obama of showing too little enthusiasm for the...
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UN warns of humanitarian threat in western IraqJan 08, 2014 8:04 am - BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister urged al-Qaida-linked fighters who have overrun two cities west of Baghdad to give up the battle, vowing Wednesday to press forward with ...
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Footage: Schumacher skiing off trail in crashJan 08, 2014 8:04 am - ALBERTVILLE, France — Two minutes of footage from a camera on Michael Schumacher’s ski helmet showed the Formula One great was clearly skiing off a groomed trail when he...
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Editorial: 50-year war against smoking still worth fightingJan 08, 2014 8:02 am - As any “Mad Men” devotee can tell you, smoking was all the rage in the early 1960s. It seemed like everyone lit up and there were few boundaries on where people smoked. ...
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Wednesday brings less commuting chaos, but Metra delays continueJan 08, 2014 7:56 am - Problems with switches that transfer trains from track to track continued to plague Metra during Wednesday’s afternoon rush hour although not to the extent of meltdowns ...
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‘Gravity’, ‘12 Years a Slave’ lead U.K. film awardsJan 08, 2014 7:51 am - LONDON — The space thriller “Gravity,” the unflinching slavery saga “12 Years a Slave” and the crime caper “American Hustle” gained awards-season momentum Wednesday with...