All Stories from January 19, 2014 (Change date)
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Iraq announces offensive against al-QaidaJan 19, 2014 3:35 pm - BAGHDAD — Iraqi government forces and allied tribal militias launched an all-out offensive Sunday to push al-Qaida militants from a provincial capital, an assault that k...
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Plan to demolish St. Charles mansion no sure thingJan 19, 2014 3:34 pm - While Raymond Judd lived in St. Charles during the early 1900s, his company became one of the prime cattle dealers in the nation. Now a new developer wants to put Judd’s...
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Lawmakers say Obama surveillance idea won’t workJan 19, 2014 3:33 pm - WASHINGTON — A chief element of President Barack Obama’s attempt to overhaul U.S. surveillance will not work, leaders of Congress’ intelligence committees said Sunday, p...
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Giuliani: N.J. governor faces ‘partisan witch hunt’Jan 19, 2014 3:27 pm - TRENTON, N.J. — Former New York Republican Mayor Rudy Giuliani says Democrats are engaged in a partisan pile-on as New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie faces a traffic jam...
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Egypt: Former official under fire for U.S. commentsJan 19, 2014 3:20 pm - CAIRO — A former Egyptian lawmaker who threatened on a popular TV show that Americans would be “slaughtered in their homes” if an attempt is made on the life of the coun...
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L.A.-area fire wanes; dangerous conditions remainJan 19, 2014 3:17 pm - GLENDORA, Calif. — Firefighters said Sunday they continued their steady progress in surrounding a wildfire near Los Angeles that destroyed several homes. The Los Angeles...
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Obama: Pot is not more dangerous than alcoholJan 19, 2014 3:15 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he doesn’t think marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol, “in terms of its impact on the individual consumer.” “As has been we...
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Panama Canal work not likely to be halted MondayJan 19, 2014 3:12 pm - PANAMA CITY — The Spanish-led consortium hired to handle the biggest part of the Panama Canal expansion said Sunday it does not foresee halting work Monday, but added th...
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Ukraine protests turn into fiery street battlesJan 19, 2014 3:10 pm - KIEV, Ukraine — Anti-government protests in Ukraine’s capital escalated into fiery street battles with police Sunday as thousands of demonstrators hurled rocks and fireb...
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Beijing, Shanghai to step up pollution battleJan 19, 2014 3:08 pm - BEIJING — China’s capital city and the nation’s financial hub are stepping up measures to curb pollution as the meteorological agency warned of hazardous smog levels for...