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• Snow swirls up East Coast, leaving a bitter trail BOSTON (AP) — Snow blowers whirred and shovels scraped across sidewalks as the Northeast tried to keep up with a winter storm that swirled up the coast, creating blizzard conditions on Cape Cod, disrupting government work in Washington and leaving
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• IBM misses revenue targets again after stumbling in China IBM Corp missed revenue expectations for the fourth consecutive quarter as the world's biggest technology services company grappled with weakening demand for its servers and storage equipment, particularly in growth markets like China. As a result...
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• Chicago priest sex abuse victims demand more files CHICAGO (AP) — Victims of childhood sexual abuse by priests vowed to keep pushing for more information on how allegations were handled by the Archdiocese of Chicago and other Catholic orders, and are encouraging other victims to come forward.
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• Ukraine: Police say 1 person dead amid clashes KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian police say one person has died amid clashes between protesters and police in the capital city of Kiev.
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• Police clash with protesters in Ukraine, one feared dead New clashes broke out on Wednesday in the Ukrainian capital Kiev between police and protesters demanding the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovich and demonstrators said one of the crowd had been shot dead. The protesters said the demonstrator had...
  — 22.01.2014 08:13 —
• Police disperse Kiev protest, activists say one shot dead Ukrainian police on Wednesday broke through the barricades built by protesters at the scene of clashes in Kiev as activists said that one person had been shot dead by police. Police stormed the barricades shortly after 0600 GMT on Grushevsky Street in ...
  — 22.01.2014 08:06 —
• Kenya first to earn carbon credits from sustainable farming A project bringing together thousands of small farmers in western Kenya has become the first to earn carbon credits using a new sustainable farming accounting system, the World Bank said on Tuesday. According to the bank - whose BioCarbon Fund is finan...
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• Azarenka's Australian run ends in QF loss MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka's run as Australian Open champion ended in a yelling, screaming quarterfinal defeat to Agnieszka Radwanska on Wednesday, continuing the flow of stars tumbling out of the season's first major.
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• Major snowstorm slams northeastern US The northeastern US shivered amid heavy snowfall and far below average temperatures Wednesday in a storm that grounded thousands of flights and triggered traffic chaos. The nasty weather with its bone-chilling gusts and heavy snow stretched from Washin...
  — 22.01.2014 07:59 —
• Brutality of Syria war casts doubt on peace talks BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's conflict was sparked by an act of brutality — the detention and torture of schoolchildren who spray-painted anti-government graffiti in a southern city. In the three years since, the conflict has evolved into one of the
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• Your Top Plays for Today Your Top Plays for Today: AP's Sports Guide
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• Utah gay couple seeking parenting rights join suit SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge's decision to overturn Utah's same-sex marriage ban allowed Matthew Barraza and Tony Milner to do more than just get married. It opened the door for Milner to become legally recognized as the parent o
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• Japan dolphin hunt goes on after slaughter: campaigners Japanese fishermen were out at sea attempting to trap more dolphins on Wednesday, campaigners said, after the bloody slaughter of dozens of the animals the previous day was hidden from view behind screens. Clouds of blood drifted through the waters of ...
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• Prominent Chinese activist on trial, refuses to defend himself By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - Prominent Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong went on trial on Wednesday in the country's most high-profile dissident case in years, but his lawyer said he refused to offer any defense and called the court unjust....
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• A look at key fighting groups in Syria BEIRUT (AP) — Here's a list of key fighting groups inside Syria:
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• Kane leads Winnipeg past league-leading Ducks, 3-2 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Although Paul Maurice declines the credit, the Winnipeg Jets still haven't lost since he stepped behind their bench. They're even good enough to beat a team that had been practically perfect on home ice all season l
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• Italy moves towards decriminalising clandestine immigration 19:58 21Jan14 ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Senate voted on Tuesday to scrap a law that makes entering the country without the proper paperwork a criminal offence and means migrants can be tried and fined up to 5,000 euros before being deported. Italy has b...
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• Police move in on protest camp in Ukraine capital KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian security forces have begun dismantling barricades at the protest camp in downtown Kiev where demonstrators and police have been facing off for two days.
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• Ivory Coast suspends publisher, press union boss in bribery case By Joe Bavier and Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's press regulator has suspended the head of the main journalists' union and a publisher for six months after finding them guilty of offering cash to stop a newspaper printing negative articles...
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• Central African Republic's new president says to listen to armed groups By Paul-Marin Ngoupana and Emmanuel Braun BANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic's new interim president said on Tuesday she would hold talks with armed groups in an effort to restore order to the former French colony, where at least seven mo...
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• Nigeria president names replacements for sacked ministers By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has found 12 replacements for ministers he sacked last year, his office said on Tuesday, as he looks to shore up his support in an increasingly divided ruling party. Jonathan remove...
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• Oil above $95 as IMF raises global growth forecast The price of oil rose Wednesday amid expectations for solid demand after the International Monetary Fund raised its growth forecasts for the world and U.S. economies.
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• S. Korea to spend $1.5 bn on 5G 'movie-in-a-second' service South Korea, already one of the most wired countries on earth, Wednesday announced a 1.6 trillion won ($1.5 billion) plan to roll out a next-generation 5G wireless service quick enough to download full-length films in a second. The science ministry sai...
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• James' Heat defeat struggling Celtics LeBron James scored 11 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter as the Miami Heat held on for a 93-86 win over the struggling Boston Celtics. The Heat led by as many as 18 in the opening half Tuesday, but fell behind by two in the fourth before James col...
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• Jury to resume in ex-Cowboys player's crash trial DALLAS (AP) — The jury deciding the intoxication manslaughter case against former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent will deliberate a second day.
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