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Broken axle found at scene of North Dakota train derailment 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 04:31 PM PST
 This photo provided by Cass County Commissioner Ken Pawluk shows a train derailment and fire west of Casselton, N.D., Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. No one has been reported hurt in the derailment or fire. By late Monday afternoon, the smoke plume was diminishing and was staying mostly away from town. (AP Photo/Ken Pawluk)Investigators say it's too early to tell if item recovered at the scene caused the wreck.
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Rescue delayed for icebound ship in Antarctica 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 06:38 PM PST
 In this Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 image provided by Australasian Antarctic Expedition/Footloose Fotography, passengers from the Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy trapped in the ice 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia, walk around the ice. Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for a week are expected to be rescued by helicopter, after three icebreakers failed to reach the paralyzed vessel, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Australasian Antarctic Expedition/Footloose Fotography, Andrew Peacock) EDITORIAL USE ONLYCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The latest attempt to rescue passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for more than a week was delayed again Thursday after sea ice prevented a barge from reaching one of the rescue vessels.
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Northeast braces for first big blast of winter 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 08:03 PM PST
 People enjoy a snow-covered Cloud Gate at Millennium Park in downtown Chicago, which became a great photo opportunity for visitors, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. As much as 9 inches of snow has fallen in some parts of the Chicago area since New Year's Eve, and a second wave is expected to dump several more inches by Thursday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Near-blizzard conditions forecast for areas along the coast, and a messy commute for many.
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South Sudan peace talks to open in Ethiopia 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 01:14 PM PST
 A young displaced girl drags a blanket along a path between makeshift shelters at a United Nations compound which has become home to thousands of people displaced by the recent fighting, in the Jebel area on the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. Anti-government rebels took control of nearly all of the strategic city of Bor on Tuesday even as officials announced that representatives from the government and the rebels had agreed to hold talks for the first time. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Negotiators from South Sudan's two warring sides arrived Wednesday in Ethiopia for peace talks, and a U.N. official urged both forces to bring the world's newest country "back from the brink."
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Palestinian ambassador in Prague killed in blast 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 12:58 PM PST
 PRAGUE (AP) — The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic died Wednesday in an explosion that occurred when he opened an old safe that had been left untouched for more than 20 years, officials said.
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14 taken to hospitals after Minneapolis fire 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 02:18 PM PST
 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A billowing fire engulfed a three-story building with several apartments near downtown Minneapolis early Wednesday, sending more than a dozen people to hospitals with injuries — some critical — ranging from burns to trauma associated with falls.
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Michigan St beats Stanford 24-20 in Rose Bowl 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 07:34 PM PST
 Michigan State running back Riley Bullough, left, and tight end Josiah Price, right, congratulate linebacker Kyler Elsworth after he helped stop Stanford on fourth down during Stanford's final drive of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Pasadena, Calif. Michigan State won 24-20. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — When Kyler Elsworth soared over the pile to deliver the final hit of Michigan State's season, the storybook ending came with a moral.
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AP sources: O'Brien reaches agreement with Texans 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 07:41 AM PST
 In this Aug. 8, 2013, photo, Penn State coach Bill O'Brien meets with reporters during the NCAA college football team's media day in State College, Pa. Two people familiar with the negotiations say O'Brien has reached an agreement to coach the Houston Texans. The people spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because an official announcement hasn't been made. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Bill O'Brien is leaving Penn State less than two years after replacing Joe Paterno and returning to the NFL with the Houston Texans to coach the worst team in the league.
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Maple Leafs beat Red Wings in snowy Winter Classic 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 04:26 PM PST
 A Detroit Red Wings fan, coated with snow, watches during the third period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A lot of winter. Very little classic hockey.
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52 passengers trapped in Antarctica to be rescued 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 05:06 PM PST
 In this Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 image provided by Australasian Antarctic Expedition/Footloose Fotography, passengers from the Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy trapped in the ice 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia, walk around the ice. Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for a week are expected to be rescued by helicopter, after three icebreakers failed to reach the paralyzed vessel, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Australasian Antarctic Expedition/Footloose Fotography, Andrew Peacock) EDITORIAL USE ONLYCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for more than a week are expected to be rescued by helicopter on Thursday after three icebreakers failed to reach the paralyzed vessel, officials said.
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GOP, Dems try to repackage arguments for 2014 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 10:35 AM PST
 FILE - These file photos show Democrats Senators, from left, Mary Landrieu, D-La., Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Kay Hagan, D-N.C. Both Republicans and Democrats are looking for fresh ways to pitch old arguments as they head into the final midterm election year of Barack Obama's presidency. That promises to be an acute issue for several Senate Democrats _ Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, and Kay Hagan of North Carolina _ who are running for re-election for the first time since voting for the health care law in 2010. (AP Photo/Files)ATLANTA (AP) — Both Republicans and Democrats are looking for fresh ways to pitch old arguments as they head into the final midterm election year of Barack Obama's presidency.
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125th Rose Parade hosts its first same-sex wedding 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 03:45 PM PST
 Aubrey Loots, right, and Danny Leclair, the first gay couple to be married aboard a float in the Tournament of Roses, kiss after being wed by the Rev. Alfreda Lanoix of the Unity Fellowship Church of Christ, left, aboard the AIDS Healthcare Foundation float in the 125th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Standing atop a giant wedding cake float, Aubrey Loots and Danny Leclair exchanged vows New Year's Day in the first same-sex marriage during the Tournament of Roses Parade.
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New year means new challenges for health care law 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 12:19 AM PST
 Howard Kraft discusses signing up for health insurance as he sits in his Lincolnton, N.C. home Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. All things good, bad and unpredictable converge Jan. 1 for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul as the law's major benefits take effect, along with an unpopular insurance mandate and a real risk of more nerve-wracking disruptions to coverage. For some, the changes bring big improvements, including Kraft. A painful spinal problem left him unable to work as a hotel bellman. But he's got coverage because federal law now forbids insurers from turning away people with health problems. WASHINGTON (AP) — This could be the year that things finally turn around for President Barack Obama's health care law. Yet it could start with another round of glitches that vex consumers and leave Republicans crowing, "We told you so."
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Sights from Colorado pot industry's opening day 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 04:30 PM PST
 Containers for retail marijuana await filling at 3D Cannabis Center in Denver, Tuesday Dec. 31, 2013. Colorado is making final preparations for marijuana sales to begin Jan. 1, a day some are calling "Green Wednesday." The 3D Cannabis Center will be open as a recreational retail outlet on New Year's Day. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)DENVER (AP) — The nation's first recreational pot industry opened in Colorado on Wednesday, kicking off a marijuana experiment that will be watched closely around the world. Already, it is attracting people from across the country.
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Pope stresses strength, courage, hope in new year 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 08:54 AM PST
 Pope Francis arrives to celebrate a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, laying out his hopes Wednesday for the just-begun year, urged people to work for a world where everyone accepts each other's differences and where enemies recognize that they are brothers.
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Chicago's murder rate plunged in 2013 
Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 04:04 PM PST
 A makeshift memorial is seen in Chicago, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the site where 6-month-old girl Jonylah Watkins, and her father, a known gang member, were shot Monday, March 11. The girl, who was shot five times, died Tuesday morning. She became the latest homicide victim of a bloody gang war in Chicago when a man approached a van in which her father was changing her diaper and opened fire. Her father, Jonathan Watkins, was in serious but stable condition. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)City in the national spotlight recorded the fewest killings since 1965.
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