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US forces launch missile strike against Shebab leader in Somalia 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 04:46 PM PST
Shebab recruits walk down a street on March 5, 2012 in MogadishuHis ties to both al-Shebab and al-Qaida made him a target, defense officials said.
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Brain-dead pregnant woman taken off life support 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 05:28 PM PST
FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 file photo, Erick Munoz stands with an undated copy of a photograph of himself, left, with wife Marlise and their son Mateo, in Haltom City, Texas. John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, issued a statement Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014 that said the hospital it will remove life support from Marlise Munoz, following a judge's order that it was misapplying state law to disregard her family's wishes. The statement did not say when the hospital would pull life support. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron T. Ennis, File) MANDATORY CREDITThe family of a brain-dead, pregnant Texas woman said Sunday afternoon that she has been removed from life support following a judge's ruling that a Fort Worth hospital was misapplying state law in the case.
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Md. mall gunman was avid skater, no criminal past 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 07:41 PM PST
This photo released by the Howard County Police shows shooting suspect Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, of College Park, MD. Aguilar carried out the Saturday Jan. 25, 2014, attack with a 12-gauge shotgun at a skateboard shop at the Mall in Columbia in suburban Baltimore before killing himself, police said. (AP Photo/ Howard County Police)The gunman who killed two people at a Maryland mall was a teenage skateboarding enthusiast who had no criminal record before he showed up at the shopping center armed with a shotgun, plenty of ammunition and a backpack filled with crude homemade explosives, authorities said Sunday.
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SHOW BITS: Ozzy's mess-up; Jay-Z's mrs. 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 08:20 PM PST
Beyonce, izquierda, y Jay-Z durante su interpretación de "Drunk in Love" en la 56ª entrega anual de los Grammy en el Staples Center el domingo 26 de enero de 2014 en Los Angeles. (Foto Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)Show Bits brings you Sunday's 56th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. ollow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
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At Grammys, Daft Punk, Lorde, Macklemore win 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 08:10 PM PST
Thomas Bangalter, left, and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk perform at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daft Punk has gotten lucky at the Grammys.
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Syria talks yield narrow deal, Assad 'red line' 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 11:43 AM PST
Haitham al-Maleh, senior member of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Syria's main political opposition group, leaves a meeting with U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Syrians on opposite sides of their country's civil war tried again Sunday to find common ground, with peace talks focusing on an aid convoy to a besieged city that once more came under mortar attack from the government. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)GENEVA (AP) — Two days of face-to-face peace talks yielded a narrow and tentative agreement Sunday for women and children trapped in a besieged Syrian city, and the government said President Bashar Assad had no intention of giving up "the keys to Damascus."
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Brutal cold returns to Midwest for extended stay 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 05:53 PM PST
An SUV ventures past the St. Augusta, Minn., city limits sign on Stearns County Road 136 in near white-out conditions Sunday afternoon, Jan. 26, 2014 south of St. Cloud, Minn. An unusual weather pattern driving bitterly cold air from the Arctic Circle south across a huge swath of the Midwest is expected to send temperatures plummeting Monday from Minneapolis to Louisville, Ky., the latest punch from a winter that is in some areas shaping up as one of the coldest on record. (AP Photo/St. Cloud Times, Kimm Anderson) MANDATORY CREDITCHICAGO (AP) — A persistent weather pattern driving bitterly cold air south out of the Arctic will cause temperatures from Minnesota to Kentucky to plummet Monday, turning this winter into one of the coldest on record in some areas.
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Asian stocks sink over global economy fears 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 07:39 PM PST
A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. Asian stock markets tumbled Monday as investors factored in the possibility of slowing growth in China and a further reduction in U.S. central bank stimulus. Japan's Nikkei 225 sank 2.6 percent to 14,993.89 as investors sought out havens such as the Japanese yen, causing it to rise against the dollar which is negative for export stocks. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stock markets tumbled Monday as investors factored in the possibility of slowing growth in China and a further reduction in U.S. central bank stimulus.
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Frozen Big Apple on menu for Broncos, Seahawks 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 07:22 PM PST
Denver Broncos' Peyton Manning arrives at Newark Liberty International Airport for the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — An icy wind made its way through the Meadowlands, cut across the Hudson River and into frigid Manhattan. Looks like Mother Nature is taking seriously the NFL's slogan for the upcoming Super Bowl: Best Served Cold.
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SHOW BITS: How did Pink do that? 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 07:23 PM PST
Pink performs "Just Give Me a Reason" on stage at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)Show Bits brings you Sunday's 56th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
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At Grammys, Lorde, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis win 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 07:56 PM PST
Lorde accepts the award for best pop solo performance for "Royals" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 17-year-old from New Zealand has won the Grammy Award for song of the year.
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis make a 'Heist' of Grammys 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 06:55 PM PST
Pink performs at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis might shop at thrift shops, but they now have a ton of Grammy gold.
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Want to get the flu? Volunteers sneeze for science 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 07:47 AM PST
In this Jan. 14, 2014, photo, Daniel Bennett, 26, of College Park, Md., has live flu virus sprayed into his nose as part of a study at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Government researchers are deliberately giving dozens of volunteers the flu by squirting the virus straight up their noses. The rare type of experiment is part of the quest to improve flu vaccines. It turns out that how best to fend off influenza remains something of a mystery. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Forget being sneezed on: Government scientists are deliberately giving dozens of volunteers the flu by squirting the live virus straight up their noses.
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SHOW BITS: Hats, masks and music open Grammy show 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 06:22 PM PST
Pharrell Williams, from left, Daft Punk and Nile Rodgers accept the award for best pop duo/group performance at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)Show Bits brings you Sunday's 56th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis win 4 Grammys Awards 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 06:35 PM PST
Ryan Lewis, left, and Macklemore accept the award for best new artist at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis might shop at thrift shops, but they now have a ton of Grammy gold.
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Carney: Obamacare worth it, no matter political consequences 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 10:29 AM PST
Carney: Obamacare Worth It, No Matter Political ConsequencesDays before President Obama is set to deliver the annual State of the Union during, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told ABC News that passing and implementing the president's signature health care law is worth any political consequences, including losing the Democratically-controlled Senate to...
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Wawrinka defeats injured Nadal to win Australian Open 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 04:14 AM PST
Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland poses with Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in their men's singles final match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in MelbourneStanislas Wawrinka held firm in a match of high drama to defeat an injured Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 and win the Australian Open on Sunday.
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Thousands mourn in Ukraine as rebellion spreads 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 09:35 AM PST
Anti-government protesters gather around the fire to get warm at the flashpoint Grushevsky Street in central Kiev late January 25, 2014The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych.
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Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai as protest toll rises to 49 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 02:03 AM PST
Supporters of Egypt's army and police gather at Tahrir square in Cairo, on the third anniversary of Egypt's uprisingGunmen killed three Egyptian soldiers in an attack on a bus in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, the military said.
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'Whiplash' wins audience, jury awards at Sundance 
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 12:42 AM PST
Damien Chazelle, director of "Whiplash," accepts the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic award for his film during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)The dramatic story of a drummer who pursues excellence at all costs won top honors at the Sundance Film Festival
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