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Gunmen kill 14 at high school party in Mexico

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – Suspected drug hitmen burst into a high school birthday party and killed 14 people in Ciudad Juarez on Sunday, the latest massacre in one of the world’s deadliest cities.

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Pakistan Taliban leader reported dead

Pakistan state television has reported that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud may have been killed in a drone strike on January 17th.

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Baptist group denies trafficking in Haitian kids

The director of the charity now watching 33 Haitian children that a church group had tried to leave Haiti with tells NBC that one child says she still has parents.
 

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Shades of Grey: “Grading” the Obama Administration on Biological Threats

There’s a saying in journalism: “If it bleeds, it leads.” The saying traditionally applies to crime reporting, but can be expanded to describe how the traditional media and many blogs approach any story they perceive as “dramatic”, or better yet, “…

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Toyota tries media blitz to soothe over recall

Toyota has launched a media campaign to bolster its reputation for quality as nervous customers confront dealers across the country about faulty gas pedal systems.

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Kobe’s game-winner adds to Celtics’ woes

Kobe Bryant sank a go-ahead fallaway jumper with 7.3 seconds left to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 90-89 victory over Boston on Sunday and send the struggling Celtics to their sixth loss in eight games.

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‘Manage flights’ to cut emissions

The quickest way to cut emissions from aircraft could be better flight management rather than new technology, an Oxford University study says.

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Haiti holds Americans accused of smuggling children (AFP)

AFP – Haitian police detained 10 members of a US Christian charity group after they allegedly tried to leave the country with more than 30 children who survived the country’s devastating earthquake.

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U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf (Reuters)

Reuters – The United States has expanded land- and sea-based missile defense systems in and around the Gulf to counter what it sees as Iran’s growing missile threat, U.S. officials said.

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Beyonce is early leader with 4 Grammys; Gaga has 2 (AP)

AP – Beyonce, the top Grammy nominee with 10 bids, has the early lead after winning four trophies during the pre-telecast ceremony.

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