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Four Detained in Connection With Brazil Fire
Four Detained in Connection With Brazil Fire
Brazilian Police have detained four people for questioning, in connection with the fire that killed more than 230 people. The Kiss nightclub had no alarm and only one exit. (Jan. 29)

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9-11 Relatives See al Qaida Suspects
9-11 Relatives See al Qaida Suspects
Relatives of victims of the September 11th, 2001 attacks were able to see the suspects, during a war crimes tribunal at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Five men are accused of training and aiding the hijackers. (Jan. 29)

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Crucial, long-overdue BlackBerry makeover arrives
Crucial, long-overdue BlackBerry makeover arrives
The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedier device, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone. It's the fruit of a crucial, long-overdue makeover for the Canadian company. Thorsten Heins, chief executive of Research

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Congress passes $50.5B Superstorm Sandy aid bill
Congress passes $50.5B Superstorm Sandy aid bill
Three months after Superstorm Sandy ravaged coastal areas in much of the Northeast, Congress on Monday sent a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure for storm victims to President Barack Obama for his signature. "I commend Congress for giving families and businesses the help they deserve, and I wil

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Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicating, son will be king
Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicating, son will be king
The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she is ending her reign after 33 years and passing the crown to her eldest son, who has long been groomed to be king but who will have to work hard to match his mother's popularity. The widely expected abdication comes at a time of debate over th

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Antigua gets OK to become copyright haven
Antigua gets OK to become copyright haven
Americans call it piracy. Antiguans call it justice. The islands of Antigua and Barbuda are threatening to strip intellectual property protections from American goods as part of a long-running trade dispute over the U.S. embargo on the tiny Caribbean nation's online gambling industry. U.S. official

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Surviving band member leads police to bodies
Surviving band member leads police to bodies
The Colombian-style music group was playing at a ranch in northern Mexico when at least 10 gunmen entered the warehouse where the private party was being held and forced them and several crew members into waiting vehicles, a survivor of the attack told authorities. Nuevo Leon state security spokesm

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Toyota No. 1 again with nearly 9.75M sales in 2012
Toyota No. 1 again with nearly 9.75M sales in 2012
It's official: Toyota is once again the world's top automaker. Toyota Motor Corp. released its tally for global vehicle sales for last year Monday at a record 9.748 million vehicles — more than last month's estimate of about 9.7 million vehicles. It was already clear Toyota had dethroned General

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Correction: SAG Awards-Quotes story
Correction: SAG Awards-Quotes story
In a Jan. 27 story compiling winners' reactions to the Screen Actors Guild Awards, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Penelope Wilton accepted the cast award for "Downton Abbey." Phyllis Logan accepted the award. Also, "Downton Abbey" was misspelled in the story. A corrected version of

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