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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. SPREADING THE BLAME FOR BUDGET CUTS The White House and Republicans kept up the mudslinging over who’s to blame for $85 billion in budget cuts set to take effect this week. 2. ‘ARGO’ WINS BEST PICTURE OSCAR, […]

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  Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning. 1. Midwest Bracing for Wild Winter Weather After a massive snow storm hammered the Great Plains on Thursday, the Chicago is bracing for wild winter weather this morning. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the area […]

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Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning. 1. Detective Heading Pistorius Case Facing Murder Charges Police have confirmed that the South African detective spearheading the Oscar Pistorius case is facing seven charges of attempted murder. Detective Hilton Botha was allegedly involved in a shooting two years ago. 2. Month […]

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Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning. 1. 14 Injured, 2 Missing After Kansas City Explosion Two people are missing and at least 14 are injured after a natural gas explosion in Kansas City, Missouri on Tuesday night. Early indications suggest that a contractor doing underground work struck a […]

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Cleopatra Cowley, mother of the Chicago teen shot and killed just a week after performing at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, is featured in a new public service announcement calling on Congress to reform the nation’s gun laws. In the ad, paid for by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Cowley advocates for universal background checks on all […]

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  Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning. 1. Major Snow Advisory in North Dakota The North Dakota Department of Transportation has issued a no-travel advisory for parts of the state due to near zero visibility from blowing snow. Plows have been pulled from the roads and will resume […]

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  Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning. 1. Singer Mindy McCready Found Dead Country singer Mindy McCready was found dead from a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home in Heber Springs, Ark. on Sunday night, according to multiple sources. The singer’s death comes a little over a […]

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  Desiline Victor, a 102-year-old Miami woman who waited for hours to vote in the last election, got a standing ovation from the nation’s top leaders during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Victor attended the State of the Union as a guest of first lady Michelle Obama. “When she arrived at […]

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  As with any State of the Union address, President Barack Obama this year had several audiences and there were multiple aims for the White House: To show that he understands the economy is still struggling and that he will do more to help the unemployed find jobs, and to portray a different side of himself […]

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  1. Body Believed to be Fugitive Ex-Cop Removed From Cabin The body of a man believed to be fugitive ex-cop Chris Dorner has been removed from a cabin in California. The man was barricaded inside the burning cabin Tuesday after a shootout in the mountain town. 2. Obama Pledges to Revive Middle Class President […]

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  Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning. 1. NKorea Says it Has Conducted a Nuclear Test North Korea says it has successfully conducted its third underground nuclear test. In an overnight statement, President Obama said the United States will do whatever it takes to defend ourselves and U.S. […]

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  1. ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS MENACE NORTHERN MALI AGAIN Armed with automatic rifles, they launch surprise attack on Gao two weeks after French and Malian troops ousted jihadists. 2. THE CRITICAL TRANSITION FOR NEW US COMMANDER IN AFGHANISTAN Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford must orchestrate the withdrawal of foreign forces over next 23 months. 3. MUMFORD & […]