A 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled and woke up Chicago-area residents early Wednesday. The tremor centered near west suburban Geneva, about five miles east of Sycamore, struck at 3:59 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Breaking News: Earthquake Shakes Chicagoland
Ellen, Wendy Williams, Martha Stewart
Alyssa Milano guest stars as Castle’s old flame. Anthony Bourdain returns for more adventures. The show celebrates its 100th episode
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American spies may have wanted underwear bomber to enter America
Image via Wikipedia I’ve had my suspicions for awhile that Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalab, who tried to blow up Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas Day as it pulled into Detroit, was under US intelligence community surveillance. A Nigerian engineer traveling to Yemen to study Shari’a law and Arabic? That’s got to set off some...
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NJ Legislature approves medical marijuana bill (AP)
AP – The Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would make the state the 14th to allow chronically ill patients access to marijuana for medical reasons.
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Togo football team must come home: government (AFP)
AFP – Togo’s government is sticking by its decision to recall the national football team from the African Nations Cup after a deadly attack, despite the players’ wish to play, a government minister said Sunday. Read the original here: Togo football team must come home: government (AFP)
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Cleveland Airport Power Outage
Delta Air Lines Inc. and US Airways Group Inc
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‘Time is running out’ in Afghanistan, intelligence officials say (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL — As the U.S. and its allies try to overcome logistical hurdles and rush some 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan in 2010, intelligence officials are warning that the Taliban-led insurgency is expanding and that "time is running out" for the U.S.-led coalition to prove that its strategy can succeed....
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Al Qaeda Takes Credit for Bomb Plot
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen claimed credit for the attack on Northwest Flight 253, as evidence mounted that the U.S. failed to pursue leads that might have brought the alleged attacker to authorities' attention.
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Man removed from same flight as Christmas attack (AP)
AP - A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after becoming verbally disruptive upon landing, officials said.
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Seniors worry about Medicare Advantage cuts (AP)
AP - Insurers constantly caution seniors that their Medicare Advantage perks such as hearing aids, dental payments and even gym memberships will fizzle if Democrats get their way and cut government subsidies for them.
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