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Bravo Reality Star Fatally Struck by Train
Time - 18 Jan 2015 20:12
Greg Plitt was a renowned fitness expert featured on the network's Work Out and Friends to Lovers
TV fitness model killed by train in LA
New York Post - 18 Jan 2015 21:20
BURBANK, Calif. -- Authorities say a fitness model featured on the cover of numerous magazines was killed after he was struck by a train in Southern California.
US Ex-Officials Meet N. Korean Nuclear Chief Amid Standoff
ABC News - 18 Jan 2015 06:17
US academics, ex-senior officials meet North Korean chief nuclear negotiator amid standoff
Mystery Kidney Killer Spreads Fear in Sri Lanka
ABC News - 18 Jan 2015 06:12
Kidney killer baffles scientists, breeds fear among Sri Lanka farmers as cause remains mystery
Indonesia executes 6 despite appeals to spare them
Fox News - 18 Jan 2015 05:52
Indonesia executed by firing squad five foreigners and an Indonesian woman convicted on drug trafficking charges despite appeals to spare them, with the government defending the action as necessary to combat the rising d...
With tax hike proposal, Obama's main goal is to troll the GOP
New York Post - 18 Jan 2015 04:56
You know, you just know, that after the president goes out there and announces he wants to make community college free for all Americans -- as though anything government does...
Cuomo Wants 'Yes Means Yes' Anti-Rape Rule on Private Campuses
ABC News - 18 Jan 2015 03:56
New York Gov. Cuomo is proposing to extend legislation to protect the safety and rights of college students in the state.
Shots fired near Biden home
CNN - 18 Jan 2015 22:28
On Saturday night a vehicle drove near Vice President Joe Biden's residence in Delaware and fired multiple gun shots, but the vice president and his wife, Jill, were not home at the time, Secret Service spokesman Robert ...
Business leaders note revenue needs under Rauner, possibly from taxes
Chicago Tribune - 18 Jan 2015 18:09Malawi bracing to be hit by second cyclone
Eyewitness News - 18 Jan 2015 07:25
A South African relief aid team is preparing to travel to Malawi next week.
State Of The Union: Obama To Propose Closing Capital Gains Loophole, Tax On Large Financial Firms
IBTimes - 18 Jan 2015 06:30
UPDATE 10 p.m. EST: ABC quoted a senior White House official as estimating the proposed loophole closures and tax on financial institutions could raise $320 billion to fund the middle class breaks. Original post:
Cosby takes stage despite protest over sex-assault claims
Chicago Tribune - 18 Jan 2015 06:09Pro Golfer Robert Allenby Reportedly Kidnapped
ABC News - 18 Jan 2015 05:55
Allenby said he was kidnapped in Hawaii after missing cut in tournament.
Pope Francis In Philippines: Storm Kills Volunteer And Cuts Tacloban Visit Short
IBTimes - 18 Jan 2015 02:30
Pope Francis was forced to cut short his visit to the typhoon-ravaged city of Tacloban in the Philippines after a fierce storm killed a papal volunteer, Channel News Asia reported. Francis announced to an expectant crowd...
Finding coordinators first item of business for Bears coach John Fox
Chicago Tribune - 18 Jan 2015 01:57Niger death toll rises after cartoon protests
Al Jazeera English - 18 Jan 2015 01:26
At least five more killed in capital Niamey as protests against Charlie Hebdo cartoon enter second day.
Obama to Senators: Choose U.S. Over Donors
OpEdNews - 18 Jan 2015 23:49
Obama said that "as a former senator himself, he understood how outside forces -- like special interests and donors -- can influence senators to act." The president urged the lawmakers to "take the long view rather than ...
What $750,000 Buys You in New York City
The New York Times - 18 Jan 2015 23:48
A look at homes across the city using the median price of a one-bedroom in Manhattan as a guide.
Thousands attend 10th annual anti-abortion rally in the Loop
Chicago Tribune - 18 Jan 2015 23:46Hezbollah Says Israeli Helicopter Strike Killed 5 Fighters in Syria
The New York Times - 18 Jan 2015 23:38
The attack, which Israel did not acknowledge, threatened to rekindle longstanding tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.
Bears GM tabs Josh Lucas as director of player personnel
Chicago Tribune - 18 Jan 2015 23:38Obama Tax Proposals Run Into Republican Criticism
IBTimes - 18 Jan 2015 23:30
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's new tax plan ran into rapid criticism from the Republicans on Sunday, underscoring the challenges facing any attempt to overhaul the U.S. tax code. With the start of a new Congress th...