A newborn baby gorilla named Kipenzi made her official debut on Tuesday at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, quickly becoming a popular attraction. Kipenzi means ‘the precious one’ in Swahili. (Jan. 25)
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Police in Washington state have identified the man who they say opened fire on two Kitsap County deputies outside a Walmart. But investigators say they don’t know why 31-year-old Anthony Martinez of Salt Lake City, Utah began shooting. (Jan. 25)
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One day after a man walked into a police precinct and fired his shotgun, wounding four Detroit officers, authorities are still puzzled about the motive. The four officers are recovering, but the gunman died after he was hit by return fire. (Jan. 24)
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January 25th: Freed hostages arrive home from Iran; Charles Manson convicted; Michael Jackson settles claims out of court; First transcontinental US flight; Alicia Keys born.
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The four women whose bodies were dumped along a desolate beachfront strip on Long Island were all prostitutes who booked their clients online and were probably slain by a serial killer, authorities said Monday. (Jan. 24)
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Near-perfect game pitcher Armando Galarraga is traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two minor league pitchers. (Jan. 24)
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Almost fifty years after the first issue of the comics The Fantastic Four, a huge change is coming. Marvel Comics says one of the four super heroes is going to die. (Jan. 25)
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A NC woman accused of snatching an infant from a New York hospital more than two decades ago after failing in her own attempts to have children was ordered held without bail on kidnapping charges Monday in federal court in New York. (Jan. 24)
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Even though the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears Sunday and are the ones heading to the Super Bowl…much of the talk has been about the Bears. More specifically about the Bears quarterback Jay Cutler not finishing the game. (Jan. 24)
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Oprah Winfrey has discovered she has a half-sister _ a Milwaukee woman who was given up for adoption by Winfrey’s mother nearly 50 years ago, when the talk show host was eight years old. (Jan. 24)
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