Australia’s relentless flooding has turned deadly as a woman drowned after trying to cross a flooded causeway, police said Sunday. (Jan. 2)
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Chilean officials and the US Geological Survey say a magnitude-7.1 quake has shaken southern Chile, sending hundreds fleeing for higher ground for fear that it would generate a tsunami. (Jan. 3)
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Residents of the city of Rockhampton, in the Australian state of Queensland, faced a nervous wait on Sunday as floodwaters continue to rise. (January 2)
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Spain on Sunday introduced an anti-smoking law that is likely to turn the EU’s fourth largest tobacco producer from a cigarette-friendly land abounding with smoky bars and restaurants, into one of Europe’s most stringently smokeless. (Jan. 2)
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shook hands and chatted briefly in a rare cordial encounter amid a diplomatic dispute between the two nations. (Jan. 2)
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An island ride at Universal Orlando Resort was evacuated Saturday after a fire engulfed a roof structure under which the ride carries visitors. No major injuries were reported. (Jan. 2)
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On this day in history: A methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia claimed the lives of 12 miners, but one miner was eventually rescued. Sen. John F. Kennedy announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. (Jan. 2)
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A sheriff’s deputy investigating a report of gunfire at a trailer park was shot dead Saturday, and a second officer was shot and wounded. The shooting suspect was also killed. (Jan. 1)
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An apartment fire outside of Seattle that began early New Year’s morning has claimed the lives of four children, all under ten years old, and one adult. Authorities are trying to determine what triggered the fire. (Jan. 1)
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TCU held off Wisconsin 21-19 to win the Rose Bowl. Alabama pounded Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl, Florida topped Penn St. in the Outback Bowl, Mississippi State routs Michigan in the Gator Bowl. Texas Tech won the TicketCity Bowl. (Jan. 1)
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