Iraqi forces seize Ramadi government complex in central city
Iraqi troops backed by U S led airstrikes drove Islamic State militants from Ramadi center and seized the main government complex. Insurgents remain dug in pockets west of Baghdad as frontline progress is slow amid snipers and booby traps. Brig Gen Ahmed al Belawi said IS stopped firing from the government complex around 8 am and troops encircled it while engineers cleared traps.
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Baghdad
Ramadi
Anbar
Fallujah
U.S
Iraq
Ahmed al-Belawi
Associated Press
Chicago crisis training for police languishes advocates say
Advocates say Chicago police crisis intervention training has languished with only about 15 percent of officers completing the 40 hour course. They accuse city leaders of ignoring calls for more funding and meetings to stress its importance. The issue follows a domestic disturbance shooting that killed a 19 year old man and a 55 year old woman as a DOJ civil rights probe looms.
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Rahm Emanuel
Illinois
Bettie Jones
Quintonio LeGrier
Department of Justice
South Korea and Japan reach historic WWII comfort women deal
Seoul and Tokyo announced an accord including an apology from Prime Minister Abe and a pledge exceeding 8 million dollars to address decades of grievances over Korean women forced into Japanese military brothels. The statement called for reconciliation and signaled a shift in Tokyo’s stance amid lingering survivor expectations.
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South Korea
Japan
Tokyo
Shinzo Abe
Asia
Abe
Cruz seeks evangelical and tea party support for 2016 bid
Ted Cruz mobilizes evangelicals and tea party backers to build a national campaign model begun in Texas. He plans a two day Texas ranch event with about 300 Christian leaders and donors as rival candidates press the same conservative base. Trump and Rubio compete for similar voters. Meanwhile Canada welcomes Syrian refugees, Mohammed Kurdi and family landing in Vancouver with support from Tima Kurdi and Canadian officials.
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Ted Cruz
U.S. Senate
Texas
Cruz
White House
Florida
Marco Rubio
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
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Mohammed
Tima Kurdi
Boko Haram strikes Maiduguri and Madagali killing dozens
Boko Haram extremists hit a city and a town in northeast Nigeria with rockets and suicide bombs, killing at least 80 people. In Maiduguri killings and blasts left about 30 dead and over 90 wounded, plus 20 died at a mosque dawn bombing. another 30 died in Madagali from a twin suicide attack near a market and bus station. The death toll and casualties were being tallied by emergency officials.
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Maiduguri
Nigeria
Borno
Muhammed Kanar
National Emergency Management Agency
Madagali
Danladi Buba
Victor Ezugwu
Adamawa
Texas tornadoes and Midwest snow sweep across the U.S.
Garland residents pick through debris after an EF-4 tornado tore through the area damaging hundreds of homes and killing eight in North Texas. The storm system spanned multiple states, caused flooding in Missouri and Illinois, closures, and thousands of flight cancellations as Govs declared emergencies and responders aided survivors.
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Dallas
Gordon
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Mary Fallin
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
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Nixon
Mississippi
Phil Bryant
Georgia
Greg Abbott
Collin
Rockwall
Ellis
National Weather Service
Fitbit Seen As Hot Seller In Holiday Season
Fitbit topped Apple's app store downloads on Christmas Day and the following day signaling strong interest in the fitness tracker lineup. Analysts called the surge impressive and retailers reported high demand with Macy's Target and Amazon noting strong Fitbit sales and popular items like the Fitbit Charge. Investors pushed Fitbit shares higher as demand appeared robust across major cities and delivery services.
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U.S
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Raymond James
Tavis McCourt
McCourt
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Target Corp
Amazon.com Inc
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Dallas
Ross Rubin
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Amanda Hetherington
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