Polar vortex freezes Midwest and beyond with deaths
The Midwest and beyond faced record cold as a polar vortex swept in turning down to 23 below in Minneapolis with wind chills near 48 below. Milwaukee Chicago and St Louis also hit subzero temps, while 187 million people faced the frigid air and several deaths were blamed on snow and ice. Authorities aided stranded motorists and rescued those without proper shelter. The Southern Illinois men's basketball team sheltered overnight in a church after getting stuck in deep snow.
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Minneapolis
Midwest
Brooks Grace
Mercury
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Chicago
Oklahoma
Texas
Indiana
Missouri
Illinois
Jonathon Monken
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Southern Illinois
Senate debate on unemployment bill stalls amid weather
The Senate opened a lengthy session to renew lapsed jobless benefits for long term unemployed. Democratic backers seek a three month extension with 60 votes, needing Republican support, while Republicans cite weather and obstruction as delays. The measure would restore 14 to 47 weeks of benefits to about 1.3 million people, with average payments around 256 dollars weekly.
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Washington
Senate
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Barack Obama
White House
Fallujah Urges Residents to Expel Militants to Avert Battle
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki urged Fallujah residents to drive out al Qaida militants to avoid a full scale assault. The move signals a possible imminent government push against Sunni insurgents near Baghdad while the U S and Iran watch with concern. Washington has not committed troops but has supplied missiles to aid Iraqi forces.
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Baghdaad
Iraq
Fallujah
al-Qaida
Baghdad
Ramadi
U.S
Nouri al-Maliki
Iran
Washington
Cheney exits Senate bid over family health concerns
Liz Cheney ends her campaign to unseat Wyoming’s veteran senator citing serious health issues in her family. The move closes a brief high profile bid testing her father Dick Cheney’s influence and her stance on same sex marriage with sister Mary Cheney. The statement did not specify whose health is at risk or the problem's nature.
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Washington
Liz Cheney
Wyoming
Dick Cheney
Republican Party
Mary Cheney
Toddler Slapping Man Sentenced On Flight Assault
A federal judge sentenced Joe Rickey Hundley to eight months in prison after he pleaded guilty to simple assault for slapping a crying 19 month old on an Atlanta bound flight from Minneapolis. Prosecutors sought six months citing criminal history and a prior assault.
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Joe Rickey Hundley
Minneapolis
Hundley
U.S
Alan Baverman
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