Today in history highlights across the world
January dates mark major events from liberation of Warsaw in 1945 by Soviet and Polish forces to Hawaii’s 1893 monarchy overthrow by business and sugar interests. Other milestones include the 1917 US payment to Denmark for the Virgin Islands, Eisenhower’s 1961 warning about the military-industrial complex, and the 1994 Southern California earthquake with 60 fatalities and 20 billion dollars in damage.
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Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show and Brutal Fitness Showdowns
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show debuts an eight episode run featuring Dave Allen as the Naked Trucker and David Koechner as T Bones with a live audience format and clips. Dr Una Coates hosts Turn Back Your Body Clock on BBC America delivering blunt health assessments to overweight Britons.
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Netflix Opens Watch Now Streaming for Subscr ibers
Netflix unveils Watch Now for Internet viewing starting with a small group of users and expanding weekly toward June. The system offers 6 to 48 hours of monthly viewing tied to DVD rental plans, costs about $40 million to roll out, and limits access to PCs with Windows. Reed Hastings calls it a big step as Netflix seeks to stave off obsolescence amid rising online competition.
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Journal-World contact lines for various departments
The Journal-World lists phone contacts for local news city government county government Kansas University Lawrence schools business sports arts and entertainment letters to the editor obituaries and photo reprints with a general outside Lawrence number provided for readers seeking ideas tips or submissions.
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Editor contacts and staff directory for local paper
A list of editors and department heads with phone numbers and emails includes Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Karrey Britt Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindle Paget Jon Niccum Mark Fagan Cody Howard World Online Joel Mathis Chris Bell Al Bonner and classifieds subscriptions details plus delivery guarantees and redelivery policy.
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Apprentice star Trump is honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame
In Hollywood Donald Trump producer and host of The Apprentice unveils his star as the 2,327nd on the Walk of Fame. He shares the moment with son Barron and reflects on The Apprentice experience while engaging in a public feud with Rosie O'Donnell, who lacks a star.
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Campbell pleads guilty in maid assault case
Naomi Campbell pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault for slapping her maid with a cell phone in March. She faces five days of community service and anger management after paying the maid's medical bills of 363 dollars. The exchange reduced potential prison time from two to seven years.
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Notable Birthday List For A Week In Review
Former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali turns 65 while James Earl Jones celebrates 76. Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles is 48 and comedian Jim Carrey reaches 45. Rapper Kid Rock marks 36 in this birthday round up.
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