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DAN GELSTON
01/29/12 9:13 AM
Standing at the podium dissecting the Philadelphia 76ers' latest romp, coach Doug Collins commands attention, using his postgame time to again express his love for one of the hottest teams in the NBA.
Typing away on his iPad, Adam Aron rarely looks up, his furrowed brow a sign that some news has disturbed him. Perhaps the 76ers CEO found out concessions ran out of hot dogs or Will Smith had texted because he didn't feel the Sixers were jiggy enough.
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ASHRAF KHAN
01/29/12 7:35 AM
In a rare victory for Pakistani liberals, a private TV station decided to fire a popular morning show host after she sparked outrage by running around a public park trying to expose young, unmarried couples hanging out, a taboo in this conservative Muslim country.
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EDITH M. LEDERER
01/29/12 6:43 AM
Europe's crippling debt crisis dominated the world's foremost gathering of business and political leaders, but for the first time the growing inequality between the planet's haves and have-nots became an issue, thanks largely to the Arab Spring uprisings, the Occupy movement and other protests around the globe.
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The Associated Press
01/29/12 4:12 AM
South Sudan's minister of petroleum and mining says the nation will not restart oil production unless Sudan accepts a list of demands.
Stephen Dhieu Dau said Sunday that South Sudan was "committed to negotiations" but that Khartoum would have to accept their offer of paying $1 per barrel for using Sudan's pipelines for export and $2.4 billion dollar financial assistance package before South Sudan turns on production again.
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TOM VERDIN
01/29/12 3:25 AM
Two adults and an 18-month-old boy died when their SUV collided with a light-rail train in Sacramento, moments after the vehicle's driver ignored flashing warning lights and veered around a rail crossing arm, authorities say.
The only other person in the Nissan Pathfinder, a woman in her 30s, was hospitalized with serious injuries, said Niko King, assistant chief with the Sacramento Fire Department.
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VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
01/29/12 3:14 AM
Russia's defiance of international efforts to end Syrian President Bashar Assad's crackdown on protests is rooted in a calculation that it can keep a Mideast presence by propping up its last remaining ally in the region — and has nothing to lose if it fails.
The Kremlin has put itself in conflict with the West as it shields Assad's regime from United Nations sanctions and continues to provide it with weapons even as others impose arms embargoes.
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The Associated Press
01/29/12 2:17 AM
Militants apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote worksite in a volatile region of Sudan, and Sudanese forces were increasing security for Chinese projects and personnel there, China said Sunday.
China has close political and economic relations with Sudan, especially in the energy sector.
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NASSER KARIMI
01/29/12 12:46 AM
The head of Iran's state oil company said Sunday that the price of crude will reach $120 to $150 per barrel, as officials in Tehran prepare to discuss a ban on crude sales to European Union countries in retaliation for an EU embargo.
Head of the National Iranian Oil Company Ahmad Qalehbani also said that Tehran would expand its capacity to refine crude domestically, instead of selling it on international markets.
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ASHLEY BATCHELOR
01/29/12 12:00 AM
Jesse M. Coker sits in a recliner in a chemotherapy suite. To his left, a colorful print filled with butterflies hangs on the wall, brightening the otherwise neutral room.
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The Associated Press
01/28/12 7:28 PM
A look at key dates in Greece's financial crisis.
Oct. 4, 2009 — George Papandreou's Socialists win landslide general election victory, ending five and a half years of conservative rule. He is sworn in as prime Minister two days later.
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