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Heavy snowstorm hits Colorado on its way east

7:53 PM, Feb 3, 2012

The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado and parts of neighboring states on Friday, creating whiteout conditions on the eastern plains, cancelling more than 600 flights in Denver and closing hundreds of miles of highway between major Colorado cities and the Kansas border.

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Dozens were killed in Egypt after fans of rival soccer teams rushed the field, hurling stones and sticks at each other and sparking a stampede.

More than 70 dead in violence, stampede at Egyptian soccer match

10:09 PM, Feb 1, 2012

Egyptian state TV has raised the death toll to 74 after fans of rival soccer teams rushed the field, hurling stones and sticks at each other and sparking a stampede.

Australia: Boat carrying 350 people sinks off PNG

10:09 PM, Feb 1, 2012

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a boat has sunk with 350 people aboard off Papua New Guinea.

Panetta: US combat in Afghanistan to end next year

8:34 PM, Feb 1, 2012

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. and its NATO partners intend to end their combat role in Afghanistan next year, while keeping troops there in a support role through 2014.

Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B

4:08 PM, Feb 1, 2012

Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.

Obama seeks to broaden reach of housing assistance

4:07 PM, Feb 1, 2012

Conceding his earlier housing programs have fallen short, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a vast expansion of government assistance to homeowners, aiming to make lower lending rates a possibility for millions of borrowers who have not been able to get out from under burdensome mortgages.

'Soul Train' host Don Cornelius dead of suicide

9:08 AM, Feb 1, 2012

Don Cornelius, who with the creation of "Soul Train" helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music.

Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination.

Romney wins big in Florida, routing Gingrich

7:27 AM, Feb 1, 2012

Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination.

Obama releases list of top money 'bundlers'

9:33 PM, Jan 31, 2012

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign identified its top fundraisers on Tuesday, including 61 people who each raised at least half a million dollars. Altogether, the more than 440 fundraisers collected at least $75 million to help Obama win a second term.

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