10 things to know for Friday
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An official carries a main battery that was removed off an electrical room beneath the cockpit of an All Nippon Airways 787 at Takamatsu airport in Takamatsu, western Japan, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The battery forced to make the emergency at the airport was swollen from overheating, a safety official said Thursday, as India and Europe joined the U.S. and Japan in grounding the technologically advanced aircraft because of fire risk.
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. FOR ARMSTRONG, NOT AS EASY AS RIDING A BIKE
Lance Armstrong acknowledges in a TV interview what he has lied about repeatedly for years: He used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France a record seven times. Click here for story
2. ALGERIA STANDOFF NOT OVER
Britain says the hostage crisis “remains ongoing” after an Algerian raid on the gas plant to wipe out Islamists and free captives from at least 10 countries turned deadly. Click here for story
3. HOW THE GROUNDING OF 787s MAY IMPACT BOEING
The maker of the technologically advanced Dreamliner faces an uncertain future, depending on how fliers react to its mechanical woes. Click here for story
4. WHAT NEW TOOL THOSE WITH FOOD ALLERGIES HAVE
Legal challenges under the federal disabilities law. And that could impact menus offered by schools, restaurants and anyone else that serves food.
5. WHY THE GOP WANTS TO DO AWAY WITH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier to win — and the proposed change appears to be gaining momentum. Click here for story
6. ACID ATTACK ON FORMER BALLET STAR
Sergei Filin, artistic director of the world famous Bolshoi Theater’s ballet troupe, was splashed and may lose his eyesight. Click here for story
7. OBAMA’S UNPRECEDENTED MOVE TO KICKSTART AGENDA
The president’s political organization is being turned into a nonprofit group — funded in part by corporate money — to mobilize support behind his second-term agenda. Click here for story
8. A SOMBER REOPENING FOR COLORADO MOVIE THEATER
Some Aurora victims recount how gunman James Holmes massacred 12 people; others refuse to even set foot in the former Century 16 theater. Click here for story
9. WHAT WOULD MAKE PALESTINIANS DESPONDENT IF NETANYAHU’S REELECTED
They fear the Israeli hardliner’s plans for settlement construction over the next four years could prove fatal to their dreams of a state. Click here for story
10. NOTRE DAME STAR PERPETUATED TALE OF “GIRLFRIEND”
An AP review finds that Manti Te’o talked about his doomed love in interviews not once but twice after the day he and the university say he learned that she never existed. Click here for story
Jan 18, 2013 at 1:37 p.m.
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#1...Pathetic
Jan 18, 2013 at 11:59 a.m.
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#1, 2, 9 - Who really cares?
Jan 18, 2013 at 9:30 a.m.
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[OFF TOPIC]Not sure if any you readers are aware but the city of Janesville did implement the water rate change & if you live in Janesville you WILL be paying 20% more for your water! I just called & confirmed it. I don't recall seeing an article on here stating it took effect. There are articles mentioning they wanted it but nothing actually reflecting the change (that I see)! The change was effective January 1, 2013. Just a friendly fyi..
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