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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin dismissed Alu Alkhanov, the president of the republic of Chechnya, and named its widely feared PM Ramzan Kadyrov as acting president.
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Hershey Co. said it would cut about 11 percent of its workforce and reduce the number of production lines it operates by more than a third as it spends as much as $575 million to overhaul its manufacturing. The Chicago-based US chocolate maker also said it will build a new, cost-efficient manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico.
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JetBlue Airways Corp. tried to calm a maelstrom of criticism, after passengers were left waiting on planes at a NY airport for as long as 11 hours during a snow and ice storm.
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Government scientists struggled to pinpoint the source of the first US salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter. Nearly 300 people in 39 states have fallen ill since August, and federal health investigators said they strongly suspect Peter Pan peanut butter and certain batches of Wal-Mart's Great Value house brand, both manufactured by ConAgra Foods. By June the number of cases grew to over 600 in 47 states.
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Scientists gathered in Atlanta, Ga., to find a way to stop a fungus killing the world’s frogs. Up to 170 species have gone extinct in the past decade.
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Robert Adler (93), co-inventor of the TV remote control, died in Boise, Idaho. He and Eugene Polley invented the Zenith Space Command remote control in 1956.
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Ray Evans (b.1915), songwriter and longtime partner with Jay Livingston (d.2001), died. Their songs included “Whatever Will be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)” and “Mona Lisa,” as well as the themes for the TV series “Bonanza” and “Mr. Ed.” (SSFC, 2/18/07
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FEB, 10
- Current / Future Events
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1990 –
Erwin Sak, Polish footballer
1989 –
Bonnie Dennison, American actress
1988 –
Hironori Kusano, Japanese Idol
1987 –
Jarrod Sammut, Australian-Maltese rugby league player, Penrith Panthers.
1986 –
Gabriel Paletta, Argentine footballer
1984 –
Dorota Rabczewska, Polish singer (Virgin)
1984 –
Meera Jasmine, Indian actress
1983 –
Ashley Tesoro, American actress and singer
1983 –
Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player
1981 –
Diego Martínez, Mexican footballer
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February, 15
- Births
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2009,
Joe Cuba, Puerto-Rican musician (b. 1931)
2009,
Dr. Diether H. Haenicke, university president (b. 1935
2008,
Amnon Netzer, Iranian-Israeli historian (b. 1934)
2008,
Ashley Callie, South African actress (b. 1976)
2007,
Walker Edmiston, actor (b. 1926)
2007,
Ray Evans, American songwriter (b. 1915)
2005,
Samuel Francis, American journalist (b. 1947)
2005,
Pierre Bachelet, French singer and songwriter (b. 1944)
2004,
Jens Evensen, Norwegian minister and jurist (b. 1917)
2004,
Jan Miner, American actress (b. 1917)
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February, 15
- Deaths
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