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Garry Betty (49), chief executive of EarthLink Inc., died of cancer. Betty had led the company from 1995, one year after Sky Dayton founded the Internet service provider.
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Mexico said it is sending some 3,300 soldiers and federal police officers to fight drug gangs in the crime-plagued border city of Tijuana, which has become a major smuggling route for cocaine and methamphetamine entering the United States.
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In South Africa Oprah Winfrey opened a school for disadvantaged girls south of Johannesburg, fulfilling a promise she made to former President Nelson Mandela six years ago and giving more than 150 students a chance for a better future. The school later became embroiled in allegations of abuse; Winfrey apologized and promised an overhaul.
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Tamilnet.com said at least 15 civilians were killed and dozens more wounded when Sri Lankan air force jets "carpet bombed" territory held by the Tamil Tigers.
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New UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ran into trouble on his first day of work over Saddam Hussein's execution when he failed to state the United Nations' opposition to the death penalty and said capital punishment should be a decision of individual countries.
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A UN official said the UN will investigate a report of allegations of sexual abuse and child rape by peacekeepers operating in southern Sudan.
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Rival gangs battled for control of Uribana Prison in eastern Venezuela, killing 16 inmates and injuring 13. National Guard troops restored order after the riot broke out overnight. The death toll in riots this week rose to 22.
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FEB, 10
- Current / Future Events
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1991 –
Davide Santon, Italian footballer
1991 –
Steele Sidebottom, Australian Rules footballer who plays for Collingwood
1989 –
Danny Jones, English/Spanish legendary matador
1988 –
Jonny Evans, Northern Irish footballer
1987 –
Loui Batley, British actress
1987 –
Syesha Mercado, American singer
1985 –
Heather O'Reilly, American soccer player
1984 –
Colleen Taylor, American journalist
1983 –
Andrew Ebbett, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 –
Kate Bosworth, American actress
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January, 2
- Births
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2009,
Maria de Jesus, Portuguese supercentenarian (b. 1893)
2008,
Lee S. Dreyfus, American politician (b. 1926)
2008,
George MacDonald Fraser, British author (b. 1925)
2008,
Gerry Staley, American baseball player (b. 1920)
2008,
Galyani Vadhana, Princess of Thailand (b. 1923)
2007,
Garry Betty, American CEO of Earthlink (b. 1957)
2007,
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, American historian (b. 1941)
2007,
Mauno Jokipii, Finnish professor and researcher (b. 1924)
2007,
Teddy Kollek, Austrian-born mayor of Jerusalem (b. 1911)
2007,
Don Massengale, American PGA Tour golf player (b. 1937)
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January, 2
- Deaths
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