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The US imposed sanctions on Mishan Jaburi, owner of Al Zawra television in Syria, and Brig. Gen. Ahmed Foruzandeh, leader of the Iranian Quds Force, for broadcasting attacks on American troops and calls to violence. Jaburi, a former parliamentarian in Iraq, had fled to Syria in 2006 amid charges that he had embezzled millions from Iraq’s treasury. The BBC said the station was last seen July 27.
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Members of US Congress increased their salaries to $169,300 this year, up $4,100, or 2.5%, after forgoing a raise in 2007.
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A Survey of teen sexual behavior in Europe and North America found that a “substantial minority” of 15-year-olds have had intercourse.
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Some 70 cars crashed on a highway blanketed by fog and smoke from a brush fire in central Florida. 4 people were killed.
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Afghan authorities said that at least 34 people had been killed in days of heavy snowfall across the country. A NATO vehicle struck a mine in southern Afghanistan, killing one soldier and wounding another, while a militant attack in the east left a policeman dead.
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British police and animal welfare authorities rescued 84 neglected horses from a farm where they had found 31 dead horses, ponies and donkeys.
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Sir John Harvey Jones, British corporate manager and TV star, died. He served as chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) from 1982-1987. In 1990 he became the presenter of the pioneering BBC TV show “Troubleshooter” (1990-1992) which “aimed to interest the general public in the nitty-gritty of running a business.” From 1989 to 1994 he served as chairman of The Economist.
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Paris Monroe, American singer
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Michael Beasley, American basketball player
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Michaella Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
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Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian actress
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Lucas Pezzini Leiva, Brazilian footballer
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Mao Inoue, Japanese actress
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Pablo Santos, Mexican actor (d. 2006)
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Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer/songwriter
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Sam Bird, English racing driver
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Kate Middleton, British, girlfriend of Prince William of Wales
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January, 9
- Births
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2009,
T. Llew Jones, Welsh author (b. 1915)
2008,
Johnny Grant, American radio personality, television producer (b. 1923)
2008,
Liam Quinn, Provisional IRA member (b. 1949)
2008,
Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist (b. 1977)
2008,
Sir John Harvey-Jones, chairman of ICI from 1982 to 1987 (b. 1924).
2007,
Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (b. 1977)
2007,
Jean-Pierre Vernant, French structuralist historian and anthropologist (b. 1914)
2006,
Andy Caldecott, Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1964)
2006,
Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor, director (b. 1937)
2005,
Gonzalo Gavira, Mexican film sound technician (b. 1925)
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- Deaths
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