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Seven hostages 'dead' as army storms Algeria gas plant
Seven hostages were killed by militants during an army assault at the In Amenas gas plant, according to Algeria's state news agency. Special forces also killed 11 Islamist militants after a four-day standoff, it said.
Diplomacy
Falkland Islanders to vote in referendum on future
Residents of the Falkland Islands are set to vote in a referendum on whether they wish to remain a UK territory. The move comes amid renewed tensions over Argentina's claim to the islands.
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United States
Nothing quiet on the domestic front
The reform of US gun and immigration laws, a weak economy, an unresolved Middle East conflict and the looming withdrawal from Afghanistan – President Obama's challenges are manifold.
Economy
The USA's hollowing middle class
For decades, the US middle class could count on a good and improving standard of living. But the financial crisis has laid bare shifts in America's foundation, which suggest the middle class is being squeezed out.
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silenc: Removing the silent letters from a body of text

silenc: Removing the silent letters from a body of text

Jan 18, 2013 10:09 am

During a two-week visualization course, Momo Miyazaki, Manas Karambelkar, and Kenneth Aleksander Robertsen imagined what a body of text would be without the the silent letters in silenc.

silenc is based on the concept of the find-and-replace command. This function is applied to a body of text using a database of rules. The silenc database is constructed from hundreds of rules and exceptions composed from known guidelines for "un"pronunciation. Processing code marks up the silent letters and GREP commands format the text.

So nothing too fancy on the analysis side, but the experimental views are kinda interesting to see. [via @alexislloyd]

Cheat Sheet - Obama, King of Guns?

Cheat Sheet: Morning

January 19, 2013
CROSSHAIRS

They invoke the Constitution to say Obama is acting like a monarch, but the right-wing bloviators only succeed in revealing their ignorance of history and law, writes Adam Winkler.

MYSTERY

In an interview with ESPN, Manti Te'o insisted that he was "never, not ever" involved in scamming the country with the story of his fake girlfriend, "Lennay Kekua." Although Deadspin broke the story of the Notre Dame linebacker's fake girlfriend, ESPN landed the first interview. "I wasn't faking it," Te'o told reporter Jeremy Schaap, but took credit for some misleading details—like telling his father he'd met Kekua in Hawaii when he hadn't—as a means of protecting the fact that he'd never met his alleged girlfriend from the public. "I kind of tailored my stories to have people think that, yeah, he met her before she passed away," he admitted. Meanwhile, fake relationship expert Nev Schulman feels for Te'o and is on the case.

SNEAK ATTACK

A messy hostage raid appears to have ended with Americans killed—and Obama didn't even get a heads up. Eli Lake on why U.S. money didn't pay off in Algerian good will.

FALLOUT

Part two of the highly anticipated interview between Oprah Winfrey and Lance Armstrong aired Friday, and this time, it was all about the fallout. Armstrong said he didn't expect Livestrong to ask him to consider stepping down. "It was the best thing for the organization, but it hurt like hell," Armstrong said. The cyclist also said the day he lost his sponsors was a "$75 million dollar day." Asked by Oprah if he would compete again, Armstrong answered, "Hell yes. Do I think it's going to happen? No." Armstrong suggested his punishment was more severe than other players' more temporary suspensions saying "I'm not sure that I deserve the death penalty." Armstrong became emotional for the first time while recalling the day he told his children the truth, and said that his mom is "a wreck."

LAST STRAW

At least seven hostages and 11 kidnappers were killed Saturday as the Algerian army launched its final assault against the Islamic militants holding hostages at a desert gas field. Earlier in the day, officials reportedly found 15 unidentified burned bodies at the plant, where terrorists took an unconfirmed number people hostage four days ago. The U.S.  has confirmed that one American—58-year-old Texan Frederick Buttaccio who was a BP sales operations coordinator—was among those killed. A senior Algerian official said the government is not planning talks with the militants. "They are being told to surrender, that's it. No negotiations. That is a doctrine with us."


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Lotto Winner's Body Autopsied
Results could take weeks.
BUSTED
Former New Orleans Mayor Indicted for Corruption
Charged with taking bribes and gifts from city contractors.
SABOTAGE
Russian Ballet Director May Lose Sight
After being attacked with concentrated acid.
IT'S ON
War Ignites Between NYC Art Moguls
Larry Gagosian fights Ronald Perelman's suit.
FAMILY TIES
Michael J. Fox: Back Off, Taylor Swift
Doesn't want to hear a breakup song about his son.
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