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at 23:40 on February 04, 2012, EST.

At least 10 killed as overloaded migrant boat overturns in Dominican Republic; dozens missing

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - An overloaded boat carrying migrants from the Dominican Republic overturned in the pre-dawn darkness Saturday off the coast of the Caribbean country, killing at least 10 people and leaving dozens missing, officials said.

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at 22:58 on February 04, 2012, EST.

Mitt Romney decisively wins Nevada caucuses; Gingrich to 'refocus'

WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney scored his third major victory in the Republican presidential race on Saturday as his chief rival for the prize, Newt Gingrich, planned to unveil a new strategy for his flailing campaign.

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at 22:42 on February 04, 2012, EST.

More than 100 aboard cruise ship from Florida stricken by norovirus illness

MIAMI - A stomach virus has stricken more than 100 people on a Princess Cruise Lines ship sailing from South Florida.

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at 22:04 on February 04, 2012, EST.

Greek official says debt talks 'satisfactory,' delayed by labour reforms

ATHENS, Greece - A senior Greek official said late Saturday that debt talks needed to avoid bankruptcy in March have reached "a satisfactory level of agreement" but are being held up by a disagreement over drastic labour reforms.

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at 22:03 on February 04, 2012, EST.

Federal judge allows polygamous family's lawsuit challenging Utah's bigamy law to go forward

SALT LAKE CITY - A federal judge has ruled there's sufficient evidence to allow a polygamous family made famous by a reality TV show to pursue a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's bigamy law.

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at 20:24 on February 04, 2012, EST.

Romney takes strong lead in Nevada vote - would be second in a row for Republican front-runner

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney jumped to a strong lead in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, reaching for a second straight campaign victory over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace.

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at 19:58 on February 04, 2012, EST.

11 injured in massive Super Bowl Village crowd for free outdoor concert featuring band LMFAO

INDIANAPOLIS - Overwhelming "human gridlock" in Indianapolis' Super Bowl Village is causing police to rethink crowd control before the National Football League championship game.

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at 19:28 on February 04, 2012, EST.

Snow from Europe's cold snap buries Bosnia, trapping scores of people; Rome's Colosseum closed

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Bosnia's government declared a state of emergency in its capital on Saturday after Sarajevo was paralyzed by snow, while in Rome residents dug out from the city's biggest snowfall in 26 years, which shut down the Colosseum.

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