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David Bowie dies at 69: British icon transcended music, film, fashion, generations
David Bowie dies at 69: British icon transcended music, film, fashion, generations
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- David Bowie, a British rock megastar who rapidly rose to superstardom and remained there for a half century, died Sunday after a yearlong battle with cancer.
U.S. has wrong coordinates for several Afghanistan medical facilities, inspector says
U.S. has wrong coordinates for several Afghanistan medical facilities, inspector says
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- An official overseeing rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan says location coordinates given by U.S. officials for medical facilities there are often inaccurate.
NATO interception of Russian planes in Baltics rise
NATO interception of Russian planes in Baltics rise
VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- NATO fighters scrambled 160 times last year to intercept Russian aircraft violating the airspace of Baltic members Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.
Vision loss after childhood cancer increases health risks
Vision loss after childhood cancer increases health risks
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Children who have cancer affecting vision in one or both eyes have an increased risk for medical issues as adults, including new cancers.
North Korea puts U.S., South Korea forces on highest alert
North Korea puts U.S., South Korea forces on highest alert
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- North Korea is likely to engage in additional provocations, top U.S. and South Korea military commanders said.
Dozens dead in Iraq after Baghdad mall attack, explosions elsewhere
Dozens dead in Iraq after Baghdad mall attack, explosions elsewhere
BAGHDAD, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Dozens of people were killed in terror attacks in Iraq Monday -- including one in which several Islamic State militants attacked a Baghdad shopping mall.
Nipigon River Bridge fails in bitter cold, severs Trans-Canada Highway
Nipigon River Bridge fails in bitter cold, severs Trans-Canada Highway
THUNDER BAY, Ontario, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The only major highway connecting eastern and western Canada is closed because of a two-foot split in a bridge caused by extreme cold.
Supreme Court to hear landmark public-employee union finances case
Supreme Court to hear landmark public-employee union finances case
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court will consider a challenge in a case against the California Teachers Association that could threaten the strength of public-employee unions.
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UPI Almanac for Monday, Jan. 11, 2016
On Jan. 11, 1935, aviator Amelia Earhart completed the first solo flight ever made between the Hawaiian Islands and the American mainland.
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