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--White House announces new "climate hubs" to support farms through climate change
--in Chicago, NATO 3 case nears end, judge refuses to dismiss terrorism charges
--Texas will execute a woman today, Suzanne Basso, whose murder conviction appears very weak
--CVS drug chain announces it will stop selling cigarettes
--last US drone strike in Pakistan was on Christmas day, and January was first month in 2 years without a drone hit there
--UN panel on rights of children slams Vatican for coverups of child sex crimes by priests
--in this Sunday's NY Times Magazine, there is a lengthy article on Turkey and the role of Fetullah Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania
--Libya says it has destroyed all chemical weapons; Syria is still working on it
--Rep. Paul Broun, (extreme R-GA) emails your humble host with an offer that could win him an AR-15 rifle
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