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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The relative civility between the top two GOP presidential contenders disappeared at last night's debate, coming just two weeks ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz's fiery exchanges also overshadowed rivals still grappling for a way to overtake the front-runners. Trump questioned Cruz's eligibility to be president while Cruz dismissed Trump's "New York values."
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has announced an investigation of Flint's water crisis, calling it a "human tragedy in which families are struggling with even the most basic parts of daily life." Schuette says he wants to see which, if any, state laws were violated. There's also a federal probe. Gov. Rick Snyder has asked President Barack Obama for a major disaster declaration over the lead poisoning.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamic extremist rebels claim to have killed dozens of soldiers at an African Union base in southwestern Somalia. The troops are helping to fight extremists from the Al-Shabab group, which has ties to al-Qaida. The militants say they killed at least 63 Kenyan soldiers from the multinational force. The Kenyan military says the militants attacked Somali troops at the base.
BERLIN (AP) — A new poll in Germany finds increasing concern that the influx of refugees could lead to more crime. But two-thirds of respondents to the poll conducted for public broadcaster ZDF say the New Year's assaults in Cologne haven't significantly changed their attitudes toward asylum and refugee issues. One third said it had.
LONDON (AP) — A possible Olympic bribery investigation is gearing up. The International Olympic Committee says it has asked the World Anti-Doping Agency for transcripts from a report on doping and corruption in track and field that raises the possibility that $5 million in sponsorship money was paid to help Tokyo secure the games. A footnote to the report suggests that former IAAF president Lamine Diack dropped his support for Istanbul because Turkey refused to pay, and backed Tokyo after the Japanese did pay.
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