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The results of the Iowa caucuses lead to the end of Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign. The BBC reported that six Republicans are still in the running after the Minnesota congresswoman’s exit.

According to the CBC, the family of a Canadian man who was beaten to death by police in Grenada will seek justice.

Oscar Bartholomew, 39, was visiting family in Grenada when he was killed. He allegedly mistook a female police officer for a friend whom he hugged. He was beaten in to a coma and died of brain trauma.

A German man was arrested in connection with the arson attacks that set Hollywood ablaze this New Year’s weekend.  The man’s description and vehicle were linked to footage retrieved from surveillance video.

It is speculated that the man was embroiled in his mother’s immigration conflict with U.S. authorities.  Those details have yet to be confirmed.

Fifty two fires were deliberately set in Hollywood and surrounding neighbourhoods last weekend causing three million dollars worth of damage.  No one was killed.

Tribal conflicts in South Sudan have left thousands of villagers waiting for help from UN and government troops. Tensions escalated over the weekend as armed youth from the Lou Nuer tribe attacked the rival Murle tribe.

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