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are expecting their first child.
• The rapper announced at a concert Sunday night that his girlfriend is pregnant. He told the crowd of more than 5,000 at Revel Resort's Ovation Hall in song form: "Now you having my baby."
• The crowd roared. And so did people on the Internet.
• The news instantly went viral on Twitter and Facebook, with thousands posting and commenting on the expecting couple.
• Most of the Kardashian clan also tweeted about the news, including Kim's sisters and mother. Kourtney Kardashian wrote: "Another angel to welcome to our family. Overwhelmed with excitement!"
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Monday, Dec. 31, the 366th and final day of 2012.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Dec. 31, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed an enabling act paving the way for Virginia' western counties to become the state of West Virginia, which took place in June 1863.
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• On this date:
• In 1759, Arthur Guinness founded his famous brewery at St. James's Gate in Dublin.
• In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold at Quebec; Montgomery was killed.
• In 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light in Menlo Park, N.J.
• In 1909, the Manhattan Bridge, spanning the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, was officially opened to vehicular traffic.
• In 1946, President Harry S. Truman officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in World War II.
• In 1951, the Marshall Plan expired after distributing more than $12 billion in foreign aid.
• In 1969, Joseph A. Yablonski, an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the United Mine Workers of America, was shot to death with his wife and daughter (Continued on page 28)
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