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• 3. A SYRIAN PRISONER SWAP
• Rebels freed 48 Iranians held captive since August for more than 2,000 Syrians in what appeared to be the first prisoner swap of the civil war.
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• 4. HOTTEST. YEAR. EVER.
• U.S. temperatures were off the charts during 2012, a year marked by drought and a barely there winter.
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• 5. WHAT THE US SEES IN PHOTOS OF MISSING INVESTIGATOR
• Intelligence officials tell the AP Iran was behind images and video sent to the family of ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared in 2007.
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• 6. SIRI, WHAT SHOULD I WATCH?
• TVs of the future will respond to voice commands, allowing viewers to chuck the

remote.
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• 7. ARMSTRONG AGREES TO TALK ABOUT DOPING
• The interview with Oprah Winfrey addressing charges he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career will air Jan. 17.
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• 8. WHY YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF KANAKANAVU
• There are only 10 speakers on the planet of the aboriginal language from Taiwan.
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• 9. TWITTER EXPLODES OVER 'BAMA QB'S GIRLFRIEND
• Ex-Miss Alabama Katherine Webb now has more followers than boyfriend AJ McCarron after ESPN cameras lingered on her at the championship game.
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• 10. WHO'S NOMINATED FOR THE BRITISH 'OSCARS'
• "Lincoln" led with 10 nominations, "Les Miserables" and "Life of Pi" nabbed nine each in the British Academy Film Awards race.
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