Friday,  February 15, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 211 • 36 of 38 •  Other Editions

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• Kardashian is asking a judge to order a trial as soon as possible. Humphries wants the case to remain on hold until the basketball season ends.
• Setting a trial date may be complicated by a filing Thursday by one of Humphries' attorneys to leave the case, citing "irreconcilable differences" with Humphries. The attorney, Marshall Waller, had stated in recent court filings that he was still seeking evidence from several companies that produce Kardashian's reality shows to try to prove their fraud claims.
• Kardashian's attorney Laura Wasser has repeatedly sought a trial date so that the marriage can be ended and denies that the couple's televised marriage was based on false pretenses.


Today in History
The Associated Press


• Today is Friday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2013. There are 319 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 15, 1933, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami that mortally wounded Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak; gunman Giuseppe Zangara was executed more than four weeks later.

On this date:
In 1764, the city of St. Louis was established by Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau.
• In 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the United States closer to war with Spain.
• In 1942, the British colony Singapore surrendered to Japanese forces during World War II.
• In 1952, a funeral was held at Windsor Castle for Britain's King George VI, who had died nine days earlier.
• In 1953, Tenley Albright became the first American woman to win the world figure skating championship, held in Davos, Switzerland.

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