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from the precariously overloaded trucks was brutally slain, witnesses said.
• "He didn't even have the time to fall -- he landed into the hands of the angry mob who then lynched him at the scene," said Armando Yanguendji, a resident of the Gobongo district who witnessed the horror.
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Fox's 'The X Factor' ending after 3 seasons; Simon Cowell to return to U.K. series
• LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "The X Factor" is ending after three seasons.
• Fox and the show's production companies announced Friday that the U.S. edition of the singing competition won't be coming back this fall.
• "X Factor" head judge and creator-executive producer Simon Cowell, who served as a judge on Fox's "American Idol" for nine seasons, will instead return to the U.K. version of "X Factor" later this year.
• "I've had a fantastic time over the last 12 years, both on 'The X Factor' and 'American Idol,' " Cowell said in a statement. "And apart from being lucky enough to find some amazing talent on the shows, I have always had an incredible welcome from the American public -- most of the time!"
• The acerbic judge initially predicted that "X Factor" would be a major hit before its 2011 debut, but the show never garnered stellar ratings, which continued to dip in last year's third season. "X Factor" also failed to produce a winner as successful as past "Idol" champions.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Saturday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2014. There are 326 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Feb. 8, 1974, the last three-man crew of the Skylab space station, consisting of Jerry Carr, Bill Pogue and Edward Gibson, returned to Earth after spending 84 days in space. (Skylab remained in orbit another five years before plunging to its destruction in 1979.)
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• On this date:
• In 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England (Continued on page 38)
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