1. Drug kingpin 'El Chapo' recaptured
Half a year after he escaped a maximum-security prison through a mile-long tunnel, the infamous Mexican drug kingpin known as "El Chapo" has been recaptured, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announced Friday. El Chapo, whose real name is Joaquín Guzmán, was caught by the navy in the northern city of Los Mochis. Authorities' knowledge of El Chapo's plan to make a biopic led to his capture, said Mexican Attorney General Arely Gómez González.
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2. Muslim woman ejected from Trump rally
A Muslim woman was removed from a Donald Trump rally in South Carolina on Friday. When the Republican presidential hopeful said Syrian refugees "probably are ISIS," Rose Hamid and a few other people silently stood, sporting badges made to look like the stars worn by Jewish people during the Holocaust. Hamid was escorted out as some supporters shouted and booed. "This demonstrates how when you start dehumanizing the other it can turn people into very hateful, ugly people," Hamid said.
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3. U.S. added 292,000 jobs in December
The United States added 292,000 jobs in December, rounding out a year of steady growth. The jobless rate remained at 5 percent. Many of the gains were in temporary-help services, health care, transportation, and construction. Payrolls also grew, making 2015 the second-best year for employees since 1999 and supporting the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates.
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4. Obama vetoes bill that would have repealed ObamaCare
As expected, President Obama vetoed a bill Friday that would have repealed much of his signature healthcare law and defunded Planned Parenthood. The Senate passed the bill in December under special rules that allowed it to avoid a Democratic filibuster, and the House approved it Wednesday. "We have now shown that there is a clear path to repealing Obamacare without 60 votes in the Senate," House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Thursday.
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5. Jeb Bush's favorability rating drops into the negatives
A Gallup favorability poll released Friday reveals that onetime Republican frontrunner Jeb Bush now has a favorability rating of negative 1 percent among Republican voters, a 28-point drop from just six months ago. In comparison, Iowa frontrunner Ted Cruz boasts a net favorability of 45 percent, followed by Ben Carson with 40 percent and Marco Rubio with 35 percent. Poll-topper Donald Trump has a net favorability of 24 percent.
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6. Maine governor walks back racist comments on drug dealers
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) apologized "to all the Maine women" at a news conference Friday for his racist remarks about drug dealers at a town hall Wednesday. "These are guys with the name D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty — these types of guys," he had said, referring to drug dealers. "They come up here, they sell their heroin, then they go back home. Incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young white girl before they leave."
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7. Suspect who shot Philadelphia police officer pledged loyalty to ISIS
The man who allegedly shot at Philadelphia police officer Jesse Hartnett 13 times while he sat in his police cruiser has since pledged his loyalty to the Islamic State. "This guy tried to execute the police officer," Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross said Friday, adding that the suspect confessed he attacked the officer in the name of Islam. Hartnett, who was hit three times in the arm, fired at the gunman as he attempted to flee the scene.
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8. Martin O'Malley could miss next Democratic debate
The Jan. 17 Democratic debate could just be a face-off between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Host network NBC announced its criteria Friday, and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley barely makes the cut. Candidates must have a polling average of 5 percent nationally or in Iowa, New Hampshire, or South Carolina. O'Malley is polling at 5 percent in Iowa, but he's nowhere near the mark in the other states or nationally. An NBC executive said that the network would round up from 4.5 percent if necessary.
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9. North Dakota man arrested for allegedly plotting to steal Obama's dogs
A man from North Dakota allegedly plotted to steal President's Obama's dogs, driving all the way to Washington, D.C. in a car full of weapons, the Secret Service said Friday. Scott D. Stockert, 49, claimed he was Jesus Christ and also the son of John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, and said he planned to run for president, according to court documents. Stockert, however, was allegedly in D.C. with the intent of taking Bo or Sunny.
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10. Powerball jackpot reaches record-breaking $800 million
With no winner in Wednesday's drawing, the Powerball lottery has jumped to $800 million — the largest U.S. lottery prize ever. Powerball is played in 44 states and three U.S. territories, with drawings on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The last time someone correctly matched all six winning numbers was Nov. 4. Some stores have estimated up to 5,000 people are coming in to buy tickets. If no one wins Saturday night, the jackpot is expected to top $1 billion.
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