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A highway in Kobe, Japan, collapsed after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995, that killed more than 6,000. A highway in Kobe, Japan, collapsed after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995, that killed more than 6,000. (Asahi Shimbun/AFP/Getty Images)
January 17, 2010

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► Today is Sunday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2010. There are 348 days left in the year. (Full article: 461 words)

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