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World news in one minute: Find out what happened around the world on 9 January

Associated Press Sunday, 10 January 2016, 07:16 Last update: about 9 years ago

MEXICO-DRUG LORD

MEXICO CITY — Recaptured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's secret interview with U.S. actor Sean Penn helped authorities locate his whereabouts, a Mexican law enforcement official says. 

POWERBALL JACKPOT

The winning numbers for a record Powerball jackpot of nearly $950 million are announced, setting off a scramble among hopeful lottery players across the U.S. to check if they held a lucky ticket.

TRUMP RALLY-MUSLIMS

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — An advocacy group seeks an apology from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after a Muslim woman standing in silent protest at one of his rallies is heckled and escorted out. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-TRUMP-CRUZ

WAUKON, Iowa — Businessman Donald Trump goads fellow Republican front-runner, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, over his eligibility to be president and professes bafflement that he's not beating him in Iowa polls, as a delicate detente between the two becomes ever more frayed. 

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