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Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Jan. 7, 2015.
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France Hunts Gunmen's Backers

The weapons used by a terror cell to kill 17 people around Paris last week came from outside the country, a French police official said Tuesday, adding that several people were being sought in relation to the "substantial" financing of the three gunmen

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Facebook Starts Amber Alerts

Facebook will begin posting Amber Alerts on its users' news feeds, encouraging its 140 million U.S. daily users to help lookout for missing children

Pizza Hut Will Start Serving Gluten-Free Pies

The chain will start offering 10-inch gluten-free pizzas in 24,000 of the its 6,3000 domestic locations starting Jan. 26. A slice of the gluten-free pizza's cheese and pepperoni offerings come in at 150 and 170 calories, respectively

Woody Allen seen during filming of Facing Gigolo in New York in 2012.

Woody Allen Will Make a TV Show for Amazon

Allen will both write and direct a series of half hour episodes of an as-yet-untitled show for the retail giant's streaming network, a first for the Oscar-winning filmmaker. But Amazon's big deal could bring with it big controversy, writes TIME's James Poniewozik

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 7, 2015.

House Republicans Go Big on Immigration Fight

In a series of votes this week, the House GOP will protest nearly every major immigration executive action by President Obama in the past few years, threatening millions of immigrants who came to the country illegally with deportation

Female Directors Still Scarce as Ever in Hollywood

A new study shows that women comprised only 17% of all the people who worked behind the cameras in Hollywood—directors, producers, editors, writers, executive producers and cinematographers—on the top-grossing 250 movies, the same scant percentage as in 1998

Furniture Chain Refunds $1.5 Million After Football Bet

Ohio’s Ashley Furniture is shelling out more than a million dollars in refunds after promising to write off purchases of $1,999 or more from Dec. 17-30 if Ohio State won college football’s national championship. The Buckeyes beat Oregon 42-20 on Monday

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Ford Unveils New GT 'Supercar' at Detroit Auto Show

After a nine-year hiatus, the iconic American automobile manufacturer unveiled the latest installation of the prized GT to ecstatic car aficionados at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday