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1	Le Pen May Gain as Magazine Attack Strains French Divide Jan 7, 2015 7:01 PM ET France’s Front National leader Marine Le Pen pinned the blame for the killing of 12 people in Paris yesterday on Islamic radicals, as mainstream leaders tried to downplay the religious dimension of the attack.

2	Paris Killers Got Wrong Door Before ‘Decapitating’ Magazine Jan 7, 2015 4:12 PM ET The two masked men brandishing automatic weapons had the wrong door. They were looking for the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical weekly.

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3	United Attendants Say 13 Fired for Protesting ‘Menacing’ Jet Jan 7, 2015 2:24 PM ET Thirteen former United Airlines flight attendants say they were improperly fired last year after refusing to work on a Boeing Co. 747 jumbo jet that had “menacing” images drawn below its tail.

4	Antibiotic Pulled From Dirt Ends 25-Year Drug Drought Jan 7, 2015 3:59 PM ET Scientists have discovered an antibiotic capable of fighting infections that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year, a breakthrough that could lead to the field’s first major new drug in more than a quarter-century.

5	Google Loses Most Search Share Since 2009 While Yahoo Gains Jan 8, 2015 9:05 AM ET Google Inc.’s dominance of the U.S. Internet search market slipped last month in the biggest drop since 2009 while Yahoo! Inc. posted its largest share gain, as the companies grappled with the fallout of a search deal on Firefox browsers.

6	Fatal Shootout Adds to Anxiety After Slaughter at Satiric Magazine; Manhunt Continues Jan 8, 2015 9:27 AM ET Paris was on edge as a shooting south of the city today claimed the life of a policewoman and the hunt intensified for two of the perpetrators of yesterday’s massacre at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

7	Standard Chartered Exits Cash Equities, Cuts 4,000 Jobs Jan 8, 2015 4:20 AM ET Standard Chartered Plc is shutting its institutional equities business and eliminating about 4,000 jobs at its consumer operations as Chief Executive Officer Peter Sands seeks to restore the U.K. bank’s profit growth.

8	Paris Killings Seen Fueling Europe’s Anti-Islam Movements Jan 8, 2015 4:30 AM ET The killing of at least 12 people at a French magazine that received threats because of its depiction of Islam stands to exacerbate burgeoning anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe, political analysts said.

9	The Bold Charlie Hebdo Covers the Satirical Magazine Was Not Afraid to Run Jan 7, 2015 1:59 PM ET The Prophet Muhammad was named "guest editor" of Charlie Hebdo in celebration of the victory of the Tunisian Islamist party Ennahada in the country's elections in 2011. The magazine was renamed Charia Hebdo. The cover cartoon has Muhammad declaring, “100 lashes if you don’t die of laughter!”Left: Charlie Hebdo cartoonist Luz shows a special edition of the French satirical magazine on Nov. 3, 2011 in Paris.   Source: Photograph by Franck Prevel/Getty Images

10	Renowned Trader Hall Sees $40 Oil ‘Absolute Price Floor’ Jan 8, 2015 9:47 AM ET Oil prices have almost bottomed out and “some recovery” is likely by the second half of the year as demand picks up, commodity hedge fund manager Andrew J. Hall told investors.