A.M. Links: GOP Debate Tonight, Alan Rickman Dead at 69, Terrorist Attack in Jakarta
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CNN The next GOP presidential debate occurs tonight in Charleston, South Carolina.
- "In a brazen midday assault, a team of well-armed militants detonated explosives and opened fire Thursday in the heart of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta."
- Alan Rickman, the British actor best known for his iconic roles in Die Hard and the Harry Potter series, has died at age 69.
- Left-wing magazine The Nation has endorsed Bernie Sanders for president.
- Three winning tickets were sold for the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot.
- The complete list of 2016 Oscar nominees has been announced.
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