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Changeling is a 2008 American drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski. Based on real-life events in 1928 Los Angeles, the film stars Angelina Jolie (pictured) as a woman who is reunited with her missing son—only to realize he is an impostor. After she confronts the city authorities, they vilify her as an unfit mother and brand her delusional. The film explores the political fallout and the episode's connection to the "Wineville Chicken Coop" kidnapping and murder case. Principal photography took place in 2007 in Southern California; in post-production, scenes were supplemented with CGI skylines, backgrounds, vehicles and people. Changeling premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. Its October 2008 theatrical release met with a more mixed reaction; the acting and story were generally praised, while criticism focused on the conventional staging and lack of nuance. Changeling earned $113 million in box office revenue worldwide; it received nominations in three Academy Award and eight BAFTA Award categories. (more...) Recently featured: Archaea – John L. Helm – "Like a Rolling Stone" Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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The People's Republic of China's Chengdu J-20, a fifth generation stealth fighter aircraft prototype, makes its first flight. Voting continues in a referendum to determine whether Southern Sudan should become independent from Sudan. Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Urmia Airport, West Azarbaijan, Iran, killing at least 70 people. A shooting in Arizona leaves six people dead and U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (pictured) critically injured. Andrew Wakefield's study linking autism to the MMR vaccine is declared a fraud by the British medical journal BMJ. The U.S. government oil spill commission releases a report accusing BP, Halliburton and Transocean of managerial failure in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events...
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January 11: Eugenio María de Hostos Day in Puerto Rico (1839) 1055 – Theodora, the daughter of Constantine VIII and Helena, daughter of Alypius, became Byzantine Empress. 1787 – German-born British astronomer and composer William Herschel discovered the Uranian moons Oberon and Titania, later named by his son John after characters from William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. 1943 – Italian American journalist and union activist Carlo Tresca (pictured), a leading public opponent of Mafia infiltration of unions, was assassinated by a Mafia gunman. 1960 – Henry Lee Lucas, once listed as America's most prolific serial killer, committed his only confirmed murder, although he confessed to killing about 600 and was convicted of eleven homicides. More anniversaries: January 10 – January 11 – January 12 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now January 11 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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Gunnar Sønsteby (born January 11, 1918), known by the code names of Kjakan (The Chin) and No. 24, was a member of the Norwegian resistance during World War II. He is the most decorated person in Norway, and the only one to have been awarded the War Cross with three swords. He was the head of the Norwegian Independent Company 1 group, which committed numerous acts of sabotage against the Nazi regime. This put him high on the Gestapo's most wanted list, but he successfully evaded capture until the end of the war. Now in his 90s, he still gives frequent talks about his wartime experiences.

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