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Top Stories: Boeing Contract OK'd; Record Low Temps Expected

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By Mark Memmott

Published January 4, 2014 at 9:09 AM EST

Trying to stay warm: A woman paused in Manhattan's Times Square on Friday as bitterly cold winds blew through. Even colder temperatures are coming for much of the nation.

Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- 'Cheers And Jeers' As Boeing Machinists Narrowly OK Contract

-- Phil Everly Dies; Transformed Rock 'N' Roll With Brother Don

Other stories in the news:

-- Death Toll Rises From Northeast Storm; "Record Lows Likely" Across Much Of Nation. (USA Today)

-- "Rescued Antarctic Passengers Resume Journey Home." (The Associated Press)

-- Al-Qaida's Chief In Lebanon "Dies In Custody." (BBC News)

-- "Iraqi Army Shells Falluja" In Bid To Dislodge Al-Qaida And Tribal Fighters. (Reuters)

-- Man Who Had Lottery Ticket Worth $174 Million Didn't Realize He'd Won For Weeks. (San Jose Mercury News)

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Mark Memmott

Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.

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