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World No 1 Justin Rose feels he’s in the “do-it phase” in his career and believes that his best years might still lie ahead.

CHECK YOUR FLIGHT STATUS! The bitter cold, ice, and snow in the Midwest are impacting flights in and out of the Bay Area.

The severe arctic weather in Chicago has brought production to a halt Wednesday on the sets of both “Empire” and “Proven Innocent,” 20th Century Fox confirmed to Variety. No decision has been made yet on when production will resume. That no doubt largely depends on just how long the cold snap will last. Temperatures dropped […]

Promises made will not be enough to satisfy critics

FEARNE Cotton put on a brave face as she stepped out in London early today – the first time she’s been seen in public since admitting her marriage woes. The telly star, 37, revealed that despite appearing as though she has the perfect marriage, the past year has been difficult for her and her husband […]

• A viral photo prompted outrage on Monday, showing Chicago jail inmates outside shoveling snow just before the polar vortex caused temperatures to plunge.
• A spokeswoman for the Cook County Sheriff's Office told INSIDER the photo was "misleading," that the inmates' jumpsuits were "highly insulated," and that they had volunteered for the task.
• The inmates were working as part of a sheriff's program to gain job skills, though their tasks are usually limited to demolishing abandoned buildings, she said. Читать дальше...

The 55-year-old man travelled to India after having 21 abdomen surgeries in Iraq, Jordan; the blast took place 7 years ago

With the worst of extreme cold still to come, Penn State's University Park campus has canceled classes and activities after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday and all day on Thursday.

The Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein will host a memorial celebrating the music and life of Zimbabwean singer Oliver Mtukudzi on February 5.

The Denver Nuggets had both the best and the worst defense in the NBA this month, depending on which half of the game it was. This dissection of Denver's defense explores this strange disparity and some of its possible causes.

A new software security framework for the payment card industry aspires to slow the rampant theft of credit card data. Whether it will succeed depends in part on whether organizations comply. But some experts also say while it is a step in the right direction, it doesn't set a very high bar.

"We want to end the usurpation of power of Maduro." Carlos Vecchio, the chargé d'affaires for Venezuela's self-declared interim president, says he believes the majority of the military is siding with Juan Guaido.

Leaders from across the EU have roundly rejected Theresa May’s demand to renegotiate her own Brexit deal, with the Irish deputy prime minister warning his government would not respond to “threats”.

The Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved the LV Stadium Events Co.’s request to leave NV Energy without an exit fee.

1. Jerome Powell says the Fed did not change course on interest rates in response to Trump  CNBC
2. Fed holds rates, updates balance sheet policy after 'extensive deliberations'  Yahoo Finance
3. Federal Reserve Signals End of Rate Hikes  The New York Times
4. Fed holds rates stable, pledges 'patient' approach, expects 'ample' balance sheet  CNBC
5. Jerome Powell's obsession with inflation and economic growth  Axios
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With people in Syria “suffering a cold, hard winter”, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator on Wednesday appealed for international funding, backed by UN Security Council support for safe aid delivery, to alleviate the conditions faced by millions struggling for survival amidst rain, snowfall and freezing temperatures across the still war-torn nation.

Three other convicts -- Prabhat Bodo, Jayanti Basumatary and Mathura Brahma -- will be released after they pay a fine imposed by the court.

The bitcoin price on Wednesday recovered as much as 2.45 percent after reports indicated that Fidelity would launch its crypto custody service as soon as March. Fidelity Crypto Launch Brings out the Bulls At 18:00 UTC, the bitcoin-US dollar exchange rate (BTC/USD) was trading at $3,443 on crypto exchange Coinbase, down 0.6 percent from its intraday high at $3,459. Earlier today, the market had opened at a lower rate at $3,337 during the Asian session, while trending lower inside a descending channel formation. Читать дальше...

The Venezuelan leader's accusations were said around the same time a mysterious Russian jet plane arrived in Caracas, prompting several conspiracy theories about its purpose

A glance at some of the seminars at International Pizza Expo 2019 The robust seminar lineup at International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas always offers attendees serious bang for their buck. Here’s a quick glance at a handful of the opportunities that will be available at the show. This year’s Pizza Expo runs March 4-7...