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Candidate is reaching out to evangelicals ahead of Iowa caucuses next week.

Private patrons in emerging nations must do more to support local artists, two of America's most prominent art collectors have warned.

Syrian regime forces backed by Russian airstrikes seized control of a rebel stronghold on Sunday, the latest in a series of gains in northwestern Latakia province aided by Moscow’s intervention in the conflict.

The town of La Loche, where a gunman opened fire on a school Friday, already faced a number of social ills that plague many aboriginal communities across Canada, including high rates of suicide and substance abuse.

Agency’s new leadership should more actively encourage public trust, says corporate lawyer who took over Jan. 1

Butler was drafted out of high school in 2004 — the 14th overall pick — to hit, and that’s what he did most of his career with the Royals. [...] in 2015 with the A’s, the first year of his three-year, $30 million contract, Butler’s numbers took a big hit, at least until September. On Sunday, when asked how the 2016 A’s could be better, manager Bob Melvin and his players were quick to point out the upgraded bullpen and return of closer Sean Doolittle, whose new supporting cast includes Ryan Madson... Читать дальше...

The real loser out of what would otherwise have been a non-eventful team announcement is not Usman Khawaja but the selectors.

McDonald’s has benefited from all-day breakfast and other menu tweaks, part of a broader turnaround that is expected to gain steam.

With a month to go before the NHL trade deadline, Toronto’s general manager is gauging interest in players such as Roman Polak, P.A. Parenteau, Shawn Matthias and Jonathan Bernier

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Now that music comes out on the weekend, and not always on every streaming service, it can be hard to know where to find the next great song. So Business Insider is helping you with this rundown of the best of what's new in the music world that you can listen to right now — from Kendrick Lamar's teaming with Kanye West to the gloriously rocking return of PJ Harvey.

Majid Jordan - "Every Step Every Way"

When Drake signed Majid Jordan to his OVO label, many wondered... Читать дальше...

Political observers said the prospects of an alliance with the ruling AIADMK would recede should the BJP reciprocate and take the Captain on his word and decide alliances based on that.

OTTAWA, Ontario - Bobby Ryan needed a goal in a big way, and not just because the Ottawa Senators were in a scoreless duel with the New York Rangers.

Vic Theatre Company, one of Melbourne's youngest musical theatre outfits, is staging a short season of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee from March 30.

Who knew a tissue could be so symbolic?

Most of us can agree on the fact that the Dursleys are dumb idiots who don't know anything about the wizarding world, or magic in general.

Look at those dumb faces.

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But reddit user iShootWithACamera has pointed out that every Christmas gift we see Harry receive from his Muggle relatives can be directly related to one of the three Deathly Hallows.

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Stock exchange Chi-X Australia along with Chi-X Japan and Chi-Tech Hong Kong have been sold to global private equity house JC Flowers & Co.

After missing most of the 2015 season, Doolittle said he has no more shoulder issues and won’t be restricted in spring training. “I promised I wouldn’t tell anybody I’m in the best shape of my life because I’ll never be 21 again,” Doolittle said at Sunday’s FanFest. [...] I think this is the most important offseason of my career, and I’ve been going about it with that mentality. Last year’s A’s were 19-35 in one-run games, and their bullpen posted a league-worst 4.63 ERA while lacking hard throwers... Читать дальше...

Close to 90,000 people were stranded on the South Korean resort island of Jeju on Monday after the biggest snowfall in three decades shut the airport for the third straight day.

Sport of tennis is still reeling from allegations that network of players have been investigated for match-fixing

Sport of tennis is still reeling from allegations that network of players have been investigated for match-fixing

Lily James, Matt Smith, Bella Heathcote, and Douglas Booth sit among a theater full of zombies at JustJared.com‘s screening of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies on Sunday (January 24) at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. All of the fans at the screening dressed up as zombies and helped us break the record for the [...]

Democrats have such a nasty habit of trashing themselves that it's remarkable they ever win an election. Take the situation right now. They have, effectively, two presidential candidates. One, Hillary Clinton, looked like a sure winner and a shoo-in to be the next president. The other, Bernie Sanders, is unelectable.

Clinton's good prospects were only improved by the emergence of the ignorant, racist Donald Trump and the hated wingnut Ted Cruz as leaders in the Republican race. That's true... Читать дальше...

James Harden had 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, Trevor Ariza scored a season-high 29 and the Houston Rockets rallied for a 115-104 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.

David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital is poised to take a board seat at SunEdison Inc. after a collapse in the solar-power company’s stock price and the departure of some senior officials, according to people familiar with the matter.

New York City's second-biggest snowstorm in history dumped more than 60cm of snow in the Big Apple.