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$1.6 Billion Powerball Jackpot Split 3 Ways, in CA, FL & TN

ABC News - ‎51 minutes ago‎
An eye-popping and unprecedented Powerball jackpot whose rise to $1.6 billion became a national fascination will be split three ways, by mystery winners in Florida, Tennessee and California.
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Oscar nominations 2016: Complete list of nominees; 'The Revenant' leads with 12

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
Leonardo DiCaprio, Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Lawrence were among the nominees for the 88th Academy Awards, which were announced Thursday morning.
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10 Yemeni detainees sent from Gitmo to Oman, in 'troubling' transfer

Fox News - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Obama administration on Thursday quietly transferred 10 Yemeni detainees from the prison at Guantanamo Bay to neighboring Oman - so quietly, in fact, that the news was first reported by state-run Middle East news agencies.
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Deadly blasts, shootout in Indonesia capital; police blame ISIS

CNN - ‎1 hour ago‎
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) Attackers struck in the middle of the day Thursday, in the middle of a busy central Jakarta commercial hub -- killing at least two, wounding 19 and raising alarms about terrorism once more, this time in the world's most ...
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Alan Rickman Dies: Harry Potter Stars React to the Tragic News

E! Online - ‎45 minutes ago‎
Professor Snape is gone but not forgotten. After news broke that Alan Rickman passed away from cancer, his Harry Potter stars turned to social media to react and pay tribute to their fallen friend.
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More aid reaches trapped Syrians; doubts cast on peace talks

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
NEAR MADAYA, Syria/BEIRUT/GENEVA Aid supplies on Thursday reached a besieged Syrian town and two trapped villages for the second time this week, raising hopes of further deliveries to help people dying of starvation.
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Turkey attacks Islamic State targets in Syria, Iraq in response to Istanbul ...

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
ANKARA Turkish tanks and artillery have bombarded Islamic State positions in Syria and Iraq over the past 48 hours, killing almost 200 of its fighters in retaliation for a suicide bombing in Istanbul, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday.
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Truck bomb attack by Kurdish militants kills six in southeast Turkey

Reuters - ‎6 hours ago‎
CINAR, Turkey Kurdish militants have attacked a police station in southeast Turkey with a truck bomb, killing six people including a baby and two toddlers, in one of the biggest strikes since the conflict reignited in July, security officials said on ...
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Alex becomes first Atlantic hurricane to form in January since 1938

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
Amazingly, in the dead of winter, a rare hurricane is swirling in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Alex, which was named a Subtropical Storm on Wednesday, has steadily strengthened over the past day and is making history as an extraordinarily rare January ...
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African immigrant detained in 'senseless' death of US woman in Italy

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
Italian authorities said they have detained a Senegalese immigrant days after an American woman was discovered dead in her apartment in Florence, Italy.
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Judge orders Chicago to release police shooting video

CNN - ‎26 minutes ago‎
Chicago (CNN) A judge has ordered the city of Chicago to release videos showing the fatal police shooting of an unarmed teen three years ago.
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Supreme Court ruling leaves Florida death row inmates in limbo

Al Jazeera America - ‎37 minutes ago‎
The fates of the 390 inmates on Florida's death row are uncertain after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the state's capital punishment sentencing process.
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Tonight's GOP debate features Trump vs. Cruz, and then the rest

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
Republican presidential candidates will gather for their sixth set of debates tonight, with the race having split into two bitter mini-battles.
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Fed's Bullard Says Oil's Fall May Delay Inflation Return to 2%

Bloomberg - ‎3 hours ago‎
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard, one of the most vocal policy makers in recent months arguing to raise interest rates, sounded a more cautious note Thursday by saying the latest decline in oil prices may delay the return of ...
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2 dealers accuse Fiat Chrysler of inflating sales

USA TODAY - ‎3 hours ago‎
Two Fiat Chrysler Automobiles dealerships accused the company of conspiring to inflate sales, sparking a sell-off in the Italian automaker's stock.
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US stocks open higher as oil attempts to stabilize

MarketWatch - ‎3 hours ago‎
U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, rebounding somewhat from their biggest losses in three months. Crude oil prices -one trigger for Wall Street's sharp selloff-attempted to stabilize.
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Momentum fading for global economic growth and inflation: poll

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
BENGALURU Economic growth is losing momentum across emerging and developed economies as is inflation, with trouble in China now the biggest worry for 2016, according to the overwhelming majority of hundreds of economists polled by Reuters around ...
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Intel is becoming a post-PC company

USA TODAY - ‎6 hours ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO - Intel wants to make clear it's not as dependent on the waning PC market, showcasing with some fanfare how its technology can make shoes, drones, even skateboards smarter.
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Snoop Dogg Really Shouldn't Switch To PlayStation Over Xbox Live Outage

Forbes - ‎54 minutes ago‎
Microsoft's Xbox Live service went down last night for several hours, prompting the usual storm of angry tweets and outrage. This time, however, upset Xbox gamers had a little help from rapper and Xbox gamer Snoop Dogg, who posted an angry video on ...
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New Samsung Deal Has Hidden Galaxy S7 Benefits

Forbes - ‎2 hours ago‎
Samsung has announced that it has been contracted to make Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 processor. This could be big news, although it certainly doesn't guarantee that the processor will make its way into the Galaxy S7.
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Friends Reunion Is Well and Good, But These Beloved TV Show Casts Are Also ...

E! Online - ‎3 hours ago‎
Have you had a moment to collect yourself over the Friends reunion news? Good. Because the amount of other casts reuniting for the James Burrows special on NBC is going to blow your mind.
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Nicki Minaj Reacts to "Mad Ratchet" Adele's "Monster" Rap From Carpool Karaoke

E! Online - ‎1 hour ago‎
Nicki Minaj is bowing down to Adele. During an episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, the 27-year-old "Hello" singer surprisingly spit some of the Grammy-winning rappers iconic rap from "Monster," shocking fans worldwide with her flawlessly ...
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'American Idol' recap: Philadelphia contestants offer most bizarre ...

Fox News - ‎9 hours ago‎
“American Idol” failed to uncover many potential contenders when auditions rolled into Philadelphia Wednesday night. Instead judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr.
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Giants' Ben McAdoo is 'the hardest working guy' I know, former boss says

NJ.com - ‎45 minutes ago‎
Walt Harris was in his seventh year as the University of Pittsburgh's head football coach, and he had a problem. His library of game film was in complete disarray, making it hard to find tape when it was needed.
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The Latest: Olympic Committee to Work Closely With IAAF

New York Times - ‎22 minutes ago‎
MUNICH - The Latest from the IAAF investigation (all times local): ___. 6:25 p.m.. The International Olympic Committee says it will work closely with the new leadership of track and field's governing body and will "undertake any necessary action" to ...
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Dee Gordon Signs 5-Year, $50 Million Extension With Marlins

CBS Local - ‎1 hour ago‎
Dee Gordon #9 of the Miami Marlins in action during an MLB game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on October 4, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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How do you get tiny robots to work together? A magnetic force field

Christian Science Monitor - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Engineers hope that this will allow the tiny machines to one day be used in advanced manufacturing and research. By Lonnie Shekhtman, Staff January 14, 2016.
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Chemicals threaten Europe's killer whales with extinction

Phys.Org - ‎37 minutes ago‎
Killer whales in European waters face extinction due to outlawed but long-lived pollutants that also threaten several species of dolphins, according a study released Thursday.
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Rosetta's comet displays rarely seen water ice on its surface

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
Using data from the European Space Agency's Rosetta orbiter, scientists have confirmed the existence of patches of exposed water ice on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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Liberia declared Ebola-free, signaling end to West African epidemic

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
MONROVIA Liberia was declared free of the Ebola virus by global health experts on Thursday, a milestone that signaled an end to an epidemic in West Africa that has killed more than 11,300 people.
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How Obama's cancer 'moonshot' can save many lives

CNN - ‎1 hour ago‎
Dr. Otis Brawley is the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, a world-renowned cancer expert and a practicing oncologist.
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FDA: Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug not ready for approval

UPI.com - ‎43 minutes ago‎
The agency issued a letter to the maker of drisapersen saying its application does not meet standards for drug efficacy, a week before considering another drug for the condition.
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Would warning labels on sugary drinks work?

Christian Science Monitor - ‎22 minutes ago‎
A new study claims to show that parents will buy fewer sugary soft drinks for their children if a warning label advises against it, but the dire warning labels on cigarettes seem to have lost their touch.
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