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Lionel Messi ends Cristiano’s winning run, grabs Ballon d’Or for fifth time

Lionel Messi ends Cristiano’s winning run, grabs Ballon d’Or for fifth time

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has little doubt Lionel Messi will return to Zurich in the years to come to collect another FIFA Ballon d’Or after winning the trophy for

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Bomb Blast Kills 14 at Polio Center in Quetta, Pakistan

Bomb Blast Kills 14 at Polio Center in Quetta, Pakistan

A Pakistani health worker with a police escort administers polio drops to a child during a polio vaccination campaign in Karachi on January 12, 2016.

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Jeremy Corbyn sacks two senior figures but Hilary Benn stays

Jeremy Corbyn sacks two senior figures but Hilary Benn stays

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is expected to finalise a reshuffle of his top team on Tuesday after late-night talks with key members of the shadow cabinet ended without any announcement.

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All 60 aboard New Zealand tourist boat rescued from fire

All 60 aboard New Zealand tourist boat rescued from fire

An investigation has been launched into a boat fire that forced 53 passengers to jump into the water or scramble into inflatable boats off the coast of New Zealand’s North

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New Yorkers blast Cruz’s comments on ‘New York values’

New Yorkers blast Cruz’s comments on ‘New York values’

The battle lines are being drawn.

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Trump, Cruz exchange shots in escalation between GOP front-runners

Trump, Cruz exchange shots in escalation between GOP front-runners

New Yorkers have taken aim at Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, who spoke disparagingly of “New York values” at a debate this week.

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China urges calm between Saudi Arabia and Iran

China urges calm between Saudi Arabia and Iran

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari said on Monday that Iran seeks to maintain consistent ties with its neighbors including Saudi Arabia.

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Wind Chill Advisory in effect for portions of Chicago area later tonight

Wind Chill Advisory in effect for portions of Chicago area later tonight

Note Wind Chill Warnings (gray-shaded areas on the map above) are in effect for wind chills -35 to -45-degrees tonight and Sunday across a good portion of Minnesota into northern

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Tennessee couple claims to be winners of historic Powerball jackpot: media reports

Tennessee couple claims to be winners of historic Powerball jackpot: media reports

John and Lisa Robinson, along with their daughter Tiffany – and their lawyer, Joe Townsend and his daughter Ilene – were featured on the Today Show segment.

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DiCaprio has ‘no nerves’ over Oscar nomination

DiCaprio has ‘no nerves’ over Oscar nomination

Hardy was more modest about his nomination.

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Advocates perplexed by US response to Central American migrants

Advocates perplexed by US response to Central American migrants

VOA NEWS/State Department – The U.S. has announced plans to expand its refugee admissions program, with a goal of providing more assistance to Central Americans.

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Hillary Clinton campaign deploys husband Bill very carefully

Hillary Clinton campaign deploys husband Bill very carefully

The debate was scheduled to take place just blocks from the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where nine parishioners were killed in a mass shooting last summer.

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