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Billionaire hedge-fund investor George Soros on Thursday said he shorted the S&P 500 index and also went long U.S. government bonds. In an interview with Bloomberg Television in Davos, Switzerland, Soros said it remained too early to buy stocks and that he would be surprised if the Federal Reserve raised interest rates again. Soros also said a hard landing for China's economy "is practically unavoidable" but that the country has the resources to manage it.

Consciousness-raising feminist group is taking over Minnesota galleries, museums and storefronts and reaching out to area teens.

Congressional Republicans have spent more than $20 million so far trying to prove that Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton mishandled the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya.

COLUMBIA, Missouri - Missouri defensive tackle Terry Beckner Jr. has been indefinitely suspended after a marijuana possession arrest.

A personal assistant to the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged fraud. The aide, Ali Abdullahi, is facing a two-count charge for allegedly providing false information to the EFCC during the commission’s investigation of a case of false asset declaration by […]

An ex-NYPD detective got six years in prison for his membership in a burglary crew that stole more than $8 million in cash and property.

The Oscar nominees aren’t the only white out in Hollywood.

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By now, you've probably heard that 2015 was declared the hottest year on record. 

On Thursday afternoon, two climate experts from NASA, Gavin Schmidt and Reto Ruedy, fielded questions in a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything thread on climate science. 

While this weekend's predicted monster snowstorm will no doubt have those of us who live in the Northeast wishing for some heat, you should consider it a good sign that the snow is still falling. 

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New York Road Runners flouts state law with its qualification lottery, according to the suit.

What about the Celtics?

[...] he's betting his presidential aspirations that voters aren't, either — despite the sustained political strength of leading Republicans he says are taking the country "into the dark." The second-term Ohio governor, trekking through New Hampshire, preferred not to go after his GOP rivals during an extended interview with The Associated Press. No, this man is trying to win the presidency on his terms, which run counter to fundamental assumptions about the mood of voters. Look, when people leave my town halls... Читать дальше...

IOWA CITY, Iowa - A former Iowa women's field hockey coach has a "reasonable possibility" of proving that gender or anti-gay discrimination played a role in her firing, an Iowa Civil Rights Commission investigator has found.

Stephen Schwarzman's Blackstone Group and other private-equity firms, which traditionally focused on debt-fueled corporate buyouts, are moving into corners of finance from which banks have withdrawn since the global financial crisis. Here are 5 things to know about Mr. Schwarzman:

A judge sentenced former Oklahoma City cop Daniel Holtzclaw to 263 years in prison for sexually victimizing eight women on his beat

Jessie James Decker and Eric Decker are very much in love—and it shows. But when E! News caught up with the couple at the launch of PANDORA Jewelry's Valentine's Day...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A suicide car bomber rammed the gates of a restaurant near a beach in Somalia's capital before gunmen fought their way into the building in an attack claimed by an Islamic extremist group that killed at least three people on Thursday, a police official said.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A suicide car bomber rammed the gates of a restaurant near a beach in Somalia's capital before gunmen fought their way into the building in an attack claimed by an Is…

Sierra Boggess, one of the stars of the Broadway musical "School of Rock", joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero to discuss the success of the show and her role as headmaster Rosalie Mullins. Photo: 'School of Rock: The Musical'

Even though she looks comical when she walks, this kitten is adorable - and she's looking for a new home

China's 13th Five-Year Plan is set to include developing the new Silk Road initiative, Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao said Thursday.

In a bold move Thursday before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Secretary Bob McDonald identified 12 “breakthrough priorities” that the VA will accomplish by the end of 2016.

Richard Pitino’s program is in far worse shape than the Timberwolves are right now, and it’s all his fault. But it isn't the right time for a change.

Actor John Leguizamo visits Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero to discuss his new off-Broadway show "Latin History for Dummies" and his new graphic novel "Ghetto Klown."