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US Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and billionaire Donald Trump are leading their Democratic and Republican opponents respectively a day ahead of the New Hampshire primary, a University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion poll revealed on Monday.

The lawyering business resists efforts to move fast and break things—even though, and maybe because, innovation could help make the law more accessible.

Carpet bombing, by definition, involves indiscriminate bombing of large areas, without regard for collateral damage. Why doesn't Ted Cruz understand that?

Throughout her career as a neurobiologist, Peggy Mason has been told over and over that the rats she experiments on are not capable of empathy. Only humans and other primates can understand the emotions of another. Most other animals can't. And certainly not beady-eyed rats.

Millions of people — 114 million last year — watch the Super Bowl.

And movie studios knows this better than anyone.

In the pockets of time between football action and Beyoncé's highly anticipated  halftime performance, film studios put out special TV spots for some of this year's biggest blockbusters. Think Batman v Superman, Captain America: Civil War, and 10 Cloverfield Lane.

Below, we've rounded up all the trailer and TV spots that have aired so far; keep checking back for updates. Читать дальше...

The not-quite-romantic comedy introduced the world to Audrey Hepburn—and to Vespa scooters.

PCB said if BCCI had to seek government clearance to play Pakistan, it should not have signed the MOU.

Large animal attacks on humans are relatively rare. Though they are overblown in the media, a new study shows that half of such attacks are a result of risky human behavior.

“Being Nixon: A Man Divided” by Evan Thomas, Random House, 531 pages, $35

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — A small college in Moorhead is facing criticism from some students and alumni after announcing plans to make cuts in foreign languages.

It's been a tough year for stocks, and Von Miller's MVP award isn't a good harbinger, either.

Oh, you independents! For decades now you've been the hot girl at the party. Those highly coveted "undecided" folks who at the last minute will finally figure out who you prefer and become the critical votes that tilt an election to one candidate or the other. According to polls, as many as 43% of Americans are political independents.

But this phenomenon confounds me. In fact, I think it's 100% bogus. I find the concept of "undecideds" fundamentally disingenuous. Sorry, but I think you're... Читать дальше...

Ben Hooper
LAKE GENEVA, Wis., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin snow sculpting competition featured a spectacle of another kind when 15 cars parked on the ice fell through into the waters of Lake Geneva.

The AAP government, on Monday, recommended a CBI investigation into the death of a six-year-old boy at Ryan International School following demand by the child's parents and findings of a magisterial probe which pointed to "suspicious conduct" of school authorities.

KAOLACK, Senegal (AP) — Dozens of armed security forces descended on the Quranic school at night, arresting an imam suspected of having links to Islamic extremists in Nigeria.

KAOLACK, Senegal - Dozens of armed security forces descended on the Quranic school at night, arresting an imam suspected of having links to Islamic extremists in Nigeria.

KAOLACK, Senegal (AP) — Dozens of armed security forces descended on the Quranic school at night, arresting an imam suspected of having links to Islamic extremists in Nigeria.

KAOLACK, Senegal (AP) — Dozens of armed security forces descended on the Quranic school at night, arresting an imam suspected of having links to Islamic extremists in Nigeria.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De Europese aandelenbeurzen stonden maandag in de middaghandel diep in het rood. Toenemende zorgen over de vooruitzichten voor de wereldeconomie leidden tot een verkoopgolf, waardoor nagenoeg alle in Amsterdam genoteerde aandelen terrein verloren. De AEX-index nadert daardoor weer de grens van 400 punten.

Peyton Manning chose not to announce his retirement after last night’s game. Marshawn Lynch chose to announce his retirement during it. Vague at first, it quickly became clear that Lynch is indeed done, with tweets from Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson, and (most convincingly) owner Paul Allen confirming it. The one thing the Seahawks haven’t and…

John Perry Barlow stands by his Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace, the libertarian idea that lit up the Internet on this day in 1996.

Liverpool manager says the club are trying to 'find a solution' to the ticketing controversy as talks continue on a review of prices

If Britain leaves the EU, France will stop allowing UK officials to make checks in Calais, David Cameron says

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Expecting to write up a ticket for speeding, an Alabama State Trooper ended up helping a woman give birth.

ATHENS, Alabama - Expecting to write up a ticket for speeding, an Alabama State Trooper ended up helping a woman give birth.