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WATCH IN 60 SECONDS: Wine spills into Russian River, former Wells Fargo CEO banned from banking, BART approves canopies

1 minute ago | ABC

EVENING CATCH-UP: Wine spills into Russian River, former Wells Fargo CEO is banned from banking, BART approves canopies at downtown SF stations. Here's what's happening in the...
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More student revolts to come? Soros pitches $1bn ‘education' project to fight climate change & ‘dictators' like Trump, Xi and Modi

39 minutes ago | RT

Billionaire George Soros has unveiled a new ambitious project: creating a global university network that would save the world from climate change and rescue democracy itself...
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Texas high school student suspended over dreadlocks, family says

1 hour ago | ABC

The family of a black high school student in Texas says he won't be allowed to walk at his graduation ceremony if he doesn't cut his dreadlocks as school officials have asked.
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59-year-old loses 34 pounds doing CrossFit at EaDo gym

1 hour ago | ABC

It's never too late to get in shape!
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Portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama coming to Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

3 hours ago | ABC

Houston is one of only five cities to get the portraits, so you'll want to look out for this!
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How "Paralinguistic Cues" Can Help You to Persuade

3 hours ago | Scientific American

It's not just what you say but how you say it, research shows
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World War II veteran and big-time Justin Turner fan got big surprise from his favorite Dodger

4 hours ago | ABC

The Los Angeles Dodgers told Staff Sgt. Tarczy they wanted to interview him about his time in the military, but little did he know his favorite Dodger was there to meet him.
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The listing for Renee Zellweger's childhood home in Katy is live!

5 hours ago | ABC

You can even visit an open house for the celebrity home this Saturday!
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California's monarch butterflies remain critically low for second year

7 hours ago | New York Post

SAN FRANCISCO - The western monarch butterfly population wintering along California's coast remains critically low for the second year in a row, a count by an environmental...
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Jim Lehrer dead at 85; PBS journalist anchored 'NewsHour' for 36 years

8 hours ago | ABC | 2 articles

Jim Lehrer founded "NewsHour" alongside Robert MacNeil in 1975 and anchored the program until his retirement in 2011.
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Scientists discover four new species of sharks that walk

Walking sharks could be the most recently evolved sharks on Earth, according to researchers. Read more ...

Tiger Woods starts 2020 on a strong note

LA JOLLA, Calif. - It was a good start. And that's all Tiger Woods was seeking out of his first tournament round of 2020, the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, as he... Read more ...

Legendary PBS journalist Jim Lehrer dies at 85

Jim Lehrer, the journalism giant who spent decades behind the anchor desk at PBS, died Thursday at 85. Read more ...

President Trump to attend anti-abortion rally in Washington

President Donald Trump will become the first president to attend the March for Life. Read more ...

US imposes visa rules for pregnant women on 'birth tourism'

Applicants will be denied tourist visas if they are determined to be coming to the U.S. primarily to give birth. Read more ...

Oscars 2020 performers announced: Idina Menzel is back, Adele Dazeem is not

Unclear if John Travolta was invited. Read more ...

China coronavirus infections soar to 830, with 25 deaths as WHO says it's...

The World Health Organization held off designating a new fast-spreading coronavirus as an international health threat, but did deem it a crisis within China, where the pathogen... Read more ...

Kemba Walker named NBA All-Star Game starter

Walker was the top East guard choice among media and NBA players, but a former Celtics star was the top choice among fans. Read more ...

‘Spygate' update: At least two FISA warrants to spy on Carter Page were ‘not...

The top US spy court has revealed that at least two of the four warrants for spying on a Trump campaign adviser are now considered to have been improperly obtained, and all... Read more ...

Red Sox might not have new manager by spring training

The Red Sox chief baseball officer says it's possible they won't hire someone before pitchers and catchers report Feb. 12. Read more ...