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NEW YORK (AP) — For years, the champion at the Westminster dog show was treated to quite a victory lap: Visit the morning TV shows. Up the Empire State Building. Lunch at Sardi's. Bark on a Broadway stage.

Harvard geneticist Dr. George Church has been using a gene editing tool called CRISPR to try to bring the woolly mammoth back from the dead, and may help slow climate change.

Los vecinos dicen en broma que el color del lagarto es porque se untó demasiada crema bronceadora o que tal vez sea fan del equipo universitario de los Tigers de Clemson. La gente ha visto varias veces al caimán de alrededor de metro y medio (4-5 pies) en el estanque en Hanahan, en el vecindario de Tanner Plantation. Jay Butfiloski, del Departamento de Recursos Naturales de Carolina del Sur, dijo que el color probablemente se deba al lugar donde el animal pasa el invierno, posiblemente en una tubería oxidada.

Fruit flies born in zero gravity in orbit around the planet reproduce faster than on Earth. This conclusion was made by a group of Russian biologists who studied the flies' reproductive habits in outer space.

All 8.5 million residents are invited to join.

On Wednesday night, one could be excused if they mistook the grounds of Amity University for the venue of an international EDM concert.

The news that five star hotels and restaurants at Cyber Hub and Sector 29 in Gurgaon may lose their license on April 1 in compliance with the Supreme Court’s order that sale of liquor will not be allowed within 500 metres of national and state highways came as a shock to restaurateurs in Gurgaon.

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Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Plus-size model Ashley Graham denied she purposely covered part of her thigh during her Vogue photo shoot with Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid.

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C.J. Wilson may have traded one sport for another.

The bankrupt former business magnate appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn his conviction.

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian opened fire and stabbed shoppers with a screwdriver near a busy open air market in central Israel on Thursday, wounding at least six people, police said.

Everything you need to know ahead of a big weekend in the PL.

MEXICO-STAD (ANP/BLOOMBERG) - De Mexicaanse centrale bank heeft donderdag andermaal de rente verhoogd. De verhoging van het belangrijkste tarief met een half procentpunt tot 6,25 procent moet de koers van de peso ten opzichte van de dollar een impuls geven. Het is de vierde keer op rij dat beleidsbepalers in Mexico de rente verhogen.

This Beauty and the Beast mash-up with Harry Potter is pretty epic. Titled “Beauty and the Voldemort,” Belle (Emma Watson) falls in love with He Who Shall Not Be Named, instead of the Beast, of course. “We’re in this together,” Belle tells him. Then he says, “I can not live forever.” The trailer uses clips [...]

Let’s be honest for a moment if we can: no one really wants flowers on Valentine’s Day. Don't be boring this year, get that special someone a gift that she'll never forget. Want to get her a stuffed teddy bear? Fine, but make it one she'll always remember, like a gigantic 5-foot plush teddy. Is chocolate the way to her heart? Don't go for a boring old heart-shaped box, get her a gallon of Ghirardelli chocolate or a bunch of giant Hershey Kisses instead.

Bless the salon, for it is a holy place of renewal and tiny dogs.

Peer-to-peer lending is growing up, and Wall Street is looking to take a bigger piece of the action.

Do you have a lot of Starbucks lovers?

LONDON — Scientists may have figured out part of the reason why mosquitoes are drawn to people infected with malaria. Mosquitoes prefer biting people already sickened by malaria, apparently attracted by some kind of odor. Now, Swedish researchers say they’ve identified a substance pumped out by malaria parasites that triggers that smell, noticeable only to

Bridgewater Associates

• Bob Prince, co-CIO of the world's largest hedge fund, correlates its long-term investment success with its unusual and demanding culture.
• Bridgewater employees rate each other's performance, and their profiles are considered for "believability-weighted decision-making."
• He explains how the firm recovered from a rough losing period in 2016 to become the most profitable hedge fund in 2016.

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The Houston Texans will pack their bags and hold their 2017 training camp at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

A homeless man in Arizona had a lucky escape after he became trapped in a garbage truck for 10 miles, only to be rescued when a worker eventually heard his screams for help.
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Two warnings before I discuss this video:

1. Yes, Senator Blumenthal speaks as if there is no Merrick Garland stolen seat. So does Chris Cuomo. We see that, gentlemen, and it is not accepted.

2. If it wasn't for the Trump Twitter Tantrum (tm) that this interview caused, we probably wouldn't be talking about it.

Chris Cuomo, in his interview with Sen. Blumenthal, never asked him about his long-term lie about his brave "service" in Vietnam. FAKE NEWS!

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