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  • People arrive with their children and toboggans to a snowy Central Park in New York
    As Northeast digs out, storm brewing in Plains Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Northeast started digging itself out of a blizzard that dumped up to 40 inches of snow with hurricane force winds, killing at least nine people and leaving about half a million customers … More »As Northeast digs out, storm brewing in Plains

    People arrive with their children and toboggans to a snowy Central Park in New York

    BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Northeast started digging itself out of a blizzard that dumped up to 40 inches of snow with hurricane force winds, killing at least nine people and leaving about half a million customers without power. Airports slowly cranked back to life on Sunday, rare travel bans in Connecticut and …

  • President Barack Obama gestures speaks during an Armed Forces Farewell Ceremony to honor outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    What to look for in Obama's State of the Union speech Reuters - 1 hr 37 mins ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After staking out an unapologetically progressive vision in his inaugural address last month, President Barack Obama is expected to use his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to focus on middle-class … More »What to look for in Obama's State of the Union speech

    President Barack Obama gestures speaks during an Armed Forces Farewell Ceremony to honor outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After staking out an unapologetically progressive vision in his inaugural address last month, President Barack Obama is expected to use his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to focus on middle-class jobs and fill in the details of his second-term agenda. Here are a number of things to watch for …

  • FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2012 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks to reporters after leaving a closed-door meeting investigating the violent Sept. 11, assault on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya at the Capitol in Washington, A struggling Republican party is hanging ever more hope for its revitalization on Sen. Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American seen by many as a top contender for its 2016 presidential nomination.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
    In post-election vacuum, Rubio on rise within GOP AP - 3 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Marco Rubio is taking center stage as Republicans search for a new leader. More »In post-election vacuum, Rubio on rise within GOP

    FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2012 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks to reporters after leaving a closed-door meeting investigating the violent Sept. 11, assault on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya at the Capitol in Washington, A struggling Republican party is hanging ever more hope for its revitalization on Sen. Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American seen by many as a top contender for its 2016 presidential nomination.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Marco Rubio is taking center stage as Republicans search for a new leader.

  • Israel's PM Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem
    Netanyahu to discuss Iran, Syria, Palestinians with Obama Reuters - 1 hr 46 mins ago

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear ambitions, the civil war in Syria and stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts will top the agenda of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu … More »Netanyahu to discuss Iran, Syria, Palestinians with Obama

    Israel's PM Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear ambitions, the civil war in Syria and stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts will top the agenda of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. "It is a very important visit that will emphasize the strong alliance between Israel …

  • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that he is ready to have talks with United States if the West stops pressuring his country, the latest in a series of hints from leaders in both Washington and Tehran about the prospect of direct bilateral negotiations over the Islamic Republic's controversial …

  • Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford is pictured at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington

    KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford, expected to oversee the withdrawal of most foreign troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year, took control of the NATO-led mission on Sunday, in an elaborate ceremony which emphasised the country's sovereignty. Dunford takes over from U.S. Marine General John Allen, …

  • Tuareg soldiers in the Malian army mans a checkpoint at the entrance of Gao, northern Mali, Friday Feb. 8, 2013. Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed himself attempting to blow up an army checkpoint. It was the first time a suicide bomber operated in Mali. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

    GAO, Mali (AP) — A suicide bomber wearing military fatigues blew himself up near a checkpoint at the entrance to northern Mali's largest city, wounding one soldier in the second attack to hit the same location since Friday, residents and officials said Sunday.

  • FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 file photo, officers in a patrol car keep watch in front of the West Los Angeles police station as yellow tape prohibits the parking of cars in front of the station in response to threats by former LAPD officer Chris Dorner. Dorner's claim that his career as a Los Angeles police officer was undone by a racist conspiracy at the department comes at a time when it's widely held the LAPD has moved beyond the troubled racial legacy of Rodney King and the O.J. Simpson trial. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

    Fugitive former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner's claim in an online "manifesto" that his career was undone by racist colleagues conspiring against him comes at a time when it's widely held that the police department has evolved well beyond the troubled racial legacy of Rodney King and the O.J. Simpson tr …

  • With tears in her eyes, Pirscilla Arena, 41, from Mount Sinai, N.Y., reads letters she wrote to her two children as she spent the night in her car on North Ocean Avenue in Farmingville after the car got stuck in the snow while she was traveling home after work during yesterday's snow storm. Arena was at the Brookhaven Town Hall after being rescued by a N.Y. State Trooper on Saturday, Feb. 9, 31, 2013 in , N.Y. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

    FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Stranded for hours on a snow-covered road, Priscilla Arena prayed, took out a sheet of loose-leaf paper and wrote what she thought might be her last words to her husband and children.

  • FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2011, file photo former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the third annual Washington Ideas Forum in Washington. Cheney is working on a book about his battles with heart disease and the revolutionary changes in treatment that helped keep him alive. The 71-year-old Cheney is collaborating with his cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, and with his daughter, Liz Cheney. Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, that the book is scheduled for next fall. It is currently untitled. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

    Former Vice President Dick Cheney says President Barack Obama is jeopardizing U.S. national security by nominating substandard candidates for key cabinet posts and degrading the U.S. military.

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  • Richard Sterne of South Africa hits out of a bunker at the third green during the fourth and final round of the Dubai Desert Classic
    Sterne coasts to comfortable Joburg Open win Reuters - 1 hr 41 mins ago

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Richard Sterne took charge of Sunday's fourth round to coast to victory in the Joburg Open, his first win on golf's European Tour since 2008. Sterne carded an eight-under-par … More »Sterne coasts to comfortable Joburg Open win

    Richard Sterne of South Africa hits out of a bunker at the third green during the fourth and final round of the Dubai Desert Classic

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Richard Sterne took charge of Sunday's fourth round to coast to victory in the Joburg Open, his first win on golf's European Tour since 2008. Sterne carded an eight-under-par 64 for a tournament total of 260, seven shots ahead of second-placed Charl Schwartzel. After finishing second …

  • Jamaican runner Usain Bolt crosses the finish line in the Camperdown Classic in Kingston
    Bolt beaten in season opener Reuters - 2 hrs 15 mins ago

    KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt was beaten in his first race of the 2013 season on Saturday, finishing third in a low-key 400 metre event in his hometown of Kingston. The … More »Bolt beaten in season opener

    Jamaican runner Usain Bolt crosses the finish line in the Camperdown Classic in Kingston

    KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt was beaten in his first race of the 2013 season on Saturday, finishing third in a low-key 400 metre event in his hometown of Kingston. The triple gold medallist from both the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics easily won his heat in 46.71 seconds at the …

  • Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his second goal against Sevilla during their Spanish first division soccer match in Madrid
    Ronaldo grabs Real hat-trick ahead of United tie Reuters - 2 hrs 19 mins ago

    MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo warmed up in style for Wednesday's Champions League showdown with former club Manchester United by claiming a hat-trick and an assist as Real Madrid crushed Sevilla … More »Ronaldo grabs Real hat-trick ahead of United tie

    Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his second goal against Sevilla during their Spanish first division soccer match in Madrid

    MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo warmed up in style for Wednesday's Champions League showdown with former club Manchester United by claiming a hat-trick and an assist as Real Madrid crushed Sevilla 4-1 in La Liga on Saturday. The Portuguese forward, who became the world's most expensive player when he joined Real from …

  • Munich's David Alaba celebrates after he scored against Schalke 04 during their German Bundesliga first division soccer match in Munich
    Bayern crush Schalke 4-0 to go 15 points clear Reuters - 2 hrs 30 mins ago

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich demolished Schalke 04 4-0 with two goals from David Alaba to open a 15-point gap at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday as champions Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen … More »Bayern crush Schalke 4-0 to go 15 points clear

    Munich's David Alaba celebrates after he scored against Schalke 04 during their German Bundesliga first division soccer match in Munich

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich demolished Schalke 04 4-0 with two goals from David Alaba to open a 15-point gap at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday as champions Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen slipped up. Left back Alaba scored either side of a sensational Bastian Schweinsteiger free kick with Mario Gomez, …

  • Burkina Faso's Bance celebrates scoring a penalty during their AFCON 2013 semi-final soccer match against Ghana in Nelspruit
    Burkina relishing role of final underdogs, says coach Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Burkina Faso coach Paul Put, whose team face Nigeria in their first appearance in an African Nations Cup final, says he is relishing their role as underdogs against one of the … More »Burkina relishing role of final underdogs, says coach

    Burkina Faso's Bance celebrates scoring a penalty during their AFCON 2013 semi-final soccer match against Ghana in Nelspruit

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Burkina Faso coach Paul Put, whose team face Nigeria in their first appearance in an African Nations Cup final, says he is relishing their role as underdogs against one of the continent's footballing powerhouses. While Nigeria are taking part in their seventh final and bidding to become African …

  • Ghana's players react after losing their AFCON 2013 semi-final soccer match against Burkina Faso in Nelspruit
    Mali sink Ghana in Nations Cup third-place playoff Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) - Goals by Mahamadou Samassa, Seydou Keita and Sigamary Diarra gave Mali a 3-1 victory over Ghana in the African Nations Cup third-place playoff on Saturday. Mali … More »Mali sink Ghana in Nations Cup third-place playoff

    Ghana's players react after losing their AFCON 2013 semi-final soccer match against Burkina Faso in Nelspruit

    PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) - Goals by Mahamadou Samassa, Seydou Keita and Sigamary Diarra gave Mali a 3-1 victory over Ghana in the African Nations Cup third-place playoff on Saturday. Mali also beat Ghana in the same playoff match at the last edition in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon a year ago. Samassa put his …

  • Nigeria's Musa celebrates his goal against Mali with teammates during their AFCON 2013 semi-final soccer match in Durban
    Nigeria start favourites in African Nations Cup final Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Nigeria are favourites to win only their third African Nations Cup title at Soccer City on Sunday, but the possibility of Burkina Faso springing a surprise in the final cannot … More »Nigeria start favourites in African Nations Cup final

    Nigeria's Musa celebrates his goal against Mali with teammates during their AFCON 2013 semi-final soccer match in Durban

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Nigeria are favourites to win only their third African Nations Cup title at Soccer City on Sunday, but the possibility of Burkina Faso springing a surprise in the final cannot be discounted. Both sides began their campaigns with few hopes but have advanced to the final in a tournament filled with …

  • Vancouver Canucks Schroeder is congratulated by teammates Hansen and Raymond after scoring his second goal of night during NHL hockey in Vancouver
    Canucks overcome slow start to extinguish Flames Reuters - 5 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - The Vancouver Canucks started slowly but roared into life in the second period to claim a fifth straight victory with a thumping 5-1 home win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday. Lee Stempniak … More »Canucks overcome slow start to extinguish Flames

    Vancouver Canucks Schroeder is congratulated by teammates Hansen and Raymond after scoring his second goal of night during NHL hockey in Vancouver

    (Reuters) - The Vancouver Canucks started slowly but roared into life in the second period to claim a fifth straight victory with a thumping 5-1 home win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday. Lee Stempniak had opened the scoring for the Flames late in the first period before the Canucks (7-2-2) bagged two goals in a 27-second …

  • Notre Dame forward Tom Knight (25) celebrates with Leprechaun Bryce Burton following an NCAA college basketball game against Louisville, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame won 104-101 in five overtimes. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)
    No. 25 Irish outlast No. 11 Cards 104-101 in 5 OTs AP - 6 hrs ago

    SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Cameron Biedscheid scored on a layup with 1:19 left in the fifth overtime, and Eric Atkins and Pat Connaugton added free throws in the final 19 seconds as No. 25 Notre Dame overcame … More »No. 25 Irish outlast No. 11 Cards 104-101 in 5 OTs

    Notre Dame forward Tom Knight (25) celebrates with Leprechaun Bryce Burton following an NCAA college basketball game against Louisville, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame won 104-101 in five overtimes. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)

    SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Cameron Biedscheid scored on a layup with 1:19 left in the fifth overtime, and Eric Atkins and Pat Connaugton added free throws in the final 19 seconds as No. 25 Notre Dame overcame an eight-point deficit in regulation to beat No. 11 Louisville 104-101 Saturday night.

  • Wisconsin's Sam Dekker, facing camera at left, celebrates with teammate Dan Fahey after Wisconsin defeated Michigan 65-62 in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
    Wisconsin's Sam Dekker, facing camera at left, celebrates with teammate Dan Fahey after Wisconsin defeated Michigan 65-62 in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

    There goes another one, and another one.

  • Cleveland Cavaliers Gee gets the ball knocked away by Denver Nuggets Iguodala during the first quarter of their NBA basketball game in Cleveland
    Nuggets beat Cavaliers for ninth successive win Reuters - 8 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets have continued their sparkling form with a 111-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, extending their winning streak to nine games. Denver have averaged 114.6 … More »Nuggets beat Cavaliers for ninth successive win

    Cleveland Cavaliers Gee gets the ball knocked away by Denver Nuggets Iguodala during the first quarter of their NBA basketball game in Cleveland

    (Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets have continued their sparkling form with a 111-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, extending their winning streak to nine games. Denver have averaged 114.6 points per game during the streak to move to 33-18, and fourth overall in the Western Conference. The nine games are …

  • Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving shoots over Denver Nuggets' JaVale McGee in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
    Nuggets win ninth straight, beat Cavaliers 111-103 AP - 9 hrs ago

    CLEVELAND (AP) — Denver coach George Karl thinks it's about time people started taking notice of his team. More »Nuggets win ninth straight, beat Cavaliers 111-103

    Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving shoots over Denver Nuggets' JaVale McGee in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

    CLEVELAND (AP) — Denver coach George Karl thinks it's about time people started taking notice of his team.

  • Wisconsin's Sam Dekker, facing camera at left, celebrates with teammate Dan Fahey after Wisconsin defeated Michigan 65-62 in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
    Wisconsin's Sam Dekker, facing camera at left, celebrates with teammate Dan Fahey after Wisconsin defeated Michigan 65-62 in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

    There goes another one, and another one.

  • Brandt Snedeker, left, lines up his putt as waves crash behind the seventh green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament  Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
    Snedeker, Hahn tied for the lead at Pebble AP - 12 hrs ago

    PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — At least this time, Brandt Snedeker feels it's a fair fight. More »Snedeker, Hahn tied for the lead at Pebble

    Brandt Snedeker, left, lines up his putt as waves crash behind the seventh green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament  Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

    PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — At least this time, Brandt Snedeker feels it's a fair fight.

  • U.S. golfer Brandt Snedeker hits a driver off the 10th tee of the south course at Torrey Pines during first round play at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego
    Snedeker ties Hahn for lead at Pebble Beach Reuters - 13 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - FedExCup champion Brandt Snedeker maintained his sizzling form this season by moving into a two-way tie for the lead with fellow American James Hahn after the third round of the Pebble Beach … More »Snedeker ties Hahn for lead at Pebble Beach

    U.S. golfer Brandt Snedeker hits a driver off the 10th tee of the south course at Torrey Pines during first round play at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego

    (Reuters) - FedExCup champion Brandt Snedeker maintained his sizzling form this season by moving into a two-way tie for the lead with fellow American James Hahn after the third round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Saturday. Snedeker, helped by a run of five birdies in six holes around the turn, fired a four-under-par …

  • Maxime Machenaud of France struggles with Mike Phillips of Wales during their Six Nations rugby match against France at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris
    Wales restore pride against wounded French Reuters - 13 hrs ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - Wales restored their dented pride and inflicted a second straight defeat on France as the reigning champions ended an eight-match losing streak with a 16-6 win over the World Cup runners-up … More »Wales restore pride against wounded French

    Maxime Machenaud of France struggles with Mike Phillips of Wales during their Six Nations rugby match against France at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris

    PARIS (Reuters) - Wales restored their dented pride and inflicted a second straight defeat on France as the reigning champions ended an eight-match losing streak with a 16-6 win over the World Cup runners-up in the Six Nations on Saturday. Wales, who had not won a game since last year's victory against France in the Six …

  • Northeast storm disrupts schedule for sports teams AP - 14 hrs ago

    BOSTON (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning were already in Boston when the blizzard shut down the roads, trains and airports. The Bruins and all of the game officials were standing by, too. More »Northeast storm disrupts schedule for sports teams

    BOSTON (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning were already in Boston when the blizzard shut down the roads, trains and airports. The Bruins and all of the game officials were standing by, too.

  • Traffic is backed up on the Long Island Expressway just west of Exit 59 Ocean Avenue as payloaders clear snow from the road after a storm, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Ronkonkoma , N.Y. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
    Column: Nothing to fear from a snowy Super Bowl AP - 14 hrs ago

    Woody Johnson owns the New York Jets, so he's no stranger to making big proclamations. Consider this one, just after the New York area won the bid for the first Super Bowl in an outdoor stadium in a cold … More »Column: Nothing to fear from a snowy Super Bowl

    Traffic is backed up on the Long Island Expressway just west of Exit 59 Ocean Avenue as payloaders clear snow from the road after a storm, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Ronkonkoma , N.Y. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

    Woody Johnson owns the New York Jets, so he's no stranger to making big proclamations. Consider this one, just after the New York area won the bid for the first Super Bowl in an outdoor stadium in a cold weather market.

  • U.S. golfer Brandt Snedeker hits a driver off the 10th tee of the south course at Torrey Pines during first round play at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego
    Snedeker takes early control at Pebble Beach Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - FedExCup champion Brandt Snedeker maintained his sizzling form this season by moving three shots in front of the chasing pack early in the third round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on … More »Snedeker takes early control at Pebble Beach

    U.S. golfer Brandt Snedeker hits a driver off the 10th tee of the south course at Torrey Pines during first round play at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego

    (Reuters) - FedExCup champion Brandt Snedeker maintained his sizzling form this season by moving three shots in front of the chasing pack early in the third round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Saturday. Co-leader overnight with fellow American Ted Potter Jr., Snedeker fired a four-under-par 68 at the hosting Pebble …

  • United States' Varvara Lepchenko celebrates after winning a point to Italy's Roberta Vinci during a World Group first round Fed Cup tennis match at the 105 stadium in Rimini, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
    American Lepchenko beats Vinci to tie Fed Cup AP - 15 hrs ago

    RIMINI, Italy (AP) — American Varvara Lepchenko won in her Fed Cup singles debut to lift the U.S. team to a 1-1 tie against Italy on Saturday, after Sara Errani beat Jamie Hampton 6-2, 6-1. More »American Lepchenko beats Vinci to tie Fed Cup

    United States' Varvara Lepchenko celebrates after winning a point to Italy's Roberta Vinci during a World Group first round Fed Cup tennis match at the 105 stadium in Rimini, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')

    RIMINI, Italy (AP) — American Varvara Lepchenko won in her Fed Cup singles debut to lift the U.S. team to a 1-1 tie against Italy on Saturday, after Sara Errani beat Jamie Hampton 6-2, 6-1.

  • A crossing guard helps students at an intersection after schools closed early ahead of bad weather in Pelham, New York
    Blizzard hammers U.S. Northeast, five dead, 700,000 lose power Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A record-breaking blizzard packing hurricane-force winds hammered the northeastern United States on Saturday, cutting power to 700,000 homes and businesses, shutting down travel … More »Blizzard hammers U.S. Northeast, five dead, 700,000 lose power

    A crossing guard helps students at an intersection after schools closed early ahead of bad weather in Pelham, New York

    BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A record-breaking blizzard packing hurricane-force winds hammered the northeastern United States on Saturday, cutting power to 700,000 homes and businesses, shutting down travel and leaving at least five people dead. The mammoth storm that stretched from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic dumped …

  • Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal poses with his gold medal during the medal ceremony after the men's downhill race at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Saturday Feb. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
    Svindal dominates in downhill win at ski worlds AP - 16 hrs ago

    SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Aksel Lund Svindal was far ahead of his downhill competitors at worlds championships in every aspect — technically, physically and tactically. More »Svindal dominates in downhill win at ski worlds

    Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal poses with his gold medal during the medal ceremony after the men's downhill race at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Saturday Feb. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)

    SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Aksel Lund Svindal was far ahead of his downhill competitors at worlds championships in every aspect — technically, physically and tactically.

  • Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant reacts after a play against the Charlotte Bobcats during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Charlotte
    Lakers fans ponder what next in season of ''Alice'' Reuters - 16 hrs ago

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Friday's come-from-behind victory over the lowly Charlotte Bobcats was the latest chapter in an 'Alice in Wonderland'-style season for the Los Angeles Lakers where very little has … More »Lakers fans ponder what next in season of ''Alice''

    Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant reacts after a play against the Charlotte Bobcats during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Charlotte

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Friday's come-from-behind victory over the lowly Charlotte Bobcats was the latest chapter in an 'Alice in Wonderland'-style season for the Los Angeles Lakers where very little has turned out to be what it seems. Ace closer Kobe Bryant, held scoreless by Charlotte in the first half, finished with …

  • The statue of President Kennedy is covered with snow outside the Statehouse on Beacon Hill in Boston, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. The Boston area received about two feet of snow from a winter storm. A howling storm across the Northeast left the New York-to-Boston corridor shrouded in 1 to 3 feet of snow Saturday, stranding motorists on highways overnight and piling up drifts so high that some homeowners couldn't get their doors open. More than 650,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
    Snowstorm forces rescheduling of Bruins-TB game AP - 17 hrs ago

    BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have postponed Saturday night's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning because of the blizzard that dumped more than 2 feet of snow on the area. More »Snowstorm forces rescheduling of Bruins-TB game

    The statue of President Kennedy is covered with snow outside the Statehouse on Beacon Hill in Boston, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. The Boston area received about two feet of snow from a winter storm. A howling storm across the Northeast left the New York-to-Boston corridor shrouded in 1 to 3 feet of snow Saturday, stranding motorists on highways overnight and piling up drifts so high that some homeowners couldn't get their doors open. More than 650,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

    BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have postponed Saturday night's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning because of the blizzard that dumped more than 2 feet of snow on the area.

  • Itlay's former rider and World champion Cipollini with Lampre rider Gasparotto visit San Gregorio village near L'Aquila
    Cippolini lawyer says Operation Puerto link 'absurd' Reuters - 17 hrs ago

    MADRID (Reuters) - Former world road race champion Mario Cipollini has denied he was a patient of Eufemiano Fuentes, the Spanish doctor at the centre of the Operation Puerto trial into an alleged doping … More »Cippolini lawyer says Operation Puerto link 'absurd'

    Itlay's former rider and World champion Cipollini with Lampre rider Gasparotto visit San Gregorio village near L'Aquila

    MADRID (Reuters) - Former world road race champion Mario Cipollini has denied he was a patient of Eufemiano Fuentes, the Spanish doctor at the centre of the Operation Puerto trial into an alleged doping ring in cycling. Cippolini's lawyer Giuseppe Napoleone told Italian news agency ANSA allegations published in Saturday's …

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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), (attributed; also attributed to Ann Landers)  
War is not nice.
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Barbara Bush (1925 - )  
It may be that the old astrologers had the truth exactly reversed, when they believed that the stars controlled the destinies of men. The time may come when men control the destinies of stars.
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Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - ), First on the Moon, 1970  
It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'
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