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Iowa governor wants Ted Cruz defeated
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Iowa’s Republican Gov. Terry Branstad called for Ted Cruz’s defeat Tuesday, in a dramatic and highly public repudiation of the Texas senator just two weeks out fro...
Syndicated Author Jan 19, 2016

Sting, Peter Gabriel announce joint tour
WASHINGATON — (CNN) Sting and Peter Gabriel will join forces this summer for a month-long co-headlining North American trek dubbed the Rock Paper Scissors Tour. Rather than simply performing hit...
Syndicated Author Jan 19, 2016

Who Let the Bulls Out? Experts Say Worst May Be Over
NEW YORK — (CNN) Alarmist market calls have gotten a lot of attention so far this year. Gold will soar! Oil could hit $10! Sell everything! Prepare for a return to the barter system! (Okay. I ma...
Syndicated Author Jan 19, 2016

Univision Invests in Satirical News Site The Onion. No Joke.
NEW YORK — (CNN) This is real news. Univision has purchased a minority stake in Onion Inc. — the company behind the satirical news site The Onion, according to a Univision release. Univisi...
Syndicated Author Jan 19, 2016

ISIS Cuts Its Fighters’ Salaries by 50%
BAGHDAD — (CNN) Wartime pressure on the Islamic State is forcing it to slash its fighters’ salaries by half, according to documents leaked from inside ISIS territory. ISIS might seem like ...
Syndicated Author Jan 19, 2016

International Tourists Hit Record 1.2 Billion in 2015, Says UNWTO
NEW YORK — (CNN) Here’s a staggering figure to consider next time you’re grumbling about the long lines at the airport check-in counter: 1.184 billion. That’s how many tourists...
Syndicated Author Jan 19, 2016

Supreme Court to Take Up Obama Immigration Actions
WASHINGTON — (CNN) The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will decide the fate of President Barack Obama’s immigration actions this term. The actions are aimed at allowing millions of...
Syndicated Author Jan 19, 2016

Eight in Pretrial Custody in Cologne New Year’s Eve Mass Robberies, Sex Assaults
COLOGNE — (CNN) Eight men are in pretrial custody in connection with a spate of New Year’s Eve mass robberies and sex assaults in Cologne, attacks that spurred a vigorous debate about asyl...
Syndicated Author Jan 19, 2016

St. Paul Police Officer Accused of Online Threat to Black Lives Matter Protesters
ST. PAUL — (CNN) Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, have put an officer on leave while investigators try to figure out if he’s responsible for a Facebook post urging drivers to run over Black ...
Syndicated Author Jan 19, 2016

IEA Says World ‘drowning’ in Oil, Prices Could Go Lower
NEW YORK — (CNN) Can oil really go lower?The answer from the International Energy Agency is an “emphatic yes.”The world is “drowning” in oil, and weak demand has failed t...
Syndicated Author Jan 19, 2016
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