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Candidates make their final pitches before Iowa caucuses
Donald Trump dominates the Facebook conversation in Iowa
Attorney: Corrections officer fired during deadly brawl
At a star-studded Coachella-esque rally, Bernie Sanders vies for the college vote
Day Before Iowa Caucus, Donald Trump Surprised by His Own Lead
Bernie, Hillary supporters to duke it out over tiny O’Malley camp
California sheriff 'concerned' by slow response to jail escape
Saudi police arrest 9 American 'terror' suspects: report
Djokovic dominates Murray again at Aussie Open, wins 11th Grand Slam title
Ministry: Blasts close to Damascus' main Shiite shrine kill 45
SAG Awards 'SoBlack,' says Internet
Hillary Clinton makes emotional gun control pitch to Iowa voters

Candidates make their final pitches before Iowa caucuses

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Donald Trump dominates the Facebook conversation in Iowa

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Attorney: Corrections officer fired during deadly brawl

Posted: 31 Jan 2016 04:28 PM PST

DENVER (AP) — An attorney says a Colorado Department of Corrections officer fired his gun during a weekend brawl at a Denver motorcycle show that left one dead and seven others injured.

At a star-studded Coachella-esque rally, Bernie Sanders vies for the college vote

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Day Before Iowa Caucus, Donald Trump Surprised by His Own Lead

Posted: 31 Jan 2016 11:16 AM PST

Trump touted his support in Iowa and bashed rival Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, whom he holds a slight lead over in the latest Des Moines Register / Bloomberg Politics poll. Trump called Cruz a "total liar" for saying the billionaire businessman supports a health care system similar to Obamacare. "Look, Ted Cruz is a total liar.

Bernie, Hillary supporters to duke it out over tiny O’Malley camp

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California sheriff 'concerned' by slow response to jail escape

Posted: 31 Jan 2016 09:48 AM PST

Hours after the last two fugitives were captured, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens said she had ordered an investigation into how the trio broke out of a maximum-security jail in Santa Ana and went unnoticed for about 16 hours, according to a letter her office released late on Saturday. "I have been very clear from the onset of the jail escape investigation that I am deeply concerned about the length of time it took to recognize that three maximum security inmates were unaccounted for," Hutchens wrote in response to a letter she had received from the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs about the escapes. "I have initiated an internal administrative investigation to determine the facts of what occurred, contributing factors to the escape and inmate count procedures," Hutchens continued in the letter, which she later disclosed in an emailed statement.

Saudi police arrest 9 American 'terror' suspects: report

Posted: 31 Jan 2016 11:59 AM PST

Saudi authorities have arrested nine American citizens among 33 "terror" suspects rounded up over the past week, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported Sunday. Washington, a strong ally of Riyadh, confirmed it was aware of the report but declined to elaborate. A US State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP: "We are aware of reports alleging that several US citizens were detained in Saudi Arabia.

Djokovic dominates Murray again at Aussie Open, wins 11th Grand Slam title

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Ministry: Blasts close to Damascus' main Shiite shrine kill 45

Posted: 31 Jan 2016 03:13 PM PST

By Tom Miles and John Irish GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria's main opposition group is considering a proposal by U.N. special envoy Staffan de Mistura that could pave the way to the delegation pressing ahead with talks after holding their first meeting with him on Sunday, a Western diplomatic source said. Representatives of the Saudi-backed Higher Negotiation Committee (HNC), which includes political and militant opponents of President Bashar al-Assad, had warned earlier in the day that they may yet walk away from the Geneva talks unless the suffering of civilians in the five-year conflict is eased. With Islamic State bombers killing over 60 people near the country's holiest Shi'ite shrine, the Syrian government's chief delegate retorted that the blasts in Damascus merely confirmed the link between the opposition and terrorism - even though Islamic State has been excluded from the talks.