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The All-Star break is over and the real NBA season is about to begin. After a lockout-shortened pre-season without a training camp, teams have played together for a few months and should be rounding into form. Almost every team has played at least half of its schedule, but many questions remain about who will contend for the title. There are still plenty of trades that could be made by the March 15 deadline that will change the landscape of the league. Here are the five biggest questions regarding the rest of the NBA season... Читать дальше...

Danica Patrick crashed again at the Daytona 500 on Monday -- her third crash in as many races -- raising further doubt that she'll ever be anything more than just a pretty face in a sport filled with grizzled veterans.

In this podcast, we look at the Pentagon’s plans to equip the U.S military for future wars.

Mortgage interest rates continue to fall, amid concern about a sluggish U.S. economy and European government debt -- but U.S. home prices are declining in many markets, as well. What should Americans who are possibly thinking about buying a home do now?

Escalating violence involving drug trafficking organizations in Central America has reached “alarming and unprecedented levels,” making it one of the most violent areas in the world, the United Nations anti-narcotics panel stressed in its annual report which was launched today.

United Nations health officials have unveiled new guidelines to help countries throughout the Americas detect and prevent transmission of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus – a disease which has already infected more than two million people around the world.

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No matter the danger&mash;a torrent of gizmos or an avalanche of snow—this North Face system will have your back (Saint Bernard and brandy not included).

The Australian equity market is pointed to a mixed start to the trading day after US stocks finished flat after Moody downgrades during the European session. The Dow finish the session up 8 points at 12969 while the S&P500 index gained 1.85 points to settle at 1367.59. On the economic front US home sales gained over 2 per cent to 97.0, surging to a two year high in January.