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Feb 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Northern Trust Open at the par-71 course on Friday in Pacific Palisades, California. The cut was set at 142. -10 Jason Kokrak (U.S.) 68 64 -9 Chez Reavie (U.S.) 66 67 -8 Dustin Johnson (U.S.) 68 66 Troy Merritt (U.S.) 68 66 Bubba Watson (U.S.) 66 68 -7 Marc Leishman (Australia) 68 67 -6 Luke List (U.S.) 66

From the hills to the coast, the Republicans who want to be the next president of the United States campaigned long after the sun set Friday night.

PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - A year after losing a playoff for the Northern Trust Open, American Dustin Johnson was back in contention for the title as he ended the second round on Friday just two strokes off the lead.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired several artillery rounds into the sea near a disputed maritime border with South Korea on Saturday, causing alarm among residents on a nearby island in the South, but the shells did not fly across the border, the South's military said.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired several artillery rounds into the sea near a disputed maritime border with South Korea on Saturday, causing alarm among residents on a nearby island in the South, but the shells did not fly across the border, the South's military said.

As the clock ticks closer to the Nevada caucus, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton attends a town hall meeting with students in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

As the clock ticks closer to the Nevada caucus, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton attends a town hall meeting with students in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

PACIFIC PALISADES, California, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A year after losing a playoff for the Northern Trust Open, American Dustin Johnson was back in contention for the title as he ended the second round on Friday just two strokes off the lead.

CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - Brendon McCullum struck the fastest ever test century in a blistering counter-attack that dragged his side back into the second test against Australia, with New Zealand 273 for six at tea on the first day on Saturday.

SHANGHAI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The head of China's securities regulator Xiao Gang will leave his post, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

MOJAVE, Calif. (Reuters) - Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic venture unveiled a new passenger spacecraft on Friday, nearly 16 months after a fatal accident destroyed its sister ship during a test flight over California's Mojave Desert.

MOJAVE, Calif. (Reuters) - Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic venture unveiled a new passenger spacecraft on Friday, nearly 16 months after a fatal accident destroyed its sister ship during a test flight over California's Mojave Desert.

* Match evenly poised after sides share sessions (Updates at tea)

ROME (Reuters) - Italian author Umberto Eco, who became famous for the 1980 international blockbuster "The Name of the Rose", died on Friday, Italian media reported. He was 84.

ROME (Reuters) - Italian author Umberto Eco, who became famous for the 1980 international blockbuster "The Name of the Rose", died on Friday, Italian media reported. He was 84.

After Thursday afternoon’s practice, College of Charleston senior pitcher Nathan Helvey made a point to check on his new head coach.

PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Journeyman Jason Kokrak, best known for his power hitting, moved one shot clear after the second round of the Northern Trust Open on Friday as world number one Jordan Spieth missed the cut.

Feb 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Scoreboard at tea on the first day in the second and final Test between New Zealand and Australia on Saturday in Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand 1st innings M. Guptill c Burns b Pattinson 18 T. Latham c Smith b Bird 4 K. Williamson c Smith b M. Marsh 7 H. Nicholls lbw b Hazlewood 7 B. McCullum c Lyon b Pattinson

* Spieth misses the cut by five shots (Updates at close of play)

MADRID/BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested a sixth worker at the Madrid branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) , a Madrid court said on Friday, after five directors were detained in a raid on Wednesday.

CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 20 (Reuters) - New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum set a new record for the fastest test century after lunch on the first day of the second test against Australia on Saturday when he clouted exactly 100 runs in 54 balls.

CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum broke the world record for the fastest test century by clouting 100 runs from 54 balls after lunch on the first day of the second test against Australia.

BRASILIA/GENEVA (Reuters) - Two U.S.-Brazilian studies will have initial results by May on whether the Zika virus spreading through the Americas is causing birth defects and other neurological disorders, a senior U.S. public health official said on Friday.

BRASILIA/GENEVA (Reuters) - Two U.S.-Brazilian studies will have initial results by May on whether the Zika virus spreading through the Americas is causing birth defects and other neurological disorders, a senior U.S. public health official said on Friday.

CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 20 (Reuters) - New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum broke the world record for the fastest test century by clouting 100 runs from 54 balls after lunch on the first day of the second test against Australia.