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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced nominations Tuesday for the 89th annual Academy Awards, including nine films in the best picture category, but does their nominations prowess necessarily reflect their box office? A look at their grosses to date: — “Arrival,” eight nominations: Released Nov. 11, 2016; $95.66 million. — “Fences,” four

President Trump is off to a rocky start in the arena of public opinion, according to a new national Gallup Poll.

FARINDOLA, Italy — Hopes faded Tuesday that any more survivors of the devastating avalanche that buried an Italian resort hotel would be found after the death toll more than doubled to 17, with 12 people still unaccounted for. The helicopter was ferrying an injured skier off the slopes of the Campo Felice ski area when it slammed into a mountainside buried in thick fog. Emergency workers at the center where rescue efforts at the avalanche-entombed Hotel Rigopiano are being coordinated rushed to the chopper crash site about 60 miles away. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid need significant changes to be preserved for future generations, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the White House budget office told Congress on Tuesday, putting him at odds with the new chief executive. South Carolina Rep. Mick Mulvaney also said tax increases would be on the table to

TransCanada stated that a new application to renew construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would deliver oil from Canada to the United States, is presently being prepared.

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About half of early stage breast cancer patients experience severe side effects from their treatment, a new study finds.

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EU Commissioner for the Security Union Julian King claims that France, Germany and the Netherlands may be subjected to hacking attacks in the light of the upcoming elections.

BOISE, Idaho — For buildings in parts of the snow-covered U.S. West, it has become a winter where the weak do not survive. The accumulated weight of snow has crushed an old lumber mill in Oregon, the main grocery store in a small Idaho town, a sports complex in Alaska and a conference center in

The H5N8 bird flu strain has been found in a flock of farmed pheasants in Preston, Lancashire.

An Egyptian man with hepatitis C recovered after a liver transplant at the National Liver Institute in the Cairo area.

Box office performance of the 9 best picture Oscar nominees The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced nominations Tuesday for the 89th annual Academy Awards, including nine films in the best picture category, but does their nominations prowess necessarily reflect their box office? A look at their grosses to date: — "Hell or High Water," four nominations:

In Georgetown, South Carolina, playing a high school prank on the teacher could land you in jail. An Andrews high school student faces 30 days jail time for hitting his teacher in the eye with a paper airplane during class. South Strand News reports: On Tuesday, Jan. 10, Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 17-year-old David Michael Elliott after his instructor, Edward McIver, told them he was struck in the eye by a paper airplane he threw during class. He was charged with third-degree assault and battery. Читать дальше...

THA PYAY TAW, Myanmar — Every day before sunrise, dozens of fishermen, shivering against the cold, shove out onto the Bay of Bengal on makeshift rafts made out of plastic jugs, bamboo and twine, just steps away from the sturdy and much safer wooden boats they had used for years. The ban is one small part of a sweeping and violent counterinsurgency campaign in Rakhine state, home to the long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority, where authorities have been accused of widespread abuses. Desperate to feed their families... Читать дальше...

President of the Party of the European Left Gregor Gysi says that the anti-Russian sanctions are a mistake, as the European problems cannot be resolved without Russia.

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Researchers say they've found a genetic variant associated with opioid addiction, and it might lead to personalized treatment for the condition.

The Australian star performs acoustic in this hometown session for World Cafe.

Democratic senators on Tuesday challenged Donald Trump to back a $1 trillion infrastructure spending plan, noting he had backed a package of similar size on the campaign trail and sensing a wedge to divide him from spending-adverse Republicans in Congress.

Down went another knockout round mainstay from the Africa Cup of Nations.

NEW YORK (AP) — Lopsided contests to determine Super Bowl participants didn't prevent each of the NFL conference championship games from reaching more than 45 million television viewers on Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Lopsided contests to determine Super Bowl participants didn't prevent each of the NFL conference championship games from reaching more than 45 million television viewers on Sunday.

Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams (34) carries the ball during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Saturday kicked off the second night of the annual late night pop-up, Tao Park City presented by Tequila Don Julio at the Sundance Film Festival. Armie Hammer was the first to arrive still sporting an arm sling from a sparring injury earlier this month, and dressed casually in a baseball cap and jeans. In town to promote his new film “Call Me by Your Name,” the actor, who recently celebrated the birth of his first son, enjoyed a boys night out and was spotted in the photo booth taking pictures with friends.