Golf: Play underway at wind-whipped Kapalua

MAUI: The US PGA Tour tried again to get the 2013 season underway Sunday, with players teeing off in the first-round of the Tournament of Champions after another four-hour weather delay.After weather disrupted play on Friday and cancelled all action on Saturday, organisers of the season-opening event had hoped to start fresh with two rounds on Sunday and finish a tournament reduced to...

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Huawei at CES 2013: Join us Monday, 7:30 a.m. PT (live blog)

Join CNET for live coverage of Huawei's press conference, which starts at 7:30 a.m. PT Monday. Our live blog will bring you news updates, photos, and running commentary. Follow along with CNET as we dive into Huawei's announcements for CES 2013. The press conference starts at 7:30 a.m. PT on Monday, January 7, and CNET will be there to cover it live. We have a live blog full of news and analysis.You...

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NFL Playoffs: Ravens beat Colts 24-9

Anquan Boldin of the Baltimore Ravens scores an 18-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter against Darius Butler of the Indianapolis Colts, during the AFC Wild Card Playoff Game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 6, 2013 in Baltimore, Md. / Patrick Smith/Getty Images BALTIMORE Anquan Boldin set a franchise record with 145 yards on five receptions, including the clinching touchdown,...

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GOP Leader McConnell: 'Tax Issue Is Finished'

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Assad "peace plan" greeted with scorn by foes

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rejected peace talks with his enemies on Sunday in a defiant speech that his opponents described as a renewed declaration of war. Although the speech was billed as the unveiling of a new peace plan, Assad offered no concessions and even appeared to harden many of his positions. He rallied Syrians for "a war to defend the nation" and...

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Football: Wolves sack Solbakken after FA Cup exit

LONDON: Stale Solbakken was sacked as manager of Championship side Wolves on Saturday, just hours after the club had been dumped out of the FA Cup by non-league Luton.The struggling side, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, also terminated the contracts of assistant manager Johan Lange and Patrick Weiser, the first team coach.Wolves are currently 18th in the Championship,...

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Views of a living Mars take the rouge off

This could have been Mars back before the dinosaurs built a super space ramp to our planet, at least according to software engineer and artist Kevin Gill.(Credit:Kevin Gill)What if the Red Planet weren't always in that constant state of blushing? Kevin Gill, a software engineer who also re-engineers planets every now and then, imagines Mars might long ago have looked quite a bit more like the aqua-green...

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India police deny they delayed helping rape victim

An Indian family lights candles in memory of a gang-rape victim in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. Passers-by refused to stop to help a naked, bleeding gang-rape victim after she was dumped from a bus onto a New Delhi street, and police delayed taking her to a hospital for 30 minutes, the woman's male companion said in an interview. / AP Photo/Altaf Qadri NEW DELHI Police in New...

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4 Dead After Aurora, Colo., SWAT Standoff

Four people were killed, including the gunman, during a hostage standoff this morning at a townhouse in Aurora, Colo., police said.Police pumped tear gas into the home in an attempt to get the gunman to leave, and then went into the home, ABC News Denver affiliate KMGH-TV reported.The three people found dead in the home are believed to be relatives of the shooter, Aurora Police...

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Venezuela lawmakers elect Chavez ally as Assembly chief

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan lawmakers re-elected a staunch ally of Hugo Chavez as leader of the National Assembly on Saturday, putting him in line to be caretaker president if the socialist leader does not recover from cancer surgery. By choosing the incumbent, Diosdado Cabello, the "Chavista"-dominated legislature cemented the combative ex-soldier's position as the third most powerful...

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