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The top-scoring team in the Big South Conference put on an impressive offensive display on Wednesday night as Winthrop ran past Charleston Southern, 97-72, to win its sixth consecutive game in Rock Hill.

(Reuters) - A vocal investor in Yahoo Inc and Viacom Inc is calling for the boards of both companies to seek outside investments from strategic partners in the vein of legendary investor Warren Buffett to help boost the value of their stocks.

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Australian shares bucked a poor performance by Wall Street to edge 0.6 percent higher on Thursday, aided by a hunt for dividend yield and more merger action.

The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew faster at 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to 6.6 percent in the third quarter last year, bringing the whole year growth to 5.8 percent, lower than the government’s target, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

BURNS, Ore. (Reuters) - The leader of a month-long armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon urged remaining protesters on Wednesday to leave the site and go home, a day after his arrest and the death of a supporter.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Barney Hall, whose folksy delivery brought NASCAR racing to life for radio listeners across the country for more than five decades, died late Tuesday. He was 83.

Maybe you ascribe to Meatless Mondays, or only eat some meats, or no meat at all. Or maybe you like bacon on everything. Whatever your relationship with animal food products, gone are the days of the "meat and potatoes American" being the norm.

A school in northeastern England is reprimanding parents who don't get dressed before bringing their children to school, warning that it sets a bad example for the children. Diane Hodges reports.

A school in northeastern England is reprimanding parents who don't get dressed before bringing their children to school, warning that it sets a bad example for the children. Diane Hodges reports.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range missile as soon as within a week, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported early on Thursday, citing an unnamed Japanese government official.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares pushed back into the black on Thursday as investors dipped their toes back into equities and demand for safehaven assets such as the yen and sovereign bonds faded.

TAIPEI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks outpaced other regional markets to climb on Thursday, led by banking and technology shares, but the gains could be short-lived as the global economic outlook remains shaky.

LONDON (Reuters) - All eyes will be on Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal when he takes his team to Derby County for an FA Cup fourth-round tie on Friday with the fans' boos from their home defeat by Southampton still ringing in his ears.

GREENVILLE — Maybe that fantastic week of basketball wasn’t just an aberration. Maybe Clemson is serious about mounting a run to the postseason.

LONDON - The number of new homes registered for construction by British builders in 2015 rose to its highest since the financial crisis, despite a slowdown in the second half of the year, an industry group said on Thursday.

YANGON (Reuters) - When leaders of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy huddled this month to discuss the transfer of power in Myanmar, they quickly reached decisions on who from the party should take the key posts in the next parliament.

One day, I’m convinced that College of Charleston’s Canyon Barry will make a great politician.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You can chalk it up as another victory for the machines.

U.S. President Barack Obama proclaims, "we are all Jews" and calls for fighting what he says is rising antisemitism around the world. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

U.S. President Barack Obama proclaims, "we are all Jews" and calls for fighting what he says is rising antisemitism around the world. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

U.S. President Barack Obama proclaims, "we are all Jews" and calls for fighting what he says is rising antisemitism around the world. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

U.S. President Barack Obama proclaims, "we are all Jews" and calls for fighting what he says is rising antisemitism around the world. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

U.S. President Barack Obama proclaims, "we are all Jews" and calls for fighting what he says is rising antisemitism around the world. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google is asking for sanctions against Oracle Corp after one of the software developer's lawyers discussed confidential details about the search giant's relationship with Apple Inc at a court hearing earlier this month.

(Reuters Health) - Histories of child abuse are common among military members and may be important to consider when treating their mental health needs, according to a report from Canada.