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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Clinton Middle School, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, in Clinton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Trump Looks Beyond Iowa

Donald Trump made a pitch to voters in Iowa a day before the state's caucuses that he would put more states in play in the general election if nominated. "I think we can win states that aren't even thought of in the normal realm," he said

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Virginia Tech Students Charged in Missing Girl's Death

David Eisenhauer, 18, and Natalie Marie Keppers, Virginia Tech students, were charged with murder after the remains of 13-year-old girl Nicole Lovell were found several days after she went missing. Her body was found along a highway in Surry County, N.C.

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MIT Students Win Elon Musk's Hyperloop Contest

Student engineers from MIT have won a competition to design a Hyperloop system for Elon Musk's SpaceX company to transport people through high-speed vacuum tubes. The Boston-based MIT Hyperloop Team beat 160 student teams from 16 countries

A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. The offshoot of al Qaeda which has captured swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic "Caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, a statement posted on jihadist websites said on Sunday. The group, previously known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS, has renamed itself "Islamic State" and proclaimed its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghadi as "Caliph" - the head of the state, the statement said. REUTERS/Stringer (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE - RTR4BHO3

NATO Officer Warns ISIS Wants Its Own Navy

The commander of NATO's maritime command said there is now the “horrible opportunity” a cruise liner or container ship could be hit as ISIS casts an “uncomfortable shadow” along the Libyan coast

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill January 12, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

Obama Announces $4B for Computer Science Education

President Obama has allotted $4 billion in funding for states to ensure that every student between kindergarten and 12th grade receives sufficient computer science education. Only about 25% of schools offer quality computer science programs

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ISIS Claims Deadly Bombings Near Damascus

A triple bombing claimed by ISIS killed at least 45 people near the Syrian capital of Damascus, overshadowing an already shaky start to what are meant to be indirect Syria peace talks. More than 100 people were injured

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Kung Fu Panda 3 Tops the Weekend Box Office

Fox’s Kung Fu Panda 3 debuted to an estimated $41 million, earning the best opening weekend of 2016 (so far). But other new releases fell a little flat, with Disney’s The Finest Hours debuting to only $10.3 million

Children gather around a burnt out car following an attack by Boko Haram in Dalori village 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Maiduguri, Nigeria , Sunday Jan. 31, 2016. A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and listened to the screams of children among people burned to death in the latest attack by Nigeria’ s homegrown Islamic extremists. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)

86 Dead in Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria

A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria's homegrown Islamic extremists

Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after winning the Men's Singles Final over Andy Murray of Great Britain during day 14 of the 2016 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 31, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

Novak Djokovic Wins Australian Open

Novak Djokovic maintained his perfect streak in six Australian Open finals with a victory that consigned Andy Murray to a fifth defeat in championship deciders at Melbourne Park. Djokovic equaled Roy Emerson's record of six Australian Open titles

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Diversity Makes a Comeback at SAG Awards

The SAG Awards and Sundance showered their honors on a parade of performers and films that presented a stark contrast to the crisis that has plagued the Oscars, awarding Queen Latifah, Uzo Aduba, Viola Davis, Idris Elba and more

Presenter Sir Terry Wogan speaks on stage during Proms In The Park at Hyde Park on September 13, 2014 in London, United Kingdom.

Terry Wogan, BBC Star, Dies at 77

Terry Wogan, whose warm Irish brogue and sly, gentle humor made him a star of British television and radio for decades, has died at 77. He died surrounded by his loved ones "after a short but brave battle with cancer," his family said