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Sharapova whipped No. 56 Nao Hibino in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.

Williams led four Rutgers players in double figures with 17 points. Outside of an 83-82 loss to Iowa State in early December, a game which they should have won, the Hawkeyes are in the midst of winning 11 of 12 games overall, including seven straight.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index lost 2.4% to 2,950 and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Composite Index tumbled 3.5% to 1,791. Imports dropped an annual 4 percent in yuan terms, an improvement over the previous month’s 5.6-percent fall.

The American space agency says the average temperatures of the world recorded in 2015 were 0.13 Celsius (0.23 degrees Fahrenheit) higher compared to those set in 2014. This was the first time such as a large increase in record temperatures was detected since 1998.

I was a bit unsure of how I was going to go today. Dufner shot his 64 at Nicklaus course with eight birdies and no bogeys.

Oil prices have collapsed to below $28 a barrel, their lowest since 2003, on a supply glut that may worsen this year with the lifting of sanctions on Iran.

“2015 was the warmest year in more than a hundred years, ever since people have been keeping records and actually it beat the old record not by a little bit, but by a lot”, said Professor Timothy Herbert, Chair of the Geological Sciences Department at Brown University...

Including special items, UAL reported fourth-quarter net income of $823 million. Analysts were expecting UAL to report earnings per share of $2.59 during its fourth quarter. Finally, ICON Advisers raised its stake in shares of United Continental Holdings by 5.0% in the third...

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has been voted in as a starter for the NBA All-Star Game in Toronto on February 14.

Apple has highlighted many of its features and services but there’s still a chance that these may not appear in the final version.

The United States stands by its new ballistic missile-related sanctions on Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday after Tehran described the decision as “bizarre”.

On Sept. 26, Muchmore seemed to belittle the situation and local residents, saying, “Now we have the anti everything group turning to the lead content, which is a concern for everyone”.

The Russian, attempting to win her first title at Melbourne Park since 2008, was in blistering form to take the match 6-1, 6-3 in 73 minutes on Margaret Court Arena.

Fernando Verdasco stunned World No. 5 Rafael Nadal 7-6(6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.

A rep for Mariah Carey has confirmed the songstress and her billionaire boyfriend, James Packer, are engaged.