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Politics & Government

State Of The Union Is Not Expected To Generate Big TV Ratings

6:28am January 12, 2016

by Scott Horsley

President Obama hopes to use the speech to frame his last year in office and the 2016 campaign. The political spotlight, however, is increasingly shifting to the people running to replace him.

Playboy Mansion Is For Sale. Got $200 Million?

5:48am January 12, 2016

In addition to the 39 rooms in the mansion and famous pool with its grotto, there is a catch. As a condition of the sale: Hugh Heffner, who's lived there for four decades, stays puts.

Sports

Alabama Wins 4th College Football Title In 7 Seasons

5:29am January 12, 2016

by Tom Goldman

Alabama beat Clemson 45-40 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Monday night. On the pro side of the sport, there's still fallout from the contentious Pittsburgh-Cincinnati Game.

We Have Let Down Customers, VW CEO Interviewed At Detroit Auto Show

9:03pm January 11, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller spoke to the media in the U.S. for the first time on Sunday, and characterized the auto emissions scandal enveloping his company as "technical" in nature.

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Anatomy Of Addiction: How Heroin And Opioids Hijack The Brain

7:15pm January 11, 2016

by Jack Rodolico

Roughly 2.5 million Americans are addicted to heroin and opioids like Oxycontin. Researchers say addiction takes over the brain's limbic reward system, impairing decision making, judgment and memory.

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State Of The Obama Economy: Far Better, But Still With Many Troubles

6:48pm January 11, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

The economy has improved dramatically in the Obama era. But problems still abound because of the soaring national debt, a deformed tax code, shrunken paychecks and a growing skills gap.

New York Court Extends Temporary Stay For DraftKings And FanDuel

6:16pm January 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

A panel of judges extended the ruling issued last month that allows the daily fantasy sports betting sites to continue operations in the state while they appeal a lower court's order that they stop.

Politics & Government

S.C. Gov. Haley To Give GOP Response To State Of The Union Address

6:07pm January 11, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

Nikki Haley's leadership was repeatedly tested last year, as South Carolina coped with the aftermath of a deadly shooting at a black church in Charleston, and historic floods.

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Politics In The News: State Of The Union Preview

6:00pm January 11, 2016

President Obama delivers his final State of the Union of his presidency on Tuesday. The Republican presidential candidates are already preparing their attacks.

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