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First votes cast in New Hampshire primary
01:02 - Source: CNN

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NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR BOMB TEST

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Candidates flood N.H. in last chance to sway voters
03:17 - Source: CNN

CAMPAIGN 2016

Birthers are back!: Ted Cruz birtherism is officially a thing now, after Donald Trump said he wasn’t sure Cruz – who was born in Canada to an American mom – was even eligible to be president. And John McCain of all people agrees with Trump, saying it’s “worth looking into.” Remember, McCain faced his own birther questions during his 2008 run because he was born in Panama (but on a U.S. military base). Another reason why McCain is jumping into the fray: he pretty much hates Cruz’s guts.

A masked and hooded protester in Mong Kok carries bricks in the early hours of February 9.
Lunar New Year: Hong Kong protests turn violent
02:29 - Source: CNN

OBAMACARE

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Defense official: N.Korean satellite tumbling in orbit
03:59 - Source: CNN

GERMANY ASSAULTS

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Michigan Gov.: "Common sense was missing" in Flint
13:13 - Source: CNN

FINANCIAL MARKETS

Winter’s coming: Brace yourselves, investors. It’s probably going to be another crappy day. Once again things started off badly this morning in China, where stock trading was halted just 30 minutes after markets there took a 5% dive. Over here, the Dow dropped 252 points yesterday, as Wall Street tried to absorb not only the Chinese turmoil, but also North Korea’s alleged nuke test along with the latest belly flop in oil prices. It’s the Dow’s worst start to the trading year since 2008, and we all remember how great that turned out.

This general view shows cranes and heavy equipment being used for rescue operations at the site where a building which collapsed in the 6.4 magnitude earthquake, in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan on February 8, 2016.
Taiwan reels from deadly earthquake
02:37 - Source: CNN