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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Today's Iowa caucuses kick off the 2016 presidential nominating contests. After months of campaigning and more than $200 million spent on advertising, the race for supremacy in Iowa is close in both parties. Republican Donald Trump appears to hold a slim edge over Ted Cruz. And Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a surprisingly tight race.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Turnout is expected to be high at today's Iowa caucuses. The Iowa Republican Party expects GOP turnout to top the previous record of 120,000 people in 2012. Democrats also expect a strong turnout, though not nearly as large as the record-setting 240,000 people who caucused in the 2008 contest between Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Officials at the College of William and Mary in Virginia say a student is expected to recover after contracting the Zika (ZEE'-kuh) virus while traveling in Central America over winter break. School officials say they've consulted with university health professionals and federal health officials, and believe there's no health risk to anyone on campus. Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that's been linked to severe birth defects.
SYDNEY (AP) — An animal welfare group in Australia says 17 kangaroos have been killed after a driver deliberately ran them down. The RSPCA in Queensland state says 16 of the carcasses were found today along a 300-foot stretch of road in Brisbane. Another kangaroo had to be euthanized because of its injuries. The group is asking for any witnesses to come forward with information.
LONDON (AP) — A scientist has been given permission in Britain to edit the human genetic code using a new technique that some fear crosses too many ethical boundaries. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority says it's granted a research application to a team led by scientist Kathy Niakan, who plans to gene edit to analyze the first week of an embryo's growth. Scientists say such techniques could lead to treatments for inherited conditions.
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