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Winter storm Saturn, which has already left Chicago digging out from 10 inches, is expected to dump more snow on Maryland and Virginia.

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Using fences to separate lions from humans could help to save them from extinction, a report suggests.

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The majority of Dreams beds stores have been bought by Sun European Partners, saving 1,600 jobs a day after the company went into administration.

Counting of Kenyan election results slows down because of problems with electronic systems being used in the polls for the first time.

Bridget Harris tells 5 live how Liberal Democrat chief executive Lord Rennard acted inappropriately towards her.

Two men from Londonderry are refused bail as they appear in court charged in connection with the discovery of four mortar bombs and a pipe bomb in the city.

A pure gold replica of Lionel Messi's left foot valued at £3.5m is unveiled in Tokyo ahead of its sale to raise funds for charity.

Average childcare costs across England, Scotland and Wales rose by £5 a week (or 6%) per child last year, according to the Daycare Trust's annual survey.

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Travel group Thomas Cook announces it will cut 2,500 jobs in the UK and close some stores as it attempts to revive its profitability.

Two car thefts, one in the U.S. and one in China, have transfixed many in China. In both cases, babies were in the vehicles. The American case ended happily when the thief phoned police to tell them where to find the child. In China, the suspect has confessed to killing little Haobo.

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A snowstorm that has dumped up to 12in (30cm) on parts the US Midwest, causing 1,100 cancelled flights

Sam Warburton says his focus is on beating Scotland and not regaining the Wales captaincy.

Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King says there is a case for splitting up state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland.

The EU's competition regulator fines Microsoft 561m euros ($731m; £484m) after it failed to keep a promise to promote a choice of rival web browsers.

A man from west Belfast who Italian police have linked to an investigation into money laundering by the Calabrian mafia denies any wrongdoing.

A memorial service, attended by Nelson Mandela's wife, is being held in South Africa for the Mozambican taxi driver who died after being dragged behind a police van.

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On Friday, the Labor Department will report its latest monthly jobs report, which will reveal how many jobs were added in February and whether the unemployment rate budged from 7.9 percent.

If you are hitting the job market, the one thing you'll need is a good resume. But how do you get yours to the top of the heap?

Paddy Hirsch, senior producer of personal finance at Marketplace, has these tips:

1. Create two resumes, a search-engine-optimized (SEO) version and a regular version. If you are applying through a search engine, such as Monster or Jobscore, a computer completes a first pass of all applicant resumes before a human ever reads them.

2. Make your SEO resume plain and include keywords. Use bold type sparingly. Format everything to the left side of the page. And make sure everything is spelled correctly. Search algorithms tally up the number of keywords in order to evaluate resumes. The easier you can make it for the computer to find keywords, the better.

3. Old resume rules still apply. After you've gotten past the computer review, your resume will be read by a human. Make sure it is clearly written, typo-free, and emphasizes relevant work experience.