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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will convene an accountability review board to probe the health attacks on 24 diplomatic personnel in Cuba, the State Department said Tuesday.   During a Senate hearing regarding the attacks, senators from both parties slammed State Department officials for a "sluggish" and inadequate response to what Tillerson has called "targeted attacks". U.S. investigators believe American diplomats and others in Havana may have been attacked by a sonic weapon earlier... Читать дальше...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A touching photo spreading on social media shows a U.S. Army veteran holding his hand over his heart as a procession for a fellow veteran passes by. The man, identified as nine-year Army veteran Bradley Faulkner, pulled his semi-truck over on Interstate 70 and gave the patriotic salute, WMAZ reports. Kristen Collins, granddaughter of deceased World War II veteran Fred Ladage, snapped the photo on Friday and posted it on Facebook. The post reads, “While in […]

Nacho Novo, pictured in 2015, suffered a suspected heart attack at the weekend. Former Rangers striker Nacho Novo is out of intensive care and "looking much better" after suffering a suspected heart attack on Saturday, staff at his bar have said. The 38-year-old was featuring for Rangers in the AOK Traditionsmasters 2018 in Berlin, and was taken ill after they had been knocked out of the round-robin tournament. The Press Association reports that he was rushed to hospital from the Max-Schmeling-Halle arena before undergoing emergency surgery. Читать дальше...

Department of Public Works says with warmer temperatures on the way this week, it’s planning to redouble efforts to clear the city of snow and ice.

Zermatt ski resort in Switzerland was forced to shut down on January 9, leaving 13,000 tourists stranded, due to heavy snowfall and high risk of avalanches in the area. This video, captured by an avalanche monitoring company using high-definition CCTV, shows an avalanche that took place in the same area five days previously, on January 4. As powdered snow begins to fall towards the camera, it is followed by a torrent of heavy snow carrying branches and small trees down the side of the mountain. The Swiss Alps... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — A judge says she's "trying to get to the bottom" of why a Detroit man hasn't been sentenced yet for manslaughter, six years after he pleaded no contest to the charge. Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway tells The Associated Press that the case is "very strange." Leroy Moon has been free on bond since his plea in 2011, although his plea deal called for a year in jail. Hathaway ordered him to jail Monday while she awaits a pre-sentence report on what the 78-year-old has been doing for all that time. Читать дальше...

In case you missed it, Donald Trump was booed at the National Championship Football Game last night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's pick for health secretary is telling senators he's wary of a broad government role in negotiating prescription drug prices. Alex Azar, a former pharmaceutical and government executive, told the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday that he believes drug prices are too high and he's committed to trying to lower them. But he said allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices across the board risks restricting choice for patients, since the government would have to establish a national formulary... Читать дальше...

Eigentlich wollten es Union und SPD anders machen als bei Jamaika: Keine Wasserstände rauslassen, keine Provokationen. Lange gehalten hat das nicht. Am Dienstag werden neue Zwischenstände bekannt.Berlin (dpa) - Union und SPD kommen bei ihren Sondierungen für eine neue Regierung trotz Ärgers über Indiskretionen Schritt für Schritt voran. In einer Fachgruppe verständigten sich Unterhändler darauf, dass es ein Gesetz zur Fachkräfte-Zuwanderung geben soll, wie das «Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland» (RND/Mittwoch) berichtete. Читать дальше...

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg grew up in Medford, Massachusetts—and former NYC Police Commissioner Bill Bratton is also a Bay State native. Of course, they are both Red Sox fans. Moreover, the current Mayor of Baghdad-On-The-Hudson (Bill de Blasio)—despite being born in New York—was raised in Cambridge. Thus, 'Hizzoner' is also an un-abashed Red Sox fan—in the heart of enemy territory. Now, on top of all this, we find out that the new City Council Speaker in New York—Middleton, Massachusetts native Corey Johnson—is... Читать дальше...

This family may be the key to your 2018 motivations. 

Twitter user (@bluedizzr) thought the best way to alleviate her parents' stress was putting on some music, dancing, and recording the whole thing. 

The result might've helped, but it also calmed our own January woes and added a new resolution on our list. 

SEE ALSO: Mom masterfully trolls her daughter, who's just trying to make a nice video

The family danced to "Love Come Down" by Kid The Wiz, dressed in robes and not missing one single beat. Читать дальше...

CBS Corp. said on Tuesday that CBS News anchor John Dickerson will join "CBS This Morning" as a co-host alongside Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell. Dickerson replaces former morning show co-host Charlie Rose, who was fired by the network back in November following allegations of sexual harassment. Dickerson, who has been the anchor of CBS's "Face the Nation" since 2015, will begin his new role on Wednesday. "Every time I've been on the show, I haven't wanted the conversation with Norah [O'Donnell] and Gayle [King] to end when my segment does.

Le Comité permanent de l'éthique (CPE) de la Chambre des communes a rejeté la motion des conservateurs qui demandait à Justin Trudeau de témoigner au sujet de ses vacances dans l'île privée de l'Aga Khan, l'an dernier.

Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau ne veut pas dire s'il témoignerait ou non lors d'une rencontre extraordinaire du comité permanent de l'éthique au sujet de ses vacances controversées sur l'île privée de l'Aga Khan, dans les Bahamas.

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Long Island college student who admitted to smothering her newborn daughter after a hidden pregnancy has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Sharon Seudat was sentenced Monday in court in Mineola, crying while she voiced her regret for her actions. The 22-year-old could have faced 25 years to life in prison if she were convicted of murder at trial, Newsday reports. She instead pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter. Seudat previously admitted that in March 2016 […]

IN 1996, sitting on a high-backed stool in a tiny theatre in downtown New York, Eve Ensler declared that she was “worried about vaginas”. What followed was “The Vagina Monologues”, a fictional series of accounts based on more than 200 interviews the playwright had conducted with women of different races and ages about their relationship with their bodies. Stories ranged from a chorus of girls’ experiences of their first period to a woman raging against the pressure to shave her pubic hair. One... Читать дальше...

A Manhattan judge refused to bar striking cable technicians from coming within 25 feet of any Spectrum facilities, assaulting workers or damaging equipment​ ​– because she didn’t consider past acts of sabotage “violent or dangerous.” Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Kathryn Freed writes in a new ruling that “although Local 3 picketers made some physical contact...

An estimated 80 people have been killed in communal violence in Nigeria since Dec. 31, police and officials said Tuesday. The clashes are mostly between Muslim cattle herders and Christian farmers over the use of land in parts of the Middle Belt — the country's most diverse region. On Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered an increased police presence in the Benue state, Agence France-Presse reported. Similar clashes have taken place across central states in the country, polarizing Nigerians along ethnic and religious lines... Читать дальше...

All the juicy bits we know so far

All the juicy bits we know so far

All the juicy bits we know so far

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) says it has registered 42 appeals by Russian athletes seeking to overturn lifetime bans from the Olympics linked to doping violations.

Former Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra has been linked with the French club, but their manager has played down the speculation

With the WorldTour calendar about to begin, Quick-Step Floors have held their team presentation in Calpe, Spain. The team have been out in the Spanish seaside town for a few days, taking a final chance to plot out the 2018 campaign.