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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state lawmaker who got a restraining order against a fellow lawmaker she accuses of threatening to kill her says she has come forward to help others. State Rep. Tarah Toohil said in a statement released Saturday by her lawyers that she was in a consensual relationship with fellow Republican Rep. Nick Miccarelli six years ago "but there were terrible moments that were non-consensual." He hasn't been charged with any crime and has denied the accusations. Her protection... Читать дальше...

HAL-9000, the malevolent supercomputer at the heart of Stanley Kubrick’s classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, is an icon of science fiction cinema. So much so, that if you ask any one of the virtual assistants to “Open the pod bay doors,” they’ll dutifully parrot HAL’s lines from the movie back at you. Now, Master Replicas Group wants to take that step a bit further, turning HAL into a virtual assistant that can control your home.

Coming in hot off the huge success of the unions in West Virginia to finally be recognized and properly compensated, the teachers in Oklahoma, the lowest paid in the nation, put Oklahoma legislators on notice:

Coming in hot off the huge success of the unions in West Virginia to finally be recognized and properly compensated, the teachers in Oklahoma, the lowest paid in the nation, put Oklahoma legislators on notice:

The “Courtesy of Harvey Weinstein” experience included moments as sharing the pervy producer’s table at his company’s annual Oscars eve party.

Don't worry, it doesn't have to be a green smoothie.

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Every so often, just to keep us on our poetic toes (so to speak), we like to blog about a specific verse form. It's a while since we did so - the ballad was the most recent, if I recall correctly. This week, then, we're giving a turn in the Dead Good spotlight to something called the villanelle.

You know you're going to get a bit of a back story from me, and here it is. This particular form of verse originated as a rustic peasant song with stylized calls and refrains (villanella) in medieval Italy. Читать дальше...

The Ghanaian forward was sent packing by Michael Oliver after forcing down Jonathan Hogg in an attempt to win the ball

Unforced errors — not injured players— were at the center of a costly 4th quarter collapse in Portland.

Helen Fisher, an anthropologist at Rutgers University and a well-known expert on love, led a study that revealed the brain has an in-love phase, with 13 telltale signs that say you are definitely in love.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi state prison has unsanitary conditions, is inadequately staffed and provides insufficient health care, three inmates testified in federal court Friday. In its federal suit against the state of Mississippi, the American Civil Liberties Union and Southern Poverty Law Center argue that the state has been aware of East Mississippi Correctional Facility's unconstitutionally abusive conditions. The state's defense attorneys argue that the prison conditions are acceptable... Читать дальше...

Olivia Wilde showed up at the SXSW Film Festival with a new film in which she plays a kick-ass vigilante imposing justice on abusers of women, and guess what? She’s into it.

The young forward scored a brace in a big win over Liverpool on Saturday, but his manager revealed he will be in Russia regardless of his playing time

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes North Korea will abide by its pledge to suspend missile tests while he prepares for a summit by May with the North's leader, Kim Jong Un. Trump noted in a tweet that North Korea has refrained from such tests since November and said Kim "has promised not to do so through our meetings." "I believe they will honor that commitment," the president wrote. Trump shocked many inside and outside his administration Thursday when he told South... Читать дальше...

The University of Vermont men’s basketball team’s reign came to a shocking halt Saturday afternoon. Jairus Lyles swished a 3-pointer with six-tenths of a second to play and No. 2 Maryland-Baltimore County stunned top-seeded and defending champion Vermont for a 65-62 victory in the America East Conference championship game at soldout Patrick Gym. It was also UMBC’s first win over UVM in 24 tries — a span of a decade.

Wolves' vice-like grip on the Championship top spot was loosened at Villa Park on Saturday as Aston Villa recorded a stunning 4-1 win. That defeat means that Nuno Espirito Santo's side are now just three points ahead of Cardiff City after the Bluebirds edged past Birmingham City. Fulham left it late to beat Preston North End 2-1 to maintain their superb run, Hull City emerged victorious from a seven-goal thriller with Norwich City and Middlesbrough moved into the top six with a 3-1 victory over Barnsley. Читать дальше...

Goalkeeper Mathew Ryan said Albion got what they deserved in their 2-0 defeat at Everton this afternoon.

Well, I think it's safe to declare the inauguration of this hopefully annual event a rousing success; everything from Eichel out-dueling Matthews to Modo coming all the way over from Sweden, that night had it all. 

Russia foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova became the latest woman to accuse senior lawmaker Leonid Slutsky of sexual harassment on Saturday.

The Grand Rapids Community College men's basketball team is heading back to the Danville, IL, after beating Ancilla College in the NJCAA District 9 Championship for the second straight year. The Raiders won the game over the second ranked Chargers by a 85-72 score. Ancilla led for a good portion of the first half and led 36-35 at the half. The lead changed hands several times early in the second half, but when Zach Pangborn his a jumper to make the score 64-62 with 7:09 left, Ancilla would never lead again. Читать дальше...

Andy Cohen is single and ready to mingle — and looking for a man who’s never seen a Real Housewives show!

No warm-up round today! Three of the four games finished with a winner, and it should have been four out of four. Interestingly, all three of the wins came in the "collusion pairings": one Russian beat another Russian, an American beat another American, and one very good friend beat another. Only in the game with "unrelated" opponents was there a draw.

No warm-up round today! Three of the four games finished with a winner, and it should have been four out of four. Interestingly, all three of the wins came in the "collusion pairings": one Russian beat another Russian, an American beat another American, and one very good friend beat another. Only in the game with "unrelated" opponents was there a draw.