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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — John Speraw ran along the sideline about as close as he could to actually being in the action. He was cheering Aaron Russell to make a save while crashing into the barrier some 20 feet…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — John Speraw ran along the sideline about as close as he could to actually being in the action. He was cheering Aaron Russell to make a save while crashing into the barrier some 20 feet…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — John Speraw ran along the sideline about as close as he could to actually being in the action. He was cheering Aaron Russell to make a save while crashing into the barrier some 20 feet…

Stanley Vernon Majors was a neighbor from hell. For five years, according to witness accounts and court papers, Majors terrorized the Jabara family living next door to him in suburban … Click to Continue »

Members of four bank employee unions joined hands in Ludhiana on Wednesday to oppose a proposal for the merger of the State Bank of India and its associate banks.

– Andrew Ndubisi has prayed a court to dissolve his marriage to a lady known as Saraphina – Ndubisi accused Saraphina of sleeping with her pastor – He also told the court that he never knew his wife had 2 children from 2 other men Mr Andrew Ndubisi, a 49-year-old businessman on Wednesday, August 17 […]

The men's soccer final features a rematch of the 2014 FIFA World Cup semifinals.

Will ‘Criminal Minds’ Ratings Tank Without Thomas Gibson AND Shemar Moore? Not a good start for a network defending its fall TV ratings championship belt. Only Matthew Gray Gubler (254) and Kirsten Vangsness (252) made more appearances than Moore did — and only Gibson appeared in every single episode.  The key turnover combination of both Gibson and Moore presents a big problem for “Criminal Minds,” which was already struggling in Nielsen numbers. Counting first-runs only, the series’ TV ratings... Читать дальше...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Three Miami Dolphins and nearly two dozen other VIPs simultaneously smashed guitars in the end zone Wednesday to christen Hard Rock Stadium as the new name for the team’s home. “I’ve never broken a guitar before,” receiver Jarvis Landry said with a grin. “There’s a first time for everything.” Defensive tackle

A passenger train in southern France collided with a tree that was blown onto the track during a severe storm.

Paul Tepsich, Managing Partner & Portfolio Manager at High Rock Capital Management joins BNN for his reaction to the Fed minutes.

SolarCity Corp. said late Wednesday it would take restructuring charges this year primarily in the form of paying out severance benefits, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The solar-panel maker did not say how many workers would be affected but the action was to "realign the company's operating expenses to match the company's reduced guidance for megawatts installed." SolarCity said it plans to spend $3 million to $5 million on the restructuring, with most of the charges in the second half of this year. Читать дальше...

Campaign aides warn the nominee he cannot have another month like August if he wants to win in November.

It was nothing short of extreme hurtfulness — I call it extreme, extreme hurtfulness — Mr. Trump, that you came to La Crosse for your $2,700-a-plate fundraiser without stopping by to say hey to a Donald J. Trump Campaign Executive…

The Drug Enforcement Agency refused to relax restrictions on cannabis last week, meaning marijuana will remain Schedule 1 — the strictest category of the Controlled Substances Act, designated for dangerous and addictive drugs with no medical value — in spite of growing evidence that marijuana is relatively safe and medically useful. The DEA is claiming marijuana lacks medical value. If that’s true, why did the U.S. government file a patent for cannabis — stating that the plant has multiple therapeutic benefits — way back in 1999? Читать дальше...

Nate Parker’s 1999 Sexual Assault Case: TheWrap’s timeline from accusations to Parker’s acquittal, and the resurfacing of the incident as his film “The Birth of a Nation” prepares to launch The retreading of a 17-year-old rape case involving director Nate Parker has sent the awards campaign for his critically acclaimed film “The Birth of a Nation” into a tailspin — but what exactly happened nearly two decades ago? In 1999, Parker and his longtime friend, Jean Celestin, were arrested and tried... Читать дальше...

Yeezy Season is upon us. Following his upcoming Saint Pablo tour stop at New York's Madison Square Garden (Sept. 5-6), Kanye...

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The US Air Force is vigorously upgrading the 1980s-era F-15 fighter by giving new weapons and sensors in the hope of maintaining air-to-air superiority over the Chinese J-10 equivalent.

The US Air Force is vigorously upgrading the 1980s-era F-15 fighter by giving new weapons and sensors in the hope of maintaining air-to-air superiority over the Chinese J-10 equivalent.

The multi-pronged effort includes the current addition of electronic warfare technology... Читать дальше...

The hammer has fallen at Cisco.

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Summer is here, and with it, talk begins of going on a giant road trip around the United States. Of course, once you’ve found time off work and scraped the money together, there’s still the planning left to do. But fear not! In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, one man has used science to try and find one of the best road trips.

Randy Olson, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, has calculated a route that visits all 47 national parks in the 48 contiguous states. Читать дальше...

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ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a St. Cloud man on suspicion of arson after her allegedly set fire to books and furniture at a public library.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a St. Cloud man on suspicion of arson after her allegedly set fire to books and furniture at a public library. A police statement says officers and firefighters were called to the Great River Regional Library around 1 p.m. Wednesday after an employee reported that the 47-year-old man was setting fire to books on the second floor. The fire was quickly extinguished, but the library was evacuated and closed for the day.

Officer Ronnie Velez did not identify himself to cops investigating a Sunday stabbing his friends were involved in.