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Aisha Alhassan, minister of women affairs, has blamed consistent blackout at the Federal Secretariat for delay in submitting necessary documents for 2017 budget

Coach Paul Maurice said "my cheapness outweighs my disappointment"

Alex Butler
Feb. 21 (UPI) -- While many UFC fans were focused on the fall of Ronda Rousey, her boyfriend Travis Browne took a beating Sunday in Nova Scotia.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ordered R&B singer Chris Brown to stay away from his ex-girlfriend after she accused him of repeatedly threatening her.

The Grammy winner was ordered to stay 100 yards away from his ex-girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, and not attempt to contact her.

The order also calls for Brown to surrender any firearms he has until a March 9 hearing on the restraining order.

Tran wrote in court documents that Brown has repeatedly threatened... Читать дальше...

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Many travelers know the drill when it comes to packing your carry-on bag for a flight. Make sure your bag fits the size and weight requirements. Check to see if you’re allowed to bring a personal item in addition to a full-sized carry-on. No liquids greater than 3.4 ounces, no firearms, no large sharp objects.

There are seemingly endless banned items, but if you read the fine print, there’s actually a whole range of odd things that you’re actually allowed to fly with. Читать дальше...

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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee defended Republican President Donald Trump on Tuesday against a tiresome "full onslaught" by the "mainstream media" — and says he can relate to the commander-in-chief's struggles.

Chafee, a former U.S. senator and Rhode Island governor, said he saw issues with the media firsthand during his own 2016 run. He said reporters focused on his advocacy of the metric system, a topic he... Читать дальше...

Ben Hooper
Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Passers-by on a Chinese street were treated to an odd spectacle: A car parked with two of its wheels balanced on stacks of bricks to make it even with stairs.

The young patients sang along as the actors belted out such tunes as “You’ve Got a Friend,” “Girl on Fire,” and “We Will Rock You.”

A second barrage of rain hit Northern California Tuesday, causing flash floods and prompting evacuation orders in multiple areas. At least part of the blame fell on a weather condition known as an atmospheric river, a common occurrence in which narrow portions of the atmosphere snake through the sky, bringing rain, wind and snow as they travel.

HOUSTON — No one was found injured and there was no evidence that a shooting happened amid reports of gunfire Tuesday inside a hospital at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, authorities said. “I can’t say there was no shooting,” Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said. “I am confident if there was a threat, that

Swedish police on Tuesday were investigating a riot that broke out overnight in a predominantly immigrant suburb in Stockholm after officers arrested a suspect on drug charges. The clashes started late Monday when a police car arrested a suspect and people started throwing ...

The math doesn't add up for a GDP growth rate of 3.5 percent, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich says.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland said that police and army officers in Northern Ireland have recovered a number of pipe bombs and ammunition from a home in west Belfast as part of a security operation.

FRESNO, Calif. — The Latest on a sentencing in a deadly California bank robbery and police shootout (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Emotions ran high during the sentencing of a 22-year-old bank robber who used a woman he took hostage as a human shield in a gunbattle with California officers. Jaime Ramos was sentenced Tuesday

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Billionaire Carl Icahn has taken a stake in the pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers and sees it as a possible takeover target, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Bristol-Myers shares gained as much as 5% in late trading on Tuesday after the news crossed. 

Bristol-Myers announced earlier Tuesday an expanded share-buyback program, and named three new board members, following pressure from activist investor Jana Partners. The companies had been in... Читать дальше...

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Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Science Applications International Corporation unveiled its first Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 to the U.S. Marine Corps during a ceremony in Charleston, S.C.

Tesla investors are ignoring significant risks ahead of Wednesday’s earnings report, the first to reflect results from SolarCity.

BOSTON — A sword has broken off again from a memorial depicting the famed 54th Massachusetts Civil War regiment, featured in the Denzel Washington movie “Glory.” Boston police are investigating after the damage was reported Tuesday. They suspect vandalism. National Park Service spokesman Sean Hennessey tells the Boston Globe it’s happened frequently enough that there

Allen Cone
Feb. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Park Police and the National Park Service announced that the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and WWII memorial were all damaged with graffiti.

Allen Cone
Feb. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Park Police and the National Park Service announced that the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and WWII memorial were all damaged with graffiti.

James Harrison insisted he wasn’t finished playing football. So it’s not a huge surprise where he’s likely to play it. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, there is “mutual interest” between the 38-year-old free agent and the Steelers for another year. This one is nearly the definition of #asexpected, because other than a…