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Former Arkansas Gov. and U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers (D) died due to natural causes Friday, The Associated Press reports. He was 90.

Kanye West rang in 2016 by releasing a new song, "Facts." The rapper dedicated most of it to bashing Nike, a company he served as brand ambassador for until 2014.

Bernie Sanders raised $33 million in the last quarter of 2015, Politico reports his presidential campaign announced Saturday.

The mother of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old Cleveland boy who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2014, spoke to MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry about the grand jury's December decision to not criminally charge Timothy Loehmann or his partner.

Inside Out might have technically been for kids, but by peeking into the inner workings of young Riley's brain, the 2015 film offered adults a lot of lessons about the importance of embracing all of your emotions — not just the positive ones.

In a move that should surprise no one, A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin missed the Dec. 31 deadline for the sixth novel in his series, he confirmed in a blog post Saturday. That was likely the last chance for Martin to get The Winds of Winter published before April, when HBO premieres its sixth season of Game of Thrones, the TV show based on his fantasy series.

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Footage of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is reportedly featured in a terrorist recruiting video for Al-Shabab, a Somali-based group affiliated with al Qaeda. "So remember this, so listen, Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on," Trump says in the clip. The video characterizes the U.S. as harboring a "malignant hatred" of Islam.

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Saudi Arabia executed 47 men in firing squads and beheadings, the Saudi Press Agency said Saturday. Many of those executed, across 10 provinces, had been linked to al Qaeda.

Footage of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is reportedly featured in a terrorist recruiting video for Al-Shabab, a Somali group affiliated with al Qaeda. The video released Friday, which The New York Times reports jihadist propaganda experts have confirmed as authentic, characterizes the U.S. as harboring a "malignant hatred" of Islam.

1. Nature walks can make you healthier and happier by driving out obsessive, negative thoughts. A Stanford University study found that strolling in a natural setting decreases activity in the subgenual prefrontal cortex, a brain region particularly active during rumination. "It was pretty striking that a 90-minute walk had this much of an impact," says author Gregory Bratman. For people with a tendency to brood, interrupting an endless stream of negative thoughts reduces the risk for depression and other mental illnesses. Читать дальше...