The dragging showdown in Parliament on Monday took an ugly turn as Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspended 25 of the 44 Congress members for causing disruptions, forcing the opposition to unite behind a furious Congress.
Slumping numbers in a July survey suggest there will be slow to no economic growth over the next three to six months in nine Midwest and Plains states, including Nebraska.
The federal government is asking health inspectors nationwide to be on the lookout for errors by nursing homes in managing the blood thinner Coumadin, including those that lead to patient hospitalizations and deaths.Read full article >>
The federal government is asking health inspectors nationwide to be on the lookout for errors by nursing homes in managing the blood thinner Coumadin, including those that lead to patient hospitalizations and deaths.Read full article >>
New smartphone apps are making trucking more convenient and profitable, but serious safety concerns remain an issue.
Gigi Hadid Covers W Mag’s All-Important September Issue “My mentality has always been, If I’m not the best at something, then I might as well be the best at something else,” Gigi Hadid tells W magazine.
When I walk into Overland, the new country bar at the edge of Jack London Square in Oakland, my voice changes. Like many Kentuckians living in California, I normally don’t speak with a perceptible accent. However, when there’s a row of bottle blondes perched on stools snapping their fingers to Garth Brooks, and there are $6 frozen Margaritas and fried pickles on the menu — well, my vowels elongate involuntarily. Overland’s owner, seasoned touring musician Paul “Sheriff” Hayward... Читать дальше...
American-led coalition cannot decide which groups to support as their foes take decisive action
Dropping their third straight German Super Cup, Bayern Munich are showing vulnerability ahead of the Bundesliga season opener. Some have speculated that manager Pep Guardiola’s indecisiveness over his future in Munich has taken over the squad’s preparations, but that talk could be silenced if Munich prevails over AC Milan in their Audi Cup opener Tuesday at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany The reigning three-time league champions endured a 1-1 (5-4) shootout loss to Wolfsburg over the weekend, leaving... Читать дальше...
Hungarian soldiers started building a fence Monday on the border with Serbia, an effort meant to stop the rising flow of migrants trying to enter the European Union.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that government had initiated the process for setting up a State Human Rights Commission (SHRC).
Bras = hilarious, am I right? The Sun, normally a bastion of Tory support, greeted the news of Michelle Mone’s peerage today under the banner, ‘Lady Bra-Bra’. Inside, a spread on the underwear tycoon asked the question: ‘How do you make a Lady Mone? Give her a peerage!’ Because obviously, the only reason you’d put a bird in the House of Lords is to get her juices flowing, and then pounce. Obviously. Moth-eaten ermine does it for me, every time.
The Maharashtra government has written to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and actor Amitabh Bachchan requesting them to be brand ambassadors for its tiger conservation project, it was announced here on Monday.
A jury has convicted former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes of rigging the London interbank offered rate, or Libor. The sentence is the first criminal conviction of an individual for manipulating the widely used benchmark.
Photo: @kyliejenner/Instagram The celebrities have spoken, and the unofficial swimsuit of summer 2015 is… The Dakotta by Agent Provocateur! The super-slashed up black maillot—which, frankly, looks impossible to even put on—has graced the bods of Kendall and Kylie Jenner (on separate occasions, natch), Jessica Simpson, and British model/WAG Abbey Clancy, all in the span of a few months. We first came across The Dakotta when Kendall Jenner wore it while hanging out with Marcel the monkey for her Allure cover shoot in March.
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SEOUL, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- South Korea intelligence said scud missiles launched from Yemen into Saudi Arabia in June were of North Korean origin.
The flight test of US guided missile destroyer deployed with the Aegis system successfully was successful, according to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
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BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The owners of a Louisiana Pomeranian puppy shared video of the compact canine's unexpectedly sizable sneeze.
Creditors do not grasp the urgency of recapitalising Greek banks
Crude-oil futures extended their fall Monday, with ICE Brent crude for September delivery sliding below $50 a barrel. That's the first time since January the global oil benchmark has traded below $50 on a most-active contract basis, according to FactSet data. The contract traded at $49.88 a barrel in recent action, down $2.33, or 4.4%. The U.S. benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, was also under pressure. WTI crude for delivery in September on Comex was $1.76 lower, a fall of 3.7%, at $45.39 a barrel in recent action... Читать дальше...
“I didn’t miss it. I realized how much time I missed not being home with my kids." —Ray Allen on last season
There has been no cease fire in the “Sneaker Wars,” and a new battle is being fought over NBA superstar James Harden. Adidas has offered Harden a $200-million deal over 13 years, according to ESPN sources, with Nike (NYSE: NKE) given a week to match the offer.
How do you win a political argument that you seem to have been losing for a long time? Some in the Labour party are quite keen to know the answer, given their membership may be about to elect as leader a man so far on its fringes that he only occasionally obeys the party’s whip. And while he may be the last person Labourites would like to listen to, David Cameron knows a thing or two about this, having spent the last five years as Prime Minister trying to fight a recalcitrant group of backbenchers... Читать дальше...
The Gujarat High Court on Monday granted interim bail to Rakesh Kothari, an accused in the Rs 5,395 crore hawala scam, while admitting his plea to set aside legal proceedings against him.
Even before Adam and Eve picked and ate the fatal fruit of the tree of knowledge, condemning humanity to lives of sweat-soaked toil, they knew the meaning of good thermoregulation. Halfway through Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” God sends Raphael down to Eden for a chat with Adam. The archangel finds him in the doorway of his “cool bower,” taking shelter from the midday sun, which provides “more warmth than Adam needs.” (No adjusting the thermostat in Paradise.) Later, after God learns of the couple’s misdeed... Читать дальше...