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The Warriors will be facing some of the slowest-paced teams in the NBA over the next week. What separates the Jazz from the rest is a unique combination of elite execution and elite 3-point shooting.

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CAPE TOWN – Lehlohonolo Majoro's switch to Bidvest Wits and Golden Arrows' capture of Danny Venter are the latest confirmed PSL transfers.

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Alzheimer's disease affects nearly 5 million Americans, a number that's expected to balloon to 13.8 million by 2050.

In its mildest form, the neurodegenerative condition is characterized by symptoms including memory lapses, getting lost, repeating questions, and misplacing things — behaviors that generally get more severe over time.

There's still a lot we don't know about the causes of Alzheimer's, but there are some factors associated with an increased risk of getting the disease. Читать дальше...

The governor of Imo state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has released a statement categorically denying that he ever renamed the popular Maria Assumpta Avenue located in Owerri, the state's capital, after President Muhammadu Buhari

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump would fail in his hardened stance towards Iran, saying Tehran was stronger than during the time of the “more powerful and smarter” Ronald Reagan. “Reagan was more powerful and smarter than Trump, and he was a better actor in making threats, and he also moved against us and they shot down our plane,” Khamenei said in a speech carried on state television. In 1988, a U.S. warship shot down an Iranian passenger plane over the Gulf... Читать дальше...

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump would fail in his hardened stance towards Iran, saying Tehran was stronger than during the time of the “more powerful and smarter” Ronald Reagan. “Reagan was more powerful and smarter than Trump, and he was a better actor in making threats, and he also moved against us and they shot down our plane,” Khamenei said in a speech carried on state television. In 1988, a U.S. warship shot down an Iranian passenger plane over the Gulf... Читать дальше...

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• Airbus may be ready to wind down the A380 program if it fails to win a new order from Emirates.
• Emirates is the A380's largest customer with orders for 142 of the double deckers.
• Airbus has struggled to find new buyers for the A380 in recent years.

Airbus is drawing up contingency plans to phase out production of the world's largest jetliner, the A380 superjumbo, if it fails to win a key order from Dubai's Emirates, three people familiar with the matter said. Читать дальше...

MOSCOW — Russian news reports say at least four people have been injured by an explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg. Russian news agencies quoted St. Petersburg’s branch of the Emergencies Ministry as saying that a device containing 200 grams (about 7 ounces) of explosives went off on Wednesday at a storage area for...

Things aren’t going well between Apple and the Giants.

NFL players usually stand behind their teammates. That’s not happening with the New York Giants. Cornerback Eli Apple seems to be on the outs, and safety Landon Collins didn’t mince words about it during a radio interview on Tuesday.

“There is only one corner who needs to grow up and we all know who that is,” Collins said on 98.7 FM in New York, via Jordan Ranaan of ESPN.com. “That would be the only person I would change out of our secondary group. Читать дальше...

Liverpool have announced they have agreed a club-record deal to sign Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk from Southampton. The club posted a picture of the Netherlands defender on their website holding a Liverpool jersey and saying that he will join the team when the transfer window reopens on Jan. 1. Liverpool Football Club can confirm they have reached an agreement with Southampton for the transfer of Virgil van Dijk.Full story: https://t.co/tJy9vsGOen pic.twitter.com/L17A7UwqaU— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 27... Читать дальше...

Last week, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9, freaking out a lot of people in Southern California who thought they were seeing a UFO streak across the sky. Jesse Watson of Yuma, Arizona captured this incredible time-lapse of the awesome moment. He shot 2452 still images that he edited down to 1315 for this stunning video. From his Vimeo post:

Twitter won’t remember this as Mike Huckabee’s finest hour. The ex-governor of Arkansas  shared his thoughts on former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill after seeing “Darkest Hour” on Tuesday, and, well, he left the theater thinking about how awesome President Trump is. “Churchill was hated by his own party, opposition party, and press. Feared by King as reckless, and despised for his bluntness,” tweeted Huckabee. “But unlike Neville Chamberlain, he didn’t retreat. We had a Chamberlain for... Читать дальше...

The prosecution in an Israeli military court demanded a life sentence Wednesday for a Palestinian convicted of murdering three Israelis at a West Bank settlement in July, military sources said.

JPMorgan Chase & Co will pay $2.8 million to settle charges that a broker-dealer unit lacked sufficient controls to safeguard customer securities from several countries over more than eight years, a U.S. regulator said on Wednesday. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said JPMorgan Clearing Corp created hundreds of millions of dollars of deficits by violating […]

Snow fell over Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on Wednesday, December 27, which could be seen in a video broadcast live on the park’s Facebook page. The ranger behind the broadcast, which shows Yellowstone’s Lower Falls from Lookout Point, said temperatures were hovering around 20 degrees. Snow was expected in the higher elevations on Wednesday, and significant snow was expected throughout the region on Thursday through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Credit: National... Читать дальше...

Der Norden der USA und große Teile Kanadas ächzen unter einer extremen Kältewelle: Die Behörden des US-Staates Pennsylvania riefen den Notstand aus, nachdem rund um die Stadt Erie innerhalb von zwei Tagen eineinhalb Meter Schnee fielen. Im benachbarten Kanada herrscht unterdessen Rekordkälte, in der Provinz Ontario sollte das Thermometer bis auf minus 50 Grad Celsius fallen.

Armstrong's extension comes with a team option for a fifth year.

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Joy Villa, a singer and a Trump champion, who is considering going into politics, has accused Corey Lewandowski, whom Trump fired as a campaign manager in June 2016, of sexual assault after he “hit her twice on her buttocks” at a gathering at the Trump International Hotel the day after Thanksgiving.

Carrie Fisher will always be remembered most for playing the iconic role of Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" franchise, but she was so much more than just a princess in a galaxy far, far away.

Lakers look to snap their losing streak with the ailing Grizzlies in town.