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Bank of America profit tops estimates, sending shares up 2.8% premarket

Jesse Owens Museum reveals hidden history of his pre-Olympic life WANE Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens became famous while living in Ohio but he was born in Alabama and a museum in Danville, Alabam

Yesterday, Facebook announced it would spend $300 million over three years on journalistic content, partnerships, and programs. The announcement commits the social network to match the funding rival tech giant Google said it would spend on such programs—but more importantly increases the already-dangerous co-dependency between big tech and newsrooms. Journalism, especially local journalism, is certainly […]

A young girl had a hilarious reaction while feeding an eland (a type of African antelope) at the West Midland Safari Park in Bewdley, England. Phil Beastall captured the moment when the hungry animal stuck its head into their vehicle and freaked out his daughter. As Phil tweeted, “So that’s why they say only wind...

NBC News' Willie Geist gives the top stories for Wednesday, Jan. 16.

Renewal talks between Christian Eriksen and his club have reportedly hit a roadblock

Kirsten Gillibrand easily won her latest re-election with more than $10.6 million in campaign money left over that she could funnel toward a presidential bid.

Following an application by the EFCC, a Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, January 15, ordered final forfeiture of N2.24 billion recovered from a former chief of air staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, to the federal govt.

Former captain Sardar Singh has been included in a 13-member Hockey India selection committee, to be headed by BP Govinda, a member of the 1975 World Cup winning team. Sardar, who wanted to continue playing till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but was forced to quit after a disappointing Asian Games campaign last year, confirmed the development.

Die SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit werfen Saudi-Arabien vor, im Krieg im Jemen sudanesische Kindersoldaten einzusetzen. Mehr als 2.000 Kämpfer aus dem Sudan seien dort bereits gestorben, darunter viele Kinder, wie die Organisation am Mittwoch in München laut Kathpress mitteilte. Die Kämpfer aus dem nordafrikanischen Land würden in dem Konflikt an vorderster Front eingesetzt.

The portfolio consists of three operational projects with a combined capacity of 94MW and one advanced stage development cluster with a 108MW potential capacity in southern Sweden. NTR

The bodies of a 28-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were found Wednesday in a well in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district, police said. The man was identified as Rajesh and the woman was his neighbour, Guda police Station House Officer Ashok Chaudhary said. He said both of them apparently had an affair. The duo had been missing since Tuesday night and their bodies were found in the well in Sigror village Wednesday, he added. No suicide note was recovered and a case was registered under CrPc section 174 (unnatural death), the SHO said. Читать дальше...

A group of Naxals allegedly torched a bus in Kasoli village in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, after asking passengers to alight, police said. Three Naxals were arrested in connection with the incident, police said. Talking to PTI, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallav said the incident took place in Geedam tehsil in the district in the morning. "The bus carrying 14 passengers left for Chhindnar from Geedam this morning. When it reached Kasoli village, some armed Naxals waylaid it and asked the passengers... Читать дальше...

AP McCoy's 11-year-old daughter sets sights on Olympic glory Irish Mirror The legendary jockey's daughter hasn't followed in her father's footsteps into jump racing.

Bees lose out to strong Morpeth side.

Shipping body MASSA Wednesday said it has, for the first time, come out with a list of 40 Indian maritime institutes that are well-equipped to impart quality training to seafarers and students for merchant navy. "Maritime Association of Shipowners Shipmanagers and Agents (MASSA) has finally published a list of 40 Indian maritime training institutes as preferred academic establishments, which are well-equipped to impart quality education to Indian seafarers and Indian students keen on joining merchant navy," the association said in a statement. Читать дальше...

The New York senator celebrates the combative streak of her grandmother, a longtime Democratic operative in Albany once accused of punching someone at a local party headquarters.

In a major setback for the opposition Congress in poll-bound Odisha, its working president and Jharsuguda MLA Naba Kishore Das has resigned from the primary membership of the party. He has, however, not resigned from the membership of the Odisha assembly, election to which is slated to be held along with the Lok Sabha polls this year. Das, a two-time legislator, has sent his resignation letter to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is scheduled to visit the state on January 25. In the letter, Das apologised for resigning from the party. Читать дальше...

Uzbek Tigers join Astana Arlans Kazakhstan in pulling out of upcoming WSB season Insidethegames.biz The Uzbek Tigers have reportedly decided not to compete in the upcoming World Series of Boxing (WSB

Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comments on the Kerala government over the Sabarimala issue, the CPI(M) Wednesday said though he took an oath on the Constitution, but he was speaking like a 'pracharak' of the RSS. The party said the Modi's comments on the issue were "atrocious and condemnable". "Mr Modi forgot that he had taken oath on the Constitution of India and he spoke as an RSS pracharak not as the Prime Minster. His statement constitutes a direct assault on the Indian Constitution... Читать дальше...

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Tehran's Attorney General Abbas Jafari responded to the recent allegations by British government against the Islamic Republic as for Nazanin Zaghari's case, saying "the convicts being held in Iranian prisons for security offenses are provided with best conditions regarding using phone calls, meeting with families and medical care."

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari responded to the recent allegations by British government against the Islamic Republic as for Nazanin Zaghari's case, saying "the convicts being held in Iranian prisons for security offenses are provided with optimal conditions regarding using phone calls, meeting with families and medical care."

Real Madrid are ready to offer Gareth Bale in order to land a key target, while a Man Utd managerial target has agreed his next move

Real Madrid are ready to offer Gareth Bale in order to land a key target, while a Man Utd managerial target has agreed his next move