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On the same day that an ISIS-claimed attack killed US service members in Syria, Vice President Mike Pence declared that “the caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated.” Pence’s remark to the Global Chiefs of Mission conference at the US State Department came about an hour after the US-led coalition confirmed that American troops had been killed in an explosion in Manbij. “U.S. service members were killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria today. We […]

From Patrick Dubuque at Baseball Prospectus on January 16, 2019:

The cover of the April 20, 1987 Sports Illustrated does not feature the action photography one generally associates with the magazine. Instead, the pictures of 43 random baseball players, from Neil Allen to Herm Winningham, are lined like mugshots against a solid green background, along with their names, their team, and their 1987 salaries. The bold title, “What They Make,” has all the weight of an exposè, but the actual... Читать дальше...

Like too many of the succulents I’ve purchased, the first-ever plant to sprout on the moon died almost immediately.

Anne Hathaway will star in Warner Bros.’ “The Witches,” Robert Zemeckis’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1983 novel, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Hathaway will play the Grand High Witch, played by Anjelica Huston in the first adaptation of the children’s book in 1990. Zemeckis is directing and writing the script based on the book about a boy who stumbles across a coven of child-hating witches who secretly inhabit the world and is forced to stop them even after he’s been transformed into a mouse. Читать дальше...

The creators of the massively popular online game Fortnite have acknowledged a security flaw that may have put players' accounts at risk.

The Steelers have a tradition of sticking with their head coaches for much longer than most teams and they have a tradition of talking about contract extensions with those coaches when there are two years left on their contract. That’s where things stand with Mike Tomlin’s deal heading into the 2019 season, but team owner [more]

Optimism is waning among U.S. businesses as they grapple with a volatile stock market, rising borrowing costs, and concerns about trade and the government shutdown, according to a new Federal Reserve report.

He was presented with a "custom-made '3-0-5' birthday cake and 'Mr. Worldwide' piñata complete with a wooden bat inscribed with 'Dale'" the rapper's signature catchphrase, an insider told Page Six.

Interim President John Engler's efforts to try to shepherd the school through a turbulent time have been undercut by a year of scandal.

Interim president John Engler's efforts to try to shepherd the school through a turbulent time have been undercut by a year of scandal.

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1. Sears may live on but experts think a turnaround is unlikely  MarketWatch
2. Sears reaches deal with Chairman Eddie Lampert to save company and roughly 400 stores  CNBC
3. Sears employees upset over Lampert’s bid win  Fox Business
4. Here’s What Eddie Lampert Should Do With Sears Now  Bloomberg
5. 'This is good news for us': Hoffman Estates relieved by Sears Holdings' survival  Chicago Daily Herald
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If you've missed The Office and Steve Carell's Michael Scott, Netflix's latest series announcement may be a bit of welcome news. In a video, which you can see below, Netflix has revealed a new workplace comedy called Space Force, which will center on...

(Telecompaper) UK cloud and managed services provider Maintel has expanded its range of ICON-branded services with a new Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) offering called ICON Now...

AN OAP was left with horrific injuries after she was battered and robbed in a daylight attack. The 88-year-old woman, who has not been named, was left with a broken nose, a fractured wrist and severe bruising last Thursday. She was walking with her husband through Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset in the afternoon when a thug […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May has survived a no-confidence motion by a margin of 19 votes scuppering plans by the opposition to call an early general election. A total of 325 MPs rejected the no-confidence motion which had been tabled by opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, and 306 MPs voted in favour of it.

karetaker wrote:

I think it was sarcasm,referencing other fan’s. The Giants board now as him as a 31 year old crock by time he gets and no need to sat what’s being said on Redvee

Statistics: Posted by Shazbaz — Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:12 pm — Replies 23 — Views 2533

A sales transaction between two men who met on an digital app turned into a robbery, but an officer ran down the suspect and arrested him, police said.

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Victory clears major obstacle for Greece's approval of a deal to end Macedonia name dispute.

{{embed|t=ko5VB_1547673053}} A collection of photos of the unwrapping of an ancient Egyptian mummy taken during the early 1900s. The mummy is said to be from the era from when Persia controlled Egypt somewhere between 525-332 BCE. Original captions are in quotations. From the book Studies in the Palaeopathology of Egypt by Sir Marc Armand Ruffer published in 1921.

Redditor u/oprayerman shared a cautionary tale about sleeping pills on the TIFU sub on Tuesday.