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CHICAGO — The family of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett issued a statement through a spokesman Thursday in response to what Smollett told police was a racist and homophobic attack by two masked men in downtown Chicago earlier this week. Here is their statement: “In the early hours of Tuesday morning, our beloved son and brother,

The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today five-time world champion “The Pazmanian Devil” Vinny Paz will attend the Hall of Fame’s landmark 30th Anniversary celebration during the 2019 Hall of Fame Weekend, June 6-9th. “Vinny Paz gave everything he […]

Everton have rejected another big-money bid for Idrissa Gueye from Paris Saint-Germain.

Earlier this week, Apple banned Facebook from running internal iOS apps because Facebook had been using Apple's enterprise certificate to distribute software outside of the App Store. Now, Apple has put the same kibosh down on Google, which had done...

HHS Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement that the goal would be to create a system that prioritizes savings for patients.

The US Justice Department's criminal indictment of Huawei marks a new phase in the cycle of trust between the US and China.

• The US Justice Department's criminal indictment of Huawei marks a new phase in the cycle of trust between the US and China.
• It is one in which aggression is more out in the open, and that aggression will directly influence perception and policy in both countries.
• What's more, China is no longer opening. It's closing. And President Xi Jinping stands to make the country more totalitarian as time goes on.

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Proposed rules creates a more limited definition of sexual harassment

Jizhong Chen accused of copying work drive, snapping pics of highly secretive project

It is finally upon us: Kingdom Hearts III, aka the 12th installment in the Kingdom Hearts series and the final chapter in the Dark Seeker saga....

The "Dead Boy," first made famous in Nationwide's widely derided Super Bowl ad 2015, lives again in a new riff from Stephen Colbert that spoofs all the commercial tropes of the Big Game.

Bowser is a fascist, Yoshi is a Marxist, and Wario is a libertarian.

The post Viral videos break down every Super Smash Bros. characters’ politics appeared first on The Daily Dot.

Master Pharm reported a preliminary 2018 net profit of PLN 10.96 million, an increase of 24 percent y/y. Operating profit stood at PLN 13.86 million. Preliminary revenue grew by more than 15 percent y/y to PLN 74.81 million. The higher revenue resulted mainly from an increase in orders volume and or...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) on Thursday signed a law allowing residents to carry concealed handguns without a permit.Noem, who just entered office earlier this month, signed the bill rep...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's resolution opposing a "precipitous withdrawal" from Syrian was backed by many GOP Senators who disagree with the president's foreign policy.

“Learn a new language while you sleep!” may sound like the start of a bad 3 a.m. infomercial, but new research has found some evidence for sleep learning. Of course, listening to French on tape while you sleep is unlikely to instantly give you the ability to order a vanilla latte and an omelet in a foreign tongue the next morning. But it may enhance your ability to learn new vocabulary, according to a study published in Current Biology. Researchers have long known that sleeping plays

Amazon continues to make loads of money, and last holiday quarter was no different. The company’s fourth-quarter earnings exceeded investor expectations with profit of just over $3 billion on sales of $72.4 billion, a 20 percent increase year-over-year revenue. For Amazon, 2018 was a year of immense growth, and the tech giant capped it off with huge sales from Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and general holiday promotions that lasted through December.

1. Amazon’s holiday profits soared thanks to Black Friday and Cyber Monday  The Verge
2. Amazon tops Wall Street's holiday expectations, but offers weak sales guidance  Business Insider
3. Amazon reports record profits of $3B, crushes Wall Street expectations for holiday quarter  GeekWire
4. Amazon Sales, Profit Top Estimates, Driven by Retail, AWS  Bloomberg
5. Amazon reports record-breaking holiday sales and earnings, but investors aren’t impressed  MarketWatch
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1. Major Quit-Smoking Study: Vaping is Twice as Effective as NRT  Vaping360 News
2. E-cigarettes twice as likely as other therapies to help smokers quit tobacco  Sky News
3. Teens who use ecigarettes are FOUR TIMES more likely to take up tobacco smoking than teens who don't  Daily Mail
4. E-Cigarettes Really Can Help You Quit Smoking, Large New Study Finds  Gizmodo
5. Teens who vape are more likely to smoke cigarettes later  The Verge
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NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday: Microsoft Corp., down $1.95 to $104.43 The technology company reported mixed results, showing growth in its cloud-computing business, but weakness in its key personal computing segment. Facebook Inc., up $16.27 to $166.69 The social media company reported robust earnings and revenue, with 9

Just a few hours ago Vesti reported that unbeaten Kazakh hopeful Zhankosh Turarov (22-0, 15) [Жанкош Тураров] is planning his return to the ring following injuries, injuries that have kept away from the ring since his September 2017 win over Bruno Leonardo Romay.The unbeaten fighter didn't really reveal many details about his next bout, other than that his hand injury, which had been the cause of hi [...]

Tshwane City manager Moeketsi Mosola has survived yet another vote - aimed at having him suspended.

CHICAGO (AP) — The family of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett issued a statement through a spokesman Thursday in response to what Smollett told police was a racist and homophobic attack by two masked men in downtown Chicago earlier this week. Here is their statement:

1. Senate Republicans Rebuke President On Syria And Afghanistan Policy  NPR
2. GOP poised to rebuke Trump | TheHill  The Hill
3. McConnell will challenge Trump on Syria, Afghanistan troop withdrawals  New York Post
4. Rand Paul: 'Ludicrous' to call a withdrawal from Afghanistan and Syria 'precipitous' | TheHill  The Hill
5. Senate rebukes Trump’s plan to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, Afghanistan  The Washington Post
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