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Cochran, Ga – William Carey women's basketball left little to doubt as they defeated Middle Georgia State University, 76-55 in SSAC action Thursday night.

More than 12,000 people have served in Congress, most of them leaving not much of a mark. These 10 former lawmakers, on the other hand, all served on Capitol Hill for 48 years or more, led by former Michigan Rep. John Dingell, who died Feb. 7, 2019, at the age of 92. Of the 10, seven served exclusively in the House and three others served both in the House and Senate. (As of February 2019, the longest-serving active member of Congress was Alaska Rep. Don Young, whose service dates to 1973.)

Authorities have recovered a body from the seabed wreckage of a plane that was carrying soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot

Here's a bit of Cold War nostalgia with the iconic B-36 Peacemaker in HD...Taken from the classic "Strategic Air Command" with Jimmy Stewart...Nice cockpit and take off roll shots.

The military has barricaded a bridge in an apparent attempt to block the aid

The rousing patriotic songs - "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "America the Beautiful" - performed before Sunday's Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta were cheered by the pumped-up crowd in the stadium and seen...

Federal regulators are accusing a Las Vegas online game developer of gambling away part of his investors' money. The Securities and Exchange Commission in a complaint filed Thursday accuses developer … Click to Continue »

In the voting booth on Election Day, the ballot for each party should list all the candidates and voters should rank them in order of preference

Nobody believes your bullshit, Donny. And he said unto them, "Reduce the taxes on the top 1%." ~ Two Corinthians 10:40 ~

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories – The Palestinian government rejected on Thursday, February 7,  a US-led conference on Middle East peace and security due to take place next week in Warsaw, branding it an "American conspiracy."

Given its geographical location on the strategic crossroads to the Central Asian Republics (CARs) and West Asia, a peaceful and stable Afghanistan is a vital national interest for India.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Federal regulators are accusing a Las Vegas online game developer of gambling away part of his investors' money.

David Thatcher was a member of the famed Doolittle Raiders who bombed Tokyo months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He outlived all but one of the 80 Raiders before passing away in Missoula in 2016 at age 94.

A CCTV video has emerged of the pre-dawn arrest of former Trump adviser Roger Stone that shows the self-styled “dirty trickster” being handcuffed in his boxers in his front yard by heavily-armed FBI agents.
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Ruth E. Carter, famous as the costume designer of Black Panther, Selma, and Malcolm X, was honored at a special New York Fashion Week event.

At a time when South Asian regional cooperation is all but forgotten, a symposium was held Tuesday at the BMICH in Colombo, highlighting the importance of South Asian cooperation for peace, progress and prosperity. 

1. Desperate Venezuelans sell hair on border as military blocks US aid from crossing bridge  Sky News
2. Venezuela crisis: Aid lorries stuck in Colombia border city  BBC News
3. Venezuela: first US aid trucks arrive at border blockaded by Maduro  The Guardian
4. The Trump administration should remember: It isn’t the protagonist of Venezuela’s drama  The Washington Post
5. The American left needs to find its voice on Venezuela  The Washington Post
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DALLAS — Harrison Barnes stayed on the bench in the fourth quarter after news broke that the Dallas Mavericks forward had been traded to Sacramento. The seventh-year player lingered on the floor a few extra moments after the game to chat up some Charlotte opponents, then walked through a throng of fans who seemed to […]