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BBC WEATHER forecasts have predicted that the UK will be battered by severe gales from Storm Freya as the Met Office issues wind warnings around the country.

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Donna Kaye Hill walking with her dog, Annie, in Danville, Va. She takes fish oil daily to stave off dementia, but research suggests it may be exercise that really helps reduce her risk.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee, a guy who can make eating a slice of toast look slimy, has announced that he will run and lose the Dem primaries for the 2020 White House race on a plan to control the weather by raising taxes.

• Grayleigh, a woman from Cypress, Texas, is supposed to be the maid of honor in her sister's wedding in Costa Rica on Saturday.
• But one small thing: she forgot to bring her bridesmaid dress.  
• Her friends came together to help her get the dress.
• Her friend Taylor Kenney tweeted to Southwest Airlines for their help to get the dress on a last-minute flight.
• And Rachel Turner, another friend, picked up the dress from the tailor and brought it to the airport. Читать дальше...

In just 100 years, the emblematic stone sculptures that guard the coastline of Easter Island could be little more than simple rectangular blocks, conservation experts are warning. The giant heads, carved centuries ago by the island's inhabitants, represent the living ancestors of Easter Island's Polynesian people - the Rapa Nui - and have brought it UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Dozens of giant "Moai" statues dominate the hillsides surrounding the island's Rano Raraku wetland, but they... Читать дальше...

Iburn originally posted this extraordinary emerald cut 3 stone engagement ring in the Show Me the Bling Forum at PriceScope! 20 years is absolutely worth celebrating! The traditional gift would be China, but the modern gift is Platinum, and the gemstone is Emerald. This interpretation seems pretty fabulous to me, Emerald cut diamonds, I mean...it's not an actual emerald, but I think it counts ;). No matter what, it's stunning!

Air Force photograph by R. Nial Bradshaw Honorary commanders visit the Threat Training Facility’s “petting zoo” at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 2, 2019. Honorary commanders toured Nellis AFB alongside 388th Fighter Wing leadership. Pilots and maintainers from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron and the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (based at Hill...

CONCOURSE, the Bronx — Police have made an arrest after a gunman opened fire at a crowd in the Bronx with children nearby. Edgar Garcia, 16, was taken into custody in connection to the incident, police announced Friday. He is expected to be charged as an adult, according to police. Garcia is accused of approaching a 19-year-old man who was with four others in the vicinity of Gerard Avenue and McClellan Street in the Concourse section of the Bronx last […]

The Taliban attack on Shorab military base in Helmand province also left 15 security forces injured, officials say.

Twenty-five years ago, a small, youthful group of environmentalists in Murmansk was drawing the scrutiny of the Russian security services. […]

Indian soldiers patrolling along the border this week. Western diplomats were cautiously optimistic on Friday that the tensions had peaked.

The rideshare app’s public offering is the first big one of 2019.

Parents claim four-year-old boys are coming home from school asking whether they can be girls.

Mark Stewart misses out on a medal in the men's point race as Mark Downey claims bronze at the Track Cycling World Championships.

Mark Stewart misses out on a medal in the men's point race as Mark Downey claims bronze at the Track Cycling World Championships.

More than 4,100 workers represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will participate in a strike vote next week.

Durham Regional Police use an Air1 helicopter to help take down a suspect who fled from a police stop.

It seems like everyone wants to take a deep dive into the "Shallow." The Grammy- and Oscar-winning Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper smash from...

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says hitting the mark will also require removing barriers to housing based on gender, race, sexual orientation and gender identity.

How would an independent Scotland start its own currency? Common Weal has published a number of papers on this written by people who were involved with starting the Euro, and the way the Euro is set up is the basis of our model.

LOS ANGELES — Actress Katherine Helmond, known for her roles in “Who’s the Boss?” and “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has died, according to multiple reports. She was 89. The Emmy-nominated actress died from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease last Saturday at her Los Angeles home, Variety reports. Helmond appeared in dozens of television shows and movies since launching her career in the 1950s. She won two Golden Globes, one for best performance by a supporting actress for her role on “Who’s... Читать дальше...

Lonzo Ball was never going to return anywhere near the original time frame the Lakers offered. As he didn’t, his reputation and that of the medical staff suffers for something that isn’t their fault.

A theft was reported in DMK general secretary K. Anbazhagan’s house, in Kilpauk. A woman domestic help was questioned by the police in this connection