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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said his side "tried everything" to win the title, but finishing second to Manchester City is "only the first step".

The Election Commission Sunday "censured" Union minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh for his communal remarks. The commission also condemned his statement and asked him to be careful with his utterances during the enforcement of the model code period. The EC said Singh has violated provisions of the model code and directions of the Supreme Court which had said that religion cannot be used while making statements during campaigning. Taking suo motu cognisance, the Begusarai district administration... Читать дальше...

Accelerating the pace of growth of the Indian economy and disposable incomes are the key to higher deposit mobilisation by the banking system

A weekly selection of key court orders

Dust particles from smoke could contaminate water and food, they fear

Figured it would be interesting to point out some new names currently employed by the Kings that have come into the organization under Blake's watch....

The model often wears sensual ensembles.

STARS have descended onto the Royal Albert Hall as the Bafta TV awards 2019 gets underway in the capital. Among the celebrities getting it right on the red carpet are Rochelle Humes and Maya Jama – despite the latter taking inspiration from a wedding for her gown. Tess Daly PA The Strictly Come Dancing presenter […]

Yaya Toure is adamant he is still looking to continue his playing career despite his agent claiming on Friday that the Ivorian had retired.

I’m on the faculty of the University of North Carolina Charlotte, a semi-retired historian teaching two courses that meet two days a week. It’s a doable schedule for an old guy.

Danijel Dzino is an Associate Lecturer in the Departments of Ancient History and International Studies (Croatian Studies) and a member of the Ancient Cultures Research Centreat Macquarie University. Danijel was born within the ancient borders of the Roman civitas Daesitiatum, in provincia Dalmatia. He received his PhD in Classics at the University of Adelaide. He was a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide until moving to Macquarie University to start work on his ARC postdoctoral grant. Читать дальше...

America was woven together by three revered pieces of political paper: The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. George Mason’s intellectual potency had a decisive role in shaping and producing all three documents, and leaves one with an inevitable conclusion: George Mason deserves careful and renewed focus. 

Edward Lamson Henry's Presentation of Colors, 1864, depicts the outfitting of two African-American regiments  at the Union League Club of New York's first clubhouse on 17th Street, facing Union Square.

Before Mother’s Day in 1918 you might have heard this chant if you were walking in New York City: “Ten cents for a Belgian baby. Forget-me-nots for Belgian babies.” Volunteers were selling Forget-me-not flowers to raise funds for the Belgian Babies Fund. The Girl Scouts invaded the financial district, according to the New York Tribune, to get people to buy the flowers. Just by buying a Forget-me-not you were giving the best Mother’s Day gift: food to save the life of her baby.   

Murray Polner, who writes book reviews for HNN, is the author of “No Victory Parades: The Return of the Vietnam Veteran” and “When Can We Come Home? A Debate on Amnesty for Exiles, Anti-War Prisoners and Others."

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS, or Mormon, Church) has long faced criticism for its treatment of its black members.  For over a century, men of African descent were not allowed to hold the LDS priesthood, even though that office was conferred on virtually all other male members of the church.  As a corollary, black men and women were not allowed to perform the temple ceremonies that Latter-day Saints considered crucial for reaching the highest degree of exaltation in the afterlife. Читать дальше...

There was a time before World War II when family members serving together aboard warships was judged a good thing. An older brother in uniform was a persuasive recruiting poster for his younger siblings, especially when the uniform came with a steady paycheck. During the gloom of the Great Depression, many a young man joined the United States Navy not out of patriotic pride or a desire to see the world, but to put food on his family’s table. One less mouth to feed and five or ten dollars sent... Читать дальше...

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“You want to know what is revolutionary, Papu? To tell the truth. That is what you will do when you return to your country. From the beginning this has been your journey, your coming to consciousness.”

Carolyn Forché in What You Have Heard is True, quoting Leonel Gomez Vides (emphasis original)

From 1980 until 1992, more than 75,000 people died in the bloody civil war that raged in El Salvador. Most of the dead were civilians who died at the hands... Читать дальше...

South Africa's president vows to purge ANC of 'deviant tendencies' after weakened election win

Climate change is increasingly seen as a spiritual crisis that requires a spiritual response.

There is still time for Trump and Xi to pull back from the brink

CHRIS WHEELER AT THE AMEX STADIUM: What a contest it has been. What a performance from the two main protagonists. And what a way for City to win it on the final day.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Expanding a comic book's mythology can bring slighted characters to the forefront. That's also the case with "L.A.'s Finest," a TV series riff on the 2003 "Bad Boys II" movie in which women, notably women of color, are driving the action.