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At Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) on July 22, army officer Lieutenant Malick Jatta named former President Yahya Jammeh as the mastermind behind the murder of prominent editor Deyda Hydara on December 16 , 2004. He said Jammeh had given the direct order to assassinate Hydara, an...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A teachers' organization is suing the creators of a planned charter school in south Alabama accusing them of fraud.

Whatever the rationale for the rebrand, it seems unlikely to stick.

Two of the digital world’s most potent brands are getting a revise. According to a new story by The Information’s Alex Heath, Facebook will rebrand Instagram and WhatsApp as “Instagram From Facebook” and “WhatsApp From Facebook,” respectively. A Facebook spokeswoman confirmed Heath’s reporting and explained that the company wants “to be clearer about the products and services that are part of Facebook.”

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Majority of House Democrats now support Trump impeachment inquiry  NBC News

A majority of House Democrats support an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump despite Speaker Nancy Pelosi's urging the caucus to focus on ...

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“The person I am today is not the same person you raped,” Rachel Wilson told her alleged assailant on Friday from the stand at the Isabella County courthouse in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. 

The United States and Russia announced on August 2 their withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.  The Cold War-era agreement was designed to eliminate both conventional and ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of 500 to 5,000 kilometers. Each country is blaming the other for the failure of the treaty and each has accused the other of violating the treaty.   “Russia is solely responsible for the treaty’s demise,” U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said in a statement. Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he's no longer nominating Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI). More »

Trump withdrew his nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe as questions emerged about Ratcliffe's qualifications to be Director of National Intelligence.

BIKE VALET COORDINATOR The Wisconsin Bike Fed seeks a Bike Valet Coordinator to organize and conduct bike valet at home UW football games in Madison. This position offers a great opportunity to promote bicycling, talk with enthusiast and fun bike supporters, and help move bicycling forward in Madison!  The Bike Valet Coordinator’s responsibilities include:  Recruiting […]

South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai opened up a commanding three-shot lead at the Women's British Open with a second round five-under 67 at Woburn Golf Club on Friday.

Rapper A$AP Rocky and two other American suspects were temporarily freed from a Swedish jail and planning to head back to the U.S. on Friday as judges mull a verdict in the assault case against them.

Air Force veteran William Bowker, 94, almost let a fortune slip right out of his hands.

NEWLYWEDS Leona Lewis and husband Derek Jauch shared a sweet kiss a board a yacht in Capri as they continue to enjoy their honeymoon. The smitten couple laid side by side on the sun-soaked vessel, before going for a dip in the sea. Leona, 34, reclined in a stylish white bikini and fedora while Derek […]

Irene of Red Velvet is the featured singer on Raiden’s new song “The Only,” released Friday (Aug. 2).  “The Only”...

CALGARY — A natural gas pipeline shut down after a massive explosion killed a woman in Kentucky on Thursday will not go back into service until it is “absolutely safe…

President Trump started and ended the week with moves heaping doubt on his intelligence community’s assessment about Russian meddling in...

Power outages on Fairfield Drive and Upperwedge Wood Lane in Voorheesville can last from an hour or in some cases two or three days. National Grid trucks are now outside their home for the next two years to fix decaying underground power lines. Neighbors have noticed problems for a few years. They said this year […]

• A bat flew through the cabin of a Spirit Airlines flight headed to Newark on Wednesday.
• Passengers shared videos of the incident on social media.
• Someone aboard the flight sequestered the animal in the bathroom.
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You've heard of "Snakes on a Plane," but for a group of passengers on a recent Spirit Airlines flight the 2006 thriller might hit too close to home. Passengers on a Newark-bound flight Wednesday discovered a bat in the cabin, Newsweek reported.

Two-year-old Hineihana Sosefina Mausii died of leukaemia just hours after being discharged from hospital on consecutive days. Nearly six years on, her mother is fighting for her daughter's legacy and ...

Sonic has gotta go fast, but did the decision to redesign the hedgehog maybe happen too fast? Jim Carrey, who plays the evil Dr. Robotnik in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie, said the fandom response that resulted in director Jeff Fowler delaying the release to rework the character is the sort of thing that risks…

1. A 94-year-old veteran almost threw away a $6.5 million-winning lottery ticket  CNN
2. Oregon Lottery winners for 2019: He's 94 and he just won $6.5 million in Megabucks  OregonLive.com
3. 94-year-old double-checks granddaughter, realizes he won $6.5 million, lottery says  Miami Herald
4. 'BOOM! I won!' 94-year-old Air Force veteran wins $6.5 million Megabuck prize  KOMO News
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MANCHESTER UNITED transfer target Paulo Dybala has told Juventus that he wants to stay in Turin, despite a mega swap deal with Romelu Lukaku hinging on him leaving for Old Trafford.

Cork will go unchanged for their All-Ireland U20FC final clash with Dublin in Portlaoise tomorrow.

Point Park will sell the site to help pay for the new Downtown complex on the university’s campus.