The musical experience of the Summer comes to Fluor Field on Saturday, August 31st, with the first-ever Greenville Country Music Fest. With more than 15 acts - headlined by multi-Platinum recording group Old Dominion - a visit from the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales and more, this is one event you won't want to miss!
New York Times reporter Jonathan Martin appeared on John King’s CNN show Wednesday to inform viewers that President Donald Trump simply cannot sustain an economic recession if he hopes to win reelection next year. With recession warning signs flashing, the president has once again put public pressure on the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates […]
In this excellent Mashable article about Yahoo's disastrous $1.1 billion purchase of Tumblr and its subsequent mishandling is this bit:
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A few years ago we learned Jupiter’s core is much messier than expected. Now simulations suggest a huge collision with a planetary embryo could explain why
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No bad blood here! Jennifer Garner’s boyfriend John Miller is a good influence on her ex-husband Ben Affleck, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
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A 19-year-old youth was killed and two of his friends were injured in a scuffle between two groups in central Delhi's Patel Nagar area, police said on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shubham Srivastav, a resident of Anand Parbat locality. He was a student of Class XI, they said. According to a senior officer, police received information about the scuffle around 9 pm on Tuesday, following which a team was dispatched to the spot. "Srivastav was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead. Читать дальше...
JADE Goody defied the odds hours before her death by carrying her six-year-old son to her hospital bed when she heard him crying in the night. Speaking exclusively to The Sun Online, Jade’s close friend Kevin Adams revealed the strength she found in her final moments. The tragic reality TV star – who died of cervical […]
QPR have called for UEFA to take the "strongest possible action" after the Championship club's Under-18 players walked off the pitch during a friendly in Spain following alleged racist abuse. QPR defender Trent Mahorn took the step of leading his team-mates off the pitch after they were allegedly subjected to monkey noises and racist taunts from opposition players in a game against AD Nervion FC on August 8. The referee is reported to have had no option but to abandon the game. QPR are fully supportive... Читать дальше...
Jihadists on Wednesday downed a regime plane flying over northwest Syria as it took part in a deadly military campaign against the region and took the pilot prisoner, a monitor said. The warplane was shot down near the jihadist-held town of Khan Sheikhun in the south of Idlib province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "The pilot has been taken prisoner" and is in the hands of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist group running the Idlib region, Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said. The... Читать дальше...
The Department of the Interior will be centralizing ethics reviews across its many agencies at its headquarters, following years of ethics investigations centered on many of the department’s top staff.In an order signed by Secretary David Bernhardt...
A youth, recently released on bail in a gang rape case, was detained on Wednesday for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting an 11-year-old girl in suburban Ghatkopar, police said. According to police, the minor girl went missing from her residence in Kurla in the morning, following which her family members lodged a complaint with Vinoba Bhave Nagar police station. An official said crime branch officials also started investigating the incident. Meanwhile, the officials of Unit-7 of crime branch... Читать дальше...
Aggressive squirrels are sinking their rodentures into park-goers. There’s been a concerning number of squirrel bites and scratches in Lower Manhattan’s Rockefeller Park Playground area, the Battery Park City Authority says. The agency is warning park-goers to keep their distance from the pesky rodents. “We urge New Yorkers and visitors not to feed squirrels as...
Three persons were killed after they were knocked down by a speeding train on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place when they were crossing the railway tracks near Lal pul (bridge), five km away from Katihar railway station. The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Shahjahan (22), Samshul (23) and Shahabuddin (15), police sources said. Shahjahan and Samshul hailed from Kodha while Shahabuddin belonged to Ghuski village in the Katihar district. "Three persons were hit by the Seemanchal Express which was coming from Delhi... Читать дальше...
It's only appropriate to start with the man this article Happ-ens to be named after. In his 16 games since being called up by the Cubs, Ian Happ (OF/3B, 9.8% owned in ESPN) has slashed .300/.391/.650. He has recorded 4 homers and 2 doubles while scoring 9 runs and knocking in 11. Perhaps most importantly, Happ has struck out just 10 times through his 46 PA. That comes out to a 21.7% K rate, so the "just" may seem a little generous. Which it is. But when you consider he struck out in 36.1% of his 462 PA last season... Читать дальше...
The West Bengal Postal Circle on Wednesday released a special cover on the music therapy which was used in an effort to change the minds of the inmates of correctional homes in the state. Music can reduce anxiety, improve cognitive functioning, promote physical rehabilitation and enhance inter-personal communication and it has been used that effect in the correctional homes of West Bengal, a Postal Department spokesman said adding that the Special Cover was themed on that idea. The Special... Читать дальше...
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The boss of the Federal Trade Commission, Joe Simons, said yesterday that his agency could split up big technology companies if other solutions or remedies did not work.…
Too much inequality in society can result in a damaging lack of support for public goods and services, which could disadvantage the rich as well as the poor, according to new research from the University of Exeter Business School, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) and Harvard University. It is published in the journal Nature.
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
Isn't it time for Michael Flynn to be sentenced for his anti-American lobbying efforts with the Turkish government? Apparently not. Indeed, it looks like Flynn and his fellow felon George Papadopoulis will be honored speakers at an event organized to train "social media warriors" for a "digital civil war."
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'I have not and never will be scared of him'
Australian researchers are among the first in the world to have access to a new approach to understand intricate changes that control how proteins function in our cells in health and disease.
Tottenham Hotspur still only have one senior out-and-out striker in their squad for the new season in Harry Kane after […]
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Lee Cronin is making a vast chemical robot – and an alien – to find out why life exists and if we can detect it on other worlds