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An Oscar winner's son, a fashion designer girlfriend -- one is dead. Was it murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts investigates.

Emily Zamourka, a homeless woman who dazzled the internet with her incredible opera singing in a Los Angeles subway station, has reportedly been offered a recording contract. "CBS This Morning" has details.

This is Piglet, a pink pup who is blind and deaf. He's a rescue dog who overcame the odds and now travels the country with a story that helps inspire others to overcome any obstacles facing them.

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Politics, Americas

Are they just thin-skinned?

CNN is reportedly refusing to air a Trump campaign advertisement slamming former Vice President Joe Biden and the media for supposedly defending the Democratic presidential front-runner’s past activities in Ukraine.

The channel won’t promote the ad because it mocks CNN personalities Chris Cuomo, Don Lemon, and Jim Acosta, The Daily Beast reported Thursday. The ad also hits House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other... Читать дальше...

The Israeli military has fired off a ‘Mean Girls’-inspired insult at its Iranian enemies, the latest in a series of hit-or-miss social media misadventures. Israel’s GIF specialists seem to be a bit obsessed with Tehran.
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Louisa Thomas writes on California’s Fair Pay to Play act, which will allow for a fairer distribution of the incredible sums of money brought in by the big business of N.C.A.A. sports.

Every spring, sports fans across the nation are caught up in the frenzy of March Madness. But for many of the student-athletes who create the excitement, the “madness” extends beyond the 68-team tournament and into their everyday lives — and not always in a good way. For some, an athletic scholarship unlocks their dream of...

Paulo Dybala was the one that got away for Tottenham this summer as the club pushed for a late deal, […]

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The Soviet Union contributed more than did any other nation to the defeats of Germany and Japan in World War II, but America and Britain together defeated Italy. Many prominent Western ‘historians’ white-out the Soviet roles in defeating …

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By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Bird, an electric scooter rental company, said on Thursday it had raised $275 million in a funding round led by Canadian pension fund CDPQ and Sequoia Capital, as it looks to take a bigger share of a rapidly growing transportation sector. The deal values the firm at $2.5 billion before the investment, Chief Executive Officer Travis VanderZanden told a tech conference in San Francisco. VanderZanden said Bird has been working hard to improve its financials, deflecting... Читать дальше...

The number of patients suffering from probable lung injury cases associated with e-cigarette use has surged to 1,080, US health authorities said on Thursday. The death toll from the outbreak now stands at 18, they said. "The increase of 275 cases since last week is a combination of new patients becoming ill in the past two weeks and recent reporting of previously-identified patients," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.

The State Department has approved a sale of military equipment to Ukraine that includes 150 anti-tank missiles to help fight Russia-backed separatists. A Defense Security Cooperation Agency notice says the USD 39.2 million sale includes 10 launch units for the Javelin missiles and related equipment. The agency announced the sale on Thursday after notifying Congress, where the leadership gave initial approval earlier this week. President Donald Trump earlier this year delayed nearly USD 400 in aid... Читать дальше...

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Despite a tough start statistically for Slade, he is focused on helping his team get wins and nothing else.

Staff at the Public Investment Corporation have raised concerns over corporate governance failures at state financial institution, including a directive from Treasury that bonuses should be capped.

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Clayton Kershaw will not be on the mound

MONTREAT, N.C. – Mic Moore has been selected as Montreat College's new head men's and women's tennis coach, athletic director Jose Larios announced on Thursday.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced he’s taking executive action to combat climate change and carbon emissions. He’s instructing the PADEP to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Reinforcing bar prices in the United States have resumed their downward trek, propelled by declining ferrous scrap prices, slowing demand in certain regional markets and competitively priced imports.

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A house for sale in Lansing, Mich., has attracted 1.2 million views on Zillow in the five days since it went on the market for $105,000.

An Internal Revenue Service official has filed a whistleblower complaint saying he was told at least one Treasury Department political appointee tried to improperly interfere with the annual audit of the president's or vice president's tax returns, the Washington Post reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the document. The Post said Trump administration officials dismissed the complaint as flimsy but congressional Democrats were alarmed by it and flagged it to a federal judge. The complaint... Читать дальше...

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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) will join striking McDonald's workers in South Carolina on Saturday in support of higher wages and the right to unionize.A press release from Fight for $15 and a Union announced Thursd...