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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages. “While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics, where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives of millions,” Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said Wednesday in a series of tweets announcing the new policy. Читать дальше...

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• Two Katyusha rockets were fired into Baghdad's Green Zone Wendnesday night, landing about 100 meters away from the US Embassy. 
• One Iraqi soldier has been killed in the attack, which comes after nearly a month of protests by Iraqis frustrated with the lack of resources and jobs, which they attribute to government corruption.
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What’s the hurry, Oscar?

That seems to be the mood these days on the awards circuit, where everybody has come face-to-face with the fact that the 92nd Academy Awards are going to be two weeks earlier than usual, and that means everything else is coming more quickly than usual, too.

The realization, which we’ve all known in theory for months, was brought home when the Academy’s Governors Awards took place on Sunday, the first time that classy ceremony/campaign stop has ever been held in October. Читать дальше...

CNN's Jake Tapper leads a panel discussion questioning the likelihood and possible outcomes of a hypothetical apology from President Donald Trump on his Ukraine call.

Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs closed all of its embassies and consulates throughout the world due to a strike over expense stipends for envoys.

The eThekwini municipality unveiled its new state-of-the-art police vehicles at the annual Govtech conference in Durban on Tuesday.

Social media sheds light on a major problem.

The Haunted Trail was started five years ago Saginaw, MN as a way to raise money for local non-profit organizations in Duluth. The entire operation is family run and operated with all the decorations and characters being members of the same family or close family friends.

Dec 1, 2019 Wisconsin Division qualifiers for the 2020 Junior Olympics. Sunday December 1, 2019 at the Madison Fencing Academy. Open only to Wisconsin Division members The Junior Olympics will be held February 14-17, 2020 in Columbus Ohio.

Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, sending the S&P 500 to a record high for the second time this week, as investors welcomed the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates for the third time this year.

A new song by Eminem, in a collaboration with fellow rapper Joyner Lucas, has raised the eyebrows of some internet users, after a snippet of it leaked online.

On Thursday, Out of Town News will close -- officially and permanently, although it's already gone dark. Earlier this month, the shelves that Mohammad Rahman had stocked with broadsheets and tabloids, hobby journals and high-brow magazines were already nearly bare.

CORONATION Street viewers think they spotted a blunder on tonight’s show as Gemma Winter was up and walking just moments after apparently having a C-section. In dramatic scenes tonight, the character – who’s played by Dolly Rose Campbell in the ITV soap – gave birth to her first baby while 80ft in the air on […]

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The Trump administration may have broken a federal law when it lobbied countries to join its effort to attack reproductive rights around the world, four Democratic senators said Wednesday.

Super featherweight contender Miguel “El Michoacan” Flores will complete his winding road to his first world title opportunity when he takes on three-division champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz for the WBA Super Featherweight Title Saturday, November 23 in the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo credit: […]

U.S. national security adviser Robert C. O’Brien and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will represent President Donald Trump at two regional summits in Thailand this weekend, ...

The 49ers hoped left tackle Joe Staley would return Thursday night against the Cardinals. It appears, though, that Staley will take another week. The 49ers list Staley as doubtful. He fractured his fibula Sept. 15, and sixth-round pick Justin Skule has started the past five games in his stead. “Without us having a full-speed practice, [more]

REBEKAH Vardy has posted another defiant photo with Jamie Vardy to show they’re “unbreakable” despite the continuing row with Coleen Rooney. The 37-year-old uploaded a selfie onto her Instagram Story of her smiling next to her Leicester City striker husband, 32. She wrote over the photo: “…Unbroken …Unbreakable”. Becky gushed over her husband last week, […]

The flotilla is the largest underwater operation launched by a Russian leader since the end of the Cold War

Places less popular and equally interesting

Greece, Turkey, Spain or Italy are the most popular holiday destinations. These are undoubtedly beautiful and very charming places, but it is worth from time to time to get to know other, equally interesting countries as well as their culture, inhabitants and regional delicacies. A great option for a family trip will be a trip to the charming Albania located on the Balkan peninsula, mountainous Montenegro, located in the Southern Caucasus of Armenia or the desert of Algeria. Читать дальше...

Former Secretary of State and one-time Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson took the witness stand Wednesday to deny claims that he and the oil company hid the financial costs of climate change from investors. Tillerson — who testified for 3 ½ hours in Manhattan Supreme Court — told the judge overseeing the bench trial that allegations he...