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TBS has renewed the game show “The Misery Index” for a second season, the network announced Tuesday.

TX Forecast for Thursday, December 5, 2019

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City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index

Abilene;Mostly cloudy;69;49;S;5;39%;3%;2

Abilene Dyess;Mostly cloudy;67;48;S;4;36%;3%;2

Alice;Partly sunny;78;52;SE;6;45%;5%;4

Alpine;Mostly cloudy;72;50;SW;7;33%;0%;3

Amarillo;Mostly cloudy;61;41;WSW;14;49%;7%;1

Angleton;Partly sunny;73;51;ESE;5;59%;4%;4

Arlington;Partly... Читать дальше...

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A man has been reunited with his cat more than two months after she slipped out of his car at an eastern Oregon rest area.

Read the first interview with Gus Kenworthy in Wednesday's Evening Standard

A man in London is awoken on Monday morning (December 2) to a lound bang, only to find his skylight in a tenuous position - a sheet of ice has seeped into the window - before capturing the harrowing moment when the glass completely shatters and shards scatter everywhere. "It was really frosty and I was upstairs when I heard a loud bang. If I'm honest, I thought someone I had broken in so I went downstairs and heard cracking in our skylight window - which I first thought was the ice cracking. It was completely shattered. Читать дальше...

What begins as protests over inequality can evolve into cultural upheaval.

In 2011, at 50, I took early retirement from my job as an air-traffic controller, left Texas and began traveling the world.

Four employees fired by Google ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday have said that they were seeking a federal investigation into their dismissal, which they claimed was in retaliation for their labour organisation efforts. The dismissal of the group dubbed the "Thanksgiving Four" on social media highlighted deepening tensions at Google, which had stated the employees violated data security policies. A Medium post signed by the four said Google "fired us for engaging in protected labor organising" at the Silicon Valley giant. Читать дальше...

A strong and beautiful little girl dressed as Disney's Frozen Princess Elsa is ready to seize the day in London, England, on Tuesday (December 3). "My daughter suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy, however, that will not stop her from growing up to be as strong as her hero, Elsa," her dad said.

New video by playak: In this episode I'm joining Max Moore of Max Moore Fishing to harvest some fresh, organic, lean protein from right in Max's neighborhood. We're going frog gigging. These little pond frogs don't have much meat on 'em, but they're one of the tastiest critters I've ever harvested myself. COMMENT BELOW and tell me if you'd try frog legs! If you have your own recipe, I'd love to hear it for next time! Subscribe to Max's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeyKhz_G3j1yzH...

Gold's price rose sharply on Tuesday, as investors dumped risk assets in favor of precious metals and U.S. government bonds.

Former Gunner Charlie Nicholas sees the game against Brighton as a great opportunity. Charlie Nicholas loves to comment on everything Arsenal related and his latest [...]

Case of RCom in India shows SOEs can find it hard to deal with regional conglomerates

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai will assume the CEO role at parent firm Alphabet in a shakeup at the top of the Silicon Valley titan, the company has said. Pichai will take over from Larry Page, a co-founder of the internet firm, at the parent company which includes Google as well as units focusing on "other bets" in areas including self-driving cars and life sciences. Page and Google co-founder Sergey Brin "will continue their involvement as co-founders, shareholders and members of Alphabet's board of directors," the company said. Читать дальше...

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The European Union is set to ratchet up its climate ambition, overhauling continent-wide regulation aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions. The urgency is palpable as news of the climate crisis continues to grow worse. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the world may see 3 to 5 degrees Celsius of warming by 2100, far in excess of the 1.5-2.0 C target that governments are aiming for as part of the Paris Climate Agreement, and a faster rate than previously thought. Under this grimmer scenario... Читать дальше...

Undefeated bantamweight Ketlen Vieira faces Irene Aldana in her return to the Octagon at UFC 245. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

RIO DE JANEIRO — Ketlen Vieira returns from a long layoff to take on Irene Aldana in the preliminary portion of UFC 245 in Las Vegas, Nev., on Dec. 14, and expects to be next for a UFC belt even if she refuses to think too much about it.

Samantha Kureya, aka Gonyeti, did not quite understand the power of her jokes — until she was abducted and tortured for them

Two art exhibitions reveal the intimate relationship between one of South Africa’s great modernists and the city of his life

Hassen Ebrahim has driven home the notion of inclusivity to overcome divisions, protect people’s rights and build a responsive democracy

For years, I have had a Sweet Valley High theme song lodged in my brain—not the song from the television show, but one I learned as a child, from a cassette whose provenance I could not recall. Because I had no recollection of where it came from, its melody burned into my memory, the only way I thought to find it was…

Lots of people buy TVs on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but there’s a lot you’ll want to consider when setting up a smart TV—more than just plugging everything in. As with any internet-based product, smart TVs are vulnerable to hacking and security exploits. A hacked TV might sound like something you’d find on your…

Embry-Riddle was one of the 32 NAIA Women's Volleyball Championship qualifying teams that took advantage of the opportunity to share the five core values and what it looks like implementing them as a student-athlete the NAIA. The teams participated in a volleyball clinic on Sunday evening and the Special Olympics clinic on Monday morning in the Tyson Events Center.

The government on Tuesday shrugged off efforts by the Student Union of Thailand (SUT) to drum up public support for the ouster of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.