The US and several other countries plan to stage a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February to protest China's human rights abuses. That, combined with pandemic restrictions, threatens to dampen the enthusiasm of local athletes hoping to compete in the games.
Investigators have long concluded that a Georgia man who disappeared while driving back to Auburn University in 1976 was the victim of a slaying
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Friday the White House will defer to the Federal Reserve on decisions about whether to raise interest rates.
West Bengal PCC President Adhir Chowdhury on Friday called Mamata Banerjee and PM Modi "two sides of the same coin" and accused both ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition BJP of doing...
Russia has called upon NATO to denounce its intent to take Ukraine and Georgia into its ranks, arguing that doing so would benefit the “fundamental interests of European security.”
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania schoolchildren may soon be attending classes unmasked under a state Supreme Court ruling Friday that threw out the Wolf administration's statewide mandate that face coverings be worn inside K-12 school buildings.
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Audius has been called a "Spotify rival" by Rolling Stone Magazine.
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For an event that only comes round every four (or five…) years, a month is a surprisingly long time on the Olympic clock. Teams of three are here to stay for Paris 2024, riding is out of the modern pentathlon from Los Angeles 2028 – whose place in the Games at all after Paris hovers […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)--The Social Security Administration (SSA) is warning everyone about possible scams via phone, text, and or email. The communication in question may threaten to suspend your Social Security Number, threaten arrest or legal action, demand immediate payment by gift card or prepaid debit card, digital currency, or mailing cash. The caller may try [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. House Democrats released a report that dived into big pharma’s drug-pricing practices. They said prices not only skyrocketed over a few years, but that these pharmaceutical companies need to be held accountable and they want
NEW YORK — A woman who says she was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as a teen testified in disturbing detail Friday about how the couple gradually escalated their sick conduct. Annie Farmer described on the stand in Manhattan Federal Court first meeting Epstein through her 25-year-old sister Maria on a 1996 trip from her native Arizona to New York City, where the older sibling was a New York Academy of Art student. Maria introduced her kid sister to Epstein, who she said supported her art career. Читать дальше...
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Friday declined to say whether the United States and Israel are mulling drills to prepare for possible strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities if diplomacy fails to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
“Humiliating and degrading,” is how activist Zulaikha Patel describes some of the racist experiences she and fellow students of colour endured at Pretoria High School for Girls in South Africa.
The Game Awards 2021 celebrated the video game industry with 30 awards and premiered a bunch of new footage of upcoming movies and games.
Another legacy series could be returning to HBO.
Variety is reporting that a follow-up to Six Feet Under is in development.
The outlet stresses that the potential project is in "very early development."
Projects in development are not guaranteed to get a pilot, never mind a series order, so there's no telling how this might shake out.
Also, no plot details have been revealed, and it is not currently known if it will include any of the original stars.
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CHELSEA have an almost one in three chance of drawing Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16. The Blues were pipped to top spot in Group H by Juventus after conceding a last-gasp equaliser to draw 3-3 with Zenit in mid-week. As a runner-up, the Blues will face a group winner in the […]
The Florida man who likened the January 6 attack to a "Rosa Parks" moment was sentenced to three months of home confinement.
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A viral TikTok video shows a man telling a woman he's going to "end her" at the bar.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop superstar Taylor Swift must face a lawsuit from songwriters who claim the Grammy-winning singer copied their lyrics in her 2014 hit single "Shake It Off," a California
Smith punched vehicle’s owner, who caught crime on CCTV and tried to stop him
(Reuters) -Michael Nesmith, one of the stars of "The Monkees," a 1960s TV comedy series about a rock quartet modeled after the Beatles, died on Friday of natural causes at the age of 78, his family
Chinese Taipei beat Czech Republic, 1-0, and secured a spot in the World Championship Final.