By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- The United States, South Korea and Japan should reassess whether American "extended deterrence" is still strong enough to counter growing nuclear threats from North Korea, a former top U.S. military co
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ELKMONT, Ala., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Organizers of an Alabama half marathon said an unregistered participant -- a runaway dog -- joined runners for the full race and finished seventh.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) had a remarkable moment at a Monday town-hall event, as flagged by The Washington Post.
The Democratic presidential candidate asked his audience if anyone there was familiar with what's like to live on $10,000 or $12,000 a year.
A woman then volunteered her emotional story.
"I've been living on probably less than that for a long time because of disabilities. It's so hard to do anything to pay your bills. You're ashamed all the time," she told Sanders. Читать дальше...
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A police pursuit has ended with officers diving into a backyard swimming pool to rescue a woman and her six-year-old daughter after their car plunged into it in Sydney's far west.
NEW YORK (AP) — Texans Steve and Kathleen Yarborough weren't quite like the other travelers stuck in New York this weekend: They came to the city because of the big snowstorm.
NEW YORK (AP) — Texans Steve and Kathleen Yarborough weren't quite like the other travelers stuck in New York this weekend: They came to the city because of the big snowstorm.
Steve Yarborough, a Texas born and bred aviation data specialist, said that in Houston, the closest he gets to snow is on the aviation maps he pores over. When he saw the weekend storm building up, he said he and his wife booked a flight to see it firsthand. Walked down Park Avenue in the middle of the storm.
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QOTD: "I am clearly the disaster Governor," Chris Christie
We can't argue with that, Governor.
Gov. Chris Christie joined the Morning Joe crew earlier today and he was asked Sam Stein, why he left New Jersey quickly to go back to New Hampshire to continue his campaigning since the massive snowstorm left a lot of damage in its wake?
Christie's response was his typical liberal conspiracy nonsense and he told Sam that everything was perfectly fine in his home state and his critics are just making it all up. Читать дальше...
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia’s agreement with Iran simplifying visa requirements for tourists, businesspersons and other categories of travellers will take effect in two weeks.
The UCLA football team’s biggest problem area on offense has received a boost.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday criticised Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin, accusing him of placing a "time bomb" under the state, and sharply denouncing brutal repressions by the Bolshevik government.
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Sometimes it's easier to do something yourself than to take the time to teach someone else how to do it. But it's not always the best move in the long run.
In a recent interview with Adam Bryant of The New York Times, Amit Singh, president of Google for Work, said he learned this lesson— the importance of coaching people rather than jumping in and doing the work for them — the hard way.
"A lot of folks have a tough time with that balance, and I did, too," he told Bryant. Читать дальше...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Organizers of the Los Angeles bid to host the 2024 Olympics have chosen the UCLA campus as the prospective site for the athletes' village.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Scientists have discovered a new biological phenomenon in the Gulf of Mexico. Phytoplankton communities are thriving above natural oil seeps.
Amy Schumer looks so excited to be getting on the Sex and the City tour bus while filming a scene for her series Inside Amy Schumer on Monday morning (January 25) in New York City. The 34-year-old actress braved the cold and snowy city to work on the upcoming season of her Comedy Central show. [...]
IOWA FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders got personal with supporters in Iowa Monday in the final days before the state's lead-off caucuses. Speaking to about 200 people in Iowa Falls, the Vermont senator shortened his prepared remarks and turned the floor over to the audience, asking them to discuss life on Social Security benefits and whether they could afford their medication. Sanders thanked the group and touted his pledges to expand Social Security and create a single-payer style health care system. Читать дальше...
Straight outta Compton to CTU. After lengthy on-and-off negotiations, Corey Hawkins has signed on as the male lead in 24: Legacy, Fox’s pilot that reboots the 24 franchise with brand new characters, led by Eric Carter (Hawkins). The character, who succeeds Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer as the hero on the show, was conceived as written as African American. Sutherland is not reprising his role and is not creatively involved in the project at this time.
A homeless man facing murder charges pleaded guilty Monday in South Central District Court.
Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston continues to face litigation from Erica Kinsman, who alleged that he raped her in December 2012. Kinsman now has some extra cash to fund her effort to prove Winston’s guilt. Via Matt Baker of the Tampa Bay Times, Florida State has settled a lawsuit brought by Kinsman under Title IX, a…
The Sane Guruji Udyan at Prabhadevi was the first plot to be handed over by a trust to the BMC on Monday. This comes after the BMC had served 36 notices to organizations all over Mumbai, asking them to surrender the open spaces, which were given to them under the BMC’s adoption policy
NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines canceled around 1,600 flights Monday, and another 1,200 experienced delays, in the aftermath of a massive weekend blizzard that slammed into the eastern U.S., wreaking…