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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The city of St. Paul will pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit by a man who was shocked with a stun gun in a downtown skyway.

Historically, the fashion industry hasn’t done a fair job of representing models of all shapes and sizes. Despite the fact that it’s built on being aspirational, most couldn’t see themselves in the skinny, white, models slinking down runways in largely unwearable items. Black women working the catwalks didn’t even have proper makeup until recently. But the ivory tower has finally opened its gates just enough so that a few groundbreaking individuals could slip on through.

JUPITER, Florida - Mike Matheny put on his St. Louis uniform before the sun rose Thursday while thinking about a photo and the words of a Cardinals great.

Major League Baseball started spring training workouts in Florida and Arizona when pitchers and catchers went through their first formal practices following the offseason.

Major League Baseball started spring training workouts in Florida and Arizona when pitchers and catchers went through their first formal practices following the offseason.

Major League Baseball started spring training workouts in Florida and Arizona when pitchers and catchers went through their first formal practices following the offseason.

Major League Baseball started spring training workouts in Florida and Arizona when pitchers and catchers went through their first formal practices following the offseason.

Major League Baseball started spring training workouts in Florida and Arizona when pitchers and catchers went through their first formal practices following the offseason.

Michael Moore does a lot of traveling in his new documentary, "Where to Invade Next." The film is eye-opening as Moore explores what it could be like to implement new ideas and policies in the U.S. Moore travels to several countries in Europe, North Africa and Scandinavia to make sure we slowly but surely get this point.

When Hillary Clinton called for a "Manhattan-like project" to find a way for the government to spy on criminals without undermining the security of everyone else's communications, the technology world responded with mockery.

CBS46 has learned that the woman accused of poisoning a co-worker with methamphetamine at a Waffle House in December has faced charges involving the drug in the past. Sonserea Evans was arrested on aggravated battery charges for allegedly drugging 37-year-old Brian Mikeals. Surveillance video allegedly shows her taking Mikeals’ drink to the bathroom, then returning it without him realizing. They believe that is when she dropped in the methamphetamine. CBS46 ...

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New research has provided more evidence that relationships affect health (read our previous posts on this subject here).1

The researchers examined data from four large-scale studies that collectively followed thousands of Americans over time.

One of the studies followed adolescents, another followed young-to-mid-adults (aged 25-64), and the last two followed older adults (aged 50+), resulting in more than 14,000 participants across the lifespan.

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New research has provided more evidence that relationships affect health (read our previous posts on this subject here).1

The researchers examined data from four large-scale studies that collectively followed thousands of Americans over time.

One of the studies followed adolescents, another followed young-to-mid-adults (aged 25-64), and the last two followed older adults (aged 50+), resulting in more than 14,000 participants across the lifespan.

Each study... Читать дальше...

One of the most comprehensive studies of mental health care in England ever conducted has sharply criticised provision for men of African and Caribbean heritage.

Qualcomm Inc. shares rose in the extended session Thursday after the chipmaker said it entered into a patent licensing agreement with China's Lenovo Group Ltd. . Qualcomm shares advanced 1.2% to $49.65 after hours. Under the agreement, Lenovo gets a royalty-bearing patent license from Qualcomm to develop, make, and sell certain 3G and 4G mobile devices under the Motorola and Lenovo brands. Qualcomm did not release financial details of the deal.

Five Cases Of Copying In Nagpur Division

Michael Bloomberg would win only 16% of the vote in a three-way presidential race among the former New York mayor, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.

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A company called FLIR is behind what it says is the world's first thermal-imaging smartphone, called the Cat S60.

No, it's not a phone designed to photograph cats (although you could do that). It's "Cat" as in the brand of rugged construction machines that dig giant holes in the ground.

Putting a heat-vision camera into a $599 smartphone might sound like a gimmick, but we think it's pretty cool — thermal photography has a deep history of great applications.

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Cat

A company called FLIR is behind what it says is the world's first thermal-imaging smartphone, called the Cat S60.

No, it's not a phone designed to photograph cats (although you could do that). It's "Cat" as in the brand of rugged construction machines that dig giant holes in the ground.

Putting a heat-vision camera into a $599 smartphone might sound like a gimmick, but we think it's pretty cool — thermal photography has a deep history of great applications.

Here... Читать дальше...

WICHITA, Kansas - People trying to register to vote at Kansas motor vehicle offices are being forced to provide documentary proof of citizenship in violation of federal law, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.

MANCHESTER, England - The Europa League was supposed to offer some respite in a tough season for Manchester United, and give the team a back-door route into next season's Champions League.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Europa League was supposed to offer some respite in a tough season for Manchester United, and give the team a back-door route into next season's Champions League.