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David Friedeberg is an entrepreneur who figured out how to use the rewards miles he accumulated through traveling and credit card purchases to book an incredible trip — one that took him almost an entire year to complete.

Friedeberg traveled first class on airlines like Qatar Air, Cathay Pacific, and Qantas, filling in some route with business class offerings from Lufthansa, Lan, and others. His trip took him around the world: from Bangkok to Tokyo to Sydney to Cape Town to Dubai to Budapest to Paris to ... Читать дальше...

Future of City of London and welfare for migrants remain sticking points

Fake campaign websites often go viral on social media

Some redirect users to other sites as a joke; others use it as a platform to criticize

JebBush.com received a lot of attention after it was redirected to Trump’s site

This July, it will mark the 20th year since the Spice Girls unleashed "Wannabe" unto the...

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This July, it will mark the 20th year since the Spice Girls unleashed "Wannabe" unto the universe, encouraging girls across the world to muster up "Girl Power" and don platform shoes.

While some of the women will forever be known for their tenure in the group, Victoria Beckham will likely be known for something else.

According to data collected by ListenFirst media, Victoria Beckham "won" New York Fashion Week with her February 14 show, beating out... Читать дальше...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's paramilitary forces shot and killed one person on Friday as protests for government benefits turned violent in the northern part of the country, police said.

Zangeres Kesha barstte in tranen uit nadat ze van de rechter hoorde dat ze niet onder het Sony Music-contract zal uitkomen. Ze klaagde haar producent Dr. Luke aan wegens seksuele, mentale en fysieke mishandeling tijdens de jaren dat ze samenwerkten.

Former Pistons/76ers/Trail Blazers head coach underwent hip surgery

Animal Collective's 11th album, Painting With, is out today (Feb. 19). A predominantly ebullient collection of experimental synth songs with...

Beyoncé’s halftime show performance at this year’s Super Bowl has generated its fair share of controversy and backlash, and now a New York police union has said it may plan a possible boycott of her upcoming concert at Citi Field in Queens in June, WPIX-TV in New York City reported.

South Carolina is living up to its reputation for nasty politics. Cruz is being accused of being a "liar" who is playing dirty tricks. He hopes religious conservatives will side with him.

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Virginia - A military official says shots were fired at a base in Virginia, but no injuries have been reported.

Tony Phillips, former A’s infielder, dies of apparent heart attack Infielder Tony Phillips, a member of the A’s 1989 title team, died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 56, according to former Oakland starter Dave Stewart. “Tony will forever be remembered by the fans because he made that last out, and it was a tough groundball he made a great play on,” said former A’s manager Tony La Russa, who is now Arizona’s chief baseball officer. The A’s 1989 championship club has lost three members in the past two years... Читать дальше...

REVIEW: It may seem dated in the reality TV age, but Ordway's “Chorus Line” is a potent history lesson.

Government warns state-sponsored mortgage backer could need emergency funding

I need a person in a painting before I can really care for it

What America thinks about Kanye West can change in a single tweet. In the time it takes to smash down 140 characters, the rapper could be a staggering genius reflecting the ills of society back onto itself, a masterful salesman screaming for attention, or a candid artist on the verge of a breakdown. Sometimes he's all three; sometimes, in an instant, he's none of them.

The debate over whether the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, should be returned to Greece by Britain has been rumbling on for decades and now the Athenians' Association is suing the UK at the European Court of Human Rights.

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Moderate Syrian rebels should be supplied with surface-to-air missiles to defend against air strikes, Germany weekly Der Spiegel quoted SaudiForeign Minister Adel al-Jubeir as saying.

The rebels are under attack from both the Syrian air force and Russian strikes. Jubeir said providing them with the rockets would "enable the moderate opposition to neutralize the regime's helicopters and planes".

Al-Jubeir repeated his calls for Syrian... Читать дальше...

– The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) states what is responsible for the massive fraud in the 2016 budget – The group demand immediate reconstitution of federal boards  The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has alleged that the massive fraud uncovered in the 2016 Budget proposals presented before the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari can be attributed […]

A Texas judge is expected to transfer the case of the so-called "affluenza" teen to the adult courts on Friday.

Lech Walesa flatly denies allegations he used to be a communist informant in Poland, but admits to making a "mistake" in cryptic online message

Lech Walesa flatly denies allegations he used to be a communist informant in Poland, but admits to making a "mistake" in cryptic online message