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Beauty brands know that when it comes to moving products, mastering the name game is half the battle.

'Springtime for Hitler' was at least fictitious.

A San Jose police officer who fulminated against Black Lives Matter and Ferguson protesters via Twitter has been given his job back after the city fired him last year, officials said.

Where are the Badgers in the NCAA tournament picture following a 69-57 loss to Michigan State?

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's security forces used strong-arm tactics in the middle of an election Friday, arresting the main opposition candidate, beating protesters and firing tear gas and stun grenades at them in the capital.

Friday’s early rounds were all about giving oneself a chance to be there at the end.

The Society of Editors works hard to make sure the judging panels are representative of gender and other diversity, but we are limited by what we are given for consideration

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Learning to read "Alice in Wonderland" may be the key to teaching machines to understanding the way we speak.

At least that is the tactic Facebook is using to impove the language capabilities of M, the company's virtual assistance.

Facebook began testing M in October, and the early reports of it were ecstatic. People have used M to do everything from purchasing tickets to ordering food. But perhaps the reason M is so good at what it does is because it's not pure AI like Apple's Siri. Читать дальше...

The famed author of To Kill A Mockingbird died Friday at age 89.

Harper Lee, the novelist from Alabama who captivated America and the world with tales of bravery in the face of bigotry, died on Friday at age 89.

Lee accepts an award in 2007 at the Davis Theater in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Lee's first novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, is considered one of the great works of 20th-century American literature. Читать дальше...

Kanhaiya's native village-Bihat-in Begusarai district, which is virtually a gate to north Bihar across Ganga has produced several illustrious sons.

The US Navy is the unquestioned dominant naval force in the world.

In terms of both absolute tonnage and technical superiority, the US Navy is the world's largest and most advanced maritime military force. The capabilities of the US Navy are further enhanced and augmented by its military alliances such as NATO, in which the US plays a key role.

The following graphic from Naval Graphics shows every vessel serving in the US Navy as of April:

Naval GraphicsThe backbone of the... Читать дальше...

Lending platform to stop using provisional money after users complain

For years, the technology sector has been on a tear. But this year, it's fallen on hard times. Here's how to play a rebound.

Wade Sheridan
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- New Cinema has announced the development of a sequel to their hit disaster film, "San Andreas."

The former $5,000-a-night Russian call girl Svetlana Travis appears to have posted a cryptic social media post after fleeing N.Y.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - A federal lawsuit accuses officials in a north Louisiana parish of discriminating against black residents for decades by allegedly failing to provide them with clean water and other services that their white neighbors get.

Ann Marie Awad
CHICAGO, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Lawsuits have been filed in at least four states challenging Canadian-born Sen. Ted Cruz's eligibility to be president, but one is now going before a judge.

Denny Hamlin appeared on "The Dan Patrick Show" on Friday.

J. Matthew McInnis

Secuirty, Middle East

Iranian officials released their own chorus of responses, though the tenor of their comments was condescending.

The Saudi pledge on February 4 to contribute ground troops as part of an “accelerated” campaign in Syria was followed by similar announcements from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, along with hints that Qatar may also contribute symbolically. Small deployments of Gulf Arab forces are unlikely to significantly alter the battlefield in Syria... Читать дальше...

Yes, Michael Jordan was definitely the hero in Space Jam, saving the Looney Toons from those fatheaded aliens who were trying to abduct them...but we can't forget about another very important...

A replica of the president's pad, located just outside of Houston, is on the market for just under $6 million.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Big 12 has bragged the past few years that it's the toughest conference in college basketball, and its brutal double-round robin format has consistently produced strong RPI ratings.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Big 12 has bragged the past few years that it's the toughest conference in college basketball, and its brutal double-round robin format has consistently produced st…