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'Award-wapasi' should not be ridiculed as it is an expression of anguish, said former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Friday.

A group pursing a referendum to roll back energy rates for rooftop solar customers plans to circulate petitions at the upcoming Democratic and Republican caucuses. About 800 volunteers with the Bring Back Solar Alliance are ...

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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Chrissy Teigen, who is expecting her first child with husband John Legend, will hire a night nurse after she gives birth.

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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- After two Super Bowls, two Pro Bowls, and 6,569 career receptions, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller is hanging up his cleats.

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One can't dispute that the majority of capital flows into the big funds, the Blackstone's, Carlyle's, Bridgewater's of the world, etc. We all know why, don't we? Well here's an entirely different perspective.

It simply relates to a breakdown in communication. Society has changed how it receives and processes information. Regardless of whether you are a teenager or a CIO, you handle information differently than you did 20 years ago. The alternatives industry hasn’t evolved. Читать дальше...

Young fan tells GOP presidential candidate he found hope in his campaign

Colombia's largest rebel group is pushing back against the government's suspension of travel permits for peace negotiators in Cuba saying a surprise political rally Thursday didn't violate any ground rules for visits aimed at explaining agreements to their fighters

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For centuries, Peruvian locals have talked about a river in the Amazon that burns so hot it can kill.

According to legend, Spanish conquistadors foolishly ventured into the rainforest in search of gold, and the few men that returned told stories of poisoned water, man-eating snakes, and a river that boiled from below.

For Peruvian geoscientist, Andrés Ruzo, the myth had fascinated him since childhood. But it wasn't until he was completing his PhD project... Читать дальше...

The money is on top of $2500 already announced from federal investigators.

NEW YORK - The government is cracking down on hoverboards.

Considered one of the most beloved contestants on "Top Chef," the-award winning chef owns two of Georgia's hottest restaurants and released his second cookbook

Dropped out of college or never attended? A degree isn't necessarily a requirement in order to succeed financially

BOGOTA, Colombia - Citibank is planning to sell the consumer banking operations it has operated for a century in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia as South America's three biggest economies suffer a major downturn.

The boy appears to be no older than 12. He hugs his father, climbs into an armoured vehicle packed with explosives and then kisses his father's hand before departing on a mission that ends in a fireball on the horizon.

Flint's water woes are in the news. But the city is also a food desert. When its farmers market moved closer to public transportation, it made healthy foods more accessible to low-income shoppers.

Hurricane and gale warnings have been posted across the South Pacific nation of Fiji as Tropical Cyclone Winston bears down on the islands.

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Very few Americans, young or old, haven't been affected by "To Kill a Mockingbird" — a literary classic widely read in schools and later in life.

But as the world mourns Harper Lee's death this week, one fact of the 1960 novel's publication remains little-known.

"To Kill a Mockingbird," when it was first submitted to its publisher, wasn't like the "To Kill a Mockingbird" we know at all.

It had a different title, "Go Set a Watchman," a version of which was published... Читать дальше...

Catholic Church in Latin America says the Pope's apparent approval of contraception ZIka virus-infected pregnant women is not a "blank cheque" to use birth control.

Catholic Church in Latin America says the Pope's apparent approval of contraception ZIka virus-infected pregnant women is not a "blank cheque" to use birth control.

Conan O’Brien is in South Korea and is taking the country by storm. Along with being given a rock star greeting when he arrived, he’s been given a prominent cameo in the Korean drama, One More Happy Ending. The show is about a defunct pop group who have to find new careers. One of them, Han Mi-Mo, runs a marriage service group. Enter Coco.

The real-life superhero who goes by the name “Guardian Shield” is now fighting crime in Canby, and his team has grown to include two sidekicks. We introduced you to the man who wears red spandex and carries a shield last fall, when he started doing weekly patrols in Beaverton. He walks neighborhood streets making sure people get home safely and keeps an eye out for bad guys breaking into cars ...

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James McGowan has visited McDonald's restaurants in 53 countries and has written more than 340 reviews about the food he's tried on each trip.

Among the items he's tried are tuna pies in Thailand, "Sir Sombreros" — or fried cheese shaped like sombreros — in Serbia, chicken-sausage burgers in Malaysia, a crab-croquette burger in Okinawa, Japan, and sweet-potato fries in Singapore.

McGowan, a software developer, writes reviews of the food on his blog, McDonald's Around the World. Читать дальше...

The Justice Department accuses Apple of being concerned only about its business model and brand marketing, in resisting a court order in the San Bernardino case.