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Russian defense procurement will drop by about 10% this year as low oil-and-gas prices drain income from the state budget, according to the head of the conglomerate that controls much of Russia’s military-industrial complex.

Ms. Grégoire-Trudeau used the three-day White House visit and state dinner as an opportunity to highlight Canadian fashion designers, and even Michelle Obama donned a dress by Canadian-raised talent

Red Lake beat Browerville 66-52 in a Boys' State Basketball Tournament Class A quarterfinal game Thursday afternoon, March 910, 2016 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

Fergus Falls players celebrated their dramatic 58-55 victory over Red Wing.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are a picture perfect couple while making their entrance at the State Dinner at the White House on Thursday (March 10) in Washington, D.C. The 39-year-old Canadian actor was on hand to help welcome Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his official visit. Deadpool will officially be in theaters for [...]

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Google has huge ambitions to make its super-fast internet service, Fiber, even faster. 

Maybe even 1,000 times faster. 

A recent Google Fiber job posting advertises an opening for a photonics engineer up for the challenge of innovating internet technology "to enable scalable access network bandwidths beyond Gb/s per user in a cost effective manner." 

Right now, Google's Fiber service provides speeds of up to to 1 gigabit per second, which is nearly 100 times faster... Читать дальше...

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Emile Shawa's goal in overtime lifted Loyola past Los Alamitos, 2-1, in a semifinal game of the Division I Southern California Regionals in soccer.

Nate Schimonitz hadn't scored a game-winner since his days on the driveway.

Poet Edward Thomas' photographs of a journey through England

Jon Bream Reviews pop star Carly Rae Jepsen at the Varsity Theater

Forcing Apple to help unlock an iPhone is a “modest” demand which may turn up key evidence in a terrorist attack, argues the US government.

Oregon physician who prescribed lethal dose to terminally ill Brittany Maynard and 19 others speaks out for first time, on "60 Minutes"

HONOLULU (AP) — The owner of a Hawaii jewelry and gift retail business pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting he smuggled Alaska ivory to the Philippines, where they…

HONOLULU (AP) — The owner of a Hawaii jewelry and gift retail business pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting he smuggled Alaska ivory to the Philippines, where they were carved into fish hooks then shipped back and…

HONOLULU (AP) — The owner of a Hawaii jewelry and gift retail business pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting he smuggled Alaska ivory to the Philippines, where they were carved into fish hooks then shipped back and passed off as made in Hawaii by local artisans. Authorities say Curtis Wilmington purchased raw walrus tusks and whale teeth from an undercover agent from Alaska and smuggled black coral from Mexico to Hawaii. According to court documents, Wilmington and others in his company... Читать дальше...

Minneapolis North returned to the state tournament for the first time since 2003 and Red Lake Nation is hoping this is its year for a state title. The two programs will meet in Friday's semifinals.

Andy Murray applauds doping officials for highlighting Maria Sharapova’s Meldonium use.

A 78-year-old white man has been charged with assault after punching a black protester at a Donald Trump rally.

A U.N. report has found an array of companies, individuals and countries supplying arms to factions in Libya, breaking a long-standing arms embargo placed on the divided North African country.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday harshly criticized Apple Inc. for allegedly helping the Chinese government access customer phone data while refusing to aid U.S. agents open the iPhone of the San Bernardino killer.

Telecoms company MTN proposes to pay $1.5bn to settle a record $3.9bn fine in Nigeria.

Tesoro is off to a 4-0 start and came away on Thursday with an impressive 12-0 win over Capistrano Valley. Cougars pitchers had given up one run in three games.

Five of six FA Cup finals have featured a non-traditional power against a Premier League heavyweight. That could continue this season.