CLEVELAND - Antwon Lillard drained a 3-pointer with 12.3 seconds left as Bowling Green pulled off its second upset in the Mid-American Conference tournament by knocking off Central Michigan 62-59 in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday the Supreme Court needs to operate with its full contingent of nine justices as he signaled he will soon announce his nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday the Supreme Court needs to operate with its full contingent of nine justices as he signaled he will soon announce his nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
Republicans stood firm in opposition to an election-year confirmation of the president's pick, arguing that American voters should have a say in November and citing decades of precedence. Yet, one GOP senator suggested that Republicans would be more willing to act if Obama were a Republican. A source has told The Associated Press that Obama's top contenders include three appellate judges, each with a record of bipartisan backing and traditional judicial pedigree. Obama said he is looking for a... Читать дальше...
The checks are planned for 664 sites where the military has conducted fire or crash training, military officials told The Associated Press this week. Since December, tests have been carried out at 28 naval sites in mostly coastal areas. The Navy is giving bottled water to its personnel at the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress in Chesapeake, Virginia, and is testing wells in a nearby rural area after the discovery of perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water, which the federal Agency for Toxic... Читать дальше...
In the half decade since a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, melted down, scientists say they have found no levels of nuclear radiation along the California coast that would be harmful to humans. Kai Vetter, a UC Berkeley professor of nuclear engineering, assembled a team of students and colleagues soon after a 9.0 earthquake and tsunami five years ago Friday heavily damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station on Japan’s Pacific Ocean coast, allowing radiation to seep into the atmosphere. Читать дальше...
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A leading Muslim civil rights group is calling on GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump to apologize for his claim that "Islam hates us."
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A leading Muslim civil rights group is calling on GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump to apologize for his claim that "Islam hates us."
Trump has called for a temporary ban on foreign Muslims entering the U.S. and has advocated "going after" the wives and children of suspected Islamic jihadists in the wake of the Paris and San Bernardino attacks. Trump and other Republicans have criticized President Obama and the Democratic candidates for failing to use the term "radical Islamic" when referring to Muslim jihadists or attacks by them. Because you don't know who's who. Trump ruled out the U.S. beheading Islamic State militants,... Читать дальше...
Coyotes d-man was suspended 20 games for PEDs yesterday.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida - Drew Smyly allowed two hits in 3 1/3 shutout innings and Desmond Jennings hit his first home run Thursday in the Tampa Bay Rays' 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ervin Santana needed only 26 pitches to get through three innings against the Red Sox and the Twins hit back-to-back home runs off David Price.
Robert Doyle has harsh words for some of the city's high-rise property developers.
The Belgian clashed with the Liverpool midfielder in an off-the-ball incident which was missed by Spanish referee Carlos Velasco Carballo
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Everyone feels stressed from time to time. But some groups of people experience stress more than others, because of the color of their skin, the fact that they have two X chromosomes, or something just as arbitrary.
A new survey from the American Psychological Association finds that nearly half of American adults report being treated very unfairly or being severely discriminated against, in everything from their careers to their access to health care.
Evidence... Читать дальше...
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Bernie Sanders is no Ron Paul, but he has had great success in galvanizing masses of Americans – particularly young voters – by communicating a populist message of anger against Wall Street. Tuesday's surprise victory in Michigan is the latest example of Sanders's ability to tap into the distrust many Americans have of the current system.
Sanders is perhaps at his most effective when drawing direct parallels between the treatment of banking elites against those of average Americans. Читать дальше...
PITTSBURGH - Ladarius Green saw the yellow sea of Terrible Towels waving last fall when the Pittsburgh Steelers visited San Diego and the Chargers tight end couldn't help but be a little envious.
BOEKELO - Onder huiseigenaren op camping Buytenplaets in Boekelo is paniek uitgebroken. Aanleiding is de aankondiging van de gemeente Enschede dat permanent wonen in vakantiehuizen en caravans voortaan wordt verboden. Permanente bewoning werd (ook) op Buytenplaets gedoogd.
BOEKELO - Onder huiseigenaren op camping Buytenplaets in Boekelo is paniek uitgebroken. Aanleiding is de aankondiging van de gemeente Enschede dat permanent wonen in vakantiehuizen en caravans voortaan wordt verboden. Permanente bewoning werd (ook) op Buytenplaets gedoogd.
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The way consumers access media content is drastically evolving. Viewers once limited to watching programming by a cable or satellite provider at a specific time and via a certain channel package are increasingly moving to over-the-top content (OTT) — or content that's streamed over the internet — for its greater selection and convenience.
Since streaming media devices debuted in the mid-2000s riding in the wake of new OTT services like Netflix, they've grown in popularity. Читать дальше...