The Gowanus Canal is a Brooklyn waterway that, during the Industrial Revolution in the mid-19th century and beyond, served as a receptacle of waste for the various companies that fueled the way.
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NYON, Switzerland - In the latest racist incident involving Lazio fans, UEFA charged the Italian club on Friday after disruption at a Europa League match.
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It was all-out war on Thursday's "Conan" when Sarah Silverman appeared in full Hitler costume to address recent comparisons between the Nazi leader and Donald Trump in an outrageous — and to some, possibly offensive — bit.
After entering with a wave that looked a lot like a Nazi salute, Silverman, a Jewish comedian who's not known for holding back, gave Hitler's take on the Trump connection.
"Don't get me wrong, Conan. I agree with a lot he says, a lot," she explained to Conan O'Brien. Читать дальше...
The Foreign Office and the Business Department have issued guidance to UK businesses warning them of the reputational risk of operating in illegal settlements
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"We suggested an Antey-2500, but they said no, give us the S-300.”
Russia is set to deliver the powerful Almaz Antey S-300PMU-1 surface-to-air missile system to Iran later this year. While Moscow had offered to supply Tehran with the more advanced Antey 2500—also known as the S-300VM—Iran is sticking with the cheaper and less capable PMU-1 variant.
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As a boy in New Zealand, Edmund Hillary dreamed of becoming a mountain climber and as a young man, he set his sights on Mount Everest, at 29,029 feet, the world's highest peak, and one that no one had ever successfully summited. His first attempt to conquer Everest in 1951 ended in failure. Defeated, he faced his investors, the London Explorers Club, who had lost all their money. He stood at the podium in front of a projected picture of Everest and said, "I will defeat you, Everest, because you... Читать дальше...
HARTFORD, Connecticut - 50 Cent says the Secret Service is now asking him about the wads of "prop" money that drew questions from the judge in his Connecticut bankruptcy case.
– NSCDC tells private guard companies in Borno to prevent insurgents from infiltrating their ranks – Accuses private guard companies in Borno of offering employment to unskilled and unemployed youths Private guard companies operating without valid licences in Borno state have been sealed by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The closures of the affected […]
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The Argentinian football star Lionel Messi’s biggest and youngest fan from Afghanistan is unlikely to meet him despite he charmed the internet and media with his photographs wearing a hand-made shirt of the start prepared with plastic bag. The 5-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi attracted global attention after his photographs went viral, breaking the hearts of millions Read the full article...
MOSCOW - The drug at the center of the Maria Sharapova doping case has produced 99 positive tests so far this year, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Friday.
MOSCOW (AP) — The drug at the center of the Maria Sharapova doping case has produced 99 positive tests so far this year, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Friday.
MOSCOW (AP) — The drug at the center of the Maria Sharapova doping case has produced 99 positive tests so far this year, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Friday.
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A Belgian court has acquitted the Church of Scientology's local branch of criminal charges on grounds of poor persecution proceedings, local media reported Friday.
A fresh poster issuing death threats to JNU student leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who are facing charge of sedition, reportedly appeared here on Friday, days after a similar poster announced a reward of Rs 11 lakh on Kumar which landed a youth in jail.
It was one month ago—Feb 11—that the market bottomed. One factor was likely JPMorgan CEO announcement that he had purchased $26.5M of JPM stock.
Volgens hondenfluisteraar en televisiepersoonlijkheid Cesar Millan mankeert het varkentje, dat gebeten werd door een agressieve hond, helemaal niets. Nadat hij verdacht werd van het mishandelen van het varkentje heeft hij een video online gezet om zijn onschuld te bewijzen.
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Kobe Bryant and faced LeBron James at the Staples Center last night, but it was Cam Newton's massive "Pharrell" hat that got the most attention.
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According to Pentagon's spokesman Col. Steve Warren, the US isn't sure if a coalition airstrike killed senior Daesh leader Abu Omar al-Shishani in Syria.
Legendary all-rounder Imran Khan is expected to attend the high-voltage India-Pakistan group match of 2016 ICC World Twenty20 on March 19 in Kolkata.