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A man who has dedicated his life to others is now hoping the kindness of strangers can help him. Gary Douglas is an independent nationally accredited claims agent, helping veterans secure their benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Khulubuse Zuma has come out in support of organ donation, having donated one of his kidneys to his late sister.

When runners begin to sweat during the inner-city Slave Route Challenge, the names of forgotten slaves will become visible on unique T-shirts.

“I know my God. He has told me the children will be found alive. I don’t care how many days it will take. They will come out alive.”

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A California Highway Patrol officer is hospitalized with major injuries after being struck by an out-of-control vehicle as he provided traffic control in snowy conditions on a mountain pass. The accident on Saturday led authorities to temporarily close ...

A new gambling tax levy for casinos operating in Gauteng is on the cards in a bid to increase its provincial revenue collection base.

The WWF report named nine of the cats that have moved out of the reserve -- T-47, T-7, T-35, T-38, T-8, T-30, T-13, T-76 and T-72. There are others that have remained unidentified too. Pugmarks were found in Kota district of the state, as well as at Datia.

Kiev could move towards greater EU integration or slide back into cronyist authoritarianism

Calm has eventually returned to the community living in Isithebe following a week of violence and vandalism.

(AP) — A large police presence is overseeing a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Bloomington, Illinois. Local anti-Trump activist Sonny Garcia says more than 1,000 people have indicated on a Facebook page that they plan to protest Trump's central Illinois campaign stop.

The Huffington Post recently posted a column reporting Boomer regrets. The column, Sad Data Reveals Baby Boomers' Biggest Regret Is Not Traveling Enough revealed results of a survey taken by British Airways. The source of the survey alone caused me to be a little suspicious of the outcome. Certainly the airlines want to encourage Boomers, with disposable income, to travel more. But the content did stimulate my thinking to ponder the value of filling our inspirement years acting on lifelong desires. Читать дальше...

The Huffington Post recently posted a column reporting Boomer regrets. The column, Sad Data Reveals Baby Boomers' Biggest Regret Is Not Traveling Enough revealed results of a survey taken by British Airways. The source of the survey alone caused me to be a little suspicious of the outcome. Certainly the airlines want to encourage Boomers, with disposable income, to travel more. But the content did stimulate my thinking to ponder the value of filling our inspirement years acting on lifelong desires. Читать дальше...

The end-product of the adventurously quotidian world premiere that opened Saturday, March 12, at Marin Theatre Company is incisively bittersweet comedy with an empathetic undertow. “Swimmers” is just another day in the cookie-cutter contemporary workplace, but one in which many of the personal quirks, desires, insecurities and domestic problems emerge in deft strokes from the surface-intimacy between strangers who spend most of their days working side-by-side. [...] one in which office interactions... Читать дальше...

Warmer weather is just around the corner so it's time to think about lightening up. These five simple recipes will help you swing right into spring!

1. Green Pea & Asparagus Soup with Feta & Mint

This soup, made from fresh asparagus and frozen peas, is the perfect prelude to spring. Feta cheese and pita croutons add tangy flavor and delicious crunch to every spoonful. GET THE RECIPE

2. Kale & Brussels Sprouts Salad with Walnuts, Parmesan & Lemon Vinaigrette

Made with crisp power greens... Читать дальше...

“Charmed” had a cult following from its 1998 pilot through its tear-jerker season eight finale.

The Syrian conflict has had outsized impact on global politics. Five ways the world has changed ...

Sequoia Capital will give the board seats held by former partner Michael Goguen to other members of the firm.

There are IT company executives, engineers, the occasional doctor, and scores of students in search of a formal degree in Sanskrit. Over the past decade, there has been a small but significant increase in interest in learning classical Indian languages, especially Sanskrit.

LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Aviation agencies around the world should draw up new rules requiring medical workers to warn authorities when a pilot's mental health could threaten public safety, French investigators recommended Sunday after a yearlong probe into the Germanwings plane crash. [...] none of the doctors told authorities of any concerns about Lubitz's mental health, France's BEA air accident investigation agency said, including one who referred Lubitz to a psychiatric clinic just two weeks before the crash. Читать дальше...

Chief Justice Zhou Qiang asserted that courts across China shall work to implement the national strategy of building the country into a maritime power.

Sunday is the day some college basketball fans can't wait for every year: it's almost time to put the words "bubble" and "bracketology" back in the dictionary until at least next January. This year, Selection Sunday features five conference tournament championships before ...

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Larry David brought his spot-on impression of Sen. Bernie Sanders back to "Saturday Night Live" to chastise Sanders' supporters. 

In a fictional interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Saturday's episode, David ripped into Sanders' notoriously outspoken and divisive social media followers. 

"I want to thank everyone who voted for me, and apologize to everyone else for making your Facebook feed so, so annoying," David said as Sanders.

"I mean, I love my supporters, but they're too much, right? Читать дальше...