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With several release dates pushed back, and the movie off the calendar entirely at the moment, production is still moving along for "Avatar 2." And frankly, one has to wonder how much development money has already been poured by 20th Century Fox into the sequel at this point, but at any rate, last we heard, filming will be kicking off in April. So perhaps there will be some official word coming along very soon. And though cagey, James Cameron recently provided on a small update on the status of the... Читать дальше...

Doesn't sound like the best of plans.

(ATTN: UPDATES with reports of jamming, level of warning in paras 4-6; CLARIFIES which ministry issued warning in 2nd para; RESTRUCTURES last 4 paras) SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea issued a warning Thursday after detecting what it said appea

(ATTN: UPDATES with start of talks; CHANGES headline) By Kim Kwang-tae WASHINGTON, March 31 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye held talks with her U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, on Thursday to coordinate their stance on how to deal with North Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with reports of jamming, level of warning in paras 4-6; CLARIFIES which ministry issued warning in 2nd para; RESTRUCTURES last 4 paras) SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea issued a warning Thursday after detecting what it said appea

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is believed to have developed an upgraded version of its road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile KN-08, a U.S. news report said Thursday. The missile was displayed during the North's military para

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It's not looking good for Azure Midstream Partners.

After a three-week delay, the limited partnership reported fourth-quarter results Wednesday. It saw a net loss of $1.8 million during the quarter. 

Azure is a master limited partnership (MLP) that operates transport pipelines for oil and gas. 

Last year was particularly bad for MLPs, which some investors use a fixed-income alternative. They're believed to be quite resilient from oil-price swings, although that's not always the case. Читать дальше...

Officer Jason Van Dyke now makes $12 an hour at the Fraternal Order of Police hall in the city's West Loop.

Private sector lender HDFC Bank Thursday revised lending rates based on marginal cost of funds, a new methodology that will take effect from April 1.

New Delhi, Mar 31 () In more embarrassment for former TERI boss R K Pachauri, a European woman who claimed to be his former secretary, has now accused him of sexual harassment, after two women who worked at the environment think tank levelled similar charges against him.

New Delhi, Mar 31 () The Securities Appellate Tribunal has asked BSE not to suspend trading in the shares of two companies -- Risa International and High Ground Enterprise -- for now and directed them to furnish the requisite auditor certificates to the bourse in two weeks.

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Another police shooting of an unarmed black man — this time in Minnesota — will result in no criminal charges.

The operator of Japan's destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant switched on a giant refrigeration system on Thursday to create an unprecedented underground ice wall around its damaged reactors. Radioactive water ...

The Holmen Lioness Club is trying to help attack the diabetes epidemic by informing the public about the disease. The club’s president brought the message to the Holmen elementary students March 22 in observance Diabetes Alert Day.

West Salem High School senior Maya Ashbeck put her love for the piano to use when it came time for her senior exit project by teaching kids how to make music.

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Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk took to Twitter on Wednesday to point out some worrisome news that the Arctic ice cap is much, much smaller than it should be at this point in the season.

Specifically, Musk highlighted a chart-filled defense of climate change science at Slate by scientist and author Phil Plait (who's also known as "The Bad Astronomer").

Below is Musk's tweet, but take special note of that last part:

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Dierenpark Amersfoort maakte donderdag bekend dat vrijdag om tien uur het nieuwe pandaverblijf met twee pandabroers opengaat. Daar werd donderdag, zelfs tot verbazing van de dierentuin, wisselend op gereageerd. Een grote meerderheid reageerde op social media dat het volgens hen een 1 aprilgrap betreft.

PRAGUE - An appeals court has canceled the acquittal of the wife of former Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas of abuse of power charges in a case that brought down his government.

The leader of the German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party Frauke Petry has said Chancellor Angela Merkel's migration and currency policies are "destroying European solidarity" and that "the immigration of so many Muslims will change our culture."

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Former West Ham left back Chris Powell has urged Mark Noble not to give up on his dream of playing for England.

The midfielder has featured in all but one of the Hammers' Premier League games this season and is a key member of Slaven Bilic's side, who are just one point outside of the Champions League places.

Unfortunately for Noble, his stellar club form has not led to international recognition and he continues to be overlooked by Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson. Читать дальше...

IVRCL stock tumbled nearly 6 percent Thursday after a portion of the flyover being built by the company in Kolkata collapsed, killing at least 18 people and injuring 60 others.

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In 2003, Turney Duff's total compensation amounted to $1.9 million.

At the time, he was the head trader at Argus Partners, a multi-billion dollar fund focused on health care stocks.

Today, his life looks very different.

"I'm living in the middle of Long Island, which is not my first choice," he told James Altucher on a recent podcast. "I'm paying $1,300 a month in rent for the first floor of a split floor house. I'm driving a busted up Honda Civic... Читать дальше...