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"Service" from Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón (Minneapolis: Milkweed
Editions, 2015). Copyright © 2015 by Ada Limón. Reprinted with permission from Milkweed Editions. www.milkweed.org

This times are a changin' in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This summer will see "Captain America: Civil War" divide The Avengers and start bringing new characters into the mix, like Spider-Man and The Black Panther. And with solo movies for each character on deck, plus "Doctor Strange" and the "Ant-Man" sequel on the way, it's a changing of the guard over at Marvel. And thus, it's not a surprise that one of the old school baddies is moving on. Chatting with The Daily Beast, Tom Hiddleston revealed the end is in sight for Loki. Читать дальше...

By Alan Eskew, The Sports Xchange
About the time the defending World Series champion Kansas City Royals reported to spring training in Surprise, Ariz., Baseball Prospectus released its 2016 performance projections.

The Reserve Bank is expected to cut key interest rate by 0.25 percent in the next week's policy review meet, which will be supportive of growth recovery, says a Morgan Stanley report.

Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens will today announce that they have mixed the DNA from a coffee plant with that of a Shiraz grape vine to produce a hybrid that could in the future see viniculture in the Hunter Valley replaced by coffee production due to the impact of climate change.

Donald Trump’s campaign has released a letter from the presidential candidate’s tax attorneys, providing answers to why he is hesitating to release his tax returns. MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber explains the statements in the letter as...

– The federal government recently injected  N350 billion into the economy to enable contractors discharge their obligations  – This information was made public by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal – Lawal made the statement at the 2nd National Conference on Public Procurement Lawal disclosed that contractors working for the […]

Russian embassy to London surprised by Hammond's remarks

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WASHINGTON - The extinct human species dubbed the "Hobbit" vanished from its home on the Indonesian island of Flores far earlier than previously thought, according to scientists who suspect our species may have had a hand in these diminutive people's demise.

Researchers on Wednesday said they recalculated the age of bones of the species, named Homo floresiensis, found inside a Flores cave, and determined it disappeared about 50,000 years ago rather than 12,000 years ago as previously estimated. Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Connecticut - The Connecticut Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Thursday on whether a state employee who was fired for smoking marijuana on the job was punished too harshly and should be reinstated.

​Don't let the wrong dress cramp your style. With these pro tips, you'll feel your best on prom night. ​

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill that would grant whistleblower protections for nurses in Nebraska has won final approval from lawmakers.

Smashed yellow taxis, destroyed rickshaws and the bloody legs of trapped people jutted from the collapsed girders and concrete slabs

Mumbai, Mar 31 () Reserve Bank has notified 49 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) under automatic route in insurance sector.

The year 2016, can be described as a fruitful year for popular Nigerian actor Femi Adebayo. Femi who was recently appointed as the Special Assistant (SA), to the Governor Kwara state, Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Thursday, March 31, penned down another endorsement deal at Ikeja, Lagos. The new brand ambassador of fast rising real-estate company, Kayode-Obembe […]

VIDA’s 2015 numbers are in, and, as always, the results are damning.

Founded in 2009 by Cate Marvin and Erin Belieu, VIDA: Women in Literary Arts is a research-based organization devoted to making a space for women’s voices in the American literary community. (Per their website, VIDA is not an acronym and does not stand for anything.)

VIDA is best known for the VIDA Count, an annual tally of women’s representation in top-tier literary publications. The count surveys the number of... Читать дальше...

OLDENZAAL - De Oldenzaalse politie heeft tijdens de paasdagen ternauwernood iemand voor een naderende trein kunnen wegtrekken.

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We'll give you the bad news first: Scientists say your working memory peaks in your mid-20s, then starts declining.

The good news? You can teach yourself how to improve your memory without putting in too much effort.

A recent article by Austin Frakt in The New York Times spotlights a memory technique called the "method of loci," or the "memory palace," which dates back to a text called The "Rhetorica ad Herennium," written by an unknown author in the 80s BC. Читать дальше...

Ben Hooper
CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif., March 31 (UPI) -- Police say a composite sketch of a window peeper going viral online due to its unusually large and menacing eyes has been labeled accurate by witnesses.

The rebooted show is back on the BBC in May.

The new series of Top Gear is weeks away, and the first teaser for the show has dropped.

Top Gear / BBC / Via youtube.com

In the minute-long trailer you can see a grumpy Matt LeBlanc in a patriotically-adorned Robin Reliant, and what happens to Chris Evans when he goes driving with Sabine Schmitz having eaten too many strawberries.

Fans will be reassured that cars feature very heavily... Читать дальше...

The good news for the Sharks is that Patrick Lambie is on course for a comeback in a month or so.

The Constitutional Court on Thursday found that President Jacob Zuma’s failure to comply with the Public Protector’s remedial order‚ that he must repay taxpayer cash spent on non-security upgrades at his private home‚ is inconsistent with his obligations to uphold‚ defend and respect the Constitution as the supreme law of South Africa. Here are key quotes from the unanimous judgment‚ delivered by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng: