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It was nearly 4am on March 16, 2014 when Kris Mitchison and Ricky Whelan knocked on the front door of a home in East Maitland.

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Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy struck down the idea that the state would tax income from Yale's $25.6 billion endowment, The Connecticut Mirror reported.

The bill introduced in the state Legislature in March proposed taxing schools in Connecticut with endowments of $10 billion or more. Yale is the only such school in the state with an endowment of more than $10 billion.

"As the governor has made clear, we don't believe that new taxes should be part of our solution... Читать дальше...

What association did César Chávez found in 1962?

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) still cannot operate within its promised and projected budgets, or responsibly predict what its programs will cost, a Government Accountability office (GAO) report revealed.

Short positions in the big miners have tested three year highs as investors bet against a rise in commodity prices.

Our children are set to inherit a world of increasingly dire climate risks.

You can protect them, while helping cultivate a thriving US economy.

The costs of a changing climate won't just be paid in a distant future - they are starting to come due now, from drowning Miami Beach to Western Russia, where a climate change-amplified heat wave in 2010 more than 50,000 people dead.

Beyond extreme weather events, human-induced climate change may bring a host of other threats... Читать дальше...

OMAHA, Nebraska - Nebraska-Omaha hockey coach Dean Blais has fired assistants Troy Jutting and Alex Todd after the Mavericks lost 14 of their last 18 games.

A new effort by an anonymous group of artists shines a light on the victims of police brutality in a unique way.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's government is urging broadcasters, websites and social media users to avoid distributing a music video by grupero singer Gerardo Ortiz that it says promotes violence against women.

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's government is urging broadcasters, websites and social media users to avoid distributing a music video by grupero singer Gerardo Ortiz that it says promotes violence against women.

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NAPQUEEN
Dartmouth College '18

I have always identified as an athlete. I've been playing sports as long as I can remember and it's something that has defined the person that I am today. Sports were always something that came naturally to me.

Identifying as an athlete was easy because, not only was I good at it, but I also was doing what I loved. What I didn't account for was what would happen to my identity without sports. My sophomore year of college, I found out.

In high school... Читать дальше...

Every time you end an Uber ride, you get a chance to rate your driver and your driver gets a chance to rate you. Drivers see passengers' ratings at pickup time, but until recently it wasn't easy for passengers to see their own ratings.

A founder and former CEO of Wounded Warrior Project is calling for the resignation of board Chairman Anthony Odierno, saying Odierno must go so the Jacksonville-based non-profit can regain the trust of donors.

Former Aston Villa chairman Sir Doug Ellis says he does not regret selling the club to Randy Lerner.

Banks are quickly approaching their "automation tipping point," and they could soon reduce headcount by as much as 30%.

ATLANTA (AP) — In a story March 29, The Associated Press reported that Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal does not plan to run for office again. The story should have made clear that Georgia limits governors to two terms, and that…

ATLANTA (AP) — In a story March 29, The Associated Press reported that Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal does not plan to run for office again. The story should have made clear that Georgia limits governors to two terms, and that Deal cannot run again because he is in his second and final term.

(AP) — Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner expressed frustration at the lack of progress in budget negotiations with Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying Wednesday that his efforts to arrange a one-on-one meeting have gone nowhere. Rauner accused Madigan and fellow Illinois Democrats of "playing games" by purposefully stalling talks on a long overdue budget so they can argue for a tax hike. The ideological clash between Rauner and Democrats who control the Legislature has plunged Illinois... Читать дальше...

A recent report places the blame on America’s top jurists for creating a legal foundation that enables and exacerbates the country’s massive wealth gap.

Wide receiver Percy Harvin has had one of the most winding paths in the NFL.

A man accused of driving at more than 250 km/h has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm in connection with a crash in Vancouver last year. At 3 a.m. on April 12, the driver of a Mercedes crashed into the front yard of a home on Southwest Marine Drive near 57th Avenue. It took […]

A newly published study suggests that many Americans are afraid to express controversial views online due to fears of government surveillance.

No charges will be filed against the two Minneapolis officers involved in the shooting death last fall of Jamar Clark, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Wednesday, citing DNA and other evidence showing Clark had a hand on one officer’s gun during a struggle and was not handcuffed when shot by a second officer.