BOSTON (AP) — Nicole Apelian first learned how to live primitively by tracking lions through the South African bush while doing academic research. More recently, she started gathering wild plants to eat to slow the progress of her multiple sclerosis.
Yesterday, Howie Roseman was willing to swing for the fences. A year ago, Howie Roseman was the guy pumping the brakes. The Eagles’ de facto General Manager wasn’t bashful about giving up future assets to move to the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, including a 2017 first-rounder and a 2018 second…
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You don't expect one of the most successful film directors working to be so open about what they consider their biggest failure.
But Alfonso Cuarón, best known for "Gravity" and "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," is not shy when it comes to his older film "Great Expectations," the adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel.
"I think it’s a complete failed film," Alfonso Cuarón said during a conversation with Oscar-winning cinematographer and collaborator... Читать дальше...
More than 5,000 people were conned into sending planned payments to fraudsters' bank accounts last year.
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Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign released a video Thursday that attacked Donald Trump using fictional members of Hillary Clinton's campaign staff.
The 2.5-minute video was set in a fictional Clinton "war room."
The cast of the video included lookalikes of Clinton staffers, including top aide Huma Abedin, campaign chair John Podesta, campaign manager Robby Mook, and press secretary Brian Fallon — in addition to a fictional Clinton herself.
The ad reiterated Cruz's assertion... Читать дальше...
Donald Trump said Thursday that he thinks putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill and moving Andrew Jackson to the back of the bill is "pure political correctness."
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The La Crosse Kiwanis Club has given 10 area high school seniors scholarships.
For the second time in three years, Ron Buisman of West Salem has claimed the championship in the Bird Dog Circuit National Championship.
A 15-year-old girl has died after she was attacked Thursday at a Wilmington high school, the mayor's office said.
In his latest political attack ad, Ted Cruz employed a Hillary Clinton impersonator.
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The flash-sale shopping site will shutter by the end of May, Re/Code reports.
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Following the Philadelphia Eagles' massive trade up to the No. 2 pick in the 2016 Draft, it appears the first two selections in the draft are going to be quarterbacks.
The Rams, who traded up to the No. 1 pick a week ago, and Eagles both have their eyes on California's Jared Goff and North Dakota State's Carson Wentz, according to reports — it's just a matter of who goes first.
In general, this is a seismic shift from months ago, when the quarterbacks of this draft were considered afterthoughts. Читать дальше...
Regulator says people need to be ‘more savvy online’
The U.S. Treasury will replace former President Andrew Jackson with anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill
Thousands converged on Hyde park throughout Wednesday to celebrate World Weed Day. Police made 23 arrests for cannabis related offences. The day went by peacefully as protesters against the criminalization of marijuana enjoyed a day of sunshine under a cloud of haze. London24 reports: The annual event is organised by the campaign group Norml-UK, who describe themselves as “a non-partisan organisation seeking to reform British cannabis laws and to gain recognition for the rights of cannabis consumers in the UK”. Читать дальше...
Brunswick Street bar on site of a sly grog shop was an ideal venue, but party to kickstart senate campaign for Dr Meredith Doig was a bit short on flair, daring and, to be frank, sexiness.
Jones manages to maintain injunction. But it might not save him.
Lynne Ryan, a topsoil farmer in New Castle, Pa., wants to be a Republican delegate at the national convention in July.
While experts are trying to understand why the oil negotiations in Doha have failed, journalist Christina Pletten from Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten tried to look at the situation from a different angle, offering her idea of who might be responsible for the failure.
Richard Sherman, now one of football's most prolific pitchmen, said he doesn't have some master plan to craft a particular image in his endorsement choices.
Richard Sherman, now one of football's most prolific pitchmen, said he doesn't have some master plan to craft a particular image in his endorsement choices. The Seattle Seahawks cornerback has starred in ads showing how he deals with claims that he's the best in the game. The digital short series for Oberto that launches Thursday features Sherman and the New England Patriots tight end sitting in a garage and riffing on a variety of subjects. Gronkowski started an Instagram account last month,... Читать дальше...
We should be grateful that the NHS is at last starting to recognise the pharmacists' role, and adding on-site pharmacists and therapists to reformed and expanded GP surgeries
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BATH, Maine, April 21 (UPI) -- A future U.S. Navy destroyer has begun acceptance trials.
Damascus intends to eliminate Daesh and liberate the country from terrorists, the Syrian prime minister told Sputnik.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi April 24 visit to Jamshedpur the state police have launched a well-designed counter Maoist offensive on the outskirts of the steel city.