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(AP) — The Louisiana Senate has unanimously backed a bill that would shift New Orleans public schools from state control back to the Orleans Parish School Board. The state has run 52 New Orleans public schools for the past decade, under the Recovery School District that was created in 2003 to take over failing schools.

Inside: gin bottles, a street sign, and a three-legged cat. They named him Capone.

The town of Holland is moving forward with exploring the feasibility of installing solar panels on town land, despite having to revise its Plan A.

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Before cofounding Solemates, a brand of women's shoe-care products, in 2009, Becca Brown worked at Goldman Sachs for almost six years.

Brown, who has a bachelor's from Harvard University and an MBA from Columbia, spent a lot of time interviewing job candidates at Goldman, where she held various roles, including analyst, wealth adviser, and chief of staff. She was also part of the investment bank's Harvard recruiting team, she says.

"I interviewed anywhere from 20 to 30 job candidates a year... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS - Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is set to meet with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence ahead of his appearance at a state GOP fundraising dinner in Indianapolis.

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info; CHANGES photo; Minor edits) YONGIN, South Korea, April 21 (Yonhap) -- A pair of Chinese giant pandas that arrived here last month as part of a joint research project were officially unveiled to the public on Thursda

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If your career plan is to become a hedge fund trader or play some other role in the financial services business, you probably need an MBA just as the price of admission.

If that's you, don't bother reading this post.

For everyone else, you may be considering an MBA program as a way to increase your business acumen, enhance your personal brand, and make yourself more competitive.

If that's the case, there may be some cheaper and better alternatives. Читать дальше...

Winston the Whale s’inspire des lunettes vintage 3D.

Le tatoueur basé à Portland Winston the Whale commence à être connu pour ses incroyables œuvres en 3D.

Winston the Whale

Pour ses œuvres, qui s'inspirent des lunettes vintage 3D, il utilise de l'encre rouge et bleue pour donner l'impression que les images sortent de la peau.

Winston The Whale

Winston explique que tout a commencé... Читать дальше...

The "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" star said she's feeling great.

Sony's PlayStation VR bet is expected to pay off in 2016, according to a report released Wednesday by SuperData research. The PlayStation VR is expected to ship 2.6 million units, much higher than the 700,000

CHICAGO - A former Loyola University basketball player says women's coach Sheryl Swoopes created a hostile environment and routinely threatened to cut players from the roster or have their scholarships scrapped.

It's in addition to Britain's commitment to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020.

İstanbul karayolunu 3,5 saate indirecek projenin Körfez Köprüsü ayağı bugün tamamlanıyor. Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ve Başbakan Ahmet Davutoğlu'nun katılımıyla bir tören gerçekleştirilecek. Köprünün...Devamı için tıklayınız

RUURLO - Het erf maakt een rommelige indruk. De stallen, waar 390 varkens de hongerdood zijn gestorven, liggen het dichts bij de weg, het woonhuis staat er achter. De boer moet bijna dagelijks langs zijn stervende dieren zijn gereden, op weg naar zijn werk bij nota bene een andere varkenshouder.

– Despite statement by the Nigerian army, a group embarked on solidarity march to the presidential Villa today – Leader of the group noted that the march was to show support and appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari and the chief of army staff – Armed policemen however prevented them from entering the Villa Despite statement […]

Print section UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Can she fix it? Fly Title:  Genetically modified crops Location:  BEIJING AFTER years of fierce debate in China... Читать дальше...

An alleged serial rapist and murderer disappeared from his work post for 45 minutes before the body of his colleague was found at their workplace.

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YANDINA, Australia, April 21 (UPI) -- A pair of Australian snake catchers called to remove a snake from a home discovered a massive 17-pound carpet python lounging on the kitchen counter.

The actor, comedian and writer, who honed his skills on the Chicago improv circuit, is now winning over audiences in his role on HBO’s award-winning series ‘Silicon Valley’ (back for its third season).

“Cover up all your blemishes using the shade denial and emotional repression.”

– Kimanin mutane guda takwas sun rasu inda mutane guda 12 sun raunata akan harin kunar bakin wake wanda ta auku a sansanin yan gudun hijira – Wani harin ta fice a jiya, Laraba 20, ga watan Afirilu a garin Banki dake jihar Borno dake Arewa maso gabashin Najeriya – An bayyana wanda matan kunar […]

Natural-gas futures saw volatile trading Thursday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that supplies of the commodity rose 7 billion cubic feet for the week ended April 15. Analysts polled by Platts forecast a climb of 2 billion cubic feet. Total stocks now stand at 2.484 trillion cubic feet, up 881 billion cubic feet from a year ago and 811 billion cubic feet above the five-year average, the government said. May natural gas rose 1.9 cents, or 0.9%, to $2.088 per million... Читать дальше...

Bhubaneswar, Apr 21 () Severe heat wave conditions continued to prevail in most parts of the state as temperature soared to 47 degree Celsius at Titlagarh in the western region. Mercury touched 46.2 degree Celsius in another western Odisha town Sonepur.