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Zika is coming to the continental United States, bringing frightening birth defects — and, most likely, newly urgent discussions about abortion and contraception. Fearful they might bear children who suffer from brain-damaging birth defects caused by Zika, more women are expected to look for ways to prevent or end pregnancies. [...] the highest risk of Zika spreading is in Southern states where long-lasting birth control and abortions are harder to procure, and where a mosquito that transmits the virus already is plentiful. Читать дальше...

Property agents expect buyers to go for stores rather than whole business

ONALASKA / TREMPEALEAU — Dorothy Fern Wood, 95, of Onalaska and formerly of Trempealeau passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Onalaska Care Center.

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Veterans traveled to Washington, D.C. to see their memorials on the 21st and last Honor Flight of South Carolina on May 11, 2016. … Click to Continue »

Manager Roberto Martinez says Everton have struggled to focus on the Premier League following their FA Cup semi-final defeat.

As the kids used to say, Full Sail is Da Shizz…and they’re hitting a whole new gear, right now. One of the lesser known facts about yours truly is that, for several years, I worked as an ad agency creative director back in North and South Carolina (I have an online portfolio, if anyone’s curious…and, if you are, seek professional help) doing primarily copy but also a LOT of design. I don’t do it much anymore and I don’t broadcast the fact but I still do the occasional piece of design, mostly for Washington wineries. Читать дальше...

The Cal rugby coach, who led the Bears to their 26th national title at BYU on Saturday, headlines the eight-person Cal Hall of Fame Class of 2016, which was announced Wednesday. [...] in the class are Mark McNamara (basketball), Jerrott Willard (football), Brent Burns (track and field), Mike Deleray (soccer), Steve DeVries (tennis), Vikki Lang (golf) and Veronica Nelson (softball). McNamara, a center who was a first-round pick of the Philadelphia 76ers in 1982, led the Pac-10 in scoring, rebounding and field-goal percentage as a senior. Читать дальше...

According to Dr. Amir Attaran of Harvard University, the Olympic Games scheduled to begin in just three months in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, could factor in spreading the Zika virus around the globe.

Lyft has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by drivers who said they should be deemed employees.

A strong, diverse pipeline along with a growing digital side plays well for videogame publisher EA.

With the Eastern Conference semifinal tied at 2-2, the Raptors look to pull ahead of the Miami Heat tonight at the ACC — but they'll have to do it without Jonas Valanciunas, who is still out with an injured knee, and while DeMar DeRozan nurses a damaged thumb.

Leaders say they're getting on top of growth concerns, and tackling the issues the public has continued to bring up.

Dow titans Walt Disney and Apple have lost momentum, and "Fast Money" traders debated whether their stocks had any pop left.

A wonderful strike to open the scoring at Anfield was Hazard's fourth goal in as many Premier League matches, raising hopes of a recovery after a wretched season

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BOSTON, May 11 (UPI) -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is trying to bring his football prowess to the kitchen.

Editor’s note: The youths are considered the future of every country as the baton of leadership will be passed to them and they will be expected to handle the rein of the country. Bayo Olupohunda in this opinion quotes Wole Soyinka who referred to his generation as a wasted one and wonders if the current […]

Editor’s note: The Boko Haram insurgency in the north east has torn the region apart and once peaceful places have now been people’s nightmare. One Mrs Chidinma who hails from the south east says she has been in Borno for 30 years and prays for the state to return the peaceful old times. Mrs Chidinma’s […]

Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David are meant to be, right? So it makes sense that Ziva is playing such a huge role in Michael Weatherly's exit from NCIS—despite the fact that Cote de...

I guess you can argue over the term valuable, if you want, but Curry ranks highly there, too.