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Each team played only once Wednesday, with two more days of round-robin competition before finals.

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Frustrated with the way "Game of Thrones" characters are always dying? There's apparently some method to George R.R. Martin's madness—and a highly philosophical one, at that. In an interview with Galaxy’s Edge, the "A Song of Ice and Fire" author finally answers our burning questions about why he's always killing off our favorite characters (RIP Ned Stark).

"I think a writer, even a fantasy writer, has an obligation to tell the truth and the truth is, as we say in ‘Game of Thrones,’ all men must die," he responded. Читать дальше...

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At 19 years old, actress Chloë Grace Moretz has already learned a lot about what it means to be a role model in Hollywood, and how hard you have to fight for what you want.

She says it all goes back to her first leading role, in 2013’s “Carrie” remake.

“I really realized, oh, there’s a lot of stuff going on here for women that I need to clue in on and understand it,” she told Business Insider while doing press for her new movie “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” (which opens on Friday). Читать дальше...

The IOC will announce in one week how many new doping failures from the 2012 London Olympics have been found in retesting of samples.

Among the festival's 421 films are a smattering of pictured made in Washington state, including one of the festival's larger draws – the Northwest premiere of "Captain Fantastic," a family heart warmer starring Viggo Mortensen and the Cascades.

Bella Hadid turned heads with a risqué look at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. The 19-year-old model, sister of fellow model Gigi Hadid and daughter of Real Housewives of...

The dystopian movie genre seems just about exhausted, but “The Lobster” brings enough new to the game to make it worth seeing. The punishment is that they are changed into an animal of their choosing, and turned loose into nature. People who run away from the program are hunted down with tranquilizer guns by the more cooperative types. David chooses a lobster for his animal, in part because the creatures are long lived, and he is congratulated for this unusual choice (most people select dogs). Читать дальше...

Connie Britton wraps her arm around Lupita Nyong’o while posing backstage at her Broadway play Eclipsed held at the Golden Theatre on Tuesday (May 17) in New York City. The 49-year-old actress was joined by Sophia Bush and Urban Cowboy B&B representative Jersey Banks as they showed their support. “Patience Jacob. Awa Abughe. These are [...]

ENSCHEDE - De FIOD is een onderzoek begonnen naar fraude en valsheid in geschrifte rond transfers van de spelers van FC Twente. Dat zegt woordvoerster Marieke van der Molen van het Functioneel Parket (van het OM), de leiding over het onderzoek heeft.

American kids are seeing a few ads for alcohol every day, causing concern among researchers.

Kazakhstan detained several vocal opponents of land reform ahead of protests planned for this weekend, in an apparent attempt to derail the rallies.

The Obama administration on Wednesday implemented a rule change that could have a greater impact on ordinary Americans’ wages than any executive action of the last eight years, extending mandatory overtime pay to a broad swath of American workers. In effect, that means a pay raise for millions of employees around the country, from food service managers to postdoctoral researchers to — full disclosure — salaried journalists.

Energy groups and miners need some balance sheet repair

Lying should come second nature to Jennifer Lawrence. It's ironic, giving that the actress makes a living pretending to be other people. But, as the Academy Award winner reveals on...

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France has been rocked by weeks of protests against a push for labor reform by French President Francois Hollande. 

Hollande has sought to cut France's employment rate, which is holding above 10%, by making it easier for individual employers to fire and hire employees. Protests, which have frequently turned violent against the measure, insist that such a law would cut away at France's high standards of labor protection. 

The protests have put added pressure on France's police... Читать дальше...

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye voiced hope Wednesday that a series of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) over bilateral cooperation with Iran would yield "concrete results" to benefit the people of both countries. Park made the

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BERLIN, May 18 (UPI) -- Germany's defense minister called on Airbus to provide a list of issues and solutions for the A400M aircraft.

Google officially announced its own smart loudspeaker dubbed...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Cailee Conlon, 25, is hoping to end her college career on a high note.