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Burlington College officials announced to students, faculty, and staff on Monday that the college will shutter its doors in two weeks, the Burlington Free Press reported. The school will officially close on May 27.

Burlington has long faced financial difficulties stemming from a 2010 purchase of 32 acres of land. Notably, Jane Sanders, wife of Vermont Sen. and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, oversaw the deal during her time as president of the 250-student college. Читать дальше...

The teen had a history of being abused sexually and emotionally.

Newcastle businesswoman Tracy McKelligott has denied being involved in an alleged scheme to hide illicit payments from Parramatta to star player Anthony Watmough.

Cannes 2016: Kristen Stewart returns to the red carpet for Olivier Assayas' 'Personal Shopper' May 17, 2016, 1:59 p.m. Amid the usual excitement and unusually heightened security, the 69th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Wednesday with the world premiere of Woody Allen's "Café Society," starring...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — In a May 16 about a 9-year-old girl struck earlier this month by a bullet fired from outside her home, The Associated Press, based on information from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office, reported that Za'layia Jenkins…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — In a May 16 about a 9-year-old girl struck earlier this month by a bullet fired from outside her home, The Associated Press, based on information from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office, reported that Za'layia Jenkins was pronounced dead on May 16. Police say the girl was declared brain-dead, and her family says she remains on life support.

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In October 1983 the Caribbean nation of Grenada experienced a series of bloody coups over the course of a week, threatening U.S. interests as well as U.S. citizens on the island.

In a controversial move, President Reagan decided to launch Operation Urgent Fury, an invasion of the island nation (and the first real-world test of the all-volunteer force in combat).

The Grenadian forces were bolstered by Communist troops from the Soviet Union, North Korea, Cuba, and Bulgaria. Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who faces felony charges of defrauding investors unrelated to his office, has the support of Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders and hasn't been asked to resign, a Paxton spokesman said Tuesday. The state's top prosecutor, a Republican, has faced months of speculation that the state's dominant party would pressure him to step aside as his legal troubles mounted. [...] just a few days after Republicans rallied in Fort Worth at their state convention... Читать дальше...

Who says all the big deals go down in Los Angeles? Comic actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry has sold his sprawling riverfront estate in the Paces neighborhood of Atlanta for a record $17.5 million.

Obama commended the country's prolific metal scene while speaking with European Nordic leaders. "Finland is making the weirdest heavy metal imaginable," Decibel editor-in-chief Albert Mudrian says.

The Liberals' stance on the former Conservative government's anti-terrorism bill amounted to pretzel logic, standing for both beefed up national security and for charter rights. The Liberals supported C-51 with a promise to change it, but have they delivered?

By taking advantage of the quarry reservoir's year-round 50-degree temperature, the airport will be able to halve its cooling costs, said Christine Vitt, the airport authority's vice president of strategic planning and sustainability. It's a closed-loop system, so the water never leaves the pipes, and the components should last a century or more, said environmental consultant David Rehse of Energy Systems Group, who worked on the system. [...] unlike solar panels, which are a visible sign that a building uses renewable energy... Читать дальше...

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Ready-made meals have become the latest weapon in the battle for market share between Coles and Woolworths.

Billionaire casino executive Sheldon Adelson is already at work on behalf of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. "I'm asking for your support" for Trump, Adelson wrote in an email Monday to more than ...

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Gap Inc. has been struggling.

But CEO Art Peck is aware of a possible solution to fix the problems, and that's to use Amazon.

"To not be considering Amazon and others would be — in my view — delusional," Peck said at Gap's shareholders meeting on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg, after he was asked if the company would ever use Amazon to reach shoppers. "We are always considering all of the opportunities beyond our traditional mix of channels and stores. Читать дальше...

Donald Trump addressed North Korea, Russia, Dodd-Frank and the Paris climate accord in a wide-ranging interview.

Fed phobia is running high ahead of Wednesday's release of Fed minutes.

The producer halted the performance after hearing the singer was planning to make a "statement" at the awards show.

Booker Hodges, Steven Belton say accusations against park superintendent are unwarranted in their view

The family firm was once the largest private brewery in America.

Seven former officials of the city of Beaumont have been named in a corruption case that includes charges of embezzlement and misappropriating of funds, according to Riverside County Superior Court records.

A rare pear-shaped vivid pink diamond fetched 30.8 million Swiss francs ($42.8 million) at auction on Tuesday, Sotheby's said, but several other large stones failed to reach the reserve prices set by the sellers.

Brooklyn Beckham puts his arm around girlfriend Chloe Moretz while sitting together at the after party for Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising on Monday (May 16) in Los Angeles. The hot young couple made their first red carpet appearance together earlier in the night at the movie’s premiere and they kept the lovefest going into the [...]

The Atlanta Falcons' new stadium will offer $2 hot dogs, $3 nachos and $5 beer when it opens in 2017.