Four nations - Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and the United States - ended talks Wednesday much as they began, seeking peace in Afghanistan but with no real progress on how to get there or how to bring the most powerful of the country's insurgent groups, the Taliban, to the negotiating table.
Russell Wilson is coming back for more! After impressing fans of all ages with his hosting duties, the Seattle Seahawks quarterback is set to host the Kids' Choice Sports Awards for...
At least six people were injured by falling debris in Ecuador after a strong earthquake hit the country’s western coast on Wednesday, the Security Coordination Ministry said.
“I never said we would consider trading the No. 1 pick.” —Sixers GM Bryan Colangelo
Another day of hot, windy weather is expected to continue to hamper firefighting efforts in northern Alberta as blazes that have already scorched one worker camp continue to spread, bumping up against some major oil-sands operations and preventing the restart of production.
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Netflix has released a new tool called Fast.com that shows you how fast your internet connection really is, whether you're on mobile or broadband. All you have to do is go to that URL and Netflix will run a test.
While there are a few websites that already do this, like Speedtest.net (which this site actually links to in case you'd like to compare results), Netflix's pitch is that its tool is "ad free with a streamlined design that is quick and easy to understand."
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shook off an early loss and are moving slightly higher in morning trading Wednesday as investors wait for minutes from the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting. They'll be looking for any hints on whether the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shook off an early loss and are moving slightly higher in morning trading Wednesday as investors wait for minutes from the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting. They'll be looking for any hints on whether the…
The Canadian Toy Association has a few toy suggestions that will get kids outside
OLDENZAAL - Gras mag blijven groeien in Oldenzaal. De gemeente maait nog maar één tot twee keer per jaar. De aanleiding is de grote bijensterfte. Door een diversiteit aan bloemen en planten te laten groeien, hebben bijen een breder aanbod aan stuifmeel. Hun voedselaanbod verbetert waarmee de bijenproblematiek iets verholpen kan worden.
A lawyer for a former Nevada state prison guard trainee said Wednesday he looks forward to answering involuntary manslaughter and reckless disregard charges in court ...
Landslides caused by torrential rains falling on Sri Lanka left more than 200 families missing Wednesday, the Sri Lankan Red Cross said. The flash flooding and landslides have also forced thousands of people to leave their homes, CNN reported Wednesday.
FRED is getting a makeover.
The St. Louis Federal Reserve's Federal Reserve Economic Data — affectionately known as FRED — database is getting a makeover next month, the Fed announced Wednesday.
I think there are about a hundred regular readers who are going to be excited about this, but I know that these folks will be very excited.
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By Park Sojung SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Two English Springer Spaniels on Wednesday became the first dogs to retire in South Korea from the duty of sniffing out termites, which could severely damage ancient buildings if left untreated. A modest ce
– See how NLC in Lagos protested against government’s increase of petrol price and electricity tariffs – NLC wants both tariffs reversed and has vowed an indefinite strike from Wednesday until the government accedes to the demands In Lagos, both members of the Nigeria Labour Union (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) protested the […]
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Police in a south Alabama town say a mystery solved itself when a man, alerted by news reports, stopped by the station to claim a small pine box containing his father's ashes, found beside a country road with a neatly…