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What would you do with three million LEGO bricks?

The Melrose-Mindoro girls and boys track teams met their goals for the Dairyland Conference meet this season.

The Mustang girls soccer team picked up victories over Coulee Christian and Altoona last week.

Charlottesville Circuit Judge Richard Moore made the remark Tuesday at a hearing on the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity's $25 million defamation lawsuit against the magazine, its publisher and writer Sabrina Rubin Erdely. If he rules in the fraternity's favor, the lawsuit — one of three stemming from the article— will move to the discovery phase.

Upgrade your summer seating plan with elegant chair designs from Mats Theslius, Atelier Oï, Cristián Valdés, Slowood Studios, and Christopher Kurtz featuring muted leather, glints of metal and fluid lines.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a police-involved shooting in midtown Manhattan in which one person was killed (all times local):

University of Fort Hare vice-chancellor Mvuyo Tom has given an assurance that the institution's centenary celebrations will go ahead despite threats of disruptions.

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The La Crescent High School boys golf team found itself on the right side of a tiebreaker to beat Lewiston-Altura last week.

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Former Ontario Premier Bob Rae belts out a custom version of Cole Porter's 'You're the Top' in honour of the Queen's 90th birthday

PARIS (AP) — A French diplomat competing to be the world's top health official says a global tax can help fill the World Health Organization's coffers.

The U.N. health agency, which was widely criticized for its response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak, faces chronic funding problems even as viruses spread faster in an ever-more-connected world.

Koning Willem-Alexander laat zich in 2017 omscholen als piloot. Hij heeft nu een brevet voor de Fokker 70, het huidige regeringsvliegtuig, maar wil leren vliegen in de Boeing 737. Grote kans dat het regeringstoestel PH-KBX daarom wordt vervangen door een Boeing 737.

Headlines over the last day have pointed to Drake overtaking Justin Bieber as the all-time most-streamed artist on Spotify, citing numbers on...

New research by the Green/EFA group in the European Parliament calls for the USA to be considered a tax haven, following claims that it has fallen behind in terms of tax transparency.

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Icelandic strongman Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson is known for playing the terrifyingly large Gregor Clegane (aka The Mountain) on "Game of Thrones." He also holds a world record for keg-tossing, and recently revealed his insane daily diet.

But Björnsson's 15,000 calorie-per-day diet is not what has fans buzzing these days. Instead, we're all obsessed with his new Pomeranian puppy. Seriously, look at this thing:

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Nigerian soldiers have found one of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram from Chibok, the first since the kidnapping two years ago.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers have given tentative approval to forming a national guard, with some saying the Kremlin needs it as a tool against possible unrest.

De degradatie van FC Twente heeft grote gevolgen voor de vier clubs die nog strijden om een plekje in de eredivisie. Willem II lijkt nu zo goed als zeker veilig, voor De Graafschap, NAC en Go Ahead Eagles staat er nog heel wat op het spel. Zelfs Cambuur kan nog terugkeren naar de eredivisie.

A BENDIGO man fought off at least six crocodiles with nothing but spanners, spark plugs and his fists as he desperately tried to save his mate’s life.

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DEL MAR, Calif., May 18 (UPI) -- A group of fathers teamed up with their babies to put on a dance routine for mothers at a local dance studio in California.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court dealt Gov. Scott Walker a loss on Wednesday, upholding a ruling that preserves the independence of the state's elected education secretary and denies the governor power of veto over the office.