MONTPELLIER, France — Mark Cavendish is aiming for his fourth victory in this year’s Tour de France as the mostly flat Stage 11 gets underway. Chris Froome is wearing the yellow jersey of overall leader for the third consecutive day. With 29 career stage wins in the Tour, Cavendish sits second on the all-time list,
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has finally appeared before the Nigerian Senate committee on judiciary, human rights and legal matters, over alleged forgery case of Senate standing rules instituted against its members. Senate president Bukola Saraki had yesterday, July 12, warned that Senate will not hesitate to issue a bench warrant within one week […]
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The author of the Weldon amendment says the president has flagrantly disregarded his measure.
Kanye West has a message for his beloved mother on what would have been her 67th birthday. In 2007, Donda West tragically died a day after undergoing plastic surgery. Nine years...
To make progress in Pokémon Go, a mobile game that’s taken over America in the past week, you can’t just sit on your couch. You have to get out of the house and travel around town. Some Pokémon can only be found in watery locations. Others are only available at night.
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The Aykroyd family tree includes several generations of paranormal investigators.
A team of UK scientists have developed a virtual Chinook helicopter to help train the British army's Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) using virtual reality (VR) and an inflatable tunnel.
Seafood and the grill. A match made in heaven. The ultimate fast food. Everything from shrimp to fish steaks and whole fish welcome smoky tones from one of our summertime pleasures — grilling.
ALMA, Wis. — Members of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s cabinet spent time in Buffalo County Tuesday to discuss ongoing efforts to help children whose home or parents expose them to drugs.
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Picture this: You're trying to buy a used car, and you're having difficulty.
There are many, many more cars out there now than there were a few years ago. The old go-to used car dealers have smaller lots and less inventory, and they've been replaced by online dealerships.
But its a hassle to compare all of those at once.
That's pretty much the position bond investors find themselves in right now.
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Families are relying on loans, scholarships and grants more than ever before.
Most start-ups fail. This "Shark Tank" judge reveals why.
U.S. import prices rose less than expected in June as rising costs for petroleum products were offset by declining consumer and capital goods prices.
He faces an uphill struggle to create a new political movement in France, writes Tony Barber
NEW YORK — Jennifer Aniston’s takedown of tabloid culture is winning support among fellow celebrities but criticism from at least one tabloid journalist. “Ghostbusters” star Melissa McCarthy tells Entertainment Tonight that she agrees “one hundred thousand billion percent” with Aniston’s essay for the Huffington Post in which she writes constant paparazzi coverage contributes to a
The Indian contingent at the 2004 Olympics was rocked by doping as two weightlifters -- Sanamacha Chanu and Pratima Kumari
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JUBA , South Sudan, July 13 (UPI) -- South Sudan: U.S. troops were rushed to evacuate Americans and embassy personnel in the capital amid renewed fighting that is creating a humanitarian crisis.
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JUBA , South Sudan, July 13 (UPI) -- About 40 U.S. military troops were rushed to Juba, South Sudan, to speed the evacuation of embassy personnel, the U.S. State Department announced Wednesday.
The Faroe islands are a pretty odd place
You never know what Dax Shepard is going to say on TV. Two months after he revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he got a vasectomy without first discussing it with his wife, Kristen Bell,...
BERLIN — A court in Berlin has ruled that a police raid on a left-wing squat in the capital was illegal. The raid on June 22 triggered a series of clashes between left-wing extremists and police. In the most violent incident, 123 officers were injured during a riot in the Friedrichshain district that has undergone
Three men whose passports were confiscated after ASIO warned they posed a potential national security threat secured jobs at an air freight depot next to Melbourne Airport.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Aniston's takedown of tabloid culture is winning support among fellow celebrities.