The full text of President Barack Obama's speech to the Disabled American Veterans convention in Atlanta, August 1, 2016, as provided by the White House.
NASA have launched an investigation into the so-called ‘Armageddon’ asteroid that appears to be heading towards Earth. Scientists will collect rock samples from the asteroid named Bennu, in an effort to understand just how much of a danger it poses to life on Earth. Independent.co.uk reports: Bennu, which is around 500 metres in diameter at its equator and travels around the sun at 63,000mph, will pass between Earth and the moon in 2135. “That 2135 fly-by is going to tweak Bennu’s orbit, potentially... Читать дальше...
MIAMI, Okla. — Northeastern Oklahoman A&M College is set to lease about 1,600 acres of land in the Neosho River Bottom from the Grand River Dam Authority as part of an educational and business partnership. The partnership was announced Tuesday, according to The Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/2aDGqG6 ). College officials say the plan is to sublease
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First and foremost, college is about getting an education. But it's also about having fun, going out, and making new friends.
Business Insider created a list of schools that best embody this dual principle — the "work hard, play hard" mentality that many students look for.
To find the most intense colleges in the country, we combined four rankings from college information site Niche: colleges with the best academics, smartest students, best Greek life colleges, and top party schools. Читать дальше...
ÖSYM, Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi'nin 2016-ÖSYS Yükseköğretim Programları ve Kontenjanları Kılavuzu'ndan çıkarıldığını duyurdu.Devamı için tıklayınız
LONG POND, Pa. — Chris Buescher sat in his Ford, hoping that the fog would stick over Pocono and the cloud over the rookie’s middling season would start to lift. Buescher idled in his car, then stood with his arms folded on pit road. “I tried not to get my hopes up,” he said. Buescher
Orlando just traded for him and are going to pay to try and keep him, too.
During Beyonce and Jay Z's family excursion in France (a welcome break as the singer travels the globe for her Formation World Tour), Bey's...
AC/DC guitarist Angus Young gives us a health update on brother Malcolm Young, discusses enlisting Axl Rose to fill in on vocals and talks retirement.
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Amazon surged past Exxon Mobil to become the fourth-largest U.S. company by market value. Exxon Mobil also fell below Facebook into sixth place, to make it an all-technology top five.
Amazon surged past Exxon Mobil to become the fourth-largest U.S. company by market value. Exxon Mobil also fell below Facebook into sixth place, to make it an all-technology top five.
Amazon surged past Exxon Mobil to become the fourth-largest U.S. company by market value. Exxon Mobil also fell below Facebook into sixth place, to make it an all-technology top five.
ATHENS, Ga. — Kirby Smart is inviting fans to a practice at Sanford Stadium in part because he wants to see how his players respond to the extra attention. The new Georgia coach won’t be watching as closely to see how fans respond to the players, including those in the quarterback competition. Smart, the former
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a 3-year-old boy has left the hospital after being rescued from a central Minnesota lake over the weekend.
As if Zika and questionable living conditions weren't enough to deal with at the Olympics this year, athletes have one more hurdle to overcome. Those arriving in Rio for the games have...
Michael Douglas’ 37-year-old son, Cameron, has been released from prison after serving nearly seven years, People confirms. The news outlet said that Cameron’s initial release was supposed to be in 2018, but he is now living in a halfway house in Brooklyn.
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During her visit, head coach Chip Kelly, general manager Trent Baalke and president Al Guido, among others, spoke with Rice, 61, an avid football fan who is part of the 13-member College Football Playoff selection committee. Rice, who watches more than 10 college games a week as a committee member, once said that serving as NFL commissioner would be her dream job.
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Americans are great at a lot of things, but it turns out we don't stack up so well against similar countries in terms of our health.
There are a handful of factors that go into putting Americans near the bottom of the bunch, particularly early in life: surprisingly high infant mortality rates, sexually transmitted infections, and problems with drugs and violence — to name just a few.
But one important factor is the amount of extra weight we carry around. Читать дальше...
Assistant coach Brandon Eggum has been named the acting head coach for Gophers wrestling as the University of Minnesota continues its investigation of head coach J Robinson.
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According to the CDC, adults need at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity a week (brisk walking counts, so don’t fret), along with two days of muscle-strengthening activities.
This seems pretty straight forward, but there are other questions that come into play. For example, how much should you eat when you workout, and when is the best time to do so?
It’s important to remember that caloric intake is different for everyone, depending on factors like gender... Читать дальше...
Wikileaks have released documents proving that Hillary Clinton took $100,000 of cash from a company she ran that also funded ISIS in Syria. The documents reveal that French industrial giant, Lafarge, handed over money to the Islamic state so they could operate its cement plant in Syria, and purchased oil from ISIS. Lafarge is the very same company that Hillary Clinton was a director of. Clinton took $100k cash from & was director of company that gave money to ISIS https://t.co/4B2rOTG7sl docs... Читать дальше...
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the developments in the war in Syria (all times local):
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