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They found, for instance, that South Korean women and Iranian men showed the largest increases in average height over the past 100 years, with South Korean women gaining an average of 8 inches (20.2 cm) between 1916 and 2014, and Iranian men growing an average of 6.5 inches (16.5 centimeters) taller. Men and women in the United States also experienced a growth spurt, but to a lesser degree. In 1914, U.S. men were the third tallest in the world, and U.S. women were the fourth tallest.

Syrian rebels downed a Russian helicopter, killing all five crew members and officers on board, the Kremlin and a Syrian opposition news agency said on Monday.

LONDON (AP) — An Islamic State-inspired taxi driver who tried to behead a London Underground passenger has been sent to a high-security mental hospital to begin a life sentence. The judge ruled that Mire had been motivated by events in Syria, even though he was diagnosed as having paranoid schizophrenia at the time of the offence.

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Suspended New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady might be throwing to some all-time great wide receivers this season.

(AP) — Authorities say a man was taken into custody following reports that he dumped an oily substance along a roughly half-mile stretch of Washtenaw County roadway. The Ann Arbor News reports (http://bit.ly/2au9Sfi ) the sheriff's department responded Monday morning to reports that the man was dumping an unknown substance in Superior Township.

Is it OK to laugh about Draymond Green‘s accidental exposure? DeMarcus Cousins and a few other Team USA players say yes.

McLay asked for the investigation Monday because the police union has accused him of violating the city code, which says police aren't supposed to make political statements in uniform or otherwise engage in politics. McLay has defended the speech, saying he avoided endorsing any political candidate or viewpoint and, rather, spoke about the need for police to improve their relations with citizens.

The worst storm of the season so far was on track to hit Hong Kong as Typhoon Nida barreled Monday toward south China. The Hong Kong Observatory, a government weather agency, issued a No. 8 storm signal late Monday as schools suspended classes and airports canceled more than 120 flights. No. 8 signals indicate that gales or storm-force winds are expected with sustained speeds up to 72 mph and gusts up to 112 mph.

CUPERTINO (AFN) - Apple heeft de troon in de noodlijdende tabletmarkt steviger in handen. De wereldwijde verkopen van tabletcomputers daalden in de afgelopen drie maanden naar het laagste niveau in drie jaar tijd, maar het marktaandeel van de iPad-maker steeg naar 28 procent. Dat blijkt maandag uit nieuwe cijfers van marktonderzoeker Canalys.

The rhetoric on the stage was dramatized by interactions between protesters and police on the streets.

Do less work to look damn good.

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Instead of paying for a brush-cleaning mat, make a DIY version with a paper plate and hot glue!

Simply make stray marks with the hot glue on the plate and let it dry. Then, use lukewarm water and soap and swirl your brushes into the mixture against the glue to really get the makeup off! Here's the full tutorial.

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Lea Michele posed completely in the buff for Women’s Health UK‘s latest issue, and fans were quick to point out some new ink on her left buttocks. The 29-year-old Scream Queens star tattooed “Finn,” the name of Cory Monteith‘s Glee character, on her body to remember him after his tragic death. Cory passed away three [...]

A power shift is underway in Venezuela, where citizens could be forced to work on farms. Amidst massive food shortages and an extended state of emergency, Venezuela’s government issued a decree late July that would force people to work in fields up to 60 days and possibly longer. Humanitarian groups are blowing the whistle, saying […]

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MOSCOW, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Moscow's Lublinsky District Court refused to change the suspended sentence of Russian opposition activist and blogger Alexei Navalny to prison time.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The kidnapping of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law was allegedly planned by one of his helicopter pilots, Sao Paulo police said Monday. Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city and the center of commerce, for decades has had problems with people being kidnapped and held for ransom, but a dedicated police task force reduced the crime over the last 15 years.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The kidnapping of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law was allegedly planned by one of his helicopter pilots, Sao Paulo police said Monday.

Now that Donald Trump has won the Republican nomination, capitalizing on his image as a nationalist tough guy, he needs to fill in some of the details on his strategic vision for a proper American role in the world. By correctly declaring the NATO alliance obsolete and urging U.S. East Asian allies, such as Japan and South Korea, to do more for their own defense, he has identified one of the most important strategic issues for a new world vision.

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MILAN — Shares in troubled Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena rose Monday as a capital infusion means the bank won’t be nationalized. But the shares of other Italian banks fell as investors focused on the scale of their mountain of bad loans. Monte dei Paschi was by far the worst performer in stress

The strikes will target ISIS in and around Sirte, a city halfway between Tripoli and Benghazi that has become an ISIS stronghold in the country.

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court says a woman who found her 77-year-old husband crushed to death under an all-terrain vehicle when she brought him lunch at work cannot sue his employer for emotional distress. The unanimous decision came Monday in the appeal filed by Jenny Velecela. Her husband, Austin Irwin, was repairing the

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KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A Hawaiian company offering helicopter tours captured footage of a lava lake in an active volcano showing the image of a "smiley face."

– Three ex-militants have graduated with First class degree from UK universities – Eighteen other students from different disciplines also graduated with second class upper division – Paul Boroh, the Coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Programme, congratulated the graduates for making the country proud Nicholas Goodness, Terubein Fawei and Lucky Azibanagein, three repentant militants have bagged First class degree from UK universities. […]

The Cape Times newspaper has been ordered to apologise to its former editor Alide Dasnois after publishing a misleading article about a settlement reached after her dismissal.