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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Prisons officials say staff members at the Nebraska State Penitentiary have regained control of a group of inmates who refused orders to return to their living quarters.

Johannesburg - Metrobus has warned voters that many of its services will not be operating on Wednesday because of fuel shortages.

Throughout years of political gridlock, the risk that India might pass its biggest tax reform since independence appeared reassuringly remote for many businesses.

Paul Reilly is brash and opinionated, which always makes for a fun breakfast — even if there is a tinge of sadness on this particular morning.

Thunder Bay starting pitcher Dan McBryan needed just four pitches to secure the first two outs of Tuesday’s Northwoods League game at Copeland Park.

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No one player has carried the load this season for the Bismarck Governors.

FARGO — If five Missouri Valley Football Conference teams make the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs this season, there won’t be a repeat of last year, commissioner Patty Viverito reiterated Tuesday.

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In January, quick-service salad chain Sweetgreen stopped accepting cash at six of its 48 locations. After the success of this pilot, the company is considering whether to go cashless, according to a report from The New York Times. 

That’s because cash usage is decreasing — at Sweetgreen, just 10% of transactions are made in cash, compared to over 40% nine years ago. Читать дальше...

Up to 1m retired British workers could significantly lift their annual income, writes Steve Webb

The test launch of the North Korean missile carried out on Wednesday proves the need for the Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system in South Korea, South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said.

CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs manager Joe Maddon's decision to lift a dominant Jason Hammel for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning looked dubious when Miguel Montero struck out and Pedro Strop got into trouble in the seventh.

CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs manager Joe Maddon's decision to lift a dominant Jason Hammel for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning looked dubious when Miguel Montero struck out and Pedro Strop got into trouble in the seventh.

CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs manager Joe Maddon's decision to lift a dominant Jason Hammel for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning looked dubious when Miguel Montero struck out and Pedro Strop got into trouble in the seventh.

CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs manager Joe Maddon's decision to lift a dominant Jason Hammel for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning looked dubious when Miguel Montero struck out and Pedro Strop got into trouble in the seventh.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A year after a circus tent collapsed in New Hampshire killing a man and his 6-year-old daughter, a Florida-based circus operator is faces numerous charges and lawsuits.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A year after a circus tent collapsed in New Hampshire killing a man and his 6-year-old daughter, a Florida-based circus operator is faces numerous charges and lawsuits.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A year after a circus tent collapsed in New Hampshire killing a man and his 6-year-old daughter, a Florida-based circus operator is faces numerous charges and lawsuits.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A year after a circus tent collapsed in New Hampshire killing a man and his 6-year-old daughter, a Florida-based circus operator is faces numerous charges and lawsuits. Firefighters, building officials and tent handlers agree that state codes are sufficient and that education could improve their effectiveness.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A year after a circus tent collapsed in New Hampshire killing a man and his 6-year-old daughter, a Florida-based circus operator is faces numerous charges and lawsuits.

Some people like to live life on the edge. Others, like Kawika Singson, enjoy living even more dangerously: On fields of scorching lava.

Minus makeup, rockers raise $1 million at Lake Minnetonka mansion to fight poverty.

Science topper from Muzaffarpur Rahul Kumar was nabbed from the Vaishali district in Bihar.