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Just when whispers of “he’s past his prime” began to surround Kevin VanDam’s lack of BASS tournament wins, the most dominate angler of the past quarter century has quieted all the doubters with three sock-in-the-mouth 2016 victories—and the season ain’t over yet. 

The key to his wins? Little could I have imagined that KVD would reference a cookie recipe I discovered on the shores of Lake Texoma 25 years ago... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — Detroit pitcher Drake Britton has been banned for 50 games following a positive test for amphetamine under baseball’s minor league program and St. Louis second baseman Luke Doyle has been suspended for 100 games for refusing to take a test. Britton, a 27-year-old left-hander, made 25 relief appearances for the Boston Red

MTV turned 35 earlier this week -- crazy, right? So much has changed since that little channel dedicated to music videos first turned on in 1981. The...

Local shares are set to open lower as the recent rally on global sharemarkets starts to show signs of fizzling out.

.@21savage: “It’s one simple thing that would get rid of all the problems in the world.” pic.twitter.com/0O0EqkOJKg

Jennilyn Olayres weeping over the body of her husband, Michael Siaron, who was killed in the Manila metropolitan area last month.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors say three suspects in a polygamous sect's food stamp fraud scheme were re-arrested because they violated terms of their supervised release by being in the same location on multiple days. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports (http://bit.ly/2avWlXK ) that Seth Jeffs, John Wayman and Preston Barlow denied the allegations through their attorneys during a court appearance Tuesday in St. George, Utah.

Will the wonders of student dress codes ever cease? “Lady Like” and “school-appropriate” is how a flyer about the sexist rules — given to Illinois middle-school students — labeled the image of a headless woman wearing leggings and an oversized T-shirt.

The weather stands in the way of India going 2-0 up in the series.

The coffee giant has lofty growth targets and the strong track record to deliver on them.

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PENTICTON, British Columbia, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A pair of girls in Canada helped rescue a cat and her four kittens after a storm left them stranded in a crawl space for five days.

Trying to divine which stocks will benefit after November’s presidential election is frivolous and even dangerous to your wealth, writes Chuck Jaffe.

Trying to divine which stocks will benefit after November’s presidential election is frivolous and even dangerous to your wealth, writes Chuck Jaffe.

The corpse flower is huge, pretty and only blooms for a short while. As the name suggests, it also smells disgusting. Its real name is amorphophallus titanum, which roughly translates … Click to Continue »

In het Groningse Wedde is dinsdagmiddag een 12-jarige jongen uit Vianen in kritieke toestand naar het ziekenhuis gebracht, nadat hij bewusteloos was gevonden in een zwembad. Deze zomer kwamen al negen mensen om door verdrinking.

A roundup of investment ideas for active investors

Delaware’s death penalty is unconstitutional, the state’s Supreme Court declared on Tuesday.

The Latest on Washington state's primary election (all times local):

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The Golden State Warriors are already the heavy championship favorites this season.

After adding Kevin Durant to a core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala, the Warriors boast the most talented team on paper.

Even after notching the best regular-season record in NBA history in 2015-16 by going 73-9, some feel they could be even better.

According to Sports Illustrated's Lee Jenkins, an NBA front office ran a regular-season simulation of other teams... Читать дальше...

Vladimir Tarabay, the owner of Fast Bail Bonds, is accused of intimidation and forcible sodomy.

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As architect Florian Heinzelmann traveled around Indonesia, he noticed that many villages lacked communal spaces.

That's why he — and his Netherlands-based design firm, Shau — decided to create a small public library in the village of Bandung.

Like most libraries, the goal is to foster a love of reading and encourage community members to hang out, Heinzelmann tells Tech Insider. But unlike most libraries, it's made of 2,000 used ice cream buckets.

Take a look.

Located in Bandung... Читать дальше...

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George Lucas certainly approves of Marvel Comics' latest "Han Solo" series.

The "Star Wars" creator emailed Marvel comic-book artist Mark Brooks asking to purchase every original page from "Han Solo #1" and "#2."

"Surreal is an understatement," Brooks said in a post on his Facebook (below) reacting to the request from Lucas.

"Han Solo #1" and #2" are both available now, and "#3" will be released on August 3.

The series... Читать дальше...