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MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Divers along the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa have begun removing hundreds of thousands of mussels from the path of an Interstate 74 bridge project.

The United States and Central Asian states are planning to boost trade in main sectors of the countries’ economies, US Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Wednesday.

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SEATTLE, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey and Zoe Wanamaker are to star in writer Jez Butterworth's historical drama "Britannia."

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) began investigation of an Emirates airlines passenger jet crash-landing at Dubai International Airport, GCAA said in a statement Wednesday.

It was a jolly atmosphere at Mogobeng Primary School in Katlehong where many voters, including 101-year-old MmaLeah Motaung, came out to vote.

The Dallas Cowboys may have to tap the shallow free-agent pond or the slim trade market for a new backup quarterback to starter Tony Romo. Kellen Moore was sidelined with a broken fibula during training camp practice Tuesday leaving team president Jerry Jones with fewer options than anticipated and with the season opener five weeks away.

Another day, another non-update regarding the talks between the Chargers and defensive end Joey Bosa. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Chargers and Bosa still haven’t spoken since Thursday. That’s the day the Chargers made their latest offer, Bosa’s camp countered within 90 minutes, and the Chargers essentially followed up by asking,…

Het Openbaar Ministerie stapt naar de Hoge Raad om een essentiële telefonische melding in een moordzaak te kunnen beluisteren. De gang naar de hoogste rechter volgt op de weigering van de ambulancedienst om het telefoontje tussen de verdachte van de moord op Hilly Rogaar en de meldkamer te openbaren.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of the state Public Records Board says members won't reconsider changes to its policy on how long government agencies must retain their records for several years.

Many millennials say they are skeptical they will ever be millionaires, according to a new study, a finding that reflects the tough job market and high student debt many young adults started their working lives with.

Two weeks ago, President Obama announced that the US will draw down its troops in Afghanistan from 9,800 to 8,400, altering his original plan to reduce the number to 5,500. His decision suggests that conditions on the ground are not as promising as he expected them to be, and maintaining a larger number of troops is important as he believes "it is in our national security interests...that we give our Afghan partners the best opportunities to succeed." The president, however, did not spell out what success actually means. Читать дальше...

Belgian politician says dating app imposes unlawful conditions on users, pushing them to accept unclear clauses letting the company use their data even after accounts are closed

Prosecutors on Wednesday brought the first-ever terrorism charges against a law enforcement officer in the U.S., alleging that a patrol officer with the D.C. region's Metro Transit Police was caught ...

Alabama's parole board has decided against freeing 76-year-old Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., a one-time Ku Klux Klansman convicted in a 1963 church bombing that killed four black girls.

Loose Women panellist Sherrie Hewson announces live on air she is to leave ITV's talk show later this year.

Taylor Swift's social media hiatus has come to a halt—thanks to her cat.  After a non-stop stream of glossy photos from her Fourth of July squad soirée, Taylor's...

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Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain's future in the NFL is in doubt after reports of a turbulent offseason.

McClain was suspended for ten games on June 30, and now reports from ESPN's Todd Archer and Jean-Jacques Taylor and Bleacher Report's Jason Cole say that McClain tested positive for a codeine-based drink called "purple drank," a mixture of cough syrup and Sprite.

According to Cole, users of purple drank often gain weight, and McClain has... Читать дальше...

Businesses appear to be pulling back on investments despite signs of healthy demand from consumers and a reasonably solid jobs market. "The recent strength of underlying retail sales can largely explain the resilience of service sector activity," said Andrew Hunter, U.S. economist at Capital Economics. The ISM is a trade group of purchasing managers whose services survey covers businesses that employ the vast majority of workers, including retail, construction, health care and financial services companies. Читать дальше...

A street artist in Australia depicts U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wearing a bikini, and then traditional Islamic attire

Welcome back to Charts Center. In this episode, hosts Tetris Kelly and Christina Garibaldi run down Drake's dominant Views position, where Major...

Stock indexes retrace early declines to turn modestly positive

She claimed she was locked up after she 'kissed a guy'