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Turkish police on Friday confiscated the equivalent of some $650,000 during an operation against the movement of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, local media reported.

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Shyness, according to Psychology Today, is "the awkwardness or apprehension some people feel when approaching or being approached by other people."

Shy people often "desperately want to connect with others, but don't know how or can't tolerate the anxiety that comes with human interaction."

John Stoker, president of DialogueWORKS and author of "Overcoming Fake Talk," says that 40% or more of the population would classify as "shy."

That means there's... Читать дальше...

There haven't been many big name releases this summer, but the month of August promises to deliver a few highly-anticipated records. From Frank Ocean’s long-awaited “Boys Don't Cry” to Britney Spears’ first album in three years, “Glory,” here are seven projects to be on the lookout for this month: 1. Frank Ocean - “Boys Don't Cry” (Aug. 5)

Gophers veterans size up the true freshmen heading into training camp.

Ankara'da düzenlenen operasyonda, haklarında gözaltı kararı bulunan 31 avukattan, aralarında Fethullah Gülen'in iki avukatının da bulunduğu 6'sının yurt dışına kaçtığı tespit edildi.Devamı için tıklayınız

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police say they've arrested two men accused of using pirated computer software to steal more than 100 vehicles that likely ended up in Mexico.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police say they've arrested two men accused of using pirated computer software to steal more than 100 vehicles that likely ended up in Mexico.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Latest on wildfires burning in the West (all times local): 12:10 p.m. Firefighters have started two simultaneous emergency burns in an effort to stop an 81-square-mile wildfire that on Friday moved to within a few miles of a small town in mountainous central Idaho. The burnouts began late Thursday on

Northern Ireland police have arrested a man over the shooting dead of 10 Protestant textile workers in 1976 in one of the deadliest of three decades of sectarian attacks in Northern Ireland.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing Wells Fargo Securities of defrauding investors in Rhode Island's failed $75 million deal with 38 Studios, the video game company started…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing Wells Fargo Securities of defrauding investors in Rhode Island's failed $75 million deal with 38 Studios, the video game company started…

A Nevada state court judge has set an August 2017 trial date for the three men accused in the April robbery-shooting death of a liquor store clerk in Las Vegas. Defense attorneys lost a bid ...

As the Vikings try to figure out their depth chart at receiver, one player is making a case for a spot on the first string. “I feel like I’m that guy,’’ Charles Johnson said, via Chris Thomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “I feel like I should be a starter on this team.’’ Tomasson…

Two Lotto players in KwaZulu-Natal have won R35.2 million and R19.2 million respectively.

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The US oil rig count increased by seven to 381 this week, according to driller Baker Hughes. 

That's the highest level since March 18.

The gas rig count fell by five to 81, and miscellaneous rigs fell by one to two, taking the total up one to 464.

Rig counts trail oil prices, and so the move higher suggests that producers became more comfortable with increasing production as oil prices rallied towards $50 per barrel into the middle of this year. Читать дальше...

Earlier this week, Apple made waves with the revelation that in iOS 10, the forthcoming operating system update for iPhones and iPads, the existing revolver emoji would be replaced with a water gun. 

The state Board of Education took a cautious approach toward groups that proposed opening one of the taxpayer-funded, non-traditional schools in the 2017-18 school year. The school board's decision to deny five applications which were approved by the Charter School Advisory Board after reviewing applications and interviewing board members earlier this year "appears to be a major change in state policy," North Carolina Public Charter Schools Association Executive Director Lee Teague said.

George Zimmerman claims he was not bragging about killing Trayvon Martin when he was assaulted at Gators Riverside Grille.

Film comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is to be remade with female lead characters - one of whom will be played by Rebel Wilson.

Chip-enabled credit cards are being used more often in the United States, but lots of consumers are expressing frustrations with them.

"Four policemen have been deputed to provide security to the AIADMK MP and a PCR van has been stationed at her North Avenue residence," an official said.

Mlibo Qoboshiyane , the ANC head of elections in the Eastern Cape, said the party needs to put infighting and ‘arrogance’ aside in order to regain control of Nelson Mandela Bay.

A timed event in which athletes attempt to stack cinder blocks to create a simple, dormitory-like structure—coincidentally on the very spot where an actual dormitory was supposed to have been completed six months ago. Medallists will receive the added reward of getting to sleep inside the safe-ish structure that they have just constructed. Non-medallists will be housed in a luxurious beachside hotel, just as soon as they build it.

SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea on Friday finalized three candidates for the leadership election slated for later this month, with Rep. Song Young-gil dropping from the contest. While four contenders ea