Russell Westbrook taking a raise of more than $8 million has turned him into a folk hero. He’s seen as the antithesis of the Warriors’ super team – a loyal superstar who will put the Thunder on his back without Kevin Durant. Gun-slinging in the powerful West, Westbrook will fill the stat sheet and make […]
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"Veep" executive producer David Mandel says that he sees the similarities between the show's fictional character Jonah Ryan (Timothy Simons) and Donald Trump, particularly at this moment.
Jonah, who's endlessly insulted by his peers in DC on the show, ran for Congress during the show's recent fifth season. Despite his inexperience and buffoonish behavior, he went on to win the election.
Jonah's win "was somewhat part of people’s dissatisfaction with our current... Читать дальше...
Charles Koch claims that America was turning away from the principles of “open debate and inquiry” but his actions belie his professed desire for open debate and inquiry.
Our summer reading series continues with a preview of Kevin Patterson’s first novel in a decade, News from the Red Desert
Ludhiana, Aug 5 () A bandh was observed today against Hindi film, 'The Legend of Michael Mishra', for allegedly "disrespecting" sage Valmiki on the call of Bharitya Valmiki Dharmik Sangathan (BVDS) here.
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares advanced Friday as the Bank of England's monetary easing measures boosted risk appetites among foreigners, led by a rally in tech shares. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea
Before we launch into the really hilarious pictures, what is the ‘Dab’ dance? It is a really simple dance, you lean your head into the crook of the elbow of one hand, while raising the other upward in the opposite direction. Where did it come from? No one is really sure, and there has been […]
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Starting this weekend, Olympians will compete in Rio to achieve athletic glory for their respective nations.
Also in attendance will be the numerous US athletes who have served their country in another way — by joining the armed forces.
Here are 15 other American Olympians who also served in the US military across history:
Charley Paddock
Wikimedia CommonsToday, Paddock is remembered as the loud, bold American in "Chariots of Fire."
He actually had quite a versatile career... Читать дальше...
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is keeping close tabs on the strong-worded media response from China and its possible retaliatory measures against Seoul's plan to deploy a United States missile defense system on the peninsula, a top diplomat said
Nine kit bags belonging to the British swim team were stolen, the latest thief as the Games get underway.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The California Highway Patrol says former basketball player Dennis Rodman should face charges in a freeway crash.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The California Highway Patrol says former basketball player Dennis Rodman should face charges in a freeway crash.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The California Highway Patrol says former basketball player Dennis Rodman should face charges in a freeway crash.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The California Highway Patrol says former basketball player Dennis Rodman should face charges in a freeway crash.
The House Democrats’ campaign arm on Thursday evening taunted Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman, challenging him to declare he wouldn’t vote for Donald Trump a day after Mr. Coffman aired an advertisement expressing his opposition to the Republican presidential nominee.
Mayor Richard Silverthorne declared himself the "comeback mayor" when he won re-election in May.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Kim Gaucher has seen the growth of women’s basketball in Canada over her 16 years with the program. She started with the junior national team as a 16-year old and there wasn’t much interest in the sport in Canada. “Hockey and soccer were the top and only sports it seemed that
The Coimbatore Corporation on Friday launched a programme to motivate youngsters to take up solid waste management as a social entrepreneurship.
A father was arrested Friday in the deaths of his 15-month-old twin girls, who were left in a hot car the night before outside Atlanta. The man and his neighbors frantically tried to revive the toddlers with ice packs in ...
Former CIA directory Michael Morell dropped his gig as a CBS News analyst before going public with his support of Hillary Clinton, POLITICO has confirmed.
Facebook ought to start paying Snapchat for research and development. For the second time this week, the company is introducing a new feature that copies its popular competitor’s core experience.
Clinton’s poll lead in Colorado stirs recriminations and concern about the future of the GOP
Natasha Nkonde from Black Lives Matter responds to questions from social media