Building a movement is a tough but exciting project. At Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, we felt that the childhood cancer community needed a movement to help further the cause and to help sick kids. With Alex's Million Mile or as I like to call it, The Million Mile, we are well on our way to having a meaningful childhood cancer movement (both literally and figuratively).
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HOMINY, Okla. (AP) — Members of the Osage Nation have celebrated the $74 million purchase of CNN founder Ted Turner's ranch north of Tulsa.
HOMINY, Okla. (AP) — Members of the Osage Nation have celebrated the $74 million purchase of CNN founder Ted Turner's ranch north of Tulsa.
The head of Russia's VTB Bank, Andrei Kostin, said that Vladimir Putin has no hidden assets and searching for them in the wake of the Panamanian offshore leak would never reveal anything about the president.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — To earn his first major league save, Enny Romero emerged from the bullpen with a one-run lead and one job — set down Boston slugger David Ortiz for the final out. Romero did it, getting Big Papi to look at strike three Thursday to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Utilities Board declined Thursday to say whether they'd halt construction of an oil pipeline beyond this week on the properties of 14 landowners.
"This day is one of the best days of my life," Dion Leonard said after being reunited with his beloved dog, Gobi, ending a frantic search for the pup he met during an ultramarathon.
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In early 2008, after having lost custody of her children, Britney Spears suffered a public breakdown that led to the collapse of her career.
Following days of odd behavior in the spotlight — including reckless driving, shaving her own head, and attacking paparazzi with an umbrella — Spears was admitted to UCLA Medical Center's psychiatric hospital in January 2008.
While Spears was in the hospital, her father, Jamie, was granted a "temporary conservatorship"... Читать дальше...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest developments in the Syrian civil war, following Turkish ground forces' incursion (all times local):
The 2017 NFL Draft is shaping up to be a three-day Cleveland Browns infomercial. Yes, there will be a Trent Richardson/Johnny Manziel montage. But the Browns are in line to be making plenty of picks as they try to move forward. The Browns added another pick in Thursday’s Barkevious Mingo trade, a fifth-rounder from the…
Turkey is conceding it has not sent any evidence to Washington linking Fethullah Gulen to the failed July 15 coup attempt, despite increasingly angry calls by Ankara for the United States to extradite the Pennsylvania-based cleric or suffer a severe downgrade in diplomatic relations.
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Kirby Goidel, Texas A&M University ; Charles S. Bullock III, University of Georgia, and Keith Gaddie, University of Oklahoma
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The U.S. Education Department on Thursday announced several new sanctions on ITT Technical Institutes, which experts saidcould push the large for-profit chain toward bankruptcy and closure. ITT is facing a wide range of federal and state legal challenges, in addition to scrutiny by its national accreditor, which believes the for-profit chain is unlikely to come into compliance with its requirements. Department officials said the "sweeping" sanctions were necessary to protect students and taxpayer dollars. Читать дальше...
Scientists who study earthquakes in Japan said Thursday they have detected a rare deep-Earth tremor for the first time and traced its location to a distant and powerful storm. The findings, published in the US journal Science, could help experts learn more about the Earth's inner structure and improve detection of earthquakes and oceanic storms. Using seismic equipment on land and on the seafloor that usually detects the Earth's crust crumbling during earthquakes, researchers found something... Читать дальше...
It is increasingly hard to see any meaningful future for James Rodríguez at Real Madrid; yet whether the Colombian star leaves the Bernabeu before the end of the transfer window remains to be seen. If a move fails to transpire, it promises to be a second consecutive season of huge frustration for a player who just two years ago was being hailed far and wide as the next big thing following his starring role at the World Cup.
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko granted the Order of Liberty to Harper to mark the 25th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence this week
Golden State announced this morning it was dissolving its long-time partnership with KNBR 680, broadcasting its games instead on 95.7 The Game, a relatively new Bay Area sportstalk radio station on the FM dial. “We’re excited about our new partnership with 95.7 The Game and the opportunity to provide our fans with increased coverage of the Warriors in a centralized location,” said Warriors President Rick Welts, in a statement. Additionally, our fans will benefit from increased programming overall throughout the year... Читать дальше...
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MILLBROOK, N.Y., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- New research shows amphetamine levels can become high enough in some urban streams to alter the base of the food chain.
Donald J. Trump at a campaign event in Manchester, N.H., on Thursday.
Egyptian cotton is coveted for its softness and durability. But one of the world’s largest bedding manufacturers is being accused by Target of pulling the wool over consumers’ eyes. Photo: Getty.
U.S. stocks finished lower Thursday as Federal Reserve officials hinted that a rate increase may be warranted sooner than investors previously expected. The S&P 500 slid 0.1%, or 3 points, to 2,172, as health care emerged as the index's worst-performing sector, driven by a sharp drop in Mylan N.V. . The Dow industrials shed 0.2%, or 31 points, to 18,449, its lowest closing level since early August. UnitedHealth Group Inc. was the blue-chip gauge's worst performer. The Nasdaq Composite index fell 0.1%... Читать дальше...
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has filed a complaint against the Golden Gate, accusing ownership of the downtown Las Vegas casino of directing a $5,000 payout to ...
U.S. stocks finished lower Thursday as Federal Reserve officials hinted that a rate increase may be warranted sooner than investors previously expected.