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Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) from “House of Cards” has a lot of enemies who either want to see him dead or humiliated. Mahershala Ali, who plays the character’s former chief of staff, Remy Danton, told The Wrap that audiences are already expecting Underwood to get hurt one of these days. However, the show can still surprise fans by choosing the right person to hurt Underwood.

NEW YORK (AP) — A national organization promoting Sept. 11 as a day of public service and remembrance is asking presidential candidates to stop campaigning and running political ads on the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks.

NEW YORK (AP) — A national organization promoting Sept. 11 as a day of public service and remembrance is asking presidential candidates to stop campaigning and running political ads on the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks. The nonprofit's president and co-founder, David Paine, says a one-day campaign moratorium would help revive the spirit of national unity and empathy that followed the attacks.

If the radical change in other sectors are any indication, then it won't be long before computers completely take over from the manual system of trading.

Swansea's Glynn Vivian art gallery will finally reopen in October after a multi-million pound refurbishment.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Socrates Brito homered and singled three times, scoring three runs as the Reno Aces beat the Tacoma Rainiers 13-7 on Wednesday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Johnny Monell had four hits and two RBI as the Las Vegas 51s beat the Salt Lake Bees 9-2 on Wednesday.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Socrates Brito homered and singled three times, scoring three runs as the Reno Aces beat the Tacoma Rainiers 13-7 on Wednesday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Johnny Monell had four hits and two RBI as the Las Vegas 51s beat the Salt Lake Bees 9-2 on Wednesday.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Socrates Brito homered and singled three times, scoring three runs as the Reno Aces beat the Tacoma Rainiers 13-7 on Wednesday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Johnny Monell had four hits and two RBI as the Las Vegas 51s beat the Salt Lake Bees 9-2 on Wednesday.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Socrates Brito homered and singled three times, scoring three runs as the Reno Aces beat the Tacoma Rainiers 13-7 on Wednesday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Johnny Monell had four hits and two RBI as the Las Vegas 51s beat the Salt Lake Bees 9-2 on Wednesday.

Zoniselo Magawu will now face two charges of murder following the death of a friend of slain DA councillor Johannes Baaitjies.

Boyd Holbrook looks super dapper in a suit while arriving for the season two premiere of his Netflix show Narcos held at ArcLight Cinemas on Wednesday evening (August 24) in Hollywood. The 34-year-old actor was joined on the carpet by his co-stars Wagner Moura, Pedro Pascal, Martina Garcia, and more. PHOTOS: Check out the latest [...]

Even before its release, HBO’s sci-fi remake “Westworld” is already being touted as the next “Game of Thrones.” For any television show, that comparison is quite exciting yet daunting, especially since “Game of Thrones” is arguably the most popular show around. “Westworld” creators Jonathan Nolan (brother of Christopher Nolan of “The Dark Knight” fame) and Lisa Joy have done everything they can to do the comparison justice, but the two admitted that they encountered quite a lot of challenges in creating the new series.

The women in the Nquthu teacher’s sex videos were not schoolgirls but his girlfriends and his common-law wife, his lawyer said.

– Sa’ad Abubakar described perpetrators of Zamfara killings as criminals and urged they should be treated as such – The Sultan said Muslims should not be jurors but religious faithfuls – He lamented that the terrible incidence was becoming a recurring one The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) which is led by Sa’ad Abubakar has harshly […]

Continuing its upmove for the third straight session, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose nearly 78 points to 28,137.93 in early trade today with participants indulging in short-covering in view of August derivatives series expiry.

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The world's central banks are still net buyers of gold, but they may be slowing down those purchases. 

Central banks bought an estimated 166 tonnes of gold and sold 22 tonnes in the first half of 2016, making a net purchase of 144 tonnes, according to Macquarie analysts. 

This was not much changed from the net purchases they made in 2013 and 2014, but less than the 179 tonnes they bought at the same time last year, Matthew Turner and his team wrote in a note this week. Читать дальше...

Um, can I be in his class too?

Meet Dwayne Reed, a first-year student teacher at Jane Stenson Elementary School in Skokie, Illinois.

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Reed told BuzzFeed News he decided to become a teacher because he's "always loved kids."

In his spare time, he loves singing, rapping, and playing guitar and piano.

To get his incoming fourth grade class "jazzed up for the school year," Reed made a music video. Читать дальше...

Twins righthander Tyler Duffey says Detroit's Justin Upton "was sitting on a fastball" when he belted decisive three-run homer in 3rd inning Wednesday.

TICONDEROGA, N.Y. — On its many voyages through space, the Starship Enterprise has endured bridge-shaking blasts from enemy ships and infiltration by scheming aliens. Now it’s being invaded by tourists. Sets mimicking those of the 1960s TV series “Star Trek” — including Capt. Kirk’s bridge, sick bay and engine room — were built by fans