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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels "harassed" a U.S. warship near the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. defense official said.

Nextdoor social network adds features to combat racial profiling Beset by accusations that his neighborly social network had become a breeding ground for race-based fear-mongering, the head of Nextdoor rolled out new features Wednesday that he said will combat the problem. “We know it’s not the last bit of work we have to do, but it’s a pretty significant milestone,” Chief Executive Officer Nirav Tolia told a roomful of reporters at the company’s headquarters on Market Street in San Francisco,... Читать дальше...

The Jarabulus area in northern Syria must be cleared of Kurdish militias, not only Islamic State (IS, also known as Daesh) terrorists, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has stressed.

The Jarablus area in northern Syria must be cleared of Kurdish militias, not only Daesh terrorists, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has stressed.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump proposed contradictory immigration policies, saying in a broadcast interview that it would be “a very, very hard thing” to deport illegal immigrants who have been in the country for decades.

PhD student Anmol Ratan, who has been accused of raping a fellow scholar at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), will be produced before a Patiala House court on Thursday, hours after surrendering before the Delhi Police.

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Bochy drops Belt from 3rd spot in batting order LOS ANGELES — Bruce Bochy does not take lineup changes lightly, particularly with his key players. Belt still walks at a healthy clip, but he took a .214 second-half batting average into Wednesday night’s game, so Bochy dropped him to seventh against left-hander Rich Hill. Belt might hit higher against right-handers, but Bochy plans to keep Buster Posey third or sometimes play matchups. Bochy did not need to explain his decision to the player. ... Читать дальше...

Mila Kunis steps out on Wednesday (August 24) in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 33-year-old Bad Moms actress went summer casual in a printed dress as she ran errands around town. Mila is currently pregnant with her second child with husband Ashton Kutcher! PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Mila Kunis Earlier this week, Mila‘s [...]

The already-biting personal attacks between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump escalated Wednesday, with the Democratic nominee accusing her rival of leading a “hate movement” and Trump labeling Clinton a “bigot.” “He is taking a hate movement mainstream. He’s brought it into his campaign,” Clinton told CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “He is bringing it to our communities […]

His favorite minorities get a visit from The Donald.

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Twelve people were killed in an attack on a university in Kabul, the Afghan capital, a spokesman for the Chief of Kabul Police tells CNN. Seven students, three policemen and two security guards were killed in the attack on the American University campus, Basir Mujahid, the spokesman said. Around 750 students were on campus at […]

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Samsung is designing a connected speaker to compete with Amazon’s Echo, according to VentureBeat.

While the electronics giant has no timetable for the release of the device, it did submit plans for the device to the US Federal Communications Commission on Monday.

The device, dubbed Scoop, has a speaker and is expected to come with a strap designed for portability. Читать дальше...

Quade Cooper is a shock selection at five-eighth for the Wallabies in the second Test against the All Blacks, with Michael Cheika showing faith in him despite an unhappy time there last year in the Bledisloe Cup decider.

Sindhu defeated World No. 2 Wang Yihan and World No. 6 Nozomi Okuhara before losing to World No. 1 Carolina Marin in the summit clash.

A 31-year-old Indigenous man has died in police custody in a Darwin jail, the second Aboriginal death in custody in Australia in as many months.

It is alarming to see that women are literally being policed in France for what they wear.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Lewis Brinson had three hits and three RBI as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox topped the Oklahoma City Dodgers 5-1 on Wednesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Lewis Brinson had three hits and three RBI as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox topped the Oklahoma City Dodgers 5-1 on Wednesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Lewis Brinson had three hits and three RBI as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox topped the Oklahoma City Dodgers 5-1 on Wednesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Lewis Brinson had three hits and three RBI as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox topped the Oklahoma City Dodgers 5-1 on Wednesday.

New electronic signs will blink on Thursday in an attempt by traffic engineers to help motorists on one of the most congested sections of highway in the Bay Area avoid even more traffic misery. More than 110 advisory signs will be activated on the 20-mile stretch of westbound Interstate 80 between the Carquinez Bridge and the Bay Bridge and on surrounding roads, said Shannon Brinias, spokeswoman for the California Department of Transportation. The electronic messages, mounted on 11 overhead structures... Читать дальше...

The accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ends one of the world's longest-running armed conflicts.

An attack on the American University of Afghanistan has ended, a senior police officer said Thursday, after at least seven people were killed and more than 30 were wounded.