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AMATRICE, Italy — In three days, the rugged residents of the medieval Italian hill town of Amatrice had planned to hold one of their most joyful events of the year: the 50th edition of a food festival celebrating their beloved Amatriciana pasta dish, which is made from local ingredients. Instead, they will now be mourning

The phrase 'sexual violence' has high currency now and, tragically, it's use appears to be on the increase. It is a situation that achieves one distinct objective, to intentionally injure and sexually assault a person, without his or her consent. There is not enough compassion, respect, and equal treatment in most of our dealings towards rape and sexual abuse, both of which are a gross violation of human rights.

The public recently witnessed the case of Bill Cosby, who allegedly skipped a guilty charge for two criminal rapes. Читать дальше...

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Nick Fairley hopes a combination of experience, good health and happiness in his personal life helps him realize his yet-to-be-fulfilled potential as an NFL defensive lineman.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Nick Fairley hopes a combination of experience, good health and happiness in his personal life helps him realize his yet-to-be-fulfilled potential as an NFL defensive lineman.

Donald Trump says he's willing to soft his approach on immigration and is planning a series of urban and minority outreach events. Chuck Todd digs deeper into strategy with the MTP panel of Amy Walter, Alfonso Aguilar and Ruth Marcus.

Vice president for strategy at the libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute, Iain Murray claims that the doomsday warning that a British exit from the European Union, Brexit, would cause Britain to lose its influence in NATO is unlikely to come to pass.

Ed Feulner, former president of the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, has joined Donald Trump’s transition team to help prepare for the possibility of a win by the Republican presidential candidate this fall. Feulner, 75, is the first major figure with deep credibility in the conservative movement to join the Trump transition effort, which is being run by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An underwater expedition along the California coast has revealed for the first time a sunken World War II-era aircraft carrier once used in atomic tests in the Pacific.

Although corporal punishment is on the decline throughout the country, more than 109,000 students across 21 states were physically disciplined in the 2013-14 school year, a new Education Week report has found.

Yolanda Jones won the #PitchLeBronContest and got out a shout out on LeBron James' massive social media accounts..

NEW YORK (AP) — An accomplished photographer who lets the public use thousands of her images of America for free has sued the Getty Images photo agency in New York for more than $1 billion, saying it's improperly selling her…

NEW YORK (AP) — An accomplished photographer who lets the public use thousands of her images of America for free has sued the Getty Images photo agency in New York for more than $1 billion, saying it's improperly selling her…

The next trough in oil may come just as OPEC members gather in Algeria next month — and that could make for an interesting outcome.

The Portugal international has been out of action since a premature end to the Euro 2016 final, but he said on Instagram that recovery was going well

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he'll campaign actively this fall to send Democrat Hillary Clinton to the White House and bolster the party's congressional candidates, with swings already planned in New Hampshire, New York and Washington state.

The U.S. military says an airstrike in Syria may have inadvertently killed an unspecified number of civilians.

You may have caught them all by now, but are they strong enough to take over your nearest gym?  The most recent update for "Pokémon GO" includes a new appraisal feature, which will you help you determine which ones to keep and which ones to send to the candy factory. Here's a look at how it works.

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Representatives of the Russian reconciliation center and the office of UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura have met to discuss Syrian humanitarian and security issues.

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On Monday, the S&P 500 index edged down 1.2 points. Over the last three trading days, the &P 500 has moved in a 12-point range, from 2175 to 2187. The index is now down a practically invisible 0.34% from its record close on August 15. Over the past 30 trading days, it had only five daily moves, up or down, of more than 0.5%, according to The Wall Street Journal, “equaling the lowest since October 1995.”

And trading volume has fallen asleep – much more so than during the normal summer lull. Читать дальше...

Girls stars Lena Dunham and Jemima Kirke strip down to their lingerie for the new Lonely Girls Project campaign. Lonely is a New Zealand-based lingerie and swim label made for “who wear lingerie as a love letter to themselves.” The creator of the brand, Helene Morris, began the Lonely Girls Project is an ongoing project [...]

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Daniel Shapiro has led conflict-management initiatives in the Middle East and taught negotiation strategies to high-powered execs in business and government.

As the founder and director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program, he studies the emotional underpinnings of both personal and professional conflicts. His new book, "Negotiating the Nonnegotiable," outlines the psychology behind some of his most effective negotiation techniques.

So in a situation where he's negotiating his own salary... Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS — Paisley Park, the private estate and studio complex of the late rock superstar Prince, will open for daily public tours starting Oct. 6, the trust company overseeing his estate announced Wednesday, and the company that runs Elvis Presley’s Graceland will manage it. Bremer Trust said in a statement that millions of Prince fans