NEW YORK — Recent Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and the Final Five are heading to the MTV Video Music Awards. MTV said Thursday that Phelps, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian will present awards at Sunday’s show in New York City. Jimmy Fallon, Kim Kardashian, Alicia Keys and Puff
Iris, 24, from Switzerland
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"It [the burkini ban] restrains women’s rights."
Dominique B, 56, from France
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The ban is "a push towards freedom."
Riko, 16
"They can do whatever they want
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No links [between religion and spending time on the beach.]"
Adrienne, 24, from Switzerland
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Latest on the Ohio’s new record drug overdose death toll (all times local): 2 p.m. Ohio’s governor sees progress in the state’s anti-drug efforts, despite a new report that shows another record death toll from accidental overdoses. Accidental drug overdoses killed a record 3,050 people in Ohio last year. Republican Gov.
Indiana’s governor, with the state’s Democratic leaders, tours tornado damaged areas.
Turkey says the United States is legally bound by a treaty to immediately hand over Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based Muslim cleric it accuses of plotting to overthrow Turkey's government.
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If you have an iPhone, you need to update iOS now.
Security firm Lookout announced on Thursday that it discovered a major security flaw that exploits iOS and can give a third party complete control over your iPhone.
According to Lookout, the attack was created by Israel-based NSO Group, and it works when the attacker sends a link to the victim's iPhone via a text message.
If the victim clicks the link, the attacker can access nearly everything on the iPhone, from call logs to emails. Читать дальше...
NEW YORK (AP) — Recent Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and the Final Five are heading to the MTV Video Music Awards.
NEW YORK (AP) — Recent Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and the Final Five are heading to the MTV Video Music Awards.
NEW YORK (AP) — Recent Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and the Final Five are heading to the MTV Video Music Awards.
NEW YORK (AP) — Recent Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and the Final Five are heading to the MTV Video Music Awards.
Oxfam has accused the UK government of complicity in the Saudi war on Yemen saying that British weapons sales to Saudi Arabia are a serious violation of international law. Failure to ban sales to Saudis despite Yemen crisis makes UK a ‘significant violator’ of arms trade treaty, the charity said During a Geneva conference on Tuesday they said that the UK was violating the International Arms Trade Treaty, which regulates the transfer of conventional arms and accuses the British Government of being... Читать дальше...
Ohio's governor sees progress in the state's anti-drug efforts, despite a new report that shows another record death toll from accidental overdoses. Republican Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) says he feels "terrible" about the deaths, but believes lives are being saved by steps taken, including increased monitoring of drug prescriptions and crackdowns on "pill mills." The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services' medical director says Ohio's addictions epidemic can only be dealt with through prevention... Читать дальше...
Space Works
You may not realize it, but your desk might say a lot more about you than you'd think.
Without ever meeting me, environmental psychologist Lily Bernheimer looked at my desk and taught me a few things about myself.
Bernheimer, the cofounder and director of Space Works Consulting, a UK-based environmental-psychology consultancy, holds an M.S. in Environmental Psychology from the University of Surrey and a B.A. from Brown University.
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Christopher Bassett and Richard Williams were accused Tuesday of killing Zaevion Dobson, 15.
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co., under growing pressure from its creditors to secure more money to tide over a deepening cash shortage, submitted a stronger self-rescue plan, which may include the sales of more assets and a
Zhou Yan shared a series of professional photos to her Weibo account showing off her scars.
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The poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University found the former secretary of state leading Trump 51 to 41 percent in a head to head race.
Erowid Center
Fentanyl, the drug that killed Prince, is an opioid painkiller that's 50 times stronger than pure heroin.
Although the deadly drug is legal with a doctor's prescription, it's also being made illegally in underground labs and traded across the US.
A new CDC report, released August 25, found that from 2013 to 2014:
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio police have begun questioning two of Ireland's top Olympic executives in a Summer Games ticket-scalping probe that has already ensnared the highest official.
OMAHA — Midland University has signed a decade-long lease in west Omaha for its MBA program and other offerings.
De animatiefilm Finding Dory heeft donderdag in Nederland de 1 miljoen bioscoopbezoekers gepasseerd. Het is de eerste bioscoopfilm dit jaar die deze mijlpaal behaalt. Dat heeft distributeur Disney donderdag bekendgemaakt.
French mayors are drawing international anger for banning the burkini, an all-encompassing swimsuit worn by a small minority of Muslim women. The Associated Press explains the core of the controversy.
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– President Robert Mugabe has ordered the arrest of the Zimbabwean Olympic Team – Mugabe is unhappy the Zimbabwean Olympic Team that failed to win a medal at the Rio Olympics – Mugabe says he would have been satisfied with athletes finishing 4th or 5th in competitions President Robert Mugabe has reportedly ordered the arrest of the […]
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Kanye West is notorious for over-the-top moments during the MTV Video Music Awards. He’s crashed the stage, announced a potential presidential run and now he may be performing.