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Turns out Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky and Usain Bolt may not have been the only ones to finish the Olympics in Rio with a win. Reed Hastings’ Netflix Inc. may have come out on top too, benefiting from a big drop in ratings for NBC’s Olympic coverage.

There are many wackos that call in to C-SPAN's Washington Journal, but every once in a while we get a real gem.

UK's Jurassic Coast beaches face closure if visitors fail to use their 'common sense'.

Rock climbing can be intimidating because of the heights, sure, but also because you're so far outside of your comfort zone.

Fire crews were called to a Lidl supermarket today after a toddler got trapped in a trolley.

Bruce Arians and Mike Zimmer did it the hard way.

Bruce Arians and Mike Zimmer did it the hard way.

The retail center just east of East Park Plaza is going up for auction.

THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Medications and illegal drugs are polluting streams in and around at least one major U.S. city, new research reveals.

THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with uncontrolled shaking caused by a condition called essential tremor may get relief with a new noninvasive ultrasound procedure, a study finds.

THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- In families that have more than one child with autism, the gene variations underlying each child's disorder often differ, new research shows.

According to the CDC, cancer has overtaken cardiovascular diseases as the leading cause of death in 22 states as of 2014.

THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Medications and illegal drugs are polluting streams in and around at least one major U.S. city, new research reveals.

THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with uncontrolled shaking caused by a condition called essential tremor may get relief with a new noninvasive ultrasound procedure, a study finds.

THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- In families that have more than one child with autism, the gene variations underlying each child's disorder often differ, new research shows.

According to the CDC, cancer has overtaken cardiovascular diseases as the leading cause of death in 22 states as of 2014.

Wanda Witter, once homeless on D.C. streets, successfully took on the government to get nearly $100,000 in back owed Social Security payments.

Two Florida hospitals treating survivors of the mass shooting will be looking for other sources of payment — or waiving fees altogether — instead of making victims pay for their treatment.

Cristiano Ronaldo is set for an emotional return to Lisbon with Real Madrid, Lady Luck smiled on Leicester City but laughed in the face of fellow newcomers Rostov

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A President Donald Trump would not be good for the world economy, according to Citi.

Willem Buiter, the chief economist at Citi, said in a note to clients on Thursday that a Trump win would weigh heavily on financial markets, and that his policies would deter global trade and economic growth.

"Assuming, somewhat conservatively, that a Trump victory would lead to a 1 [standard deviation] increase in global policy uncertainty and a 1 [standard deviation] tightening in US... Читать дальше...

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CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Josh Holt, a 24-year-old Utah native jailed in Venezuela, said he is accused of being a U.S. spy trying to destabilize President Nicolas Maduro's government.

A retired Army colonel who is running for a seat in the Nebraska Legislature plans to campaign on horseback next month.

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Smack dab in the middle of the Tennessee River, between the O'Neal Bridge stretching from Muscle Shoals into Florence and TVA's Wilson Dam, a recreated relic of river history is stuck like a catfish on a…