Most people are willing to shell out a couple of extra bucks for quality sheets but it looks like they may have been wasting their money if they purchased their bedding from certain stores. Several U.S. retailers such as Target and Wal-Mart are in the center of controversy when it comes to bedding.
Johnny Manziel knows he’s not going to play football again this year (if ever). And the CFL is in the middle of their season. Those two pesky facts aside, the commissioner of the Canadian Football League said he’d welcome Manziel north of the border, with conditions. “We try not to speculate on situations like that,”…
With Matt Kalil sidelined, T.J. Clemmings was back at left tackle yesterday. The day before that, he split time on both the left and right sides. During training camp, finding him was like playing “Where’s Waldo?” His usage this summer hasn’t exactly gone according to plan. The lack of competition for Andre Smith at right tackle after the retirement of Phil Loadholt along with the recent injury to Kalil has led to Clemmings getting a bunch of snaps with the starters at one of the tackle spots. But... Читать дальше...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A doctors group that seeks alternatives to using animals in medical education and research says the emergency medicine training program at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine violates federal law by using live animals. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote Thursday to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, saying the
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has at least a little more time before he has to begin serving his 12-year prison sentence.
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The NFC-enabled wearable payments ring Visa tested out with athletes it sponsored at the Summer Olympics is now available for pre-order by the general public.
The device, manufactured by NFC Ring Inc. with technology from Gemalto and Infineon, is expected to begin shipping in December.
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In every country around the world, people are playing games on their phones. But in no country are people more active in their play than in China, the most populous country in the world.
Читать дальше...SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea decided to use Japan's comfort women fund to financially assist Korean women sexually enslaved by Japanese troops during Japan's colonial-rule of the Korean Peninsula decades ago, a foreign ministry official said
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Looked at superficially, as many do in the Age of Trump when politics is carried out in fewer than 140 characters, one could imagine that the LGBTQ community has recently suffered onerous setbacks in court.
Beginning with the Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College decision out of the 7th Circuit a month ago, where a three judge panel affirmed the lower court decision that employment discrimination against lesbians was not protected by Title VII, and continuing on through August with a federal... Читать дальше...
The dollar chain fell on an underwhelming earnings report.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The Boeing Co. is sticking around as presenting sponsor of the RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island through 2021.
The airline manufacturer and PGA Tour announced the extension on Thursday. Earlier this year, the Heritage Classic Foundation announced that RBC signed to back the event through 2023.
An online petition has over 16,000 supporters.
The focus at Centurion on Thursday‚ three days before the second test between SA and New Zealand‚ wasn’t on the pitch.
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- T'way Air Co. has taken the top spot in a customer satisfaction survey for budget carriers, with high scores in facilities and staff service, a consumer watchdog said Thursday. According to the survey conducted by the Ko
Residents and a local politician are among those criticizing Environment Canada's tornado warning methodology after possibly two different twisters ripped through Windsor, Ont., and the neighbouring bedroom community of LaSalle on Wednesday night.
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NEEDVILLE, Texas, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A professional snake wrangler captured a deadly king cobra in Texas 9 hours after it escaped from its owner's barn.
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.272 1.269 + 0.3 3-year TB 1.236 1.229 + 0.7 10-year TB 1.422
Mylan Pharmaceuticals said Thursday that it would be giving a $300 "savings card" discount for a two-pack of EpiPens, amid pressure to cut the price of the drug.Mylan has increased the price of EpiPen by 500% since it acquired the drug in 2007, and it didn't budge on the actual list price of the drug. Not everyone applauded the move.
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It was the ninth week in a row in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage held below 3.50%, Freddie Mac said.
Ronnie Kasrils donated his defamation settlement to Jacob Zuma's rape accuser, drawing attention to what happens to women who lay rape charges. Janet Smith looks at the issue.
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