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Unlike the world outside the gates of Burning Man, the annual week-long festival operates as a gifting society.

An Alabama police officer showed her soft side in a viral photo after reporting to the scene of an overdose.

A Syrian refugee in Germany died after being engulfed in flames while attempting to kill his estranged wife by setting her alight using barbecue lighter fluid. The man ended up killing himself in the fire and seriously injuring his wife and three others, including their toddler.  Daily Mail reports: The 45-year-old stormed a house the town of Ruedesheim, west of Frankfurt, and started dousing his spouse with the flammable liquid on Thursday. When he tried to burn her alive, the flames engulfed him and the would-be killer died of his injuries. Читать дальше...

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Editor's note: This article was originally published in June 2011.

Every revolution is a surprise. Still, the latest Russian Revolution must be counted among the greatest of surprises. In the years leading up to 1991, virtually no Western expert, scholar, official, or politician foresaw the impending collapse of the Soviet Union, and with it one-party dictatorship, the state-owned economy, and the Kremlin’s control over its domestic and Eastern European empires. Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- An experimental drug showed promise at clearing proteins in the brain linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to the drug's manufacturer.

(AP) — Donald Trump's aggressive rhetoric on illegal immigration has obscured a potentially historic policy shift — the Republican presidential nominee is the first major party candidate in modern memory to propose limiting legal immigration. In his speech on immigration Wednesday night, Trump capped a list of steps to combat illegal immigration, with a final pledge to completely revamp the country's legal immigration system in order to lessen the number of people allowed into the United States. Читать дальше...

Naomi Campbell, Blac Chyna, Fergie, DJ Khaled, and more bring the heat.

Thousands of people took to the streets in Brazil in protest against the impeachment of suspended President Dilma Rousseff. Massive rallies in support of Rousseff took place in ten states after Brazil's Senate voted to oust Dilma. Radio Sputnik discussed the situation in Brazil with Peter Koenig, former World Bank member and geopolitical analyst.

One of his rockets blew up, and stock prices of two of his companies sank. Elon Musk was having a horrible day.

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- A new drama co-produced by South Korea and China will attempt to depict the famous 1592 war against Japan in a way that promotes viewers' understanding of the people and warfare involved in the conflict, produ

A NASA spacecraft has spotted an inactive volcano on the surface of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

The leader of a German religious sect "The Oasis of Light" (Licht-Oase), Arno Wollensak, was brutally killed on the coast of Uruguay. His murder has again shed light on the activities of religious sects convicted of sexual assaults and violence.

DHARAMSHALA, India, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Dalai Lama called for love, mercy and sympathy for a better future at a meeting with a South Korean Buddhist group advocating for his visit to the country. "I have not been able to visit Asian countries e

Priorities USA Action, which backs Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and recently produced this ad, is likely to be one of the top-spending super PACs of the 2016 cycle.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Metroplan board of directors has voted to exempt an Interstate 30 project in Arkansas from a policy that limits area freeways to six lanes. The board, consisting mostly of Arkansas mayors and county judges, voted Wednesday, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/2ctNVmL ) reports. Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola wrote a letter

The repercussions of President Enrique Peña Nieto's meeting with Donald Trump are reverberating across Mexico.

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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys signed free agent quarterback Jerrod Johnson to give them an option behind Jameill Showers for the final preseason game against Houston.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys signed free agent quarterback Jerrod Johnson to give them an option behind Jameill Showers for the final preseason game against Houston.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys signed free agent quarterback Jerrod Johnson to give them an option behind Jameill Showers for the final preseason game against Houston.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys signed free agent quarterback Jerrod Johnson to give them an option behind Jameill Showers for the final preseason game against Houston.

Actor sheds light on upcoming film — as well as his chin Oh, and he also teased his apparent return for the next installment of the blockbuster space opera. [...] Read: 'Star Wars' Secrecy 'Can Be Annoying and Intrusive,' Mark Hamill Says In June, the actor gave “Star Wars” fans massive panic attacks after he stated that he will be “out of work” when production ended on “Episode VIII,” which is slated for release next year. The comment created speculation that Hamill’s Luke Skywalker character dies in the upcoming installment. Читать дальше...