Coordinated bombings shook four government-held areas of Syria, killing dozens of people, according to state-run media. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. Photo: SANA
Brock Turner deserves to be made a pariah, but violent vigilantism diminishes the aim of ending rape culture, writes Clem Ford.
NEW DELHI — Indian government troops will begin using some chili-filled shells instead of shotgun pellets to control angry crowds in the Indian-administered portion of Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Monday. Singh was in Srinagar with a group of federal lawmakers to try to break the latest cycle of violence hitting the region. Kashmir
Age is just a number when you’re an Elf.
Note: age at the end of the Lord of the Rings books, that is — in the year T.A. 3019.
The world's two biggest oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia said Monday they had agreed to "act together" to try to stabilise oil prices, but failed to make headway on a production freeze. This should have "the goal of supporting the stability of the oil market and ensuring a stable level of investment in the long term," the energy ministers from both countries said. "To this end the ministers agreed to act together or in cooperation with other oil producers," the statement said, adding they... Читать дальше...
The inspector has refused to rescind the fine.
Who knew spies were so damn sassy?
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — No law enforcement statistics even come close to backing up Republican Gov. Paul LePage's assertion that blacks and Hispanics account for "90-plus percent" of heroin-trafficking arrests in Maine.
LePage, who previously told the Portland NAACP chapter to "kiss my butt" and blamed out-of-state drug dealers for impregnating "young white" girls, sparked another racial uproar when he said Aug. 24 that data he'd collected indicates out-of-state black and Hispanics accounted for "90-plus percent" of heroin-trafficking arrests in Maine. Broken down by type of offense, the data showed that blacks accounted for 35.5 percent of arrests for selling opium-derived drugs including heroin, morphine and cocaine... Читать дальше...
Because your mom should have figured it out in the first place.
Are you a big ole' gay?
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Yes? GREAT!
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Well, then you probably have some great pictures of yourself being a really gay child.
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Maybe you forced your friends to celebrate Britney Spears' birthday with a cardboard cutout... Читать дальше...
BHP Billiton expects iron ore prices to begin retreating as “well-telegraphed” new supply hits the market from Australia and Brazil.
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The three missiles landed in the Sea of Japan, South Korean defense officials say. A White House official condemned the launches as "reckless"
A party that was formed just three years ago has beaten Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats in a closely watched state election in Germany. Mark Kelly reports. Image: Reuters
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the international community to act in unity and respond to terrorism by cutting off its supporters and sources of financing.
Campaign 2016 updates: Trump's problems with suburban voters hinders his ascent Sept. 5, 2016, 6:50 a.m. On this Labor Day, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump make competing appeals to voters in Ohio. Bernie Sanders will also campaign for Clinton Monday. Donald Trump struggles to reach suburban voters...
Could it have been any clearer when John Ellison, dean of students at the University of Chicago, wrote the following to incoming freshmen?
Ellison wrote: "Our commitment to academic freedom means that we do not support so-called trigger warnings, we do not cancel invited speakers because their topics might prove controversial, and we do not condone the creation of intellectual 'safe spaces' where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their own."
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The 'Game of Thrones' actor talks about filming the six-hour miniseries, premiering Sept. 5, which tells the story of Harley-Davidson's founding in the early 1900s.
The 'Game of Thrones' actor talks about filming the six-hour miniseries, premiering Sept. 5, which tells the story of Harley-Davidson's founding in the early 1900s.
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NBC’s Hans Nichols reports on President Obama’s meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin while in China for the G20 summit. While no deal was reached in regards to Syria, the meeting was used as a chance to determine where they agree and disagree.
Spin class, yoga and boxing with a trainer help real-estate agent Louise Phillips Forbes keep her focus, which also helps her dyslexia, she says.