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In the face of Trump's charges of a “rigged election,” Republican leaders must defend our system

IMAX Corporation announced Wednesday the addition of up to 12 new films to screen in its partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures. IMAX has added releases of Kong: Skull Island, Blade Runner 2049, Tomb Raider, Ready Player One, The LEGO Batman Movie and the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, among others. IMAX has had a 13 year partnership with Warner Bros. Shares of IMAX were up 1% in premarket trade Wednesday. IMAX shares have lost 15% year-to-date, compared to the S&P 500's gain of 5%. Читать дальше...

Kids these days sure have a lot of characters to play with, whether they're into superheroes, "Star Wars" or classics like Barbie and G.I. Joe. But their most memorable imaginary friends are the ones they make up on their own…

Kids these days sure have a lot of characters to play with, whether they're into superheroes, "Star Wars" or classics like Barbie and G.I. Joe. But their most memorable imaginary friends are the ones they make up on their own…

Kids these days sure have a lot of characters to play with, whether they're into superheroes, "Star Wars" or classics like Barbie and G.I. Joe. But their most memorable imaginary friends are the ones they make up on their own…

[...] their most memorable imaginary friends are the ones they make up on their own — say, aliens made of Legos or exotic dinosaurs created with crayons and paper. If classic Skylanders like the pirate octopus Wash Buckler and the reptilian Rattle Shake give you nightmares, wait 'til you see what the kids come up with. Given all this — not to mention an animated series coming soon to Netflix — the video game itself could get lost in the shuffle. Not to worry: "Imaginators" is the best game yet in the series... Читать дальше...

Kids these days sure have a lot of characters to play with, whether they're into superheroes, "Star Wars" or classics like Barbie and G.I. Joe. But their most memorable imaginary friends are the ones they make up on their own…

Gwen Stefani keeps close to her boyfriend Blake Shelton while engaging in conversation at President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama‘s final White House State Dinner on Tuesday night (October 18) in Washington, DC. The happy couple were joined by Jerry Seinfeld and his wife Jessica, John Turturro and his wife Katherine Borowitz, and [...]

Raiders owner Mark Davis wants to move his team to Las Vegas, and Nevada is willing to spend taxpayer dollars to build the team a stadium. But it’s not a done deal as far as the league is concerned. NFL rules say 24 of the 32 owners must approve any franchise move, and an unnamed…

MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Haima slammed into the northeastern Philippine coast late Wednesday with ferocious winds and rain that rekindled fears and memories from the catastrophe wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Haima, which has sustained winds of 225 kilometers (140 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 315 kph (195 mph), smashed

De Britse superster Adele (28) is tijdens haar concert in Nashville letterlijk bedolven onder liefdesverklaringen. Haar vriend Simon Konecki schreef lieve berichtjes op de papiersnippers die tijdens de megahit 'Rolling in the Deep' op het podium vielen. ,,I love you'' en ,,You are an angel'', pende hij op in een romantische bui.

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Reynolds American's third quarter results missed Wall Street's view as cigarette volumes declined.

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Reynolds American's third quarter results missed Wall Street's view as cigarette volumes declined.

The following piece is by Robert L. Dilenschneider. It offers valuable insights about the American political system:

With less than 20 days before one of the most important elections in American history, we have prepared this note on executive privilege, executive orders and executive actions that may be of interest.

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BERLIN — Divers have recovered the body of a person missing since the blast at a chemical plant in southwest Germany on Monday, raising the death toll to three. German chemical giant BASF said in a statement Wednesday that the body was found in the river harbor close to the site of the explosion at

ARKOMA, Okla. — Authorities say three children have died after a fire at a mobile home in eastern Oklahoma. Police say the fire broke out at about 4 a.m. Wednesday in Arkoma, which is right on the state’s border with Arkansas. Arkoma police tell Fort Smith, Arkansas, television station KHBS (http://bit.ly/2ehQ9Dw ) that the children’s

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the secret to success in China is to play the long game.

Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is putting $2 million into a fight against legalizing recreational marijuana in Nevada. Financial disclosures due Tuesday showed the Las Vegas Sands casino owner is … Click to Continue »

Ongeveer vijfduizend mensen, vooral vrouwen en kinderen, zijn de afgelopen dagen de Iraakse stad Mosul ontvlucht en naar een overvol Syrisch vluchtelingenkamp getrokken. Nog eens duizend anderen zijn onderweg en staan aan de Iraaks-Syrische grens.

WASHINGTON — Homebuilders pulled back on construction for a second straight month in September, with a plunge in apartments offsetting gains in single-family homes. Building activity was weak in all parts of the country except the Midwest. Construction tumbled 9 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.05 million units, the Commerce

U.S. housing starts tumble 9%

According to the Turkish president, Ankara and Moscow have agreed on joint efforts to achieve the withdrawal of al-Nusra Front Aleppo.

Why do people assume that the day women go through the trauma of labour must be up there with the best days of their lives?