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MADRID (AP) — The Latest on the influx of asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe (all times local):

MADRID (AP) — The Latest on the influx of asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe (all times local):

MADRID (AP) — The Latest on the influx of asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe (all times local):

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LAS VEGAS, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Music icon Cher is set to take the stage once again in Las Vegas and Washington D.C. as part of her new Classic Cher tour.

It’s finally happening, “Game of Thrones” fans — after confirming in Season 6 that R + L does, in fact, equal J, it seems Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen are set to come face-to-face in Season 7.

Thousands of Iraqis surrounded the Turkish embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday to protest the continued presence of Turkish troops in their country. The Protesters demanded that Ankara withdraw from a base near the city of Mosul, in line with repeated requests by the Iraqi government. Turkey has stated its intention to take part in the ongoing battle for the ISIS stronghold in the city of Mosul On Monday President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cited the Misak-i Milli as part of their determination to be involved in the fighting. Читать дальше...

T-Mobile, the country's No. 3 wireless carrier, will pay $48 million for not clearly telling customers how "unlimited" data plans weren't really, well, unlimited

Controversial plans to change Turkey's constitution and give greater authority to the country's president look set to be a step closer after the government announced it would put forward proposals that could grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan executive powers.

Comparisons have been made between Trump and Vladimir Putin, but this man is Russia's real Donald Trump, says Dina Gusovsky.

SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean group Bangtan Boys (BTS) ranked No. 1 on Billboard's "Social 50" with its new album "Wings," marking another big moment for the K-pop scene, according to the chart updated on Tuesday (U.S. time). The group's

Havana apartments with a Caribbean view run in the hundreds of thousands. Some houses are being sold for as much as $1 million. The real estate rush is on.

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Axoni, a blockchain fintech, has successfully completed tests of a blockchain-based system that simplifies one of the most complex areas of trading — equity swaps — in partnership with Barclays, Citi, Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, and Thomson Reuters, among others, IB Times reports.

Equity swaps are financial contracts that allow participants to benefit... Читать дальше...

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There’s an easy solution to the problem of finding a great higher education at an affordable price. Just go to Harvard.

Sure, hardly anybody has the grades, overstuffed extracurricular schedule, or parental connections to get in. But Harvard — where annual tuition, room, board, and fees clocks in north of $60,000 — is actually an incredible deal.

That’s because pretty much no one pays full sticker price. According to updated data... Читать дальше...

Notebook: The unifying force of ritual and tradition transcends age and class

DENVER (AP) — Business owners are replacing idealists in the pot-legalization movement.

DENVER (AP) — Business owners are replacing idealists in the pot-legalization movement.

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DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Borrowing genes from bacterial strains may help scientists treat heart and nervous system injuries in humans, a new study suggests.

Ain’t toe mountain high enough.

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Did I think they were funny looking? Obviously. But did I also want to give them a one week no-holds-bar trial period? Absolutely.

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LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Utah State University has received federal funding to launch a sexual violence prevention program. USU's Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence Information program coordinator Jennie Erazo says the grant money will be used to hire a part-time clinician and a part-time advocate for her office, will provide training to law enforcement on how to interact with victims of assault and will help create a peer education system that will train students about issues like bystander prevention and consensual sex.

A video has emerged showing a chef with what appears to be a cigarette in his mouth working in a burger bar kitchen.

There wasn't much shuffling in the top five, but several other clubs made positive strides as they look to leap up the board.

“It Can’t Happen Here,” which came out in 1935, was a frightening book written for frightening times. Sinclair Lewis published the novel as Adolf Hitler was making Germany great again, violating the Treaty of Versailles by establishing the Wehrmacht. Benito Mussolini invaded Ethiopia. Things at home weren’t much better: a race riot in Harlem, dust storms in the Midwest. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, but the promise of the New Deal remained unfulfilled for many. Читать дальше...

The show's creator previews the new season, but warns "foolish people" are the roots of the problems.

Oakbay Investments who were initially "delighted" to be cited as respondents to the application filed by Pravin Gordhan, have done an about-turn.

1. A scratch could become deadly.