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Ratings: ABC Tuesday Sitcoms All Slip From Premiere Week NBC wins every half-hour in the key demo, CBS takes each among total viewers ABC’s Tuesday sitcoms all slipped from last week, when they had returned for new season premieres or even debuted for the first time, in “American Housewife’s” case. NBC and CBS split another Tuesday primetime, with the Peacock topping the key 18-49 demo and the Eye scooping up the most overall eyeballs. Here’s something you don’t see every day: CW, Telemundo and... Читать дальше...

Research carried out by Rothermere American Institute at Oxford University has revealed that British-based US voters could hold the deciding vote when it comes to the November 8 presidential elections and the race to the White House.

A construction worker in his early thirties was jailed for 15 years for an armed attack on two Metro police constables on the Cape Flats.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police on Wednesday fatally shot a suspected Islamic State group militant who was believed to be planning a suicide bomb attack in the capital.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police on Wednesday fatally shot a suspected Islamic State group militant who was believed to be planning a suicide bomb attack in the capital.

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BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Russian launched a three-man Soyuz crew Wednesday bound for the International Space Station.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says Republicans "can't just simply stonewall" nominees to the Supreme Court even if the president making the choice is Democrat Hillary Clinton.

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Norway expects two F-35 fighter aircraft that were grounded for repairs last month to be back in the air by the end of November, sooner than originally thought, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

The US Air Force on Sept. 16 said 15 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35A Lightning II aircraft had been grounded due to peeling and crumbling insulation in avionics cooling lines inside the fuel tanks.

The issue affected 57 aircraft, of which 42 were still in production... Читать дальше...

A 30-year-old female elephant was found lying near a temple in Thadagam in Coimbatore on Wednesday. The wild elephant was suffering from some ailments.

Known as the "fiduciary rule," the regulation fundamentally alters the role of financial advisors.

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Marijuana legalization in the United States is closer than ever to being a reality: 60% of Americans now support it.

That's according to the latest Gallup Poll data, which asked over 1,000 respondents, "Should marijuana use be made legal, or not?" The data shows increases in support for marijuana legalization across the board — across age, race, gender, and political demographics. And it's a huge overall increase: from 35% of adults in favor of legalization in 2005, to 60% in 2016. Читать дальше...

This place has had more than a century to refine its luxury hospitality, and it’s nailed it. With some of the best food and drink in town, plus an outstanding spa, there’s little need to step outside and explore the city on its doorstep.

It’s lit.

"After eating half a spiked watermelon, we desired to have a midnight walk on the beach, but I didn’t want to carry my glow stick in my hand."

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"My sister sent this to me the next day. I have no idea how long I was face down on the ground. What’s funny is this one guy had a crush on me and told my friends how graceful and classy I am…which in turn made me think of this. Читать дальше...

US-led coalition airstrikes, targeting civilians instead of Daesh positions, occur too often, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday, commenting on alleged Belgian airstrike against a Syrian village in northern Aleppo.

COLORADO SPRINGS — We are three weeks from the election, and very close to the edge.

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If all went well around 10:48 a.m. EDT Wednesday, a joint European-Russian probe called the Schiaparelli lander safely plopped down in the red dirt.

However, we may not know if the mission was a success until Wednesday afternoon.

The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed via Twitter that its probe survived the most harrowing part of its descent — plowing through the Martian atmosphere, deploying a parachute, and firing its thrusters — but has not yet said if the probe stuck the landing. Читать дальше...

The Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate on hold at 0.5 per cent Wednesday. The central bank also cut its economic growth forecasts for 2016 and 2017. BNN’s Greg Bonnell has more from Ottawa.

The British government is planning an ad blitz for beer and cider to whet our appetites.

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Netflix officially announced last month that their smash hit docuseries Making a Murderer would soon be returning for new episodes, meaning the internet promptly revived its attempts at cracking the Teresa Halbach murder case themselves.

While Making a Murderer subject Steven Avery's new legal team has hinted that they have new evidence and suspects that may suggest his innocence in the murder, one Reddit user claims to have discovered fingerprint similarities that suggest otherwise. Читать дальше...

Jack Marshman served with the Parachute Regiment in Afghanistan - now he is embarking on a professional career in UFC.

Energy, banks push Wall Street higher, Intel limits gains

A seven-year-old girl dies after being hit by a skip lorry as she crossed a road in Coventry.

While Brad Pitt was able to reconnect with his children following his divorce from Angelina Jolie, there was one kid who didn’t want to reunite with the A-list actor last week. Maddox, the oldest of the Jolie-Pitt brood, didn’t want to see Pitt after his mother filed for divorce Sept. 19, an insider told Us Weekly in an exclusive report Wednesday.