BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Assessors in East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes have decided to move forward with across-the-board reductions in the value for structures damage in the August flood.
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When spaghetti sauce drips on the floor, a little part of you dies.
It's not the main mass of mess that's the problem, as paper towel commercials are wont to convince us, but the drippy splatter.
When bits of sauce smash into the ground, they flatten and burst into a mist of tiny droplets, which you find days later — dried and crusty, yet still greasy — if you don't do a murder-scene-level cleanup job.
But thanks to a new physics study, we can now hope these... Читать дальше...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say tens of thousands of dollars in clothing was stolen in a smash-and-grab at a high-end department store in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say tens of thousands of dollars in clothing was stolen in a smash-and-grab at a high-end department store in Philadelphia.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are mixed Wednesday as real estate companies skid and banks trade higher. The price of oil is recovering from an earlier loss and energy companies are edging higher. Apple is falling as investors weren't…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are mixed Wednesday as real estate companies skid and banks trade higher. The price of oil is recovering from an earlier loss and energy companies are edging higher. Apple is falling as investors weren't…
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Rachel McAdams relied on Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘British sense of humour’ while making Doctor Strange.
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BERWICK, Maine (AP) — In a story Oct. 25 about a new national wildlife refuge, The Associated Press incorrectly described the species that stand to be protected. Federal wildlife officials say 136 species of butterflies, moths, birds, reptiles, mammals, amphibians…
BERLIN — The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday that at least 3,800 migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year in an attempt to reach Europe,, making 2016 the deadliest year on record. The Geneva-based agency had warned Tuesday that this year’s death toll was likely to exceed the 3,771 deaths reported
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LEICESTER, N.C., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A North Carolina woman who bought a scratch-off lottery ticket to teach her husband a lesson about losing said the plan backfired when she won $1 million.
Key Tata Group firms lost over Rs 10,000 crore for the second day Wednesday, extending the total erosion in market capitalisation to more than Rs 21,000 crore following Cyrus Mistry's ouster as Tata Group chairman.
“Logan” director James Mangold has revealed yet another image of Wolverine, this time showing that while Hugh Jackman‘s character is older, he’s still plenty ripped. Mangold has been tweeting out black and white images of the production, of which the final title and several plot details were recently revealed, along with the first trailer. Last week, fans got a closer look at Logan’s aged face, appearing significantly older than it was in previous “X-Men” movies. “Logan” will take place in the year 2024... Читать дальше...
– Manchester United manager has described his living arrangements in the city as a “disaster” – Mourinho’s wife and children remain in London Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has described his life in Manchester as a “disaster”. Recall that the former Chelsea coach was appointed as Red Devils boss at the end of last season to replace […]
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BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday that at least 3,800 migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year in an attempt to reach Europe,, making 2016 the deadliest year on record.
The Independent Electoral Commission’s tardiness in preparing and securing the August local government elections cost SA over R71m‚ according to Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan.
CLEVELAND — A stolen base in the World Series means free tacos for everyone next week at Taco Bell. Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor stole second in the bottom of the first inning in Tuesday night’s Game 1 of the Fall Classic, a 6-0 Indians win over the Chicago Cubs. The fast food chain has
A 36-year-old Brazilian man who was allegedly tied to a bed and locked at the basement of their home,by his father and step-mother for 20 years was freed on Monday, October 24, by policemen. Armando de Andrade who disappeared at age 16 was accidentally discovered during a search process by the police while looking for […]
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Newt Gingrich and Megyn Kelly got into an explosive debate on Fox News Tuesday night as two parallel universes within the Republican Party collided in real time on live television.
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Kesha takes the cover of The New York Times Magazine‘s culture issue. Here’s what the 29-year-old entertainer had to share with the mag: On the perception that she’s ‘fun’: “Something that was always told to me is: ‘You’re fun. We’re going to capitalize on that.’ I was like, ‘I am fun, but I’m a lot [...]
The child 'drowned in his food'.
A pretty good Meg Cabot book is a deep and uncomplicated pleasure. Best known as the author of the Princess Diaries books, Cabot is capable of writing books that are the literary equivalent of a bubble bath: frothy, frivolous, and undemanding.
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The world is so preoccupied with its daily race forward, that it seems not to notice the worst human crisis in decades: the Syrian city of Aleppo is dying with its remaining, besieged inhabitants.
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