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GENEVA (AP) — Christie's is kicking off the Geneva fall season of big-ticket jewelry auctions, headlining a pair of pear-shaped diamond earrings that are estimated to fetch 20 million to 30 million Swiss francs ($20 million to $30 million).

GENEVA (AP) — Christie's is kicking off the Geneva fall season of big-ticket jewelry auctions, headlining a pair of pear-shaped diamond earrings that are estimated to fetch 20 million to 30 million Swiss francs ($20 million to $30 million).

GENEVA (AP) — Christie's is kicking off the Geneva fall season of big-ticket jewelry auctions, headlining a pair of pear-shaped diamond earrings that are estimated to fetch 20 million to 30 million Swiss francs ($20 million to $30 million).

GENEVA (AP) — Christie's is kicking off the Geneva fall season of big-ticket jewelry auctions, headlining a pair of pear-shaped diamond earrings that are estimated to fetch 20 million to 30 million Swiss francs ($20 million to $30 million).

The mother of a six-month-old baby has been arrested for child neglect after she left her child with a friend overnight to go drinking at a tavern.

Shopping for a cruise vacation next year? Travel editors at US News & World Report have created a guide to the best cruise lines for holidaymakers with different needs.

US President-elect Donald Trump should not consider former George W. Bush diplomat and neoconservative John Bolton to be secretary of state because he has a hawkish record that includes supporting the invasion of Iraq and calling for all-out war in Syria despite Russia’s presence there, US Senator Rand Paul said on Tuesday.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is attacking President-elect Donald Trump as a hypocrite based on his appointments to his transition team and possible members of his Cabinet.

In a conversation with Jerry Seib, The Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau chief, Warren said Trump ran on a platform of getting big money, Wall Street, and lobbyist influence out of Washington but so far had done the opposite.

"I think that the clearest point that comes out of this... Читать дальше...

Viacom Inc. on Tuesday said it's agreed to buy Argentina-based TV network operator Television Federal S.A. (Telefe) for $345 million in cash. Telefe reaches 95% of all households in Argentina, according to a news release and the network produces more than 3,000 hours of Spanish-language video content each year. Telefe also has a library of 33,000 hours of local content. Viacom, which operates MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Paramount Pictures, hopes this acquisition can help strengthen Viacom... Читать дальше...

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Donald Trump's unprecedented win in the 2016 presidential election has opened the floodgates of speculation about other notable people with no political experience who may consider a run for the Oval Office in 2020.

Some celebrities have even themselves suggested that they'll run for president — like Kanye West and Chris Rock — though possibly as well-timed one-liners made in reaction to Trump's ascendency.

But for someone like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who... Читать дальше...

Thanksgiving is a time to spend with family, and on Fox’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” on Nov. 22, we meet some of Amy’s, when Jimmy Smits guest-stars as her father. Yahoo TV has the exclusive first look.

Watch five of the best shots as Dominic Thiem beats Gael Monfils in a closely fought match at the ATP Finals in London.

Ten weeks into the 2016 NFL season, the league's teams appear to be separating themselves into four tiers. Five or six squads have shown enough talent, balance and consistency to call themselves true Super Bowl contenders, with another four or five that look good -- or even great -- at times, but seem to harbor a potentially fatal flaw. After that, the league's middle class dominates, with anywhere from 10 to a dozen teams that aren't appreciably better than any other in that group. Finally, there... Читать дальше...

Recent rule changes from New York Fed that reduce barriers to entry spur interest

As Treasury met with Fitch Ratings agency, Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas reiterated that government is committed to fiscal consolidation.

The influence of the European Union and the United States is among the factors successfully restraining Turkey in its armed campaign against the Kurds, Xosawi Bebekir, a representative of the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party, told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Jaime King stars as Elise Donner, a divorcee in her 30s who isn’t too fond of Christmas, in her brand new Hallmark movie The Mistletoe Promise! “It’s about two people that really have terrible memories of the holidays and Christmas,” the 37-year-old actress told People about the movie based on the Richard Paul Evans‘ novel [...]

Slow growth. Tax cuts. Sound familiar? President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tax plan for the nation is similar to Gov. Sam Brownback’s self-proclaimed “real-live experiment” tax plan enacted in 2012. Both … Click to Continue »

Twitter is taking new steps towards curbing online bullying after it saw an increase in people being abusive towards others on the platform, the company said on Tuesday.

Strategist Jim Paulsen told clients to consider rotating out of "safe haven" assets as a way to play rising bond yields.

Homestead tire was used at Chicago and both Texas races. Here is how the four Cup contenders ran in those races.

Two legendary midfielders have come and gone in MLS. Which fared better Stateside?