President Barack Obama marked the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Wednesday by honoring those who gave their lives that day. “Over 2,400 American patriots lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor — military and civilian, men, women and children,” Obama said in a statement. “Their sacrifice galvanized millions […]
When I was 13, two FBI agents knocked on my family’s door. They asked for my younger sister, at the time a 7-year-old in second grade at the school down the street from our home in New Jersey. My older sister, herself a teenager, fielded their questions, as my Pakistani parents, whose first language is Urdu, couldn’t fully comprehend what the agents were asking. They told us that my sister's school had called the FBI to report that my sister may have placed anthrax in a permission slip for a field trip. Читать дальше...
Crosscut: A psychotherapist's guide to coping with Trump's Win
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Guns
A look at the latest iteration of one of our greatest rimfire pistols
A look at the latest iteration of one of our greatest rimfire pistols.
Hunting
Pressured Ducks Snubbing Your Decoys? Try Setting Up Far Away From Crowded Shorlines
While hunting diving ducks is much different from chasing puddle ducks, waterfowlers from both worlds face one similar challenge—consistently decoying pressured birds.
U.S. Rep. Mike McCaul has gone on the offensive as he’s comes under increasing scrutiny from the hard right about his immigration credentials. The Texas Republican, a contender to become … Click to Continue »
The first 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars should be arriving in dealerships sometime this month, likely in electric-car friendly California before anywhere else. The launch of the 238-mile electric car is now close enough that General Motors has undertaken the mundane yet critical task of issuing an owner's manual for the car. Reading the owner's manual of new car you may consider buying is always a good idea, to familiarize yourself with the car's controls, maintenance requirements, etc.
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A section of Kent motorway is set to be shut for two nights while works are carried out.
Christmas came early for the local real-estate community with news that housing resale prices edged upward in November, defying the usual trend for ...
Growing up in the northern California town of Burlingame, if Mom and I were shopping downtown when hunger struck, we'd head to our favorite little cafe on the corner of Primrose Road and Burlingame Avenue and order the Towle's Grilled…
Proposed changes in the city’s bike ordinance that will allow skateboards on downtown sidewalks is necessary because of all the new student apartments in the downtown area. Under city rules skateboards are not allowed on streets or on downtown sidewalks.…
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Many breast cancer survivors take anti-estrogen drugs for at least five years to help lessen their risk of recurrence.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- People with hyperhidrosis -- an excessive sweating condition -- also seem to have higher-than-average rates of anxiety and depression, a new study suggests.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Many breast cancer survivors take anti-estrogen drugs for at least five years to help lessen their risk of recurrence.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- People with hyperhidrosis -- an excessive sweating condition -- also seem to have higher-than-average rates of anxiety and depression, a new study suggests.
La Crosse County’s presidential election recount was completed late Tuesday morning, a little more quickly than expected thanks to groundwork laid last week with the Senate recount, according to County Clerk Ginny Dankmeyer. The recount started Monday morning.
A few miscounted ballots had been discovered as the 2016 presidential recount in Jackson County neared completion Monday.
Cardinal Raymond Burke, former bishop of the La Crosse Diocese, will preside at several Masses Thursday through Tuesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in La Crosse.
AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) — Six Flags Over Georgia is attempting to break its own Guinness World Record for Most People Kissing Under Mistletoe. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://on-ajc.com/2gjNR8A ) the record was set at the park last year when 402 people exhibited this public display of affection for at least 10 seconds. This attempt will be Saturday at 5 p.m. at the new Retro Christmas USA section, which will be closed off a few minutes before the event if you aren't participating. ___ Information from... Читать дальше...
TRENTON, N.J. — Hunters have killed a record 607 bears in New Jersey.
The number was reached Tuesday when hunters bagged 18 bruins during the second day of the second part of this year’s hunt. The previous record was 592 bears killed in 2010.
The firearms-only hunt, which began Monday, followed October’s six-day hunt, which was limited to bows and arrows and muzzle-loading guns. In October, hunters killed 562 bears.
The hunt is scheduled to last through Saturday, but officials... Читать дальше...
Intelligence services of Saudi Arabia and al-Qaeda terrorist group are planning to kidnap foreign nationals who work for humanitarian aid agencies in Yemen, Yemeni media reported Wednesday.
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island man says a Nassau County police officer beat and restrained him over a parking dispute that prevented him from seeing his dying mother one last time. Sixty-year-old Gary Leife, of Merrick, says the confrontation began early Saturday when the unidentified officer told him to move the car he had just parked near the ambulance that brought his 84-year-old mother to Nassau University Medical Center.
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Markets Insider
The Russian ruble is ticking up.
The petro-currency is up by 0.3% at 63.6919 per dollar as of 7:50 a.m. ET after strengthening by as much as 0.4% earlier in the day.
Senior executives from Lukoil, Surgutneftegaz, Tatneft, Rosneft, Bashneft, and Gazprom Neft are meeting with Russian energy minister Alexander Novak on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
The oil executives are reportedly meeting to discuss output cuts related to the OPEC deal.
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