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Several community organizations are opening an emergency cold weather shelter Tuesday and Wednesday night inside Central Christian Church in Kelso.

Lawyers for the government and anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller are going head-to-head at the Supreme Court to decide who had the power to trigger Article 50.

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks are struggling to figure out what happened to the team that won 60 games just two seasons ago.

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Two brands of talking dolls, My Friend Cayla and I-Que Intelligent Robot, collect personal information from children and send it to a software company that contracts with military and intelligence agencies, according to a complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday.

The privacy groups that filed the complaint said the maker of the dolls, Genesis Toys, doesn’t get consent from parents before collecting their children’s voice recordings and personal information. Читать дальше...

Late Sunday afternoon, protesters at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, in North Dakota, received unexpected and welcome news. Jo-Ellen Darcy, the U.S. Army’s assistant secretary for civil works, had announced that her department would not be approving the easement required for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline to continue. The pipeline, which has been the cause of a months-long standoff involving the Standing Rock Sioux, their allies, the state government, and Energy Transfer Partners... Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — Lawyers seeking to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of a man convicted of killing his father-in-law after a custody fight over a young son have argued a juror lied about her own messy relationship history and swayed…

(AP) — Lawyers seeking to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of a man convicted of killing his father-in-law after a custody fight over a young son have argued a juror lied about her own messy relationship history and swayed fellow jurors to vote for a death sentence. William Sallie should be granted a new trial because of the alleged juror bias, but courts haven't properly considered that evidence because he missed a filing deadline by eight days at a time when he didn't have a lawyer, his lawyers said in court filings. Читать дальше...

Matt Rhule is taking on a Texas-sized challenge at Baylor after leading Temple to unprecedented success.

Matt Rhule is taking on a Texas-sized challenge at Baylor after leading Temple to unprecedented success.

Matt Rhule is taking on a Texas-sized challenge at Baylor after leading Temple to unprecedented success.

Matt Rhule is taking on a Texas-sized challenge at Baylor after leading Temple to unprecedented success.

Lady Gaga rocked the runway for two amazing performances at the 2016 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show this year and you can watch the videos here! The 30-year-old singer kicked off the night with her ballad and current single “Million Reasons” and later in the show she did a medley of “A-Yo” and “John Wayne.” Make [...]

Arsene Wenger's star player is currently negotiating over a new contract at the Emirates, but Chinese clubs and agents have been in touch with a staggering offer

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ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A state senator is pushing a new law to require future presidential candidates to release tax returns, if they want New York's hefty number of electoral votes.

As incoming U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take power next month, The Associated Press reported Tuesday, NATO and the European Union are moving forward on deepening cooperation, the alliance’s chief said. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters the alliance has “a momentum now.” Stoltenberg said NATO and the EU would endorse 40 proposals for boosting cooperation on cybersecurity and hybrid threats, operations at sea and helping neighboring countries better defend themselves. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are tacking on money for security around Trump Tower in New York and funds for health care for retired coal miners to a stopgap spending bill that would avoid a government shutdown at week's end.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are tacking on money for security around Trump Tower in New York and funds for health care for retired coal miners to a stopgap spending bill that would avoid a government shutdown at week's end.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — City and state officials fielded years of complaints about dangerous conditions, drugs, neglected children, trash, thefts and squabbles at the illegally converted warehouse where 36 partygoers were killed in a weekend fire, with inspectors knocking on…

(AP) — City and state officials fielded years of complaints about dangerous conditions, drugs, neglected children, trash, thefts and squabbles at the illegally converted warehouse where 36 partygoers were killed in a weekend fire, with inspectors knocking on the door as recently as two weeks before the blaze. With all the attention from police, child welfare authorities, building inspectors and others, some of those who saw what was going on at the underground artists' colony say they figured time... Читать дальше...

"You live in paradise in Australia. A perfect island where every climate in the world can be found. Fly to Queensland and its tropical, go to the South West of WA it's Mediterranean. And that gives such great fresh produce. That's why Australia is my home."

Banks should taper expectations for regulatory change from the Trump administration, the Goldman Sachs executive said.

The Oakland warehouse inferno that killed at least 36 people apparently started in a rear part of the building that contains several appliances, Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern told The Chronicle on Tuesday afternoon. Ahern said emergency workers have been extra-careful about removing debris from that part of the Ghost Ship converted warehouse, so as not to disturb what could be evidence for determining the source of the ignition. Investigators from local agencies and the federal Bureau of Alcohol... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are struggling to figure out what happened to the team that won 60 games just two seasons ago.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are struggling to figure out what happened to the team that won 60 games just two seasons ago.