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(AP) — The U.S. Department of Education says Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business will no longer be allowed to participate in federal student aid programs. The Education Department says the schools committed fraud by misrepresenting their criminal justice programs and the transferability of credits to other institutions.

OXON HILL, Md. — Don’t be surprised if the New York Mets sneak Tim Tebow into some spring training action.

A strong earthquake measuring magnitude 6.5 struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.

Some of Asia's marquee airlines that spoil passengers with free alcohol and in-flight entertainment may soon have to kick the habit.

Day One at the 115th annual Baseball Winter Meetings in National Harbor, Maryland concluded with a handful of notable transactions that began to whet the appetite of the thousands gathered at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. While none of the activity would be confused with blockbuster deals, multiple [...]

Following a new direction in cultural policy, the conservative government of Poland has fired the director of the Polish Cultural Institute in Berlin, Katarzyna Wielga-Skolimowska, allegedly for focusing too much on Jewish topics, German media reported Tuesday.

The New York businessman, who flies on his own Boeing plane, later told reporters the cost to the government was "ridiculous," though he appeared to be citing more than just the bare acquisition costs. The Government Accountability Office, the government's auditing arm, in March of this year estimated total program costs at more than $3.2 billion, much of it for research and development, through the 2020 federal budget year. The distinctive blue-and-white plane with the U.S. flag on its tail and... Читать дальше...

The New York businessman, who flies on his own Boeing plane, later told reporters the cost to the government was "ridiculous," though he appeared to be citing more than just the bare acquisition costs. The Government Accountability Office, the government's auditing arm, in March of this year estimated total program costs at more than $3.2 billion, much of it for research and development, through the 2020 federal budget year. The distinctive blue-and-white plane with the U.S. flag on its tail and... Читать дальше...

The local stock market looks set to rise at the open, with futures pointing to a 31 point gain on the ASX200. The commodities sector looks supported, with iron ore futures up 3.22 per cent.

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Don't be surprised if the New York Mets sneak Tim Tebow into some spring training action.

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Don't be surprised if the New York Mets sneak Tim Tebow into some spring training action.

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Don't be surprised if the New York Mets sneak Tim Tebow into some spring training action.

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Don't be surprised if the New York Mets sneak Tim Tebow into some spring training action.

The University of Western Australia has published a new study offering evidence that plants are conscious entities who can make links between events to learn about their environment. It was previously thought that only organisms with brains (i.e. most animals) were capable of doing this.

Tonight Chuck is obsessed with the democratization of the media through the debunking of fake news stories.

Trump won 306 electoral votes in the Nov. 8 presidential election, easily enough to make him president when the electoral college meets Dec. 19. A Republican member of the Electoral College from Texas said Monday that he won't cast one of his state's 38 electoral votes for Donald Trump because "I am here to elect a president, not a king." [...] he now says the president-elect's post-election attacks on the First Amendment and the country's electoral process, as well as the billionaire businessman's... Читать дальше...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors say they have rescued 15 children who were forced to work as vendors or beggars in the Baja California resort of Cabo San Lucas.

NEW YORK — A nearly decade-old murder case involving a prostitute’s death in a shabby Times Square hotel was headed toward the jury room Tuesday, after being drawn out by debate over the validity of bite-mark evidence. Prosecutors say Dean, a convicted sex offender wanted in two states, brutally killed Yitref, 33, a onetime design student turned crack-addicted streetwalker whose body was found shoved under a bed in his hotel room after he checked out. Dean admitted he punched and choked Yitref but denied killing her... Читать дальше...

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The wickedly volatile oil play that emerged as the “YOLO” favorite of millennial traders in recent years is just days from being delisted, and, as one might expect, it’s not going away quietly.

The wickedly volatile oil play that emerged as the “YOLO” favorite of millennial traders in recent years is just days from being delisted, and, as one might expect, it’s not going away quietly.

The Ohio Senate advanced the nation’s most restrictive abortion law on Tuesday, prohibiting the procedure once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The measure—the so-called heartbeat bill—now goes to the House, which passed a similar measure earlier this year. The bill, approved 21-10 along party lines, is at odds with constitutional standards for abortion, banning the procedure at about six weeks’ gestation.

Scientists use lasers to examine toenail clipping, find severe zinc deficiency

Now that voters who wanted change got what they wanted, the media executive says "bring it on."