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The number of Americans who feel overloaded with information has declined significantly.

The Naira on Wednesday, December 7, stayed unchanged at N485 against the dollar, N510 against Euro and N600 against pound in black market.

The 2016 edition of Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival celebrates Canadian offerings in traditional Canadian style – with titles few have heard of and many will be hard-pressed to see at their local cinema

SEATTLE (AP) — Reliever Marc Rzepczynski is guaranteed $11 million in his two-year contract with the Seattle Mariners.

SEATTLE (AP) — Reliever Marc Rzepczynski is guaranteed $11 million in his two-year contract with the Seattle Mariners.

SEATTLE (AP) — Reliever Marc Rzepczynski is guaranteed $11 million in his two-year contract with the Seattle Mariners.

Speculation about the future of the big-tent electronic music scene is a popular topic these days, but where some people see storm clouds, the French...

Despite the overwhelming feeling that 2016 has just been the worst, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s love remained a bright light throughout the apocalyptic year. 

With a quickly approaching Dec. 19 vote in the Electoral College that will officially select Donald J. Trump as the next president of the United States, two Democratic electors in Colorado are fighting an unlikely political battle to prevent the president-elect from assuming office.

The Canadian dollar strengthened while Canadian bond yields ticked lower on Wednesday after The Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.5%. In a brief policy statement, the central bank said the Canadian economy is growing in line with expectations, though exports -- highlighted by the central bank as a key driver of growth -- have continued to disappoint. The central bank said that growth was robust in the third quarter, following a weak first half, though it expects the pace of growth to moderate in 2017. Читать дальше...

Cristiano Ronaldo nails the water bottle challenge, while Antonio Conte reveals that he's still got it in today's Social Snap

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The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at 0.50%, as expected, at Wednesday's policy meeting.

In its statement, the BOC said that "dynamics of growth are largely as the Bank anticipated."

The decision comes after a December jobs report that showed the country's unemployment rate dipping to 6.8%, matching its lowest since January 2015. But while people are finding jobs, the quality of those jobs is a bit concerning as they have tended to be of the part-time variety and pay lower wages. Читать дальше...

Are you dreading Christmas? Admitting defeat because you know you’re never going to get your hands on a Hatchimal this year?

Alex Butler
MIAMI, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Will your stud gunslinger gobble up enough fantasy points to singlehandedly lift you to playoffs glory?

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday morning that he felt he had been "very restrained" on Twitter since winning the election last month.

Ainslie and his crew will do double time as Zenith ambassadors by wearing a new version of the El Primero Sport with a special carbon fiber strap and engraved case back.

The Transport Secretary is urged to resign after a leaked letter shows he opposed rail devolution to keep it "out of the clutches" of Labour.

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Love or hate, it seems there's nothing in between.

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Love or hate, it seems there's nothing in between.

Every Wednesday morning, beat writer Matt Vensel will share five Vikings stats that actually mean something heading into that weekend’s game. 15.5 — sacks for Danielle Hunter in his first two NFL seasons Hunter, the second-year defensive end, recorded a pair of sacks against Dak Prescott and the Cowboys, giving him 5.5 sacks in his past four games and a team-leading 9.5 through a dozen games. Combine those with the six sacks he racked up as a rookie and Hunter has 15.5 sacks in his career, the most by any player selected in the 2015 draft. Читать дальше...

Iraq's Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are expected to start receiving funds from the country's state budget for the first time in history, Kurdish media reported Wednesday.

The Kharp reindeer farm in the village of Krasnoye, Nenets Autonomous Area.

The Syrian government forces on Wednesday regained control over two more districts of eastern Aleppo bringing the total number of areas liberated from terrorists in the embattled city to 47, the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation said.

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Apple is working hard to build up its location-based and mapping data, according to Bloomberg.

The company plans to use drones and new “indoor navigation features” that will help make Maps more accurate and robust, which will help it to catch up to mapping-data leader, Google.

• Apple is planning to use drones to gain... Читать дальше...