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HAVANA — Alex Romero was delighted when President Barack Obama came to Havana in March bearing the promise of a bright new future.

Original Jaguars coach Tom Coughlin is interviewing with the team this week, and he has at least one player in the current locker room ready to vouch for him. Via Hays Carlyon of the Florida Times-Union, Jags cornerback Prince Amukamara (who played five seasons for Coughlin with the Giants) said he thought it would be…

Depression is a debilitating medical disorder that affects more than 350 million people worldwide. However, some studies show that people are being prescribed antidepressant medication without a accurate diagnosis of clinical depression.

Psychotherapist and author M. Gary Neuman talks about the difference between clinical depression and sadness, which Neuman says is actually a healthy part of the emotional spectrum.

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Three beautiful souls were taken before their time. Last week Lanae Dinnett Riley, 22, Tondalia Dubose, 29, and Jaquira Brown, 26, were out celebrating a friend’s party. At some point they decided to leave and all three ladies along with Brown’s sister, 20-year-old Jaunitra Holloman, and a male driver got into a BMW and were […]

Strictly Come Dancing's festive special helped the BBC win the Christmas Day ratings battle.

Even as Obama spoke, an 80 percent surge in U.S. visitors was drenching state-run and private businesses with hundreds of millions of desperately needed dollars. 2017 brings a possible economic recession and a U.S. president-elect who has promised to undo Obama's normalization unless the Cuban government makes new concessions on civil rights. Resistance to pressure from Washington is a founding principle for the Cuban communist system, making domestic concessions in exchange for continued detente a virtual impossibility. Читать дальше...

Even as Obama spoke, an 80 percent surge in U.S. visitors was drenching state-run and private businesses with hundreds of millions of desperately needed dollars. 2017 brings a possible economic recession and a U.S. president-elect who has promised to undo Obama's normalization unless the Cuban government makes new concessions on civil rights. Resistance to pressure from Washington is a founding principle for the Cuban communist system, making domestic concessions in exchange for continued detente a virtual impossibility. Читать дальше...

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and Defense Minister Tomomi Inada (3rd from L) wave ...

Shares in Hangcha Group, a China forklift truck maker, will begin trading at the Shanghai Stock Exchange tomorrow, giving hand-tool billionaire Qiu Jianping a substantial stake in a second listed business. Qiu, chairman of Shenzhen-listed hand-tool maker Hangzhou Great Star Industrial, owns 30.2% of Hangcha Group. That doesn’t include his holdings [...]

The world lost many famous figures in 2016, with the year nearing its end with the death of British pop star George Michael. Ranging from comedians and musicians to actors and sportspersons, 2016 was a tragic year, and cancers and heart diseases were responsible for many deaths. Here is a list of notable celebrity deaths in 2016, in chronological order:

Mike Barnicle talks with Mark Shriver about his new book 'Pilgrimage,' which looks at the life Pope Francis led before he became pontiff.

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Describing Kohli as a `world-class` player, Smith admitted that the Indian skipper has improved a lot and led his team incredibly well in last two years.

The Centre has rushed additional 4,000 paramilitary personnel to Manipur in its efforts to reopen a national highway which has blocked for nearly two months by a Naga group.

It took Bill Parcells a while to get to the Hall of Fame in part because the voters were never convinced that he was truly retired. With Tony Dungy, the possibility of the Hall of Famer taking his gold jacket back to the sideline never factored in to the thinking, and for good reason. Dungy…

Others used a government power to investigate criminality.

PR and media relations professionals: are you submitting these terrible media pitches?

More than one million refugees have fled South Sudan, spilling across borders in East Africa as the international community warns that the conflict and its ethnic violence could destabilize the region.

U.S. troops advising Iraqis will embed closer to front lines.

People are being asked to share their memories of Concorde's final flight.

A review of the coaching blunders that contributed to Saturday’s Bills loss. Dolphins QB Matt Moore played better after a first half interception against Buffalo. The Patriots will try for a better finish in Miami this season. A call for the Jets to play QB Christian Hackenberg in Week 17. The Ravens’ run defense didn’t…

There’s a terrible NEW TREND that is developing in gang culture – and it likely came from PRISON. More and more stories are surfacing, about gang members “raping” their male enemies. Local gang members mistakenly believed that two University of Rochester football players had robbed a drug dealer – and so they wanted to exact […]

(AP) — New Haven fire officials say a toy hoverboard appears to be the cause of a Christmas Day apartment fire that displaced four people and sent one to the hospital. Hundreds of thousands of the two-wheeled toys made by multiple manufacturers were recalled earlier this year following multiple reports of burns or fires caused by overheating battery packs.