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Ellen DeGeneres, the beloved host of her eponymous daytime talk show, unofficially entered the Nicki Minaj feud with Remy Ma, and she couldn’t be more excited. In a video released Friday morning on both YouTube and the show’s official social media, Ellen introduced a clip of the music video, which includes a nod to Ellen herself in some clever wordplay. “I am the generous queen! Ask Ms. Ellen,” raps Nicki Minaj.

A run of legal defeats over its voting laws means Texas could risk becoming the first state forced back into federal oversight since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key … Click to Continue »

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With more than 30 years of experience in the financial industry, Ric Edelman has heard and seen it all, and there's one topic he's sick of: annuities.

"Annuity products are a very common sales pitch because they generate big commissions for the guys who sell them to you, but they're not in your best interest at all," said Edelman, founder and executive chairman of Edelman Financial Services, one of the nation's leading financial advising firms, and author of the new book "The Truth About Your Future... Читать дальше...

Amid a public relations uproar, United has decided CEO Oscar Munoz will not chair the board next year.

Doctor Who, like the best horror films, has always been at its strongest when it performs this one weird trick.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone says he has had no contact with Branden Albert since the veteran left tackle decided to skip voluntary workouts. Albert, tight end Marcedes Lewis and running back Corey Grant were the only players not in attendance for the first week of Jacksonville’s offseason conditioning program, which began

Chris Thompson re-signs with Redskins; running back had been a restricted free agent

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Running back Chris Thompson has re-signed with the Washington Redskins.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Running back Chris Thompson has re-signed with the Washington Redskins.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Running back Chris Thompson has re-signed with the Washington Redskins.

Eight people were electrocuted to death during a looting incident in Caracas, a firefighter said on Friday, amid violent protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by opponents accusing him of seeking to create a dictatorship. The accident occurred when a group of looters broke into a bakery in the working class neighborhood of El Valle, according the firefighter, who asked not be identified. It was not immediately possible to confirm details of the incident with hospital or other officials. Читать дальше...

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Chelsea and Tottenham have never been closer in the Premier League title race but attentions turn to the FA Cup this weekend as the pair meet in the semi-finals at Wembley Stadium.

Police in France are still investigating the background of the man who killed a police officer in Paris on the eve of the French presidential election.

Marine Le Pen grew up in a "house of political violence," a biographer says. Since taking control of the far-right party her father founded, she has tried to expand its reach, and kicked him out.

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City is a documentary about Jane Jacobs, whose 1961 book The Death and Life of Great American Cities changed urban planning.

President Trump has been signing a flurry of executive actions as he approaches his 100th day in office. Some of his orders make good on campaign pledges. Others seem tailored to make the president "look busy," without actually doing very much.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with E.J. Dionne, of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and Kristen Soltis Anderson of the Washington Examiner and Echelon Insights.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Mohamed Soltan, an Egyptian-American who was previously imprisoned in Egypt for political reasons, about the release of Aya Hijazi, the Egyptian-American aid worker who was imprisoned in Egypt for nearly three years.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt set 100 days as a benchmark for his presidency, and every president since has been measured by that yard stick.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam International, about the on-the-ground scene of famine in South Sudan and other countries.

Marine Le Pen has not only taken control of one of France's toughest, most macho political parties, she's also been able to take the party much closer to political success than her father ever did.

NPR's Hector Silva Avalos, a research fellow at American University, about the history of the criminal organization MS-13 and the recent statement from the Department of Justice.

A March for Science will be held Saturday in Washington, D.C., and hundreds of other cities in the U.S. Organizers say the march is a non-partisan celebration of science. It's meant to both encourage political leaders to fund science and rely on scientific evidence when making policy decisions. Critics worry the march will turn into an anti-Trump rally and paint scientists as just another interest group.