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When the red-and-black cat tacks or gybes, the "cyclors" unclip from their cycling pedestals in one hull, join the choreographed dash across the trampoline netting stretched across the boat and clip into the cycling pedestals in the other hull, and continue pedaling away. When the cats reach a certain speed, they rise up on the leeward daggerboard and rudders, with the hulls completely out of the water. The actual sailing is done by helmsman Peter Burling, 26, an Olympic gold and silver medalist; skipper Glenn Ashby... Читать дальше...

2017 BMW X4 M40i BASE PRICE: $47,600 for xDrive 28i; $59,250 for M40i. AS TESTED: $66,995. TYPE: Front-engine, all-wheel-drive, five-passenger, compact SUV. ENGINE: 3-liter, TwinPower turbocharged, direct injection, M Performance inline six cylinder with Double VANOS and Valvetronic. MILEAGE: 19 mpg (city), 26 mpg (highway). TOP SPEED: 150 mph. LENGTH: 184.3 inches. WHEELBASE: 110.6 inches.

Although boutique liquor brands are nothing new for celebrities, going from $0 to a $1 billion sale in four years is remarkable.

Officials say an F-16 fighter jet caught fire while attempting to take off at Ellington Airport in Houston and the pilot ejected.

Greg has been signed off work.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Budget talks among Republicans who control the state Legislature remain stalled over how to pay for roads.

Charlotte coach Steve Clifford has coached Dwight Howard in the past, and he thinks the Hornets' new center still has what it takes to be a super player in the NBA.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Party divisions are on stark display after a disappointing special election loss in a hard-fought Georgia congressional race. The loss also renewed the focus on Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, who was demonized by the GOP side in the Georgia race.

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Jon Snow’s got a plan to defeat the Night King, but he’s going to have a heck of a time getting all of the Seven Kingdoms on board. A new trailer for Season 7 of “Game of Thrones” suggests the Warden of the North will attempt to get fellow leaders on board as winter — and an army of white walkers — closes in on them.

The last of four suspects sought in connection with the brutal beating in March of a Lyft driver on Highway 101 in San Francisco has been arrested, officials said Wednesday. Quintrell Anderson, 22, of San Francisco was arrested Monday and booked into the San Francisco County Jail about 8:10 p.m. on suspicion of assault, assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy, battery, and vandalism, according to the California Highway Patrol. Three other suspects — 33-year-old Derwayne A. Johnson, 25-year-old Gabriel Rodriguez and 19-year-old Jarrell E. Читать дальше...

Study confirms that cannabis consumers are more fit, remain more active.

2017 BMW X4 M40i

2017 BMW X4 M40i

As part of President Donald Trump’s effort to “drain the swamp” directly into his cabinet, a revolving door coal lobbyist is now poised to take a top position at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the second time in his career.

Regarding Israel specifically, the latter enjoys a strategic, mutually-beneficial and multi-level partnership with the US, as well as advanced private-sector cooperation.

BMW’s X4 is either compact SUV or beefy hatchback, depending on how one sees it. Its new top-of-the line X4 M40i, though, is all sports car — at least the way it drives. With BMW’s storied “M” — for Motorsport — part of its alphabet-soup name, the newest model of the X4 is all about

The job cuts at the online marketplace come after the resignation of its chief executive.

He needs to move Ryan Anderson and others to free up max cap space to get the big name stars.

US sanctions against Moscow are threatening rebounding Russian-Italian cooperation, according to the board chairman of Banca Intesa Russia.

US sanctions against Moscow are threatening rebounding Russian-Italian cooperation, according to the board chairman of Banca Intesa Russia.

Austrian Thiem was playing in his first tournament since reaching the French Open last four earlier this month, looking to get some match practice on grass before the start of Wimbledon on July 3.