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WASHINGTON — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday’s auction with rates on three-month bills declining while rates on six-month bills were unchanged. The Treasury Department auctioned $39 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.000 percent, down from 1.015 percent last week. Another $33 billion in six-month bills was

BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) — Dozens of people, including members of a Native American tribe and their supporters, have set up an encampment on Brown University land, saying the land was illegally taken from them hundreds of years ago. The Pokanoket Nation (pronounced poh-kah-NOH'-ket) says the long-term encampment, started Sunday, is aimed at reclaiming its ancestral home in Bristol, which contains spiritually important sites. The Ivy League university says the land was donated decades ago and it has owned the legal title for more than 60 years. Читать дальше...

The great white hung around for about a half hour, stealing fish from the area.

The great white hung around for about a half hour, stealing fish from the area.

Tell us about your favorite tearjerkers!

I think we can all agree that reading is the best.

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And there's nothing quite like a satisfying cry while you're curled up with a good book.

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Did you have to keep a box of Kleenex beside you when reading Never Let Me Go?

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An Australian man hoping for some good fishing got more than he bargained for Friday when he encountered a massive great white shark circling his boat. James Miller was fishing with his friend Sam Shellabear near Garden Island in Western Australia when the 16-foot great white approached.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somali Islamic extremist group al-Shabab is confirming that one of its top commanders was killed by a U.S. airstrike in July.

The partially eclipsed sun peeked through foggy skies Monday morning, prompting a brief but rousing cheer on the playground at Mira Vista K-8 School in Richmond, before clouds once again blocked the view. Miranda Mohr, 8, pulled off her special glasses and declared she had officially seen the spectacle. “It looked like a red banana in the middle of space,” she said. The viewing kicked off the first day of school at the Richmond campus, with students... Читать дальше...

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. has been formally charged on three misdemeanor crimes in Pinellas County, Fla., according to court records.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Fair Grandstand officials say this year's fair surpassed a record-setting number of guests in 2016 with help from its music lineup. The State Journal-Register reports that more than 58,800 people bought tickets for the Grandstand, up from 58,540 in 2016. The previous high was nearly 57,800 in 1999. State Fair Manager Kevin Gordon says part the success might've been because of the diversity of the Grandstand lineup. Pentatonix, a three-time... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills declining while rates on six-month bills were unchanged.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills declining while rates on six-month bills were unchanged.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills declining while rates on six-month bills were unchanged. The Treasury Department auctioned $39 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.000 percent, down from 1.015 percent last week. Another $33 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 1.115 percent, unchanged from last week. The three-month rate was the lowest-highest since those bills averaged... Читать дальше...

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Türkiye- Almanya ilişkilerinde gerilim tırmanırken, Merkel hükümeti belirlediği "üç ayaklı" stratejiyle, Ankara üzerinde ekonomik baskıyı arttırmayı planlıyor.Devamı için tıklayınız

Tony Dokoupil investigates white supremacy's rise in America and how its adherents hope to infiltrate the mainstream

A petition urging President Trump to recognize Antifa — a left-wing, militant activist movement — as a terrorist organization has well surpassed the required 100,000 signatures for an official White House response.

‘Crazy,’ ‘pretty dope,’ and just maybe, ‘a revelation.’ The Titans broke practice to watch the total eclipse, a once-in-a-lifetime event that at least one player saw as portending good things for his new team

‘Crazy,’ ‘pretty dope,’ and just maybe, ‘a revelation.’ The Titans broke practice to watch the total eclipse, a once-in-a-lifetime event that at least one player saw as portending good things for his new team

"My mom says that the only thing that could keep me from crying was country music," country singer Carly Pearce says. "[Also] That I...

The long awaited solar eclipse has finally arrived and eager stargazers have taken to social media to share their delight at witnessing this cosmic ballet they’ve waited almost a century to see.
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US-led Coalition warplanes bombed the Syrian army in the province of Homs in central Syria According to pro-government sources, the airstrikes were followed by  another attack in the same area, this time by ISIS. Southfront [...]

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