Haitian sources say the new batch brings the total to 400 Kenyan boots on the ground in violence-ravaged Port-au-Prince.
The Colorado Rockies selected Jared Thomas in the second round with the No. 42 overall pick, making him the first Longhorn off the board. Thomas, who played both infield and outfield for the Longhorns, had a tremendous sophomore season. He hit .349 with 16 home runs and 18 stolen bases to help guide Texas to the NCAA tournament. He scored 61 times and had a .434 on-base percentage with 87 hits.
How to design an electoral system that keeps the leftist establishment in power.
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Attendees at the Republican National Convention have been banned from bringing in hard water bottles for fear they could be thrown at speakers — but a vendor inside the hall was spotted giving out free rocks shaped like the state of Indiana.
Latest Forecast Update from Meteorologists Steve Caporizzo & Rob Lindenmuth: Severe weather moved through the Capital Region Tuesday afternoon and evening with tornado warnings and destructive thunderstorm warning with gusts up to 80 mph recorded. That is out of here and now the cleanup continues across the region. Another hot and humid day is expected [...]
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Conventional wisdom says that if you want the very lowest prices on a 4K TV, you wait until Black Friday / Cyber Monday in November, but Amazon’s Prime Day can offer some solid discounts during the dog days of summer.
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(Photo credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports) In one way, Saturday night's 1-1 draw with Houston was a positive result for Minnesota United. The team snapped a six-match losing streak and looked more like the outfit that was playing a winning brand of soccer in the season's first half. On the other hand, it wasn't the three-point outcome Minnesota wanted after getting the lead with 20 minutes left, and it stretched its cur
The reason we need insulation standards is so future homes are warmer, drier and don’t make people sick. The Minister is not living in the real world if he thinks saving a bit of money up front is worth that.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was joined by an even more prominent guest at the Republican National Convention: his English Bulldog.
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A man gestures during a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against the imposition of tax hikes by the government, in Nairobi, Kenya on July 2, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)
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The Canadian rapper joked on Instagram that the rushing floodwaters "better be espresso martini".
A Virginia appellate court ruled Tuesday that a U.S. Marine should never have been granted an adoption of an Afghan war orphan and voided the custody order he’s relied on to raise the girl for nearly three years. The decision marked a major turning point in a bitter custody battle that has international ramifications far greater than the fate of one child. The appeals court decision dealt a significant blow in Marine Maj. Joshua Mast’s yearslong legal quest to keep the child, who was orphaned on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2019.
The city of Glens Falls issued a State of Emergency on Tuesday after strong storms blew through the Capital Region.
A recent increase in vehicle burglaries around Church Point is leaving people feeling uneasy.
Rudy G had difficulty walking across a room at the Republican Convention. It appears he is uninjured.
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As demand for luxury goods and beauty products declines in some regions, so have the fortunes of a clutch of the world’s richest people.
