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VRIEZENVEEN - Cornelis Visser kan zich opmaken voor een nieuwe periode van zes jaar als burgemeester van de gemeente Twenterand. De formele herbenoeming is medio juni. De gemeenteraad stemde donderdagavond 21 januari achter gesloten deuren over het advies van de vertrouwenscommissie. Die commissie gaf aan: doorgaan met Visser. De raad nam dat advies over. De commissaris van de Koning van de provincie Overijssel, Ank Bijleveld is nu aan zet. Zij moet op haar beurt de minister van Binnenlandse zaken adviseren over de herbenoeming. Читать дальше...

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Over the holidays I was lucky enough to attend a few parties and meet several new people. What's more, I'm lucky enough to have a job at Inc. that often allows me to chat with new people on the phone.

But in many recent conversations, something was getting on my nerves: My interlocutors were asking about my name: "Ilan — what kind of name is that?" and, as a follow-up: "So — where are you from?" meaning not my hometown but the various nations of my and/or my ancestors' origins. Читать дальше...

Oil temporarily popped above $30 per barrel in a short-covering relief rally.

The nation’s capital is preparing to be hit with a massive blizzard over the weekend, and many are now even more concerned after a brief dusting of snow on Wednesday evening essentially shut down the city.

Bit of a black mark on an otherwise good start with Chicago.

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye expressed hope on Friday that South Korea's culture will be born again as a cultural asset shared by mankind. She also said South Korea is seeking to help plant new seeds of hope in areas affected

LONDON - Gianni Infantino has declared 500,000 euros ($542,000) in financial backing from UEFA for his FIFA presidential campaign.

This month, "The American Friend," a classic from German director Wim Wenders that until now was probably lesser known than his touchstones "Paris, Texas" and "Wings of Desire," comes to the Criterion Collection. As you'll read below, it's a grubby little story of antiheroes and their patsies that we, predictably, adore, and while its particular mix of independent gritty '70s aesthetic, European setting and director, American star and Patricia Highsmith source material makes it feel highly singular... Читать дальше...

To uncover the true identity and location of a suspected web user viewing child porn, the FBI placed computer code, or malware, on all computers that logged into a certain site. When the suspect connected, the malware exploited a flaw in his browser, forcing his computer to reveal its true Internet protocol address.

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Jared Leto went all-out for his portrayal of The Joker, never breaking character on set and sending Joker-esque gifts to cast members — including a dead rat to Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn) and bullets to Will Smith (Deadshot).

His transformative performance led people to keep their distance from him during filming, "Suicide Squad" director David Ayer told USA Today — including Ayer himself.

"Big time. The hairs stand up on the back of your neck," he said when asked if he was "freaked out" by Leto. Читать дальше...

*fakes a sprained ankle*

You frequently tried to fake being ill to get out of it.

Not so sick that you couldn't go into school, mind you, but you were definitely too sick to be running around aimlessly for an hour.

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And handing over those fake sick notes to your teacher always made for an incredibly tense experience.

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You probably "accidentally" forgot your PE kit at home once... Читать дальше...

Do rate hikes stoke extreme market fear, or are they just "pushing on a string?"

Dark Net Review: Digital Desires Explored To The Extreme Half-enlightening, half-super-creepy, Dark Net is a new, eight-part documentary series about some tucked-away crannies of the internet, premiering on Showtime on Thursday.

Four months after a 42-year-old man allegedly killed his wife and buried the body near his eatery on the Panvel bypass, the Navi Mumbai police (zone 2) arrested him

In a “strange” decision, the police on Thursday issued a notice to Congress corporator Brian Miranda informing him that the state has decided to waive the Rs 34 lakh fee for his security cover and withdraw his security

Scandal's new trailer will leave fans of a certain pair very happy and fans of another couple devastated. Olitz fans, you've been warned. Oops. In the spot, titled "The White...

Authorities in Thailand have arrested members of a student group opposed to military rule.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A remix to Kanye West's "Black Skinhead" featuring Miley Cyrus has emerged online three years after it was recorded.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley poses on the red carpet on opening night of Jennifer Lopez‘s All I Have residency at Planet Hollywood hotel on Wednesday (January 20) in Las Vegas. The 28-year-old newly engaged model rocked a shaggy coat and studded booties for the concert that evening. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Jennifer‘s [...]

Manson will portray Thomas Dinley, a barber and surgeon who is the go-to man in Salem, from a shave and a haircut to being leeched, bled, sliced open or sewn up.

Don’t let your medieval studies skills atrophy!

Mayor de Blasio Thursday unveiled his preliminary budget for 2017 that includes investments in safety, homelessness and schools.

The letter purportedly written by Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar of University of Hyderabad, before he committed suicide, has been sent to the forensic lab for analysis, police sources said.

Students will be given extra marks for practising yoga, said state school education minister Vinod Tawde

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