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Tot een half jaar geleden is bij het Nijmeegse bedrijf Lincoln Smitweld het kankerverwekkende chroom-6 (kaliumchromaat) gebruikt. De werknemers bij de lasfabriek waren daar onvoldoende tegen beschermd. Dat zegt chemicus en directeur Atie Verschoor van ECEMed, het expertise centrum op het gebied van gezondheidseffecten van gevaarlijke stoffen.

American Airline is canceling all flights at Augusta Regional Airport on Friday, Jan. 22.

Victims were not hurt.

The #OscarsSoWhite controversy continues to plague The Academy, as more and more celebrities continue to speak out against the 2016 Oscars nominations and their lack of diversity. Many...

Daniel Holtzclaw has been sentenced to 263 years in prison for the rape and sexual assault of 13 women while he was an officer with the Oklahoma City Police Department. He has been sentenced to 263 years. Of course, this sentence should have been a given, but in a judicial system where justice for black victims often seems like a sheer impossibility, it feels like a minor miracle. 

Conservative talk show host to make Iowa appearances with Cruz

Beck slams Sarah Palin for endorsing Donald Trump

Eddie Jones has admitted he was "embarrassed about how badly I had been coaching" after spending a day learning from the Catalan's methods

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Did the billion-dollar Powerball jackpot have you dreaming of what you would do with that money? Us too. As typical travel enthusiasts, we imagined (re)visiting the hundreds of luxe island properties on our site that are typically frequented by celebrities and others with deep pockets. (Trust us, when we went, it was in the name of "work.")

But if you're saving up for a celebrity-approved resort -- or just want an inside look at the stunning destinations where the rich... Читать дальше...

In an event billed as a desert duel between Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, the best performance in the first round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on Thursday came from Bryson DeChambeau.

Four days after his suicide, it has now come to the fore that the delay in disbursement of Rohith Vemula’s fellowship money was due to a confusion over two junior research fellowships (JRFs) that he secured during two different years.

Billionaire investor George Soros said Thursday that he expects a hard landing for the Chinese economy.

From the Iowa caucuses to the Republican and Democratic conventions, here is your US presidential election calendar

From the Iowa caucuses to the Republican and Democratic conventions, here is your US presidential election calendar

DAVOS, Switzerland - The opposing sides won't initially meet face-to-face in planned Syria peace talks in Geneva next week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday, a new sign of obstacles that remain in the latest diplomatic push to end the conflict.

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The opposing sides won't initially meet face-to-face in planned Syria peace talks in Geneva next week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday, a new sign of…

On a snowy mountain in Austria, two teams of skiers and motorcycle riders competed in rally car race on an icy, makeshift track.

A pair of Nebraskans who’ve each lost more than 100 pounds in the last year joined Gov. Pete Ricketts in launching this year's LiveWell Challenge, which rewards Nebraskans for completing at le…

The Vikings plan to interview former Browns head coach Pat Shurmur, who was the offensive coordinator for the Eagles the past three seasons, for a position on their coaching staff, according to multiple reports. Shurmur broke into the NFL as a tight ends and offensive line coach for the Eagles in 1999. He later coached quarterbacks for the Eagles before getting his first coordinator gig with the Rams from 2009 to 2010. He then was the head coach in Cleveland in 2011 and 2012, with the Browns going 9-23. Читать дальше...

Peering deep into the Carina Nebula, a giant interstellar cloud of gas and dust, the Hubble Space Telescope caught a glimpse of the bright young stars found in the star cluster Trumpler 14. The Hubble photo released Thursday features 2,000 bright stars glittering like diamonds.

A little over two years ago, in December 2013, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was invited by the University of Hyderabad (UoH) to accept an honorary doctorate and deliver a talk on an esoteric subject: “Are Coffee Houses Important for Education?” But protesting students — mainly dalits — would just not allow Sen to talk on this subject.

A little over two years ago, in December 2013, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was invited by the University of Hyderabad (UoH) to accept an honorary doctorate and deliver a talk on an esoteric subject: “Are Coffee Houses Important for Education?” But protesting students — mainly dalits — would just not allow Sen to talk on this subject.

Teddy Bridgewater this season fell short of his lofty goal of completing 70 percent of his passes, something that only five NFL quarterbacks have ever done. He ranked ninth in the NFL with a completion percentage of 65.3. But the second-year signal-caller might take solace in knowing he was the NFL’s most accurate quarterback in 2015, according to Pro Football Focus. Yes, you read that right. No starting QB was on target more often than Bridgewater when factoring in drops, throwaways and passes batted down of the line of scrimmage. Читать дальше...