IBM is buying data company Truven Health Analytics for $2.6 billion, in a bid to expand its already considerable presence in the health-care industry.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The proposed half-cent sales tax increase that would help fund Gov. Dennis Daugaard's plan to improve South Dakota teacher pay narrowly failed Tuesday in the state House of Representatives. [...] a lawmaker gave notice he intends to attempt to revive the tax increase for teacher pay, which a state task force studying education funding found is the lowest of the 50 states and District of Columbia. The Republican governor's proposed sales tax increase would raise more than $100 million in the upcoming budget year... Читать дальше...
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Two of the eight new plaintiffs of a lawsuit against a Christian preacher say they were victims of sexual assault and forced labor as teens.
Johnny Cueto arrived at spring training Thursday and quickly demonstrated he has the sense of humor to feel at home in the zoo quickly. Manager Bruce Bochy, pitching coach Dave Righetti and especially catcher Buster Posey will get their first up-close look at the 30-year-old in an orange and black uniform, which matches his black dreadlocks tinged with orange on the tips. Cueto actually colored his hair that way before he signed with the Giants. The Giants had the best offer and I took it. On the new protective caps for pitchers... Читать дальше...
“Anyone ever tell you, you look like Idris Elba?”
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Because crying on your bed always makes things better.
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Uber should start respecting the law before it asks for legislative reforms that suit its interests, Transport Minister Jacques Daoust said Thursday during the first day of hearings into the future of the taxi industry
A highly leveraged, highly risky exchange-traded product is among millennials’ top investments.
A highly leveraged, highly risky exchange-traded product is among millennials’ top investments.
A highly leveraged, highly risky exchange-traded product is among millennials’ top investments.
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There is still time for the rest of the world to catch on to just how good Tim Draxl is, and that he is easily our best male cabaret artist.
Lady Gaga walks down the runway while appearing in Marc Jacobs‘ fashion show during New York Fashion Week on Thursday afternoon (February 18) at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. The 29-year-old entertainer wore an over-sized coat and her signature platform heels while walking in the show. Gaga was pictured in a different [...]
Relatives of a Staten Island man struck and killed by a car while riding his bicycle are trying to raise money for his funeral.
A petition is calling for the meningitis B vaccine to be given to all children after images of a toddler who died from the disease went viral. Warning: You may find some of the images in this post distressing.
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That "not a child, not an adult" feeling you have in your early twenties is completely real and valid.
You used to think you had the answers to everything, but now you know life doesn't always go your way.
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Hillary Clinton continues to lead nationally in the Democratic primary fight, but Bernie Sanders has narrowed the gap to 6 percentage points, according to a new CNN Poll of Polls. Clinton is up 48% to the Vermont senator’s 42% — a tighter race than the 53% to 36% that the previous Poll of Polls found […]
Where we are in US-Cuba relations; a fight between Donald Trump and the pope because why not; everyone's favorite artificial-island-induced territory dispute just got serious.
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Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola of The Young Turks break down part one the GOP Presidential Town Hall which aired on CNN this Wednesday night, or as Cenk called it, the almost three hour long infomercial for the Republican party.
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You might be able to grocery shop, get a trim, and add some fresh ink in a single trip to the supermarket—how convenient!
The Supreme Court fight is about nothing but raw power. Any appeal you hear to high principle is phony
Despite living just a few miles away, when Samantha Siegner was going through the process of looking at schools she might want to play for in college, Oregon State was the farthest from her mind.