Ugandan forces arrest opposition candidate, attack protesters amid vote
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni leading with results in from nearly half of polling stations
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni leading with results in from nearly half of polling stations
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Kurdish militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack in the Turkish capital Ankara which killed 28 people.
Around this time last year, anyone monitoring the chatter pouring out of Sundance knew "The Witch" was the festival's primo sleeper. Its esteem happened organically, without any star power or pre-festival buzz. Robert Eggers' assured directorial debut, set a few decades before the Salem witch trials and subtitled "A New England Folktake," was an unbridled Sundance success story. "A star is born," the industry seemed to say of Eggers and his collective cast. When the movie opens this weekend, we mortals will follow suit. Читать дальше...
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The 50-year-old has stated the fate of the defender is out of his hands as Paris Saint-Germain executives will decide on his punishment
The rampaging mob attacked the office of the state DIG and set the house of Finance Minister Abhimanyu on fire.
The medal the Hockey Hall of Fame goalie won representing Canada at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games is one of 66 pieces of personal NHL memorabilia Belfour has put up for auction
Everyone following the Democratic presidential primary race almost certainly heard about the Big Letter. Four former heads of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) under Democratic presidents signed an open letter condemning an analysis of Bernie Sanders' platform by University of Massachusetts economist Gerald Friedman.
The letter asserted that Friedman's analysis made "extreme claims that cannot be supported by the economic evidence." It went on to urge respect for the "party's best... Читать дальше...
In the early 1960s, a Chevrolet Corvette convertible was the attention-grabbing star of the popular television show Route 66. Garcia's wife witnessed her husband's seemingly endless search for an affordable Corvette and firmly suggested that he deserved an antique model of his own. Under the hood is the bulletproof 327-cubic-inch V-8 engine that delivers 300 horsepower through a four-speed manual transmission to propel the 2,925-pound fiberglass Corvette on a 102-inch wheelbase. When comparing... Читать дальше...
The sin ship has emerged.
El Niño storms have stripped a bunch of sand from beaches in Coronado, California, revealing the shadow of the S.S. Monte Carlo, a ship that sank offshore on New Year's Eve of 1937.
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The ship was anchored in international waters during Prohibition to avoid US laws.
People seeking bootleg whisky, gambling, and prostitution would... Читать дальше...
Jewel Burks
Jewel Burks has the kind of schedule that will tire you out just thinking about it.
For the last two years she's held the title "entrepreneur in residence for diversity markets" at Google, which means that she technically holds two jobs:
She educates business owners on how to use Google's ads and enterprise products while doubling as a startup founder herself.
"I work a lot," Burks tells Business Insider. "Nights, weekends. It's tough, but I'm really passionate... Читать дальше...
The hedge fund chief is betting on a vicious fall in the renminbi, writes Stephen Foley
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida is about to be invaded by Jedis and stormtroopers.
ORLANDO, Florida - Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida is about to be invaded by Jedis and stormtroopers.
Star Wars blitz continues at Walt Disney World Last December, the park opened a courtyard filled with all things "Star Wars," a video game center and movie theater showing abridged versions of "Star Wars" movies.
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida is about to be invaded by Jedis and stormtroopers.
Turkish security forces have shot and injured civilians, including children, who were attempting to flee war-ravaged Syria into Turkey, Amnesty International reported Friday. The New York-based human rights organization said Turkish authorities have closed their border, leaving thousands of civilians trapped in Syria and leading many to rely on illegal smugglers.
Jerry Colangelo: 'I fully expect Coach K to lead the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team in Rio'
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Mexico's Attorney General's Office (PGR) has identified seven new criminal organizations that it has identified as cartels for their range of criminal exploits.
The new organizations are smaller, less entrenched, and are less powerful than the older generation of Mexican cartels, which were massive criminal enterprises.
Instead the new cartels, Insight Crime notes, have largely spawned from mid-ranking members of former Mexican cartels, such as the Zetas.
Mexico... Читать дальше...
"This is a way for them not to forget," one of the refugee camp residents said.
For the better part of two decades this reliable Mustang two-door hardtop coupe provided daily service until the left door was damaged and the car was parked in the garage. Beside the top and body color, the original build sheet shows other optional equipment including: console, AM radio, tinted glass, wheel covers, power steering, deluxe seat belts, interior decoration group, rocker panel molding, Selectaire air conditioning, Cruise-O-Matic transmission, and F70-by-14-inch wide oval white sidewall tires. Читать дальше...
Justice JB Pardiwala, while disposing of a petition, noted that all school textbooks give the credit for the Mahatma title of Gandhi to Tagore.
Put on your retainer; you're gonna need it if you want to sleep with Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Bock.
She's featured in the magazine's heralded swimsuit issue this year, which was published this past week with not one, but three covers (one of which featured plus-size model Ashley Graham, a historic move for the magazine).
To celebrate all of this, we asked Bock about how she feels about sleeping together (and it has nothing to do with sex, so get your minds out of the gutter). Читать дальше...
China’s leaders fired a top regulator and set out specifics on how they intend to restructure the economy, stepping up efforts to dispel pessimism about the country’s growth prospects and economic stewardship.
On Thursday night, Rubio missed one of this last opportunities to woo South Carolina voters before the state's primary election.