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"Game of Thrones" fans now have a new and improved way to watch the show's stunning opening credits.

HBO, Facebook, and Oculus have collaborated with Elastic, the company behind the show's normal opening credits, to create a new 360-degree version of the sequence that's perfect for virtual reality viewing.

As fans know, each episode of the HBO hit opens with a map of its fictional lands and kingdoms. In this new video, you can explore the whole world of "Thrones" yourself... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON - The Washington area's struggling subway system won't get a federal bailout, House Republicans said Thursday as they blamed the Metro system's recent series of crises on poor management rather than a lack of funding.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington area's struggling subway system won't get a federal bailout, House Republicans said Thursday as they blamed the Metro system's recent series of crises on poor management rather than a lack of funding. Last month, Metro's general manager made the unprecedented decision to shut down the system for an entire day for emergency inspections of third-rail power cables. The shutdown followed two fires that were sparked by faulty power cables, including one in January 2015... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump to attend California GOP convention April 13 2016, 3:03 PM Bernie Sanders will host a big rally Wednesday night in New York.GOP Chairman Reince Priebus says Donald Trump's campaign is responsible for knowing the rulesHillary Clinton says she'll open an immigrant affairs office if she...

Chase Ford has found his third team in the last five months. Ford, a tight end who was waived by the Ravens yesterday, was claimed by the Browns today. The 25-year-old Ford played for the Vikings from 2012 to 2015 but was cut by Minnesota in November. The Ravens picked him up late in the…

Prosecutors, judges, former Vice President Mondale speak out at forum.

Five former residents of a now shuttered Seattle foster home say state officials failed to protect them from physical and sexual abuse.

Much of the battle over police drones in the United States has been over privacy. Recently, however, a new concern has come to light: hackers.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Come the postseason, NHL teams need as much scoring as they can get. The Nashville Predators are ready to lean, yet again, on their defense for a little help in that department.

RIO DE JANEIRO - The Rio de Janeiro Olympics won't be scarred by the impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, a $3 billon corruption scandal touching scores of powerful politicians and businessmen, and the country's deepest recession in decades.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Legislature passed a bill Wednesday to end a common tax levy for 11 school districts in and around Omaha.

Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an executive order Wednesday barring state discrimination against gay Louisianans.

Jean-Luc Brassard is telling a very different story about his abrupt resignation as Canada's chef de mission for the 2016 Rio Games. Brassard says he left because of his mounting frustration with the COC's handling of the Marcel Aubut affair.

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Recently, Harvard's Task Force on Sexual Assault Prevention excoriated exclusive final clubs for their “deeply misogynistic attitudes.”

Now, Porcellian Club, the oldest, is hitting back and breaking a 225-year silence to do so, The Harvard Crimson reported.

The task force report condemned the exclusive, mostly male-only social clubs for creating an unsafe campus, and it called for barring students from them or forcing them to become co-ed.

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Jason Puncheon and Emmanuel Adebayor were threats, but the Eagles simply haven't scored enough in the Premier League under Alan Pardew.

Zika virus is the cause of microcephaly and other fetal brain defects, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday.

GoPro name Apple designer Daniel Coster to its design team, contributing to a sharp rally in the action-camera company’s stock.

GoPro name Apple designer Daniel Coster to its design team, contributing to a sharp rally in the action-camera company’s stock.

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Rhode Island's commerce secretary says the state i's moving forward with a multimillion-dollar tourism campaign to attract summertime vacationers but has no plans to replace its poorly received marketing slogan, "Cooler & Warmer."

A former Mrs. America and home shopping network host is charged with swindling a department store out of more than $5,000 in merchandise.

In a melancholy yet defiant open letter, from one revolutionary to another, Mehdi Karroubi pleaded over the weekend to be put on trial in Iran. His dissent could no longer be silenced, he wrote in his letter to President Hassan Rouhani, a former colleague, and he declared, “We must stand up against the idea of a regime with one single voice, made so through monopolizing an unaccountable power.”

A Russian fighter jet buzzed a Navy destroyer, a move known to international relation theorists as "o hai." Several members of Congress want a “National Day of Reason,” though we're pretty sure the parliamentary term is adjournment sine die. And Ted Cruz once argued against sexual gratification as a right. Considering Cruz procreates by fertilizing a clutch of eggs in his mouth, such detachment from human sexuality isn’t surprising. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Wednesday, April 12th, 2016:

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A good sign for the Bruins' head coach?