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People with heart pacemakers and sleep apnea are at much greater risk for a dangerous heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study suggests.
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The Star Tribune is reporting that a source close to the investigation of Prince's death says there was Percocet present in his body when he was found dead April 21.
It is not yet clear if the drug contributed to Prince's death, the source also said.
Percocet is a prescription painkiller. The opioid was reportedly found on Prince and in his Paisley Park home in suburban Minneapolis.
A source also told the Star Tribune that Prince was one day away from... Читать дальше...
Millennials are increasingly spending money on novel, experience-driven events, leaving retailers to adapt.
From left, Anthony Mackie, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Elizabeth Olsen and Sebastian Stan in “Captain America: Civil War.”
♫ Everybody wanna know, how it feel / Everybody wanna see, what it’s like ♫
Janet Jackson released a new music video late Wednesday that played into rumors she and husband Wissam Al Mana are expecting a child. "Dammn, Baby" is the third single from her most recent release, "Unbreakable."
Читать дальше...Wall Street analysts seem to be doubting Tesla's ability to hit its aggressive, new production target.
The movie features strong performances from Ice Cube and Regina Hall as the barbershop’s owners and a funny reprise of Eddie, the ancient, opinionated barber played by Cedric the Entertainer. There is plenty of grindhouse-quality mayhem in this outstanding punk rockers versus white supremacists horror thriller. [...] for all the wicked plot turns and marvelously gratuitous carnage, the film’s greatest asset may be its realism. Like non-cinematic life, it’s not very tidy, not completely comprehensible and no one is safe ... Читать дальше...
Donald Trump clinching the Republican nomination wasn't a shock, or even a surprise, in the narrowest sense. He'd led the polls for months. Before Tuesday, he'd won primary contests in 27 states. So it's hard to remember just how unprecedented this is — a businessman with no political experience and a history of misogynistic and bigoted statements capturing the nomination of a party whose leadership seemed appalled by his campaign.
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The L.A, Film Festival will close with the U.S. premiere of Jonás Cuarón’s immigration thriller “Desierto,” starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Читать дальше...The fierce fighting in Afghanistan’s long-contested Helmand Province significantly waned in April, but American military officials believe the Taliban will soon launch another offensive there.
Officials said the 675,000 square foot development will bring in $380 million in private investment and 4,000 living wage jobs.
Who makes the best hot sauce? We got the top five best sellers in the US and did a blind taste test. Did your favorite win?
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Russia has started to fulfill a contract for the supply of T-72B1 tanks to the Armed Forces of Nicaragua.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A woman who had her heart set on taking home the same stray dog that Republican Gov. Paul LePage adopted is angry that the animal shelter broke its own rules by making the canine available to him a day before it was available to the public. Donna Kincer, development director of the Greater Androscoggin Human Society, acknowledged that the Jack Russell terrier mix was supposed to be made available a day later and on a first-come, first-served basis. The governor's family alerted... Читать дальше...
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Listening to statistics about the global lack of education for girls from Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on this Harvard EdCast, I found myself thinking about a Somali student I once taught.
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Trump's rise fits very well into Chinese, Russian and other narratives about the benefits of authoritarianism
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia - Sophomore quarterback Nick Johns says he is transferring from Virginia.
Here's the most important question you will be answering this weekend: Are you Team Captain America or Team Iron Man? Yes, Captain America: Civil War is hitting theaters today, which...
The government has committed itself to financial transparency, it said at the Open Government Partnership meeting in Cape Town.
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