WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican leader in the Senate says most candidates for president have released their tax documents as presumptive GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump insists he'll wait until after an IRS audit. Trump has faced criticism for saying he will hold off until an audit, with 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney saying it was "disqualifying."
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Self-injectable contraceptives, which are being trailed in Uganda and Senegal, could revolutionize women's lives in rural Africa and dramatically cut maternal and newborn deaths, health experts said on Tuesday.
The disposable $1 device consists of a small needle connected to a plastic bubble containing the contraceptive Depo-Provera which can be squeezed to inject a dose that lasts three months.
Self-injectables could have a major impact on the lives... Читать дальше...
When Rich Cohen, then a callow young reporter, first met the world’s greatest rock ’n’ roll band, on assignment in the mid-1990s, the guitarist noted that the kid had never known a world without the Stones: “For you, there’s always been the sun and the moon and the Rolling Stones.” Defying time, they’re still playing all the nasty, force-of-nature classics: “Sympathy for the Devil,” “Midnight Rambler,” “Shattered.” The Stones have always been an elemental experience — guitars like serrated steel... Читать дальше...
The likely Democratic nominee is already being criticized by Trump supporters for supporting the Taliban prisoner swap that brought Bergdahl home after five years in captivity. Bergdahl's defense team, meanwhile, says the presumptive Republican nominee has already damaged the soldier's chances for a fair trial by calling him a "dirty, rotten traitor" who "should have been executed." Lawyers will have to try to figure out whether the Army judge or jury deciding Bergdahl's fate have taken Trump's harsh comments to heart... Читать дальше...
De Canadese regering heeft dinsdag een wetsvoorstel ingediend om transgenders te beschermen tegen discriminatie. Premier Justin Trudeau zei dat alle Canadezen het recht hebben een leven te leiden zonder stigmatisering en vervolging.
Daniel Uria
TAMPA, Fla., May 17 (UPI) -- A Florida man emerged from a 42-day long coma with a serious craving for Taco Bell.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration is immediately sending 58 new security officers and four more bomb-sniffing dog teams to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to address long delays at security checkpoints.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration is immediately sending 58 new security officers and four more bomb-sniffing dog teams to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to address long delays at security checkpoints. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's office says Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson assured the Illinois Democrat on Tuesday that resources are being directed to O'Hare, an important air traffic hub.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration is immediately sending 58 new security officers and four more bomb-sniffing dog teams to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to address long delays at security checkpoints. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's office says Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson assured the Illinois Democrat on Tuesday that resources are being directed to O'Hare, an important air traffic hub.
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MEXICO CITY — The population of Mexico's endangered vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise, has fallen to alarmingly low levels and is heading toward extinction soon if drastic measures aren't taken, scientists warned Friday.
According to results of a survey released in the evening by the country's Environment Department, as of December there were probably only about 60 of the shy, elusive creatures left in the upper Gulf of California, the only place where the vaquitas are found. Читать дальше...
NEW YORK (AP) — Kiefer Sutherland will play a low-level Cabinet member who suddenly becomes president on a new ABC drama this fall, and the network plans to add a second night of comedy to its schedule.
NEW YORK (AP) — Kiefer Sutherland will play a low-level Cabinet member who suddenly becomes president on a new ABC drama this fall, and the network plans to add a second night of comedy to its schedule.
NEW YORK (AP) — Kiefer Sutherland will play a low-level Cabinet member who suddenly becomes president on a new ABC drama this fall, and the network plans to add a second night of comedy to its schedule.
NEW YORK (AP) — Kiefer Sutherland will play a low-level Cabinet member who suddenly becomes president on a new ABC drama this fall, and the network plans to add a second night of comedy to its schedule.
The latest generation of business jets are quick.
Quick enough to shave valuable hours from airline routes, while providing extraordinary levels of comfort and customization to the lucky few who can afford them.
Each aircraft has its own "mission profile," meaning customers can choose the best options from a wide variety of aircraft and then make them their own.
Today's business aircraft are flirting with the sound barrier, and it seems only a matter of time before technology... Читать дальше...
Ospreys-bound lock Bradley Davies had "no desire" to rejoin Cardiff Blues from Wasps, says Welsh Rugby Union chairman Gareth Davies.
Geoff Ziezulewicz
MOSCOW, May 17 (UPI) -- The Kalashnikov Group is planning on opening a chain of 60 stores across Russia selling clothing and accessories developed by the iconic rifle brand.
The surviving members of the British rock band the Who — front man Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend — are back on the road after their 50th anniversary tour was sidelined because of the singer’s health problems last year. Once again, the musicians are proclaiming that this will be the band’s final trek, something they have claimed about roughly every tour since the 1982 outing in support of “It’s Hard.” If it sticks this time, at least they will be going out on a high note, pounding through... Читать дальше...
Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office
Two Boston brothers accused of urinating on and beating a homeless Mexican man and telling police "Donald Trump was right: All these illegals need to be deported," were sentenced to prison on Monday, prosecutors said.
Scott Leader, 38, and Steve Leader, 30, had previously pleaded guilty to indictments charging them with causing bodily injury while committing a civil rights violation, as well as assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, among other charges. Читать дальше...
