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Beyonce's Ivy Park brand is fighting back over reports the line is produced in sweatshop-like factories.

Inspirational Kohli set to play vs KXIP despite split webbing

The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) has expressed its disappointment with what it calls the “hooliganism and barbarism” in Parliament‚ saying it is a “disadvantage to the voiceless”.

Officials at Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Laconia Development say it isn't clear yet how big of an equity partner the Chinese company would be in the $200 million project. The Chinese company has invested in other U.S. markets, including San Francisco and New York.

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will phase out the military's special rule that exempts science and engineering majors from the compulsory military service in a move to make up for a drop in ava

A consultant's report is the latest to suggest that employer health plans are hanging in there -- even those sponsored by small firms.

(ATTN: REVISES details in second para) By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Baesangmyun Brewery Co. (BSM Brewery), South Korea's major traditional liquor maker, plans to expand microbrewery pubs in Seoul that offer freshly fermented makgeolli wi

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Portuguese coach continues to wait in the wings as LVG teeters on the brink.

HP is set to unveil new details on its development effort applying conventional printer technology to fabricate physical objects, as the company bets on 3-D printing to build its reputation for innovation.

Fellow Disney Channel escapees and current touring partners Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas stopped by The Late Late Show Monday night to join James Corden for a little Carpool Karaoke — and to form a band called JCD, named for Jonas Corden Demi ("Not a sexually transmitted infection, a genuine band," Corden clarified).

Police are looking for two men after a woman reported being sexually assaulted after drinking with them and going back to one of their homes.

Grammy-winning country singer-songwriter Guy Clark, who wrote hits like "L.A. Freeway" and "Desperados Waiting for a Train," has died. He was 74. Clark died Tuesday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, according to his manager, Keith Case. He'd been in poor health, although ...

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TJ Maxx's sales are soaring.

The company recently reported earnings, and comparable sales increased by 7%. The company's growing sales are confirmation that American retail as we know it is undergoing a seismic shift, and that consumers no longer want to shop at full-price department stores.

"In our view, TJX’s appeal is down to three main factors," Neil Saunders, CEO of consulting firm Conlumino, wrote in a note to clients. Here's what those three factors... Читать дальше...

Amid the wreckage in the retail sector, is now the time to cherry-pick some of the names that may have been unfairly punished?

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NEW ORLEANS, May 17 (UPI) -- A new NASA study offers the most detailed look at sinking rates in and around New Orleans.

Report by scientific academy finds no difference in human health problems as GMO labeling issue heats up.

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WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- Two Mexicans were recently extradited to the U.S. to face charges in the murder and attempted murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is presently holding its 71st National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital. According to images shared on the party’s official Facebook page, national party chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff was in attendance, as well as Governor Ayodele Fayose, who is seen as one of the strong members of […]

A member of the Moscow-Cairo-formed opposition delegation in Geneva said that Syrian people hope Russia will play a bigger role in solving the conflict in the country.

James Edmund Oldfield, 94, of Salem, formerly of Corvallis, died April 3. A celebration of his life will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at the James E. Oldfield Animal Teaching Facility, 3521 S.W. Campus Way, Corvallis.