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ELANGAPITIYA VILLAGE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Soldiers and police used sticks and bare hands Wednesday to dig through enormous piles of mud covering houses in three villages hit by massive landslides in central Sri Lanka, with hundreds of families reported…

Poor Chase Daniel, nobody ever pays attention to him in Philadelphia. So he’s just going to keep reminding us how there he is. The other Eagles quarterback — not the big-money free agent and not the No. 2 overall pick in the draft — keeps coming to work, doing his job teaching the offense and not…

Spain and Portugal received unexpected reprieve to meet the EU limits on public deficits on Wednesday as Brussels delayed a decision to slap fines against the rule-breakers until July.

You’re encouraged to ‘pump while you hump’. Seriously

Rise of extremist supporters causing a rift in the party

In Nevada, Trump-like anger boils over at state convention

Democratic candidate must step up, condemn supporters’ actions

Business welcomes cutting-edge technologies but campaigners say everyday transport must be sorted first

Please don't try this at home.

Mining minister Mosebenzi Zwane said on Wednesday he had spoken to local banks that have cut links with Oakbay Investments, a holding company owned by the Gupta family, to restore the ties in a bid to try and save jobs at the company.

Donald Trump said he's willing to do what President Obama proposed in 2007, which had both parties fuming. 

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In film directing or any other profession, doing something great means taking chances — and possibly failing.

According to "Ghostbusters" and "Bridesmaids" director Paul Feig, not being a jerk means the difference between people giving you a second chance and not when you fail.

"Nobody goes into something like, 'Let's make something terrible.' You want to make something great. So be cool while you're doing it, because people will hire you... Читать дальше...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish authorities say a TV tower that snapped in half may have been the target of sabotage.

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Oh Seung-hwan of the St. Louis Cardinals tossed a perfect inning in relief against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday (Korean time) as he struck out three batters in 11 pitches. Oh retired the side in order in the top of t

Jeremy Corbyn has said that Tony Blair’s lies about weapons of mass destruction and his secret war pact with former US President George W Bush will be exposed by the Chilcot Inquiry.   Last year Labour Party leader said that Mr Blair should stand trial for war crimes if it was found he had broken the law over the 2003 conflict. Sir John Chilcot is due to finally release his long-delayed report on the legality of the 2003 Iraq invasion on July 6, seven years after the inquiry was commissioned and less than a fortnight after the EU referendum. Читать дальше...

Americans are feeling upbeat about their personal financial circumstances. Unemployment rates are falling, wages are slowly accelerating, and consumers have more disposable income to spend on restaurants, vacations and new cars. Yet they are largely pessimistic about the state of the national economy, reflecting a broader anxiety that another economic downturn could be lurking around the corner.

GEESTEREN - Ze hebben er lang op moeten wachten in Geesteren. Immens lang, zelfs. In 1994 werd Stevo voor het laatst kampioen, pakte het de landstitel bij de zondagamateurs. Na een leemte van 22 jaar volgde maandag eindelijk weer eens een titel. Dankzij de kampioenstreffer van Ingmar Reinerink, de vingertoppen van Jeroen Kreuwel en het door Alfred Nijhuis gesmede collectief, werd Stevo kampioen van de tweede klasse en barstte een volksfeest los.

Michael Hayden is the former director of the CIA and NSA as well as the author of "Playing to the Edge." He explains why we steal information from other nations and how the motive behind American espionage makes all the difference compared to the motives of other countries.

His kind gesture has gone viral.

LeBron James signed a lifetime contract with Nike that was reportedly worth “significantly more than the $500 million that has been speculated.” How much more? LeBron’s manager, Maverick Carter, in a Q&A with Mark Anthony Green of GQ: So you just negotiated an unprecedented lifetime contract for LeBron with Nike. What’s your secret to being […]

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What comes after you receive the diploma and toss the graduation cap?

To help the class of 2016 with that decision, real-estate marketplace Zumper analyzed and ranked the 260 largest metro regions in the US across six main factors: millennial population, young professional income, access to amenities and nightlife, employment rate, population of unmarried inhabitants, and rent prices.

Madison, Wisconsin — with its vibrant economy and moderate rent prices — topped... Читать дальше...

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The start of the day sets the tone for everything that follows.

Therefore, it's important to be conscientious about how you jump-start your early hours if you want to generate more energy and enthusiasm throughout the workday.

Here are five morning rituals that can help lead to a happier and more productive experience all day long, no matter where you work.

1. Get started sooner

As tempting as it is to hit the snooze button again... Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York voters have approved the vast majority of school budgets proposed by districts across the state. The New York State School Boards Association reports Wednesday that 98.5 percent of budgets passed Tuesday in a year when the state's tax cap made it particularly challenging to raise local funds.

Good guys, meet the bad guys! In Thursday’s season finale of The Catch, the two worlds of private investigator Alice Vaughn (Mireille Enos) and con man love Benjamin Jones (Peter Krause) come crashing together. Last week, he decided to choose her and work with the FBI to catch his colleagues in The Kensington Group. Of course, with the Kensington Group, it can’t be as simple as that.