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You may be familiar with Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann. But did you know Mendelssohn's sister Fanny and Schumman's wife Clara were accomplished composers, too?

Everything gets better when you lose 300 pounds

Our commentary round-up includes the Sage of Omaha’s newfound eye for Amazon

Murderers, terrorists and kidnappers could be heading to Britain in it stays in the EU, according to the latest understated attack by leave campaigners. Armed forces minister Penny Mordaunt has said that allowing countries including Turkey, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia to join the EU, and remaining in it after the referendum, will make Britain […]

AUBURN, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer has been shot in a central Massachusetts town and the suspect is on the loose. Massachusetts State Police say in a statement that an Auburn police officer was shot at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Auburn is about 45 miles southwest of Boston. Officials say the officer was transported to a hospital. The identity and medical condition of officer were not immediately available. The shooting is under investigation.

Flight tests of Russia’s high-speed helicopter demonstrator are scheduled to start in June. Just as promised, the rotorcraft will accelerate to a record 450 km/h, Rossiiskaya Gazeta wrote.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen says peace talks aimed at ending fighting in the impoverished Arab country are making "incredible progress" and that a halt in fighting is largely holding.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen says peace talks aimed at ending fighting in the impoverished Arab country are making "incredible progress" and that a halt in fighting is largely holding.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen says peace talks aimed at ending fighting in the impoverished Arab country are making "incredible progress" and that a halt in fighting is largely holding.

BRUSSEL (ANP) - Verschillende investeringsmaatschappijen zoals KKR, BC Partners en Advent hebben interesse getoond om de Oost-Europese activiteiten van brouwer SABMiller over te nemen. Dat meldden bronnen rond de zaak aan persbureau Bloomberg.

The strike occurred around 10pm on Friday night, near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Modern day batsmen, armed with big bats, are changing the game with their explosive hitting.

Relatives of the victims on board EgpytAir flight MS804 have held an emotional memorial service after being told their loved ones were dead.

Cops in southwest England have been criticized for entering a crime scene-style sandcastle into a competition.

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CEO pay at big Wall Street banks is a big deal.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon took home $27 million for 2015. Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein earned $23 million.

Those are big numbers, and there are sure to be lots of people out there who think that they are too big.

Another huge issue, though, is why the most well-paid bank CEOs earn what they earn.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods shared its thoughts on the weighty topic of CEO compensation in a note on Friday... Читать дальше...

CAIRO (AP) — An Islamic State group spokesman has urged sympathizers in Europe and the U.S. to launch attacks on civilians there if they are unable to travel to the group's self-declared Caliphate in Syria and Iraq.

CAIRO (AP) — An Islamic State group spokesman has urged sympathizers in Europe and the U.S. to launch attacks on civilians there if they are unable to travel to the group's self-declared Caliphate in Syria and Iraq.

CAIRO (AP) — An Islamic State group spokesman has urged sympathizers in Europe and the U.S. to launch attacks on civilians there if they are unable to travel to the group's self-declared Caliphate in Syria and Iraq.

Opposition leader seeks recall referendum to remove president Maduro

The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan (MoD) said the leaderships of the terrorist groups are based in Pakistan, apparently gesturing towards the Taliban’s Quetta Council and the Haqqani terrorist network using the Pakistani soil to conduct operations in Afghanistan. A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), Dawlat Waziri, told reporters that Taliban’s supreme leader Read the full article...

TSU, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (2nd from L) joins a ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate th...

The two health-insurance companies are quarreling behind the scenes on several fronts, according to a series of letters reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.