Lisa McInerney wins the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction with her debut novel The Glorious Heresies, about how a messy murder affects the lives of five misfits.
Lisa McInerney wins the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction with her debut novel The Glorious Heresies, about how a messy murder affects the lives of five misfits.
Two F-16 fighter pilots who survived a midair collision in Georgia are home with their families, the commander of the South Carolina National Guard said Wednesday.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations political chief says the Islamic State extremist group hasn't been weakened strategically or irreversibly despite military setbacks in Iraq and Syria.
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According to the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation, a column of trucks escorted by 160 Al-Nusra Front terrorists have been seen crossing over from Turkey into Syria in the north of Idlib province. The Al-Qaeda affiliated militants are said to be heading for Aleppo to reinforce terrorists fighting there. According to the center’s report, ISIS and al-Nusra Front terrorists have been conducting target reconnaissance and artillery spotting fire for the last several days in an apparent preparation for an offensive. Читать дальше...
BDK Restaurant will reopen as Tratto later this month. Related Links Major shakeup and uncertain future over at Union Square's BDK Restaurant Pacific Cocktail Haven (P.C.H): Kevin Diedrich readies new bar on Sutter Street Chef George Morrone back with Kimpton Group after 15 years Earlier this week, Union Square’s BDK Restaurant (located in The Marker Hotel), shuttered for good after Sunday brunch service. The end of BDK comes nearly a year after last July’s major shake-up at the hotel, which ended... Читать дальше...
Across town, unemployed people converge every dusk at a trash heap on a downtown Caracas sidewalk to pick through rotten fruit and vegetables tossed out by nearby shops. Staples such as corn flour and cooking oil are subsidized, costing pennies at the strongest of two official exchange rates. “We’re seeing terrible sacrifices across many sections of society,” said Carlos Aponte, a sociology professor at the Central University of Venezuela. While some search through the garbage piles for food they can eat... Читать дальше...
An investigation is underway into whether a human body found in the mouth of a large Florida alligator was the result of the animal attacking or if it simply found the body.
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Despite collective hand-wringing over their fate, there’s good news for young graduates: the class of 2015 is doing pretty well.
Six months after graduation, 82 percent of the class was doing something — whether that means working (64 percent) or going back to school (18 percent), according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Compared to the class of 2014, both of those numbers are slightly higher.
This year’s... Читать дальше...
Euroskepticism is on the rise again in Europe, a new survey shows, ahead of the UK’s vote on whether to stay in the EU or leave. A median of 47 percent of people in 10 EU countries have unfavorable views of the EU, according to the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Survey, which was conducted this spring. In six out of 10 surveyed EU countries, more people said they want to bring power back to their nations rather than give it to Brussels. This shows that the skepticism of the EU that led... Читать дальше...
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has written to lawmakers on behalf of Uber to argue against the use of fingerprint-based background checks as they consider how to regulate ride-hailing service drivers.
Justin Bieber is taking fans behind the scenes of his life. In anticipation of the second leg of his North American Purpose tour, the singer has released a docu-style music video for his...
Opponents begin to question again how to sideline their presumptive nominee.
Stocks rose for the third day in a row Wednesday as machinery and mining companies traded higher. Oil prices also continued their rise, and stocks and oil prices are at their highest in almost a year.
Stocks rose for the third day in a row Wednesday as machinery and mining companies traded higher. Oil prices also continued their rise, and stocks and oil prices are at their highest in almost a year. The Dow Jones industrial average picked up 66.77 points, or 0.4 percent, to 18,005.05.
Yahoo Inc. is hoping to sell most of its technology patents as part of a purge that also could culminate in the sale of its Internet operations.
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A Tomah banker has been elected to lead Wisconsin’s largest financial industry trade group.
After three years with the Bengals, running back Giovani Bernard is signed for four more. The Bengals announced that Bernard has signed a new deal, adding three years to the contract that was set to expire after this season. Now Bernard is signed through 2019, when he’ll be 28 years old. “I love Cincinnati and…
Google parent Alphabet wants to beam high-speed internet wirelessly to homes, using technology that it says is cheaper than laying cables.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians says he is so pleased with the team's offseason work that he has ended minicamp a day early.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians says he is so pleased with the team's offseason work that he has ended minicamp a day early.
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LOS ANGELES, June 8 (UPI) -- J.K. Simmons will play a very muscular Commissioner Gordon in the "Batman v Superman" followup "Justice League."
