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I am greatly impressed by Coach Riley’s decision to bring Brenda Tracy to Lincoln ("Brenda Tracy lifted by talk with Riley, Huskers," June 23). Riley is embracing Maya Angelou’s words of wisdom, “when you know better, you do better.” Coach…

Both Senators Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse voted against the bill to authorize the attorney general to deny requests to transfer a firearm to known or suspected terrorists.

The death toll from flash floods in West Virginia has gone up to 23, a local division of US Homeland Security and Emergency Management said.

He had no will, so attorneys — a profession the star distrusted — are in charge.

By Mark Ludwiczak, The Sports Xchange
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- After months of anticipation, Auston Matthews could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Kieran White helps his father bathe, exercise and does many of the household chores.

Each day, 9-year-old Mark Robinson helps his mother dress, cook, clean the house and prepares his three little brothers for school.

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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg expects to make his scheduled start on Sunday, he told reporters on Friday.

TOKYO - Japan's major political parties are encouraging their candidates to use social media in their campai...

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The Firestone 600 that was suspended due to weather issues will be completed on Aug. 27, IndyCar announced Friday.

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Canelo Alvarez, the lineal middleweight champion, will drop down a weight class to fight junior middleweight champ Liam Smith.

The Chinese government said on Saturday it had stopped a communication mechanism with Taiwan because of the refusal of the self-ruled island's new government to recognize the "one China" principle, in the latest show of tension between the two. China, which regards Taiwan as wayward province, is deeply suspicious of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who took office last month, as they suspect she will push for formal independence.

Kristi Toliver tied a career high with seven three-pointers and scored a season high 25 points to help the Sparks defeat Minnesota, 94-76, on Friday night, ending the defending champion Lynx’s record season-opening winning streak at 13 games. 

Europa hapt naar adem. Het stort zich in het ene na het andere crisisberaad nu Groot-Brittannië de Europese Unie de rug toekeert.

British voters have spoken and announced their intention to leave the European Union, or so it seems. But now it seems apparent that many supporters of Brexit, the plan to get Britain to exit the EU, were ignorant of the plan, hoodwinked by false data, and may be experiencing buyer's remorse, now that the economic consequences of the vote are becoming apparent. They resemble the silliness of efforts to prohibit certain types of alcohol.

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VIROQUA — The Viroqua American Legion baseball team beat Union Grove 3-1 behind the three-hit pitching of Zach Trautsch on Friday at the Viroqua Tournament.

The state government has decided to expand the airstrip at Rangeilunda to facilitate landing of 40 to 70 seated turboprop aircraft.The existing airstrip with a 900-m runway is on 40 acre of land.

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Gary Payton II followed in his famous father's footstep by attending college at Oregon State.

Not a single mining block from Odisha has made it to the final list of blocks that would be auctioned in July.

Met een veiling en een diner in het Amsterdamse Hilton heeft dance4life vrijdagavond 479.550 euro opgehaald voor seksuele voorlichting aan jongeren. Dat maakte de organisatie zaterdag bekend.

LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. — Near this man-made lake about 45 miles northeast of Bakersfield, a 2-acre fire has grown to an inferno that stretches over 46 square miles, killing two people and destroying at least 100 homes and other structures.