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HONG KONG, June 24 (UPI) -- China has completed development on a "super rocket" which could be used for the purposes of manned lunar exploration by 2031.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The dry conditions and sweltering temperatures that had fueled a wildfire that charred 28 square miles in central New Mexico were memories Friday as showers and thunderstorms allowed hundreds of firefighters to close in on the remaining hot spots. Aerial surveys assessing the severity of the burn have been completed, and the Forest Service expects to have recommendations prepared by July 1 for mitigating any flood threats. Aside from more favorable firefighting weather... Читать дальше...

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Officials say a teen was taken to a hospital in a helicopter after he tripped and was stabbed in the eye by a javelin at a Portland track meet. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://goo.gl/S3B3hw ) people began calling Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Friday afternoon saying a track meet competitor in Southwest Portland

After residents of Flint, Mich., started drinking water from the Flint River in April 2014, the chances that young children would have dangerous levels of lead in their blood increased by nearly 50%, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

If you know the history of Derrick Rose, you know the fact he nailed a press conference is no small thing.

Kim Kardashian shows off her curves in a grey dress as she heads out of Maria’s Italian Kitchen on Friday (June 23) in Calabasas, Calif. The 35-year-old reality star was joined by Scott Disick as they filmed a scene for an episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of [...]

NAIJ.com is inviting aspiring Nigerian journalists to a two-day digital media camp scheduled to hold in Lagos, Nigeria, from July 23-24. NAIJ.com Digital Media Camp is a brand new education effort by NAIJ.com to bring together the leading Nigerian digital media innovators and share their success stories and best practices with an audience of aspiring […]

Driver faces stiffer charges after running over woman in crosswalk this winter.

Fox Business host Stuart Varney admitted he knew virtually nothing about the circumstances surrounding a gunman in a movie theater in Germany today. But while speculating that it was a terrorism attack, Varney “asked” guest Monica Crowley, “That is a plus for Donald Trump, isn't it?”

Firefighters are battling a fast-moving fatal wildfire in Southern California that has killed at least two people, officials said. Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Friday in Kern County, where the Erskine Fire has already torched more than 30,000 acres in the Lake Isabella area over the past 24 hours. Nearly 100 structures […]

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Auston Matthews, who was born and raised in Scottsdale, Ariz., and refined his game by playing against much older competitors in Switzerland last season, on Friday was chosen first overall in the NHL entry draft. He now becomes the hope of the long-downtrodden Toronto Maple Leafs, who next year...

In his fighting career, Mike Tyson was known for the quick KO — ask Michael Spinks, who was “entertained” by Tyson for 91 seconds in 1988. But as a stage performer, Tyson is built to go the distance, as his stage show at the MGM has proven.

Taking part in his fourth summer with the Corvallis Gerding Builders American Legion baseball program, Darren Crosby is accomplishing a feat that eluded legendary Marketmen alumni such as Jim Wilson, Kevin Gregg and Harold Reynolds.

OMAHA — The towel waving, the rally mustaches and, yes, the dancing in the dugout between innings all point to one thing.

The Lower Columbia Community Action Program will renovate several low-income homes in South Kelso after Kelso council members gave the program $98,000 from its HOME improvement program, weeks after Longview rejected CAP's request for the same federal grant for affordable…

HONOLULU (AP) — As the largest international gathering of coral reef experts comes to a close, scientists and policy makers are moving ahead with plans for action to save the world's imperiled reefs. A call to action from three Pacific island nations whose reefs are in the crosshairs of the largest and longest-lasting coral bleaching event in recorded history will be presented Friday at the conclusion of the International Coral Reef Symposium in Honolulu. In response to the letter, the scientific community at the conference said... Читать дальше...

Manoj Rajan, additional secretary to Karnataka inaugurated the two day PGCET training programme, here on Friday.The programme was held at Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management.

Britain's stunning vote to bolt from the European Union sent political tremors across the Atlantic Friday, fueling Donald Trump's confidence that frustrated U.S. voters will back similarly sweeping change and rattling Democrats who are banking on Americans ultimately choosing a more conventional leader in Hillary Clinton.

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The U.S. Marine Corps has received the first two old F/A-18 Hornet fighters that Boeing is pulling out the U.S. military’s retired-warplane storage facility in Arizona and refurbishing for continued service.

Under a contract the U.S. Navy signed with Boeing in 2014, the Chicago plane-maker is “reconstituting” 30 first-generation F/A-18s that have been sitting for years in open desert storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson. Читать дальше...

Kansas legislators have ended their special session after passing an education funding plan aimed at satisfying a court mandate and averting a threat that the state's public schools might shut down. The court said the state's education funding system remained unfair to poor school districts despite three revisions of school finance laws in the past three years. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says the Kansas Legislature has done a "fantastic job" in passing a school funding plan to satisfy a state... Читать дальше...

A passionate, generations-long affair between New York and Cuba is rekindling through the Harlem/Havana Music & Cultural Festival.

of tyres through New Mangalore Port, which witnessed a land mark achievement on account of aggressive business promotion drive initiated by the Port administration.