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(AP) — A $25 million gift in October helped push fundraising at the University of Missouri's flagship campus to a record high despite several months of turmoil stemming from the administration's response — or perceived lack thereof — to racial incidents. Many were angry that an assistant professor, Melissa Click, was not immediately fired for a confrontation she had with a student photographer and videographer during the Nov. 9 protests. A $25 million gift from the Houston-based Kinder Foundation in October... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has confirmed that she co-wrote ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris' latest hit song under an alias, prompting the DJ-producer to send a series of angry tweets.

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has confirmed that she co-wrote ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris' latest hit song under an alias, prompting the DJ-producer to send a series of angry tweets.

ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a Georgia inmate scheduled for execution this week want the state parole board to consider his extremely violent childhood and his transformation over more than three decades on death row.

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has confirmed that she co-wrote ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris' latest hit song under an alias, prompting the DJ-producer to send a series of angry tweets.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When the Democrats come to the City of Brotherly Love to nominate Hillary Clinton for president and the talk turns to income inequality and the 1 percent, Exhibit A will be right outside their windows: [...] yet it struggles with the gap between rich and poor that Sen. Bernie Sanders decried during his campaign against Clinton, with 26 percent of residents living in poverty, the highest rate among the 10 biggest cities in the U.S. [...] yet a report released this year by Pew... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has confirmed that she co-wrote ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris' latest hit song under an alias, prompting the DJ-producer to send a series of angry tweets.

A former Manhattan prosecutor and defense attorney is being blasted for saying that 9/11 “was one of the greatest events in human history.”

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Ten is Quentin Tarantino's lucky number.

The acclaimed auteur still sticks by the assertion that he is going to stop making films once he reaches 10 releases.

"I’m planning on stopping at 10. So it’ll be two more," he said in a new Variety report. 

He adds that even movies potentially made in his much later years won't count for the inevitable Tarantino Criterion Collection.

"Even if at 75, if I have this other story to tell, it would... Читать дальше...

The Nasdaq has failed to join the Dow and S&P in hitting record highs. Here's what that tells us about stocks as a whole.

Jennifer Lopez and Hamilton sensation Lin-Manuel Miranda have been topping music charts with their new song, “ Love Make the World Go Round“. And Tuesday night, Lopez topped fashion charts when she performed the song in honor of the victims of the Orlando shooting on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon wearing a beautiful, 20-foot-long cape that spanned across the entire stage.

Jennifer Lopez and Hamilton sensation Lin-Manuel Miranda have been topping music charts with their new song, “ Love Make the World Go Round“. And Tuesday night, Lopez topped fashion charts when she performed the song in honor of the victims of the Orlando shooting on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon wearing a beautiful, 20-foot-long cape that spanned across the entire stage.

The Argentine received a €2 million fine and a suspended prison sentence of 21 months, but the official affirmed he was looking forward to seeing him on the pitch again

While federal and state governments regulate public water supplies, testing and treating water in private wells is almost entirely the responsibility of homeowners. The study provides a reminder that routine testing of well water, including its likeliness to leach lead from plumbing, is essential for homeowners, said Stephen Moulton, chief of the USGS water quality program.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont teenager who is a delegate to the Republican National Convention is getting a taste of the rough-and-tumble of politics.

If you look at the facts, it's clear that Clinton made mistakes, but certainly not at the level of "extreme carelessness," says Lanny Davis.

MANDERVEEN - De eerste driedaagse van de werkgroep Mijn Manderveen 2030 Recreatie trok woensdagavond 110 deelnemers. Daar is de organisatie heel blij mee.

The fintech industry promises to shake up the financial world, but the public might have some misconceptions about just how that will happen.

Congress has passed an aviation bill that attempts to close gaps in airport security and shorten screening lines, but leaves thornier issues unresolved.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The gunman was a black former military man who targeted white police at a time of social unrest. The chaos and confusion led authorities to conclude there must be more than one shooter. When it was…

The setting couldn’t be more inviting, but the music is what really draws people to the Valley of the Moon Festival, which launches this weekend at the Hanna Boys Center in Sonoma and continues through the end of the month. The festival, now in its second year, focuses exclusively on music of the Classical and Romantic periods performed on original instruments. The festival welcomes guest vocalists lyric coloratura Nikki Einfeld and tenor Kyle Stegall, who will perform six concerts during the festival... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump is suing former staffer Sam Nunberg for $10 million for breaching a nondisclosure agreement, The Associated Press reports.

There were no big differences in the percentages of people getting or being offered health insurance through an employer.