Notebook: Faith’s followers go to court to stop ‘Santa-Banta’ humour in Bollywood and on the web
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will remain a hard grader of its students, as state officials adopted test-score standards that mirror those used on a multi-state test students took in 2015.
(AP) — Mississippi will remain a hard grader of its students, as state officials adopted test-score standards that mirror those used on a multi-state test students took in 2015. Both tests align with Mississippi's Common Core-linked academic standards, and the state adopted a five-level scoring system of minimal, basic, pass, proficient and advanced, similar to the structure PARCC used. Starting in spring 2019, third graders will have to reach the middle passing bracket to advance to fourth grade on the English and language arts test... Читать дальше...
The author of 18 works of fiction and a new collection of travel writing, Russell Banks explains what makes for a great traveling companion, and what to do when threatened with a machete in the jungle.
NEW YORK (AP) — Four days after the ouster of Roger Ailes as Fox News chief, two more executives at the network have been axed.
NEW YORK (AP) — Four days after the ouster of Roger Ailes as Fox News chief, two more executives at the network have been axed.
NEW YORK (AP) — Four days after the ouster of Roger Ailes as Fox News chief, two more executives at the network have been axed.
NEW YORK (AP) — Four days after the ouster of Roger Ailes as Fox News chief, two more executives at the network have been axed.
Democratic National Convention live updates: Speakers who once backed Bernie Sanders booed July 25, 2016, 6 p.m. The 2016 Democratic National Convention has begun in Philadelphia. Here's what's going on:• Watch live with us• Tonight's speakers include Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders...
For the prime time speeches, we're moving to a stage livestream. You can still watch the 360 degree livestream at the post below, but that comment thread is closed.
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At Fort Benning, Georgia, US Army officials recently carried out a live-fire demonstration of 30mm cannons mounted atop the service’s new Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle, Light Armored Vehicle, and Flyer Advanced Light Strike Vehicle, manufactured by General Dynamics.
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Hillary Clinton and many of her fellow Democrats meeting in Philadelphia hope to show the party unity arguably lacking when the Republicans gathered in Cleveland.
A sticking point to a unified Democratic Party, however, has been the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), one of the most contentious topics of debate between supporters of Clinton and erstwhile rival Bernie Sanders.
Despite significant lobbying, Sanders failed to secure opposition to the TPP in a draft of the Democratic Party platform. Читать дальше...
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings right tackle Phil Loadholt has decided to retire from the NFL after seven seasons, halting his comeback from injury because of a recent setback. The Vikings placed Loadholt on the reserve/retired list Monday, four days before the team’s first practice of training camp. Loadholt, a second-round draft pick by the Vikings
Demi Lovato hits the stage for a performance during the first day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention on Monday night (July 25) at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Penn. The 23-year-old singer gave a speech about living with mental illness before performing her song “Confident.” “Like millions of Americans, I am living with [...]
Verizon Communications Inc. built its business on pipes and antennae. Now the nation’s biggest telecommunications company is assembling a different kind of network — one centered around eyeballs and advertisements.
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Singer and actress Demi Lovato speaks on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia – advocating for Hillary Clinton and explaining that Clinton is a candidate who will fight for those living with mental illness.
Union prevails in dispute over extensive use of framing wood suspected of being below code.
While the US claims it plans to install the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system on the Korean peninsula as a means to defend its regional allies, one key Pacific partner will be kept out of the loop.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on protests on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (all times local):
Richard Engel, NBC News chief foreign correspondent, and Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, discuss the allegations and evidence that Russian military intelligence and intelligence agency hackers are behind the theft of DNC e-mails given...
Michael Ford easily defeated 11 other candidates Monday to become city councillor for Ward 2
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is mulling reforms in its examination system.
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A woman was killed by a tiger and another seriously injured Saturday after they got out of their vehicle in a Siberian tiger enclosure at the foot of the Great Wall of China, authorities said.
Footage released by China's state media CCTV showed a car slowing and then stopping inside Beijing Badaling Safari World. A woman gets out and walks around the vehicle, where she is suddenly mauled and dragged off by a tiger. A man and a woman exit the car and run in the direction of the tiger. Читать дальше...
