Tweets are latest controversy for Miss Universe organization
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Racist language in old tweets from the freshly crowned Miss Teen USA is the latest controversy for a pageant organization with a bumpy recent history.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Racist language in old tweets from the freshly crowned Miss Teen USA is the latest controversy for a pageant organization with a bumpy recent history.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Racist language in old tweets from the freshly crowned Miss Teen USA is the latest controversy for a pageant organization with a bumpy recent history.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Racist language in old tweets from the freshly crowned Miss Teen USA is the latest controversy for a pageant organization with a bumpy recent history.
The US have begun bombing targets around the Libyan city of Sirte, which they say is an ISIS strongold. The Pentagon have said that the action followed a request by the UN-backed government there and that this was the first strike of a new campaign that currently has “no endpoint.” Monday’s strikes, which were authorised by President Barack Obama, were in support of government forces currently fighting IS militants. RT reports: “The presidency council, as the general army commander, has made a request... Читать дальше...
Honoring those who serve does not stop at the time of a servicemember or veteran’s death. Even when resources are tight, there is priority in providing a sense of dignity in the way we say our final farewell to those who have defended the United States.
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It looks like Apple's $1 billion investment into Didi Chuxing, the Uber of China, is already paying off.
Apple said in May that it had invested in Didi, as what was later revealed as part of a $7.3 billion funding round alongside Alibaba and SoftBank which put the Chinese company's valuation at $28 billion.
Now, after Didi Chuxing announced that it is buying Uber's Chinese operation, the Chinese ride-hailing giant is valued at $35 billion, according to Bloomberg... Читать дальше...
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and a visiting U.S. congressman reaffirmed Monday that the alliance between Seoul and Washington will remain firm, Seoul's foreign ministry said. "The S. Korea-U.S. alliance remains firm more
Dylan O'Brien has been spotted out for the first time since his terrifying injury on the set of Maze Runner: The Death Cure almost five months ago. The actor was seen at a Jamba...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A nonprofit health insurer with 25,000 customers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire has filed a federal lawsuit claiming it is being illegally punished for offering lower-cost products.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A nonprofit health insurer with 25,000 customers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire has filed a federal lawsuit claiming it is being illegally punished for offering lower-cost products.
REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
We're less than a week away from the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics from Rio, and officials are scrambling to put on the finishing touches.
The Olympic Village has been called "uninhabitable", though athletes are moving in nonetheless, and a ramp at the sailing venue was destroyed by 10-foot waves. The overall budget has skyrocketed.
With each passing Olympics, more and more cities around the world are starting to question if hosting the Olympics is worth it. Читать дальше...
Smoke and sulfur wafted through the air as more than 100 guests watched U.S. and British militia re-enactors fire guns and cannons at each other during the 12th annual War of 1812 Weekend Saturday and Sunday at the Battlefield State Historic Site in New York.
Trump said on "This Week" that Putin would not go into Ukraine.
Google Project Loon
Google X, the secretive moonshot lab run under Google's parent company Alphabet, wants to make the internet accessible for everyone.
That's why Google has been refining its giant, internet-beaming balloons since 2013 as part of its Project Loon. But to make that vision a reality, Google has gotten some outside help from Raven Aerostar, a hot air balloon manufacturer, to help create the balloons.
Scroll down to see how Google makes its Project Loon balloons. Читать дальше...
Dutch brewer’s solid result is down to having operations spread across a wide range of markets