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Ajinkya Rahane carved out his seventh Test hundred before India's declaration at 500 for nine.

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes pledged on Monday to increase transparency regarding its testing methods.

KABUL — A group of militants, including a suicide truck bomber, targeted a Kabul guesthouse for foreign contractors early Monday, killing one police officer and wounding four, Afghan authorities said. The Interior Ministry said “terrorists” used a truck full of explosives to breach the perimeter wall of the Northgate Hotel around 1:30 a.m. Three gunmen then entered the premises and started shooting. According to its website, it offers the same services as most hotels, along with high security, sniffer dogs... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA — Matt Kemp says his trade to the Atlanta Braves gives him a fresh start with the team he cheered for as a child. In a letter on The Players’ Tribune website , Kemp wrote that he was “a huge Atlanta Braves fan” while growing up in Oklahoma because he followed the team on

I have an abnormally poor autobiographical memory, but I am certain that in January, 2005, I attended the wedding of Melania Knauss and Donald Trump. I was there as the plus-one of my wife at the time, who had spent some time in Melania’s company while reporting a cover story for Vogue about Melania’s wedding dress—a Christian Dior cone of white satin, from which the beautiful bride and her fuming sixteen-foot veil materialized as if from a volcano. I had met neither Melania Knauss nor Donald Trump... Читать дальше...

"Happiness is perfume, you can't pour it on somebody else without getting a few drops on yourself."

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The team of 13 players were due to land in Brazil on a delayed flight from Rome, where they had been training for the Games, later on Monday. "We have decided to move them into...the alternate accommodation that we were in before moving into the village and we will keep them in isolation," Australian team chief Kitty Chiller told reporters at a briefing. Australia's women's team won bronze at the 2012 London Olympics and have their first preliminary match of the Games against Russia on Aug. 9.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cedric Ogbuehi breaks the huddle with Cincinnati's starting offense and heads for the right side of the line. He's trying to make up for a year of lost time.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cedric Ogbuehi breaks the huddle with Cincinnati's starting offense and heads for the right side of the line. He's trying to make up for a year of lost time.

An Indian company is among 12 global innovators who will receive millions in funding from the US and its partners for their promising ideas to save lives at birth in developing countries.

Lyft's deal with Didi Chuxing may be in trouble after its Chinese partner buys Uber's China business.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have acquired starting pitcher Hector Santiago a minor leaguer from the Los Angeles Angels for right-handers Ricky Nolasco and Alex Meyer and cash.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have acquired starting pitcher Hector Santiago a minor leaguer from the Los Angeles Angels for right-handers Ricky Nolasco and Alex Meyer and cash.

David Laut took home the bronze medal for shot putting in the 1984 Olympics. So in 2009, when this hometown hero was shot to death in his own backyard, police began looking for a wanton criminal. What they found was something far more sinister.

If you live in the Denver area and are a Grateful Dead fan, you’re in luck. Monday, Aug. 1 would've been Jerry Garcia’s 74th...

An Arizona man who took part in a pair of armed standoffs over federal land policy has pleaded guilty to a charge in Oregon and is expected to do the same in Nevada. Joseph O'Shaughnessy, 44, acknowledged in court Monday that ...

Many people try to cut down weight in order to get healthier. The truth is, however, there is much more to know than just body weight to determine one's health status. Body Cardio, a smart digital scale, is created by Withings. It can provide a wide range of information about the users' body, so they could make better health decisions.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi said Monday that people should be prepared for the tough economic recovery measures.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri salary and benefits study has been released showing that state employees remain 4.6 percent below market when their base salary, incentives and benefits are combined.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri salary and benefits study has been released showing that state employees remain 4.6 percent below market when their base salary, incentives and benefits are combined.

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon wants to see immigration reform in America.

Speaking with CNBC's Wilfred Frost on Monday, the chief executive highlighted several policy areas that he believes need to be addressed, including infrastructure spending and income inequality.

He also pointed to the 2013 bipartisan "Gang of 8" immigration bill that he said provided a proper pathway to legalizing undocumented immigrants as an example of what was needed.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Kemp says his trade to the Atlanta Braves gives him a fresh start with the team he cheered for as a child.

ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Kemp says his trade to the Atlanta Braves gives him a fresh start with the team he cheered for as a child.

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ATLANTA, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Upgrades at the V.A. are coming along but there's still work to do before the agency is operating how it should, President Obama told disabled veterans.