The Magic signed Bismack Biyombo to a four-year, $72 million contract. Where dos that leave incumbent starting center Nikola Vucevic? Vucevic, via Zach Lowe of ESPN: “I believe I will be the starter — the best player on the team, and the guy who has been here the longest,” Vucevic said. “I’m not taking anything […]
At the request of the Libyan government, the United States military conducted precision air strikes against ISIL targets in Sirte, Libya, the Pentagon said.
The sitcom is a little like "I Love Lucy," starring a comic housewife who gets into shenanigans and bickers with her husband. Except children play all the roles. And it all takes place in one of ...
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Despite the overwhelming response to "Pokémon GO" over the last month, many people have been worried about the game’s developer, Niantic Labs, and its reputation for not communicating with fans or listening to their requests.
Unfortunately, those fears have been coming true, as of late.
Niantic Labs released a new update for “Pokémon GO” on Saturday night. It includes many changes, but the biggest change is the removal of one of the game’s core (albeit broken) features... Читать дальше...
The founder of a flagship academy and two staff members are convicted of defrauding the government out of £150,000.
Pope Francis says putting money above all else is creating conditions that help terrorism thrive.
Stolen ballot papers which were recovered in Soweto will not be used in this week’s local government elections, the IEC has said.
Читать дальше...SUPERIOR, Wis. — A Wisconsin shipyard faces nearly $1.4 million in penalties after it exposed workers to unsafe levels of lead, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday. Officials said the exposure to lead and other heavy metals at Fraser Shipyards Inc. in Superior happened during the retrofitting of a ship’s engine room. Officials said
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Warning: Spoilers for "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" ahead.
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," the eighth story in the "Harry Potter" series, was released this weekend to high anticipation.
Co-authored by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne, the story was released as a script for the new London play of the same name.
Set 19 years after the end of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the play follows the sons of Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy ... Читать дальше...
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul metropolitan government on Monday started a two-month pilot project to reuse coffee dregs coming from 45 coffee houses in the city's Jongno Ward as a compost for mushroom growing and fodder, city officials said.
The Nigerian currency, Naira has continued its free fall at the parallel market as it dropped 3 points to trade at N381/$1 today, August 1. This comes hours after the local currency had rallied back to regain strength over the dollar, trading at N378/$1 on Friday, July 29 from the N380/$1 rate it was earlier […]
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Kylie Jenner rocks a sexy lace jumpsuit while stepping out to celebrate her 19th birthday on Sunday (July 31) at the Nice Guy in West Hollywood, Calif. The 18-year-old reality star – who turns 19 years old on August 10 – was joined by her boyfriend Tyga, older sister Kendall Jenner, pal Hailey Baldwin, and [...]
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GREEN BAY, Wis., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A battle for the third wide receiver job is heating up at Green Bay Packers camp, but different eyes are seeing different things.
The U.S. military said Monday it has begun launching airstrikes against Islamic State inside Libya, a further expansion of the campaign to defeat the militant group.
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It may be Meatless Monday, but there’s no reason to skip the richness — and cheese — tonight at dinner. This vegan fettuccine Alfredo recipe with sauteed spinach and cheese crisps had everyone — including the non-vegans — asking for seconds when we tested it in our Test Kitchen. The trick is using...
The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas, killing all 16 people aboard, was arrested in Missouri in 2000 for driving while intoxicated, and the Better Business Bureau warned consumers about doing business with ...
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In 2012, the US government put on its futurist hat and published a report entitled "Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds."
It's a surprisingly lucid text, full of both grim predictions and hopeful insights about the world that humans will inhabit within the next two decades.
One section deals with so-called "mega-trends" — world-changing patterns in society, health care, government, and resources. The report outlines four mega-trends that are poised... Читать дальше...
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema said he was happy with the results of the meeting with Thabo Mbeki at the former president's Houghton home on Monday.
