The Russian government has announced it is prepared to exchange the US citizens, according to reports from Russian newspaper Izvestia, citing government documents.
Investors were surprised when GM ran an aggressive discount program at the beginning of July. But it paid off: GM's retail sales rose 5% as rivals lagged.
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Catholic archbishop of Dublin has removed trainee priests from Ireland's largest seminary over allegations of widespread use of the gay sex app Grindr and the failure of the authorities to properly investigate it.
The move is the latest scandal to hit the Catholic Church in Ireland, once the defining influence on public life, but now humbled by reports of child sex abuse stretching back decades and of church leaders' complicity in covering them up. Читать дальше...
Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. The 6th Annual Summer Cider Day festival this Saturday, August 6th The post Summer Cider Day in Port Townsend this Saturday appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.
Ouch. Sarah Palin's newly-minted son-in-law Dakota Meyer is a Marine and a Medal of Honor winner who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Meyer married Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol in June in a quiet ceremony.
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At least one child has died in Siberia after an outbreak of naturally occurring anthrax, which has been linked to a decades-old reindeer carcass exposed during a heatwave.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A civil rights group says it's seeking Social Security survivor benefits for a Louisiana man who legally married his husband in California before a 2015 Supreme Court ruling established a nationwide right to same-sex marriage. The ACLU said in a news release that the Social Security Administration in Lafayette denied benefits to Beem even after the court decision.
The world's safest assets are getting too risky for Bill Gross.
Dakota Meyer, a Medal of Honor recipient and Sarah Palin's son-in-law, on Tuesday called for Donald Trump to apologize to the family of Capt. Humayun Khan, a Muslim-American solider who was killed in the Iraq War.
"If @realDonaldTrump wants to be the Commander in Chief, he needs to act like one," Meyer tweeted. "And that cant start until he apologizes to the Khans."
The US Marine veteran's tweet was immediately retweeted by Trump's Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. Читать дальше...
The Federal Aviation Administration just gave Google parent company Alphabet the greenlight to test its delivery drones in designated areas.
The company launched Project Wing several years back with the vision that its drones will be able to deliver packages faster than ordinary methods, while cutting down on pollution.
The company had technically already been side-stepping FAA regulation by flying the drones over private land thanks to a deal with NASA, but these new approvals are a big step forward. Читать дальше...
DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit is giving activists two weeks to come up with a plan to save five blighted houses, a compromise after a protester sat on a roof. The houses on Detroit's west side are scheduled for demolition.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons attempted to address their persistent pass-rush problem on Tuesday by agreeing to terms on a deal with free-agent linebacker Dwight Freeney. Freeney, 36, hasn’t had a double-digit sack total since 2010. Even so, his eight sacks in 11 games with Arizona in 2015 would have easily led Atlanta.
A woman with two small children in her car allegedly recorded a blood alcohol reading nearly four times over the limit after she smashed into oncoming traffic in Woollahra in Sydney's eastern suburbs on Tuesday night.
Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions in his Republican Party on Tuesday, denying leading figures support in their re-election bids, while his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton won her first endorsement from a Republican.
Banning Russia entirely from Rio Games would have been the sporting equivalent of nuclear war, says Thomas Bach.
With Edgardo Bauza taking over from Gerardo Martino at the Albiceleste, the former forward believes Messi is vital to the team and must return from retirement
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Surgeons and lawyers aren't the only professionals raking in six figure-paychecks. There are plenty of other high-paying jobs out there — and many don't require an advanced degree.
To give you a better idea of the variety of high-paying careers available to you, Glassdoor put together a list of 11 jobs that pay over $100,000 a year, along with advice on how to get hired for each one.
For many of these jobs, total pay is highly dependent on the base salary. Читать дальше...
(AP) — Pennsylvania's attorney general's office will pay $150,000 to settle a former employee's lawsuit claiming he was fired for recommending the chief of staff be terminated over sexual harassment complaints. In the lawsuit, Moore claimed two female employees in the office made sexual harassment claims against Duecker. Rather than fire Duecker as Moore recommended, the lawsuit stated Kane promoted him from narcotics supervisor to chief of staff in charge of personnel.
NEW YORK (AP) — Instagram is launching a new feature that should sound familiar to Snapchat users. It's called "Stories," and it lets users share photos and videos from their day that will disappear after 24 hours.
NEW YORK (AP) — Instagram is launching a new feature that should sound familiar to Snapchat users. The new feature will stitch together photos and videos in a slideshow format. Copying or at least using other services as inspirations is common among big tech companies.
NEW YORK (AP) — Instagram is launching a new feature that should sound familiar to Snapchat users. The new feature will stitch together photos and videos in a slideshow format. Copying or at least using other services as inspirations is common among big tech companies.
Hillary Clinton ignited criticism with claims she made about her email use in an interview with Fox News, but don’t look for it in The Times.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Margot Robbie in Suicide Squad.
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To talk about Suicide Squad is to talk about Harley Quinn.
The Joker’s traditionally harlequin-styled girlfriend and sidekick in villainy is a fan favorite who’s been unshackled from her psychotic puddin’ for some time in the spotlight in the new DC Comics–based movie. Like most of the main ensemble of Suicide Squad, baddies recruited to work for the nominal forces of good through a combination of coercion and bribery... Читать дальше...
