RIO DE JANEIRO — Geno Auriemma and Diana Taurasi shared a long, emotional embrace. Mission accomplished. The dominant U.S. women’s basketball team did what was expected, winning a sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal and doing it in impressive fashion. In yet another rout, the U.S. dismantled Spain 101-72 on Saturday. Taurasi and the Americans played
The Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeimim airbase registered a total of seven violations of the ceasefire regime in Syria in the last 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
HASTINGS — Drought has led officials to allow emergency haying and grazing on conservation land in four south-central Nebraska counties.
A city-based businessman has come forward to help four city players who were struggling to arrange money to take part in Women Baseball World Cup to be held in South Korea in September.
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When Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone in January 2007, he made a bold claim that the new product was five years ahead of its time.
He was wrong.
It's been over nine years and no one has made a better phone than the iPhone. But after all these years, the iPhone's lead has never been smaller. In fact, it's razor thin.
This week I reviewed the Galaxy Note 7, the new phone from Samsung that beats the iPhone in a lot of key ways.
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Tesla is in the news so much, and CEO Elon Musk is so good at keeping Tesla cool and sexy, that it's easy to forget that the automaker has been around for a decade.
It's story is exciting: It's the first new, viable American car company since Chrysler was established in 1925, selling all electric vehicles with world-saving and world-changing ambitions, driven by a charismatic Silicon Valley billionaire who also wants to send rockets to Mars.
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OURENSE, Spain — Chris Froome had a successful start to the Spanish Vuelta with Sky winning the team time trial as the grand tour got underway Saturday. Sky picked up from helping Froome win his third Tour de France in July by completing the 27.8-kilometer (17.2-mile) trial in 30 minutes, 37 seconds, just ahead of
A two-day photography exhibition was held at Punjabi Bhawan to honour World Photography Day.
Live updates: More homes destroyed as California's fire season takes another grim turn Aug. 20, 2016, 1:07 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue Cut...
The France international continues to be linked to a move away from the French capital, but his Italian team-mate hopes he stays where he is
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A man who federal prosecutors say was an enforcer and drug dealer for a violent Atlantic City street gang led by his older brother has been sentenced to life in prison. Malik Derry was convicted last year on drug conspiracy and weapons charges. The 25-year-old city man was sentenced Friday. Prosecutors
Russia’s women’s handball team on Saturday beat the French national team in the final game of 2016 Rio Olympics and won the first gold Olympic medal in its history.
A 15-year-old boy who fled El Salvador for the United States and now lives with his uncle in Tuscon.
Gawker is dead, and not for the first time. But no “long live Gawker” follows the declaration this time around, and that is a first. Starting next week, the flagship site of Gawker Media—where I worked for the last two years, editing the women’s site Jezebel—will no longer exist.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):
Barcelona say they "have the beginning of an agreement" over the transfer of goalkeeper Claudio Bravo to Manchester City.
An exercise rider was injured and the thoroughbred he was riding was humanely destroyed after breaking down during a workout Saturday morning at Del Mar, marring what promised to be a big day of racing, highlighted by the $1 million Pacific Classic and the showdown between California Chrome and...
Here’s a tip for anyone seeking a coaching job with a major European soccer team: When looking for a place to live, rent, don’t buy.
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Hiring managers look for different things in job candidates.
The traits they're seeking may be determined by the role they are trying to fill, the company they work for, the industry they're in — or just personal preference.
But there is a certain set of characteristics that almost all hiring managers find appealing.
"Managers can usually find job applicants with sufficient technical skills — or at least the capacity to acquire them. Читать дальше...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills star defensive tackle Marcell Dareus says he will enter a rehabilitation facility after violating the NFL's substance abuse policy for a second consecutive season.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills star defensive tackle Marcell Dareus says he will enter a rehabilitation facility after violating the NFL's substance abuse policy for a second consecutive season.
CEO and founder of popular dating app Bumble Whitney Wolfe came by to talk about her hit app where women have to reach out to men first. She revealed the best way to get a response to your first message.
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