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President Barack Obama is returning from vacation rested and ready for a busy fall, including pressing Congress for money to protect against the Zika virus and fending off lawmakers' attacks over the administration's $400 million "leverage" payment to Iran.

EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is returning from vacation rested and ready for a busy fall, including pressing Congress for money to protect against the Zika virus and fending off lawmakers' attacks over the administration's $400 million "leverage"…

EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is returning from vacation rested and ready for a busy fall, including pressing Congress for money to protect against the Zika virus and fending off lawmakers' attacks over the administration's $400 million "leverage"…

EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is returning from vacation rested and ready for a busy fall, including pressing Congress for money to protect against the Zika virus and fending off lawmakers' attacks over the administration's $400 million "leverage"…

"There are kids in high school that may be raising their siblings, be on their own or be teen parents," said Paul Struck, Lincoln Elementary principal. Struck is coordinating the effort alongside his daughter, Allison Struck, who came up with the idea through her position as BackPack program coordinator for Feeding South Dakota. Allison also helped start a food pantry in Sioux Falls after a questionnaire from Feeding South Dakota revealed that 75 percent of the BackPack program's participants share the food they receive with their families.

Angelle, who is starting her fifth year as principal at Shallowford Falls, was named Georgia Parent Teacher Association Principal of the Year in June based on her welcoming attitude, collaboration with parents and the community, support of student success and leadership qualities. Angelle said she and Shallowford Falls' PTA are constantly looking for creative ways to engage students while raising money for school programs such as its science, technology, engineering and math program, and its learning commons... Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND — Aaron Sanchez is being sent to the minor leagues as Toronto skips a start to limit his innings. Toronto optioned the 24-year-old right-hander to Class A Dunedin on Sunday, and the Blue Jays plan to recall him to start against Baltimore on Aug. 31. Sanchez is 12-2 with a 2.99 ERA, fifth-best in

American Meb Keflezighi, running in his last Olympics, slips on the finish line, but showboats his way out of it by knocking out a few press-ups.

– PDP tells President Buhari not to fold his arms and watch the judiciary die – Party calls on CJN to play his role in preventing arm of government from being hijacked by politicians – Nigeria’s number one opposition party reacts to ruling of Justice Liman of the Federal High Court The secretary of the […]

The bomber rammed the car into a checkpoint in Galkayo town Sunday morning after reaching the main gate of Puntland's local government.

The Saints have parted ways with cornerback Keenan Lewis, who believes that a long-standing icy relationship with defensive coordinator Dennis Allen is the reason why he’s been dropped from the roster. In an interview with Josina Anderson of ESPN, Lewis said he has never been one of Allen’s guys and that the root of the…

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore's prime minister had to be attended to by doctors Sunday after he felt faint while delivering a speech to the nation during a National Day rally.

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore's prime minister had to be attended to by doctors Sunday after he felt faint while delivering a speech to the nation during a National Day rally.

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore's prime minister had to be attended to by doctors Sunday after he felt faint while delivering a speech to the nation during a National Day rally.

National security does not get compromised when a few people shout slogans, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said, defending Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara's clean chit to Amnesty International in a case of alleged sedition slapping which he contended was a "big mistake".

The Dream Team’s bronze medal triumph at the Rio Olympics was the only achievement Team Nigeria managed to win as a whole. It did not come that easy for Siaisa and his boys following the rigours they went through before emerging third best in the men’s football event of the Games. However, some people are […]

Big pharma groups make more than $1bn in six months as cheap generics overlooked by prescribers

Cheap generics overlooked by prescribers

RIO DE JANEIRO ― People began to swarm the cafes and bars along Copacabana Beach early in the afternoon Saturday, hours before Brazil’s men’s soccer team would take the field at Rio’s Maracana Stadium for a much-anticipated rematch with Germany in the gold medal match of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- On Saturday, LPGA star Park In-bee won gold in women's golf in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. And she garnered yet another achievement in her home turf: high viewership. According to rating survey company Nielsen Korea, the

Ukraine perform a crowd-pleasing routine to Madonna's 'Vogue' during the final rotation in the group all-around final.

As the dog days of summer draw to a close, the economy appears primed for somewhat faster growth in the second half of the year that’s likely to pave the way for higher U.S. interest rates.

Study advises that fewer teams would lead to more profitable media deals

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 29-year-old man is in jail after Portland police say he tried to steal several vehicles before crashing one on Interstate 5, causing a traffic jam.