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Former Newcastle boss Alan Pardew tells the BBC's Premier League Show the direction the club took during his time in charge "was wrong".

HOUSTON — A Houston-area couple pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges related to forcing a Nigerian woman to care for their five children and home without pay for two years, having her work nearly 20 hours a day. Chudy Nsobundu, 57, and his 49-year-old wife, Sandra Nsobundu, recruited the woman in Nigeria with the promise

Sneakers are a $55 billion global industry. According to sneakerhead data website StockX, the secondary market for rare and limited-release sneakers is estimated to be worth over $1 billion. 

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Beijing on Tuesday after months of overtures for better relations with the Chinese government.

His arrival in China has been accompanied by a series of interviews on that country's state media in which Duterte has voiced his affinity for the Asian giant and his hopes to affirm good relations between the two countries.

But Duterte's outreach to China is fraught with risks — even in a situation in which he gets what he wants... Читать дальше...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Billionaire Carl Icahn's Atlantic City management team is holding out the possibility of reopening the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal casino.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Billionaire Carl Icahn's Atlantic City management team is holding out the possibility of reopening the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal casino.

– Daniel Amokachi wants Buhari’s government to take its campaign against corruption to the Sports sector – Amokachi revealed that sporting industry is the den of corruption in Nigeria – He alleged that some Nigerian youths would have to pay their way before being called up to the Golden Eaglets Former Super Eagles forward Daniel Amokachi has […]

Argentine rocker Gustavo Cordera’s latest album, Tecnoanimal, was launched at the beginning of last summer. The record, co-produced by Eduardo...

HONOLULU — A $1.4 billion project to build one of the world’s largest telescopes is up against intense protests by Native Hawaiians and others who say building it on the Big Island’s Mauna Kea mountain will desecrate sacred land. Hearings for the project’s construction permit are set to begin Thursday and expected to last until

The Black Keys' Patrick Carney is typically behind a drum set on Billboard Hot 100 hits like "Lonely Boy" and "Fever," but in...

Masoud Barzani said he would like to see a political plan for the city of Mosul, which would help to govern it after the liberation from Daesh.

(AP) — The Lawrence school district says a middle school teacher has been suspended with pay after allegedly making racist comments during class. The release says Superintendent Kyle Hayden suspended the employee, with pay, in accordance with Lawrence Board of Education Policy and to ensure a fair investigation.

KIEV, Ukraine — Eduardo Salvio converted a penalty and Franco Servi also scored as Benfica beat Dynamo Kiev 2-0 on Wednesday for a first win in the Champions League this season. Gonçalo Guedes was brought down by Antunes, allowing Salvio the chance to score from the spot in the ninth minute. Conceding early disrupted Dynamo’s

Part of the problem is Donald Trump creating an "election protection" effort that may intimidate minority communities. The other part is who'll the initiative.

The Croatian parliament voted on Wednesday to approve the country's new government, local media reported.

Jim McMahon, the quarterback who led the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl championship in 1985, will tout his use of medical marijuana in a TV ad during the Thursday … Click to Continue »

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech police have arrested a Russian hacker suspected of cyberattacks in the United States, officials said on Wednesday.

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech police have arrested a Russian hacker suspected of cyberattacks in the United States, officials said on Wednesday.

Police said an international warrant for the man, who was not named, was issued by Interpol and that officers cooperated with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on the case. Another police spokesman, David Schoen, told The Associated Press the arrest took place on Oct. 5 and that police delayed releasing information about it for "tactical" reasons. In a Wednesday statement, the FBI said the man was "suspected of conducting criminal activities targeting U.S. interests," but didn't give any more details. Читать дальше...

Television news footage showed the van repeatedly ramming the protesters as it drove wildly back and forth after activists surrounded and started hitting it with the wooden batons they seized from police. Police lobbed tear gas and arrested at least 29 protesters who broke through a line of riot police and hurled red paint at the officers and a U.S. government seal at the start of the rally at the seaside embassy compound. The protesters, consisting of students, workers and tribespeople, were demanding... Читать дальше...

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• Director James Gunn revealed the first teaser poster for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" on Facebook.
• If you look too quickly, you may miss a tiny Groot in the poster.

The first teaser poster for the "Guardians of the Galaxy" sequel is here and it shows off the returning crew with a few new members. 

Director James Gunn shared the black and white poster for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" on Facebook Wednesday morning. While... Читать дальше...

With Black Friday Record Store Day quickly approaching and vinyl sales reaching record numbers, it only makes sense to give you a little insight as to which records you should include in your collection. This list was something I created after looking through my own collection to find the ones I thought were necessary for everyone to have in their own collections in no specific order. This is one of those records that should probably come standard with every record player purchase.

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