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AVENTURA, Fla. — Police say an Uber driver fatally shot a would-be robber who tried to ambush him near an upscale South Florida mall.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The mayor of Green Bay says he has three possible downtown locations in mind for a new flagship public safety building that could cost up to $38 million.

Bray Architects conducted a public safety spatial needs assessment for the council's finance committee. Company officials recommended the city pursue a combined police and fire department headquarters facility.

Deal on remaining 7 per cent stake may happen in first quarter of 2017

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Two seasons without a playoff appearance may mean coach Rex Ryan's days in Buffalo are numbered.

MILAN — Who needs Gonzalo Higuain, the record goalscorer in Serie A, when you have Dries Mertens?

AVENTURA, Fla. (AP) — Police say an Uber driver fatally shot a would-be robber who tried to ambush him near an upscale South Florida mall.

AVENTURA, Fla. (AP) — Police say an Uber driver fatally shot a would-be robber who tried to ambush him near an upscale South Florida mall.

(AP) — Police say an Uber driver fatally shot a would-be robber who tried to ambush him near an upscale South Florida mall. Aventura police spokesman Chris Goranitis told local media that the driver had picked up a passenger about 5:30 a.m. Sunday when a minivan cut him off near the Aventura Mall.

(AP) — The University of Georgia is aiming to clean up a polluted campus lake, whose waters have been off limits to the public since a 2002 algae bloom vividly showed off the lake's high pollution load. Final design plans should be ready by around March, with construction to begin next fall, The Athens Banner-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2hGklYz). A 2006 restoration plan called for restoring an upper pond which filtered out some pollution before it reached Lake Herrick, but that was shelved after... Читать дальше...

He said he doesn't normally go out much.

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- A different type of avian influenza (AI) has been discovered in the country, the government said Sunday, as it intensifies efforts to contain its spread. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said a new H5N8

Gran Centenario, a tequila rich in heritage fueled by independence and tied to a proud culture, Thursday launched its Angels on Earth 2017 program in Hollywood. Hosted by heralded actor Edgar Ramirez of "Hands of Stone," "Zero Dark Thirty " and "Joy," the annual event celebrated those who give back.

CNN commentator Van Jones said on Sunday that President-elect Donald Trump had a patriotic duty to respond to Russia's cyber attacks on the United States, which intelligence agencies say was an effort to sway the election in favor of the Republican candidate.

In recent years, LSU has closed off some of the interior parts of its Baton Rouge campus to regular traffic and installed bike racks on its buses and at most buildings around campus. Louisiana's flagship university also is working with a local community organization to create a bike share program on campus. [...] it plans a campus-wide Bike Month early next year.

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As expected, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" had a huge weekend at the box office with an estimated $155 million domestically, according to Variety.

That's the second-best opening ever in the month of December, behind last year's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ($247.9 million), the third-best opening of 2016 (behind "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" ($166 million) and "Captain America: Civil War" ($179.1 million)), and the 12th best opening of all time (beating out 2012's... Читать дальше...

Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus asserted over the weekend that "every single thing" President-elect Donald Trump has done "has been factual" and is supported by 80 percent of Americans.

The government cited Rawat's "outstanding" track record and familiarity with the functioning of the Army Headquarters and MoD as the reasons for his selection.

What does U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan expect from President-elect Donald Trump in 2017?He’s not sure. And he doesn’t think anybody else does either.

Eighty-two percent of Republicans approve of the transition, compared with 12 percent of Democrats, NBC News reports.

Twitter, Facebook, Apple, Google, IBM, Uber and Microsoft have refused to hand over data to build a database of Muslim-Americans, Recode reports.

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