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Fmr. Defense Sec. Robert Gates partly attributed the issue to the time it took to assemble firm evidence of Russian involvement.

Blac Chyna has reportedly left Rob Kardashian. 

The news came Saturday, coincidentally just one day before the couple’s baby special ― part of their “Rob & Chyna” docu-series ― was set to air on E! The special follows the birth of the couple’s first daughter, Dream.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin traditionally will meet before the New Year with members of the government on December 19, the Kremlin’s press service said.

I was standing in line at Starbucks with my mom and my 18-month-old daughter. We'd just finished dropping off my three older kids at their schools and preschools, and we decided to have a coffee date. Listening to the ranting customers behind me muttering loudly about how slowly things were going, wondering what was the matter with the baristas, and expounding upon how ridiculous it all was, I had to bite my tongue.

It's not every day that you take your dogs out for a walk to show them, for the first time, frozen water falling from the sky.

More than 50 percent of Japanese citizens have negative views about a recent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a poll revealed.

Many of the cities are under red alert for severe air pollution as it is also predicted that situation may worsen due to not so favourable weather conditions.

The crew's failure to noticed an unlocked nosewheel centering lock caused the DHC-6 Twin Otter to veer off the runway on landing at Aguni, Japan.

The internet is going wild with this pic, showing Instagram models Juanita and Earanequa – who are mother and daughter. Most can’t tell which one is which: Here are some bikini pics of the daughter, Earanequa: Here’s the mama, Juanita:

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States said Sunday that it would work with the Philippine president to address any concerns after he threatened to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Philippines.

President Rodrigo Duterte was enraged after a U.S. government aid agency deferred a vote on a renewal of a major development assistance package for the Philippines over concerns about extrajudicial killings in Duterte's war on illegal drugs, which has left thousands dead. Читать дальше...

L’exploitation des gisements offshore israéliens augure de nombreux bénéfices économiques et géopolitiques pour l’Etat juif

U.S. prosecutors said an FBI agent had confessed to being a "significant source" of leaks to journalists covering an insider trading probe.

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye said Sunday her impeachment motion passed by parliament earlier this month lacked sufficient legal grounds, adding no serious crime was committed to

SAASVELD - De aanpassingen die muziekvereniging St. Caecilia noodgedwongen moest doorvoeren in de vredesmis 'The Armed Man' zijn goed gevallen. Onder druk van aartsbisschop Eijk mocht geen oproep voor een islamitisch gebed in de Plechelmuskerk in Saasveld klinken.

Matthew Stafford apparently won’t be wearing a glove in the usual sense on Sunday. Instead, he’ll probably wear a glove that has all three fingers and the thumb removed. The Detroit Free Press explained that Stafford was wearing the modified glove at practice this week. He separately said that, whatever he wears on Sunday, he…

PRINCEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — When Dianne Hines pulls up to her flood-damaged home in Princeville, she has no interest in going inside.

The driver had a heart attack, died from injuries suffered when his wagon went out of control.

[...] under Federal Emergency Management Agency rules, the four-person town council will vote soon on which of three options to offer homeowners: elevate homes, repair damaged homes or let FEMA acquire the homes of people who want out. A state Division of Emergency Management spokeswoman says she's unaware of any other governments wrestling with the decision. Settled at the end of the Civil War by freed slaves — the first town in the U.S. incorporated by African-Americans — Princeville is still... Читать дальше...

[...] audiences have had the last word and the youthful crowd at the Paramount Theatre Saturday afternoon, expressed their pleasure with the Oakland Ballet’s staging with cheers and, alas, chatter. The weekend marked the sixth holiday season for Artistic Director Graham Lustig’s “Nutcracker,” and the production has become a part of the Bay Area holiday schedule. Lustig goes his own way setting the first act in pre-World War 1 Vienna, made concrete with Zack Brown’s appealing Secession-era designs and costumes. Читать дальше...

Sen. John McCain said Russian election-related hacks threaten to “destroy democracy” and faulted the American response as “totally paralyzed.” McCain, the Arizona Republican who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, again called for a select committee to investigate the CIA’s finding that Russia hacked Democrats’ emails in a bid to help President-elect Donald Trump defeat […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli parole board agreed Sunday to grant early release to former President Moshe Katsav who is serving a prison sentence for sex crimes.

Should the Bills take a page from the Browns this offseason? Said Dolphins WR Jarvis Landry, “This is an amazing feeling to be in the position that we are in. We are basically in control of our destiny. I can’t remember in past years, how many Dolphins teams were above .500 at this point in…