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President Barack Obama’s political career took off on a rocket ship at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, when his keynote address made him a household name.

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As another year comes to a close, it's the perfect time to look back at some of the hottest real estate deals to go down in the last 12 months.

Though there has been some softening in the luxury market across the US, there were still plenty of blockbuster deals worth highlighting in 2016. 

With that in mind, we asked our friends at Trulia to help us round up the biggest publicly recorded sales this year. From New York City penthouses to sprawling Palm Beach mansions... Читать дальше...

Bella Thorne fired back at one hater who decided to send out a mean tweet on Christmas. The troll wrote, “you really aren’t helping with the whole stigma that ‘bisexuals are all cheaters.’” “Who the f*ck says because you are bi you must be a cheater…. What groups do you hang out in girl?,” Bella [...]

The quake did not cause any fatalities or major damage, but cut power to 21,000 Chileans

Three-year-old Terrell Mayes was killed by a stray bullet in his own home in 2011. To this day his mother is urging anyone who knows the identity of the shooter to come forward.

The early-Christmas Day escape was prompted by a water leak behind a toilet.

The diminutive Belgian achieved the feat in the second half of his side's clash against the Cherries at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day

Before Trump was elected, the idea of "white genocide" was just some, sick ironic joke, seemingly perpetrated by and for the feeble-minded. Used only by white nationalists/nazis and trailer trash. But with the sobering election results, it's become clearer that there are many more millions who believe such nonsense than just the most extreme Fox News viewers. They really do think they're (the white race) under attack.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Utility companies have restored power to most of their Iowa and Nebraska customers following the wet, windy weather on Christmas.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Utility companies have restored power to most of their Iowa and Nebraska customers following the wet, windy weather on Christmas.

HOLTEN - Het is winter en dus is het schaatsseizoen geopend. Althans, op de speciaal aangelegde ijsbaan op Twenhaarsveld bij Holten. 

Sanders would not say whether he planned to run in 2020, noting that his focus right now is staying in the Senate.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders hasn't decided whether he will run for president in 2020, but until the next presidential election, the former candidate is on a mission: Stop Donald Trump from hurting Americans.

As alt-right ideology spreads worldwide, teachers and students develop skills to learn about respect and diversity of thoughts. Peggy_Marco/pixabay

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In advance of The Joshua Tree‘s 30th anniversary, U2 is hinting at some cool events on the horizon to celebrate one of their most-loved and possibly best, period album. The band announced in a Christmas message to fans that they have some “very, very special shows coming” to honor the album in addition to their new album Songs of Experience. Whether these “special shows” will include any special guests on stage as well is unknown at this time but for an event and an anniversary as big as this... Читать дальше...

Last year was the first time that the king of Bahrain marked Hanukka.

SYRACUSE, Ind. — Northern Indiana police say a woman and her son were killed and three others were injured in a head-on crash that may have stemmed from a street racing incident.

Daesh sympathizer, who was planning to carry out murders of foreigners in the India's city of Kolkata, was detained by the Indian National Investigation Agency.

Best tackle of game was by a guard named Tyler on a Denver fan on the field! @ArrowheadPride @TerezPaylor @TJCarpenterWHB @ProFootballTalk pic.twitter.com/pIvS9VkhmM

SANTA CATERINA VALFURVA, Italy — Christof Innerhofer of Italy led the only training session for a World Cup downhill on the Deborah Compagnoni course by a huge margin on Monday.

The shorthanded Clippers lost to the Lakers, 111-102, on Sunday night.

All chief ministers of the country, including Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, have agreed on transferring government benefits to people's bank accounts directly from next year, according to G S Sekhawat, Director of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

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The US university system is an innovation powerhouse, according to Reuters' 2016 Top 100 list.

The US claimed 46 of the top 100 universities on the list, followed by Japan with nine and France and South Korea, both with eight universities.

While "innovation" is a ubiquitous buzzword, it can also be a bit ambiguous. Reuters, however, used objective data, like the number of patents and research papers coming out of an institution, to compile the ranking. Read the full methodology here. Читать дальше...