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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomed Saturday the latest Russia-backed nationwide ceasefire in Syria, and reaffirmed the intention to work in the framework of Moscow-Tehran-Damascus cooperation on the Syrian issue.
The power brokers in the House are the committee chairmen, all Republicans who will steer President-elect Donald Trump's agenda. Some are back at the helm this year, others are new: … Click to Continue »
As 2016 comes to a close, which smartphone is my personal 'Smartphone of the Year'? For a handset to pick up my personal annual award it needs to say something about itself, about the manufacturer behind it, and it needs to reflect the smartphone industry over the last twelve months.
The glittering ball drop in Times Square had nothing on the flickering lights illuminating Mike (Sports Pope) Francesa’s WFAN balcony.
After Amanda Nunes defeated Ronda Rousey in Las Vegas Friday, the 28-year-old Brazilian champion continued to taunt her opponent on Twitter. "The Lioness" shared a Photoshopped picture of...
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The number of foreign students in American schools has been surging over the past decade, and numbers are up again, according to data from the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education (IIE).
The number of foreign students in the US was up 7.1% from last year with 1,043,839 students total, and international students now make up 5.2% of all higher education students in the US.
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PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — A 20-year-old man from eastern Nebraska faces a homicide charge in connection to a crash in October that killed a 19-year-old woman.
WASHINGTON ― Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) warned Donald Trump that the president-elect would face stiff opposition if he tries to privatize the Department of Veterans Affairs. The remarks from Sanders, a former chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, was a response to a report that Trump is considering the move.
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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia with President Obama in Hangzhou, China, in September.
ENSCHEDE - De gladheid heeft zaterdag talrijke slachtoffers gemaakt onder fietsers en voetgangers. De ziekenhuizen in de regio kregen veel patiënten op de spoedeisende eerste hulp met botbreuken na een valpartij.
Turkey detained a staff journalist for The Wall Street Journal for almost three days without access to a lawyer, the newspaper reported Saturday, adding to growing concerns over press freedom in the country. The 49-year-old American correspondent was held for two-and-a-half days without access to lawyers or contact with his family, the WSJ said, adding for most of the period, it "couldn't determine" his location. According to the P24 Platform for Independent Journalism, 118 journalists have... Читать дальше...
Texas Rep. Mac Thornberry returns to lead Armed Services, which has oversight of the military's vast operations and a more than $610 billion budget. The new chairman is Oregon Rep. Greg Walden, who will head a panel with broad oversight over health care, manufacturing, trade, communications, energy and the economy. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, remains chairman of the committee, which has sweeping jurisdiction over tax reform, replacing the health care law and massive benefit programs like Social Security and Medicare. Читать дальше...
Vermont electric utility detects malware code that U.S. government says Russian hackers use
Donald Trump is sending New Years wishes to everyone…including his enemies. The 70-year-old president-elect took to his Twitter to share his unusual holiday greeting on Saturday (December 31). “Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don’t know what to do. [...]
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For some college-bound students distressed by the election of Donald Trump, Canada is calling.
Colleges from Quebec to British Columbia say applications and website traffic from the United States have been surging since Trump’s victory Nov. 8. Although many Canadian schools had also ramped up recruiting in the U.S. recently, some say dismay over the presidential election has fueled a spike in interest beyond their expectations.
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I support a fifteen dollar minimum wage; universal health care; making college affordable for all who want to go and restructuring current student debt; some of the issues which Bernie Sanders campaigned on. Never-the-less I didn't support him. My choice wasn't based on not liking those ideas rather on the fact there was another candidate whose experience and record showed she would be more able to effectively move those ideas and others she campaigned on forward through the Congress.
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His $4.5 million cap hit through 2017-18 was too much for anyone to stomach.
Police announced Saturday they would begin a new search and recovery operation for the remains of the passengers from a small plane believed to have crashed in Lake Erie Thursday night. During a press conference on Saturday, officials said investigators will build a grid and identify the plane’s last communication. A team of divers and […]
Iowa student Kyle Thomson suffered a freak accident in the gym which saw the 22-year-old lose his life. Thomson was bench pressing 315 pounds (142.8kg) when the bar slipped from his hands and landed on his neck.
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More than 3,000 people apply to become volunteers helping out with Hull's year as UK City of Culture.
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FORT MYERS, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The first of two baby American bald eagles hatched from its egg on Saturday morning during a live-stream from a nest in Florida.
Most who are involved in the financial markets are happy that 2016 is finally over. It is been a year that has demonstrated the difficulty of predicting markets and politics based on traditional methods of analysis that are not based on hard market data. So what methods can you use in 2017?
