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Before he was young at heart, Vice President Joe Biden was regular young. And, just like present-day Joe Biden, he was a dapper man indeed. Like most photos of Joe Biden, the below throwback shot eventually gained meme status after Biden posted it to Instagram in 2014. SEE ALSO: #TBT: 13 politicians you didn't know were super HOT back in the day I would text young Joe Biden at 1:27am pic.twitter.com/17tHDuad3f — candace (@caaandxce) November 11, 2016 What is in the bag he is holding? Is it wine? Читать дальше...

A report by Robert Brooks for the International Association Of Energy Economics reveals that the European Union would not be able to compensate the loss of pipeline gas imports through Ukraine should Russian energy giant Gazprom decide to discontinue gas transit.

Archives of the web like the Internet Archive offer us an incredible glimpse into the digitization of human society, so why are so few researchers making use of these incredible collections?

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When an apartment or penthouse isn't big enough for wealthy New Yorkers, they get creative.

In recent years, a number of them have combined multiple townhouses or building floors to create supersized homes, or Frankenmansions, as New York magazine's S. Jhoanna Robledo calls them.

To construct these Frankenmansions, some prospective buyers purchase multiple buildings at once, while others approach their neighbors to offer multimillion-dollar buyouts. Читать дальше...

OM are a club transformed from the side that the France international star departed in the summer, and he's desperate to go back

Three teenagers are jailed for stabbing a young rapper to death in a fight over a stolen bicycle.

Scientists have confirmed that they have received an alien signal, lasting 10 seconds, from a galaxy 2.5 billion light-years away.  Pulses of radio as powerful as 10,000 suns were picked up by astronomers who traced the signals to a dwarf galaxy known as FRB 121102. FRB (Fast Radio Burst) are short-lived, high energy bursts of radio waves lasting just under 1 millisecond. Washingtonpost.com reports: “This really is the first ironclad association of a fast radio burst with another astronomical source... Читать дальше...

BOSTON — Students of the now-shuttered American Career Institute will have more than $30 million in federal student loans forgiven under a deal announced by Massachusetts’ attorney general. Attorney General Maura Healey asked the U.S. Department of Education to cancel the loan obligations after her office sued the for-profit school over fraud allegations and the

New Broncos head coach Vance Joseph will hire Mike McCoy as his offensive coordinator and Bill Musgrave as his quarterbacks coach, Mike Klis of News9 in Denver reported Friday. The Broncos-McCoy reunion was previously reported. Musgrave’s contract as Raiders offensive coordinator just expired, and he also reportedly was a candidate for the coordinator’s job in…

A Pennsylvania businessman wants to build a harness racing track and casino near Gettysburg, the site of the 1863 battle that turned the tide of the American Civil War. David LeVan said Thursday he will apply for a harness racing license and ...

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GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina says basketball coach Jeff Lebo will have hip surgery Monday and be out indefinitely. Athletic director Jeff Compher said Friday that assistant coach Michael Perry will take over starting with the Pirates’ visit to Connecticut on Jan. 22. Compher says it was obvious that Lebo was in pain after he

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have finalized their divorce after months of fighting in court. The former married couple previously decided on a $7 million settlement, which Amber announced she would be donating to two charities. When Johnny reportedly decided to make installment payments to the charities instead of giving the money to her for [...]

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners have agreed to terms on 2017 contracts with left-hander Drew Smyly and outfielder Jarrod Dyson after acquiring them in trades earlier this month. The Mariners also reached deals with outfielder Leonys Martin, infielder Danny Valencia, left-hander James Paxton and right-handers Evan Scribner and Nick Vincent. Seattle has no more players

If it’s true that travel planning and anticipation bring as much if not more joy as the trip itself, then the post-holiday wintry start of the year is a great time to boost your “happy hormones” with a little wine travel porn. The ultimate month-by-month guide to

The Patriots practiced without LeGarrette Blount twice this week because the running back was under the weather, but it appears he is all systems go for Saturday night’s game against the Texans. Blount was not given an injury designation on Friday’s final injury report, which means he is on track to provide his battering ram-like…

Reigning Masters champion Ronnie O'Sullivan says entertaining fans is more important than titles and he wants to be the Lionel Messi of snooker.

SAN FRANCISCO — Keeping Eduardo Nunez healthy and in the lineup could mean so much for San Francisco’s infield and its chances. Nunez reached a $4.2 million, one-year agreement with the Giants on Friday to avoid arbitration. Right-handed reliever George Kontos received a $1.75 million contract and left-hander Will Smith earned $2.5 million as the

A Hungarian camerawoman who became the epicenter of a media firestorm after she was filmed kicking and tripping Syrian refugees has been sentenced to three years probation.

Attempts to remove a video from social media showing a 12-year-old girl committing suicide have been unsuccessful. The 40-minute video streamed live on Live.Me and connected through Facebook has circulated widely online since being filmed a few days before the New Year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In critical vote, Congress OKs budget that eases passage of future GOP bill dismantling, rewriting Obama health care law.

MIAMI — The Marlins have rewarded reliable All-Star closer A.J. Ramos with a $6.55 million contract as Miami reached agreement on one-year deals with five of its six arbitration-eligible players Friday. Ramos recorded 40 saves in 2016 and is expected to anchor a bullpen that could be the Marlins’ strength. His new deal includes a

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to resolve a dispute over what court should handle challenges to a 2015 Obama administration regulation that defines waterways protected under a federal anti-pollution law.     The justices said they would hear an appeal by the National Association of Manufacturers of a Cincinnati-based federal appeals court's ruling that gave itself jurisdiction to review challenges to the Clean Water Act regulation. The industry group wants challenges to the rule to be heard in district courts. Читать дальше...

Microsoft on Friday said it acquired a Montreal startup that focuses on artificial intelligence, giving the software giant another tool as it competes against rivals such as Google and Salesforce.com.