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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is calling for additional beds at the state psychiatric hospital as part of a larger effort to re-engineer New Hampshire's mental health system.

Vladimir Chernikov, a cyclist and traveler from the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk plans to reach Eurasia’s pole of inaccessibility, the hardest place to get to on the continent, where no one has ever been before. This is not the first time he takes on such challenges, Vladimir told Sputnik.

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Latest on Hartford police reportedly failing to submit data on thousands of traffic stops as required by a Connecticut law intended to prevent racial profiling (all times local):

For the fourth year in a row, Americans cited real estate as the best long-term investment, beating out stocks, gold and bonds.

According to the pool report, Vice President Mike Pence chose ‘Hoosiers’ as the inflight movie, declaring it “the (...)

Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) joins MTP Daily to discuss the Russia investigation, federal marijuana laws and more.

Government funding steers science in politically driven ways, and sets scientists and disciplines against one another competing for scarce grants. And as some marchers seem to wish, Washington will heavily influence what one can even propose as research depending upon the political environment.

The DZire may no longer be a sub-4-metre sedan.

The team also plans to donate $10,000 to Minneapolis Public Schools to benefit students interested in music.

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The former president was set to speak at the University of Chicago to make his first public appearance since January 20.

After a few months of staying out of the spotlight, former President Barack Obama planned to make his first public appearance at the University of Chicago. The 44th president was set to appear Monday with community and youth leaders in his first public remarks since Jan. 20 for a “conversation on community organizing and civic engagement.”

Former National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes says Iran is complying with the nuclear deal and the President Trump should honor it.

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In the summer of 2015, shares of Disney tumbled 24%, from $120 to $91, on concerns that the company would lose revenue as a result of customers "cutting the cord."  

The worries were specifically focused on ESPN, one of Disney's most profitable properties, which represents 70% of its cable segment. Cable accounts for 35%-40% of Disney earnings and is consumed mostly through traditional cable subscriptions. 

After spending much of 2016 trading between $90 and $105... Читать дальше...

Samir Ibrahim

When SunCulture CEO Samir Ibrahim talks about his job, he likes to use bowling terms.

"You know when you go bowling, the bowling alley has bumpers on each lane?" he said. "I hire the best people, show them where the pins are, and then I just act as their bumpers."

As a result, Ibrahim, who was named one of Forbes' "30 Under 30" in 2017, takes a hands-on role in his organization's hiring process. Founded in 2013, SunCulture sells drip irrigation systems to Kenyan farmers... Читать дальше...

Though no loss of life or injury was reported during recent communal riot in Bhadrak, the skirmish had led to the damage of property worth over Rs 9 crore.

DENVER (AP) - Colorado is tightening requirements for the petitions gathered by would-be political candidates.

HOUSTON (AP) - An ex-Harris County district attorney's office investigator must serve five years' probation and repay $157,000 in an evidence theft case involving rare comic books.

I’m not one much for diets. Calorie-counting, portion-sizing and meal-replacing are not phrases that exist in my vocabulary, for better or for worse. But, reader, I stand before you a chastened woman, because I must admit I’ve been on a diet for the past week now. I’ve eaten two breakfasts every day, gorged on Special...

WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis “Superman” Stevenson will take-on hard-hitting Polish contender Andrzej Fonfara in a rematch of their 2014 slugfest on Saturday, June 3 in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, live on SHOWTIME from the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Not on their watch! Emergency responders are blaming careless Apple Watch users in Connecticut for a spike in false 911 calls. Accidental “wrist dialing”— in which the gadget automatically calls the emergency line without the user knowing — is a tech-induced headache for emergency operators, Tolland County officials said in a Facebook post. “Our 911...