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Voters wait in line at a polling location Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. John Minchillo/AP Nearly two-thirds of Ohio residents voted against an initiative Tuesday that would have legalized marijuana, eliciting glee from legalization opponents but a shrug from many advocates of treating the drug like alcohol. "We crushed it... |
The Federal Reserve in the United States just released a new report showing that “Total Household Wealth” in the United States has reached a record $94.8 trillion. That’s an impressive figure. Even more impressive is that Total Household Wealth has increased by $40 trillion since the lows of the Great Recession in 2009... |
By David Klepper The Associated Press SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Police at the University of Rhode Island could soon be carrying firearms following a vote Thursday by state education officials to end Rhode Island's distinction as the only state to prohibit police on public campuses from carrying guns. The Rhode Island Boa... |
The Obama Administration’s efforts to cobble together a coalition of nations for the new war on ISIS has netted a handful of Sunni Arab nations willing to conduct airstrikes inside Iraq, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and by some accounts Egypt. The big problem is that no one asked the Iraqis if they... |
The NBA announced this week some changes to the annual NBA Draft Combine process that should add some pretty interesting wrinkles to the mid-May draft evaluation window. The jist of the changes will sort of merge both the G-League’s annual showcase event held in Chicago a few days before the Combine and the Combine its... |
Edinburgh Napier University A family of Labradors have been helping out at Edinburgh Napier University, where they were called in to put hopeful new student vets through their paces. The students were competing for places on a vet nursing programme, but probably weren't expecting to see dogs on their interview panel! T... |
Rail traffic continues to decline despite very easy year over year comps. In a sure sign of tepid recovery, we continue to see improvement off the lows, but a still very meager traffic trends. A recovering economy would have no problem overcoming the very low levels of last fall, but we actually continue to see decline... |
“There’s no doubt in my mind if I went out as a free agent, I could have made an awful lot more money than what I’m signing for. In fact, I know I could have. It’s just a situation, if you want to play for one team, you’re going to have to make sacrifices for that. If it was going to be me taking a pay cut, it was goin... |
It is my pleasure to announce that Booking.com approached Karen Pauley, President of The Perl Foundation, to announce further sponsorship of the Perl5 Core Maintenance Fund. Booking.com have been generous contributors and supporters of this fund since its inception and this latest generous support is for the incredible... |
Radicale, poi Indipendente di sinistra, eletto in Parlamento nelle liste del PCI, Stefano Rodotà, nei difficili anni 70 e 80, condivise, nel Parlamento e nel Paese, con il suo amico e concittadino, il socialista Giacomo Mancini (1916-2002), tante, significative e delicate battaglie, garantiste e laiche, sui diritti civ... |
Needing a win to clinch the number-one seed in the West Division of the America East Conference, No. 18 Stanford women’s field hockey (10-7, 4-2 America East) produced a dominant performance against UC Davis (1-16, 0-6) on Saturday’s senior night. In their final regular season home game, senior attackers Marissa Cicion... |
Get the biggest Middlesbrough FC stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email Former Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren is set for a new role in the Championship, according to The Sun. Reports this morning suggest that McClaren, sacked ... |
Former Holland Mayor Al McGeehan gives us a quick history of his city's heated streets and sidewalks Imagine, in the wake of a big snowstorm, city sidewalks and streets that never get caked with snow and ice. No salt, no slopping your way through slush or gingerly walking on ice. That’s a luxury people in Holland, MI h... |
A "League of Nations" that would be a third major tournament for European countries after the World Cup and European Championship is expected to be given the go-ahead by Uefa on Thursday. Games would be played in odd-numbered years on dates reserved for friendlies, starting after the 2018 World Cup. No exact details ha... |
The United States currently has a massive cheese stockpile. And Uncle Sam is stepping in to help buy up the excess. The Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday that it will spend $20 million on 11 million pounds of cheese from private inventories and then give it to food banks and pantries across the U.S. Increased m... |
By Chad Nance Additional Reporting by Stephanie Hess & Carissa Joines Following draconian cuts to education, a push toward privatization funded by ALEC, Art Pope, and private education companies like K12, as well as open, politically motivated attacks on the teaching profession in North Carolina – 273 of Forsyth County... |
We are conditioned to always expect the unexpected in college football. Upsets that alter the national title landscape? Those happen every year. But blowout upsets? Those are a bit more rare. Team of the week: Iowa (def. No. 6 Ohio State, 55-24) Just last year in Iowa City, Kirk Ferentz’s Iowa Hawkeyes threw a major ki... |
The video will start in 8 Cancel Get the biggest Weekday Stoke City FC stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email Mark Hughes is to remain manager of Stoke City for next Saturday's crunch clash with fellow strugglers West Brom. The club... |
There was a distinct trend in women's fashion on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards Sunday night, and it was not pixie cuts or gowns with trains. It was cleavage. Not your average demure decolletage, either. Some of the night's most famous attendees had their breasts fully out on front street. Obviously there's the fact... |
ERBIL, Iraq — Dynamics affecting armed opposition groups from Syria’s easternmost region, the Islamic State-held Deir ez-Zor, have shifted significantly in recent months. Though some of the groups deployed north and south of the region are helping Kurdish fighters retake Raqqa, most are strongly against involvement by ... |
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte inspects a police honour guard Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday announced "dead-or-alive" bounties worth $40,000 each for policemen he accused of helping an accused narco-politician, and said he prefered they be killed. The call for police officers to kill their col... |
In science fiction, from 2001: A Space Odyssey to Ender's Game, astronauts zip around zero-g environments clad in stylish, skin-tight spacesuits. In reality, outfits designed for outer space are bulky, hard to maneuver, and have all the charm of adult diapers. Even their name, Extravehicular Mobility Units, or EMUs, is... |
A Russian military delegation is currently in Pyongyang talking to the Command of the Korean People’s Army. A Russian military delegation arrived in Pyongyang on Monday to conduct a military-to-military dialogue with the command of the Korean People’s Army TASS reports. The Russian delegation, headed by First Deputy Ch... |
Political turmoil, social unrest, civil war and terrorism could all be on the table unless the world boosts its food production by 60 percent come mid-century, the UN’s main hunger fighting agency has warned. The world’s population is expected to hit 9 billion people by 2050, which, coupled with the higher caloric inta... |
The government will unveil its plans later to replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber. There will be a draft bill included in a White Paper for a house of 300 members serving 15-year terms, with one third of them elected by proportional representation every five years. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg... |
The government has once again failed India’s large community of people with disabilities, this time in its drafting of the Goods and Services Tax. Many assistive devices for persons with disabilities and services for the disabled will be taxed at between 5% and 18% under GST, which is scheduled to come into effect on J... |
The BP oil disaster in the Gulf Coast is now the most massive spill in world history. The negative impact of oil refining operations is being felt not just along the Gulf Coast, but right next door in Whiting, Indiana as well. The BP refinery in Whiting is polluting our air and water, and threatens the ecosystem of the... |
The Bay Area job market hit an unexpected speed bump in August, state labor officials reported Friday, but analysts believe the nine-county region remains poised to extend its yearslong pace of robust employment growth. The region added 1,200 jobs in August, but that was just a fraction of the gains seen in the previou... |
ESPNcricinfo staff Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the World Cup due to his hernia and will return home immediately to undergo surgery. He complained of further soreness following an eight-over spell during England's six-run victory over South Africa in Chennai and Eoin Morgan has been confirmed as his replacemen... |
The South China Sea contains some of the planet’s most disputed territory. Six countries — China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Brunei — are squaring off as they compete over the rights to the sea. The dispute centers on the contested Spratly Island Chain, a hodgepodge of small islands and submerged r... |
by Sherry Lipp The original James T. Kirk closed Seattle’s Official Star Trek Convention 2013 to a packed house of Star Trek fans. Though it was my third Trek convention, it was my first opportunity to see Shatner. Shatner took the stage late in the afternoon on Sunday, August 25. As Trek nears its 50th anniversary, it... |
Just a few days after collaborating in the studio for the first time, Pharrell and Lil Uzi Vert spoke with Scott Vener about what they worked on together on OTHERtone on Beats 1 Radio. "My first time meeting him was the other day in the studio," Pharrell admits. "I've been sort of seeing him just do shit on the scene, ... |
NEW YORK -- All-Star forward Rick Nash confirmed after the morning skate that he will be in the lineup for the New York Rangers on Tuesday night as they take on the Boston Bruins at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, TSN). It will mark Nash's first game since sustaining a concussion on Oct. 8 against the San J... |
Valtteri Bottas secured his first Formula One victory at the Russian Grand Prix, in his 82nd race. He made suggestions to the press afterwards that he believed it had been a long time coming, but there are drivers who have had to wait much longer for their moment in the spotlight. A win on his 82nd race puts him equal ... |
LIAM and Noel Gallagher will mend their feud and re-form Oasis, their older brother has told an Irish documentary. Noel Gallagher walked out on the band after a backstage spat with his younger brother in August 2009. But the squabbling siblings' older brother, Paul, has said he believes Irish audiences haven't seen the... |
Former F1 team owner Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, whose Onyx outfit raced in the late 1980s, has formally asked to be euthanised at a time of his choosing in his home country, Belgium. Van Rossem, a flamboyant character with the appearance of a 1960s hippie who held a degree in economics, had allegedly devised a computer-ba... |
After repeated attempts, Judicial Watch has managed to pry loose certain documents relating to Teddy Kennedy from the FBI. The FBI’s original redactions plainly had nothing to do with national security, so the agency apparently was trying to protect Kennedy’s reputation. The most entertaining documents relate to a trip... |
The best team in 20 years of mostly sorry Royals baseball is playing in the Arizona sunshine now, all hopes and dreams and James Shields and Sal Perez. Mike Moustakas has cut some fat. Eric Hosmer swears by a new confidence, and Billy Butler swears by an old belief. Danny Duffy is healthy and Yordano Ventura is ready a... |
GRAPHIC CONTENT: Villagers cut open a giant python to find their missing friend inside who had been swallowed whole after being crushed to death. Courtesy: Viral Press WARNING: Graphic content and images. SHOCKING details are coming to light over the discovery of a man swallowed by a giant reticulated python. A man who... |
People shouldn't fear their government; government should fear its people. Publishers and journalists will not be intimidated nor silenced. Now entering day 626 of the financial blockade against WikiLeaks, Julian Assange sits in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London awaiting safe passage. Following a massive release of secr... |
Southern League - Division A Winners: Rangers Southern League Cup Winners: Hibs Match Results Round Competition Date Venue Outcome Opponents For Agt Crowd Southern League Aug 14 Sat H W Hibs 4 0 20,000 Southern League 21 Sat a W Motherwell 5 0 7,000 Southern League 28 Sat H W Clyde 3 2 10,000 Southern League Sep 4 Sat ... |
In 1907, a Michigan librarian named Lulu Miller had a wild proposal. She wanted her library in Muskegon, then a bustling industrial port on the shores of Lake Michigan, to subscribe to a set of photos documenting North American Indian tribes living west of the Missouri River. She managed to convince the library board t... |
ISIS Amaq News Agency Releases Report on Istanbul Killer Iakhe Mashrapov Turkish officials released a passport photo of Istanbul New Year’s Eve mass murderer Iakhe Mashrapov who moved to Turkey with his wife and two kids about a month before the massacre. Mashrapov allegedly fought for ISIS in Syria and is from Kyrgyzs... |
Story highlights Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday He is meeting with Arab world leaders Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (CNN) Moments after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi complimented President Donald Trump on his "unique personality that is capable of doing the impossible," Trump exchanged pleasantries back, pr... |
House Intel Committee: FBI’s McCabe Was Not Telling Truth During Hearing, Especially About Trump Dossier Facebook Tweet Pinterest Email Print FOLLOW US! Whatever was said behind closed doors at the House Senate Intelligence Committee marathon hearing with FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Tuesday remains largely con... |
Former Manchester United defender Gary Pallister believes Harry Redknapp is the only manager who could tempt Paul Scholes to play for England again. Scholes, 37, quit playing for his country in 2004 but, having retired at the end of last season, returned for Manchester United in January. "Harry's got great powers of pe... |
Close Russian hackers launched new attacks less than six hours after Donald Trump was proclaimed as the next president of the United States, according to cybersecurity company Volexity. The attacks were in the form of targeted phishing campaigns, and the targets were political think tanks and non-government organizatio... |
Many Witches use their own personal Besom, or Magickal Broom as a part of their rituals. Some Besoms are structurally different in shape from the flat ones sold today, being round on the end and having a smaller sweeping surface. They can, however, be fashioned flat or however you personally desire. These Magickal Broo... |
During Britain’s 13-year campaign in Afghanistan, 453 soldiers lost their lives. Photographer Louis Quail captures the gaps in the lives of those left behind Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘When they told me, my teeth started to chatter; they chattered for over a year and a half – I couldn’t stop.’ Photograph: Louis Quail ... |
Both the criminal and civil complaints against Mr. Friehling cover 1991 through 2008, which roughly matches the timing of events Mr. Madoff provided last week when he pleaded guilty to 11 felony counts. But federal prosecutors and market regulators have consistently said that Mr. Madoff’s fraud began much earlier, at l... |
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