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TORONTO (AP) — A Pan Am Games manager says in a lawsuit she was sexually harassed by David Peterson, the former Ontario premier and chairman of the competition's organizing committee.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Researchers at Ohio State have increased the number of sequenced virus genomes tenfold with a new computer analysis that mines genetic code of other microbes.

The end of next month marks the 38th anniversary of David Lynch’s debut feature film, “Eraserhead.” To preemptively commemorate the occasion, we thought we’d dust off an oldie, but a very much still relevant goodie. Filmmaker (and mega Lynch buff) Michael Warren cut together a fantastic 18-and-a-half-minute supercut of Lynch’s work three years ago, which holds up, given that the writer-director’s last feature was “Inland Empire” way back in 2006.   Warren’s tribute chronicles all ten of one-of-a-kind artist’s narrative movies to date... Читать дальше...

The UN Security Council is ready to renew the mandate of the UN mission in Lebanon for another year.

The starters for both the New York Giants and Cincinnati Bengals aren’t expected to see much playing time when the two teams meet on Friday night, but the first quarter has a chance to be just as entertaining as some regular season games. Two of the NFL’s top receivers will go head-to-head in Cincinnati in Week 1 of the 2015 preseason.

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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn sold his remaining stake in Netflix Inc. -- some 1.4 million shares -- during the second quarter, while buying about 1.1 million shares of Cheniere Energy Inc. worth about $74.5 million as of June 30, he disclosed in a 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday. The total value of his reported holdings declined by about 2.7% to $31.2 billion in the second quarter, from $32.05 billion in the first quarter.

Valpolicella had Hollywood cachet in the ’50s and ’60s. Today, many people haven’t even tasted it. Yet some of the region’s basic reds are a terrific summer quaff: uncomplicated, pleasurable, and reasonable.

Defense Department personnel are taking another look at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the Navy Brig in Charleston, South Carolina, in a renewed effort to evaluate a number of potential U.S. facilities where detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could be transferred.

The minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting highlight the week.

Mansfield win the Nottinghamshire derby against Notts County with goals in either half at Meadow Lane.

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Standard Sport assesses the individual performances in Manchester United's 1-0 win against Aston Villa.

In 1982, Lewis Fogle was convicted of raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl. He spent over three decades in prison for the conviction, until a DNA test finally cleared his name.

Derry City fall to a 2-0 home defeat by Premier Division leaders Dundalk after having Conor McCormack sent-off.

Billionaire investor David Tepper's hedge fund Appaloosa Management trimmed the value of stocks it holds, to $4.04 billion as of June 30 from $5.7 billion at the end of March, the latest regulatory filings show. Meanwhile, Appaloosa added a new 2.52 million-share stake in Apple Inc. and a new 1.36 million share-stake in Alibaba Group Holding . Tepper eliminated his holdings in American Airlines Group , of which he held 4.36 million shares at the end of March, while adding a new 4.95 million share stake in JetBlue Airways . Читать дальше...

United Nations human rights experts today urged the Iranian Government to immediately release the Washington Post’s correspondent in Tehran, Jason Rezaian, who now awaits verdict after his fourth and possible final hearing earlier this week.

Three men allowed more than 40 wild boar to escape during a burglary

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana State Department of Health says its staff has confirmed three people have been infected with E. coli.

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Edinburgh insurer gears up to tap potentially vast market

The other day I tuned in to CNN's "Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer," because I had nothing better to do and it would be hours before "America's Next Top Model" came on.

Black Americans should not have to leave their own country to seek refuge from institutionalized racism and racial terror, says Raha Jorjani, an immigration defense attorney in California. If social inequities and police killings of blacks continue at their current rate, however, Jorjani said she is willing to help African-Americans seek asylum in a country where they would be safer.

Luke Bryan wishes nothing but the best for Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton in the wake of their divorce.  "Going through a divorce is tough and I just hope they are at peace...

Late last month, Hillary Rodham Clinton stood before a line of television cameras at a rural Iowa campaign stop to deny reports that she had sent sensitive information over her private e-mail system.“I’m confident that I never sent or received any information that was classified at the time it was sent and received,” Clinton said, dismissing claims to the contrary by federal intelligence officials as a bureaucratic dispute over what qualifies as classified.Read full article >>