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We should all be highly skeptical of the notion that the Alberta government is going to succeed where so many other jurisdictions have failed.

Here are 10 things you didn’t know you needed for a fabulous Hanukkah celebration.

“Westworld” and “S.W.A.T.” are among the TV shows that shut down production on Tuesday in response to wildfires running rampant in South California.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A prosecutor said as the murder trial of three young men opened Tuesday that at least 34 shots were fired in an attack that killed a Tennessee high school student, a promising football player lauded for shielding two girls from the gunfire. Christopher Drone Bassett, Kipling Deshawn Colbert and Richard Gregory Williams III all face first-degree murder charges in connection with the Dec. 17, 2015, death of 15-year-old Zaevion Dobson in Knoxville. Dobson's decision to protect... Читать дальше...

It's known as the ​"sunshine vitamin.​" Vitamin D is an essential nutrient which your body produces when you are exposed to sunlight.

San Salvador, 5 dic (dpa) - Tras el inicio del juicio contra el ex militar salvadoreño Inocente Montano en Madrid por el asesinato de jesuitas en 1989, defensores de los derechos humanos demandaron hoy que el ex presidente Alfredo Cristiani (1989-1994) sea imputado por la Justicia española por ese caso.Cristiani "debería ser llamado por la justicia española en calidad de imputado, pues cuando ocurrió la masacre de jesuitas en El Salvador era el máximo jerarca militar", manifestó a dpa el abogado Benjamín Cuéllar... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Revance Therapeutics Inc., up $8.75 to $34.75 The drug developer said its long-lasting anti-wrinkle injection worked in two late-stage studies. Edison International Inc., down $10.26 to $70 A wildfire in Southern California knocked out power for large numbers of Edison customers. Ascena Retail Group Ltd., down 51 cents to $2.10 The parent of Ann Taylor and Dressbarn gave a weak forecast for the current quarter. G-III Apparel Group Inc.... Читать дальше...

SANTA PAULA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in Southern California (all times local): 1:37 p.m. California Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for Ventura County, location of the largest of wildfires currently burning in the state. The fire 60 miles (97 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles ignited Monday evening near the city of Santa Paula. Winds have pushed it west into the city of Ventura, where homes continued to burn Tuesday afternoon. The governor says the fire is very... Читать дальше...

Filed under: Impact, international, Weather

• A rainbow arched over Taiwan for almost nine hours last week.
• If confirmed, it would be the world's longest-lasting rainbow.
• The previous record was set in 1994, when a rainbow curved over Sheffield, UK, for six hours.

A rainbow arched over northern Taiwan for almost nine hours last week, potentially making it the longest lasting recorded example of the natural phenomenon in history.

• Warren Buffett lives... Читать дальше...

Berlin/Lausanne (dpa) - Die Welt-Anti-Doping-Agentur (WADA) hat das IOC-Urteil gegen Russland wegen systematischen Dopings begrüßt. Das Internationale Olympische Komitee habe eine wohlüberlegte Entscheidung getroffen, Russland für seine Verwicklung in ein institutionalisiertes Manipulationssystem zu bestrafen, sagte WADA-Präsident Craig Reedie und fügte hinzu: «Die WADA begrüßt außerdem die Entscheidung, ein Gremium einzuführen, das die zu bestimmenden Kriterien für einen Start russischer Sportler... Читать дальше...

HONDURAS (CBS News) — A Kentucky lawyer who disappeared after his conviction in a massive Social Security fraud case is in a Honduran jail. Eric Conn escaped house arrest in Lexington six months ago before heading to New Mexico. He then reportedly traveled to Mexico and Guatemala, and spent the last three months in Honduras. Conn pleaded guilty in March to stealing from the federal government and bribing a judge in a $550 million Social Security fraud case, reports CBS News correspondent […]

Instagram wants to protect the world’s wildlife from an existential threat: selfies. Facebook’s photo-sharing app on Tuesday began singling out hashtags like #SlothSelfie and #koalaSelfie, alerting users with pop-up messages that exotic animals appearing in tourist photo-ops are often subjected to abuse. Sloth selfies on Instagram — typically brokered by locals in tourist traps like...

Richard Zoglin, the original author of the “60 Minutes” 50th anniversary retrospective, was removed from the project over his pursuit of questions about workplace sexism on the CBS News program, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Washington (dpa) - A lawyer for US President Donald Trump denied media reports Tuesday that Deutsche Bank had been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the US presidential election."We have confirmed that the news reports that the special counsel had subpoenaed financial records relating to the president are false," lawyer Jay Sekulow said in a statement."No subpoena has been issued or received. We have confirmed this with the bank and other sources."German daily Handelsblatt had first reported that the bank... Читать дальше...

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Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona rounded off an unbeaten Champions League group stage as Paco Alcacer’s header and a late own goal from Jeremy Mathieu secured a 2-0 win over Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday. Juventus will join the Spanish giants in the last 16 after they too were 2-0 victors away at Olympiakos, relegating Sporting to the consolation of a place in the Europa League in the new year. With Barcelona already guaranteed top spot in Group D, Lionel Messi was left on the substitutes’ bench for the... Читать дальше...

December 4, 2017

We consider the US promise that the issuance of visas be resumed at US consulates general in St Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok on December 11 as a step in the right direction. Since August, residents of Russian regions have been required to go to Moscow to file visa applications at the US Embassy and wait for up to 85 days for a decision. However, it has become difficult to file an online application three months in advance. The US visa procedure, which has always been complicated and expensive... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans tried quelling GOP divisions over the budget and a partisan immigration clash simmered in the background as leaders labored Tuesday to push a short-term spending bill through Congress by week's end and avert a partial government shutdown. Republican leaders postponed a planned House vote on the temporary spending measure from Wednesday until Thursday, buying time to iron out disputes with conservatives seeking tighter budget curbs. The delay underscored the clout... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans tried quelling GOP divisions over the budget and a partisan immigration clash simmered in the background as leaders labored Tuesday to push a short-term spending bill through Congress by week's end and avert a partial government shutdown. Republican leaders postponed a planned House vote on the temporary spending measure from Wednesday until Thursday, buying time to iron out disputes with conservatives seeking tighter budget curbs. The delay underscored the clout... Читать дальше...

Uzbekistan and Afghanistan signed an agreement Tuesday to extend a railroad connecting the two countries in a move that may eventually give Uzbekistan a direct link to seaports. Landlocked Uzbekistan's access to marine shipping is very limited. In 2011, the Uzbek state railway company, Ozbekiston Temir Yollari, built a short link between Hairatan, a town on the Uzbek-Afghan border, and Mazar-i-Sharif, a major city in northern Afghanistan. Tashkent has since expressed interest in extending that line to Herat... Читать дальше...