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NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — About 1,000 icebergs drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes this year, marking the fourth consecutive "extreme" ice season, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Thursday. The Connecticut-based Coast Guard International Ice Patrol, which monitors iceberg danger in the North Atlantic and warns ships, held its annual meeting in New London to discuss 2017 and look ahead to 2018. Greenland glaciers are retreating and storms broke up significant amounts of sea ice in 2017, freeing many icebergs, said Cmdr. Читать дальше...

The city expanded the parking ban on some streets during Chicago Bears games and other Soldier Field events to include Wintrust Arena.

EU leaders on Thursday agreed to extend tough economic sanctions against Russia over its meddling in Ukraine for six months, EU President Donald Tusk said.

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• Almost 5 million student loans have gone unpaid for a significant amount of time.
• Federal and private loans are going into default, making it harder for loan holders to establish credit or buy cars and homes.
• The federal government is on the hook for the money if defaulters can't pay.

Approximately 4.6 million Americans have defaulted on federal student loans, according to The Wall Street Journal.

This figure includes an increase... Читать дальше...

On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and shot 26 people, including 20 children.

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On December 12, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and shot 26 people, including 20 children, after also killing his mother in their home.

News of the massacre reverberated across the country, and elicited a tearful reaction from then-President Barack Obama, who described it as the worst day of his presidency.

Sen. Chris Murphy, who had previously been a representative for the district that included Newtown, was... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA — A cow in Philadelphia apparently wanted to be away from the manger, as it escaped twice Thursday morning from a church’s live nativity scene. Stormy, the 7-year-old brown and white Hereford, was back munching hay at Old First Reformed Church of Christ by 7:15 am after two sets of adventures on snowy downtown...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are back for another run with the U.S. women's basketball team. The four-time Olympic gold medalists are among the 29 players chosen Thursday for the national team pool. Eleven members of the 2016 Olympic team that won a sixth consecutive gold medal for the Americans are in the group. The only player missing from that team is Tamika Catchings, who retired after the 2016 WNBA season. "Our strength has always been our best players play over and over. Our veteran... Читать дальше...

Winnipeg police have arrested three teens after one man was killed and another seriously injured following a fight outside David Livingstone School early Wednesday.

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• People have overstated the potential implications of the FCC's decision to roll back network neutrality rules.
• The existing net neutrality scheme dates only to 2015.
• If the same standard is applied to firms that have applied to AT&T, some of the most glaring potential abuses of network nonneutrality would be in position to be well-policed.

I think people have, in general, been speaking with excessive confidence... Читать дальше...

Exeter City Stevenage 3:00 PM UTC Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats Exeter are set to welcome back Lee Holmes at home to Stevenage.The winger has not featured since November 18 due to what has been described as a "fatigue injury".Veteran... Читать дальше...

CNN‘s Jim Acosta is at it again. The White House correspondent spread fake news about gun control to his nearly 500,000 Twitter followers on Thursday.   “Since Sandy Hook there have been at least 1,552 mass shootings, with at least 1,767 people killed and 6,227 wounded,” tweeted Acosta. Since Sandy Hook there have been at least […]

Tensions between the US and North Korea are heating up. Here’s how we got to this point — and where we might be headed.

Tiffany McNeil is suing police in Coldwater, Michigan, after she claims that a police officer threw her to the floor while she was handcuffed, causing her serious injuries in July 2017. The officers involved initially claimed the fall was her fault, but video of the incident has recently surfaced that seems to corroborate McNeil’s story.

Israel's supreme court ruled Thursday that it was illegal not to return the bodies of dead Palestinian assailants to their families unless an exchange was agreed.

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Reese Witherspoon’s Draper James fashion line is full of Southern charm, from clothes to accessories, and if you’re a fan of the brand then you’re going to love their Holiday Gift Guide. Whether you’re shopping by price or persona Draper James has you covered. Each section is full of cute and quirky items from their new Holiday Collection including matching pajama sets, festive aprons, velvet embroidered loafers and love bird printed totes. So if you’re shopping for a Southern belle this holiday season... Читать дальше...

The US Department of Justice confirmed that it is investigating Uber, according to a letter submitted to a judge overseeing Alphabet’s lawsuit against the ride-hail firm. It is the first official confirmation that federal prosecutors are probing Uber’s alleged theft of Alphabet’s trade secrets.

Arsenal simply have to collect three points and put the pressure on the top four when we entertain Newcastle on Saturday afternoon.  Here is the team I would like to see Arsene Wenger select…. Goalkeeper: Cech Cech got away with a couple of risky moments to secure a clean sheet last night and I’d stick with him between the sticks on Saturday. Defence: Bellerin, Koscielny, Mustafi, Kolasinac Finally, Wenger ditched the back three and overall I think the back four did okay at West Ham. Читать дальше...

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Dwayne Johnson, age 45, is one of the biggest movie stars in the world. He commands huge salaries for his films, like “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” due out Dec. 20. He rose to fame as a professional wrestler and transitioned to acting more successfully than any wrestler in history.  Today, “The Rock” enjoys a lucrative career on both the big and small screens that has earned him one of the highest net worths in entertainment. It costs a lot to live like Johnson ... Читать дальше...