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Starting with the wild-card round of the playoffs, ESPN will stream NFL games to subscribers via its mobile app.

People ghost matches on dating apps for a variety of reasons: they’re bored, they’re not ready to date, or maybe they’re just not that into you. And then there are the accidental ghosters, the ones who never message back because they’ve simply forgotten. For this special, mostly harmless brand of non-responders, the dating app Hinge is rolling out a new feature it’s dubbed “Your Turn” to help.

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Now that congressional Republicans have passed their massive tax bill, Americans will feel the impact quickly.

Republicans passed their tax package in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Now the bill will head to President Donald Trump’s desk, though there’s a possibility it won’t get the presidential signature until January.

Regardless, the bill’s statutory language means it will go into effect on January 1, 2018. The sweeping overhaul... Читать дальше...

The 17-year-old boy was struck in the face about 3:10 p.m. in the 3100 block of South Lituanica, according to Chicago Police.

Zach Britton went south, Evan Longoria went west and the AL East tilted further to the north. The Orioles revealed Wednesday that Britton had ruptured his right (landing) Achilles during a running exercise the previous day. He is due to have surgery Thursday and miss at least four months, more likely six, which damages Baltimore’s...

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Led Zeppelin 1 3-3 LA Woman
Aerial 3-3 London Calling
Dark Side Of The Moon 3-3 Harvest Moon
The Trials Of Van Occupanther 2-4 Bends
Live At Leeds 1-5 Crime Of The Century
Sgt.Peppers 1-5 Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
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Exile On Main Street 3-3 Beggars Banquet
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“Good Morning America” co-anchor Dan Harris knows a little bit about stress. In 2004, the 46-year-old TV journalist became the headline when he suffered from a panic attack on live TV. “I was overtaken by a huge bolt of fear and couldn’t speak. I had to quit in the middle of the broadcast. It was...

After voting for the tax bill, Sen. Susan Collins now says Obamacare stabilization bills can wait.

In 1890, 14 years after Dr. John Kellogg converted a two-story home into a health institute, his Battle Creek Sanitarium had evolved into a massive medical center. The Michigan facility included a five-story hospital; 400 acres of land to grow the food seven to 10,000 patients consumed each year; canning and food manufacturing plants; 20 cottages for wealthy clients; and a charity hospital. With hundreds of publications bearing his name, Kellogg had an international reputation as a surgeon, an authority on nutrition... Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's 26-player recruiting class for 2018 is the program's highest-ranked since the turn of the century. The Gophers landed at 28th in the country in the composite rankings at 247Sports.com . That's sixth in the Big Ten and first in the West Division. Over the previous eight years, the Gophers had an average ranking of 58th in the FBS. The class signed Wednesday includes four Minnesotans: quarterback Zack Annexstad (Mankato area), offensive lineman Nathan Boe (Lakeville), tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford (St. Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's 26-player recruiting class for 2018 is the program's highest-ranked since the turn of the century. The Gophers landed at 28th in the country in the composite rankings at 247Sports.com . That's sixth in the Big Ten and first in the West Division. Over the previous eight years, the Gophers had an average ranking of 58th in the FBS. The class signed Wednesday includes four Minnesotans: quarterback Zack Annexstad (Mankato area), offensive lineman Nathan Boe (Lakeville), tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford (St. Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin man who stole a cache of firearms from a gun shop and sent a rambling anti-government manifesto to President Donald Trump has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. Joseph Jakubowski was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge William Conley. Jakubowski asked the judge to either free him or...

Paris St Germain reached the halfway mark of the Ligue 1 season in the driving seat after goals by Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe inspired them to a 3-1 home win against Caen on Wednesday. As Ligue 1 heads into a winter break until Jan.12, PSG have 50 points from 19 games and lead second-placed Monaco, who beat Stade Rennais 2-1 at Louis II, by nine points. Olympique Lyonnais, who prevailed 2-1 at Toulouse thanks to a Nabil Fekir penalty and a Rafael goal, are third, behind Monaco on goal difference... Читать дальше...

The affected southbound stretch of Interstate 5, which runs from the Canadian border to Mexico, will remain closed indefinitely, the Washington State Department of Transportation has said. Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are seeking answers about the crash's cause in interviews with the train's engineer and a trainee conductor who were in the locomotive's cab. NTSB members say they are focused on whether the engineer was distracted, but are timing their... Читать дальше...

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for London and much of southwestern Ontario, reaching as far north as Peterborough and as far south as Windsor.

Bristol (dpa) - Trotz eines Treffers von Zlatan Ibrahimovic hat sich Englands Fußball-Rekordmeister Manchester United im Ligapokal blamiert. Das Team von Trainer José Mourinho unterlag am Mittwochabend im Viertelfinale beim Zweitligisten Bristol City mit 1:2 (0:0) und hat damit in dieser Saison eine Titelchance weniger. Das Führungstor von Joe Bryan (51. Minute) konnte der Schwede Ibrahimovic mit dem ersten Treffer seit seinem Comeback nach einer Kreuzbandverletzung noch ausgleichen. Doch in der... Читать дальше...

It’s been in development for awhile, but the 3GPP — the organization that governs cellular standards — has officially signed off on the first specification for 5G (specifically, the 5G NR standard) at a meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, according to a report from Fierce Wireless.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi actress Kelly Marie Tran continues to be a gift to the Star Wars universe, this time by hugging a display of Finn's (John Boyega) costume from TLJ as we all would in the same situation.

10. The U.N.’s Beirut-based agency of 18 Arab states published a report accusing Israel of “Apartheid.” In response, UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer took the floor to ask Algeria, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Yemen, and the others, a simple question: “Where are your Jews?”  For once, the room was silenced. UN Watch’s speech went viral on the Internet, with the video viewed 5 million times worldwide. 9. The U.N. women’s rights commission condemned Israel as the world’s only violator of women’s rights. Читать дальше...

The following stories are excerpted from Charles R. “Butch” Farabee’s book Big Walls, Swift Waters (Yosemite Conservancy, July 2017). Farabee, in his 34 years with the National Park Service, worked in 10 NPS areas, including Yosemite National Park, and rose from ranger to superintendent. He was the ...

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By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans delivered their biggest blow yet to Obamacare in their tax overhaul that won final congressional approval on Wednesday, and delayed until 2018 consideration of legislation that could help mitigate some of the damage to the 2010 law. The $1.5 trillion tax bill, the biggest overhaul of the U.S. tax code in three decades that now awaits Republican President Donald Trump's signature, includes a provision that removes a penalty imposed under... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are investigating a Chipotle restaurant in Los Angeles after the burrito chain reported that some of its workers were ill with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. The company has struggled to win back customers after previous food safety issues. Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold confirmed Wednesday that the company had reported the illnesses to local health officials and said the employees are being held out of work. The restaurant was inspected Tuesday and remains open for business, Arnold said. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks bounced around Wednesday and finished little changed after Congress passed the Republican-sponsored tax bill. Smaller companies fared the best. The Senate narrowly passed the tax bill after midnight and the House, which passed a similar bill Tuesday but had to go back and make changes, followed suit in the afternoon. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill soon. Smaller companies climbed, as they might benefit the most from the corporate tax cut. Bond yields rose... Читать дальше...