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No. 3 Catamounts meet second-seeded Stony Brook in the semifinals of the America East playoffs on Thursday. Game time is 4:30 pm. at Albany.

Providers say they've already had to offer parents discounts of child care fees, and are on the hook for the difference.

Literature is not always kind to moms.

Whether it's the trope of the "missing mom" or the frequency with which mothers are delegated to supporting roles in other protagonist's adventures, these important women in our lives have been sidelined and even neglected in many of pop culture's biggest stories.

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Fortunately, that's not always true. Look carefully and you can find vivid, complex, and unforgettable portraits of moms. From... Читать дальше...

Liverpool booked a Champions League final meeting with Real Madrid after beating Roma 7-6 on aggregate in the semi-finals on Wednesday despite losing a breathless second leg at the Stadio Olimpico.

Having failed to go beyond the quarterfinal stage of this year's Champions League, Lionel Messi feel his arch rival Cristiano Ronaldo has an edge to win the ballon d'Or award this year. Real reach their third straight final

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• There are many money-saving tips that have been drilled into our brains.
• But sometimes the most common strategies are not the best — and they can, in fact, cost you more money.
• Getting sucked into buy-one-get-one deals and opening store credit cards are some of the common money-saving tips that won't actually save you any money.

We've all been tempted by those buy-one-get-one-free promotions. They're just such a great deal, right?

Liverpool reached the Champions League final for the first time in 11 years after a 7-6 aggregate win against Roma on Wednesday.

A Texas case involving the son of late Guinea President Ahmed Sekou Toure has put the spotlight on human trafficking for forced labor. Mohamed Toure, 57, and his wife Denise Cros-Toure, 57, are under house arrest pending a court case for allegedly bringing a 5-year-old girl from Guinea and forcing her to work as an unpaid domestic helper and nanny for 16 years. If convicted of forced labor, they could face up to 20 years in prison. The couple, who also were ordered to turn over their passports... Читать дальше...

Baking is a science. You follow the recipe exactly, you get the baked good you’re after, right? Well, sort of.

We're talking about Instant Pots again, but hear us out: The 6-quart Instant Pot Ultra is on sale today, and it's kind of important.

Several squad members describe being forced to go topless, entertain at night club with donors during a 2013 trip to Costa Rica, per the N.Y. Times.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Administrators at a suburban Chicago high school say the school will stop having a student in an American Indian-themed costume perform at football games and pep rallies. The Chicago Tribune reports Maine West High School Principal Audrey Haugan said the school is “eliminating practices that are increasingly viewed as insensitive or demeaning.” The decision comes after American Indians raised objections to the mascot. Students at the Des Plaines school will be known as Warriors... Читать дальше...

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• Tesla released its first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, and hinted at when the $35,000 base model of its Model 3 sedan will become available. 
• In the report, the company said it expects to start making around 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week "in about two months," at which point it will make new options available Model 3 customers.
• "After achieving a production rate of 5,000 per week, we will begin offering new options such as... Читать дальше...

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NEW YORK — A late slump left U.S. stocks mostly lower on Wednesday as investors appeared to grow more concerned about the possibility of rising interest rates. Apple climbed after a solid quarterly report and a forecast for strong iPhone sales.

MADRID - Arsene Wenger wants a happy ending to his love story with Arsenal and admits their Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid on Thursday will affect the future of the club.

A Guantanamo Bay inmate who pleaded guilty to helping plan a 2002 attack on a French oil tanker has been transferred to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House has put a school voucher bill back on the shelf, declining to advance one of Republican Gov. Chris Sununu's top legislative priorities. The bill would have provided parents with the state's basic per-pupil grant of roughly $3,000 to be used for private school tuition or home schooling. The House voted 170-159 on Wednesday to further study the bill, which has been significantly overhauled since it was introduced more than a year ago. The bill's supporters... Читать дальше...

Top music streaming platform Spotify said Wednesday that it narrowed its losses in the first quarter as it kept a steady growth of subscribers.

A group of House Republicans is seeking the Nobel Peace Prize for President Trump because of his work to ease nuclear tensions with North Korea.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michelle Obama told college-bound Philadelphia high school seniors Wednesday about when she applied to universities. Her counselor advised her not to set her sights too high and warned that some of the schools on her list were out of her reach, the former first lady said. "There are always haters out there telling you what you can't do," Obama told the students celebrating College Signing Day. She did not heed her counselor's words. Instead, she attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School. Читать дальше...

Stingray Digital Group Inc. is set to acquire Newfoundland Capital Corporation in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $508-million.

The bill would have allowed police to use saliva to detect marijuana and other drugs. It was rejected by a key Vermont Senate committee.

A string of robberies and break and enters over the last week have Winnipeg police reminding residents to stay vigilant as the weather warms.