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The US Air Force is stationing MQ-9 Reaper drones at Greece’s Larisa Air Force Base, the first time the unmanned aerial vehicles will be making a home there, it was reported Thursday.

The photo, which dates back to 2006, depicts the singer’s bathroom sink and surrounding area littered with drugs and drug paraphernalia.

According to the Mirror, Arsenal are ready to renew their interest in Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrian Rabiot after he was left out of the France World Cup squad. Rabiot has long been linked with a move to the Emirates as former boss Arsene Wenger tracked the youngster ever since he emerged from the PSG youth system in 2012. The 23-year-old enjoyed an excellent campaign in the French capital last season to help PSG win the domestic treble with Rabiot making over 40 appearances in all competitions under Unai Emery. Читать дальше...

Jennifer Fox’s “pure memoir” didn’t set out to dovetail with #MeToo, but it couldn’t have come at a better time.

Daniel R. DePetris

Security, Asia

The collapse of the June 12 summit is not the end of the world—yet a bloody doomsday is exactly what will happen if Trump listens to the ultra-hawkish voices in Washington. 

From the moment President Donald Trump accepted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s offer to meet in-person, there was always a lingering suspicion that the self-proclaimed master at deal-making was a little too eager to strike an agreement with Pyongyang. Democrats on... Читать дальше...

One of the most lovey-dovey movies about a hotel ever made, the beautifully filmed but out-of-touch documentary “Always at the Carlyle” takes a potentially juicy subject — a swanky landmark that caters to celebrities and zillionaires — and turns it into a 90-minute infomercial, with nary a revelation in sight. The Manhattan hotel prides itself on discretion, and the staff of bellhops, cooks, receptionists — it seems as though every worker is interviewed — reminds us constantly that they’re not going to tell us anything... Читать дальше...

SportsPulse: Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales said at a news conference that department members 'acted inappropriately.' Brown's arrest did not result in criminal charges.

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• President Donald Trump on Thursday sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cancelling a planned summit that was set to be held in Singapore on June 12. He apparently did not warn South Korea about this decision.
• Experts say this could benefit North Korea and China. 
• South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who met with Trump earlier this week to try and save the summit, called an emergency meeting after reportedly being caught by surprise over Trump's decision to cancel the meeting. Читать дальше...

A Nigerian lady recently took to social media to share her story of domestic violence which she suffered for 6 months. She stated that she was done being silent about the treatments she got from the person who claimed to love her.

Queen Bey will apparently have to play the mayor to get a "Parks and Recreation" reunion off the ground.

Technologist Andy Baio shared a search function that lets you see what everyone you are following today was tweeting 10 years ago.

The growing gun violence epidemic in the United States has coincided with a rise in racism and mental health problems in the country, an African American journalist in Detroit says. “All these weapons circulating inside the United States are falling to hands of people who are very violent, who have mental health issues, who have […]

Nicht zum erhofften klaren Sieg hat es am Donnerstag im Viertelfinale von Lyon für Dominic Thiem gereicht. Der topgesetzte Niederösterreicher präsentierte sich gegen den Spanier Guillermo Garcia-Lopez nicht in Bestform. Nach einem 6:7(4) rettete sich Thiem aber mit einem zu Null gewonnenen Tiebreak in die "Verlängerung" am Freitag. Das Match wurde nach 2:11 Stunden wegen Dunkelheit abgebrochen.

Dominic Thiem muss im Viertelfinale des mit 561.345 Euro dotierten Tennis-ATP-Turniers in Lyon am Freitag eine Zusatzschicht einlegen. Der topgesetzte Niederösterreicher glich am Donnerstag gegen den Spanier Guillermo Garcia-Lopez nach einem 6:7(4) im ersten Satz mit einem zu Null gewonnenen Tiebreak nach Sätzen aus, ehe die Partie nach 2:11 Stunden wegen Dunkelheit abgebrochen werden musste.

Knapp eineinhalb Jahre nach der Messerattacke auf Tennis-Star Petra Kvitova ist ein in diesem Zusammenhang Verdächtiger festgenommen worden. Laut tschechischen Medienberichten befindet sich ein 54-Jähriger, der aus dem Suchtgift-Milieu stammen soll, in Haft und wurde von Kvitova bereits wiedererkannt.

Martin Ainstein's tour of the World Cup host cities arrives at the scene of the Battle of Stalingrad, the largest and bloodiest of World War II. The World Cup has showcased the best and worst football has to offer throughout its history.  Here, we take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly from tournaments gone by. Each week a new Top Tenner will be released in the lead up to the big kickoff in Russia.  April 2 -- Controversies The 10 biggest controversies, including Diego Maradona's Hand of God goal. Читать дальше...

That should be Paul Ryan on the "Gang of 8" picture. But it's Fox News.

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• Gifts made to commemorate the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jung Un are now being sold at a discount at the White House gift shop.
• Trump cancelled the meeting this morning.
• The gifts were made to complement a coin made by the White House, which went viral earlier this week.
• People started joking about it as soon as the cancellation was announced.

President Donald Trump has canceled his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un... Читать дальше...

Elections do not equal democracy. Snap elections give opposition parties no time to recuperate, to groom candidates or to build a base of support. 

Aaron Wise became a household name this week for a couple of reasons. The 21-year-old golfer earned his first-ever PGA Tour win at the AT&T Byron Nelson on Sunday. Then during the celebration his girlfriend Reagan Trussell appeared to reject a celebratory kiss. Wise is now setting the record straight on the awkward exchange. “So...

The Milwaukee Police Department released video Wednesday of Sterling Brown's arrest, and it showed one officer, not Brown, being confrontational.

2020 Graduate Madison Gibbs has committed to play at Campbell University

Senate Majority Leader Mitch "Cocaine" McConnell (R-Ky.) "enjoyed" his re-election campaign's taunt of Senate candidate Don Blankenship after the former coal executive and ex-convict lost the West Virginia Republican primary to the state's attorney general earlier this month. Team Mitch's taunt had raised some eyebrows at the time for apparently relishing Blankenship's nickname for McConnell, "Cocaine Mitch," as well as for featuring McConnell in Pablo Escobar Narcos-inspired attire: