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If he's not the most prolific actor working in Hollywood today, Jake Gyllenhaal is nonetheless one of the most interesting. This year, he’s in “Everest” and “Southpaw” (and the years-late release of “Accidental Love,” but let’s forgive him that one). He also wrapped “Demolition” a film that premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in early September and is slated for an April 2016 U.S. release. All this after a year in which he scored numerous nominations and plaudits for his portrayal of... Читать дальше...

HOUSTON - A federal investigation into a poisonous gas leak that killed four workers at a Houston-area chemical plant in November found weaknesses and failures in the facility's safety planning and procedures, officials said Wednesday.

Labour leader’s pledge never to use UK missiles sparks dissent within party

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WASHINGTON - Gut checks suggest that not having enough of certain "good" intestinal germs early in life may increase babies' risk of developing asthma, according to a new study of more than 300 children.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gut checks suggest that not having enough of certain "good" intestinal germs early in life may increase babies' risk of developing asthma, according to a new study of more th…

Elizabeth Shim
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A New York-based human rights group said Wednesday the South Korean government is taking a passive attitude toward North Korean human rights abuses.

If you live in a big city, lunchtime is among the choicest hours for people-watching—for what the photographer Charles H. Traub refers to as “the passing parade of the street.” Between 1977 and 1980, Traub held two jobs that left him smack in the middle of the midday urban bustle. As the chairman of the photography department at Columbia College, he’d take his Rolleiflex SL66 camera out onto Chicago’s Loop and take pictures of strangers; later, as the director of the Light Gallery, in New York City... Читать дальше...

Panel upholds all of NASCAR's punishment for P4 infraction at Chicagoland Speedway.

Tony Stewart’s announcement that he will retire after the 2016 season drew a number of statements from both the motorsport world as well as from social media.

Fighting continues for a third day after Taliban militants launched an assault on the city on Monday in one of their biggest successes since 2001

Een net geboren baby is uit een flat in de New Yorkse wijk de Bronx gegooid. Het meisje leefde nog toen het werd gevonden maar al snel werd het overlijden vastgesteld. De navelstreng zat nog aan het kind vast. Dat meldt The New York Times.

The South African Rugby Union announced this evening that Fourie du Preez will become the Springboks’ 56th Test captain when he leads South Africa out in a must-win encounter in Pool B of the Rugby World Cup against Scotland at St James’ Park in Newcastle on Saturday.

Until this week, Ryan Adams had ranked on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart three times since the list launched in June 2009. Now, he has seven titles...

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia alternative weekly newspaper City Paper will stop printing after it was purchased by a company whose investors include the publishers of a competing publication.

Millionaire Robert Durst has pleaded not guilty to two weapons charges in Louisiana related to his high-profile arrest.

Sale of Business Insider shows the challenge facing publishers that rely on digital advertising

A critic of Jeb Bush ends up agreeing with him.

Cue John Williams' Imperial March.

Brooks Hays
LAFAYETTE, Calif., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have for the first time confirmed the presence of killer bees in the Bay Area.

DEN HAAG (ANP) - Wegens het dieselschandaal bij Volkswagen overweegt de Rijksdienst Wegverkeer (RDW) een eigen onderzoek. Het gaat dan om de uitstoot van autotypes die de RDW heeft goedgekeurd voor de Europese markt.

New leadership elections won't stop the brutal fight for power within the GOP.

Very Harry Potter.

An under-stairs cupboard is put up for rent in south west London for £500 a month plus bills.