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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin school officials urged Republican lawmakers Thursday to scrap a bill restricting how often they could take spending referendums to voters, saying the Legislature…

Losses for stocks accelerate into the close; Dow industrials down 240 points

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Cleveland Cavaliers swingman Iman Shumpert's fiancée, Teyana Taylor, announced the birth of her daughter over Instagram on Thursday, and the lengthy caption revealed a rather unbelievable birth story.

"Not knowing I was in labor until I felt her head ... it took two ten count pushes with my fiancé playing Dr and she entered this world into his bare hands!" explained Taylor.

That's right — "Shump" delivered a baby with his bare hands!

But it... Читать дальше...

De Tweede Kamer wil veel meer maatregelen om de invloed van salafisme tegen te houden in Nederland. Deze fundamentalistische islamitische stroming speelt volgens de Kamer een rol bij de radicalisering van jongeren, verspreidt een ondemocratisch gedachtegoed en belemmert de integratie in de samenleving.

Margao Town police nabbed a 12-year-old boy for allegedly committing a theft at the residence of Margao Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Anil Scaria on Thursday.

The United States spent millions of dollars on humanitarian projects in Afghanistan intended to stabilize the political situation in the country and draw local support for a US-backed government in Kabul.

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About six weeks ago, my girlfriend Rebecca and I signed up for Purple Carrot, a vegan meal kit company.

We're not vegans. We're not even vegetarians. We like to eat meat! But we wanted to cook more, and eat food that was healthy and tasted good.

We heard about Purple Carrot when Mark Bittman, the cookbook author and former food columnist at The New York Times, announced in November that he'd taken a job there to work on recipes, source food, and write newsletters for members. Читать дальше...

It turns out Kevin McCallister is still suffering from the trauma of being left "Home Alone" all those years ago.

The Pentagon indicated that the US would be willing to supply Iraq with attack helicopters to help combat terrorism, but the Iraqi government has respectfully declined the offer.

Wenders was a leading figure of the New German Cinema of the 1970s and ’80s, making an indelible mark with often-angst-ridden early efforts such as “Kings of the Road” and “The American Friend,” and showing a more lyrical side in the fable “Wings of Desire.” Wenders has worked steadily since then, but, except for some documentaries, his films have drawn less attention. Tomas (James Franco) has retreated to a fishing hut on a frozen lake, where he has tense phone conversations with his girlfriend, Sara (Rachel McAdams). Читать дальше...

Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff Ilya Makushev and UK Vice Chief of the Defense Staff Stuart Peach have discussed establishing channels of communication.

Moscow and Beijing on Thursday created the Sino-Russian Fund for Agro-Industrial Development (RCFAD) with the initial capital of 13 billion rubles ($182 million), the Far East Development Fund (FEDF) said.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said that the United States will provide equipment to the Kurds in northern Iraq in an attempt to help take back the Iraqi city of Mosul.

Former 76ers coach again calls for team to hire Allen Iverson

Millions of Americans are expected to sit down on the couch Thursday night and flip on the television, tuning in to the NFL Network’s "Thursday Night Football" to watch the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the St. Louis Rams. But soon those same viewers could potentially instead flip open their laptop Thursdays to stream the games live online.

Revelation ends a week of speculation and demands by staff and politicians to know the identity of the new boss

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In a year when the Onalaska Area Historical Society went through the most trying times in its history, Sharon Mahlum was one of the bright spots. Earlier this year, after the former president …

Authorities in northern New York are investigating the mysterious disappearance of more than a dozen dogs from their homes.

Richard Brittain smashed a bottle of wine into Paige Rolland's head for giving his online book a bad review

Richard Brittain smashed a bottle of wine into Paige Rolland's head for giving his online book a bad review