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Retailers are struggling to meet even modest forecasts for the holiday shopping season this year after the "Super Saturday" before Christmas failed to live up to its nickname, industry research groups said.

NBA season barely a third of the way through

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Have you ever smelled something so familiar that it felt like you were transported back through time into one of your earlier memories?

Have freshly baked cookies, your grandmother’s chili sauce, or a specific brand of sunscreen after a long winter actually affected the way you feel?

It turns out that science can explain this link between important memories and the smells associated with them.

By studying the activity in our brains, scientists may even... Читать дальше...

Klopp believes the busy winter schedule in England hurts the national team as well as Premier League teams in European competition.

Three Palestinians reported to have attacked Israelis in the West Bank were killed Thursday as was a Palestinian who clashed with Israeli troops, the Associated Press reported. The recent violence comes at a time when many Christians travel to Bethlehem, the supposed birthplace of Jesus, for Christmas Eve, making the traditionally joyous celebrations slightly more somber.

Passengers pass through a full-body scanner as they go through security at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Verkhovna Rada supported a bill on foreign economic activities

It seems like 2015 was the year of billion-dollar private tech companies, or "unicorns." More than 40 new companies joined the club this year.

As we near the end of 2015, it’s a time for rest, reflection, and possibly time to make a few style resolutions. Like, say, upping your weekend style game (read: no more darting out to run errands in sweats so grubby you’re terrified of running into someone you know). If your own off-duty style could use a refresh, look no further than the 13 models ahead. While anyone can look fabulous in a couture gown, these are the women whose style is equally impressive off the runway, and they’ll show you how... Читать дальше...

What would you rather give or receive as Christmas gift? A can of fifty litters petrol or a bag of rice or both. It is just not funny again. No petrol, rice is expensive. To make matters worse,  long queues that began more than a month ago have refused to go away. READ ALSO: See […]

BRISTOW, Virginia - A martial arts teacher in northern Virginia has been arrested after a 5-year-old student was thrown to the ground and lost consciousness.

BRISTOW, Va. (AP) — A martial arts teacher in northern Virginia has been arrested after a 5-year-old student was thrown to the ground and lost consciousness.

It’s been an eventful year online.

When Aamir Khan spoke about intolerance.

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Safe passage would be given from the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk on the outskirts of Damascus

The Brazilian midfielder is expecting a tough test against Sam Allardyce's Premier League strugglers and has urged his team-mates to give a strong performance for the supporters

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TORONTO, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A pop-up shop in Toronto is offering residents the opportunity to pawn their unwanted Christmas gifts in exchange for Skittles.

7-year-old among at least 10 killed in 3 states; some 20 tornadoes confirmed or suspected

When Billboard caught up with Brendon Urie just a few weeks ago, the Panic! at the Disco frontman (really, at this point, he IS the band) told...

Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl learned during his first year in captivity that filth and stink were his best weapons and that it was best to be forgotten, even if sick, hungry and lonely.

Society seems to have totally normalised uninformed attitudes about Islam but British Muslims can only keep about our normal business

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The Packers are trying to wrap up the NFC North this weekend, but they won’t know whether a couple of key starters will be able to play against the Cardinals for another couple of days. Coach Mike McCarthy said, via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, on Thursday that the team will not know the status of either…

First cargo prepares to leave U.S

Russia and India will shortly prepare draft agreements on joint design, development and manufacturing of high-tech military products, according to a joint statement published Thursday following talks between the countries' leaders.