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Western Australia's drying climate is bad news for our western swamp tortoises, and scientists have moved fast in another bid to save them from extinction.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Judo translates as “the gentle way.” But after nearly a week of competition at the Rio Olympics, the meaning of the Japanese martial art seems almost paradoxical; many of the matches have ended brutally, with judo players strangling others into unconsciousness or threatening to break their opponents’ arms before forcing them

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Judo translates as "the gentle way."

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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- A small plane aborted its landing and crashed into trees Friday at the edge of a northern Virginia airport, killing six people, state police said.

Shocked witnesses on a train going by the crash site described the plane in flames and said it had been completely destroyed.

The plane came to the end of the runway at the Shannon Airport near Fredericksburg and then pulled back up, flying to the end of the airport property... Читать дальше...

Three suspects have been taken into custody.

Adoree’ Jackson settled in on the evening of Aug. 1, turned on the television and partook in that great modern American pastime: he flicked on the finale of “The Bachelorette.”

Hennepin County looks to spread the word and boost attendance at Parkers Lake facility, located outside the county workhouse.

The leader of the Islamic State branch that operates in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed in a U.S. air strike last month in eastern Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Friday. The attack of the Islamic State branch leader, Hafiz Saeed Khan, was part of an operation by U.S. and Afghan forces in Nangarhar province, which borders Pakistan and is regarded as a hotbed of jihadi groups, Gordon Trowbridge, a deputy spokesman at the Defense Department, said in a statement. Khan, a former member of the Pakistani Taliban... Читать дальше...

"People will want to invest in him."

Harlem Week will include a seminar to get young people involved in politics and understand the neighborhood and American civics.

Whether cynical or a reflection of doping’s deep incursion into track and field, it’s now customary to view exceptional performances with a dollop of skepticism. So it wasn’t surprising when Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia faced doping questions Friday, after she shattered the world record in the women’s...

Last month, Tyler Skaggs threw seven scoreless innings in his first major league start after two years spent recovering from Tommy John surgery. He then fired 5 1/3 scoreless innings in his second start.

UNLV football coaches started their day by receiving a verbal commitment from a playmaking wide receiver as the sun was rising. About 12 hours later ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — They call her "Six Feet of Sunshine," and Kerri Walsh Jennings is pretty good under the moonlight, too.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Marcus Semien is having a lot of success since being moved up in the Oakland Athletics’ batting order. Then again, the young shortstop has been doing well just about anywhere manager Bob Melvin pencils him in the lineup. Semien matched his career-high with four hits and sparked two big innings while batting

Authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia have been on high alert since IS-linked militants carried out an armed attack in the capital of neighbouring Indonesia in January.

Wine sales reach five-year high thanks to falls in the pound

Egypt's largest Indian colour festival Holi kicked off on Friday, introducing fun and joy for lovers of Indian culture in the North African country.

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Mastercard will partner with cross-border payments firm Plastiq to allow Chinese consumers to pay US university tuition and fees via credit or debit card.

Historically, paying tuition internationally is challenging, since most US institutions accept only check or electronic bank transfer (EBT), which leads to massive fees associated with currency conversion and international wire transfer. Читать дальше...