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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — They rowed for two kilometers.

Police in Switzerland say the wounded included a 6-year-old child, three women aged 17, 34 and 43, and two men aged 17 and 50. Some of the injuries were said to be serious but there were no further details immediately.

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The role of the economist—to point out the  unsuitability of central planning as a means to attain the level of welfare all countries seek—Mises characterized as a “thankless task, [as] most people are intolerant of any criticism of their social and economic tenets… [and] do not understand that the objections raised refer only to unsuitable methods and do not dispute the ultimate ends of their efforts” (Mises 1944, i).

But in circumstances such as the ones in Venezuela today... Читать дальше...

By Shintaro Kano, RIO DE JANEIRO - Kei Nishikori was outclassed by Andy Murray once again on Saturday, losing to the Briton 6-1, 6-4 in...

A French court has rejected a demand by a group of French Muslims in Cannes to overturn a ban on full-body, head-covering swimwear on city beaches. A lawyer for the Collective Against Islamophobia in France said after the decision Saturday by a court in nearby Nice that he would lodge an appeal with the Council of State, the highest administrative body in France. Sefen Guez Guez said by telephone the decision was made by a judge without a debate.

PARIS (AP) — A French court has rejected a demand by a group of French Muslims in Cannes to overturn a ban on full-body, head-covering swimwear on city beaches.

PARIS (AP) — A French court has rejected a demand by a group of French Muslims in Cannes to overturn a ban on full-body, head-covering swimwear on city beaches.

PARIS (AP) — A French court has rejected a demand by a group of French Muslims in Cannes to overturn a ban on full-body, head-covering swimwear on city beaches.

A child was among those injured, authorities said.

Athletes in their 30s, 40s and 50s have been outshining some of the younger stars.

Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers will go on one-day strike on 2nd September 2016..

See if you can guess which of these boozy drinks is the booziest.

How drunk you get is influenced by a variety of factors. But the most basic factor is the amount of actual alcohol you’re drinking.

But guess what: Not even a glass of wine or a shot of tequila is 100% pure alcohol. To find out how much actual alcohol it contains, you have to multiply the serving size (like 5 ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of tequila) by the alcohol by volume (ABV) of that drink. Читать дальше...

The latest evolution.

Hull City, under caretaker manager Mike Phelan, shocked the defending champions Leicester City to open the season.

Prince‘s family is set to host another private ceremony for the late singer on Saturday (August 13), according to Billboard. The ceremony will be held at Paisley Park, which was recently rumored to be for sale, to remember Prince‘s life and say goodbye. His cousin Chazz Smith also said that a service was held on [...]

Firefighters released three people from two cars after a serious crash this evening.

A brief rundown of how Trump's latest tax proposal would affect your pocketbook -- and that of corporate America.

The Seattle Seahawks travel to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the teams' preseason opener from Arrowhead Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Pacific (TV: Q13 Fox, Radio: 710 ESPN). Follow along with seattlepi.com's Stephen Cohen and Adam Lewis as they bring you live insight and analysis.

How to keep social media friends but ignore their politics, getting an education while competing in the Olympics and when it is best to "earn and burn" instead of save.