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The Marine Corps' variant of the F-35 Lightning II is almost ready for its combat debut.

"We're going to start to see that airplane deploy here overseas after the first of the year," Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, said on Tuesday.

The "jack-of-all-trades" aircraft was designed to replace the Corps' Harrier, Hornet, and Prowler aircraft but has had significant snags.

Lockheed Martin's F-35 is America's priciest weapons system, and... Читать дальше...

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You're driving down the turnpike. That painful pressure below your navel has grown too intense to ignore, but you've got another hour and a half left to go before you get home. A blue sign flashes through your headlights, a rest stop. You pull in, walk to the public bathroom, and wrinkle your nose. A row of stalls stretches from wall to wall. Which should you choose?

Most of us enter this situation armed with nothing but our eyes, noses, and intuitions. But science can help. Читать дальше...

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If you’re ready to take the leap to leave your day job and start your own business, the process may seem simple.

After all, you just need to quit your job and start working for yourself, right?

Not so fast. Although you may already have a side hustle, being a full-time entrepreneur is a whole new ball game.

To successfully transition from employee to entrepreneur takes a lot of work and planning.

Here are ten steps you can take to ensure a successful transition:

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With one shoe on and one shoe off, Etenesh Diro raised a big cheer at the Olympics on Saturday with a gutsy finish in her 3,000-meters steeplechase heat.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) - Torrential rainfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast has caused "unprecedented" flooding in parts of Louisiana, Governor John Bel Edwards said on Saturday, while claiming at least two lives across the region.

The National Weather Service issued flood watches for parts of eastern Texas early on Saturday and extended its flash flood warning further west in Louisiana, according to its website.

It also maintained a flash flood watch and... Читать дальше...

A woman who reached into the water to retrieve an empty soda can while visiting the Florida Everglades was attacked by an alligator that nearly bit her hand off, state wildlife officials said on Saturday.

The Obama Administration’s policy of supporting Salafist opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad saw the United States unwittingly support the creation of the Daesh 'caliphate' in Syria.

Justin Gatlin set the fastest time, but there was an ominous effortlessness about the way a “sluggish” Usain Bolt progressed through the first round of the men's 100 meters at the Rio Olympics on Saturday. Bolt made his first appearance on the track at the Olympic Stadium as he seeks to become the first man to win three successive Olympic 100m crowns as part of a unique “triple triple” along with the 200m and 4x100m relay.

West Indies in the end were restricted to a total of just 108 runs.

Zonder Amsterdam zou Nederland minder welvarend zijn, blijkt uit cijfers van het Institute for Economic Research. Dit bericht Het Parool vandaag. Zou Amsterdam buiten Nederland liggen, dan zou het bruto binnenlands product (bbp) met 4,8 procent dalen.

Australian women's water polo coach Greg McFadden has let fly at officials after Stingers player Hannah Buckling was punched in the jaw during their 10-3 win over Brazil.

The 3-foot-8 British actor began his showbiz career at age 16 and played R2-D2 in six of the "Star Wars" movies.

Fierce battles near Lashkar Gah, the sand-swept capital of Afghanistan's remote but strategic Helmand province, are continuing to rage between a handful of Taliban fighters and hundreds of Afghan forces backed by ground reinforcements and American airstrikes.

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When Secretary of State Michele Reagan put her stamp of approval on petitions bearing 177,000 signatures in Phoenix on Thursday, Arizona became the fifth state to schedule a ballot measure for November on legalizing recreational marijuana—joining California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada.

Each of the measures calls for making it legal for people older than 21 to possess small amounts of pot, taxing the drug and allowing regulated stores to sell it.

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Sputnik has decided to talk to businesspeople in the Istanbul district of Laleli, a famous tourist and shopping area popular among Russian tourists, about what changes they expect in Russian-Turkish relations following last week's meeting between the Russian and Turkish presidents. Most are hoping for positive change, but admit this will take time.

A 6-month-old boy has died after being left in a hot sport utility vehicle in a Wal-Mart parking lot

The IAAF says it has banned the only Russian in Olympic track and field from competition and that she is appealing the ruling.

"I told my players this season will be harder than last season," said Ranieri, whose side lost only three times last season.

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ANKARA, Turkey, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said there is "no compromise" in his nation's demand for the United States to extradite Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen.

At least two people have died from severe flooding in Louisiana, officials said.

The lethal hypersonic nuclear glider that looks to revolutionize defense aviation could travel the distance from Moscow to London within 13 minutes and could penetrate NATOs missile defense system.