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Usain Bolt finally got his party started at the Olympics on Saturday. He put his finger to his lips to ask for quiet at the starting block, rubbed his closely shaved head, crouched down for the start, then grinded through an opening round in the 100 ...

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Frank de Boer is set to make his bow in the Nerazzurri dugout against Brendan Rodgers' men, and you can follow all the action LIVE on Goal here

Sizzling temperatures settled across the Southland on Saturday, marking the start of a five-day heat wave and intensifying already harsh wildfire conditions.

Momentum carries such clout in sports that it is sometimes anthropomorphized with a nickname: Big Mo.

There's no question that images — ranging from cheery ads of kids waving flags to Instagram selfies with presidential candidates — have impacted voters and will continue to influence how Americans choose who lives in the White House.

The top three in the three heats gain automatic qualification while Lalita, hailing from Maharashtra, made the grade as one of the six fastest from among the rest.

Fidel Castro thanked Cubans for their tributes to mark his 90th birthday, and the iconic leftist revolutionary also lambasted his old foe, the U.S.

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FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- An Alberta man made the most of his city's flooding by going for a cruise on his jet ski in the middle of a street.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez was unconditionally released by the New York Yankees on Sunday, ending his 12 years in pinstripes and perhaps his big league career after 22 seasons.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez was unconditionally released by the New York Yankees on Sunday, ending his 12 years in pinstripes and perhaps his big league career after 22 seasons.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez was unconditionally released by the New York Yankees on Sunday, ending his 12 years in pinstripes and perhaps his big league career after 22 seasons.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez was unconditionally released by the New York Yankees on Sunday, ending his 12 years in pinstripes and perhaps his big league career after 22 seasons.

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Germany's Christian Reitz wins Germany's third gold in the shooting with a perfect five in the men's 25m pistol rapid fire.

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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A Florida woman is in critical condition after an alligator nearly severed her hand as she was retrieving an empty can from the water at an Everglades park.

The striker has been linked with a summer switch to Barcelona but Los Che president Lay Hoon Chan says the club are not entertaining the prospect of losing their captain

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Pro pastry chef David Lebovitz explains that lots of ovens aren't calibrated properly, meaning that just because you set yours to 375°F doesn't mean that's what it's actually running at. Invest in an oven thermometer (get one here for $6.99) and go by what it reads, not by what your temperature dial is set to.

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Peter Facinelli wraps his arm around a mystery blonde woman and gives her a big kiss while sitting outside of Pinz Bowling Center on Thursday night (August 11) in Studio City, Calif. The 42-year-old actor was spotted on a date night with his new lady love that evening! PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of [...]

Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova has the account that shows details of her whereabouts hacked, the World Anti-Doping Agency says.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The school year kicking off Monday across South Carolina brings a new 10-point grading scale for high schoolers, impacting who qualifies for scholarships, sports, or just a passing grade. Since 2000, the thresholds had been 93, 85, 77 and 70, respectively. State schools Superintendent Molly Spearman calls it a common-sense change that allows students to fairly compete for college entry and scholarships, while also providing consistency to the state's many military transplants. Читать дальше...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A judge in Puerto Rico has ruled that ride-booking company Uber cannot be regulated like taxi services in a move that will allow it to continue operating in the U.S. territory.

Donald Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson said on Saturday the US’ military effort in Afghanistan “was Obama’s war.” The war in Afghanistan began in 2001, following the attacks of September 11, more than seven years before Barack Obama became president. The Afghanistan fight, initiated during the presidency of George W. Bush, stands as the longest […]