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We're living in the golden age of the chicken sandwich.

Chick-fil-A has transformed from a regional chain to a national chicken powerhouse, managing to lift annual sales by more than $1 billion in a year.

McDonald's completely overhauled its chicken sandwich, and Shake Shack unveiled one of the best sandwiches ever made in 2016.

David Chang fanned the flames with the chicken-sandwich-focused Fuku, the most hyped addition to the trendy Momofuku empire.

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SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- Japan's 1 billion yen (US$9.9 million) financial contribution is part of the agreement reached with South Korea late last year that backs up Tokyo's apology and responsibility for its colonial-era sexual enslavement of Korean

The new boss must be just radical enough

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Film Office says an action-comedy starring Oscar-winning actors is being filmed through the end of September in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Film Office says an action-comedy starring Oscar-winning actors is being filmed through the end of September in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Film Office says an action-comedy starring Oscar-winning actors is being filmed through the end of September in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Film Office says an action-comedy starring Oscar-winning actors is being filmed through the end of September in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

Leaders of one of the nation’s largest American Indian tribes blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as their attorneys sued Tuesday, claiming negligence in the cleanup of a massive mine waste spill that tainted rivers in three Western states. Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye stood on the bank of the San Juan River in northwestern

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No athletes arguably embody Pierre de Coubertin’s Olympic motto – “faster, higher, stronger” – more fully than those competing in the triple jump.

This dynamic track and field event comprises an approach run, followed by three consecutive phases: the hop, step, and jump.

The winner is the athlete whose rearmost mark in the sand is furthest from the takeoff board.

Research has shown that, at the landing between the hop and step phases, the force... Читать дальше...

Several experts commented on the recent meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Yekaterinburg.

Donald Trump will receive a classified intelligence briefing on Wednesday in New York, a federal official confirms.

Amid all the patriotic cheers for Team USA Olympians in Rio, some have questioned the patriotic accuracy of the logo for the U.S. Olympic Team. Specifically, many people are wondering why the logo only has 13 stars.

SEJONG, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is considering selling state bonds that mature in 50 years as part of efforts to manage fiscal policy in a more stable manner, the finance ministry here said Tuesday. It will decide the exact timing of the is

Pep Guardiola’s evolution has started at Manchester City and it will only intensify with the expected exit of some top Citizen’s players. The Spaniard has already left the likes of Yaya Toure, Samir Nasri, Wilfried Bony, Eliaquim Mangala, Jason Denayer out of his three competitive match day squads while Joe Hart has been left on the […]

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Russia has begun using an Iranian air base to launch airstrikes against rebel groups and militants inside Syria, the Russian defense ministry confirmed on Tuesday.

It is the first time since Moscow intervened in the war on behalf of Syrian president Bashar Assad in last September that Russian warplanes have used a foreign nation as a base for their air operations, apart from the two air bases Russia established last year inside Syria.

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SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- An explosion involving a submersible undergoing repair at a southern port city left three killed and one injured, South Korea's military said Tuesday. "At around 8:30 a.m. this morning, there was an explosion inside a sma

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Violence is to gaming as, "I'm not here to make friends," is to reality television. Historically, the two have been inseparable.

But there are exceptions to every rule — I'd be shocked if anyone ever said, "I'm not here to make friends," on "The Great British Bake Off," for example.

Similarly, there are plenty of examples of video games that aren't about super soldiers or assassins — You just have to be willing to look around a little. This time, we've done the looking for you. Читать дальше...

UNITED NATIONS — A commitment to investment in universities and research has enabled China to join the world’s top 25 most innovative economies for the first time, according to a new report co-sponsored by the United Nations’ intellectual property organization. Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States and Finland were the top five most

The US-led coalition against Daesh has damaged the terrorist group’s capability to conduct combat operations in the Tigris Valley of Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Army Col. Christopher Garver said in a briefing on Tuesday.

The belief that electric cars can't drive far enough on a charge, does not seem to be true for the majority of trips.

Editorial Board Member Mary Kissel on the Republican presidential candidate's foreign policy speech. Photo credit: Getty Images.