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CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan riot police fired pepper spray and tear gas to disperse an angry crowd of several thousand anti-government demonstrators trying to make their way to congress on Tuesday in the country’s largest and most violent protests in months. At least nine people were injured, one of them with a bullet wound. The

Very heavy rainfall triggered the landslides that hit Colombia over the weekend, but “exceptional” level of rains were not the sole cause, the United Nations weather agency said today, noting that many other factors, such as loss of forest cover, added to the devastation.

A senior general warned about North Korean missile advances, calling it "very challenging" in remarks to a Senate panel.

The 35-year-old's future is yet to be confirmed with two months left of the season, but Fox Deportes are reporting that Ibrahimovic has already agreed a deal to move to the US in the summer.

DETROIT — Scott Becker was sitting at conference table conducting a work meeting when the lithium-ion battery that powers his e-cigarette exploded in his pocket. Injuries like Becker’s are becoming more common, said Karla Klas, managing director for injury prevention and community outreach at the Trauma Burn Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The batteries can explode with enough force to knock out teeth and crack vertebrae if they fail in the mouth of the user. While she hasn’t... Читать дальше...

After months of speculation about how Tony Romo’s time with the Cowboys would come to an end, the curtain finally dropped on Tuesday with the quarterback’s release. The Cowboys made the move official on Tuesday afternoon, several hours after Romo’s plans to move from the playing field to the broadcast booth went public. Cowboys owner…

A new poll released Tuesday shows Americans’ attitudes toward China are improving over years past, before a planned meeting later this week between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The timing of the poll’s release appears to be good news for Xi, whose visit coincides with the highest U.S. China favorability rating since 2011.  According to the Pew Research Center poll, 44 percent of Americans say they view China favorably, up from 37 percent last year. Between 2012 and 2016, the approval rating hovered between 37 and 38 percent. Читать дальше...

It beat 200 contestants for the honor.

Former Cal Bears men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin, who resigned from his position last month before joining the Missouri Tigers program, has listed his home in Piedmont, Calif., for $2.495 million.

Bed bugs have been making other creatures' lives miserable a long time -- scientists say they've found the oldest known remains of relatives of the insects.

The Supreme Court's decision to ban liquor vends within 500 meters of national and state highways has come as a huge blow to city’s restaurants and hotels.

The cast of upcoming film 'Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana' was at Filmcity Noida for an interaction with mass communication students.

If nothing else, there is hope for hundreds of restaurants, hotels and bars in Delhi NCR that are on the verge of facing a shutdown after Supreme Court banned the sale of liquor within 500 meters of national highways even in bars, restaurants and hotels on Friday.

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Roger Stone, the conservative operative and loyal Trump surrogate, has a message for the president: End the "War on Weed."

While Trump promised during the 2016 campaign to let states decide whether to legalize marijuana, his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, has espoused other ideas.

"Tens of millions of Liberty minded Americans believed [Trump] when he said this and took his message to heart, fully expecting him to end the ineffectual and wasteful War on Weed,"... Читать дальше...

The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) recommends operators to exercise oversight of aircraft fuel suppliers following several fueling incidents.

Het Franse FN heeft het Europees bureau voor fraudebestrijding (Olaf) ingelicht over andere europarlementsleden die, volgens de extreemrechtse

Crazy conspiracy theorist and avid Trump supporter Alex Jones was interviewing the dirty tricks scoundrel Roger Stone, and as his wont, got mental and went on a homophobic, profanity laced rant against Rep. Adam Schiff.

This year’s Equal Pay Day came a week after Uber Technologies Inc. released its diversity report, a gloomy picture of gender presence—or lack thereof—for which the tech sector has become notorious. But women in tech, despite often being few and far between, may be helping to close the wage gap, according to a study released Tuesday.

New York’s highest court on Tuesday rejected effort to challenge search warrants demanding information about hundreds of customers in connection with a Social Security fraud probe. As Law Blog earlier reported, New York City prosecutors obtained the warrants as part of a sweeping investigation into fraudulent Social Security disability claims, including claims submitted by retired […]

Judge Napolitano weighed in on Rice-gate, giving us his expert opinion on the subject of unmasking private citizens for reasons ...

The veteran Swedish striker wants to "win bigger" with the club but has not issued a top-four ultimatum regarding what he does next

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks centers Joe Thornton and Logan Couture remain sidelined by injuries with no timeline for their return. Couture has been out since he had several teeth knocked out when he was hit in the face with a puck in Nashville on March 25. Thornton hurt his left knee on

Angry protesters clashed with security forces in Caracas and other Venezuelan cities Tuesday amid building anger over recession-sparked shortages of food and other necessities. Security forces fired tear gas, water cannons and pepper spray to quell the protests. Clashes erupted after subway stations were closed and checkpoints were set up. The capital’s Plaza Venezuela, where protesters planned to stage their demonstration, was cordoned off.