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Juventus maintained a 100% start to their Serie A campaign with a hard fought 1-0 over Fiorentina.

Fielding virtual reserve sides didn’t stop some of England’s top clubs racking up big wins over lower-league opposition in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday. Chelsea earned the biggest victory by beating Nottingham Forest 5-1, with back-up striker Michy Batshuayi scoring a hat trick at Stamford Bridge. With Romelu Lukaku watching in

Toyota's popular Highlander midsize crossover, which was completely redesigned just three years ago, returned for 2017 with a "refreshed exterior"; a new, more-powerful V-6 engine option; and with the new V-6, a new eight-speed automatic transmission. Available in either gasoline-only or hybrid versions, the 2017 Highlander starts at $30,630 (plus $995 freight) for the base front-wheel-drive gasoline model with a four-cylinder engine. On the gasoline-only Highlander, front-wheel drive is standard... Читать дальше...

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First lady Melania Trump spoke at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations luncheon Wednesday, delivering a speech that addressed the importance of watching over children and protecting them from the dangers of our time, reports ABC News.

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Sam Waterston is returning to the world of “Law & Order.” The actor is set to reprise his role as prosecutor Jack McKoy in a guest appearance on NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU” later this season. Waterston played McKoy for 16 seasons on the original “Law & Order,” last appearing as the character in 2010.... Read more »

Children's authors Philip and Erin Stead have completed 'The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine,' from a Twain fragment.

When we think of Peeping Toms, we think of them as the deranged lunatics that wait outside our window, watching everything that we do. Granted, those people do exist, and …

Bill Gates is sorry that he made it so annoying to log in to your computer. The billionaire Microsoft co-founder admitted Wednesday that the Control-Alt-Delete function used to start up Windows computers is an awkward maneuver. “If I could make one small edit, I’d make that a single key,” Gates said Wednesday on a panel […]

North Carolina becomes the latest state to join the effort to uphold climate change agreement despite Trump’s pull-out.

Hurricane Maria moved off Puerto Rico’s northwestern coast Wednesday afternoon, September 20, but the island’s mountains took their toll on the storm, dropping its top wind speeds to 110mph, a Category 2. Forecasters said Maria would strengthen now that the hurricane is once again over open water. A hurricane warning is in effect for the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the southeastern Bahamas. The storm is forecasted to reach the Turks and Caicos by Thursday night. Читать дальше...

Rescue crews working in silence raced Wednesday to remove a girl trapped in the rubble of a collapsed elementary school in Mexico City. Crowds gathered outside Enrique Rebsamen School as rescuers used thermal, sound and movement sensors, according to CNN affiliate Foro TV. The elementary school was one of 16 schools in Mexico City to […]

The Titans promoted a wide receiver from their practice squad on Wednesday and it looks like Zach Pascal will get an immediate chance to play. Titans coach Mike Mularkey said Wednesday that wide receiver Corey Davis will not play against the Seahawks this Sunday. Davis left last Sunday’s game against the Jaguars with a hamstring [more]

A privately-run detention center is exploiting immigrants by paying them a dollar a day, Washington State’s attorney general says. Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Wednesday that he’s suing GEO Group, a private prison operator. The suit alleges GEO Group uses immigration detainees to run “virtually all non-security functions” at its Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in […]

TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- A new distance record for delivery of blood samples by a medical drone has been set.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- For one unfortunate Mexican teenager, an unwanted tenant living in his eye led to what may be a permanent loss of vision, doctors report.

TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- A new distance record for delivery of blood samples by a medical drone has been set.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- For one unfortunate Mexican teenager, an unwanted tenant living in his eye led to what may be a permanent loss of vision, doctors report.

Calling it a disruptive technology with huge potential, Canada's transport minister says when it comes to self-driving cars Canada is doing its best to try and keep up with the pace of innovation.

The Chargers placed reserve tackle Chris Hairston on the non-football illness list Wednesday and announced that the six-year veteran from Clemson will sit out the rest of the season.

Doink doink: Law & Order: SVU is getting an infusion of the mothership Law & Order when Sam Waterston guest stars in season 19. He joins previously announced new and returning SVU...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could have fined Wells Fargo & Co. more than $10 billion for its illegal sales practices but instead settled for $100 million, according to the agency's internal documents released by congressional Republicans this week.