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Humans of New York has done it again! The popular photography blog, which features portraits of anonymous residents sharing candid and personal thoughts, is getting people talking once...

"Magic Mike XXL" and "Terminator Genisys" both fizzled over the July 4th weekend, leaving "Jurassic World" and "Inside Out" to reign.

We took last weekend off, but to briefly recap: despite tracking reports that suggested “Ted 2” was going to open to around $55 million, the Seth McFarlane comedy sequel disappointed, grossing almost 40% less than the original did on its debut weekend in 2012. Instead, “Jurassic World” took the #1 spot and that trend continues for the fourth week in a row though it was a tight race with Pixar’s “Inside Out” which wasn’t far behind. The behemoth that is Universal’s dinosaur franchise isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. Читать дальше...

Someone had a Marilyn Monroe moment on the Fourth of July! Elizabeth Olsen, 26, suffered a wardrobe malfunction in Paris. As she posed for photos outside the Miu Miu Club's launch of...

What did they mean by that? Did Greece’s No voters truly think the creditor nations were bluffing when they said No meant goodbye to the country’s membership of the single currency? Or did the majority of voters who marked Oxi on their ballot papers in cities and villages across Greece really want out of the eurozone? We can’t be sure. That’s the problem with referendums. Plebiscites are presented as the apotheosis of democracy – but they often leave as many questions as answers.

Nine people were on board at the time.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier claims that the outline for the final agreement on Tehran's nuclear deal became more clear.

The New York Times recently posted a piece on problem solving which asked readers to first solve a problem:

"We’ve chosen a rule that some sequences of three numbers obey — and some do not. Your job is to guess what the rule is. We’ll start by telling you that the sequence 2, 4, 8 obeys the rule."

You can test your hypotheses by typing sequences into three boxes to see if they follow the unstated rule.  Once you think you know, you type in a description.  Most people it turns out,... Читать дальше...

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Cara Delevingne is an emerald green goddess while attending the premiere of her new movie Paper Towns held at Miranda Westfield on Sunday (July 5) in Sydney, Australia. The day before, the 22-year-old model and actress was spotted touching down at the airport ahead of the big event. “I ❤️ Australia! @papertownsmovie premiere time. Thank [...]

“Face the Nation” host examines history of presidential candidates promising to "tell it like it is"

On the Fourth of July, pregnant Kim Kardashian showed her patriotic spirit...and then some! In a photo posted on her Instagram page, the 34-year-old Keeping Up With the...

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Greeks have apparently made the decision in a referendum, which needs to be accepted.

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POTISKUM, Nigeria, July 5 (UPI) -- At least five people died on Sunday after a suicide bomber detonated in a church in Nigeria, ending a week of bloodshed that saw more than 200 people killed.

The Bulldog Small Business Student Consulting Program was implemented in fall 2014 as a collaboration between business faculty, students and the Small Business Development Center staff to enga…

When 1st Lt. Devin Redding steps off Fort Bragg, she usually hops into the saddle of one of her brown quarter horses for a relaxing trot around a Raeford farm.

An estimated 10million people turned out to vote in the referendum - the country's first since 1974.

In a gesture that fused her campaign’s aggressive social-media outreach to younger voters with her solidarity with the gay rights movement, Hillary Rodham Clinton has offered reassurance and support to an apprehensive gay youth.Read full article >>

Michelle Rodriguez dons a stylish outfit while enjoying a fun night at Chateau Marmont on Friday (July 3) in West Hollywood, Calif. On her way out, the 36-year-old actress was asked about her eco-friendly Prius, which she did not drive that night. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Michelle Rodriguez “Dude… my Prius man, [...]

Few church services in Britain are busier than the Polish-language mass at St Mary’s in Boston, Lincolnshire. On an ordinary Sunday morning the pews are so packed that the congregation spreads into the entrance hall, with more still craning their necks through the doorway.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who last week announced his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination, faces many challenges: a crowded and still-expanding field, scant support in national GOP polls, and voters in early primary states unsure about his sharp tongue and skeptical about his conservative bona fides.Read full article >>

KABUL, Afghanistan - An official says a bomb blast at a police checkpoint in the southern city of Kandahar has killed two civilians, one policeman and wounded 13 others.

NEITHER triceps nor triceratops could keep an emotional movie from rescuing at least one Pixar streak.Prior to “Inside Out,” each of Pixar’s 14 films had reached No. 1 at the box office. But for two straight weeks, the studio’s latest animated release had been unable to topple the record-breaking “Jurassic World” by most benchmarks.Read full article >>