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Google's Chrome browser on Tuesday will begin blocking Internet ads that use Adobe's Flash technology, a move that will likely prompt advertisers to abandon the video format entirely.

Everton’s tough stance on the future of John Stones has reportedly seen Chelsea scale back their ambitions as they try to bolster their defense ahead of the close of the transfer window. Chelsea are thought to have had three bids, rising to £30 million, rejected for Everton center-back John Stones, while the player has also had a transfer request turned down. And Everton are now insistent that the 21-year-old will be staying put, with manager Roberto Martinez even suggesting that the transfer request was a mistake.

So Kirk Cousins is not only the Week One starter for Washington but also the starter for the 2015 season. Which means he’ll hold the job until he loses the job. Which means Robert Griffin III has lost the job. So what next? His $3.269 million base salary for the fourth year of his rookie…

Brooks Hays
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Cross-sex transition therapy changes the shape and functionality of the brain.

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The manager of the "Star Wars" Facebook page put a comment poster in his place after he remarked upon the image of the uniform of a female Storm Trooper.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area man won $1 million in the California Lottery after buying a winning ticket with money he found at the airport.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area man won $1 million in the California Lottery after buying a winning ticket with money he found at the airport.

Kanye West has announced that he wants to run for the US presidency in 2020, in a speech at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Merkel warns passport-free zone being put at risk

A technology glitch at Bank of New York Mellon caused inaccurate values on up to 1,200 mutual funds and ETFs.

A Kentucky beverage maker is protesting a $250,000 bill that Duck Dynasty stars charged for appearance fees, arguing that Si Robertson was a no-show when it came to promoting an ice-tea drink named after him.

Robin Thicke walks along the beach shirtless with his girlfriend April Love Geary by his side on Sunday (August 30) in Malibu, Calif. The 38-year-old entertainer and his young girlfriend were also joined by his son Julian, 5, with ex Paula Patton (not pictured). PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Robin Thicke “Summer never [...]

Apple iPhone jailbreakers beware. If you’ve downloaded certain tweaks and apps, they may have come with a piece of malware that stole your Apple ID and passwords, according to researchers from cybersecurity companies Palo Alto Networks and WeipTech.

Deputy Chief Kim Royster was promoted to assistant chief Monday, the highest uniformed rank in department history for a black woman.

Energy stocks pulled a sudden intraday U-turn to trade broadly higher in afternoon trade Monday, as crude oil prices spiked higher in response to data showing reduced production in the U.S. and after OPEC expressed concerns over low prices. The SPDR Energy ETF jumped 1%, after being down as much as 2.5% earlier in the session. The Market Vectors Oil Services ETF shot up 29%, reversing a 2.6% loss at its intraday low. Meanwhile, October crude oil futures soared 7.6% to a one-month high of $48.66 a barrel... Читать дальше...

The Texans added a player on Monday when they traded a seventh-round pick to the Broncos for tackle Chris Clark and followed that up by starting to cut their roster down to 75 players. Sixth-round linebacker Reshard Cliett has been placed on injured reserve after tearing his ACL. Cliett will rehab for the rest of…

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GWANGJU, South Korea, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- South Korean Catholic priests who say they were falsely accused of ties to North Korea are suing a conservative South Korean politician.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Ebola experts are in Sierra Leone's Kambia district investigating a case that emerged less than a week after the country's last known patient was discharged from …

Captain Eoin Morgan hits 74 off 39 balls as England beat Australia by five runs in a thrilling Twenty20 at Cardiff.

England held their nerve to beat Australia by five runs in a thrilling finish to a one-off Twenty20 international.

You can expect this question to be asked throughout the year.

Miley Cyrus had promised an MTV VMAs that would be “psychedelic” and “raw”: Well, she got it half-right. Every utterance, every piece of clothing, every note delivered in song, bespoke a performer who has decided that the most surprising thing she could do at this point would be to express admiration for other artists (from Nicki Minaj, who wasn’t in an accepting mood, to the Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne, who reveled in it) and to play along with venerable TV structures. She didn’t bum-rush the stage to cut off Kayne West... Читать дальше...

Some of the hottest trucks in the country were in Dallas to compete in a truck beauty championship.

KCRW's Jason Bentley spins new music by Låpsley, Booka Shade, Gorgon City and more in this week's two-hour EDM mix.