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The history of photo manipulation dates back over 200 years when photographers would scratch, scrape, paint, cut, and paste their way to a pleasing (often humorous) result. 

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The “stick to sports” mantra has returned with a vengeance. Athletes from two pro sports leagues fired back at Fox News host Laura Ingraham after she belittled LeBron James’ recent criticisms of President Donald Trump in a segment on her show, “The Ingraham Angle,” Thursday night. James’ friend, Dwyane Wade, was the latest to come...

Gus Kenworthy might have broken his thumb, but there's an upside to the injury, according to the freestyle skier.

Lee St. John from Minnesota had an ingenious idea: build an earth sandwich. Four hours later, he teamed up with his new friend, Subash Luitel, in India to take over the world, Subway style. 

A $120 million hypersonic missile, it can strike anywhere in the world with speeds of 3,800 mph. The U.S. wants to apply for funding to develop the technology to built these weapons. Veuer's Nick Cardona has that story.

Sometimes young footballers just look the part, and that’s certainly the case with Ainsley Maitland-Niles. The 20-year-old is always so composed and comfortable on the ball that it becomes easy to forget this is still only his first full campaign as a member of Arsenal’s senior squad, yesterday’s 3-0 win over Ostersund marking his 20th appearance across all competitions this season. And although the Swedish side hardly provided the most formidable opposition, yesterday... Читать дальше...

Less than 48 hours after he was beaten at the line in the Ruta del Sol, Sacha Modolo (Team EF-Education First-Drapac) has taken his first victory of the season in stage 3 - by a wheel.

The BOK Center said that due to an unprecedented ticket demand the "24K Magic World Tour" will have a second concert on Friday, October 12.

Waking Windows to host Deer Tick, Noname, Anais Mitchell and others in May; Belizbeha reunion set for Burlington Discover Jazz Festival

We can't say they didn't have a sense of humor. 

Today, the U.S. Justice Department brought detailed charges against the Russian Internet Research Agency for its attempts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election in favor of Donald Trump. With those charges,  we were gifted with a detailed look at the inner-workings of the Russian "troll farm" that has shaped our national discourse over the past year and a half — and it's surprisingly funny.

SEE ALSO: Team Trump tried to diss Obama in its website code... Читать дальше...

The special counsel detailed how a Russian effort to widen divisions in American society launched in 2014 morphed into active support for the candidacy of Donald Trump.

Gov. Scott on Friday blasted the federal law enforcement agency, saying that the "FBI's failure to take action against this killer is unacceptable."

Roger Federer sealed a return to the top of the tennis world rankings for the first time in more than five years by winning his quarterfinal at the ABN AMRO World Tournament on Friday.

The collapse of the U.S. Senate effort to find a legislative fix for millions of undocumented young people has thrown into question whether the U.S. Congress will be able to act at all on the contentious issue of immigration. The Senate voted down even the possibility of debate on four separate immigration reform proposals on Thursday, dashing hopes for reform after decades of division in Congress. Both Republicans and Democrats said President Donald Trump's criticism of a bi-partisan deal... Читать дальше...

In these polarized times, reverse image search is your friend.

At this point in the story of the internet, it’s essentially routine for trolls on social media to capitalize on news events to spread fake, racially motivated, or anti-progressive rumors. This fake trolling has the effect of distorting reality, catering to middle America’s worst fears about people of other races and political beliefs, and making progressive political movements seem more extreme than they actually are.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Prisons in Kansas face a crisis in hiring staff because of poor pay. A former governor called a state hospital for the mentally ill "a pit." Highway projects are delayed because state funding keeps getting diverted to other priorities. But an ongoing lawsuit has forced state legislators to be preoccupied with finding money for public schools ahead of those other pressing issues. And lawmakers are starting to resent that. "It's like the schools are the grain truck. Instead of sharing the grain... Читать дальше...

The FBI's failure to stop a mass shooting in Florida on Wednesday demands a congressional investigation, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Friday. In a statement, the Florida Republican called it "inexcusable" that the FBI did not act after being told in January that Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old who admitted to killing 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida, had demonstrated "a desire to kill" and "erratic behavior."

Germany hosts the 54th Munich Security Conference on February 16-18, featuring top political figures and security experts from all over the world.

The Northern Lights, or the Aurora Borealis. The Vikings thought it was a road to the Gods, but we now know exactly what those beautiful lights actually are.

Benjamin P. Gregware, 42, died Sunday from gunshots to the head and torso fired by police, the Vermont Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported Thursday

Roger Federer kehrt auf den Tennis-Thron zurück. Der 36-jährige Schweizer zog am Freitagabend mit einem 4:6,6:1,6:1-Sieg gegen den Niederländer Robin Haase ins Halbfinale des ATP-Hartplatz-Turniers von Rotterdam ein und wird dadurch am Montag fix wieder als Nummer eins der Welt im Ranking aufscheinen. Federer avanciert damit zum ältesten Spieler, der jemals die Rangliste angeführt hat.

A biologist says four scientific journals accepted his fake study, which was entirely based on an episode of "Star Trek: Voyager." TC Newman (@PurpleTCNewman) tells you which one actually published it.

Einen Tag nach seiner Wahl hat Südafrikas neuer Präsident Cyril Ramaphosa einen Neubeginn für das Land versprochen. Nach einer Ära des schwindenden Vertrauens in die Institutionen und die Führer des Landes stehe nun eine neue Dämmerung bevor, sagte Ramaphosa in seiner ersten Rede zur Lage der Nation am Freitagabend.

Two African-Americans serving in the Air Force tell VOA's Carla Babb they often see more racial tension in American civilian society than in the military.