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Lawyers and activists from ex-Soviet republics on February 20 urged the European Union to adopt legislation mirroring a U.S. law aimed at punishing officials for corruption and rights abuses anywhere in the world.

"I see Jesus in their eyes and it really truly makes me a happy person. I can sleep well tonight because they are happy."

WICHITA, Kan. – For the second time this season, a Friends University hurler has been selected as the KCAC Pitcher of the Week, as junior pitcher Daniel Rubio earns the award this time, the league announced today (Feb. 20).

Stefan de Vrij has confirmed he intends to leave Lazio on a free transfer at the end of the season after failing to come an agreement regarding a contract extension. The Netherlands international joined Lazio after impressing at the 2014 World Cup and has subsequently gone on to make himself a crucial part of the team. His performances have not gone unnoticed, with the 26-year-old often linked with a move elsewhere, particularly since entering the final year of his contract in July. Lazio were keen not to lose De Vrij... Читать дальше...

ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A former executive director of the Enfield Community Development Corporation is accused of stealing more than $95,000 from the organization. Darrin LaMore appeared in U.S. District Court on Friday. Prosecutors say that between 2012 and 2015 LaMore conspired with an employee of the Town of Enfield to falsify invoices and divert money to LaMore, including federal funds administered by the state, which were intended for economic development in Enfield. If convicted of theft from... Читать дальше...

A report published Tuesday by UNICEF found that every year, 1 million newborn babies do not live past their first day. The report also found that 2.6 million babies die before they have lived even a month.

Samsung is reportedly planning to cut OLED panel production, following Apple’s decision to start making fewer iPhone X phones, according to the Nikkei Asian Review. Instead of supplying panels for 45 to 50 million iPhones, Samsung will now only make organic light-emitting diode panels for 20 million or fewer iPhones this quarter.

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• A woman in California is positive that she and her two daughters spotted Bigfoot in a tree in southern California last year.
• She says park officials told her it must have been a bear and is now suing Fish and Wildlife for not acknowledging Bigfoot’s existence.
• Ackley filed her suit with documentary filmmaker Todd Standing, who made the Netflix film "Discovering Bigfoot," and believes that the sighting is legit.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho would become the twelfth state to prevent state courts from making decisions based on foreign legal codes under a proposal advancing through the Statehouse. The Idaho House voted 44-24 Tuesday to send the anti-Sharia law proposal to the Senate. This is the third year in a row the proposal has been pushed in Idaho, but the first time it's made it out of the House. Rep. Eric Redman, a Republican from Athol, says his bill states that courts, administrative agencies or state... Читать дальше...

Another challenging week José Mourinho's side: a crushing defeat at Newcastle followed by victory over Huddersfield in the cup.

Another challenging week José Mourinho's side: a crushing defeat at Newcastle followed by victory over Huddersfield in the cup.

Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
John Glenn passed away since I last wrote about him. He died last winter at age 95, and was buried in the spring of 2017 at Arlington National Cemetery. On this date in 1962, he was given an important task by his government, and one thing about John Herschel Glenn Jr. was that when his country asked, he always answered the call. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942 and fought in World War II and the Korean War, became a NASA astronaut in 1959, served in the U.S. Senate from 1975 to 1999... Читать дальше...

Darel Paul, Quillette
Diversity is the reigning social and political ideal of our age. It is the public ideology of the country's most powerful state and business institutions. To many it is the essence of American national identity and, in one of the favorite phrases of President Barack Obama, 'who we are' as a country. Rather than simply a recognition of difference, diversity is a cultural, economic, and political project to both generate difference and to manage it. This project traces its... Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio teenager charged as an adult for the killing of his younger brother after an argument over Halloween candy has been convicted of murder and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Court records show Nicholas Starling recently pleaded guilty to the charge in a courtroom in Springfield. Clark County's prosecutor says Starling was sentenced to life in prison, with parole possible after 15 years. Authorities say Starling was 16 when he killed 14-year-old Harley Starling in October 2016. Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURG – Platinum Stars and SuperSport United played to a frustrating goalless draw in their Absa Premiership clash at Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Tuesday evening.

A former lawyer for a major U.S. law firm pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Washington D.C., to lying to federal authorities in a case that is part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s wide-ranging Russia probe.

A precision nutrition approach to weight loss didn't hold up in a study testing low fat versus low carb depending on dieters' DNA profiles. Previous research has suggested that a person's insulin levels or certain genes could interact with different types of diets to influence weight loss.   Stanford University researchers examined this idea with 600 overweight adults who underwent genetic and insulin testing before being randomly assigned to reduce fat or carbohydrate intake.   Gene analyses... Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Requiring more employers to provide sexual harassment training and expanding the time period for when complaints can be filed are among the proposals Connecticut lawmakers are proposing to upgrade the state's sexual harassment laws. Democratic senators unveiled a package of legislation on Tuesday, inspired by the spate of sexual misconduct allegations that have arisen nationally. The lawmakers want to require sexual harassment training at all employers with three more employees. Читать дальше...

KRIZA KONCERNA - Kako Jutarnji list neslužbeno doznaje, izvanredni povjerenik u Agrokoru Ante Ramljak u utorak je Vladi ponudio ostavku.

Activists on Tuesday accused former European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso of breaking his pledge not to lobby the EU on behalf of his employer Goldman Sachs.

We’ve grown up with the looming threat of school shootings.

On Thursday, in his statement on the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, President Trump assured America’s children that we “are never alone.” As a 17-year-old and a senior at West High School in Salt Lake City, I found this strained attempt at consolation empty and infuriating.

I was born in April 2000, a week shy of the Columbine massacre’s one-year anniversary, the event that marked the beginning of the modern school shooting epidemic. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Boston and Worcester have broken record high temperatures set in 1930. The National Weather Service said New England's first and second largest cities exceeded their respective daily record temperatures for Feb. 20. Boston hit 69 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) on Tuesday afternoon, besting the prior record of 68 degrees that was set on Feb. 20, 1930. Worcester reached 66 degrees Fahrenheit (17 degrees Celsius) on Tuesday, topping its previous record of 65 degrees (18 degrees Celsius). Читать дальше...