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Burlington voters should demand that elected officials hear their voices on F-35.

Lately I've been enjoying watching re-runs of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. It's somewhat reassuring to watch a previous generation get through a period of political angst as we go through this current one, especially as there are quite a few parallels that can be drawn.

The idea of “unified communications” sounds good in theory. I mean, who wouldn't want to have only one vendor to worry about for email, phone, instant messaging, calendar, contacts, office software and storage. However, in practice the suite-style solution doesn't really pan out as planned because it’s difficult for a vendor to be the best solution in all of those areas.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. response to Russian meddling and disinformation campaigns has not been strong enough to deter Moscow's activities, a top intelligence official said Tuesday. "I believe that President (Vladimir) Putin has clearly come to the conclusion that there's little price to pay and that therefore, 'I can continue this activity,'" Adm. Mike Rogers told Congress. "Clearly what we have done hasn't been enough." Rogers, director of both the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. response to Russian meddling and disinformation campaigns has not been strong enough to deter Moscow's activities, a top intelligence official said Tuesday. "I believe that President (Vladimir) Putin has clearly come to the conclusion that there's little price to pay and that therefore, 'I can continue this activity,'" Adm. Mike Rogers told Congress. "Clearly what we have done hasn't been enough." Rogers, director of both the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency... Читать дальше...

Pakistan and the United States remained at odds over Islamabad's degree of commitment to rooting out violent extremists and their sources of financing, following a candid exchange between both sides in Islamabad this week. While the U.S. continued to push Pakistan to take action against groups it says operate out of the country against neighboring Afghanistan and India, Pakistan criticized the U.S. for recent actions that Islamabad said undermined that very objective.    “I conveyed to her that... Читать дальше...

Luciano Benjamin Menendez, a general of Argentina's "Dirty War" dictatorship era so brutal he was sentenced to prison 14 times, died on Tuesday, the official Telam news agency reported. He was 90.

Kajan Johnson says both Project Spearhead and the MMAFA are necessary to improve the futures of MMA fighters.

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• Dolce & Gabbana sent drones down the runway in their Autumn/Winter 2018 fashion show during Milan Fashion Week.
• Before the drones made their debut, attendees had to turn off their WiFi and mobile hotspots.
• The hovering technology zipped around the room to show off the latest Dolce & Gabbana handbags, while Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "All of the Stars" played in the background. 

We've seen some wild things on the runway for fashion month... Читать дальше...

Usain Bolt, the 100-metre world record holder and multiple Olympic and World champion sprinter, has signed up to play in a charity football

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday officially lodged his candidacy in a snap April 22 presidential election boycotted by the opposition.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah journalists pushed back Monday, Feb. 26, against a resolution that would limit their time to interview representatives on the floor before house sessions begin, usually each day during the 45-day legislative session. HR4 originally proposed that representatives be given 45 media-free minutes before house sessions, however Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, […]

A Polish company is under fire for trying to sell socks that look like Adolf Hitler. The questionable accessories, by socks brand Nanushki, were designed “to bring order in the socks drawer,” according to the company’s Web site. The Nazi leader is rendered in full, footed glory, down to his toothbrush mustache. The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial...

Prime Minister Theresa May is set to give over 1 billion pounds in the cash for votes deal with the Democratic Unionist Party without requiring prior approval from MP’s and could leave the UK government at risk of legal action. That’s despite her government saying last year that parliament’s approval was needed.

Liga MX president Enrique Bonilla must help guide his league through some difficult issues over the coming months. Right now, Liga MX is cruising through the 2018 Clausura but the league feels like it is in flux. The addition of Liga MX Femenil in 2017 was a major development, as was the decision to pull out out of the Copa Libertadores in 2016 and the change in the foreigner rules (see below), also in 2016. But it seems like such announcements from Liga MX, via chief Enrique Bonilla, and the club owners won't be ending there. Читать дальше...

When Salvadoran Teodora Vasquez was freed this month after more than a decade in prison for a murder she says she did not commit, her thoughts turned to being reunited with her son and to helping other women behind bars. Vasquez was sentenced to 30 years in 2008 for aggravated murder after being convicted of inducing an abortion, which is a crime under any circumstances in El Salvador. Vasquez said she went into labor in a bathroom at work in 2007, and that the baby was stillborn. Prosecutors said she had strangled the baby after birth. Читать дальше...

National Security Committee (NSC) on Tuesday agreed on the importance of recalibrating the foreign policy framework to bring more focus on countries of the region and launch new initiatives to enhance economic partnerships with friendly countries

A constitutional crisis in Britain inched closer Tuesday as lawmakers in Scotland and Wales moved to introduce their own legislation to prevent a perceived "power grab" by London following Brexit.

David Hogg, the telegenic survivor of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, has walked back an offer to appear on right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ online talk show “InfoWars.”

Carl Grimes is dead! So is Jack Pearson! Who needs a spoiler alert? Both of these story points are common knowledge.

This home’s seen its fair share of happy endings — but not for the person who was about to buy it. In Paradise Valley, Ariz., a woman named Linda Fein had just made a $1.8 million offer on a four-bedroom, 4,172-square-foot home spread across a 1.3 acre lot — until she pulled out of the...

OKLAHOMA CITY – An 18-year-old girl who was allegedly driving under the influence has been officially charged following a deadly crash. In December, police said 18-year-old Ashley Robison was speeding northbound on Eastern Ave. with 16-year-old Courtney Snodgrass, 19-year-old Sabre Stoddard and a 17-year-old male when she hit a center median. The force caused the car to crash into the highway embankment and roll. Officials say Snodgrass and Stoddard were ejected from the vehicle as it continued to roll. Читать дальше...