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The New York Times loves to island hop, going from one island to the next to pronounce its impending doom due to global warming.

One person was injured at a site where an incendiary device was found Tuesday night in Austin, Texas, but the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said no package bomb was involved and the agency doesn't...

At least one person was injured Tuesday night in a reported explosion in a south Austin, Texas, neighborhood, officials with Austin-Travis County EMS said.

Two packages, one that exploded at a FedEx sorting center near San Antonio and another later discovered at a location more than an hour away, are connected to four bombings in Austin, Texas, law enforcement agencies said...

A package that exploded early Tuesday at a FedEx sorting center near San Antonio was not the only parcel there that investigators believe contained an explosive device, San Antonio police Chief Bill McManus said.

A package that exploded early Tuesday at a FedEx sorting center near San Antonio was not the only parcel there that investigators believe contained an explosive device, San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus said.

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Thousands of people evacuating Puerto Rico line up to get on a cruise ship in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan

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Battered and bruised by Hurricane Maria and mired in a power crisis, Puerto Rico remains in shambles. While economic strains on the island led to a painful, decade-long increase in migration to the mainland, the hurricane made the exodus spike... Читать дальше...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a news conference after meeting with his staff at the campaign headquarters in Moscow

In the past month, we’ve learned that 13 Russian officials and three Kremlin-linked agencies were involved in 2016 election trolling and hacking, to a sufficient degree to indict them; that the Kremlin was almost certainly behind the assassination attempt on a Russian former double agent living in Britain;... Читать дальше...

Consider yourselves blocked. That's the message dating app Bumble has for its competitor Match Group after the latter filed a patent infringement lawsuit on Friday. 

LONDON – World Rugby has contacted Rugby Europe after Spain complained bitterly about the refereeing during their defeat by Belgium on Sunday which meant they missed a chance to qualify for the 2019 World Cup.

A top United Nations official is facing criticism following a recent speech before a well known anti-Israel organization that supports boycotts of the Jewish state, denies Israel's right to exist, and has promoted anti-Semitic materials.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to battle it out for the signature of Liverpool star player Mohammed Salah for a £200m transfer fee.The two Spanish giants are leading the chase for the top goalscorer in Europe's top five leagues

Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to battle it out for the signature of Liverpool star player Mohammed Salah for a £200m transfer fee.The two Spanish giants are leading the chase for the top goalscorer in Europe's top five leagues

After performing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 as part of the Russian Masters series presented at the Mediterranean Conference Centre last Saturday, Italian pianist Pietro de Maria will tomorrow be joining an MPO string quartet composed of violinists Emilia Wiśniewska, Philipp Orlov and Aiveen Gallagher and cellist Peter Flanagan for a concert featuring two of the most beautiful string quintets ever written. The first is the Piano Quintet in G minor by Shostakovich, which he wrote for the Beethoven Quartet he frequently collaborated with... Читать дальше...

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The Quetta Gladiators will face defending champions Peshawar Zalmi in the first eliminator of the third HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) today as the tournament returns to Lahore after a year.

Компания ABB предложила «Умное» решение для сети, которое использует стандарт МЭК 61850 для коммуникаций.

Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo, has won the best Portuguese player of 2017 in an award gala, but it was the swipe that the current Ballon d'or winner threw at critics that made the news, Ronaldo beat beating Sporting.

BEIJING (Sputnik) - China is developing peacefully, does not seek hegemony and expansion posing no threat to other states, country's President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.

Beautiful Mavin record artist Di’ja has taken to social media to share stunning pictures from her maternity shoot. Born Hadiza Blell, the petite singer welcomed her baby girl on Friday, March 9, in the United Kingdom.

Beautiful Mavin record artist Di’ja has taken to social media to share stunning pictures from her maternity shoot. Born Hadiza Blell, the petite singer welcomed her baby girl on Friday, March 9, in the United Kingdom.

A statement by the special adviser on media to Saraki, Yusuph Olaniyonu, advised media houses to refrain from linking the national chairman of the Action Peoples Party (APP), Mr Ikenga Ugochinyere to the Senate President.

A monitor said Tuesday three dozen pro-government fighters were killed in a district of Syria's capital as Islamic State jihadists took control of it in a surprise nighttime attack.

Berlin (dpa) - Die Staatsministerin für Digitales, Dorothee Bär (CSU), hat am Dienstag in Berlin auf mehr Tempo bei der Digitalisierung der Verwaltung in Deutschland gedrungen. «Unser Plan für das E-Government ist sehr ambitioniert», sagte Bär zum Start der Fachkonferenz Digitaler Staat. «Alles, was mit Digitalisierung zu tun hat, haben wir bislang mindestens eine Legislaturperiode zu spät angepackt.» Die digitale Verwaltung dürfe aber nicht zurückstehen. «Wichtig ist, dass wir in der digitalen Champions League spielen»... Читать дальше...