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Shane Long squandered two clear chances as Southampton failed to strengthen their survival bid against a lacklustre Leicester City side.

IAN LADYMAN AT TURF MOOR: A second-half strike by Victor Moses was enough to seal all three points for Chelsea at Burnley. Antonio Conte's side took the lead within the opening 20 minutes.

The Justice Department has agreed to provide Congress with copies of several memos written by former FBI Director James Comey.

Eden Hazard dropped to the bench ahead of Sunday's FA Cup semi-final, but Victor Moses shone in a 2-1 Premier League win at Burnley.

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It's hard not to be in awe of waterfalls.

From their sheer beauty to their immense power, they're one of the most picturesque things in the natural world. And since most of us don't see them nearly as often as we'd like, it's even more special when we do.

Falls are sometimes found in remote locations, or they're difficult to get to, or only flow seasonally, so it takes a lot of planning to be able to glimpse a view.

If you need some travel inspiration... Читать дальше...

Adrien Broner stole the show at Thursday’s presser with an interesting outburst.

Just months after they were publicly exposed, the men of #MeToo would like to announce that they've served their sentences on their time out stools, and are ready to return to the playground.

The judge in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial is rejecting the defense's fifth bid for a mistrial.

Eating super-hot chili peppers can have painful effects that extend beyond a blazing mouth, doctors warn.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Daesh terrorist group launched a surprise attack near a town in eastern Syria that they had lost six months ago, killing at least 25 regime forces, a monitor said on Thursday.

The United States has accused Russia and Syria of trying to "sanitize" the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack in the Syrian town of Douma, while delaying access by experts from the global chemical-weapons watchdog.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) _ Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $69.5 million. The bank, based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, said it had earnings of 40 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were 50 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 41 cents per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of $351.9 million in the period. Читать дальше...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on the Louisiana House's budget debate (all times local): 3:30 p.m. The Louisiana House has narrowly approved a $27 billion state operating budget for next year that could shutter health care services and would leave the popular TOPS college tuition program short of full financing. Lawmakers voted 55-47 for the spending plan for the financial year that begins July 1. Nearly all Democrats opposed the proposal. Thursday's vote was a win for House Republican leaders... Читать дальше...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R., Okla.) along a party-line vote to lead NASA.

Gene Valaitis, current morning man on Roundhouse Radio in Vancouver, received some bad news this week when it was announced Roundhouse Radio was shutting down at the end of the month. Back in 1993, Gene and his co-host Jesse Dylan received similar news from 680 CFTR when they were told the station was going all-news. Jesse and Gene were out of a job.

The Nigerian struck in the second half against Burnley to go ahead of his compatriot with his third goal in England's top-flight league

If you crave speed and driving speed limits cause you frustration, take heart; just go for Internet speed. It may not bring exactly the same kind of thrill, but it has the advantage to be safer, in principle.

Penthouse, a lifestyle and softcore porn magazine, recently named Stormy Daniels the “most wanted woman in America” amid her ongoing lawsuits against both US President Donald Trump and his longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen.

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• As the Federal Reserve wound down its quantitative easing program, US stocks' global outperformance slowed. 
• US stocks are expensive, and their dominance is ending for the moment. 

Since putting in a major bottom in 2009, the U.S. equity market has dramatically outperformed the rest of the world. This may have something to do with the fact that the Fed explicitly encouraged greater risk taking on the part of investors by buying up trillions... Читать дальше...

GALT, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Unos ladrones robaron el remolque de un camión de una organización juvenil que tenía guardados en su interior 8.000 boletos para Disneyland, valorados en unos 800.000 dólares, que se iban a distribuir entre los participantes de una conferencia en el sur de California, informaron las autoridades. El remolque, propiedad de Future Farmers of America, fue robado el miércoles de la oficina de la organización en la ciudad de Galt, al sur de Sacramento, informó la Patrulla de Caminos de California. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Philip Morris International Inc., down $15.80 to $85.64 The tobacco company reported weak quarterly sales and said sales of its iQos device in Japan were slower than expected. American Express Co., up $7.22 to $102.37 The credit card company's profit climbed as customers spent more money and its taxes decreased. Procter & Gamble Co., down $2.53 to $74.95 The consumer products company agreed to buy Merck KGaA's consumer... Читать дальше...

Apologies, as a 'Ballboy' I haven't waded through the preceding 1444 pages of this thread, but thought it would be interesting to hear peoples first, best, worst and last concerts. So anyway here's mine:

First - The Skids (Lincoln Drill Hall) 1979

Best - very difficult choice this one, but I'd have to go for The Pogues (Brixton Academy) 1990

Worst - it's got to be Texas, who were support to Simple Minds (at the old Cardiff Arms Park) in 1989 - they were utter garbage. Running them close however... Читать дальше...