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The box-ticking approach to filling out Han Solo’s backstory is distinctly unimaginative.

The petition still has to make it through the House — a long shot — and then past Trump’s desk.

MIAMI - Oscar De La Hoya believes Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez's highly anticipated rematch with Gennady Golovkin is close to being finalized and will be driven by increasing animosity between the two fighters.

Tattoos are for life… but names aren’t. A Swedish mom getting a tattoo of her son’s name came up with a quick fix when the artist made a glaring mistake – she just changed her toddler’s moniker. Johanna Giselhäll Sandström recently told local newspaper Blekinge Läns Tidning her “heart stopped” and she “thought [she] was...

Fiesta Dinnerware

• Fiestaware is a dish style that was popular in the '4os and '50s.
• The individual plates and bowls can be bought or sold for roughly $40-50 each but a cake plate can go for up to $1600.
• The vintage items will have an inkstamp on the bottom that says "GENUINE fiesta," with Fiesta all lowercase.

We’re loving all things retro! Whether it’s grape salad, scalloped potatoes or lemon chiffon cake, it’s hard to get enough. The only thing that... Читать дальше...

LONDON — Everton’s structural shake-up left no room for Sam Allardyce who was sacked as manager on Wednesday after a six-month reign in which he steered the Merseysiders to eighth place in the Premier League.

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• Budweiser has created a beer based on a recipe in George Washington's journal from the 1750s. 
• The beer is brewed by veterans at Budweiser, with profits going to the nonprofit Folds of Honor. 
• We tested the beer and were impressed — despite one person's criticism that it is "clear that brewing has evolved" since 1757. 

Budweiser is bringing back a beer straight from George Washington's journal. 

Earlier in May... Читать дальше...

In a roundtable meeting with California lawmakers and law enforcement officials, President Trump said that immigrants in sanctuary cities are "animals."

Argentina's Football Association (AFA) apologised on Wednesday for issuing a World Cup handbook featuring a section on how to flirt with Russian women, admitting to an "unintentional error" following the outcry.

Wilfred Laurier University prof Barry Kay says the Ontario election is becoming an 'audition' between Doug Ford's PCs and Andrea Horwath's NDP.

The Vikings signed defensive tackle David Parry, a two-year starter for the Colts (2015-16), and released defensive tackle Dylan Bradley on Wednesday. Parry avoided jail time and was suspended by the NFL for four games after an incident in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he was charged with a felony on Feb. 25, 2017 after stealing a golf cart that was used as a street taxi. He also was charged with DUI and resisting arrest, as a widely viewed police video showed. Parry was on the Saints practice squad last season before being activated for one game... Читать дальше...

A tape of the 911 call made by Glover's wife provided another bizarre twist in the wife's arrest on a domestic violence charge.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the release by Las Vegas police of witness statements and officer reports in the investigation of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history (all times local): 1:20 p.m. Witness accounts of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history include those of a Las Vegas woman wounded in the shoulder made it to a hospital and an Arizona man upset that the lights came on at an outdoor concert when gunfire started and people began falling. The unidentified Glendale, Arizona man says people at the Oct. Читать дальше...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's Legislature on Wednesday sent Gov. Mark Dayton legislation syncing the state's tax code with recent federal tax breaks while modestly cutting Minnesota income tax rates, but it appears destined for Dayton's veto pen. The Senate passed the so-called tax conformity bill on a 34-33 vote, following its passage in the House Tuesday night. But Dayton told reporters he would veto it as soon as Thursday morning, citing the lack of emergency school funding he demanded earlier... Читать дальше...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Republican Gov. Phil Scott and Democratic leaders in the House and the Senate appeared on Wednesday to be headed toward a contentious special session after the governor reconfirmed his plan to veto the budget bill and the property tax bill. Scott on Wednesday discussed his plan for the special session, which would begin May 23. He said he is hopeful that the two sides will be able to iron out an agreement, but he added that he plans to stand firm on his promise to avoid any increase in taxes or fees. Читать дальше...

Emanuel was in a cheerful, but reflective mood because his two older kids — Zach and Ilana — were coming home from college for the summer.

WASHINGTON — The Yankees are scheduled to open a series in Kansas City on Friday against the Royals, but at the rate they’re going, it would hardly be a surprise to see Dorothy and Toto flying by when they get there. They were rained out again at Nationals Park on Wednesday, as both Tuesday’s suspended...

So much for the highly anticipated series between the Yankees and Nationals, two possible World Series contenders. The one-and-a-half games, which were scheduled to be played today after Tuesday night’s series opener was called in the sixth inning, have been postponed to June 18 due to more inclement weather in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, the...

Officials are still worried about the possibility of the blaze returning, as forest fires tend to continue burning underground.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature offered an amendment that preserves the ability of the state's craft distilleries to serve mixed drinks. The Juneau Empire reports mixers must be nonalcoholic, but the amendment, offered by Democratic State Rep. Adam Wool, nullifies a legal ruling that would have canceled distilleries' cocktails this summer. The legislature also declined to cut serving sizes at Alaska breweries and distilleries. Alaska lawmakers also grandfathered the alcohol licenses of several small roadhouses and motels... Читать дальше...

Left: #Jerusalem
Right: #Gaza

(Photos taken at the same time this afternoon) pic.twitter.com/8ZerjxRq3A— Patrick Galey (@patrickgaley) May 14, 2018
A man who would not know religion or faith if they bowled him down is permitting a dwindling minority of American citizens — white evangelicals — to drive policy that affects the entire world. He's permitting that dwindling minority to impose its peculiar, eccentric biblical ideas on the entire world, destabilizing the world and causing... Читать дальше...

• The first three cases of 'super gonorrhea' were recorded earlier this year.
• Super gonorrhea doesn't respond to the antibiotics normally used to treat the disease.
• Other antibiotic-resistant superbugs are spreading around the world.

A strain of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea has arrived — the first three cases were recorded between February and April of this year. 

Security forces intercepted and killed a 'high-value target' of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) said to be involved in the killings of over 100 members of the Hazara community as well as police personnel, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported early Thursday.