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Neither man's name will be on the ballot, but they will be their parties' star campaigners

Cushman & Wakefield shares jumped by as much as 7% in the company's initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday. The company plans to use the bulk of proceeds of its IPO to pay down debt.

HARARE - Zimbabwe police stormed the headquarters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in the capital Harare on Thursday and detained 16 people after sealing off the building earlier, a Reuters witness said.

TAKE A LOOK BELOW AT 2 MORE RANDOLPH BASEBALL CHAMPIONS.  THE TOP PHOTO IS OF OUR 11 -12 YEAR OLD TEAM WHO WENT UNDEFEATED AND WON THE ROCKAWAY TOURNAMENT AND THE 2ND PICTURE IS OF OUR SENIOR TEAM WHO WON THE DISTRICT CHAMPION.  RANDOLPH IS TRULY A TOWN OF CHAMPIONS

The church’s update to catechism calls it ‘attack on dignity’

Bookmakers Paddy Power are tipping Manchester United defender Chris Smalling to join Wolves despite missing out of the summer World Cup in Russia. The odds are in favour of the promoted Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.

IF YOU only pack one thing in your suitcase this summer, make it this colourful crochet dress from Boohoo. It’s the Fabulous fashion team’s favourite piece of the week – and it only costs £15! Rainbow Stripe Crochet Dress, £15 from Boohoo – buy now This sassy number nods to the 90s with its slip […]

While most EU nations are tightening their migrant policies with an eye on their electorates, Spain’s new centre-left Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is welcoming migrants – for exactly the same reason.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Latest on Ohio State's investigation of coach Urban Meyer's handling of abuse claims against an assistant coach (all times local):

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Latest on Ohio State's investigation of coach Urban Meyer's handling of abuse claims against an assistant coach (all times local):

How much would you pay for a personal message from "Chocolate Rain" singer Tay Zonday? What about a video mash note from former *NSYNC...

THE controversial inquiry into the gender pay gap has found “obscene” differences of more than 40 per cent, as thousands more firms are urged to release their data. New laws forced all organisations with at least 250 staff to report on their pay structures this year and the results showed almost four out of five […]

The houses in the Copperfield and Douglasdale neighbourhoods were searched on July 26 and ALERT alleges both homes were being used to package and press cocaine for street-level drug sales.

Football managers in England and Scotland will be allowed to watch clips and see live data on handheld devices during matches in the 2018-19 season.

The New York Times is facing backlash about its latest hire to its editorial board, Sarah Jeong, after multiple old tweets about “white people” resurfaced within hours of her hiring on Wednesday. In a litany of tweets dating from around 2014, some of which have been deleted, Jeong made a number of comments that critics said were racist and disparaging. “Oh man it’s kind of sick how much joy I get out of being cruel to old white men,” she said in one tweet — now deleted — but archived here. Read... Читать дальше...

The Lagos State Government has warned the public to be wary of recruitment fraudsters promising to help them to secure employment as teachers in the state. Mrs Adebunmi Adekanye, the Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Education, gave the warning on Thursday in Ikeja. Adekanye said that some faceless individuals had been collecting details of intending […]

An influential bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a package of measures designed to “defend American security from Kremlin aggression,” including new financial sanctions and a “strong statement of support” for NATO.

Apple has become the first publicly traded company to reach a $1 trillion market cap valuation after rising to $207.04 a share.

In the red? Free bed

ZIAD AL-ZAYYAN traded his home for his freedom. For years he ran a profitable business importing ceramic tiles to Gaza. In 2016 he took out a loan to pay for an order worth 80,000 shekels ($20,830). But in a besieged territory with 43% unemployment, fewer and fewer people can afford to fix up their homes. Mr Zayyan could not find any customers for his last order. Desperate to pay off his creditors, he sold his flat in Nuseirat, a refugee camp south of Gaza City. Читать дальше...

TWO questions hang over this year’s mid-term elections: how will President Donald Trump affect Republican campaigns, and how should Democrats respond? For an answer to the first question, look at the Republican primary for governor of Florida. Late last year Ron DeSantis was considered a long shot. Staunchly conservative but little known outside his congressional district, he faced Adam Putnam, a fixture in Florida politics since his election to the state legislature in 1996. Then Mr Trump endorsed him. Читать дальше...

Brunson, the Sultan’s bargaining chip

IT WAS all smiles and backslaps between Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the presidents of America and Turkey, at a NATO summit in Brussels last month. And why not? The two men share a taste for demagoguery, handing government jobs to relatives and insulting (or, in Mr Erdogan’s case, imprisoning) journalists. But their relationship has suddenly soured.

The row centres on Andrew Brunson, a Presbyterian preacher from North Carolina who... Читать дальше...

In May, a Supreme Court ruling began allowing states other than Nevada to create their own legislation on sports betting. Five states have passed laws allowing sports betting, but where to Kansas and Missouri stand? … Click to Continue »