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ZURICH – A cliffhanging Swiss hotel and restaurant made famous by a National Geographic magazine cover is looking for new management after the family that ran it for the past 31 years called it quits. Nicole and Bernhard Knechtle-Fritsche are giving up the franchise for the Aescher guest house in Alpstein at the end of...

Jamey Eisenberg gives you his final list of breakout players for the 2018 season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who is meeting Congress members before confirmation hearings in September (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri is remaining noncommittal…

BERLIN — The Nazi guard lived a quiet life in New York City for decades, having lied on his U.S. visa application and immigrated as a war refugee in 1949. But Tuesday, he was deported to Germany, ending a 14-year battle to remove him from U.S. soil. The former guard, Jakiw Palij, is believed to have been the last surviving Nazi war crimes suspect living in the United States. First tracked down in the United States by investigators in 1993 and stripped of his U.S. citizenship 10 years later... Читать дальше...

The Italian actress Asia Argento at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

YORK deservedly takes centre stage on Wednesday, but a winner pays the same everywhere and we’ve dived into the cards elsewhere too. We’ve picked out our best bets across the cards and can hopefully build up a nice kitty for the week. PA:Press Association York Best bet 3.00 Cross Counter – Looks a shoe in […]

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After undergoing expert restorations with design-forward additions, these properties—Hotel Figueroa, Villa Carlotta, and The Mayfair—prove that Los Angeles has long been a cultural hub.

What’s happening around Saratoga.

Nancy Kondo left the Democratic Republic of Congo when she was six years old, and spent much of her childhood growing up in Ottawa. Now the 27-year-old is managing director of Congo Fashion Week — the third-largest fashion event in all of Africa. We caught up with her from Kinshasa, the capital city of Congo, […]

You’ve got more of Nick Offerman and Amy Poehler’s cute and crafty friendship coming your way, as NBC has renewed the pair’s competition series “Making It” for a second season. The “Parks and Recreation” alums’ (and crafting aficionados) new summer series features eight of the most talented makers from across the country, who have taken on a variety of handmade projects with the hopes of impressing Poehler, Offerman and expert judges Simon Doonan and Dayna Isom Johnson. Read the full article on... Читать дальше...

Psychedelic Casual wrote:

Watching a game on that Toronto pitch is like taking LSD

Statistics: Posted by Cokey — Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:50 pm

Jailbirds in at least 21 cities, including in the Big Apple, will go on strike Tuesday over prison conditions they’re comparing to “modern slavery.” During the 19-day strike — from Aug. 21 to Sept. 9th — inmates plan to refuse to work, organize sit-ins and in some cases not eat, to draw attention to poor...

A man has been jailed for nearly ten years for killing a teenager while driving a speeding vehicle during an unregulated cruise event.

Rio Grande/RSC Sports Information
    MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - The University of Rio Grande has been picked second in the 2018 River States Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll.
    The poll, which was determined through balloting of the league's 10 head coaches, was announced by conference officials Tuesday afternoon.
    The RedStorm earned three first-place votes and tallied 67 points in all. Head coach Tony Daniels' squad posted an overall mark of 10-9-1 and a 5-3-1 RSC record... Читать дальше...

Tesla has been feverishly trying to ramp up production in recent months of the Model 3 sedan at what’s, for now, its only assembly plant. CEO Elon Musk says plans for additional manufacturing facilities are forthcoming, and a lawsuit filed last week by the automaker underscores how crucial that is for Tesla’s…

CNBC's Diana Olick breaks down Toll Brothers earnings, which raised full year revenue guidance to the highest level in the company's history.

The line, which goes up to 4X, had previously only been sold on the brand's website.

SNP ministers have been urged to rethink a “Dad’s Army” upgrade of rail services amid continued delays. A 40-year-old fleet of trains was due to start operating ScotRail’s inter-city services in May.

2 Dudes splitting lanes gets clipped by a lane changer behind me... Dudes cartwheeled into my truck... Ambulance took the on screen rider away. Not sure of the outcome of the rider at hospital.

2 Dudes splitting lanes gets clipped by a lane changer... Ambulance took the rider away. Not sure of the outcome.

The established Kentucky bourbon whiskey brand says Dylan's new distillery is knock, knock, knockin' on copyright infringement.