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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's prime minister said Thursday he would step in to find a solution to a bitter dispute raging at the Romanian Opera after meeting international ballerina Alina Cojocaru.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's prime minister said Thursday he would step in to find a solution to a bitter dispute raging at the Romanian Opera after meeting international ballerina Alina Cojocaru.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's prime minister said Thursday he would step in to find a solution to a bitter dispute raging at the Romanian Opera after meeting international ballerina Alina Cojocaru.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's prime minister said Thursday he would step in to find a solution to a bitter dispute raging at the Romanian Opera after meeting international ballerina Alina Cojocaru.

By Robert Kieckhefer, UPI Racing Writer
Saturday's Arkansas Derby is "last call" for would-be Kentucky Derby participants; weekend racing action features several other stars as well as top 3-year-old action in Japan and England

Rep. Chris Smith, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Africa subcommittee says Republicans and Democrats are working together to secure the release of Nigerian schoolgirls captured in 2014 by Boko Haram Islamic extremists. He speaks at a bipartisan rally Thursday, April 14, 2016, outside the U.S. Capitol on the second anniversary of their abduction. … Click to Continue »

Several people were hurt after a military vehicle flipped Thursday afternoon on the New Jersey Turnpike, state police said.

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A government watchdog warned Congress that lawmakers could have difficulty holding the Air Force accountable for controlling costs during follow-on modernization of the F-35.

The current joint strike fighter development effort is projected to end in 2017 when Block 3F developmental flight testing is completed, for a total development cost of $55 billion.

The first increment of follow-on modernization, Block 4, is expected to add new capabilities and correct deficiencies. Читать дальше...

The House of Commons Finance Committee has called Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier to appear before the committee sometime in the next month. Opposition MP's want her to explain a secret deal between the Canada Revenue Agency and clients of the financial firm KPMG.

Yahoo will report quarterly earnings on April 19, in the same week it has reportedly set a deadline for companies to bid on its core assets.

Yahoo will report quarterly earnings on April 19, in the same week it has reportedly set a deadline for companies to bid on its core assets.

One of these things is not like the others.

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These images are a selection of photos taken recently near Lizard Island off the north Queensland coast.

They document the ongoing bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef as ocean temperatures continue to be driven upward by climate change.

Before corals bleach, they are often a deep brown or khaki-green color. These colors come from the symbiotic algae (sometimes called zooxanthellae) that co-exist with the coral polyp.

During bleaching... Читать дальше...

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"The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us."

That 2013 quote from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has really resonated over the years and underscored Netflix's strategic trajectory, particularly as it relates to Time Warner's premium cable channel. Each rival service had something the other one wanted. HBO is known for high-quality, premium original content like Game of Thrones, among many other titles. Netflix's over-the-top model offered a simpler distribution... Читать дальше...

Karen Butler
NEW YORK, April 14 (UPI) -- CBS has named Chris Licht as executive producer/showrunner for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

Tonight's Democratic presidential debate in New York will air on CNN. But don't worry: If you don't have cable, you'll still be able to tune in. An online live stream will be free and available to all at CNN.com. The debate will begin at 9 pm Eastern.

PORTLAND, Maine - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will buy up to 30 million pounds of wild blueberries to help stabilize prices and supply in one of Maine's signature industries.

A terrorist unit numbering up to 150 militants has arrived in the north-east of Syria's Latakia province from Turkey in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

It’s Bey day! In honor of Beyoncé’s debut of her new Topshop clothing line—Ivy Park—we’ve rounded up the 11 athleisure pieces you should get yours hands on, STAT. It’s time to “upgrade you.” Plus, you’ll “wake up—flawless.”

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials have announced the recovery of four paintings from a trove of Dutch Golden Age art that was stolen from a Dutch museum more than a decade ago.

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian officials have announced the recovery of four paintings from a trove of Dutch Golden Age art that was stolen from a Dutch museum more than a decade ago.

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials have announced the recovery of four paintings from a trove of Dutch Golden Age art that was stolen from a Dutch museum more than a decade ago.

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials have announced the recovery of four paintings from a trove of Dutch Golden Age art that was stolen from a Dutch museum more than a decade ago.

In October 1991, NPR's Nina Totenberg broke the story of Anita Hill's allegations of sexual harassment against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. With the HBO movie on the events out this weekend, Totenberg joins us to talk about the events of that fall.