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Drake and Future are set to head out on tour together this summer! The rappers, who collaborated on the mixtape What a Time to Be Alive last year, will be joined on the road by Roy Woods, DVSN, and more special guests. Tickets for the tour go on sale on Friday (April 29). The tour [...]

Speaking truth to power regardless of the risk of being thrown out of the circle of trust is what all lawyers need to play their part in fostering the rule of law and good governance‚ Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said at the weekend.

Residents of several states have become concerned about perfluorooctanoic acid in drinking water.

PARIS (AP) — A French cardinal said his diocese has made "some mistakes" in the management and nomination of certain priests amid allegations that he had covered up child sex abuse cases.

PARIS - A French cardinal said his diocese has made "some mistakes" in the management and nomination of certain priests amid allegations that he had covered up child sex abuse cases.

PARIS (AP) — A French cardinal said his diocese has made "some mistakes" in the management and nomination of certain priests amid allegations that he had covered up child sex abuse cases.

PARIS (AP) — A French cardinal said his diocese has made "some mistakes" in the management and nomination of certain priests amid allegations that he had covered up child sex abuse cases.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The prime minister of Georgia says his country will continue moving on a pro-Western course and he's pledging to hold an honest parliamentary election this fall. Kvirikashvili was in Washington for meetings with Vice President Joe Biden and other officials, as well as to promote his post-Soviet country as a regional hub for business and investment.

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LOS ANGELES, April 25 (UPI) -- Comedian Amy Schumer fact-checked statements made by her Hollywood friend Jennifer Lawrence, jokingly calling her the "meanest person" she knows.

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon thinks it has a winning argument for why Congress should allow a new round of military base closings. The case goes like this: The Army and Air Force have vastly more space for training and basing troops than they need, and trimming the surplus would save money better used to strengthen the military.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon thinks it has a winning argument for why Congress should allow a new round of military base closings. The case goes like this: The Army and Air Force have vastly more space for training and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon thinks it has a winning argument for why Congress should allow a new round of military base closings. The case goes like this: The Army and Air Force have vastly more space for training and…

Closing bases can hurt local economies, which can cost votes in the next election. [...] some lawmakers say, the Pentagon has cooked the books to justify its conclusions or at least has not finished doing the math. Base capacity is the total amount of acreage or work space available to support military forces at places such as a training range, an air base, a weapons storage site or an office building. "Spending resources on excess infrastructure does not make sense," Deputy Defense Secretary... Читать дальше...

New York State rejected the proposed Constitution Pipeline amid pressure from anti-fracking activists over worries about how the natural gas pipeline would impact the environment.

Suspected Islamist militants have hacked to death a leading gay rights activist and a friend in an apartment in the Bangladeshi capital.

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Canadian hostage John Ridsdel, a former mining executive, has been executed by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines, a Canadian government official confirmed on Monday.

The parents of one of two students wounded by an 18-year-old gunman who was killed by police outside a Wisconsin high school say their son is doing well after a long surgery to repair his injuries. Cooper's parents released a statement through Antigo police saying they were thankful for their son's girlfriend and two other friends on the scene who acted bravely and calmly in light of the circumstances. Authorities say 18-year-old Jakob E. Wagner shot and injured two prom-goers outside the school... Читать дальше...

ESTORIL, Portugal - Sixth-seeded Borna Coric defeated Italian qualifier Andrea Arnaboldi of Italy 6-4, 6-1 on Monday to reach the second round of the Estoril Open.

To this point, Donald Trump has made his political career on outlandish comments. But Democrats inside Congress are beginning to wonder whether they can end any Republican careers by connecting members to those Trumpian statements, particularly when it comes to one area of GOP advantage: national security.

A leopard entered a house in a village of Agra district on Monday and injured one villager.

Hilary Hahn: Among the composers the virtuoso will be performing with the San Francisco Symphony are Bach, Copland and Mozart. 8 p.m. Davies Symphony Hall. www.sfsymphony.org. “Cyrano”: Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner have reworked Edmund Rostand’s famous novel for TheatreWorks. 7:30 p.m. Mountainview Center for the Performing Arts. www.theatreworks.org

Perrigo shares tumbled as the company slashed its guidance for the year while announcing the departure of its Chief Executive Joseph Papa, who is moving to lead Valeant.

Has this happened to you? You have gone through your normal bedtime routine and have drifted off to sleep comfortably. Then, seemingly all of a sudden, pain in your foot jars you awake.

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