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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — State officials say an invasive insect that kills ash trees has been confirmed for the first time in Nebraska.

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Phil McConkey wakes up with the same image in mind every morning. 

He is 27 again, a skinny kid from the west side of Buffalo. He barely weighs 160 pounds and hasn't played American football for five years.

And then he sets about trying to make his way in to the National Football League.

"I had no chance. I mean I had no chance," McConkey told OneWire's Skiddy von Stade. 

One of the first people McConkey, who was a nuclear weapons transshipment pilot with the US Navy... Читать дальше...

Jets tackle Ryan Clady took the short trip down to Washington, D.C. on Monday to join his former Broncos teammates at the White House as they celebrated their Super Bowl 50 victory. Clady called that “a little awkward” as he was traded away this offseason after missing all of last season with a torn ACL.…

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Experts weigh in.

Tax experts who testified yesterday before a parliamentary committee were warned last-minute that they were forbidden from addressing KPMG’s controversial offshore tax dodge in the Isle of Man — despite having been summoned to the committee for that very reason.

Big names like Amazon are betting on India and investors should too, two experts said Wednesday.

– The source revealed that President Buhari will hold secret talks with Niger Delta militants in London – According to him, these talks may lead to release of Nnamdi Kanu in exchange for a ceasefire – UK-based security expert confirmed the possibility of talks – However, NAIJ.com can’t independently verify this information President Muhammadu Buhari […]

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Josh Norman didn't need another reminder of his Super Bowl loss. Then new teammate David Bruton Jr. returned to the Washington Redskins' facility.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Josh Norman didn't need another reminder of his Super Bowl loss. Then new teammate David Bruton Jr. returned to the Washington Redskins' facility.

ATHENS, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The chief of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. on Wednesday vowed efforts to revitalize the troubled shipbuilder as its creditors have approved its self-rescue plan worth 5.3 trillion won (US$4.6 billion). Sout

Charles "Charlie" Boyer, 83 Sidney, Mont., died June 7, 2016, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. Arrangements are pending with Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney.

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African King Musa Keita I is thought to be the richest person of all time — "richer than anyone could describe," reports Time.

Literally. His fortune was incomprehensible, Time's Jacob Davidson writes: "There's really no way to put an accurate number on his wealth."

He ruled the Mali Empire in the 14th century and his land was laden with lucrative natural resources, most notably gold.

"His vast wealth was only one piece of his rich legacy," reports Jessica Smith in a TED-Ed original lesson. Читать дальше...

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Hillary Clinton just made history by snagging the Democratic presidential nomination. She is the first woman in the 240-year history of the United States to lead a major party's presidential ticket.

She's come a long way from being First Lady, and these 41 pictures show just how far.

Hillary Clinton, First Lady of the United States, throws a thumbs-up during a presidential election victory celebration in 1992. Her husband might be doing the same for her, 24 years later. Читать дальше...

"I escorted him out of the vehicle, I put handcuffs on him, and I just waited for backup to arrive," said the quick-thinking deputy.

Tan solo basándote en la moda.

Little Big Town performed at the Grand Ole Opry this week, and they invited a tie-dye T-shirt-wearing Pharrell out onstage with them to play the new...

AHAUS - Een 29-jarige vrouw uit Vreden is woensdag lichtgewond geraakt nadat zij in botsing kwam met een 18-jarige bestuurder uit Ahaus.

Primary updates: Hillary Clinton embraces her historic nomination even as Sanders pledges to fight on June 8, 2016, 3:40 a.m. California's primary Tuesday is the biggest delegate prize in the Democratic nominating season. Hillary Clinton eyes her spot in history and wins the California primary....

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Defense Ministry says it has presented a proposal to the United States on developing a mechanism for preventing confrontations on the open sea and airspace above it.

LONDON — The curtain has risen on Harry Potter’s latest adventure — and J.K. Rowling is urging fans not to ruin the magic by letting its secrets out. A synopsis says Harry is now an overworked civil servant in the Ministry of Magic, while his son is struggling “with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted.” Rowling worked on the story for the drama, which has a script by Jack Thorne, a stage and screen writer whose work includes vampire story “Let the Right One In.”

Meet America's other would-be White House pioneers.

With more than 700 deaths reported over three days last week, and with a confirmed 800,000 more migrants waiting in Libya to attempt the crossing into Europe, it is becoming increasingly clear that Italy could become the new Greece in the global refugee crisis, and that the central Mediterranean could become the new Aegean.