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Police are investigating a chilling message sent to a Village Voice reporter last week, telling him in Arabic to "prepare for death."

BAGHDAD (AP) — Only a third of Fallujah has been "cleared" of Islamic State militants, the U.S.-led coalition said Tuesday, days after the Iraqi government declared victory in the city west of Baghdad, which was held by the extremists for…

Europe's growing army of robot workers could be classed as "electronic persons" and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution.

It’s not too late to realize.

As far as fan theories go, Pixar movies inspire some of the most conspiring and elaborate ones that blow minds and space-time continuums wide open.

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New research suggests candy companies may be able to make lower fat versions of the tasty treat with a little electrical trick.

DALLAS — Dallas city leaders expressed outrage in the month after a homeless Army veteran was killed by roaming dogs, bitten more than 100 times as the animals tore one of her arms to the bone and ripped away most of her thigh. They promised to respond to Antoinette Brown’s death by cracking down on

Say you’ve just rented an apartment in Manhattan. One of the first things you’ll likely want to do, after turning on the gas and electricity, is shop for broadband-Internet access. Depending on the location of your apartment, you’ll have two choices, Time Warner Cable and Verizon’s FiOS, or just one, Time Warner. Neither service will be cheap, both charging about sixty dollars a month for moderately fast (but not blazing fast) broadband service.

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It's not every CEO who plays a Britney Spears song at a company-wide presentation.

But "Oops, I Did It Again" was a key part of a recent meeting led by Sara Blakely, the self-made-billionaire founder and owner of the intimate-apparel company SPANX.

Blakely had organized the presentation around her "oops" moments, or the mistakes she'd made throughout the company's history. The goal was to communicate to employees that failure can be a good thing because it means you're trying something new. Читать дальше...

Amazon is giving you free money courtesy of Apple — but only if you bought an e-book from a major publisher between between April 2010 and May 21, 2012. And you get more if you bought a best-seller.

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis woman whose two teenage siblings were kidnapped and held for ransom won’t serve any jail time for her involvement in the case. Marion Superior Court Judge Shatrese Flowers sentenced 29-year-old Whitney Blackwell 1½ years on probation Tuesday and ordered her subject to random drug testing after Blackwell pleaded guilty to a

(ATTN: UPDATES with result of court hearing in paras 6, 10-14; ADDS photo) SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency has decided not to send a group of 13 North Korean restaurant workers to a state-run resettlement facility as it plans to ho

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A dissent cable signed by 51 mid- to high-level State Department officials calling for US airstrikes against Syrian President Bashar Assad is unlikely to spur a military incursion into Syria in President Barack Obama's last months in office.

As The Washington Post's Greg Jaffe pointed out, "few things frustrate President Obama more than what he calls the 'Washington playbook' — a view that US military firepower is the solution to most of the toughest foreign policy... Читать дальше...

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints will spend part of their summer training at The Greenbrier for the third straight year.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints will spend part of their summer training at The Greenbrier for the third straight year.

Secretary of State John Kerry has met with a number of U.S. diplomats who want the Obama administration to expand its military role in Syria.

Scuba diving in clear blue water of Richelieu Rock in the Surin Islands, within Mu Ko Similan National Marine Park, Thailand.

The new Engage app is aimed at public figures, to let them see their reactions and stats all in one peaceful place.

Turkey continues to persecute opposition press in the country. Currently, Turkish authorities have set their eyes on the major pro-Kurdish newspaper Özgür Gündem. Sputnik spoke to the editor of Cumhuriyet newspaper about the arrests of journalists.

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Oftentimes a white lie can seem the perfect tool to keep the world around you balanced.

“Do I look OK in this outfit?” The answer should always be yes, we’re told.

“Do you want to meet up for drinks tonight?” When we’re reluctant, we deliver a cover up story —”I’m behind on work!” or “I’m not feeling well”— because it avoids hurt feelings.

But while it feels helpful in the moment, in many situations we aren’t thinking of the impact it can have long-term. Читать дальше...

Michelle Obama joined the popular messaging app Snapchat to promote her upcoming trip to encourage education for girls.

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TORONTO, June 21 (UPI) -- Hailey Baldwin discussed her relationship with Drake at the 2016 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards.

PARIS — With a dentist as a coach, a movie director in goal and a squad of mostly unheralded players, the underdogs of Iceland were always going to be the feel-good story of the European Championship. The smallest nation ever to compete in the Euros is showing, though, that there’s a talented team behind the

Iceland's Gylfi Sigurdsson, bottom, and Hungary's Laszlo Kleinheisler fight for the ball during the Euro 2016 Group F soccer match between Iceland and Hungary at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, Saturday, June 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)