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Annie Martin
NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" star Ben Affleck gushed about ex-wife Jennifer Garner and their three children in a Times Talk interview.

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday finalized a rule that lets wind-energy companies operate high-speed turbines for up to 30 years — even if means killing or injuring thousands of federally protected bald and golden eagles.

The U.S., U.K. and Germany lag behind developing countries in 4G availability and speed.

Donald Trump's cabinet choices tell you exactly what policies his administration will target first, says Jake Novak.

KOKOMO, Ind. — Deaf and blind, it wasn’t. But an Indiana community felt its 60-year-old ban on pinball was dumb.

KOKOMO, Ind. — The mayor of Kokomo has approved an ordinance that will reverse a more than 60-year-old ban on pinball machines in the city.

With 54-year-old Ronald Gasser (pictured) still behind bars on a $500,000 bond and a bail hearing upcoming, the family of former NFL running back Joe McKnight met with prosecutors to ensure that any effort to reduce the Gasser’s bail will be resisted. Via Matt Sledge of the New Orleans Advocate, attorney George Tucker said that McKnight’s…

Infidelity website Ashley Madison parent Ruby said Wednesday that it has paid $1.66 million to settle with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission the state attorneys generals regarding investigations into business practices. As part of the settlement, in which Ruby "neither admits nor denies the allegations," the amount was paid to the various states participating in the settlement. "Today's settlement closes an important chapter on the company's past and reinforces our commitment to operating with... Читать дальше...

There’s plenty to say about Donald Trump tapping ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be his secretary of state. But one eyebrow-raising angle here is that Exxon has potentially billions of dollars at stake in one of the biggest foreign policy decisions Trump will consider over the next few years — whether to maintain sanctions on Russia.

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Traditional revenue sources have stagnated in the last several years, which has forced digital media companies to generate revenue in new ways.

The problem, though, is that so many payments are failing when consumers try to subscribe. In fact, approximately two-thirds of U.S. consumers have experienced a payment fail. And even valid transactions are being rejected.

All of these problems have cost the digital media industry nearly $2 billion... Читать дальше...

The plan includes $350 million in public money for the new football stadium to keep the team in Oakland.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has finalized a rule to let wind-energy companies operate high-speed turbines for up to 30 years — even if that means killing or injuring thousands of federally protected bald and golden eagles.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has finalized a rule to let wind-energy companies operate high-speed turbines for up to 30 years — even if that means killing or injuring thousands of federally protected bald and golden eagles.

The US Department of State’s Bureau of Near East Affairs failed to monitor the quality of fuel supplied as part of a multimillion service contract in Iraq, jeopardizing security of personnel, the agency’s Inspector General said in a report on Wednesday.

She screamed ‘Grace is dead’ when she found her child lifeless.

Comcast Investigates Insane Video of Car Wrecks Involving Cable Trucks in Indy Blizzard The Xfinity cable provider is “actively investigating” a recent incident in Indianapolis in which a work truck appears to cause a number of car accidents in snowy and icy conditions. Read original story Comcast Investigates Insane Video of Car Wrecks Involving Cable Trucks in Indy Blizzard At TheWrap

Daniel Uria
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Hundreds of couples claimed a world record by sharing a kiss underneath mistletoe at seven Six Flags parks across the United States.

Airlines have made it tougher for year-end, mile-boosting trips to pay off for frequent fliers, but there are ways, Scott McCartney says.

Lauren Jauregui, outspoken member of Fifth Harmony, was stopped at a TSA checkpoint Tuesday night (Dec. 13) at Dulles Airport in Virginia, where 5H were scheduled to perform on Dec. 14, at the VEVO FunPopFun Festival. Jauregui and 5H's laywer Dina LaPolt has issued a statement saying that the singer was not arrested or detained, but merely cited for marijuana possession and "released on her own recognizance."

ATLANTA — Drone delivery has begun.

On Dec. 7, a bag of popcorn, along with an Amazon Fire TV stick, left a Cambridge warehouse in the U.K. and 13 minutes later, both were accepted by an Amazon customer, one of two who had agreed to be part of the test program.

A video posted by Amazon shows a fully autonomous drone, no humans involved, taking off from the warehouse and flying over fields to deposit the package just outside the customer’s home.

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Donald Trump could be in violation of the lease on his Washington, D.C. hotel the moment he is sworn into office in January, according to General Services Administration contract. WSJ's Byron Tau explains on Lunch Break. Photo: AP