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An Asian-American band from the West Coast that wants to trademark its provocative name, The Slants, sparked some dissonance Wednesday at a Supreme Court that’s about to be recast by … Click to Continue »

Qualquer 3x4 é ouro numa época que foto era coisa de gente rica.

Nos últimos dias, algumas pessoas estão postando um link do site Family Search onde você pode buscar os documentos de imigrantes que chegaram ao Brasil entre 1902 e 1980.

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É muito legal principalmente para quem anda procurando mais informações sobre avós e avôs - em uma época que registros em foto não eram a coisa mais acessível do mundo. Читать дальше...

M&Ms ou Confeti? Trakinas ou Passatempo? Só há lugar para um.

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The 2017 Royal Rumble match has a much different feel surrounding it compared to recent years. The match still includes 30 wrestlers competing for a spot in the main event of WrestleMania, but there is no overwhelming favorite heading into the Jan. 29 pay-per-view.

The governor's vow seems to be winning over skeptics in Arkansas, one of numerous Republican-dominated states that seem to have a political mandate for tax relief but are facing tight budgets that could make enacting them difficult. The cut is less than half the reduction Hutchinson signed into law two years ago and less than what some GOP lawmakers would like, but the governor's promise to seek more comprehensive reform later has appeased key critics from his party. Arkansas is among a handful... Читать дальше...

President Obama thanked the Washington press corps during his last press conference Wednesday and spoke of the media's importance in a democracy. "It goes without saying that essential to that is a free press. That is part of how this place, this country, this grand experiment of self-government has to work," Obama said. … Click to Continue »

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Roberto Azevêdo, director general of the World Trade Organization spoke to WSJ's Stephen Fidler on what impact the Trump administration could have on global trade.

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Stock markets have been on a tear since Donald Trump's electoral victory in November, but at least one Wall Street titan says the president-elect can't take all the credit.

Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein on Wednesday told CNBC that the market had been on the right path before the election and that the "Trump effect" simply added to the momentum.

"I think one of the reasons why the election had such a dramatic effect is because it was drawing people in the direction... Читать дальше...

If you are stressed out about President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration, you are not alone. Many people around the country are feeling anxious and scared about the impending presidency of the controversial businessman. So if the idea of watching Friday's events makes you uneasy,  turn off the TV and make the day about you. From soothing salt baths to calm magnetic healing, check out these five spa treatments in Los Angeles that will help you relax on Inauguration Day.

Russell Yates' 31-year search for his wife and two daughters ended this week with a bittersweet discovery.

The recession crisis in Nigeria is causing many Nigerians to seek greener pastures in Europe through a very deadly channel, this is what have become of many.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Seoul court denied a request to arrest Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, a setback to prosecutors investigating an influence-peddling scandal that toppled South Korea's president.

GAO, Mali (AP) — A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle penetrated a camp in northern Mali on Wednesday, killing at least 60 people and wounding 115 soldiers and former fighters who are trying to stabilize the region. The attack…

D.J. Kennington will seek to qualify for the Daytona 500.

More than 3,000 Yemeni women took to the streets of Sanaa to protest against Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the Yemen conflict. Women fighters carrying machine guns and rocket launchers gathered in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday, shouting slogans against the multinational coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia. Some of the women carried toddlers as they took to the streets to show their support for the rebels fighting a war which has cost 10,000 civilian lives. Sputnik reports: The pro-Houthi women... Читать дальше...

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security officials say a rocket fired by Shiite rebels has killed six civilians in the war-torn city of Taiz.

A largely quiet night, but we have seen a number of reversals in the moves we saw yesterday, although very little has changed fundamentally.

A new exhibit called "Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation’s Armed Forces" opens at the museum on the National Mall on Saturday, Jan. 21.

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President Barack Obama said accusations of widespread voter fraud amounted to "fake news" during the last press conference of his administration on Wednesday.

"This whole notion of voting fraud, this is something that has constantly been disproved," Obama said. "This is fake news."

Conservative outlets like Fox News and Breitbart pushed claims of voter fraud during the 2016 election, and some of President-elect Donald Trump's supporters suggested that... Читать дальше...

NNSA Administrator Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz (Ret.) and NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Madelyn Creedon hosted an NNSA All-Hands Meeting at NNSA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he commended NNSA team members for their accomplishments over the past year and reflected on the future of NNSA’s enduring and diverse missions.