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Thalia Field, Brian Leung and Alix Ohlin are all in the running to be the new chair of the department at the Vancouver university

After keeping it under observation for 12 hours, the forest department on Friday released in the Shivalik hills the three-and-a-half-year-old leopard that had strayed into a house in Palwal on Thursday. Officials said the big cat was released after it was declared fit, following a medical examination.

When Anthony Lynn was hired as the Chargers’ head coach, running back Melvin Gordon said that he thought Lynn was the perfect coach to bring out the best in him. The feeling appears to be mutual. Gordon had more success in his second NFL season than he did as a rookie, something Lynn noticed while…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Bud Black called on young pitcher Rayan Gonzalez and put the Puerto Rican right-hander on the spot in front of everybody.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Bud Black called on young pitcher Rayan Gonzalez and put the Puerto Rican right-hander on the spot in front of everybody.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Bud Black called on young pitcher Rayan Gonzalez and put the Puerto Rican right-hander on the spot in front of everybody.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Bud Black called on young pitcher Rayan Gonzalez and put the Puerto Rican right-hander on the spot in front of everybody.

The Pentagon says it sees signs that the Islamic State group is preparing for the loss of its de facto capital in Raqqa, Syria.

The X-man’s swan song could reinvent the superhero genre

CBS

Warning: Minor spoilers ahead for "The Good Fight."

The first 30 seconds of "The Good Fight" consists of a single shot of Christine Baranski's face as she watches the inauguration of Donald Trump. Reprising the role of Diane Lockhart, the attorney she played on "The Good Wife," she absorbs the swearing-in ceremony with openmouthed shock. Then she snaps off the TV, rises from her sofa, and gets on with things.

Based on that opening, and the fact that Robert and Michelle King... Читать дальше...

An untitled work from Devin Allen’s “A Beautiful Ghetto” series at the Studio Museum in Harlem.

Being awkward at parties is a nightmare. It starts with people thinking you wouldn’t even be there. Then not remembering someone you’ve met before. And then the weird hug-or-handshake debacle. 

[...] if you calibrate your expectations to “monster movie for eight-year-olds,” you may find some fun in this energetic and blissfully brief (a mere 103 minutes!) tale of the Chinese army battling alien beasties in the Song Dynasty era. There’s a legitimate argument to be made that a white Westerner like Damon sticks out like a sore thumb in what is otherwise a very Chinese story — and he does — but when the plot revolves around the titular structure having been built to keep out creatures that... Читать дальше...

It's almost like Noah Cyrus was daring Marshmello to remix her Labrinth-featuring hit “Make Me (Cry)” the moment she inserted that...

A man died after he was shot in the face Wednesday during a fight with two people near Valley View Boulevard, north of Desert Inn Road, according to Metro Police. The man, who was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition after ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The launch pad used to send Americans to the moon and shuttle astronauts into orbit is roaring back into action.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The launch pad used to send Americans to the moon and shuttle astronauts into orbit is roaring back into action.

Jessica and Garrett Gee give advice on globetrotting with children.

A national treasure, tbh.

When Dorothy had absolutely no issue hurting Blanche's huge-yet-fragile ego:

Season 5, Episode 11, "Ebbtide"

NBC

On more than one occasion:

Season 4, Episode 23, "Rites of Spring"

NBC

When Sophia had no filter and Dorothy had to shut her down:

Season 7, Episode 2, "The Case of the Libertine Belle"

NBC

And when her patience wore thin... Читать дальше...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — First baseman Marwin Gonzalez and the Houston Astros have finalized a one-year contract worth $3,725,000, a deal that avoided salary arbitration. The deal, announced Thursday, includes a 2018 club option worth $5,125,000 and has awarded bonuses. When the sides exchanged proposed salaries last month, Gonzalez asked for a raise from

Tottenham Hotspur will win the Premier League in the next "three of four years", says former manager Harry Redknapp.

Pakistan’s security forces have killed more than 100 militants in past 24 hours during raids across the country in the wake of a deadly bomb attack on a shrine in the southern city of Sehwan, a spokesman of the country's Armed Forces said Friday.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections will try to resell $37,000 of new furniture ordered by the state Parole Commission just days before the agency was targeted for elimination.