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MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami baseball star Jose Fernandez was to blame for a boat crash that killed him and two passengers last year, Florida officials said on Thursday, finding that his reckless and impaired driving led the vessel to slam into a rock jetty.

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Chinese conceptual artist and political activist Ai Weiwei has placed his latest refugee-themed installation — a black rubber boat with 258 figures onboard — in Prague, the capital of a European Union country that has opposed the bloc's efforts to redistribute migrants among member nations. The giant piece, titled "Law of the Journey,'' attests to Ai's concern with the plight of migrants who embark on the dangerous journey to Europe by sea. He visited 20 refugee sites across the world, including the Greek island of Lesbos... Читать дальше...

A Chinese farmer unveiled an animal with a highly unusual deformity -- a ram with an extra pair of horns.

Water is released from the Lake Oroville Dam after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S., February 14, 2017. Photo by Jim Urquhart/REUTERS

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The snow is melting, the flowers are starting to bloom, and retailers like Macy's and JCPenney are still trying to convince customers to buy holiday sweaters. 

On Thursday Kavita Kumar, a retail reporter at the Star Tribune, noted that Macy's was still trying to unload its holiday sweaters, discounting them to 90% off. 

Arthur Miller’s “The Price” (in revival at the American Airlines, under the direction of Terry Kinney) premièred on Broadway in 1968, four years after Miller’s other mid-career plays “After the Fall” and “Incident at Vichy” were produced at Lincoln Center. What drives each of the three works is memory, and how it can twist or reveal the truth, making unreliable narrators of us all. Victor Franz (Mark Ruffalo) is a fortyish N.Y.C. police sergeant whose body and handsome face sag a little with regret. Читать дальше...

NBCSN presents an extended 90-minute edition of NASCAR America today, from 5:30 p.m. ET to 7 p.m. ET.

President Trump's 2018 budget proposal for NASA focuses on deep space and expanded public-private partnerships

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch ruled on the Hobby Lobby case before it reached the high court. His concurrence argued religious freedom could extend even further than the Supreme Court ruled.

Notes and players to watch as the high school baseball season opens Thursday.

HOLDREGE — Sen. Deb Fischer took a swing through central Nebraska on Thursday, drawing pointed questions and some polite applause in a pair of town hall meetings.

THURSDAY, March 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- America's weight problem extends to its pets, with a majority of cats and dogs dangerously overweight, a federal government veterinarian warns.

THURSDAY, March 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors who limit the supply of opioids they prescribe to three days or less may help patients avoid the dangers of dependence and addiction, a new study suggests.

THURSDAY, March 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- America's weight problem extends to its pets, with a majority of cats and dogs dangerously overweight, a federal government veterinarian warns.

THURSDAY, March 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors who limit the supply of opioids they prescribe to three days or less may help patients avoid the dangers of dependence and addiction, a new study suggests.

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Established as an American Viticultural Area in 1985, Clarksburg is marked by its location along the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, which pulls in ocean breezes and creates a cool maritime climate. Here the “heritage grapes” are the crisp Chenin Blanc and the bold, chewy Petite Sirah — varieties that produce excellent stand-alone wines, but also excel as blending varietals. [...] 90 percent of the grapes grown in Clarksburg are sold outside the county, predominantly to neighboring Napa Valley. Читать дальше...

When Sage Smith and three friends hatched the idea to start Bike Dog Brewing Co., the first brewery and tasting room in West Sacramento, it occurred in the most cliched of spots. After learning that Atwood and Tendick had been home-brewers for more than half a dozen years, they decided to start their own brewing company in 2013, naming it for their shared passions of cycling, dogs and suds. Bay Area freelance writer Carolyn Jung blogs at FoodGal.com and is the author of “San Francisco Chef’s Table.”... Читать дальше...

For decades, the west bank of the Sacramento River was a watery ghost town, a former industrial area of canneries and rice mills long shuttered. [...] since last spring, throngs of visitors already have come to check it out, especially on Friday nights, when Off the Grid food trucks congregate regularly. Even more people are expected to converge here when several surrounding planned housing developments are completed, the city’s farmers’ market moves here this spring, and the Center for Land-Based... Читать дальше...

Woodland, like so many agricultural towns in California’s Central Valley has a large population of Latinos — nearly 50 percent of 56,500 — and an abundance of restaurants reflecting that demographic. Residents here have a real affection for their Mexican restaurants. “Having been raised near Woodland, and having lived here as an adult for over 20 years, I think that I have taken for granted all of the great Mexican restaurants in Woodland,” says Mary Kimball. Look for big bowls of home-style... Читать дальше...