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An apparent chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held area of Syria claims the lives of dozens of civilians, including children. The White House blames the Syrian government.

Fourteen people were killed and many more injured in Russia's second-largest city. Russian authorities say the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber from the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan.

A legal filing by the Education Department last week calls into question the future of a program that allowed a student's loan to be forgiven after 10 years of work in the public sector.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered the Justice Department to review agreements that seek to overhaul troubled police departments, which he says isn't the federal government's job.

The American Beverage Association and local businesses are suing to to abolish the Philadelphia soda tax. Oral arguments are scheduled for April 5. The case could end up in the state's Supreme Court.

In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered one of his most politically charged speeches. In "Beyond Vietnam," he not only condemns the Vietnam War, but also compares American tactics to those of Nazis.

Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, has resigned effective immediately over his role in the improper disclosure of confidential information to a financial analyst.

Chef Manny Torres Gimenez is coming back.

Daniel Cormier has been dropping truth bombs as trash talk, but the truth cuts two ways.

British Prime Minister Theresa May caused a stir on Tuesday when she visited Saudi Arabia — not only for setting foot in the country to begin with, but, perhaps even more so, for flouting the dress code for women by not wearing a headscarf. The Telegraph noted that May “has taken a stand against Saudi Arabia’s ultra-conservative regime by not wearing a headscarf — going against official Foreign Office advice,” and a flood of tweets praised the British leader for the move, though many came tinged with anti-Muslim sentiment as well.

British Prime Minister Theresa May caused a stir on Tuesday when she visited Saudi Arabia — not only for setting foot in the country to begin with, but, perhaps even more so, for flouting the dress code for women by not wearing a headscarf. The Telegraph noted that May “has taken a stand against Saudi Arabia’s ultra-conservative regime by not wearing a headscarf — going against official Foreign Office advice,” and a flood of tweets praised the British leader for the move, though many came tinged with anti-Muslim sentiment as well. Читать дальше...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — In a story March 20 about a winery owned by President Donald Trump's son, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name and title of Libby Whitley. She is the president of masLabor, a company that works…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — In a story March 20 about a winery owned by President Donald Trump's son, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name and title of Libby Whitley. She is the president of masLabor, a company that works…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday afternoon that he was confident he had the votes to change the body’s rules if Democrats go through with their threat to filibuster President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. McConnell downplayed the significance of that change, even as other members of his caucus have said it would damage the Senate and lead to a more ideological, partisan Supreme Court. “The practical effect of all of this would be to take us back to where we were before Sen. Читать дальше...

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending March 31: Fiction 1. Penelope Crumb Follows Her Nose by Shawn K. Stout, narrated by Penelope Rawlins (Quercus) 2. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman, narrated by the author (HarperAudio) 3. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty, narrated by Caroline Lee (Penguin Audio) 4. It by Stephen King, narrated by Steven

First Solar shares popped 2 percent after The Washington Post reported the White House is considering a carbon tax.

American voters, by a wide margin, continue to disapprove of the job President Donald Trump is doing in his first months in the White House. Quinnipiac University reported Tuesday that its recent survey of nearly 1,200 voters showed Trump's approval rating at 35 percent, while 57 percent of those surveyed disapproved of his performance. The latter figure was up a percentage point from the university's most recent polling two weeks ago. Quinnipiac said Republican voters, by 79 percent to 14 percent, viewed the Republican president favorably.

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During the 1936 Berlin Olympics – the first time basketball was played as an Olympic sport – the Philippine men’s basketball team was a surprisingly strong contender. Largely seen as underdogs because of their short stature, the team managed to win every game except the finals against the United States.

Turkish military forces have killed five Kurdistan Workers’ Party militants during a counterterrorism operation in country's eastern Sirnak province, local media reported Tuesday.

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It would be inaccurate to say that Phil Simms has been fired in the wake of CBS hiring Tony Romo for his old job. It would be closer to the truth to suggest that he just got Dak Prescotted by the victim of the original Prescotting. According to Tara Sullivan of the Bergen Record, Simms’ representative Steve…

Another iconic redhead is about to set foot in the town of Riverdale. ’80s teen idol Molly Ringwald joins The CW’s moody Archie reboot for the April 13 episode (9/8c), guest-starring as Archie’s absent-until-now mom Mary. The network released a bunch of new Riverdale photos on Tuesday, giving us a first look at the dream casting. (Now we know where […]

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President Trump said that factory closings aren’t happening anymore, so if you meet a laid-off factory worker, make sure you tell him he’s fake news. Paul Ryan’s stock is down among Hill staffers, a phenomenon Ryan attributed to their inner-city culture. And Republicans are working on a new version of their health care reform bill, which only seems like a foolish thing to try to do until you realize it’s all an elaborate ruse to distract us from the REAL Trump agenda. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Tuesday... Читать дальше...

The international response to Monday's St. Petersburg subway bombing was muted compared to recent terrorist attacks in the West.