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President Donald Trump visited evacuees from Hurricane Harvey in Houston Saturday, promising financial aid to the region. But it may be a drop in the bucket compared to what Texas officials are requesting

BALTIMORE (AP) — Schools in Maryland are broadening their curriculums after years of heavy focus on math and reading. The Baltimore Sun reported Saturday that schools are increasing the time students spend studying science, social studies, art and music. The changes follow the replacement of the No Child Left Behind Act. The federal law had punished schools for poor test results. That led some to double the time students spent on math and reading while crowding out other subjects. Читать дальше...

President Trump, in a tweet on Sunday, accused South Korea of talking about “appeasement.”

HOUSTON — Justin Verlander only had about 30 minutes to decide whether to accept a trade the Houston Astros. In the end, he figured he simply couldn’t pass up a chance to join the team with the American League’s best record. “Ultimately it came down to winning and joining an organization that is set up

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tribal elders have decided that wood from a sculpture that sparked protests at a Minneapolis art museum will be buried, not burned.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Tribal elders have decided that wood from a sculpture that sparked protests at a Minneapolis art museum will be buried, not burned.

Iran has confirmed that an Iranian-American businessman and his 81-year-old father have lost an appeal over their 10-year prison sentences.

Miguel Angel Lopez won the mountainous 15th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday, while Tour de France winner Chris Froome tacked a few seconds onto his overall lead.

NFL teams are sorting through the waiver wire after cut day.

NFL teams are sorting through the waiver wire after cut day.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday called on Congress to combine a $7.9 billion disaster relief package for Harvey with a contentious increase in the nation's debt limit, saying it … Click to Continue »

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WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard says it has suspended its weeklong search for two North Carolina men whose fishing boat was found capsized off the South Carolina coast. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Meredith Austin said his agency, the Navy and others searched for 247 hours for Steve Chaney and David Hambrick, who never made

There must be analytics to help coaches know when to remove their best players to preserve their most valuable assets for the rest of the season.

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I recently spoke with a group of CEOs whose companies had grown past 50 employees, but hadn't yet grown to 100.

This growth phase is tricky — a company becomes too big to behave like a start-up where everyone wears 10 hats and reports to the CEO — but can't yet afford the kinds of specialization and systems that come with a team of 100+.

This phase is sometimes referred to as "the valley of death," as many companies either stall or sell the business before growing past the other side. Читать дальше...

There must be analytics to help coaches know when to remove their best players to preserve their most valuable assets for the rest of the season.

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main bourse is likely to come under pressure this week following Pyongyang's claim of a successful test of a hydrogen bomb on Sunday, analysts said. North Korea claimed it carried out a test of a hydrogen bo

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The owner of a neo-Nazi website that attacked a Charlottesville victim once registered to vote at a fake Ohio address.

The owner of a neo-Nazi website that attacked a Charlottesville victim once registered to vote at a fake Ohio address.

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has confirmed that an Iranian-American businessman and his 81-year-old father have lost an appeal over their 10-year prison sentences. The semi-official ISNA news agency on Sunday quoted Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi as confirming that Siamak and Baquer Namazi lost their appeals. The Associated Press reported the development last week, citing