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Kenny Saief has moved to Anderlecht on an initial loan until the end of the season. U.S. international Kenny Saief has joined Anderlecht on loan from fellow Belgian club Gent. Anderlect also have an option to buy Saief on a permanent basis at the end of the season. Saief, 24, returned in November after being sidelined since the summer because of complications from hernia surgery. Transferupdate: Kenny Saief op huurbasis naar #RSCA, ontdek zijn eerste =ù op de Official-app! Download de app uit de... Читать дальше...

The Lowdown: Southwestern College at No. 21 Friends University

Location: Garvey PE Gymnasium

When: Saturday, Jan. 6 @ 5 pm

Broadcast and Live Stats: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/friends/

Flying with the Falcons: The Falcons have moved into a tie for second place in the KCAC following a 77-63 setback at Sterling College (Jan. 3) that allowed the Lady Warriors to match the Falcons' 7-2 conference record. Both Friends and Sterling are one game behind Tabor College's 8-1 mark. Читать дальше...

It’s 2018 and Quartz wants us to entertain the notion that astrology might be real, we’re just doing it wrong. Writer Ida C. Benedetto claims that the ancient practice of astrology was based on rigorous data providing insight on real-world events, but modern psychology turned it into a reductive, woo-woo construct that focuses on our personalities and internal life. If we turn back to ancient wisdom, she argues, there are still “lost insights” to be found.

BRIEF: Elbow Surgery Keeps Pitchers Throwing

Professional baseball pitchers who return after "Tommy John" surgery have similar career lengths and retirement reasons as other pitchers.

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Pitcher Joba Chamberlain on a injury rehabilitation pitching appearance in the minor leagues in 2012.

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Shanghai Shenhua striker Carlos Tevez is seeking a return to Boca Juniors and told reporters at their training ground he "never left". Tevez intended to finish his career at Boca after departing Juventus but was lured away from La Bombonera by a lucrative move to the Chinese Super League. The 33-year-old is widely believed to be the best-paid player in the world, but, after failing to settle in China and scoring just four goals in 16 league appearances for Shenhua, he seems eager to give it up and go back to his former club. Читать дальше...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Eastern Washington athletic director William Chaves is among four finalists for athletic director at the University of North Dakota. Chaves has headed the athletic department at the Big Sky Conference school since 2007 and is a two-time winner of national Athletic Director of the Year honors. Under his tenure, the school's football team has won five conference titles and one national championship. The other finalists are University of Texas at San Antonio deputy athletic director Kellie Elliott... Читать дальше...

Paul Haggis, director of the Oscar-winning movie 'Crash,' has denied any allegation of rape through his lawyer.

WASHINGTON — FBI agents have renewed asking questions about the dealings of the Clinton Foundation amid calls from President Trump and top Republicans for the Justice Department to take a fresh look at politically charged accusations of corruption. People familiar with the FBI’s steps said Friday that agents have interviewed people connected to the foundation about whether any donations were made in exchange for political favors while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state from 2009-2013. Читать дальше...

La dépendance aux jeux vidéo sera bientôt enregistrée comme une maladie par l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS).

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• Benchmark is selling nearly 15% of its stake in Uber to Softbank for about $900 million.
• The deal is part of Softbank's effort to build up a big stake in ride-hailing giant Uber, by buying shares from existing shareholders and from Uber itself. 
• Softbank offered to buy shares from existing shareholders at a steep discount to Uber's most recent private valuation.  Even so, shareholders offered to sell Softbank more shares than it wanted to buy, including Benchmark. Читать дальше...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is holding an emergency meeting called by the United States to consider the protests that have roiled Iran in recent days. U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has praised the anti-government demonstrators as brave freedom-seekers who need the world's support. She says it's a matter of Iranians' human rights but also international peace and security. But Russia's deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, has portrayed Friday's Security Council meeting as an American attempt to violate Iran's sovereignty. Читать дальше...

Respite has come to the people of Omotosho in Ondo state as their long stay in darkness has finally come to an end after the intervention of Fashola, minister of power, work and housing. They have been in darkness for 15 years.

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• People are falling for a totally made up story about President Donald Trump spending hours a day watching "the gorilla channel."
• It's going viral on Twitter.

A tweet from the parody account @pixelatedboat went viral Thursday night with a fabricated excerpt that the user claimed was from Michael Wolff's bombshell new book on the Trump administration, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House."

WASHINGTON — More than a year after Republican leaders promised to investigate Russian interference in the presidential election, two influential Republicans on Friday made the first known congressional criminal referral in connection with the meddling — against one of the people who sought to expose it. Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a senior committee member, told the Justice Department they had reason to believe that a former British spy... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri.: OpenHighLowSettleChg.WHEAT5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMar433433¾427½430¾—3¼May445½446¼440¼442¾—3¾Jul458½459453½455¾—3½Sep471½472467469½—3¼Dec489489½484½487¼—2¾Mar500½500½497¾499½—2¼May505506½505506½—2¼Jul511¼511¼508¾508¾—4Sep519—4Dec535¾—4Mar543¾—4May543¼—4Jul544—4Est. sales 90,213. Thu.'s sales 100,070Thu.'s open int 523,963CORN5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMar350¾352¼350¼351¼+¼May359360½358½359¼Jul367½369366¾367½—¼Sep375376½374¼375¼Dec384¼386383¾384½Mar393½395½393¼3

A man bolted out of a train car and over the guardrails at a station in Qingdao, China. Fortunately, police were able to grab the passenger in the nick of time. The man reportedly suffered from “travel syndrome,” a short-term psychotic episode, after spending 40 hours on a train.

L'expulsion de la sénatrice Lynn Beyak du caucus conservateur pour avoir refusé de supprimer des commentaires jugés racistes sur son site Internet fait réagir au Manitoba.

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Friday that the European Union develop a partnership with Turkey after its leader said he was "seriously tired" of waiting for the bloc to decide if it wants Turkey as a member. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in Paris for talks with Macron, part of efforts to improve his government's strained relationship with Europe. Macron confirmed that Turkey's wait for EU membership was far from over and suggested a partnership instead in the meantime. Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Friday that the European Union develop a partnership with Turkey after its leader said he was "seriously tired" of waiting for the bloc to decide if it wants Turkey as a member. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in Paris for talks with Macron, part of efforts to improve his government's strained relationship with Europe. Macron confirmed that Turkey's wait for EU membership was far from over and suggested a partnership instead in the meantime. Читать дальше...

Warmer temperatures will continue into the weekend with highs climbing back into the 40s and 50s and overnight lows above freezing. The next low pressure system arrives on Sunday with widespread rain chances on Sunday night into Monday morning. On average we’ll see 0.50″-1.00″ of rainfall. Temperatures appear to be too warm for any snow or freezing rain although there could be a few sleet pellets mixed into the rain right as it begins on Sunday evening before everything changes […]

The manager says he has "no idea" if his goalkeeper travelled to Madrid for a medical with Los Blancos

Republican senators want the author of the “pee tape” document arrested.

In February 1982 , I submitted my doctoral dissertation in the Hebrew literature department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The topic was ‘‘The Developmental Structure in Aharon Appelfeld’s Early Prose.’’ When my advisors returned my thesis to me, I sent it, with fear and trepidation, to Aharon Appelfeld, whom I had never met.