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The High Court of German northern Schleswig-Holstein state ruled on Friday to stop the process of extraditing former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont as the Spanish Supreme Court has withdrawn the EU arrest warrant against the politician.

Spitfires match with Surrey abandoned because of rain after visitors smash 250 from 20 overs.

Jon Schnepp, best known for his work on Adult Swim's Metalocalypse, died Thursday (July 19), one week after suffering a stroke. He was 51....

American families today are increasingly renting homes instead of buying them. The number of families with children under the age of 18 who also own their own homes decreased from 25.7 million to 22.1 million between 2006 and 2016 — a 14 percent drop — according to US Census Bureau estimates. Meanwhile, the number of...

"One of the things (Musk) did say was he wanted to do something that was impactful and meaningful to the city of Flint," said Flint Mayor Karen Weaver.

Whoopi Goldberg and Jeanine Pirro of Fox News clashed over Donald Trump on-air and continued their argument backstage, with The View host employing the F-word and effectively kicking Pirro out of the building.
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Uber drivers just won a major legal battle against their employer.

Following a huge win last year when the New York Department of Labor ruled all ride-sharing drivers are considered employees, the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board last week decided that they could begin filing for unemployment benefits.

This is a massive victory for gig economy drivers — it means that those who quit driving due to low pay or because they were removed from working for the company (due to violations... Читать дальше...

COLUMBINE High School massacre was a crime that stunned the United States and the world. But the shooting proved to be just the beginning of a sorry chapter in the nation’s modern history.  When was the Columbine High School massacre? On April 20, 1999, students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered classmates in the school […]

Brian Dick hands out the BCFC marks as Blues beat Doncaster Rovers

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Brian Dick hands out the BCFC marks as Blues beat Doncaster Rovers

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Quantum Racing carry a seven-point lead into the final day of the Rolex TP52 World Championship off Cascais, to all intents and purposes a relatively healthy margin, even with the expectation of two breezy last races for a nine-boat fleet.

Kyle Korver would give the Sixers one of the most consistent 3-point threats in the league and space the floor for rising stars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid.

Want a Surface Studio but don’t want to pay the premium price? Kensington has a new docking station built for the cheaper Surface Pro that essentially holds Microsoft’s detachable in an all-in-one-PC-style configuration.

Want a Surface Studio but don’t want to pay the premium price? Kensington has a new docking station built for the cheaper Surface Pro that essentially holds Microsoft’s detachable in an all-in-one-PC-style configuration.

Cutest meth maker ever.

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AUSTIN WAGNER The Stats With Ontario: 50 Games Played / 10 Goals / 7 Assists / 17 Points / 62 Penalty Minutes / -4 Rating The Background: Austin...

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The five main takeaways from Trump’s disastrous Russia week.

President Donald Trump just survived one of the most disastrous weeks of his presidency.

In the process, however, he demonstrated just how poorly he handles foreign policy issues — and undermined our persistent, misplaced hope that he will somehow do better.

Instead of defending US interests at his press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, Trump kowtowed to the dictator. He bought Putin’s... Читать дальше...

The project was created from scratch to overcome the limitations of Android as more personal devices and other gadgets come online

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) said this week that it is aiming to issue electric scooter permits next month, and the staff who have been reviewing the 12 permit applications will make their recommendations in the coming we...

Paramount Pictures

• Inventor Richard Browning flew a jet suit inspired by "Iron Man" over London.
• The jet suit can reach a speed of 32 mph and fly as high as 12,000 feet.   
• The suit is available at Selfridges, a London department store, for £340,000 ($445,860).

Your dreams of owning Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit have finally come true.

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NOW WATCH: North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un 'is a terrorist'

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An inside look at how the environmental group’s campaign against Pruitt ended up uncovering his wildest misconduct.