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When Lily Eftetahi arrived in Greece three years ago as a refugee from Iran, she spoke neither Greek nor English. She had countless questions about how to start a new life as a refugee, but wasn't sure who to ask for accurate answers. 

Dave Wheeler 1960- 2018 Our thoughts are with Dave’s family and friends, Blackhawk Farms Raceway

LAS VEGAS -- Though the specifics vary based on who you ask, it appears the Orioles are nearing the end of their managerial search. Reports surfaced late Tuesday afternoon that the O's are zeroing

Coffee chain to offer delivery service from 2,000 US outlets, after successful China rollout

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Clinch the NFC North championship and beat a heated rival to do it? The Chicago Bears couldn't have asked for a sweeter scenario. That's exactly the opportunity they're staring at … Click to Continue »

Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack is in a good place as winter nears - the men's and women's basketball teams are ranked and so is the resurgent football team, with a bowl game looming.

Bowl-bound Syracuse, enjoying good times, signs football coach Dino Babers to extension

"Similar threats are being received across the continent and are believed to be connected."

After an unusually busy November, both in free agency and on the trade market, the winter meetings have further stoked the fire of an active MLB offseason. There is still a bevy of activity to come...

1. Senators vote to end US backing for Saudi war on Yemen  BBC News
2. Senate Votes to Limit War Powers in Yemen, Angered by Saudi Killing of Journalist  The New York Times
3. Senate votes to end US support for Saudi war, bucking Trump | TheHill  The Hill
4. The Saudi Regime’s Other Victims  The New York Times
5. Opinion | The Trump administration won't stand for Khashoggi. It could at least stand for jailed Saudi women.  The Washington Post
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Paul Gallen has accused Sonny Bill Williams of dodging him over the years.

Van Jackson

Security, Asia

With a look into North Korean strategic thought.

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the new book On the Brink: Trump, Kim, and the Threat of Nuclear War by Van Jackson. You can purchase the full version here.

North Korean Strategic Thought:

Before turning to the evolution of Obama-era strategy toward North Korea, this chapter offers an essential primer on how North Korea thinks about coercion and its nuclear weapons—to... Читать дальше...

Chaos ensued on a New Jersey highway on Thursday morning after an armored Brinks truck spilled cash onto the road’s westbound lanes, causing multiple crashes as commuters rushed to pocket what they could.
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The death Dec 1 of Chinese quantum scientist and Stanford professor Zhang Shoucheng in an apparent suicide is both a tragedy and a warning, of how far China is willing to go to penetrate Silicon Valley by any means necessary, in its high-stakes competition with the U.S. for the high-tech future.

The incomparable reign of Steve Hansen as All Blacks coach will finish after next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Clinch the NFC North championship and beat a heated rival to do it? The Chicago Bears couldn't have asked for a sweeter scenario.

The Chicago Bears couldn't have asked for a sweeter scenario, with a chance to clinch the NFC North by beating rival Green Bay

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Military Jet Crashes off the Coast of Hawaii. Pilot saved by parasail crew.

The Chicago Bears couldn't have asked for a sweeter scenario, with a chance to clinch the NFC North by beating rival Green Bay

It is the responsibility of the Thunder Bay Police Service and the city’s police board to begin the immediate implementation of the 44 recommendations in the three-year period set out in the report by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director — a report that concluded there is systemic racism within the force.

These recalls are unrelated to the Takata recall the automaker announced earlier Thursday.

MILAN (AP) — Italy’s top anti-terrorism prosecutor says recent terror arrests in Italy have been aimed at containing individuals who might be preparing to carry out an attack alone. Federico Cafiero De Raho was quoted by the news agency ANSA on Thursday as saying that the new phase of terrorism deriving from Islamic State militants […]