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SPARTA — Officers from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, the Cashton Police Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol will conduct high-visibility drunken driving enforcement Jan. 15 and…

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An investigation into allegations of academic misconduct in the University of Texas men's basketball program found no violations, though a broader probe of support services …

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An investigation into allegations of academic misconduct in the University of Texas men's basketball program found no violations, though a broader probe of support services …

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An investigation into allegations of academic misconduct in the University of Texas men's basketball program found no violations, though a broader probe of support services …

Global slowdown taking toll on U.S. companies.

NEW YORK - An exhibit opening next month at the Children's Museum of Manhattan will explore Muslim cultures in New York City and around the world.

WESTMINSTER, California - Beneath the giant red sign illuminating the Asian Garden Mall in Southern California, slabs of jumbo, white squid are seared on a smoky grill. Nearby, children pluck fried potato slices off a stick and couples dance to Vietnamese ballads.

(AP) — Beneath the giant red sign illuminating the Asian Garden Mall in Southern California, slabs of jumbo, white squid are seared on a smoky grill. [...] this one is much closer to home, in the city of Westminster in Orange County, where vendors sell everything from giant prawns and coconut waffles to home curtains and flashing toy pinwheels. During the past five years, similar night markets have popped up in major cities throughout the United States, a byproduct of both the nation's expanding Asian-American population ... Читать дальше...

Bragi Dash and Earin earbuds are completely untethered and may usher in a future of “hearable” computers. But they are also works in progress.

INDIANAPOLIS - A proposal to lift Indiana's restrictions on alcohol offenders obtaining handgun licenses would remove one means of protecting victims, an advocate for domestic violence victims told state lawmakers Wednesday.

PASADENA, California - The Al Jazeera America cable news network said Wednesday it will shut down two and a half years after its launch, a victim of a rough business environment and political headwinds it could not conquer.

(AP) — The Al Jazeera America cable news network said Wednesday it will shut down two and a half years after its launch, a victim of a rough business environment and political headwinds it could not conquer. The channel, an offshoot of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera cable network, had trouble persuading cable and satellite companies to carry it, and viewers to watch. Last month, Al Jazeera America was honored with an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University journalism award for a documentary that depicted the lives of working class Americans.

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The first-ever national broadcast of a Republican Presidential debate (of any such debate, in fact) was held on May 17, 1948, in a Portland, Oregon radio studio. It was watched by about fifty reporters, carried on hundreds of stations, and heard by a nationwide audience estimated at forty million. It was a transformative moment, the forerunner of the Kennedy–Nixon debates in 1960; its immediate effect was to influence the outcome of the Oregon primary—the final contest before Republicans met in Philadelphia... Читать дальше...

Oddly mesmerizing.

Here is some very tiny cheesecake.

(And a coin, so you can tell how small it is.)

Carissa Rho

The artist behind these pieces is Carissa Rho. She's a 25-year-old freelance writer from the Bahamas.

Carissa Rho

After getting her degree in journalism from Columbia College in Chicago, Rho moved home to the Bahamas, and while she was applying to writing jobs, she started molding miniature food out of clay. Читать дальше...

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PARIS, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- France's defense procurement agency has signed a contract with the Eurosam consortium to upgrade the Aster surface-to-air missile.

Madonna Sang ‘Rebel Rebel’ at Concert to Honor David Bowie

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When Dr. Cox couldn't resist a joke.

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When white people ruined everything for Turk.

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When Elliot got cake.

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When Dr. Cox had a colorful way of saying "get out of my face."

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The National Football League is heading back to Los Angeles. The plan is for the Rams to return to the city the team called home until 1995. Here are the answers to the five biggest questions about the move.

PARIS - With the blood and bullets now swept away, the Carillon cafe reopened its doors Wednesday for the first time since it was among the Paris sites targeted by Islamic extremists in November.

The U.S. Office of Inspector General completed an audit on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of the use of flight deck automation by air carrier pilots, concluding that enhanced oversight could reduce hazards associated with increased use of flight deck automation.

The American Red Cross is appealing for donations of blood and platelets to stanch a looming shortage resulting from the fact that holiday activities and winter illnesses have sapped supplies.