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Authorities say a Grand Island man was killed when his car collided with a sport utility vehicle on an icy highway in Hall County.

The British attitude towards language is one of the reasons we'd be hopeless at terrorism

High levels of correlations between shares are eroding the edge of hedge fund managers

Midwife with a patient in Tanzania. (Photo Credit: Rob Beechey, courtesy of We Care Solar)

In 2015, some 303,000 women died from childbirth or pregnancy-related complications. Yet that figure, disturbing as it is, is dwarfed by the number of young mothers who suffer injury, infection and disease after giving birth. According to the World Health Organization, these casualties measure in the dozens for every one mother who dies; and for the million infants who are left motherless every year, many do not survive past the age of two. Читать дальше...

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton with an update on the investigation into the democratic front-runner's private server. Photo credit: Getty Images.

This is why we love Mark Ruffalo. 

In a sit-down interview with BBC News, the actor, who is nominated for his performance in the celebrated film "Spotlight," candidly discussed whether he plans on attending this year's Academy Awards. 

This year, out of the 20 people nominated in the acting categories, none are people of color, leading to the return of the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag. Ruffalo is one of many in the film industry calling for more diverse and... Читать дальше...

Apple is projected to report record holiday sales Tuesday, but analysts say expectations might be too high.

Apple is projected to report record holiday sales Tuesday, but analysts say expectations might be too high.

Oil companies help lift main index as crude prices jump

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LINKOPING, Sweden, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Saab of Sweden reports it is supplying a second CoastWatch coastal surveillance and border protection system to Croatia's Ministry of Interior Border Police.

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the government of Afghanistan has considered incentives for the Taliban group to join the peace process. According to ARG Presidential Palace, a trilateral summit between President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz sharif and US Vice President Joe Biden was held on the sideline of an economic summit Read the full article...

BEIRUT — Beirut is a city of contradictions. With its abundance of cafés, bars and vibrant cultural life, this Francophone hub was once known as the Paris of the Middle East — until it was devastated by a 25-year civil war.

Bihar is experiencing cold condition during the day (called day cold condition in Met parlance) since Tuesday, with rain and thundershower occurring in several parts of the state.

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Press release The Naked Sessions Concert Series Returns with Peter Case, Star Anna and Jason Dodson, and Simon Kornelis Seattle, WA – Naked City Brewery and “Band in Seattle” are thrilled to announce the return of the Naked Sessions acoustic concert series with a stellar line up of intimate shows... The post Naked Sessions Returns to Naked City Brewery appeared first on Beer News.

“This is about children that are going to sit down and watch this show and they’re not going to see themselves represented.” — Will Smith

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Unless you've been living underneath a soundproof rock, you've surely heard that the nominations for the 2016 Academy Awards were announced last week, and in a repeat of last year, there was an appalling lack of diversity therein. No actor of color picked up even one of the 20 acting nominations, despite strong contenders—Idris Elba of “Beasts Of No Nation” was perhaps the foremost candidate to not make the final cut— and were it not for "The Revenant" and its Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu and DP Emmanuel Lubezki... Читать дальше...

The issue of Palestinian statehood should not fall into oblivion, whereas the Middle Eastern peace process is due to be supported, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday.

Physicians are seeing more instances of a birth defect in which infants are born with their intestines extruding from the stomach wall. The increase has been driven by a sharp rise in the defect among babies born to young African American mothers, says a new report by the Centers for Disease Control...

7-foot-3 Spurs center has turned heads in just 180 minutes

Despite the questions swirling about global economic contagion, retail CEOs are optimistic right now — even if no one else is.

More than 500 garment traders in the state capital kept their shops closed on Thursday to protest the Bihar government's decision to impose 5% VAT and entry tax on garments in the state.