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Things got ridiculously cute during the "Kung Fu Panda 3" press tour in China this week. 

An international court on Thursday sentenced a leading Kosovo Serb politician to nine years in prison for war crimes against ethnic Albanian civilians — a ruling that could heighten tensions in the Balkan region and prompted Belgrade to start reconsidering its EU-mediated reconciliation talks with Pristina.

In my 10-year career, it's never been so dangerous to operate in a country where unauthorised raids, arrests and disappearances have become routine

Eric Fanning told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that improving the Army's state of readiness is challenging because of the threat posed by Islamic State militants and other demands. Committee members had expressed concern a federal law governing requirements for filling openings that require Senate confirmation would be violated if Fanning continued as acting secretary. McCain, a frequent critic of the Obama administration's national security policies, said the decision to cut... Читать дальше...

iOS 9.2.1 comes bearing important security updates. Go get it.

The post You Shouldn’t Wait on the Latest iOS Update appeared first on WIRED.

The Arsenal manager has been an outspoken critic of current anti-doping procedures in football but is comfortable with the situation in the Premier League

Tell us how you keep your marriage rock solid!

Marriage can be hard.

Mawwiage, too!

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You spend tons of time, money, and effort on a wedding, and then suddenly you're hitched. And it's like, "now what?" How do you keep it all together?

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It’s National Hug Day, which means that touchy-feely people everywhere are getting set to envelop their acquaintances with their grimy arms.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — There's a reason why Lleyton Hewitt could keep tennis fans awake until after 4 in the morning, even when he was playing at home, years after winning Grand Slam titl…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — There's a reason why Lleyton Hewitt could keep tennis fans awake until after 4 in the morning, even when he was playing at home, years after winning Grand Slam titl…

The Obama administration's nominee to be the Army's top civilian official said Thursday he is worried about plans to reduce the Army's size to about 450,000 active-duty troops.

HARTFORD, Connecticut - The Hartford Club, a social hub for the Connecticut city's upper crust that counts Mark Twain among past members, is launching its first modern advertising campaign to as it tries to overcome damage from the recession and a stuffy public image.

(AP) — The Hartford Club, a social hub for the Connecticut city's upper crust that counts Mark Twain among past members, is launching its first modern advertising campaign to as it tries to overcome damage from the recession and a stuffy public image. With its Georgian Revival architecture and elaborate chandeliers, the club in downtown Hartford harkens back to a time when Connecticut's capital and its insurance companies had a bigger part in American cultural and financial life. The campaign,... Читать дальше...

More than $1.9 million is available in grants and loans for capital improvement projects.

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, New Jersey - Seventeen oceanfront homeowners are challenging New Jersey's right to use eminent domain to seize strips of their sand for a protective dune project, calling it a land grab.

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — Seventeen oceanfront homeowners are challenging New Jersey's right to use eminent domain to seize strips of their sand for a protective dune project, calling it a land grab. The filings came days before a major winter storm was due to hit the area with severe coastal flooding and potentially record-setting storm surges likely to cause property damage. The complaints from beachfront owners in Point Pleasant Beach, Brick and Mantoloking say the state Department of... Читать дальше...

The Saudi currency is under strong pressure due to falling oil prices. The Saudi banks are forced to suspend derivatives trading to decrease pressure on the riyal, German newspaper Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten (DWN) reported.

LONDON (AP) — President Vladimir Putin probably approved a plan by Russia's FSB security service to kill a former agent-turned-Kremlin critic who died after drinking tea laced with radioactive poison, a British judge said Thursday in a strongly worded report that led Moscow to accuse Britain of a politically motivated attack. Judge Robert Owen, who led a public inquiry into the 2006 killing of Alexander Litvinenko, said he was certain that two Russian men had given Litvinenko tea containing a fatal... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Nebraska's chief justice says the state is detaining fewer juveniles and providing more with community-based treatment services in an effort to keep them from reoffending. [...] he warned that rural areas still face a shortage of mental health and substance abuse treatment providers.

But there is no timeline to complete a deal.

(AP) — Authorities say a Franklin County man has been arrested on suspicion of posting sexually explicit images of his girlfriend on her social media accounts. Police say he uploaded a sexually explicit image from the video to several of the woman's social media accounts and then demanded money from her to take the image down.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's economy added 64,500 jobs in 2015, making it what the state Labor Department calls the strongest year of private sector job growth in 15 years. Preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also shows the state's private sector employers added 12,500 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked down to 5.1 percent in December.

During the Melbourne match, when Faulkner tried to instigate Kohli, the Indian batsman's classic retort was, "I have smashed you enough in my life. Go and bowl."

During the Melbourne match, when Faulkner tried to instigate Kohli, the Indian batsman's classic retort was, "I have smashed you enough in my life. Go and bowl."

This newly built contemporary in Hollywood Hills West invites year-round outdoor entertaining with such amenities as a saltwater swimming pool and a 700-foot viewing deck with a built-in bar. Sliding walls of glass in the living and dining rooms bring the action inside, while floor-to-ceiling windows...