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Arsenal move up to third in the Premier League as Alexis Sanchez scores twice in a comfortable win over West Brom.

O músico, conhecido tanto por suas canções de sucesso, como por seu estilo eclético e atitude rebelde, morreu quinta-feira aos 57 anos de idade.

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As Tiger Woods' career continues to sink from his one-time dominant status, a superstar on his level is convinced that Woods will never again reach stardom and probably wants to retire.

, [...] from “Let’s Go Crazy,” one of his many songs quoted repeatedly Thursday as people tried to cope with the shock of his death. For all its glitches and trolls, social media can be a blessing in tough times, whether it’s notes and links about beloved celebrities. Things aren’t going exactly great for those wanting to sue Ashley Madison, an online dating service for people who want to have an affair. A federal judge has ruled that they will have to be publicly identified in order to sue over... Читать дальше...

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Here's an interesting upside for Microsoft thanks to its aggressive push of free Windows 10 for consumers: People seem to be using Bing more.

When Microsoft reported its fiscal year 2016 third-quarter earnings on Thursday, the company said (emphasis added):

Search advertising revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs grew 18% in constant currency with continued benefit from Windows 10 usage.

The company also said that 35% of the... Читать дальше...

Powerhouse songstress Aretha Franklin wondered whether Prince's sudden death Thursday was the result of a Zika virus infection.

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The stepfather of late rapper Tupac Shakur has been denied parole from his federal prison sentence for leading a revolutionary group responsible for the slayings of an armed guard and two New York police officers, a…

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The stepfather of late rapper Tupac Shakur has been denied parole from his federal prison sentence for leading a revolutionary group responsible for the slayings of an armed guard and two New York police officers, a…

MINEOLA, New York - The stepfather of late rapper Tupac Shakur has been denied parole from his federal prison sentence for leading a revolutionary group responsible for the slayings of an armed guard and two New York police officers, a Justice Department spokesman told The Associated Press.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that two ceasefire agreements signed between Azerbaijan and Armenia in 1995 and 1996 are the foundation of cessation of hostilities in self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Berkeley’s bold indie theater company is playing roulette with his “Hamlet” in a mind-bending new production that opened on Wednesday, April 20, at a soldout Ashby Stage. Founding Artistic Director Patrick Dooley thought it was the perfect way to open Shotgun’s 25th season, and an intriguing challenge for the company. “Part of the (hiring) process was picking people that not only were going to be good actors, but had the mental toughness to do something like this,” he said in a phone interview. Читать дальше...

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday labeled his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the day as “very successful,” adding that the two countries reached understandings over issues that had previously not been sufficiently clarified.

“I set the goal of the meeting as strengthening coordination between Russia and Israel to prevent mishaps,” Netanyahu said. “I think we clarified some matters, and that is very important.”

Imagine getting a phone call on a late Sunday afternoon from your boss asking you to fly out first thing the next morning to interview Prince. That...

The families of five special needs students filed a blockbuster $25 million lawsuit charging a Long Island middle school teacher with abuse.

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Public health officials are getting creative about tackling the Zika crisis, with campaigns that use reggae music and Elmo to raise awareness about the virus.

Now, two billboards have sprung up in Rio de Janeiro that take a more direct route to addressing the problem: They trap and kill the mosquitoes that are the primary driver of the disease.

The mosquito killer billboards, part of a project from a Rio-based marketing agency, lure the insects, leaving... Читать дальше...

FOSTER CITY (ANP) - Visa heeft in het tweede kwartaal van zijn gebroken boekjaar 2015/2016 zowel de winst als de omzet zien aandikken ten opzichte van een jaar eerder. De creditcardmaatschappij sprak desondanks van aanhoudende tegenwind van de sterke Amerikaanse dollar, lagere olieprijzen en een ,,ongelijke'' wereldeconomie.

A bipartisan working group has been formed in the US House of Representatives to examine encryption.

VASSE - Vasse maakt zich op voor de derde editie van Kingpop. De opvolger van Dauwpop lijkt nu al een traditie te worden. 

Isso é mais de um álbum por ano, pelos próximos 100 anos.

Um novo documentário da BBC alega que Prince gravou pelo menos 2.000 músicas que nunca foram ouvidas pelo público geral.

Acredita-se que elas estejam guardadas em um cofre no subsolo do Paisley Park Studios, seu complexo de gravação. A alegação é feita no Hunting For Prince's Vault, um documentário que foi ao ar pela BBC Radio 4.

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BARBOURVILLE, Kentucky - The chairman of a Kentucky school board, who dropped out of high school at 17, hoped to settle the controversy raging around whether a diploma he bought online was real. So Dexter Smith signed up to take the GED exam.