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U.S. stock-market win streak set to end at 3 with Dow now down 125 points

Scale of demand left many investors with far smaller allocations than they had hoped for

The crime branch of city police on Thursday brought Alamzeb Afridi, an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative and a key accused of the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, here through a transfer warrant from Bengaluru.

More than 800 Coulee Region residents are expected to participate in Walk MS: La Crosse on Saturday, along with nearly 2,800 other people throughout Wisconsin who are also raising money for multiple sclerosis research and services.

Roger Ross Williams' documentary "Life Animated," playing this week at the Tribeca Film Festival, chronicles Owen Suskind's remarkable growth, aided by the colorful, underdog sidekicks of Disney movies

Game of Thrones has been officially renewed for season seven by HBO! HBO also handed out early renewals to Veep and Silicon Valley. All three shows are set to premiere new seasons this coming Sunday. Noticably missing from the announcement was how many episodes the new Game of Thrones will feature, as news recently broke [...]

For the first time in more than a month, Donald Trump is spending big on television

'Today, the world lost a creative icon,' said Barack and Michelle Obama in a statement.

Prince Rogers Nelson, the innovative and unique musician who became one of the most iconic artists of his generation, has died. He was 57. His death came six days after he was reportedly rushed to a hospital in Moline, Illinois, following a concert in Atlanta. He’d been traveling home and apparently fell ill, and his […]

Discussing how oil gets to $85, with Mike Rothman, Conerstone Analytics.

The iconic artist, who died at 57 on Thursday, once said, “People say I’m wearing heels because I’m short. I wear heels because the women like ’em.”

Before Lockheed Martin cranked up the F-35 program, it built the F-22 fighter jet, a supersonic stealth aircraft designed during the Cold War. The program was shut down after then-defense Secretary Robert Gates decided in 2009 to hold production to 187 jets, well short of the program’s goal of 381 aircraft.

Three painfully mute years later, and after countless rapt hours spent watching Disney animated movies, a word broke through. A few weeks later, Ron picked up a puppet of Iago, the parrot from "Aladdin," and had his first conversation with his son in years — albeit one doing his best Gilbert Gottfried impression. Roger Ross Williams' documentary "Life Animated," playing this week at the Tribeca Film Festival, chronicles Owen's remarkable growth, aided by the colorful, underdog sidekicks of Disney movies. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Owen Suskind had largely retreated into silence in the years after his autism began to manifest, around age 3. Three painfully mute years later, and after countless rapt hours spent watching Disney animated movies, a word…

From giving away albums for free to shutting down his website

Cultuurminister Jet Bussemaker noemt Prince een ,,alleskunner'', die bepalend was ,,voor de popgeschiedenis van de jaren tachtig, negentig en van het begin van deze eeuw.'' Dat kwam volgens haar ,,speciaal door de combinatie van zwarte en blanke invloeden, van James Brown tot Joni Mitchell. Pop, soul, funk, alles door elkaar.''

LOS ANGELES — Many Americans haven’t got a raise in years, but that’s not a problem for some of the biggest actors in China. The domestic box office is not only surging there, promising to become the world’s biggest as soon as next year, but Chinese studios are also aggressively looking to prepare films for export. That’s made China’s brightest stars — especially those with English skills — hot commodities.

Randy Dotinga, HealthDay News
When parents believe their children are overweight -- regardless of whether they are or not -- those kids are likely to gain weight, a new study suggests.

More than a month after the Senate acted on legislation to reduce heroin deaths, the House is trying to figure out how to deal with the election-year issue. … Click to Continue »

Can you be charged with a crime for refusing to take a Breathalyzer test when stopped on suspicion of drunken driving? It’s hard to think of a constitutional rights question that affects more people.

"I think what you’ve got to do is follow the will of voters.”

POLITICO event featuring Senator Angus King, Lisa Jacobson, Rep. David McKinley, Scott Segal, Denise Bode, Bob Deans, and Daniel Simmons.

If there was any doubt that HBO would continue the most successful show in its stable and a bonafide television phenomenon worldwide, you can rest assured that "Game Of Thrones" is not going anywhere. READ MORE: 5 Major Differences From HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' And George R.R. Martin's Books  On the eve of the sixth season premiere, the network has announced that the show has been renewed for season seven, which will arrive in 2017. However, HBO hasn't revealed how many episodes will be produced for next year... Читать дальше...

International coffee house chain Starbucks hasn’t come to South Africa with international pricing but it will still set you back a pretty penny.