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Action Bronson lost another college booking this week after officials at Trinity College called off his April 30 Spring Fling performance following...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were: 7-2-8-2 (seven, two, eight, two)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were: 4-1-9 (four, one, nine)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "LuckyDay Lotto Midday" game were: 08-20-22-27-29 (eight, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-seven, twenty-nine)

Accused by the ruling AAP of purposefully setting fire to a landfill, the BJP on Thursday hit back at the AAP government saying that its odd-even scheme has failed and thus they are doing politics to "mislead people".

Iron ore powered higher as Chinese steelmakers ramped up production to take advantage of bigger profit margins that have boosted demand.

BEIRUT (AP) — An award-winning Syrian opposition activist said on Thursday that he was turned back and denied entry into the United States a day before he was supposed to receive one of the most prestigious prize from peers for…

BEIRUT (AP) — An award-winning Syrian opposition activist said on Thursday that he was turned back and denied entry into the United States a day before he was supposed to receive one of the most prestigious prize from peers for his volunteer work saving lives in his war-torn homeland. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency charged with determining admissibility of foreign nationals at U.S. ports of entry, is prohibited from discussing the specifics of an individual's admissibility review. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The owners of nearly half a million polluting Volkswagens in the U.S. will be given the option of selling them back to the company or getting them repaired at VW's expense, under a deal announced by a federal judge on Thursday Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, who is overseeing a tangle of litigation over the VW emissions scandal, gave no details on how much car owners would be paid but said the tentative agreement between the automaker, the U.S. government and plaintiffs'... Читать дальше...

"A print of each state's commemorative coin will be tastefully displayed for this highly trafficked area, as each quarter serves as a reminder of the ideals, landmarks and people from each state, as well as this nation's great motto, 'out of many, one,'" Miller said in a statement. The Confederate battle emblem has been on the Mississippi flag since 1894, and voters chose to keep the design in 2001. Since the Charleston slayings, several Mississippi cities, counties and colleges have stopped flying the banner.

By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange
LOS ANGELES -- Missed shots, an ineffective offense and the solid play of the Los Angeles Clippers' bench resulted in the demise of the Portland Trail Blazers.

His body was found at his Paisley Park home in Minnesota early Thursday, according to media reports. A week earlier, his private jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Illinois. He was battling a bad flu, his reps said at the time.

(AP) — California lawmakers are moving to protect legal immigrants convicted of low-level offenses from deportation. The Senate voted 30-8 Thursday to retroactively change the definition of a misdemeanor, reducing the maximum sentence by one day to 364 days.

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the death of professional wrestler Chyna (all times local):

Dissatisfied by his reply to the show-cause notice, the Election Commission on Thursday ordered a police case against Trinamool Congress candidate Abdur Rezzak Mollah over his "objectionable" remarks about BJP's actress-turned-poll nominee Roopa Ganguly.

A three-alarm blaze broke out between two apartment buildings in San Francisco’s Mission District Thursday morning. The first reports of the fire came in just after 8:30 a.m. at an apartment complex on the 3500 block of 17th Street near Guerrero Street, said Jonathan Baxter, a spokesman for the fire department. Crews found a large fire burning in the rear of the building, which was quickly upgraded to three alarms, Baxter said. Investigators believe the blaze may have started between the buildings at 3517 and 3525 17th Street ... Читать дальше...

Southern primaries account for a considerable portion of Clinton's national lead in pledged delegates and the popular vote. Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Don Fowler of South Carolina, among others, penned a letter this week to the Vermont senator noting the region's racial diversity accurately reflects the national Democratic coalition. Trump's advisers have cast the policy speeches as part of a campaign evolution that has included hiring staff with more experience in presidential politics. Читать дальше...

Vendors forced to adapt to slowing market with 10% or more off asking price

The owners of the Calgary Flames have an ambitious plan to replace aging Scotiabank Saddledome, and they’ve promised not to “steal money from the city” to get the new arena built. Yesterday, the city essentially told them to go back to the drawing board. From the Calgary Herald: The Calgary Flames’ ambitious vision to build a professional […]

PARIS (AP) — A few weeks before the start of the Cannes Film Festival, French authorities have simulated a bloody attack on the showbiz gala, one of several such exercises in the wake of the March 22 attacks in Brussels.