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China and Russia have both successfully tested their offset hypersonic gliders which they claim are capable of penetrating the American THAAD system (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense). The U.S. plans to deploy the THAAD anti-ballistic missile system in South Korea to counter threats from North Korea. Chinese military experts consider the tests a “warning to the US.” Sputnik reports: “The hypersonic tests by China and Russia are aimed at causing a threat to the US, which plans to set up a missile... Читать дальше...

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Along with Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, and Leonardo DiCaprio in Time's new 100 Most Influential People issue is former Miss World and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra.

But Chopra, 33, isn't just an Indian actress anymore. Since the premiere of ABC's FBI drama "Quantico," she has been getting a lot of attention for becoming the first South Asian actress to lead an American series. And now, she's one of the most influential people in the world.

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Warning: spoilers ahead for Sunday's season-six premiere of "Game of Thrones."

The water-cooler moments returned to HBO with the season-six premiere of "Game of Thrones." (Sorry, "Vinyl.")

The show's millions of fans were no doubt salivating to know if Jon Snow (Kit Harington) is dead or alive, if Daenerys could once again charm her Dothraki captors, and how Melisandre (Carice van Houten) earned the premiere episode's title, "The Red Woman."

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Republicans opt for tradition over tech to maximize drama for national audience.

The plane crashed on Saturday.

The Nigerian international striker believes City will bounce back from defeat on the south-coast with a good performance in their European clash with Real Madrid on Tuesday

In Breda is zondagavond een 11-jarig kind aangereden door een auto. De dader zou kort zijn gestopt, maar daarna zijn doorgereden.

The Bears took three defensive backs during the final day of the draft on Saturday and it appears those rookie additions to the roster were a precursor to a veteran deletion. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Bears have released Antrel Rolle and Rolle has tweeted a farewell to Chicago. Rolle signed a three-year contract with…

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ROYAL — Nebraska Game and Parks Commission officials say Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park will open Tuesday for its 25th anniversary season.

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LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- European consumers' costs to pay for cellphone calls outside their country have been slashed.

“Pics or it didn’t happen.”

Sunday marked five years since U.S. Navy Seals raided Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan, killed the fugitive terrorist and ending a years-long manhunt.

Twitter

To mark the anniversary, the CIA on Sunday decided to tweet the elements of the historic raid in real time.

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The harrowing and tense operation has become part of American history, immortalized in countless articles... Читать дальше...

Leicester's title celebrations are on hold but MOTD2 pundit Alan Shearer says their draw at Manchester United was an excellent result.

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LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research said they discovered a class of drugs able to treat prostate cancer when conventional treatments fail.

Goals from Klose and Candreva ended Roberto Mancini's hopes of steering his team into the competition, and they will have to settle for the Europa league next season

Donald Trump wants the primaries to be over, not so he can assume the official title of GOP nominee, but so he can start fundraising for down-ballot races.

THE ANC faces multiple and growing challenges to its power this year at the precise moment the party has been weakened by the scandals of its president.

Authorities say six people, including four children, have been killed in a weekend highway crash in South Florida

From Blue Apron to Plated to Purple Carrot, here’s how all those kits stack up against one another.

Stiff U.S. and European regulatory pressure is forcing Halliburton and Baker to end their mega-merger, Reuters reports.

Hazardous material spills after train derails in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A CSX freight train derailed near a Metro stop Sunday, sending 14 cars off the tracks and spilling hazardous material, officials said. The train derailed about 6:40 a.m. near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station and one of the cars leaked sodium hydroxide, which is used to produce various household products including paper, soap and detergents, CSX spokeswoman Kristin Seay said. Sodium hydroxide, also known as corrosive lye... Читать дальше...

Followers of Moktada al-Sadr, the influential Shiite cleric, leaving the Green Zone in Baghdad on Sunday.

Police are investigating the shooting of a man found injured in an east Las Vegas street. Responding officers found …

(ATTN: UPDATES with Park's interview with Iranian newspaper) By Kim Kwang-tae TEHRAN, May 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrived in Tehran on Sunday in a historic trip meant to boost political and economic relations between the tw