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AAA Mid-Atlantic said Friday in a weekly report that the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Maryland was $2.07, down from $2.08 a week ago. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in cities around the state includes $2.03 in Baltimore, $2.20 in Cumberland, $2.14 in Hagerstown and $1.95 in Salisbury.

UPDATE: 2:20 p.m. ― Demi Lovato has responded to her social media critics with a Twitter apology, explaining that her laughter wasn’t directed at her mother’s controversial comments. 

As the rain pounded the Bend Road area of Louisiana’s drenched Livingston Parish early Saturday, sheriff’s deputies worked to get the word out to several hundred people along that stretch: Get out now if you can. This is a “life-threatening situation,” sheriff’s office spokeswoman Lori Steele said in a TV interview. She gave instructions to […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ask Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri about his party's presidential nominee and you'll likely get a polite but weary response. From Trump's feud with the parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq, to his comments interpreted by some as a suggestion that gun rights backers should commit violence against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, he's grabbed attention that has coincided with a big dip in the polls in recent weeks. [...] he's also a war veteran who served... Читать дальше...

LOSSER - Dertig chronisch zieken, lichamelijk of geestelijk gehandicapte mensen beleefden vrijdag de dag van hun leven. Op vliegveld Twente kregen zij een vliegreis aangeboden door Ferdi de Boer uit Losser.

“One more battle for freedom is pending and it is that we have to get the people of PoK liberated from illegal occupation of Pakistan so that they are reunited with India,” the Indian Express quoted him as saying.

Highlights of day one included listening to Bon Iver's new album titled 22, A Million and discovering the many art installations throughout the grounds.

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As the 44th president of the United States, a day in the life of Barack Obama can involve everything from receiving classified briefings from his staff to strategizing global affairs with other world leaders.

But his morning routine is pretty simple — and generally the same every single day. 

Reggie Love, Obama's personal aide from 2009 to 2011, told Business Insider that Obama generally starts every morning with a workout.

He alternates between strength and cardio training... Читать дальше...

Matt Becker

On November 15, 2013 I lost my job.

It was a sad day, but not a surprising one. I'd been working for a start-up software company for the past six-plus years and the simple fact we had to face was that we needed to move on.

It hadn't worked, at least not in the way we dreamed it would. Sometimes that's just the reality of a start-up.

But this isn't a story about losing my job. This is a story about what came next.

This is a story about the opportunities... Читать дальше...

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Robert De Niro says Donald Trump is like the main character of the legendary 1976 movie "Taxi Driver," the mentally disturbed Travis Bickle.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Robert De Niro says Donald Trump is like the main character of the legendary 1976 movie "Taxi Driver," the mentally disturbed Travis Bickle. De Niro opened the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival on Friday, presented Martin Scorsese's restored "Taxi Driver" and received the festival's first lifetime achievement award.

The three young girls fell more than 30 feet to the ground; one is critically injured.

Las Ventanas al Paraíso

A stay at the Ty Warner Mansion is far from typical. Opened in July at the Las Ventanas Al Paraiso — a Rosewood Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico —  the mansion covers 28,000 square feet of private oceanfront property, complete with infinity pool, swim-up bar, and personal spa.

The price tag: $35,000 a night.

The mansion, as well as the rest of Las Ventanas, is part of Ty Warner Hotels & Resorts, which was founded by Beanie Baby billionaire Ty Warner. With amenities like two master suites... Читать дальше...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

SEATTLE (AP) — He's notched more first ascents than any other American mountaineer, wrote the definitive guidebooks to a major North American mountain range, and at age 93, Fred Beckey is still plotting routes — though more slowly and buoyed…

SEATTLE (AP) — He's notched more first ascents than any other American mountaineer, wrote the definitive guidebooks to a major North American mountain range, and at age 93, Fred Beckey is still plotting routes — though more slowly and buoyed…

SEATTLE (AP) — He's notched more first ascents than any other American mountaineer, wrote the definitive guidebooks to a major North American mountain range, and at age 93, Fred Beckey is still plotting routes — though more slowly and buoyed…

SEATTLE (AP) — He's notched more first ascents than any other American mountaineer, wrote the definitive guidebooks to a major North American mountain range, and at age 93, Fred Beckey is still plotting routes — though more slowly and buoyed…

Judo translates as "the gentle way," but the Olympics are showcasing its brutal side

As Donald Trump skips from one gaffe to the next, GOP leaders in Washington and in the most competitive states have begun openly contemplating turning their backs on their party's presidential nominee to prevent what they fear will be wide-scale Republican losses on Election Day.