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More history can be made along the way. A win will mean 10th-ranked Canada — a bronze medallist four years ago in London — goes for gold Friday against either No. 6 Sweden or No. 8 Brazil at Rio’s storied Maracana stadium

Twenty-five Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers conducting searches in a refugee camp in the southern West Bank on Tuesday, Red Crescent medics said.

Joao Havelange, who as president of FIFA for two decades transformed soccer's governing body into a multibillion-dollar business and a hotbed for subsequent corruption that damaged its reputation, has died. He was 100.

Is de mysterieuze nazitrein een smeuïge legende of bestaat hij echt? Duitser Andreas Richter en Pool Piotr Koper hopen hierover zo snel mogelijk duidelijkheid te brengen. De amateurhistorici zijn vandaag na maandenlang gesteggel eindelijk begonnen met graven naar de mysterieuze nazitrein in de bossen van het Poolse Walbrzych.

Four years after an octogenerian achieved worldwide notoriety when an attempt to spruce up a fresco of Christ went disastrously wrong, she is about to find renewed fame as the protagonist of an opera.

TAIPEI - Taiwan's interior minister on Tuesday visited the largest of the disputed Spratly Islands in the Sou...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has found four rafters who were reported missing on the Sandy River east of Portland.

The Republican presidential nominee made a number of statements that don't stand up to scrutiny

Grace Abbott, a champion for the rights of children, immigrants and women leader during the Progressive Era, will be the subject of a discussion and performance by Grand Island native John Sorensen Thursday, 5:30-6:30, in Room LS221 of Love Library…

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Airbnb is testing out a new app that will help it expand beyond a home-sharing service. 

Now available on the Google Play store, Airbnb Trips is a trip-planning app that creates an itinerary and offers guides of local restaurants, bars, and activities. Even though anyone can download it, Airbnb is still listing it as "unreleased," meaning it's in the testing stages and may contain bugs. The app is not available on the Apple App Store. 

In June, Airbnb raised $1 billion... Читать дальше...

Google started rolling out its video chatting app, Google Duo, in 78 languages on Monday, Aug. 15. Available for both Android and iOS devices, the “1-to-1 video calling app” promises to make video calling simple. While Google Duo's interface is reminiscent of Apple's FaceTime, the video calling platform has its own unique features and limitations from other video calling apps.

Billy Bob Thornton is responding to cheating rumors concerning Amber Heard. Johnny Depp reportedly accused Amber and Billy Bob of cheating when they worked on London Fields together. Johnny reportedly ended up cutting off his fingertip in a rage over his belief that Amber was cheating with Billy Bob. Billy Bob told TMZ the allegations [...]

Wall Street lower on NY Fed chief’s comments

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Despite a staggering 69% growth in app-based sales between 2014 and 2015, only some retailers are correctly utilizing the user market, according to a recent report by ARC from Applause that measured the average user sentiment for Android and iOS retail apps on a 100-point scale.

The way in which a company navigates the app user experience... Читать дальше...

The capabilities and innovations NNSA supports help ensure the country's role as a leader in science and technology while maintaining a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent. In a recent visit to Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, NNSA’s Technology Transfer Program Manager for the Office of Strategic Partnerships Lee Finewood paid homage to one of the greatest tech transfer success stories of the nuclear security enterprise: the clean room.

EFF leader Julius Malema has thanked Marikana residents for voting the ANC out of the ward where 34 miners died in 2012. (VIDEO)

At least 82 militants were killed and 64 others injured as the Afghan army launched wide-scale operations in 17 of the country's 34 provinces, Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

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Apple will boost its investment in China, one of its most important but increasingly difficult markets, and build its first Asia-Pacific research and development center in the country, CEO Tim Cook said on Tuesday.

Demand for Apple's phones has plummeted in China, and the government maintains a wary attitude towards foreign technology. This is at least the CEO's second trip to the country in four months.

Apple's new research and development center will be built by the end of the year... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- North Carolina has filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a voter identification law that was struck down by a lower court.

The mood among German analysts and investors improved slightly in August, a key survey has showed. As Sonia Legg reports, it regained some of the ground it lost last month following Britain's vote to leave the European Union.

Think you know everything about Kendall Jenner? Think again. Like previous Vogue cover girls before her, the 20-year-old supermodel gamely answered "73 Questions" for the...

Archeologists have unearthed 2,000-year-old fortifications near Kerch

Ken Salazar, a former interior secretary and U.S. Senator from Colorado, will lead a team of four co-chairs

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Cole Kayser proudly poses with his public-land pronghorn.

Stay low,” I whispered to my son Cole. “If those bucks see any movement, they’ll blow out of here.”

It didn’t help matters that we were hunting public-land pronghorns that had been pressured more than an elementary school spelling bee champion. Reaching our destination—a high, sagebrush hill—I motioned for Cole to crawl, and we both slithered to the edge for a look below. Two bucks... Читать дальше...