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There's someone out there who manages to take a swipe at me whenever they can. This person, who courageously goes by the online handle "stopdeletingme," seems to feel that I always insert myself into the stories I write.

​Iceland is taking steps to remove capital controls introduced after the 2008 financial crisis.

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Kim Kardashian revealed she gets butt injections to treat her psoriasis while discussing the much-publicized "dent" in her behind.

With Colin Kaepernick ailing and Thad Lewis done for the season, the 49ers have added a veteran to the quarterback room. Christian Ponder has signed a one-year deal with San Francisco. Ponder takes the 90-man roster spot the 49ers opened up by putting Lewis on injured reserve. Ponder has been out of the NFL since…

According to the complaint, Amnesty traded its usually apolitical tone for an overtly anti-Indian government one - a charge the group denies.

Heartbreak and triumph are everywhere in the Olympic Games. The emotional highs and lows are captured here in the faces of the world's best athletes

Oil hits 5-week high as OPEC sources, Russia, talk of co-operation

US Vice President Joe Biden praised Serbian leaders’ commitment to implementing reforms that advance its possible membership in the European Union during a meeting with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.

Driverless vehicles will be offered to services such as Uber and Lyft, auto maker announces

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who mounted a strong challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination, said Tuesday that news that a major health insurer was pulling back its participation in the Affordable Care Act exchanges affirms the need for his single-payer, government-run program. He promised to introduce legislation creating "Medicare for all" again next year.

LAS VEGAS — Amid punishing drought, federal water managers are projecting — by a very narrow margin— that Lake Mead won’t have enough water to make full deliveries to Nevada and Arizona in 2018. A 24-month projection released Tuesday comes with the largest Colorado River reservoir 36 percent full. But it’s still expected to clear

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Delta has upped its arms race against the ME3, the term reserved for the big three airlines in the Middle East: Emirates, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways.

On Tuesday, Delta announced its Delta One business class option that will start rolling out in its planes in 2017. The new business class option provides passengers with a cozy room that comes with its own door for flights that are 12 hours or more. The airline is calling the option a first for business class.

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An experimental drug appears to reduce bone fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis better than the currently available drug, a new study finds.

The former Gophers and Hopkins basketball star was the best swimmer in the country as a kid in six different events, in an age group that included some of the best swimmers of all-time.

It doesn’t look like “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” will end with a cliffhanger. Director James Gunn says he isn’t sure that there will be a third film in the franchise. Gunn was recently asked about directing another sequel during a Facebook Q&A. “There are no real plans, and I haven’t made up my mind yet what I’m doing next,” Gunn revealed.

U.S. stocks fall from record highs as investors fret about Fed

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Latest on a federal audit criticizing New York state’s oversight of $22 million in tourism promotions funding (all times eastern): 3:50 p.m. A spokesman for New York’s economic development agency says federal auditors who faulted the state’s oversight of $22 million in tourism promotions funding are off-base. Jason Conwall, a spokesman

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A man charged with fatally shooting a rural Georgia police officer had pleaded guilty four months earlier to a gun crime and was sentenced to probation, court records show. Royheem Delshawn Deeds, 24, has been charged with murder in Saturday’s fatal shooting of Eastman Patrol Officer Timothy Smith. Acting on a tip

Wal-Mart is making e-commerce moves and is expected to raise financial guidance, but is that enough to move the stock higher?

Wal-Mart is making e-commerce moves and is expected to raise financial guidance, but is that enough to move the stock higher?

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A decision by Aetna to stop offering plans in most states further reduces competition, and that could cause plan premiums to spike.