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Swimmers compete during the women's marathon swimming competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Brazil's Alison Cerutti, left, digs in front of teammate Bruno Oscar Schmidt against the United States during a men's beach volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose…

(AP) — Plaintiffs in the ongoing Kansas school finance lawsuit have told the state Supreme Court that reading and math test scores in Kansas show the state is failing to fund its public schools adequately. Attorneys for the state counter that funding is at record levels and all schools are meeting state accreditation standards, and a court order for additional funding would be "a flagrant violation of the separation of powers." The four plaintiff school districts point to recent scores on the National... Читать дальше...

-Shuwagabannin kungiyar kristocin Najeriya (CAN) na takaddama kan shugabancin Supo Ayokunle -Ana zargin tsohon shugaban kungiyar CAN Pasto Ayo Oritsejafor, da hannu cikin fashewar kungiyar -Kristocin Arewa na shirin kikiro tasu kungiyar da helkwata a Abuja Takaddamar siyasa  da ta addabi Kungiyar Kristocin Najeriya CAN ta jaza ficewar ‘ya’yanta daga arewacin kasar daga jam’iyyar. Kungiyar […]

Heather Irvine has tried just about everything to lose weight. Since the age of 12, she's done Weight Watchers, drank protein shakes, ordered Lite n' Easy and paid for personal coaching.

LB Jerry Hughes is going to have a big role in the Bills pass rush. Dolphins defensive coordinator Vance Joseph shared his thoughts on blitzing. Said Patriots S Duron Harmon of fights in Monday’s practice, “Tempers flared. Everybody wants to be competitive. Everybody wants to win. Every now and then, stuff like that happens.” The…

Mgaxolo Magidwana, who was shot seven times on August 16 2012, says the miners’ fight for better wages is not over. [PICS and TWEETS]

What Donald Trump's 'extreme vetting' for immigrants actually means Aug. 16, 2016, 5:17 a.m. Donald Trump travels to Wisconsin Tuesday after delivering a foreign policy speech suggesting "extreme vetting" for immigrants and comparing his plan to Cold-War era screening.U.S. should only admit immigrants...

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Wata mata ya sha bugun tsiya a hannun ya’yan kishiyar ta Game da bidiyon , matan na jinyan raunukan da ta ji bayan mugun dukan da ta ci sanadiyar umurnin da mijinta yai ma yaran suyi mata dukan tsiya, ta ce mijinta ne ya musu umurni da su zane ta saboda ta dade da dawowa […]

Has search for yield led to an overvaluation of low-grade debt?

Last year, the Seahawks gave up on 2013 second-round running back Christine Michael, handing him to the Cowboys for a conditional seventh-round pick after undrafted rookie Thomas Rawls showed he could be a competent understudy to Marshawn Lynch. It was an injury to Lynch, Rawls, and others that brought Michael back to Seattle late in…

-Hukumar soja ta sallami Ahmed Bolori wanda take nema ya koma gidansa bayan ya kai kansa wajenta -Bolori yayin zaman jira na awa biyu ba tare da an tuhumceshi ba kafin a sallameshi -Wani na kusa da Bolori, Farouk Kperoogi yace ba dai dai bane hukumar ta nuna muhimmancin nemansa bayan ba haka bane Awowi […]

"If we had controlled the oil like I said we should, we could have prevented the rise of ISIS in Iraq, both by cutting off a major source of funding and through the presence of U.S. forces necessary to safeguard…

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CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Australian company BHP Billiton, the largest of its kind, said Tuesday it expected payoffs from fiscal discipline after reporting its worst-ever loss.

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Dave Lutz, head of ETFs at JonesTrading, briefs on what traders are watching in markets right now:

Good Morning!  US Futures are retreating small as all eyes on the Japanese Yen ripping higher in the overnight.   EU Markets are a sea of red, led by a 60bp drop in the DAX as Banks getting smoked across Europe, and Autos falling on VW headers – Energy the only sector rallying in the continent.  FTSE is off only 40bp, as drops in HC, industrials and Fins are offset with... Читать дальше...

Let’s never forget Sydney 2000.

Back in 2000, the former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch proclaimed the Sydney Olympics was the best games ever.

It delivered so many memorable moments: Cathy Freeman winning the 400m in front of a packed Stadium Australia. The Aussies smashing the Americans in the 4 × 100m men's freestyle relay. Goosebumps. What a high!

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And then this happened.

ENSCHEDE/GRONAU - De verbindingsweg B54, de weg van Enschede naar Münster en tevens de verbinding tussen de A35 en de A31 in Duitsland, is opgebroken. Dat betekent al een paar dagen dat het verkeer rond Gronau regelmatig muurvast staat.

A woman has died after being found unconscious in a tent at the Boomtown Fair music festival in Hampshire.

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- Monday was a tough one for South Korean badminton doubles teams, as three out of four tandems lost in the quarterfinals. The list of victims included the No. 1-ranked men's team, Lee Yong-dae and Yoo

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee must be bold and back the Lions players in his squad, says Jacques van der Westhuyzen.

We’ve all heard of ice hockey and street hockey, but did you know there’s also underwater hockey?

A man in Ocean City, Md., caught a shark with the intention of letting it go. Determined to get the exhausted shark out to sea, the fisherman carried it out to deeper waters, where it swam away.