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RIOLA SARDO - Rick Elzinga heeft in de eerste wedstrijd om het Italiaans Kampioenschap 125cc een top tien plaats gehaald. De 15-jarige motorcrosser uit Zenderen eindigde op de achtste plek.

Enkele twitteraars, waaronder BNN-presentator Tim Hofman, zijn een beweging gestart om jongeren tussen de 18 en de 25 naar de stembus te krijgen. Onder de noemer Stembus 2017 willen ze de 800.000 jongeren die in maart van dit jaar voor het eerst mogen stemmen, ook echt naar de stembus krijgen. In twee uur tijd hadden ze al 1500 volgers op Twitter en meer dan 300 likes op Facebook.

It's not easy being a progressive education reformer in the age of President Trump. Speaking for myself only, I support high-quality public charter schools but I oppose vouchers. And even progressive voucher supporters want choice accompanied by real accountability, which does not appear to be part of this administration's agenda.

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The Japan Tourism Agency intends to establish a subsidy system that encourages municipalities to update public washrooms with Western-style toilets in tourist areas, to address the recent influx of foreign tourists, sources said.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer broke down in tears on Sunday as he announced that Democrats are considering legislation to overturn President Trump’s controversial executive order temporarily banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries. “This executive order was mean-spirited and un-American,” Schumer said at a press conference in New York City, where he was surrounded by families affected by the ban. On Friday, Trump signed an executive order barring people from seven countries ... Читать дальше...

JOHN DAY, Ore. (AP) — The widow of one of the leaders of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in rural Oregon drew about 500 people to a small town to hear her message that federal lands should…

DENVER — Reliever Greg Holland can earn up to $35 million over two years, including performance bonuses, under his new deal with the Colorado Rockies. Holland is guaranteed $7 million under the agreement announced Saturday. He has a $6 million salary this year, and the agreement includes a $15 million conditional player option for 2018

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Once again, tech jobs dominate Glassdoor's list of the 50 best jobs in America.

But, it turns out, you don't have to work in the tech industry to have one of the best tech jobs this year.

As Dr. Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor's chief economist, tells Business Insider, companies across all industries, including healthcare, finance, and retail, are hiring workers for these needed positions. "Any organization today with a mobile app, web presence... Читать дальше...

The main focus over the weekend has been Trump’s immigration policy and it won’t necessarily surprise to see some heat coming out of the USD in early interbank FX trade.

Police say they believe a gun used to injure an officer in north Belfast last week had been used before to attack police in the city.

DENVER (AP) — Reliever Greg Holland can earn up to $35 million over two years, including performance bonuses, under his new deal with the Colorado Rockies.

DENVER (AP) — Reliever Greg Holland can earn up to $35 million over two years, including performance bonuses, under his new deal with the Colorado Rockies.

DENVER (AP) — Reliever Greg Holland can earn up to $35 million over two years, including performance bonuses, under his new deal with the Colorado Rockies.

DENVER (AP) — Reliever Greg Holland can earn up to $35 million over two years, including performance bonuses, under his new deal with the Colorado Rockies.

The week in college basketball started with three of the top four teams in The AP Top 25 losing by Wednesday. The hits to ranked teams kept coming, leading to what’s sure to be a major upheaval in Monday’s poll. Through all the chaos, one team stayed steady: No. 3 Gonzaga. After rolling through a

BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany say the bodies of six teenagers have been found dead in a garden house near the southern city of Wuerzburg.

BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany say the bodies of six teenagers have been found dead in a garden house near the southern city of Wuerzburg.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among the thousands of people at the Lunar New Year parade in Vancouver's Chinatown Sunday.

MIAMI — Former Dartmouth runner Christopher Zablocki of Essex, Connecticut won the damp, chilly Miami Marathon on Sunday with a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes, 15 seconds. Runner-up Hillary Too of Kenya finished second in 2:19:42. Two-time Miami Marathon winner Luis Carlos Rivero Gonzalez of Guatemala was third in 2:20:01. Marta Ayala of Ethiopia

Derrick Rose was ruled out of Sunday's game against the Atlanta Hawks after he suffered a sprained ankle during Friday's win over Charlotte.

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Podgorica (Montenegro) (AFP) - Heavily-armed police are guarding the streets of Montenegro's capital after a spike in gangland violence rattled the Balkan country, which is on the brink of joining NATO.

Drug mafia feuds began in the coastal towns of Bar and Kotor, hotbeds of organised crime, where anti-terrorist police swooped in to tackle the deadly rivalries last summer as tourists came and went on cruise ships.

But the troubles have come to the streets... Читать дальше...

Prominent lawmakers from both parties blasted Trump's decision to put his controversial chief strategist on the National Security Council.