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China's soft bid to become a powerful and prestigious leader is strengthened by elite university scholarships such as Peking University's Yenching Academy that are churning out tomorrow's leaders with a greater understanding of Chinese society.

The famously close-mouthed cast and creators of HBO’s “Westworld” opened up a little Saturday night at the Los Angeles PaleyFest. The panel of hosts and cowpokes finally confirmed a long-running fan question from the series finale and shared stories about what it was like working on a show in which...

Teachers at the Shri Ram Police Public School in Bhondsi are in a quandary over their future prospects after the partnership with the current school management, SRF Foundation, was terminated by Haryana Police.

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WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Ted Poe resigned from the House Freedom Caucus on Sunday over the conservative legislative group's role in sinking a healthcare overhaul championed by President Donald Trump.

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The dollar stumbled, with analysts pointing to Trump’s failure to usher a health-care bill through a seemingly friendly Congress.

Augmented reality and virtual reality are still in their infancy in terms of non-gaming applications, but a new tip hints that Amazon may be about to change all that. 

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Oil prices dipped as rising U.S. drilling activity outweighed talks that an OPEC-led production cut may be extended.

Floyel Stapleton was stunned to be met by federal immigration agents as he left the courtroom.

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WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will sign an order on Tuesday aimed at making it easier for companies to produce energy in the United States, administration officials said on Sunday.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Morgan William gave her late stepfather the ultimate tribute. The 5-foot-5 point guard scored a career-high 41 points and second-seeded Mississippi State upset top-seeded Baylor 94-85 in overtime Sunday night to reach the Final Four for the first time. The win came three years and a day after William’s stepfather, Donnie Rory,

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The world is a little sad at the minute.

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So here's a bunch of cute things that have happened to prove it's not all bad.

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Who knows, maybe they'll even make you smile.

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This man in a T-Rex costume dancing a chorus line.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Morgan William gave her late stepfather the ultimate tribute.

Awesome gesture.

Although the annual meetings technically began Sunday in Arizona, plenty of league personnel already have been here working on plenty of things via plenty of meetings discussing plenty of topics. During the time that Broncos G.M. John Elway and Cowboys owner/G.M. Jerry Jones spent together, however, one specific subject has not been broached. “We’ve been…

At first blush, the plight of former Chinese police official Zhao Liping might not win much sympathy. When a court sentenced Zhao, who'd wielded enormous power over his fellow citizens, … Click to Continue »

Introducing Stan, whose hobbies include grooming his Hitler-esque coiffe and moustache… and attacking mainstream media on the internet. The Funny or Die team says he was created as a “means of introducing children to the alt-right movement at a young age and to let them decide how terrifying it really is.” Stan’s backstory is that he ran away from his “liberal snowflake” parents and was drawn to Sesame Street because its initials are SS, just like Hitler’s paramilitary organization in Nazi Germany. Читать дальше...

He's already a star of film and TV many times over. Now it's curtain up on Danny DeVito's latest and very different act, starring on Broadway in Arthur Miller's "The Price." Martha Teichner takes us backstage.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Foul trouble stymied Kentucky in the first half. A North Carolina zone caused issues in the closing minutes. Even with those hurdles, North Carolina needed a jumper from Luke Maye with 0.3 seconds left to end the Wildcats’ season, eliminating Kentucky 75-73 in the South Region final of the NCAA Tournament on

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MEXICO CITY, March 26 (Reuters) - Mexicans who help build U.S. President Donald Trump's planned border wall would be acting immorally and should be deemed traitors, the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico said on Sunday, turning up the heat on a simmering dispute over the project.

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Women of all faiths and backgrounds came together on London's Westminster Bridge on Sunday afternoon.

Mirim Lee of South Korea shot a 7-under 65 to win the Kia Classic by six strokes and tie the tournament record of 20-under