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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers are pushing for tougher sexual assault reporting requirements on college campuses in response to the ongoing investigations into Baylor University’s handling of sexual assault allegations involving its football program. The Legislature convenes every other year and is in session for the first time since the Baylor scandal blew up and

The principal of a Kansas high school resigned after a group of student journalists exposed her questionable credentials.

Saudis recognize the need to diversify and liberalize and may have taken recent steps to do so.

Rob Sanderson, MKM Partners, discusses Amazon's deal for Thursday night football streaming rights from the NFL.

In the wake of the recent chemical attack that killed at least 70 people, including women and children, in the Idlib province of Syria, Trump was fired up about his administration’s next steps in the region.

The Washington Post story about an alleged meeting between Blackwater founder Erik Prince and “a Russian close to Vladimir Putin" is nothing more than an inelegant lie, Russian political analyst Mikhail Sinelnikov-Orishak told Radio Sputnik.

The Gunners are looking to get back to winning ways at the Emirates Stadium as they host Slaven Bilic's out of form side - follow the action LIVE with Goal!

Both sides remain in the Premier League relegation zone and need a win to boost their hopes of survival - follow the action LIVE with Goal!

The visitors arrive off the back of beating Premier League leaders Chelsea and are looking to move further clear of the bottom three - follow the action LIVE with Goal!

Mauricio Pochettino's side are looking to keep up the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea with a win in south Wales - follow the action LIVE with Goal!

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If you're making $100,000 a year, you're doing pretty well for yourself, especially considering that the median household income in the US is $53,889.

But if you live in the metro areas of Seattle, San Francisco, or Washington, DC, a low-six-figure household income barely puts you among the top half of earners, let alone in the top 20%.

In Stamford, Connecticut, for example, you'd represent the top 48% with a $100,000 household income.

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Brazil is interested in buying Russian Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile systems, but the financial situation does not allow to plan such purchase on a tight deadline, Raul Jungmann, the country's defense minister, said Wednesday.

Donald Trump's leadership style gets a black mark from a majority of Washington voters, but the state is more spit on changes that the 45th president is trying to make to the country.  Trump has won the hearts of Washington Republicans, who were split on him last year, but is hugely unpopular among Democrats and gets thumbs-down from Independents.

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the recent chemical attack in Syria crossed "beyond a red line" and changed his mind about Bashar Assad, the ruthless Syrian president, whom Trump had previously suggested could stay in power.

When asked during a press conference with King Abdullah II of Jordan whether the gas attack crossed a "red line," Trump said it "crossed a lot of lines" for him. The attack on Tuesday on a rebel-held town in northwest Syria killed at least 70 people. Читать дальше...

The Seahawks have been open about discussing the fact that teams have approached them about trading for cornerback Richard Sherman and the list of teams that they’ve spoken to reportedly includes a team that is rarely open about discussing their plans on any front. Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald reports that the Patriots have…

“If only dad had known about the power of Pepsi,” the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. wrote on Twitter, above an archived photo of police officers shoving her father and other peaceful protesters during a 1960s march.  

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers are pushing for tougher sexual assault reporting requirements on college campuses in response to the ongoing investigations into Baylor University's handling of sexual assault allegations involving its football program.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky lawyer facing prison time for a scheme to defraud the government of nearly $600 million in federal disability payments took another legal hit Wednesday when a judge ordered him to pay nearly $31.5 million in damages to the government and two whistleblowers. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Amul R.

Sanusi, in his key note address in Kaduna on Promoting Investment Amidst Economic Challenges says northern Nigerian will be the poorest if Nigeria is broken.

Citing no evidence, President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused his predecessor's national security adviser of breaking the law, one month after he accused former President Barack Obama of illegally wiretapping him.

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Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State RexTillerson will discuss global security, including the Syria, North Korea and Ukraine situations, during the latter's visit to Moscow, the ministry said on Wednesday.

Tillerson is to visit Russia on April 11-12, and Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement it "positively evaluated the new U.S. administration's efforts to improve ties" with Moscow.

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A new study adds even more evidence to the old adage, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away. "