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If Dan Girardi wasn’t already ecstatic that an NHL general manager was willing to pay him $3 million to play hockey for each of the next two seasons, he found one who was also willing to sell him a house. Girardi, the former Rangers defenseman who signed a two-year, $6 million contract with the Lightning...

Earnhardt was not happy with Stenhouse during the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

MONROE, La. (AP) — Foster Farms, one of the largest private employers in north Louisiana, is doing a $30 million upgrade to the poultry processing plant.

MONROE, La. (AP) — Foster Farms, one of the largest private employers in north Louisiana, is doing a $30 million upgrade to the poultry processing plant.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers expressed concern Wednesday that California State University campuses cannot fully justify spending on management staff after recent audits have found systemic budgeting problems at state schools. Lawmakers made the remarks during a hearing on an audit of CSU staffing and budget oversight. The April audit found campuses increased management staff numbers and compensation at a higher rate than for other employee groups, including faculty. It also found... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — The Latest on Amazon’s deal to acquire Whole Foods (all times local): 4:45 p.m. The Federal Trade Commission says it will not block Amazon’s $13.7 billion takeover of Whole Foods Market. The agency said Wednesday that it had investigated to see if the deal would substantially lessen competition or constitute an unfair

West Ham earn their first win of the season by seeing off Cheltenham Town in the EFL Cup second round.

Take in a marriage of fashion and art at a six-woman exhibition.

It's finally here: the final round of Fan Army Face-Off is on until Aug. 30! This year, our two armies battling it out for Fan Army...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts spent three weeks trying to plug holes on the offensive line. They may, finally, have one solution. Veteran interior lineman Brian Schwenke was activated from the physically unable to perform list Wednesday, providing some badly needed depth almost two weeks after starting center Ryan Kelly went down with a foot

LIVERPOOL, England — Juergen Klopp had just seen his Liverpool team slice open Hoffenheim to score a third goal in the opening 21 minutes when he turned to the celebrating Anfield crowd and roared: “That’s football!” Liverpool returned to the Champions League group stage in some style on Wednesday. With the attacking trio of Roberto

Usain Bolt is enjoying retirement.

Usain Bolt is enjoying retirement.

The provincial education department's proposed provisions for collaboration schools do not provide measures to exclude unwarranted influence by private donors, says advocacy group Equal Education (EE).

It criticised the Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) plans on the model, which has been drafted as part of the Provincial School Education Amendment Bill.

The provincial education department's proposed provisions for collaboration schools do not provide measures to exclude unwarranted influence by private donors, says advocacy group Equal Education (EE).

It criticised the Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) plans on the model, which has been drafted as part of the Provincial School Education Amendment Bill.

President Trump, at a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday, delivered a speech in which he called journalists “sick people.”

Racial discrimination was behind an Arizona school district’s decision to ban Mexican-American history studies in Tucson schools, and was unconstitutional. The ban violated the First and Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, according to a federal judge.
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The cutting-edge interceptor aircraft, which has been under development for several years, will be able to reach space and even potentially operate without a pilot, according to the CEO of the MiG corporation working on the project.
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A concert in the Dutch city of Rotterdam was canceled Wednesday after police, acting on a terrorism tip from Spanish authorities, stopped a van with gas bottles inside.

Officers detained the male driver of the van, which had Spanish plates, police said.

The Associated Press reported that the van was stopped near the concert venue, The Maassilo, which had planned to host the California-based band, the Allah -Lahs.

In a statement released by Dutch police... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on Amazon's deal to acquire Whole Foods (all times local):

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Amazon's deal to acquire Whole Foods (all times local):

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Amazon's deal to acquire Whole Foods (all times local):

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Amazon's deal to acquire Whole Foods (all times local): 4:45 p.m. The Federal Trade Commission says it will not block Amazon's $13.7 billion takeover of Whole Foods Market. The agency said Wednesday that it had investigated to see if the deal would substantially lessen competition or constitute an unfair method of competition, and decided not to pursue the matter further. A union that represents food-industry workers has asked the FTC to scrutinize the proposed acquisition closely... Читать дальше...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Thomas E. Mann, resident scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, about the relationships between presidents and congressional leaders.