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Seven people who worked in the maximum-security prison that held Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman have been arrested in connection with his escape, Arely Gómez González, Mexico's attorney general said Friday in a statement.

New York (AFP) - Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb, extradited to the United States as part of a massive soccer corruption scandal, is to appear in court later Saturday, federal prosecutors in New York said.

At the ESPY awards this week, dominant MMA fighter Ronda Rousey won both best fighter and best female athlete. She also took some shots at boxer Floyd Mayweather. 

China is experiencing a heat wave, and thousands of people at a Sichuan resort are seeking relief from the scorching temperatures. 8,000 people sought refuge in this saltwater pool, known as the "Dead Sea" of China. 

Sneakers have a longer history than you might think.

Far from being a modern phenomenon, the first sneakers appeared in the mid-1800s as running shoes. Unlike the sneakers of today, they looked more like a dress shoe, but with spiked soles.

As sneakers have evolved, they've transitioned from a sportswear staple to a fashion statement. As such, The Brooklyn Museum is hosting a traveling exhibit, "The Rise of Sneaker Culture" (through Oct. 4), presented by the Bata Shoe Museum of Toronto. Читать дальше...

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LeBron James is certainly not the first or last professional sports star to be cast in a movie. But he’s one of the few who can actually act.

In “Trainwreck,” the newest Judd Apatow comedy starring Amy Schumer (who also wrote the screenplay), James plays a version of himself who is good friends with a sports doctor named Aaron (Bill Hader) who falls in love with Schumer’s character, Amy.

It feels like a stretch that James would ever be buddy-buddy with a sports doctor in real life... Читать дальше...

TORONTO – It is cool here. A welcome change from Athens, Madrid, and Paris.

With income inequality at its worst in the US since the 1920s and President Barack Obama calling widening income inequality the "defining challenge of our time," there has been an expansive push to address the issue. 

When Spencer Zwick looks back at the "defining moments" of the 2012 election, an obvious one sticks out.

London (AFP) - Andy and Jamie Murray put Great Britain within touching distance of an historic Davis Cup semi-final berth as the brothers beat France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nicolas Mahut to move 2-1 ahead in the last eight clash on Saturday.

Higher-wage activists have long used Costco's high pay as ammunition against other retailers like Wal-Mart and Target. 

As technology becomes more and more a part of our daily lives, the people who make the software we use every day have become the next celebrities and rock stars.

ClearScore, a fintech startup co-founded by Google's former UK managing director Dan Cobley, opened its doors to the public for the first time on Thursday.

History, politics, and demographics have helped to shape the different international borders that separate countries around the world today. 

Millions of America’s young people are really struggling financially. Around 30 percent are living with their parents, and many others are coping with stagnant wages, underemployment, and sky-high rent.

Mende (France) (AFP) - Briton Stephen Cummings stole a march on a pair of Frenchmen to win the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday as compatriot Chris Froome retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.

David McKinney is an Australian app developer who turned a Ford Transit van into a mobile work station.

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Tony Hsieh could buy a private island if he wanted to. 

The Zappos CEO has a reported net worth of $840 million.

But Hsieh chooses to live in a Las Vegas trailer park he owns, according to a recent profile in The New York Times. 

The trailer park is "crammed with shiny silver Airstreams that are rented out to visiting computer coders," according to David Gelles at The New York Times. 

Hsieh lives in a trailer in the community he calls "Llamapolis" with his pet alpaca. Читать дальше...

Amazon Studios is having a great year.

In January, it was the first streaming service to win a Golden Globe Award in the "Best Series" category, taking home the trophy for "Transparent," a dark comedy about a father who comes out as transgender.

Additionally, Amazon has signed a deal with Woody Allen for a full season of a 30-minute TV show to be streamed exclusively for Amazon Prime, and Ridley Scott is producing the original Nazi drama series, "The Man in the High Castle."

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Beirut (AFP) - A close alliance between the US-led coalition battling the Islamic State jihadist group and Syrian Kurdish fighters has racked up successes, but also stirred resentments that could hamper the campaign.

NICE, France (AP) — The family of Jules Bianchi says the French Formula One driver has died from head injuries sustained in a crash at last year's Japanese Grand Prix.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Marine Corps' top aviator flew to an Arizona air base this week as part of a final effort to certify the combat-readiness of an initial squadron of 10 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35B fighter jets, their pilots and technicians.

There's a lot of political chatter today about a remarkable new poll of 1,400 Hispanic voters. Not surprisingly, it shows widespread Latino awareness — and disapproval — of Donald Trump and his anti-immigrant outbursts.