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A polar bear cub born in a Berlin zoo has died after just 26 days, officials said Tuesday, the second such bereavement for the German capital in a year.

Arbeiterkammer, Gewerkschaft, SPÖ aber auch die Freie Partei Salzburg von Karl Schnell kritisieren die Abschaffung der "Aktion 20.000" durch die neue schwarz-blaue Bundesregierung.

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• In his latest Netflix stand-up special, "The Bird Revelation," comedian Dave Chappelle discussed the allegations that Louis C.K. masturbated in front of multiple women. 
• Chappelle called the allegations "terrible," but also said "his allegations were the only ones that made me laugh," and wondered if people's response was "disproportionate."
• Chappelle said one of the women, who said the incident stopped her from pursuing a career in comedy, was "weak."
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UPDATE: Jan. 2, 2018, 1 p.m. EST This story has been updated to reflect new weather forecast guidance.  

We turned down the chance to bring Marcelo Brozovic to Hotspur Way in the summer, according to an article by Italian news outlet Calciomercato. The article says it is understood that Serie A giants Inter Milan were willing to include the Croatian international as part of a deal to land Moussa Sissoko, but it was Mauricio Pochettino who turned down the offer. However it does say that just six months later, Tuttomercatoweb reports that we are now more open to the idea of signing Luka Modric’s international teammate. Читать дальше...

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By February, 80 percent of people have given up on their New Year's resolution – but there's always that end-of-year hope that your goals for the following year will stick.

This year we went out into the streets of Manhattan to find out what New Yorkers are hoping to accomplish in 2018.  

Below, a selection of our favorites.  

"Our New Year's resolution is 'sober January,'" said Emily Watson. "Unless it's open bar or someone else is paying... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are starting the new year higher thanks in part to gains in technology and health care companies, some of the market's biggest winners from 2017. Retailers are up as well. Natural gas prices are rising as cold weather continues to grip much of the U.S. Bond yields are also rising. Asian stocks climbed following strong economic data from China. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 17 points, or 0.7 percent, to 2,691 as of 11:10 a.m. Eastern time as investors... Читать дальше...

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President Trump began his first full day of 2018 by attacking the Department of Justice while relaying a new report about the handling of sensitive emails by Hillary Clinton’s top aide, who served on a campaign he vanquished more than a year ago.

• Mueller probe outgrows its ‘witch hunt’ phase
• Trump fumes about Comey, Clinton and the FBI after Flynn guilty plea
• Obama edges Trump as most admired, Gallup finds
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Disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding is opening up about the 1994 attack on former U.S. Olympic team teammate Nancy Kerrigan, telling ABC News in a new interview she was a “pawn” in the plot to injure her rival but added, “I knew that something was up.” On the eve of the Lillehammer games 24 years ago, Kerrigan was struck on the knee with a baton by Shane Stant — a man hired by Harding’s former husband, Jeff Gillooly. Harding wasn’t officially charged in the attack, but pleaded guilty to conspiring to hinder the prosecution.

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• McDonald's "$1, $2, $3 menu" debuts on Thursday — but some locations are already serving the new value menu. 
• The new take on the Dollar Menu means a roughly 15% price cut for customers. 
• Other fast-food chains are also slashing prices and creating new deals to compete with McDonald's in the new year.

McDonald's is bringing back the Dollar Menu. 

On Thursday, January 4, McDonald's is officially debuting the "$1 $2 $3 menu" — a new take on its iconic Dollar Menu. Читать дальше...

Thursday 1st- Sunday 4th March 2018, Edinburgh Royal Commonwealth Pool. This is only for swimmers who qualify.  Please download the Meet pack: http://eism.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eism2018-MEET-INFORMATIONfinal-1.pdf SWIMMING GROUPS Women • open • junior defined as; 14-17 years (born in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004). Men • open • junior defined as; 15-18 years (born in 2000, 2001, 2002 [...]

Scientists have warned that the cocoa plant could go extinct within 32 years as the threat of rising temperatures might ruin the necessary conditions for the plant to thrive.

The nationwide anti-government protests in Iran could have significant implications in Syria and beyond.

"Ben Barres was a role model for role models."

After returning from a holiday vacation at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, President Trump woke up in the White House for the first time this year and started his day as he has so many others: by tweeting. Before the clock struck 9 a.m. on the East Coast, the president had already opined on a wide variety of subjects, beginning with the hypothetical imprisonment of Hillary Clinton's top aide, Huma Abedin:

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U.S. President Donald Trump has said there is mixed potential in possible talks between North Korea and South Korea, and that sanctions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and missile programs are beginning to take a toll.

A prison officer, who wishes to remain anonymous, told Sputnik that plans to roll out the smoking ban across all prisons in England and Wales in 2018 will endanger staff and prisoners.

The Lagos state police command on Tuesday, January 2, said it has dismissed nine policemen found culpable of various offences and demoted 25 others for offences bordering on gross insubordination, incivility and drunkenness.

New Delhi, 2 JanuaryThe government on Tuesday shot down the Opposition's demand that the 'triple talaq' Bill be sent to a select committee of the Rajya Sabha, but indicated that it might be open to accepting some of the amendments to the Bill suggested by the Opposition.The Lok Sabha had passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, popularly known as the 'triple talaq' Bill, last week. The government plans to table the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, where it is in a minority, on Wednesday. Читать дальше...

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Former President Barack Obama has made no secret of his love for hip-hop, soul, and all kinds of popular music throughout his eight years in office.

He released his Spotify summer playlists last year, and reportedly used Eminem's "Lose Yourself" to get hyped before his 2016 speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Since leaving office, Obama has continued to share his eclectic music tastes with the world. Here are the 22 songs the former leader of the... Читать дальше...

January 2 – Qatar’s efforts to build a credible team ahead of  hosting 2022 World Cup remain a formidable challenge after yet another disappointment, this time failing to reach the semi-finals of the Gulf Cup in Kuwait.

Oracle Corp. shares declined Tuesday after a report that Amazon.com Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc. are looking to end their respective deals for Oracle database software. The Information reported that Amazon and Salesforce are both developing their own internal solutions that will allow them to stop using Oracle's ubiquitous database offering, according to anonymous sources. While Amazon and Salesforce are customers of Oracle, they are rivals as well, especially with Amazon moving more into enterprise... Читать дальше...