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Spurs travel to Swansea on Tuesday before welcoming West Ham to Wembley on Thursday and finally hosting AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup on Sunday. 
 The north London side have been in good form over the festive period, winning four of their last five Premier League outings, and Pochettino is keen to see them extend that run. 
 Pochettino insists his men are raring to go and has challenged them to work hard to ensure they take advantage of rock-bottom Swansea. 
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Macy's, Kohl's, and J.C. Penney are all likely to update investors on holiday sales trends in the next few days.

Reporters and anchors are under a lot of pressure to get things right the first time while presenting the news on live television. But like all other human beings, they're bound to make mistakes. Try as they might to avoid it, most professionals in the field have slipped up in front of the camera, whether they absolutely butcher the pronunciation of a word or find themselves in humiliating circumstances beyond their control. Either way, many viewers would agree that these goof-ups are the most entertaining... Читать дальше...

YouTube star Logan Paul is drowning in a sea of backlash today over a video in which he knowingly filmed the dead body of an apparent suicide victim in Japan’s Aokigahara forest. The 22-year-old prankster has removed the video and apologized multiple times as criticism of the stunt exploded on social media–with everyone from fellow …

A record number of women are planning to run for governor in 2018, with four women in the race in Ohio alone, The Washington Post reports. While the previous record for women running for governor in a single year was 34 in 1994, 2018 is on track to see at least 79 women vying for the honor of leading their state, the Center for American Women in Politics at Rutgers University found.

Nur wenige Tage nach einem der schlimmsten Brände in New York seit Jahrzehnten ist im Stadtteil Bronx erneut ein Gebäude in Flammen aufgegangen. Mindestens 16 Menschen wurden verletzt, darunter Medienberichten zufolge auch neun Kinder. Keines der Opfer befinde sich in Lebensgefahr, teilte die Feuerwehr am Dienstag mit.

The country music singer-songwriter was performing New Year's Eve in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., when dog Dolly got spooked.

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Hall of Famer and Ohio State legend Cris Carter went after Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Twitter, and it wasn't pretty.

The French government vowed a crackdown on urban violence Tuesday after shocking video footage emerged of a policewoman being beaten on New Year's Eve.

Sanctions and other pressure are beginning to have a "big impact" on North Korea, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday, citing the offer of talks with South Korea by the North's leader Kim Jong-Un.

The Washington Post says that the Black-and-Red have landed a Venezuela international to strengthen their midfield

Sofia (dpa) - In Bulgarien, das seit 1. Januar den EU-Ratsvorsitz innehat, kann ein umfassendes Antikorruptionsgesetz nicht in Kraft treten. Staatspräsident Rumen Radew legte am Dienstag ein Veto gegen das gesamte Gesetz ein, da es nicht wirksam gegen die Korruption sei. Der Staatschef befürchtet zudem, dass das Gesetz politisch missbraucht werden könnte.Elf Jahre nach seinem EU-Beitritt zählt Bulgarien zu den korruptesten Staaten der Union. Im Gegensatz zum Nachbarland Rumänien ist in Bulgarien... Читать дальше...

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Decisions made by Facebook’s human content moderators to weed out hate speech posts are often inconsistent, causing some offensive content to wrongly remain on the platform, according to investigative journalism group ProPublica.

The group found that Facebook’s content reviewers often make different calls on similarly offensive content... Читать дальше...

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Doing less with more is apparently the new motto in Albany. At least that’s the logical conclusion, based on the recent decision by the Legislature to pass, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign, legislation mandating the use American-made structural iron and steel for all surface road and bridge projects in the state.

Forbidding the use of cheaper foreign alternatives, the new law is sure to raise the cost of needed infrastructure projects. In turn, the state will either be... Читать дальше...

The Royals don’t seem to want to keep the Romanian at the Mad Stad much longer.

All-time record cold temperatures swept across the continental United States this weekend. Several cities experienced record cold temperatures to start out the new year. US Wind Chill Map for Monday January 2, 2018: As President Trump said, “Perhaps we could use some of that good old global warming.” In the East, it could be the […]

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• Nick Saban secured a $100,000 bonus with Alabama's win over Clemson in the Sugar Bowl.
• Saban can make another $100,000 by winning the championship game against Georgia.
• Saban has already made $300,000 in bonuses this season as part of the $11 million he'll make this year.

Nick Saban was perhaps the biggest winner of the Sugar Bowl.

According to USA Today's Steve Berkowitz, Alabama's 24-6 win over Clemson in the Sugar Bowl... Читать дальше...

A Series of Unfortunate Events is returning to Netflix with a second season on March 30, the show revealed in the above teaser, which took fans a little bit of sleuthing to find in the first place.

Joe Allen is unlikely to leave Stoke during the January transfer window. Stoke City have rejected an offer from West Ham United for midfielder Joe Allen, sources close to the Hammers have told ESPN FC. David Moyes is looking to bring in midfield reinforcements but Stoke rejected West Ham's offer for the former Liverpool man and insisted the player is not for sale at any price. Stoke refused to listen to any offers for Allen as they did not want to potentially strengthen one of their relegation rivals and weaken their own side. Читать дальше...

The Continental Divide Trail is one of the most grueling hikes you could ever imagine, and watching it in one-second blocks shot over the course of months is an absolute delight:

Hamburg (dpa) -Interbankenkurse: (Mittelkurs) US-Dollar 0,8308 Euro Pfund Sterling 1,1257 Euro Schweizer Franken 0,8545 EuroKupfer (DEL-Notiz) 602,33-604,91 Euro Blei in Kabeln 237,05 Euro(DEL-Notierung auf der Grundlage der Meldungen ihrer höchsten und niedrigsten Kaufpreise durch 16 Kupferverarbeiter und Kupferbeisteller)Metallnotierung Kupfer (MK) - 706,44 Euro/100 kg MP 58-Notiz (Messingpreis) - 563,00 Euro/100 kg Grade A Kupfer an LME... Читать дальше...

Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., is not happy with Newsweek magazine. The magazine tweeted out a photo of her father in his casket Monday — but ultimately deleted it and apologized after backlash. The original tweet had accompanied an article titled, “Has Anybody Here Seen My Old Friend...