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Republicans bent on cutting Mayor Chris Beutler’s budget plan were attacked by a flurry of motions Monday.

The Ad Hoc bondholder group, which holds around 35 percent of PREPA's outstanding bonds, agreed to the deal.

Planned rules on campaigning in the UK's in-out EU referendum are to face "significant" changes, the government is to announce.

A St. Louis mom who pulled a loaded handgun on a group of teens defended her decision to bring firepower to a schoolyard scuffle.

The country is facing comparisons with the 1997 Asian financial crisis

The country is facing comparisons with the 1997 Asian financial crisis

U.S. safety regulators said that about 19 million defective Takata air bag inflators remain installed in U.S. vehicles.

You no longer need to be a billionaire to cash in on the next China boom sector, thanks to retail king Gerry Harvey.

Spain has remained world leader when it comes to the number of transplants carried out for the 24th year running, new figures have revealed.

For sale: Iron Buck costume - perfect for the Springbok fan who loves selfies with strangers; not recommended for those with a weak bladder.

Your world narrows to a slit when facing a diagnosis like that; suddenly very little matters. I told my family and some close friends, then went into lock down.

De Gea case shows even wealthy football clubs can foul up online form-filling

United chief executive's determination to target - and then failing to sign - superstars beyond his reach could hurt the club in the long run

Projection downgrades expected to dominate governing council meeting on Thursday

Residents of southern Zabul province have demanded government to built university for them. They argue that government is not paying attention to the education system in this province. Some elders who had gathered in Zabul’s capital Qalat said that they want their kids to study to become doctors, engineers and acquire other degrees but they Read the full article...

Daniel J. Graeber
CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Despite working in a weak market, two companies -- Husky Energy and ConocoPhillips -- announced the start of new oil operations in Canadian oil sands.

Police cars with no sirens are being used for emergency responses, delaying officers and potentially helping criminals escape arrest, the Police Federation says.

Deutsche Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr is willing to brave a fresh round of strikes to push through cost-cutting plans.

By Jerry Zezima

Inanimate objects are out to get me. I can deal with human beings, either by ignoring them or by telling them such dumb jokes that they ignore me. But machines have me baffled.

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By Jerry Zezima

Inanimate objects are out to get me. I can deal with human beings, either by ignoring them or by telling them such dumb jokes that they ignore me. But machines have me baffled.

That goes especially for the appliances in my house, which have conspired to drive me even crazier than I already am.

Fortunately, a fellow human, Leo Kasden, aka the Appliance Whisperer, has come to the rescue.

Leo, 83, ace salesman at the P.C. Richard & Son store in Stony Brook... Читать дальше...

The number of Britons saying they are employed on 'zero-hours' contracts has risen by almost a fifth over the past year.

Israel urged the UN to reject a Palestinian effort to raise their flag at the world body’s HQs as a non-member observer state.

Police in Austria found 24 Afghan refugees sealed into a small truck they stopped, a report said.

Sian Griffiiths, who retired this year, blazed a trail through Britain's fire service - winning more women's loos, emergency tampons and a ban on porn. She tells Jaymi McCann why a new generation needs to continue the fight