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The Army is preparing for the first official flights of two high-tech, next-generation aircraft now being designed with a wide range of abilities to include flying faster, flying farther without needing to refuel, operating in high-hot conditions and having an ability to both reach high speeds and hover like a helicopter.

The new aircraft are part of an Army-led effort, called Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator, aimed at paving the way toward ultimately engineering... Читать дальше...

– Adebutu wants every member of the PDP to support Ali Modu Sheriff – Adebutu stated that the focus of party members should be how to bring back the PDP in line with the vision of the founding fathers – He tasked Sheriff  to place the party back on the winning track The chairman, House […]

US Air Force

A Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies a training mission over Tucson, Arizona.

Photo credit: US Air Force Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen

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U.S. stocks finished higher Wednesday as oil prices stabilized. The Dow industrials gained 33.48 points, or 0.2%, to 16,898.56. The S&P 500 added 8.03 cents, or 0.4%, to 1,986.38, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 13.83 points, or 0.3%, to 4,703.42. Chesapeake Energy Corp was the leading stock on the S&P, up 67 cents, or 24%, to $3.42. Monsanto Co. was the largest decliner, shedding $7.35, or 7.9%, to $85.22.

U.S. stocks eke out modest gains as energy sector jumps

Lynne Guey

Google added a host of slick new templates to its online office suite on Wednesday, but one in particular will be of interest to budding startup founders: the new "pitch" template for Google Slides. 

Companies looking for their first round of venture capital frequently put together what's called a "pitch deck," or a 10-15 slide presentation that convinces investors to commit money to the project.  

But most companies — especially ones that are successful at raising venture capital ... Читать дальше...

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Como pudemos acreditar no George Michael como sex symbol hétero?

Ainda bem que nem ele aguentou essa palhaçada e saiu do armário em grande estilo, com a belíssima Freedom '90, lançada em 1990.

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E NO RICKY MARTIN?!?!?

Ele tava dando pistas o tempo todo, gente.

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Intelligence, United States

Respect for the right balance between privacy and security is worth a few hassles for those who work in the other agencies.

A recent report in the New York Times, about impending new rules that would permit the National Security Agency to share more extensively with other U.S. intelligence agencies intercepted communications without first applying privacy protections, ought to be of concern to more people than just those who habitually... Читать дальше...

Madonna has taken Guy Ritchie to court over custody of their 15-year-old son Rocco, who is currently living with his father in London

Brooks Hays
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 2 (UPI) -- Researchers at Ohio State University found viewers of targeted online advertisements tend to adopt the identities projected by the ads.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan compared on Wednesday an anti-military march in Diyarbakir, proposed by country's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), with an appeal to terrorism.

Rory McIlroy intends switching to the "cross-handed" putting method as he tries to improve his form.

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Carmelo Anthony acted out of frustration on Tuesday when he shouted back to a heckling fan to go get a refund from New York Knicks owner James Dolan.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A spokesman for Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges says the U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to review how the city responded to demonstrations after a black man was fatally shot by police late last year.

Eleven-year-old Jayden Burgos was inspired to remove his own prosthetic eye thanks to the proudly prosthetic-free rapper Fetty Wap. Fetty Wap...

Uber

Ordering food from UberEats used to be a limited experience.

You had seven choices during the lunch hour, not the full restaurant menus you'd see on competitors like Seamless or Postmates. Uber offered just one salad, one sandwich, a juice, a pasta dish, or other entrees depending on the day.

It was a part of the Uber app, but it felt like a small side project of a company that's staked its reputation on transporting humans, not sandwiches.

But that lunch-only, limited-selection UberEats is gone. Читать дальше...

Despite a fervent push to change the flag by the conservative prime minister John Key, many of his countrymen remain unconvinced

Eddie Redmayne walks the red carpet arm-in-arm with his pregnant wife Hannah at Omega’s Master Chronometer Globemaster Launch Celebration on Tuesday (March 1) at Mack Sennett Studios in Los Angeles. The 34-year-old Oscar-winning actor was spotted out and about earlier in the day with Hannah while grabbing lunch at Nobu in Malibu. PHOTOS: Check out [...]

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Stocks opened in the red but ultimately closed little-changed after Tuesday's furious rally sent the major averages up better than 2% to start the month. 

First, the scoreboard:

• Dow: 16,899.3, +34.2, (+0.2%)
• S&P 500: 1,986.5, +8.1 (+0.4%)
• Nasdaq: 4,703.4, +13.8, (+0.3%)
• WTI crude oil: $34.90, +1.5%

Labor Market

The February report on private payroll growth from research institute ADP showed that... Читать дальше...

Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Gine'deki cumhurbaşkanlığı sarayının bu makama yakışmadığını belirterek, "Bunu da halletmemiz lazım." dedi.

Türkiye Kupası çeyrek final rövanş maçında Fenerbahçe ile Amed Sportif Faaliyetler karşı karşıya geliyor.

Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, CHP lideri Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu'nun 'patronlu başkanlık rejimine kapı açan çalışmaların parçası olmayacağız' diyerek yeni anayasa çalışmalarından çekilmesine tepki gösterdi.

Türkiye Kupası çeyrek final rövanş maçında Konyaspor ile Beşiktaş karşı karşıya geldi. İlk yarı golsüz eşitlikle tamamlandı. 84'de Meha Konyaspor'u 1-0 öne geçiren golü kaydetti. Maç bu skorla tamamlanınca Konyaspor yarı finale yükseldi.