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Duckworth, who was elected to Congress in 2013, lost both of her legs in the Iraq War in November 2004 when a rocket-propelled grenade hit the Blackhawk helicopter she was piloting.

Duckworth, who was elected to Congress in 2013, lost both of her legs in the Iraq War in November 2004 when a rocket-propelled grenade hit the Blackhawk helicopter she was piloting.

The state senators have prolonged debate on bill SJR39 for more than 37 hours, starting after 4 p.m. local time on Monday.

The last-minute shifting of the India-Pakistan World T20 match to Kolkata may result in Pakistani fans having a tough time in procuring visa for the March 19 encounter.

More competition is great — in theory

Let's say I tied your hands behind your back, set you in the driver's seat of a car parked at the top of a hill, shackled your feet so they couldn't reach the brake pedal, and then after you could see your predicament, I blindfolded you, put the car in gear, and you felt it slowly begin to roll down hill, gradually picking up speed. Imagine that for a moment. How would you feel? Scared, of course. But why?

It's the same question that needs to be answered to truly explain TrumpMania. Why is a serial-lying... Читать дальше...

Imposing sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin is an "absurd" idea, Czech lawmaker Jiri Mastalka said. According to him, the initiative will bury the fragile peaceful process in Ukraine and Syria.

Celebs love to attend basketball games, especially when the Los Angeles Clippers are playing! Hollywood celebs really enjoy sitting courtside, watching the basketball players battle it...

The La Crosse Tribune is looking for stories of resurrection and hope in people’s lives to be featured in the Easter Sunday edition of the Tribune.

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I've never seen my coworker Allen use a phone. I know he has one; I've called and texted him, and he asked my opinion on the iPhone 6 versus the Plus.

But those are my only clues to its existence, because Allen has a strict no-phones-around-others policy.

That means he will not touch his phone, under any conditions, unless he's alone.

When Allen first revealed his boycott, I thought he was crazy. I check my phone all the time, whether I'm with other people or not — out of necessity. Читать дальше...

The Broncos want to keep quarterback Brock Osweiler, and the Texans reportedly are pursuing him. League insiders currently can’t tell whether the Texans’ interest is real, or whether it’s being embellished (or flat-out manufactured) to squeeze the Broncos into paying more. As one league source explained it, there’s one fact that will break the tie…

A 46-year old French mother racked up thousands of euros in spending on jewellery and perfume after "winning" the Euro Millions lottery, only to discover she had the wrong number by one digit

A 46-year old French mother racked up thousands of euros in spending on jewellery and perfume after "winning" the Euro Millions lottery, only to discover she had the wrong number by one digit

South Africa and Nigeria have agreed on the need to deepen economic cooperation between Africa’s two biggest economies‚ President Jacob Zuma said in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Wednesday.

China is poised to overtake the U.S. as the biggest movie market in the world, but how many people are really in the audience?

Stephen Colbert serves up another homage to yet another failed Republican candidate.

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Nearly 2 million passengers pass through TSA airport security checkpoints every day. Some of them are packing an incredible assortment of deadly weapons in their carry-ons.

The Bank of Canada keeps its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected, as the central bank will wait and see what Ottawa plans to spend on stimulating the economy in its forthcoming federal budget before taking any further action.

THESSALONIKI, Greece - PAOK Thessaloniki has fired coach Igor Tudor after a string of poor results and replaced him with youth team coach Vladimir Ivic.

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Altamont Corridor Express trains resumed service on Wednesday morning, two days after a train derailed in Niles Canyon east of Fremont, injuring 9 people. The trains were moving slowly though the corridor, where around 7:30 p.m. Monday, a large section of earth and trees heaved down a steep mountainside, covered the tracks and sent two of five cars off the rails. ACE officials told passengers to expect delays as trains moved around 10 mph through the freshly cleared section of track and workers meticulously inspected the rails. Читать дальше...

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President Barack Obama has started to interview candidates for the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last month, National Public Radio reported on Tuesday, citing sources close to the process.

Among the interviewees are Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; Judge Sri Srinivasan of the same court; Judge Paul Watford of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals based in San Francisco; Judge Jane Kelly... Читать дальше...

When Serbian leadership claims that it wants to remain "neutral" and to cooperate with both NATO and Russia, this is a half-truth, since the Alliance has already entered Serbia, Serbian expert in geopolitics Dragana Trifkovic told Sputnik.

In 1977, when he was 18 years old, Peter "Stoney" Emshwiller filmed half of an interview with himself. Now, at age 56, he finally faced his younger self's questions

The idea of tonight's instant restaurant is 'when friends become family', which is pretty ironic given that two of the guests are about to disembowel each other.