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Figaro, a junior, had played cornerback every other day this spring.

The grittiness that helped Krabbenhoft thrive as a UW player shows in his coaching, Greg Gard says.

A town of Campbell man is jailed and facing animal cruelty charges that accuse him of killing two cats.

Like an oversized paper shredder on wheels, it glides through the college campus, stopping to let people enter codes on a touch screen to unlock its compartments and remove packages. Meet delivery robot Carry — a self-driving autonomous vehicle that uses GPS, cameras and lidar (a kind of laser-based radar) to navigate pedestrian walkways. “Because it’s autonomous, the operating cost is very low,” said Uriah Baalke, Dispatch co-founder and chief technology officer. While Amazon, Google and Wal-Mart... Читать дальше...

After news Richard Dugas Jr., the chairman and CEO of PulteGroup Inc., has stepped down under pressure, Bill Pulte, Pulte Capital Partners CEO, says it is time for him to go and that the company just wants make a change in the CEO.

Here is a key factor that could keep oil prices low.

Melissa McCarthy rages as an emotionally isolated, tyrannical business leader in "The Boss." Drawing on real-world figures including Martha Stewart, McCarthy updates one of her early Groundlings characters to create Michelle Darnell, a business mogul, author and motivational speaker who is brought low by an insider-trading conviction. Forced to start over after a jail stint, her considerable business acumen and force of will are tested by a partnership with her former assistant (Kristen Bell) and... Читать дальше...

He had spent more than $35,000 to go to Malaysia for the extreme plastic surgery he hoped would transform his life – a 360-degree tummy tuck, extensive liposuction, an upper eye lift, a chin tuck, lip filler, thigh and chest lifts.

Karabakh's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Ani Sargsyan said that the authorities of the self-proclaimed region of Nagorno-Karabakh sent consent to conduct monitoring along the contact line between the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan through the office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson.

Affordability isn't the only reason first-time homebuyers are sitting out this housing recovery.

Opulent Norwegians, former politicians and high-ranking journalists were revealed to have received subsidies from the city council of Oslo in a bid to promote electric vehicles, ease the city's traffic and save the environment.

If you're in the market for a car from Chrysler, Ford or General Motors, look no further. Here's Consumer Reports' list of the American cars with high overall scores in seven key categories.

By Kate Kelland

LONDON (Reuters) - The number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled worldwide in under four decades to 422 million, and the condition is fast becoming a major problem in poorer countries, a World Health Organization study showed on Wednesday.

Amazon

Amazon is known for its robust online store, its ridiculously fast shipping, even its original programming.

But what of Amazon's efforts in video games?

Though Amazon's made major moves in the gaming space — from producing a game console-esque device in the Fire TV to buying game-streaming service Twitch for $1 billion — it's still not a household name in the realm of gamers.

With the announcement Wednesday of a new eSports league operated by Amazon-owned Twitch, that may be about to change. Читать дальше...

A Pacific Crest analyst said Twitter’s partnership with the NFL won’t bring in needed new users.

A Pacific Crest analyst said Twitter’s partnership with the NFL won’t bring in needed new users.

Touching a robot's buttocks turns people on, a new study claims.

YouTube

Verizon has made another big move to grab teen eyeballs by agreeing to buy a 24.5% share in AwesomenessTV, in a deal which values the video powerhouse at $650 million.

AwesomenessTV was acquired by Dreamworks in 2013, who will remain the majority stakeholder, owning about 51%. Hearst owns 24.5% of the company as well.

Besides the equity, Re/code's Peter Kafka reports that Verizon will pay "at least $73 million for video programming." In 2015, AwesomenessTV signed a... Читать дальше...

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These points are all broad principles. However, if your new relationship ticks the four boxes below, it's reasonable to assume it has the potential to be a nurturing, cohesive long-term partnership.

If your relationship doesn't tick these boxes, you may need to be more aware of whether your current feelings might change in the future. 

1. You like each other's extreme traits.

Which is more often true: "Opposites attract,"... Читать дальше...

Huub Smit, beter bekend als Richard Batsbak uit New Kids, is stomverbaasd over de voorgenomen sloop van het frietkot uit de serie. ,,Dit is toch cultureel erfgoed, dat kan toch niet weg?!'', sprak Huub zijn verbazing uit tegen Omroep Brabant.

Ben Hooper
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 6 (UPI) -- Sheriff's deputies and firefighters in Tennessee responded to a family's back yard to take on a weighty problem: a bull that fell into a covered swimming pool.

Millions of people in Bangladesh are still drinking water polluted with arsenic, twenty years after the potentially deadly toxin was discovered in the supply, Human Rights Watch said today.

Notebook: The drive to fight has roots in prisons and depression, as well as religion

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Bernie Sanders had difficulty explaining his biggest campaign platform this week in a Daily News interview, and Hillary Clinton seized her chance to strike.

In a Wednesday appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," the Democratic frontrunner attacked Sanders for being unprepared to defend in detail his break-up-the-banks agenda.

Clinton accused Sanders of not doing "his homework" and questioned whether he would be able to deliver on his campaign promises after he... Читать дальше...

Homes And PropertyShowbizKristy GrayArticle

Hurtmore House, a palatial eight-bedroom mansion in Surrey with a private helipad and once owned by Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Ashley Cole, has been listed for sale for £7.5 million.