Ta-Nehisi Coates wins PEN award for essay writing
NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Award winner Ta-Nehisi Coates has received another honor, an essay award from PEN.
NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Award winner Ta-Nehisi Coates has received another honor, an essay award from PEN.
Sofia Carson just released her brand new music video for her song “Love is the Name.” “❤️ The #LOVEISTHENAME MUSIC VIDEO IS OUT❤️” the 23-year-old actress and singer tweeted out to her fans. “When I first heard the track for ‘Love Is The Name’, I flipped. I rolled down all my windows and turned [it [...]
ST. LOUIS - Six months after his left leg was amputated below the knee, Hall of Famer Lou Brock threw out the ceremonial first pitch Monday night before the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener against Milwaukee.
Illegal miners across Africa are clambering down mining shafts closed by some of the world’s biggest producers, fueling dystopian conflicts between companies waiting out a commodity rout and poor villagers with little to lose.
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US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is racing against the clock to push some pretty far-reaching reforms in the Department of Defense.
On the one hand, fundamental structural changes in the world's most expensive military are important, and ripples from these changes will be felt for years and decades to come. On the other hand, this stuff is boring as hell. But in Washington, it turns out that being boring is one of the best forms of camouflage available.
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After a lengthy investigation, a U.S. Navy officer assigned to an intelligence gathering unit has been charged with multiple counts of espionage and providing secret information to China and Taiwan, according to U.S. officials and charging documents.
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This woman has a unique talent: she makes hairy mammalian grazers look like the most terrifying predators!
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On the latest list of books most objected to at public schools and libraries, one title has been targeted nationwide, at times for the sex and violence it contains, but mostly for the legal issues it raises.
The Bible.
"You have people who feel that if a school library buys a copy of the Bible, it's a violation of church and state," says James LaRue, who directs the Office for Intellectual Freedom for the American Library Association, which released its annual... Читать дальше...
In another assertive move, Japan is sending a warship to take part in a joint exercise with Indonesia from Tuesday to Saturday as tensions remain high in the South China Sea. Japan has increased its criticism of China in recent months as it deals with its own dispute with Beijing in the East China Sea.
Millie the goat usually enjoys Cheetos and goldfish crackers, but she decided to wander into a Starbucks on Sunday afternoon for an early morning pick me up. A dispatcher with Rohnert Park Police got a call Sunday morning reporting a goat had been wandering around inside a Starbucks in Wolf Den Plaza, authorities wrote on their Facebook page. An employee of the coffee shop said Millie got into the store when a customer left the front door open. Police arrived and took Millie to a Rohnert Park animal shelter... Читать дальше...
The Sweden international has been heavily linked to a switch to England once his contract runs out at the end of the season, but the defender thinks it is an error
PHOENIX (AP) — A fight is intensifying in the Arizona Legislature over the Senate leader's refusal to restore a program providing health insurance to poor children, a stance that would maintain the state's position as the only one in the…
PHOENIX (AP) — A fight is intensifying in the Arizona Legislature over the Senate leader's refusal to restore a program providing health insurance to poor children, a stance that would maintain the state's position as the only one in the nation that doesn't participate in the plan. Backers note the federal government is paying for 100 percent of the plan through 2017, and the proposal allows the state to stop the program if federal funding drops. The bill is sponsored by an Arizona House Republican... Читать дальше...
Kanada'nın Ontario eyaletindeki 2 bin nüfuslu Attawapiskat kabilesi, bir gün içinde 11 yerlinin intihar girişiminde bulunması üzerine acil durum ilan etti. İntihar teşebbüsünde bulunanlardan birinin hayatını...Devamı için tıklayınız
Kasich said he had not heard of the case of Ohio teen Leelah Alcorn.
You might expect Allen Montgomery to be deferential toward Facebook, given that the $300 billion company is both his biggest nemesis and financial lifeline. Nope. If anything, the proprietor of the fake news site National Report is utterly defiant. “You will never stop misinformation or fake news,” he said. “Someone will always be telling lies out there.”
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A deal between United Continental and two hedge funds seeking to shake up its board looks increasingly likely, sources told CNBC.
Bank reaches a deal over its role in mortgage crisis.
An emergency debate on the UK steel industry crisis is due to be held in the Commons.
Gail Falkenberg won just 12 points in a 6-0, 6-0 loss to former top-ranked junior Taylor Townsend, but says she doesn’t mind getting clobbered.
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LONDON, April 11 (UPI) -- Debate in Britain Monday showed the impact the Panama Papers are having globally, which now involves a showdown between Canadian officials and a news agency.
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A report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has revealed that most of the world’s nations hiked their military budgets last year, marking the first increase in spending since the 2008 crisis. It seems that the only ones not taking part in this military spending hike are some of the world’s biggest oil producers.
While the United States is still the country with the largest military budget at $596 billion spent in 2015, this figure was actually a decline on the previous year. Читать дальше...