FRANKFURT, Germany - Paralympic long jump champion Markus Rehm hopes a scientific study will clear him to compete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by finding that he has no unfair advantage over able-bodied athletes by using his carbon-fiber prosthesis.
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Outwardly, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles looks as if it's doing great.
The car maker, long the most vulnerable of the Detroit "Big Three" (GM and Ford are the other two), spent the 2000s in limbo, owned first by Daimler, then by the private equity firm Cerberus, and finally by Fiat in a bailout-and-bankruptcy deal engineered by the federal government.
FCA's recovery has been impressive: it posts month after month of positive sales in the US and has benefited fantastically well from the SUV boom... Читать дальше...
Ricky Martin is really livin' la vida loca. The singer and his new boyfriend, Jwan Yosef, made their red carpet couple debut Friday at the amFAR Inspiration Gala in Sao Paolo,...
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Even without Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors easily handled their business in Game 2 of their first-round series against the Houston Rockets, winning 115-106.
The Rockets, one of the most disappointing teams all season, are yet to give a commendable effort in this series, outmatched as they may be against the historically great Warriors.
Going into halftime of Monday's game, Warriors sixth man Andre Iguodala was interviewed about stepping up in the absence of Curry. Читать дальше...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 as voters in New York cast their ballots in the state's primary (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 as voters in New York cast their ballots in the state's primary (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 as voters in New York cast their ballots in the state's primary (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
"Taking money from a shill for Trump implicated me in his hate," Stein wrote.
A riot erupted in a Cairo suburb after a policeman shot three people after an argument over the price of a cup of tea, killing one of them.
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Het afsluiten van een telefoonabonnement met een nieuwe smartphone kan flinke gevolgen hebben bij een hypotheekaanvraag. Door strengere regels voor telefoons bij een abonnement kunnen consumenten duizenden euro's minder lenen voor een huis, rekent De Hypotheekshop voor.
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Unless your name is Jay Leno, car collectors tend to focus on a particular theme when selecting examples.
Many zero in on a manufacturer, category, country of origin, or, in the case of one lovely collection to be auctioned in Monaco next month, an era.
The sale will take place at an RM Sotheby's auction on May 14 which runs concurrent to the historical Grand Prix of Monaco.
Interestingly, all lots are offered without reserve.
The "Quattroruote" collection is the child Gianni Mazzocchi... Читать дальше...
PARIS - Swapping burgers for lobster souffle and rusty welding for a state-of-the-art canopy roof, Paris' mayor this month unveiled a $1 billion revamp of the city's dilapidated main shopping and transport complex, Les Halles.
PARIS (AP) — Swapping burgers for lobster souffle and rusty welding for a state-of-the-art canopy roof, Paris' mayor this month unveiled a $1 billion revamp of the city's dilapidated main shopping and transport complex, Les Halles. Paris authorities view the building project — which made central Paris a construction site pockmarked with cranes for seven years — as an opportunity to gentrify the 70s complex that was often voted among the city's the biggest eyesores by disgruntled Paris residents... Читать дальше...
And this is not a one-off.
However, her children saw the funny side
IMAX indoor cycling studio to open in Brooklyn.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president on Tuesday led state ceremonies honoring the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, young Jews who took up arms to fight against the Nazi German occupiers during World War II rather than be transported…
WARSAW, Poland - Poland's president on Tuesday led state ceremonies honoring the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, young Jews who took up arms to fight against the Nazi German occupiers during World War II rather than be transported to a death camp.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president on Tuesday led state ceremonies honoring the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, young Jews who took up arms to fight against the Nazi German occupiers during World War II rather than be transported…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president on Tuesday led state ceremonies honoring the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, young Jews who took up arms to fight against the Nazi German occupiers during World War II rather than be transported…
The US-led coalition carried out 18 airstrikes against Daesh insurgents in Syria and Iraq on Monday, targeting the group’s tactical units, vehicles, supply areas and more, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a statement.
Forecasters expect another sunny and warm day throughout the mid-valley. But they say there's a chance of showers starting Wednesday, with highs that should be about 10 degrees cooler than Tuesday.
UnitedHealth hiked its 2016 forecast after the nation's largest health insurer topped Wall Street's first-quarter earnings expectations.
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Along with the rising temperatures here on the East Coast comes the start of car event season.
That means track days, autocrosses, car races, and of course, car shows.
But some of the best car shows aren't the ones where big automakers show off their latest concept car. Smaller car shows hosted by local car enthusiasts across the nation are popular this time of year and are a great way to check out all kinds of beautiful, rare cars.
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