JAGODINA, Serbia (AP) — His fists are clenched, his legs slightly apart, expressing firmness and leadership. His head is turned slightly to the side, blue eyes looking into the distance with an air of calm determination.
The Russian military industrial complex is becoming more and more independent from foreign deliveries. Russia will not slash its federal space program for the next 10 years, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.
Een Brits besluit om de Europese Unie te verlaten zou ernstige gevolgen hebben voor de veiligheid. ,,Als je een deel van het raamwerk voor internationale politiesamenwerking en uitwisseling van inlichtingen op het spel zet, kan dat gevolgen hebben'', zei Europol-directeur Rob Wainwright dinsdag tegen persbureau Reuters. ,,Ik denk dat er een aantal vrij ernstige veiligheidsrisico's zijn'', voegde hij eraan toe.
Concerned about studies showing people often don't adhere to their doctors' orders in taking medication, Las Vegas resident Peter Havas decided he would tackle the problem by creating a tech startup. The result was PillDrill, a product that uses ...
OSAKA - Events based on Weekly Shonen Jump comic magazine's three famous manga series including "One Piece" ...
The European Commission, the administrative arm of the European Union, will provide Greece with 700 million euros, or approximately $793.4 million, from now until 2018 to cope with an ongoing refugee crisis, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. This will be the first time such humanitarian funding will be given to a fellow European Union member, and it will primarily go to aid organizations that are already working on the ground in Greece.
Kim Kardashian West isn't exactly known for her modest style of dress, but this... interesting ensemble takes the cake.
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Rihanna might just be the hardest-working woman in music and fashion. At the very least she’s keeping incredibly busy. In the last week alone, the superstar has announced new makeup line Fenty Beauty, revealed the release of her new fur slide for Puma (April 22 at 10 a.m.), and taken the stage at Coachella as a surprise guest during Calvin Harris’ set. The last bit caused Taylor Swift to lose it, but RiRi kept her cool.
The Hunting of the Snark: Two degrees of separation.
Herlander-Walking: What a woman sometimes has to do.
Southern Beale: This is not about us ladies.
Naked Capitalism: Toward a theory of shadow money.
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Bill O’Reilly was almost seething about the “race hustlers” who refuse to recognize that O’Reilly’s contempt for African Americans, whom O’Reilly described as “ill educated” and having “tattoos on their forehead” is just a reflection of his integrity. Or something.
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Why historical comparisons are usually bad political arguments.
On my office wall hangs a brilliant drawing. It is the now-famous Obama-Washington hybrid that graced the cover of the New Yorker on January 26, 2009. Obama's (then-unwrinkled) face peers sternly from beneath a powdery white George Washington–style wig. Published well before Hamilton made multiracial Founding Fathers seem ordinary, the cover depicts his torso wrapped in an 18th-century neck scarf and jacket.
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Voters from both parties go to the polls today for closed primaries in New York, a state with the potential to award a lot of delegates. It's the home state of Donald Trump (really) and Hillary Clinton (sort of — she represented it in the Senate). And a win for Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary is both unlikely and crucial for the Vermont senator's chances.
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You may not know Colleen Atwood, but you certainly know her work. She is one of Hollywood's greatest costume designers of all time. She's won three Oscars for best costume designer out of...
Khloe Kardashian really knows how to work it! The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has been showing off her incredible body on numerous magazine covers over the years. Most recently,...
Braids, headpieces, glitter galore…it's festival hair at its finest. Oftentimes, however, Coachella-bound tresses can look so, so bizarre. How do stars like Nina Dobrev and...
IDOMENI, Greece - A tear-gas canister arced through the sky above a spring-green field on the Greek-Macedonian border. "Get out of the way!" came the shout in Arabic, as the canister scattered a crowd of young men, mostly Syrians, with bandannas pulled up over their noses. The bravest rushed toward...
Twelve years after Google shocked the book industry by announcing plans to copy millions of library books into a new online directory, the legal battle over the project has finally ended. The Supreme Court affirmed on Monday that Google can make copies for its index without obtaining the copyright...
This year, it seems, California's presidential primaries may finally matter. But many voters could lose their opportunity to participate if they don't act soon. That's because the June 7 primaries are not open races, in which voters may simply show up and choose among all the possible candidates....
In sports, it's an asset if you can play multiple positions.
If you're a sporting goods retailer, trying to do it all often ends in defeat.
Sport Chalet learned that the hard way, abruptly announcing Saturday that it was closing all of its 47 stores. The La Canada Flintridge-based chain spent years...
Much has been written about the ignorance, impracticality and offensiveness of many of the Republican front-runner's policy proposals. Not nearly enough has been written about the ignorance, impracticality and inanity of the policy proposals emanating from the Democratic side, some of which, unlike...
Steps on a Kent seafront which were in the process of being painted have been targeted by vandals three nights in a row.
The 500 acres of beautiful parkland and formal gardens at Leeds Castle have never been looking better and are crying out to be explored.
A moving tribute has been paid to a 94-year-old great-grandmother who died after her mobility scooter was involved in a road accident.
