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(AP) — An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 109 years in prison after pleading guilty to breaking into a Bloomington apartment shared by Indiana University students and raping one of them while holding a gun to her head. Deweese pleaded guilty in February to 15 charges including attempted murder, seven counts of rape, armed robbery, criminal confinement and resisting law enforcement.

SECAUCUS, New Jersey - Amtrak has restored service on its busy Northeast Corridor line between Newark, New Jersey, and New York's Penn Station.

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Amtrak has restored service on its busy Northeast Corridor line between Newark, New Jersey, and New York's Penn Station.

Editor’s note: The decision of Nigerian lawmakers to promote a grazing bill that will make provision for lands across the country to be used by Fulani Herdsmen has been criticised by some Nigerians. In this opinion, Azuka Onwuka argues that since every businessman is responsible for the working and finance of his business, so should […]

EIBERGEN / BORCULO - Een autoweg die zijn toekomstige gebruikers eerst terugwerpt op het niveau van vroegere karrensporen. In de buurtschappen Olden Eibergen en Haarloseveld gebeurt het.

Richard Tomkins
MANASSAS, Va., April 19 (UPI) -- A sub-scale demonstrator of the LightningStrike vertical take-off and landing experimental plane has been successfully flown by Aurora Flight Sciences.

Acting head of the Russian anti-doping center in Moscow Marina Dikunets said that WADA will do its utmost to make sure that Russia has its accredited anti-doping laboratory.

Late last week, Nature’s Touch Frozen Foods, in collaboration with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, launched a recall of its Organic Berry Cherry Blend frozen fruit

The prices of classic Lamborghinis have been skyrocketing in the past few years

Three northbound lanes of Interstate 15 were shut down near Tropicana Avenue as authorities cleared up a wreck involving a semitractor-trailer, according to ...

The union representing the Indiana workers slated to be laid off by Carrier Corp. has endorsed Bernie Sanders for president, the Sanders campaign announced Tuesday.

Tientallen mensen stonden dinsdagavond rond een huis in de Merelstraat in Utrecht waar aan het begin van de avond een dode was gevonden, maar geen van de 'toeschouwers' had dat in de gaten. Iedereen had alleen maar ogen voor de laatste wiek die op molen Rijn en Zon werd teruggezet.

Bernie Sanders says the U.S. can easily afford free college tuition at state universities by levying a small tax on Wall Street trading, but a leading tax think tank says his revenue estimates from such a tax are vastly overstated. Why the discrepancy?

Swedish royalty Princess Sofia and her husband Prince Carl Philip have welcomed their first child together on Tuesday (April 19). “Princess Sofia has given birth to a healthy and prosperous child at Danderyd Hospital on Tuesday, April 19 at 6:25 p.m. Both mother and child are doing well,” the palace announced today (via People). The [...]

The Pentagon has announced plans to launch underwater drones near the Spratly archipelago in what is a clear indication that the US has no intention to back down in the South China Sea, Washington has been expressing outrage over the past year over a series of land reclamation projects by Beijing in the highly contested region…of which the US has no claims. Sputnik news reports: In a show of opposition, the Pentagon has conducted several provocative actions in the region, including Navy patrols within... Читать дальше...

Almost a week after downing tools to demand salary increases‚ Comair workers affiliated to trade Union Uasa reached a settlement with the company on Tuesday afternoon.

The Manchester City striker became the second-fastest player in Premier League history to reach the milestone, scoring against Newcastle on Tuesday. Check out more stats below!

An elite field of 20 high schools has been finalized to compete in the Huntington Beach Edison seven on seven passing tournament on July 9 at Edison. It will be the final tournament for Coach Dave White, who is retiring as head coach after the 2016 season.

At least 21 people including nine children died after a boat capsized in rough waters off the coast of Myanmar's restive Rakhine state today, a UN spokesman said.

Brazil’s political crisis continues to be…messy.

Brazil's lower house of congress voted this weekend in favor of impeaching President Dilma Rousseff. It's the Senate's turn to vote next. But will they be able to match the extraordinary scenes scene inside the lower house?

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On the left is Jean Wyllys, a member of the leftist Partido Socialismo e Liberdade. You can clearly see him spitting in the direction of Jair Bolsonaro... Читать дальше...

International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says that four Canadians are confirmed dead as a result of Saturday's earthquake in Ecuador. Two were identified earlier from a Montreal family, while the other two are not yet known.

 – The two wives of a senior Kano state politician have been abducted  – Garbar Fammar’s wives were snatched in a raid carried out by 40 gangsters  – Local police officers confirmed the incident took place and a major manhunt has been launched Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Monday night abducted the two wives […]

The brothers are believed to be armed and dangerous.

Nano Letters, 2016

Swarms of graphene-coated nanobots could be our best hope yet of cleaning up the murky oceans, with scientists demonstrating that new microscopic underwater warriors can remove up to 95% of lead in wastewater in just 1 hour. 

The invention couldn't have come at a better time, with ocean pollution at an all-time high, much of it stemming from industrial activities such as electronics manufacturing.

By 2050, it's estimated that there will be more plastic than fish in the world's oceans... Читать дальше...

LONDON - Atletico Madrid took team of the week honors in the Associated Press Global Football 10 on Tuesday, after eliminating Champions League holder Barcelona from the tournament before defeating Granada 3-0 in the Spanish league.