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Police were called after concerns for a man who was reported to be on a bridge.

Mr. Sportsknowitall, Ken Hambleton, answers your questions in his weekly reader mailbag.

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Golden State guard Stephen Curry will watch from the sidelines when the Warriors face the Portland Trail Blazers.

George Lopez loaned Prince’s financially-strapped family about $20,000 pending results of the singer’s locked estate, TMZ reported.

SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- A new anti-smoking regulation that bans smoking near subway exits went into effect Sunday, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said. The regulation forbids smoking within 10 meters of all subways exits in Seoul. Violators wi

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - With about 92 percent of the world's declared chemical weapons stockpiles destroyed, the watchdog agency overseeing the elimination of poison gas and nerve agents is looking now to counter emerging threats from extremist groups while still dealing with unfinished business in Syria.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — With about 92 percent of the world's declared chemical weapons stockpiles destroyed, the watchdog agency overseeing the elimination of poison gas and nerve agents is looking now to counter emerging threats from extremist groups while still dealing with unfinished business in Syria. There have been repeated reports of chemical attacks in Syria's devastating civil war and a U.N.-mandated investigation is underway aimed at apportioning blame for nine cases in 2014 and 2015. Читать дальше...

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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Head coach Mike McCarthy still plans to appease Clay Matthews by showcasing the defensive star at outside linebacker next season.

Google is poised to appoint an internal Australian candidate to lead the search engine giant in Australia and New Zealand.

By Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange
EAST FLORHAM, N. J. -- How could the New York Jets make their quarterback quandary more interesting and complicated?

Floyd Mayweather teasingly hinted Saturday that he might be tempted to return to the ring, but said only a "nine-figure" payday could lure him out of retirement.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz pulled out a strategic victory at the Arizona Republican Party convention, nailing down a large majority of delegates to the national convention amid cheating accusations from backers of businessman Donald Trump. … Click to Continue »

Caster Semenya did not disappoint at her homecoming with another golden treble at the SA University Championships in Limpopo.

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CINCINNATI -- The gem of the Cincinnati Bengals' draft class could be fourth-round pick Andrew Billings.

– Nineteen governors are under fire for siding with Fulani herdsmen – “If the attackers are not Fulani herdsmen, where have they struck in the North-West?” Governors of the 19 northern states, including Governor Alhaji Kashim Shettima of Borno state, came under harsh criticism after defending Fulani herdsmen, warning that labelling every criminal as Fulani is unacceptable and simply wrong. […]

Foxtel will show some delayed EPL games as part of its fightback against Optus.

In the months after the birth of her first child, the last thing Christine Spicer felt like was a glowing mum.

The mentally challenged woman who brought her baby into the world by herself in Ghana, has reportedly had her baby stolen The mad woman who had her baby in a bushy area off the main Takoradi-Effiakuma road, close to the Takoradi Technical Institute in Ghana, reportedly had her baby taken from her by people who […]

The Aussie's ball pitch outside off-stump, beat Laxman's bat and went on to clip his leg stump.

This guy needs a refresher in how to safely cross the street, preferably without his earbuds in.

BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — The Republican Party in California has been riven for decades between those who want to tack to the ideological center to expand its diminishing appeal and those who want it to enforce conservative purity. But the…

[...] the prospect of Donald Trump clinching the nomination in the Golden State has scrambled the party's political fault lines in advance of its pivotal June primary, forging unexpected alliances that blur those longstanding divisions. Tea party favorite Ted Cruz was endorsed Saturday by former Gov. Pete Wilson, a centrist governor who raised taxes and feuded regularly with conservatives. The state's Republican presidential primaries are usually low-profile affairs, occurring after the nomination has been clinched. Читать дальше...

By Jay Paris, The Sports Xchange
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- General manager Tom Telesco couldn't hide his glee in snagging Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa.

Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett has demanded Racing Victoria launch an immediate investigation into the special meeting held by Melbourne Racing Club that resulted in office bearers being allowed to add a further six years to their terms.