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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System's public relations and lobbying director is leaving the post at the end of next week to lead a prominent real estate organization.

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Heeding warnings of creating a media 'zoo,' a federal judge schedules the civil case to go before a jury after the election.

The NYPD disciplined a sergeant for “poor judgment” in closing an excessive-force investigation prematurely.

Judge Marcel Montalvão joined some of Brazil's top politicians as one of the country's most-hated public figures when he ordered a 72-hour shutdown of WhatsApp this week, abruptly cutting off the messaging service for some 100 million users. But none of the young women staring at their cell phones and tapping away on the now-restored WhatsApp in a patch of shade outside Montalvão's courthouse in the small city of Lagarto were among the haters.

Demand from Chinese buyers is expected to soar over 2016, but there may be problems ahead.

In this fourth instalment, we look at funds for people who know the risks of having too much Canadian content in their portfolio

For the past 50-plus years, the Rolling Stones have been among the most dynamic, profitable and durable corporations in the world. Five lessons for CEOs and entrepreneurs.

As a singer with the Skatalites, he helped popularize the music of Jamaica’s shantytowns

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Citing mortar attacks carried out by Daesh militants across its border, the Turkish military is accelerating efforts to develop an armed unmanned aerial vehicle.

Interest in target-date and other types of balanced funds remained strong through 2014, with younger plan participants more likely to hold target-date funds than older participants, according to a new study.

HAMMOND, Indiana - Federal prosecutors won't seek the death penalty against an East Chicago councilman facing drug charges.

In a preplanned sale, Jeff Bezos sold off the most (in dollar value) Amazon stock he's ever sold.

For example, nearly 2,000 protestors, bystanders, legal observers and journalists were arrested when New York City hosted the Republican National Convention in 2004. Donald Trump, the boisterous GOP presumptive nominee, predicted trouble if he’s denied the party’s nomination in July. The Secret Service recently had to squash the attempts of nearly 55,000 people who signed a petition to allow the open carrying of firearms inside Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena during the convention.

Six people, including four children, were killed by a massive fire that ripped through a Syracuse home early Friday, officials said.

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Borrowing by U.S. consumers ballooned in March at the fastest pace in more than a decade, as credit-card debt expanded particularly quickly.

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Sadiq Khan has been inundated with warm messages from across the globe on the night he became the new Mayor of London.

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Facebook is in hot water in Illinois after a judge ruled that a group of users has the right to file a complaint against the social network centering on its practice of storing biometric data about their faces.

The issue targets Facebook's "tag suggestions," which help people automatically tag their friends in photos based on data the site has stored to recognize their faces.

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Time’s running out for Republican pundits, lawmakers and operatives who want a third-party candidate

Andrew Kornfeld's red-eye flight to bring a prescription drug to Prince has been described by his attorney as a "lifesaving mission" to persuade the superstar to start treatment for addiction.

Andrew Kornfeld's red-eye flight to bring a prescription drug to Prince has been described by his attorney as a "lifesaving mission" to persuade the superstar to start treatment for addiction.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coach Darryl Sutter has an offer to return to the Los Angeles Kings, and the club is waiting to find out whether he will accept it.