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The Australian dollar is surging after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut rates to a record low.

The currency is up by 0.9% at .7603 per dollar as of 12:11 p.m. ET. 

The RBA lowered its benchmark interest rate to a record-low of 1.50% earlier on Tuesday, as most economists were expecting.

The central bank's board noted "that prospects for sustainable growth in the economy, with inflation returning to target over time, would be improved by easing monetary... Читать дальше...

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President Barack Obama said his decision to authorize U.S. airstrikes on an Islamic State stronghold in Libya for the first time was in response to advances the country’s government has made against the group.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's bottle deposit will soon go from a nickel to a dime, an effort to raise redemption rates that have sagged in recent years.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A state toxicologist says North Carolina's top public health official acted unethically and possibly illegally by telling residents living near Duke Energy coal ash pits that their well water is safe to drink when it's contaminated…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A state toxicologist says North Carolina's top public health official acted unethically and possibly illegally by telling residents living near Duke Energy coal ash pits that their well water is safe to drink when it's contaminated…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A state toxicologist says North Carolina's top public health official acted unethically and possibly illegally by telling residents living near Duke Energy coal ash pits that their well water is safe to drink when it's contaminated…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A state toxicologist says North Carolina's top public health official acted unethically and possibly illegally by telling residents living near Duke Energy coal ash pits that their well water is safe to drink when it's contaminated with a chemical known to cause cancer. Rudo's boss, state public health director Dr. Randall Williams, in March reversed earlier warnings telling the affected residents not to drink their water.

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Attractiveness relies on much more than your physical appearance.

It's in the way you carry yourself, the folks you hang out with, and how you talk to people — plus a whole lot more.

Read on to find out what you can do to make yourself more appealing.

In that study, a psychologist asked three men to tell a joke to their friends at a bar while a woman sat at a nearby table. Then those men were instructed to approach the woman and ask for her number. Читать дальше...

With recent terror attacks in Turkey and an attempted coup, the Liga side have decided not to play at the Turk Telekom Arena ahead of the new season

The slogan for the movie, "Equity", which was a Sundance favorite, is a variation of the Gordon Gekko mantra-"Money is Good". The film, directed by Meera Menon, is against type by having 3 female protagonists despite being set in male-dominated Wall Street. Heck, despite being 2016, it is still rare to have 3 starring female roles in a film.

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When people learn that I’m a writer, more than half of them will immediately tell me about how they have an idea for a book, or that they need an editor for their autobiography, or that, though it sounds crazy, they are certain they have this one idea that would be a mega bestseller. Like, one of the biggest books in the world.

Obama calls on top Republicans to withdraw Trump endorsements

A weather system that already has caused at least six deaths in the Dominican Republican has been designated as Tropical Storm Earl. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Tuesday that ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Discovery Communications, the company behind TLC, Animal Planet and other cable TV channels, said Tuesday that its second-quarter proft jumped 43 percent on the strength of its U.S. business.

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Discovery Communications, the company behind TLC, Animal Planet and other cable TV channels, said Tuesday that its second-quarter proft jumped 43 percent on the strength of its U.S. business.

A veteran gave Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump a Purple Heart medal before his Tuesday morning rally in Ashburn, Virginia, prompting Trump to comment that “this was much easier” than … Click to Continue »

CHICAGO (AP) — The decision to build Barack Obama's presidential library in Chicago's lakefront Jackson Park rather than a nearby impoverished neighborhood has left some residents worried the museum will deliver less of a boost to the city's South Side.

CHICAGO (AP) — The decision to build Barack Obama's presidential library in Chicago's lakefront Jackson Park rather than a nearby impoverished neighborhood has left some residents worried the museum will deliver less of a boost to the city's South Side.

CHICAGO (AP) — The decision to build Barack Obama's presidential library in Chicago's lakefront Jackson Park rather than a nearby impoverished neighborhood has left some residents worried the museum will deliver less of a boost to the city's South Side.

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– There is a beehive of sporting activities ongoing in Kwara state – The state commissioner for Sports disclosed that N30m has been granted to boost sports in the state  – Bolakale Ayo also disclosed that Late Rashidi Yekini will be immortalized The Kwara state commissioner for youths and sports development Bolakale Ayo has disclosed that state government will soon […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More than 100 million acres of America's most rugged landscapes designated as wilderness are off-limits to mountain bikers, but two Utah senators have introduced legislation that would allow bikers to join hikers and horseback riders in those scenic, undisturbed areas. Hatch and Lee both represent Utah, where outdoor recreation and mountain biking are big business, but are supporters of the GOP state's push to takeover public lands controlled by the federal government — something... Читать дальше...

The police helicopter joined the search for the man who failed to stop following a reported burglary.