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PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Kyle Williams was so eager to practice for the first time in 10 months, the Buffalo Bills defensive tackle jumped offside on his third play from scrimmage.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Kyle Williams was so eager to practice for the first time in 10 months, the Buffalo Bills defensive tackle jumped offside on his third play from scrimmage.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Kyle Williams was so eager to practice for the first time in 10 months, the Buffalo Bills defensive tackle jumped offside on his third play from scrimmage.

Leslie Jones has accepted NBC’s invitation to help with Olympics coverage down in Rio! “RIO BOUND BABY USA! USA!” the Ghostbusters star wrote on her Twitter account to announce the news. “Guess who’s going to Rio??” Leslie sang in a video. Leslie has been winning the weekend with her amazing commentary for this year’s Olympics. [...]

Once a song is out in the world, its lyrics no longer belong to the person whose brain they sprang from. That’s part of what makes pop...

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Love it or hate it, Bleacher Report has undeniably shaken up the sports-media landscape.

The site has continued to build its audience after a $175 million to $200 million sale to Turner in 2012, and recently snagged a promised $100 million cash infusion from its parent company. It has also tried to push beyond its early image as a "bunch of bloggers."

But despite those changes, there are still a lot of lessons to learn from Bleacher Report's early success.

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Though the Ministry of Education says it will keep demonstration schools open this school year, parents are confused about the long-term future of the schools

RIO DE JANEIRO - Japan won the men's gymnastics team competition at the Rio Olympics on Monday on solid performances ...

Peter Thiel, tech billionaire and PayPal founder, believes people have been conned by “the idea of the inevitability of the death” and has funded startups dedicated to extending the human lifespan.  The 48-year-old has even begun exploring an unsettling technique – harvesting, and infusing himself with, the blood of teenagers. In an interview with Inc.com’s Jeff Bercovici, Thiel said that the practice — known as parabiosis — is the closest modern science has come to creating an anti-aging panacea. Читать дальше...

Horns, timpani, strings and voices promise an immersive, but maybe - luckily? - not completely immersive, experience in the visual splendour of TV's most talked about show.

Groups representing several Cadillac dealers are urging General Motors Co. to rethink a new retail strategy for the luxury brand, saying the plan is an attempt to steer around dealer franchise laws that have long prevented auto makers from closing dealerships.

Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman returned to the field for Monday’s full-pads practice. Perryman had been out of practice since early in camp, missing five fully padded practices and more than a week overall. The Chargers didn’t say or reveal much about the reason for his absence. A second-round pick in 2015, Perryman didn’t become a…

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced Monday that it had reached a $434,500 settlement with HSBC Finance Corporation over the repossession of cars owned by military service members. The settlement covers the repossessions of 75 cars that occurred between 2008 and 2010 and that federal officials say were done without the proper court orders. The

An Oakland Coliseum commissioner and longtime associate of Oakland Councilwoman Desley Brooks is facing $5,000 in state fines for laundering donations to the councilwoman’s successful 2014 re-election campaign. Aaron Goodwin, a sports agent who has served for five years on the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority, illegally donated $1,400 to the Friends of Desley Brooks committee in December 2013, the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission said Monday. Goodwin circumvented Oakland’s... Читать дальше...

Finance chiefs have made few changes to their cash policies, even in the face of new SEC rules that will greatly reduce the attractiveness of prime money-market funds come mid-October.

BELLEVUE — Authorities say two dogs died when a Nebraska woman left them inside a hot car for roughly four hours.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Monday that it had reached a $434,500 settlement with HSBC Finance Corporation over the repossession of cars owned by military service members.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Monday that it had reached a $434,500 settlement with HSBC Finance Corporation over the repossession of cars owned by military service members.

– A former minister, Bala Mohammed has described the EFCC probe of his tenure as legitimate – He denied reports that he has been indicted by the anti-graft agency – The ex-minister is reportedly under investigation for alleged fake contracts worth about N1 billion Senator Bala Mohammed, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory […]

A 74-year-old Australian man was awarded $115,000 in damages caused by a libelous Facebook post about his business, and it's a good reminder that you can't just say anything on social media.

The former major-league pitcher’s social-media comments cost him his job at ESPN, but apparently aren’t enough to keep him from considering a career in politics — including a White House bid in 2024. In a weekend Facebook exchange reported by Yardbarker.com, Schilling wrote “I am going to run, soon” then, in response to a request for details, replied “state office first, white house in 8 years :” and then added “or 4 if by some amazing illegal event this country elects another clinton.” Mark Twain... Читать дальше...

While Team USA basketball remains a brand that most more readily associate with men, the women half of gold-grabbing hoopsters is quietly compiling one of the most impressive resumes in the history of international team sports.

The NAIJ.com team has gathered the most important news that hit the headlines on Monday, August 8. Find all the stories you might have missed below. 1. My life is in danger – GEJ cries out Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, ex-president of Nigeria has raised an alarm that his life is under threat by militants. 2. Rio 2016: […]

Marcus Books, the oldest African American-themed bookstore in the country, is rising again. Located in the lobby of the African American Art and Culture Complex, at 762 Fulton St., the shop will be large enough for just a few hundred titles, said Karen Johnson, Marcus Books’ co-owner. Opened in 1981, the store was designated as a historic landmark by the Board of Supervisors before being evicted after missing rent payments. Malcolm X frequented the shop, and visiting authors over the years included Maya Angelou... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Three Portland businessmen listed on an invitation for an upcoming Seattle fundraiser for Donald Trump say they have no plans to attend the Republican presidential nominee's event later this month.