Domestic manufacturers seek protection from cheaper ammonium nitrate from Russia, Indonesia, Georgia and Iran.
In this episode of The Cartoon Lounge, good battles evil, literally, as The New Yorker’s softball team takes on the team from Vice. In it, I return to the diamond after a twenty-year absence, and reminisce on the much more important absence of the New Yorker cartoonist, baseball obsessive, and totally fabulous guy Michael Crawford, who is no longer with us, but whose spirit always will be.
“There is corruption in local government,” admitted President Abdel Fattah el Sisi at a presidential youth forum in Cairo in early August. “But, what can we do?” he laughed. “Sack and jail Hisham Geneina” was one sarcastic suggestion on Twitter. Geneina was the head of Egypt’s top auditing body until earlier this year when he […]
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Brian Goral had always wanted to work for the Central Intelligence Agency.
"I remember at one point during a math class my sophomore year in high school, my multi-year unrequited crush, Denise, and I decided we should go work for the CIA," he told Business Insider.
Denise, he says, pursued a different career path. But Goral realized his dream when he landed an internship with the CIA — the civilian foreign-intelligence service of the US federal government — as a college student. Читать дальше...
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From coast to coast, America is jam-packed with amazing foods and local specialties.
From regional delicacies to to-die-for dishes, we found the one thing you should eat in every state.
We chose the most iconic and famous dishes, taking local recommendations into consideration, and picking items you simply can't get anywhere else.
Talia Avakian contributed to an earlier version of this post.
ALABAMA: Fried green tomatoes are an iconic Southern... Читать дальше...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's men's rugby sevens team celebrate after defeating New Zealand 14-12 during a Pool C match at...
Cumhurbaşkanı Tayyip Erdoğan bugün Rusya Devlet Başkanı Vladimir Putin ile görüşmesi sona erdi. Uçak düşürülme hadisesinin ardından iki lider arasındaki yüz yüze ilk temas olan görüşme hakkında Rus basını...Devamı için tıklayınız
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have very different relationships with the truth. Advantage: Trump.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for a man charged with killing nine people at a South Carolina church are continuing their push to persuade a judge to dismiss charges in the case.
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana state senator says he’ll renew efforts to allow prosecutors to seek increased penalties for people convicted of committing hate crimes. The proposal Democratic Sen. Greg Taylor of Indianapolis announced Tuesday seeks to change Indiana’s standing as one of five states without laws specifically against crimes motivated by factors such as race,
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The parents of two Americans killed in Benghazi have filed suit against Hillary Clinton, alleging her private email server helped cause their sons' deaths.
Always go out on a high note.
This is Colombian weightlifter Óscar Figueroa. He competed Tuesday in the final of the men's 62-kilogram weightlifting event at the Rio Olympics.
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He had also lifted an astonishing 176 kg (388 pounds) in the "clean and jerk" section, where athletes must first raise the bar to their shoulders from the ground before holding it above their head.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of more than 130 Abrams battle tanks, 20 armored recovery vehicles and other equipment, worth about $1.15 billion, to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
The approval for land force equipment comes at a time when Saudi Arabia is leading a military coalition in support of Yemeni forces loyal to the exiled government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi who are trying to oust Iran-allied Houthi forces from the capital... Читать дальше...
Probably not too efficient, tbh.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into the death of a boy killed while riding the world's tallest waterslide at a water park in Kansas City, Kansas (all times local):
Computer systems have a way of failing. So why wasn’t there a better plan?
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military officials and civilian experts have participated in an annual Asia-Pacific mission designed to jointly work on preparing for natural disasters, the U.S. Pacific Command said Tuesday. More than 900 mi
That’s what you expect a dad to act like when you’re going too far and can’t slow down when needed. Every parent has their own methods of child education, and Scott Mackintosh seems to be a true guru. The whole story happened when one Monday the Mackintosh clan decides to play miniature golf and get […]
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– Some soldiers were confirmed killed by gunrunners in Niger State – A non-governmental organization, Stand Up Nigeria has condemned these attacks – They further condemned an associated trend where elites, politicians or ethnic leaders try to cover for criminals by falsely claiming the military attacked civilians A non-governmental organization, Stand Up Nigeria has condemned increased attacks on military […]
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Twitter has rolled out a new ad format called Instant Unlock Cards to help increase conversations on the platform between brands and users.
These conversational ads include exclusive content like videos or Q&A sessions that can be accessed with a customized hashtag. For example, Target could use this ad format to promote a video interview with the designer of its new clothing line. Читать дальше...
On Saturday, McConnell spoke at the annual Fancy Farm picnic, one of Kentucky's premier political events of the summer. He called this "one of the proudest moments" of his political career, a moment of complete intransigence and thumbing his nose at America's democratic traditions by denying a sitting U.S. President's nominee to the Supreme Court even a hearing. A stark reminder of the realpolitik practiced by Mitch McConnell, and fitting that he should cite this as one of proudest moments. Certainly a defining one. Читать дальше...
A Henderson man convicted in a bank fraud case involving millions of dollars has lost an appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court rejected the ...
The fashion retailer is moving in the right direction, and turnaround efforts are showing results.