A Brief History of the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Activists are calling it the largest gathering of Native Americans in a century.
Activists are calling it the largest gathering of Native Americans in a century.
WASHINGTON― For the first time in American history, a group of voters in Nevada has the chance to elect all women in November, from the presidency and Congress all the way down to the state Assembly.
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A filled water bladder, ready for drinking.
You'd think we have said enough about water, and could turn to other topics related to backcountry hunting. Yes, it's a critical component of a successful hunt, and yes, you should think early and often about getting enough of it. Well, it turns out we're not quite done with the subject of water.
I just returned from a pretty grueling 14-day sheep hunt here in Alaska, and it was in the middle... Читать дальше...
She had a *very* different reaction when she met President Obama.
Amariyanna "Mari" Copeny is a 9-year-old girl from Flint, Michigan, who is currently serving as "Little Miss Flint." Earlier this year, she made headlines for her visit with President Obama.
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In March, Mari wrote a letter to the president telling him about what she is doing to stand up for those drinking bad water in her community.
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One of just four teenagers in the Team South Africa squad at the Rio Paralympics‚ Liezel Gouws‚ is done with her competition after running the T37 100 and 400-metre events.
After decades in business, both continue to consume mounds of cash while generating no returns for shareholders.
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Almost 10 million U.S. adults seriously thought about committing suicide last year, federal health officials reported Thursday.
Ana haihuwa a wurare iri-iri, amma wannan jaririn na musamman ne, an haife a tsakiyar teku a cikin jirgin ceto. Iyayen jaririn Faith da Otis suna kokarin guduwa daga kasar su, su tafi nahiyar fararen fata ta hanyar ruwan da suka hada kasashen dan zama yan gudun hijira, Faith hakika tana bukatar samun kubuta saboda […]
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The New Jersey Democrat tells black activists that the outlook for this year isn’t good. But he says there’s still hope.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's prediction that 25 million jobs would be created by his economic plan in a decade isn't nearly as bold as it might sound. Jobs have already been growing at that rate and Trump's goal is…
TRUMP, on 14 million people leaving the workforce during Obama's presidency: "My economic plan rejects the cynicism that says our labor force will keep declining." The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the labor force participation rate will be 60.2 percent in 2026, down from 62.8 percent today, based partly on population trends. The Fed, under chairman Ben Bernanke and his successor and current chairwoman, Janet Yellen, has attracted controversy by pegging the short-term interest... Читать дальше...
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Defensive tackle Michael Brockers has agreed to a three-year contract extension through 2019 with the Los Angeles Rams.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Defensive tackle Michael Brockers has agreed to a three-year contract extension through 2019 with the Los Angeles Rams.
Sarah for the WIN!
BuzzFeed celebrated all things TV and entertainment last night at our first-ever pre-Emmys party and let's just say...IT. WAS. LIT.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk just shared his biggest epiphany of 2016.
In an interview with Y Combinator's Sam Altman, Musk said the most striking realization came to him while he was overseeing the engineering of Tesla cars in the company's Fremont, California factory.
"The biggest epiphany I've had this year is that what really matters is the machine that builds the machine, the factory," he said. "And that this is at least two orders of magnitude... Читать дальше...
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California’s five-year drought has become so serious that Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill earlier this month requiring water districts to start imposing penalties on consumers who use the highest quantities of the precious resource.
A new futuristic design concept aims to address the problem from a different perspective: by proposing a new way to make sea water drinkable.
The Pipe, a giant, floating desalination device, is designed to be both an artistic... Читать дальше...
Rolling Stone film and television critic Peter Travers offers his 2016 Emmy predictions on "Popcorn with Peter Travers"
More people are working from home, which has led to fewer people eating lunch in restaurants.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Steve King says Colin Kaepernick's protest of the national anthem is "activism that is sympathetic to ISIS."
The 49ers quarterback has sat or has taken a knee while the anthem has been played in protest of what he says is the oppression of blacks and other minorities.
The Iowa Republican says in an interview with Newsmax TV that if he were Kaepernick's coach, he would tell the player that "until you take a knee and beg forgiveness from the American people... Читать дальше...
Jennifer Azzi, a trailblazing basketball legend who led the University of San Francisco back to the postseason this year, is stepping down as head coach of the Dons after six seasons. “I feel that I have accomplished my goal of building a championship caliber program at USF,” Azzi said in a statement released Thursday morning. Azzi led the Dons to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 19 years this past March, using a dramatic run as a sixth seed to win the West Coast Conference tournament and earn the league’s automatic bid. Читать дальше...
Here are the appliances for the ultimate smart house today, according to the best home gadgets roundup from Futurism. They’ll set you back $100,000.
The U.S. Senate approved a measure Thursday to block the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for charging the cities that use water from Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland as part of a … Click to Continue »
On Thursday morning WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange tweeted that if US President Barack Obama would grant clemency to imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning, Assange would turn himself over to the US government for imprisonment, “despite its clear unlawfulness.”
NEW YORK — CBS News paid tribute to late “60 Minutes” reporter Morley Safer on Thursday with some New Orleans jazz from Wynton Marsalis, a letter from the prime minister of his native Canada and a few hearty laughs. Safer died May 19 at age 84, eight days after CBS announced his retirement and four