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CINCINNATI — When the Bengals need a big play, they crumble.

That’s been their offense’s theme all season, and it’s left them in tenuous position for a sixth straight playoff berth.

The fourth quarter has been their undoing.

The Bengals (3-5-1) had another late meltdown on Monday night, falling to the New York Giants 21-20 .

They entered the fourth quarter with a lead and wasted chances to put the game away, something that’s happened repeatedly during their season.

Scientists said Wednesday that Pluto may have rolled over on its axis eons ago, the result of tidal forces with jumbo moon Charon. The extra weight of an underground sea is the most likely explanation.

Trump could end up keeping one of the law's provisions that Republicans hate most: the individual mandate.

After months of rallying his constituents around the call to “repeal and replace” Obamacare, president-elect Donald Trump might be leaning towards keeping one of the law’s provisions that Republicans hate most: the individual mandate. Trump hinted last Friday that could happen.

Great Britain's Davis Cup first-round tie away to Canada will be held in Ottawa's TD Place Arena from 3-5 February.

FAIRPORT, N.Y. — Members of a New York City synagogue have sifted through 300 tons of garbage at an upstate landfill in an unsuccessful search for a religious item that fell into a trash can.

Snap is hot. The California-based company continues to evolve Snapchat, an app that continues to be one of the few genuine smashes from a company that isn’t Facebook or Google. It’s just launched its first hardware product, Spectacles, whose rollout has been widely praised as inventive.

Gael Monfils withdrew from the ATP Tour Finals on Wednesday due to a rib injury.

Bill de Blasio told Trump that fear is gripping communities over Trump's vows to crack down on illegal immigrants.

Will we ever find someone else like Adele? Judging by her latest world tour, it seems entirely unlikely.  Nearly a year ago, Adele said "Hello" to her first audience in...

Ibraheem Juburi, The Arab Weekly
Quietist Salafism is an ultra-con­servative brand of Sunni Islam that could be a viable intellectual antidote to militant Salafism.

A climate scientist has warned that ignoring climate change and emissions goals could flood New York.

If President-elect Donald Trump holds true to his campaign promise on rolling back key climate change agreements and environmental protections, the future may look bleak for his hometown of New York City.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A three-judge panel has found enough aggravating factors for the death penalty to apply to a man convicted of killing four people in 2013.

Rex Navarrete graduated from San Francisco State University and received a master’s degree from UC Berkeley. Navarrete is known as a groundbreaking Filipino American comedian, getting his start in the late 1980s and releasing comedy albums and DVDs including “Badly Browned” and “Hella Pinoy.” [...] fans know that he embraces the Bay Area as much as his culture, sometimes including South San Francisco comedy in his act.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he met with President-elect Donald Trump to express New Yorkers' concerns about what his administration could bring. Photo: AP

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he met with President-elect Donald Trump to express New Yorkers' concerns about what his administration could bring. Photo: AP

US Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he would make himself available to help Vice President-elect Mike Pence as if he were a member of his senior staff.

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One of your duties as a manager or business owner is not to just handle tough employees, but also to let them go when justified. While handing a pink slip to an employee is never a pleasant task, it's a necessity if you want to have a thriving business.

Instead of letting these employees overstay their welcome — with serious repercussions to your business — keep a lookout. If you notice one or more of these following eight signs then it's best to fire this employee sooner rather than later. Читать дальше...

HOUSTON — Right-hander Charlie Morton agreed to a contract with Houston on Wednesday, giving the Astros two of the best groundball pitchers in the majors.