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In the wake of Luke Batty's murder by his father in February 2014, the number of children seeking shelter from family violence has surged.

The Corvallis City Council heard from nine members of the public on sanctuary concerns Monday night and plans to offer a resolution for a council vote at its next meeting Dec. 12.

The latest generation of gaming hardware are all connected devices, reliant on the Internet for downloading games, patches, and of course multiplayer experiences. Because of this, security needs to be robust, which Sony learned the hard way back in 2011…

Renminbi in spotlight after exchange rate error suggests one-off 8% devaluation

U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine spent several days on an aircraft carrier and touring a new “supercarrier” under construction in Virginia last weekend.

The prank king is going for the gold — Jimmy Kimmel will be the best Oscar host in years.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Al Attles made all eight of his field-goal tries for 17 points for the Philadelphia Warriors during Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game on March 2, 1962. Attles coached Rick Barry the day he scored 64 against Portland on March 26, 1974.

What is seen by some as a generalised problem is actually more of a restructuring issue

A cover-up mentality is plaguing corporate Australia, an inquiry has heard, with companies choosing to investigate claims of fraud themselves rather than report them to regulators.

Boys just want to have fun. 

Andrew Luck certainly didn't have any when he sat out a Thanksgiving night loss with a concussion. He made up for it very nicely Monday night in a 41-10 romp past the inept New York Jets. 

“To get back out there and do some decent things, that's fun,” Luck said after...

CHENNAI, India — Hundreds of thousands of people thronged the southern Indian city of Chennai on Tuesday to honor their beloved leader, Jayaram Jayalalithaa, a former film actress and popular politician.

Oil prices were easing back Tuesday, but analysts said the oil market looks increasingly likely to head higher, with occasional pullbacks as traders take money off the table.

WA Fisheries has seized a high value fishing boat from the Ocean Reef marina in Perth's north alleging its owner was interfering with other fishers' lobster pots.

Industry leaders are urging President-elect Donald Trump to make approval of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline a priority when he takes office next month, but a spokesman for Trump isn't offering many clues about how the incoming president might act

Arguing with Paul Krugman on the subject of trade is obviously a losing game for a mere economic journalist like myself. He did after all earn his Nobel (and whatever we might want to say about his NYT columns he did earn it, entirely deserved - the only possible surprise [...]

Alternative news website Naked Capitalism has struck back at the phoney war against ‘fake news’ websites by launching a lawsuit against The Washington Post. As the “fake news” hysteria grows to unprecedented levels following the fraudulent list of so-called “Russian propaganda websites” published by the PropOrNot organisation, Naked Capitalism’s Yves Smith has threatened The Washington Post with a defamation lawsuit in response to their attempt to silence alternative media by attacking sites listed by PropOrNot. Читать дальше...

CHENNAI, India (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were gathering in the southern Indian city of Chennai to pay respect to their beloved leader, Jayaram Jayalalithaa, a former film actress and popular politician.