(AP) — A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to six to 15 years in state prison after he was convicted of stabbing his older brother to death two years ago following an argument over cigarettes. Jurors had convicted him of voluntary manslaughter in the slaying of 19-year-old David Crothers.
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at interesting factoids during the Grammy nominations, announced Tuesday: Though Beyonce earned a whopping nine nominations, it's a surprise her name didn't pop up in the best R&B song and R&B performance categories, which she has dominated in the past. Speaking of R&B, Solange's epic "A Seat at the Table" was surprisingly snubbed in the best urban contemporary album category, as was Bryson Tiller's "Trapsoul" and Chris Brown's "Royalty," which didn't earn the singer a single nod. Читать дальше...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors say two 60-year-old cousins from Mexico must serve life terms in U.S. prisons for helping set up the 2013 Texas slaying of an attorney who once led a drug cartel. Ledezma-Cepeda in May was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder for hire in what prosecutors say involved electronic stalking of the victim.
Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said senior managers at the Pentagon concluded that the study, "while well-intentioned, had limited value" because it didn't take into account existing programs to improve efficiency and because it lacked "specific, actionable recommendations appropriate to the department." The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the study, released in January 2015, recommended streamlining bureaucracy through personnel attrition, curtailing high-priced contractors and making better use of information technology. Читать дальше...
Gov. Dennis Daugaard will offer a budget plan restrained by lower-than-expected tax collections, forcing officials to address a shortfall this year and tamp down spending increases for the next budget cycle. The plan includes roughly $20 million in general state spending increases during the next budget year for education, Medicaid providers and state workers. The proposal includes roughly $2.4 million for budget reserves and $5 million for a new animal disease laboratory, among other expenses.
OXON HILL, Md. — A person familiar with the trade tells The Associated Press that the Boston Red Sox have gotten star pitcher Chris Sale from the Chicago White Sox.
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The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether advertising agencies manipulated the bidding process for contracts to produce commercials in order to favor their own in-house units.
The foreign ministers of NATO have voiced their concern over the humanitarian situation and renewed fighting in Syria, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.
Following President-elect Donald Trump’s 306-232 electoral vote win, a group of electors who have the final say are pushing to overturn the results.
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A startup that's developing an anti-aging supplement just raised $20 million to keep studying it and other supplements.
Elysium Health, the brainchild of former Sequoia partner Eric Marcotulli, former JPMorgan vice president Dan Alminana, and MIT biology professor Leonard Guarente, raised $20 million from investors including General Catalyst, which also recently led a funding round for cancer genetics startup Color Genomics.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington Post report says the Defense Department disregarded an internal study that found it had a bloated bureaucracy and could cut $125 billion in administrative costs over five years.
But a Pentagon spokesman says the study had limited value because it didn't take into account existing programs to cut costs and lacked "actionable recommendations."
The Washington Post reported in its Tuesday editions that the study recommended streamlining bureaucracy through personnel attrition... Читать дальше...
DUBOIS – On Monday night, the Sandy Township Supervisors heard from Ron Stern of police services with the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development regarding police regionalization. Stern told the supervisors the commonwealth would cover the costs for a regionalization study. According to him, the nine-page survey requests information on area demographics, number of […]
Ahead of a Trump administration, the president is set to pitch the idea that "our greatest strength against terrorism is who we are as a country."
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(AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are blasting a Department of Natural Resources report that proposes raising state park fees and selling naming rights to park facilities. The DNR sent the Legislature's budget committee a report that examines raising admission and camping fees, charging more to get into more popular parks and selling naming rights.
UTA’s longtime head of Corporate Communications Chris Day will be departing the agency in January, it was jointly announced today by Day and UTA managing directors David Kramer and Jay Sures, and CEO Jeremy Zimmer. Day, who has led the agency’s communications since 1999, tells TheWrap, “I’ve had an incredible run at an incredible organization, but it felt like the time was right to take stock of where the media world is, and see what the next challenge could be for me.” [...] Day oversaw the communications... Читать дальше...
A Muslim-owned Turkish restaurant is offering a free three-course meal to the homeless and elderly on December 25, because no one should eat alone on Christmas Day. The gesture stemmed from a chance encounter with a woman who needed help closing her window. The restaurant, Shish, is located on the outskirts of London. Early last […]
Chad Allen, who played for the Twins from 1999-2001 and currently is a minor league hitting coach, could join the major league staff.
Lady tested? Lady always kicks ass.
Remember when they backpacked overnight and survived wildlife?
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And when they reminded everyone not to fuck with them.
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Let's take a second to appreciate how they sacrificed it all for our entertainment.
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After Pizzagate blew up into an almost deadly confrontation at a DC restaurant because Trump supporters pushed a fake story, Gen. Michael Flynn's son has been booted off the transition team because of his continued support for the conspiracy that Pizzagate is a valid news story.
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The Weeknd's entire new album is charting on the Hot 100, turning all 18 songs on the collection into hits immediately.
WINTERSWIJK - Winterswijkse vrienden gaan vanaf komend weekend met de pet rond voor twee plaatsgenoten met multiple sclerose. Joost Bos en Heico Wiggers moeten in Mexico een stamceltransplantatie ondergaan.