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President-elect Donald Trump is vowing to corral the "out of control" cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. But congressional Republicans and Democrats, aware of the tens of thousands of jobs the aircraft generates in ...

Here's what a President Trump will mean for Silicon Valley in 2017, says Bradely Tusk.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Santa Claus says a terminally ill 5-year-old boy died in his arms after he gave the child a present in the hospital.

By Joo Kyung-don PAJU, South Korea, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- For South Korean football coaches, December is a time to think about next year for their respective clubs, but for some of them, it's just time to study football again. Twenty-four South Kor

NEW YORK — Eight veteran players, including frequent All-Pros DeMarcus Ware, Marshal Yanda and Julius Peppers, are finalists for the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.

Hollywood’s Best Unproduced Screenplays (Updating Live) Script about Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp’s “insane” relationship among early entries The Black List 2016 is here, an annual ranking of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. A-list writers, showrunners and stars like Peter Dinklage, David Benioff, Armie Hammer, Eva Longoria and Domnhall Gleeson began announcing the scripts via social media videos posted on Monday — with an entry firing off every two minutes. Early selections included... Читать дальше...

A glut of new rental buildings in Manhattan forces some developers to offer unique move-in sweeteners.

The president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, believes chess should be made an obligatory part of the national curriculum in Russian elementary schools.
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LARAMIE, Wyo. — Wyoming linebacker Logan Wilson has been named to the USA Today Sports Freshman All-America Team.

BISMARCK, N.D. — Electronic monitoring equipment failed to detect a pipeline rupture that spewed more than 176,000 gallons of crude oil into a North Dakota creek, the pipeline’s operator said Monday.

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Say what you will about the NFL’s recent self-inflicted P.R. wounds; the league office crafted a masterpiece on Sunday. With a single technically-accurate-but-grossly-misleading statement, the NFL managed to take the steam out of DeflateGate II before it could ever gather very much of it. The media, collectively weary of the original air-pressure controversy and apparently unwilling to…

What are some things that neuroscientists know but most people don't? This question was originally answered on Quora by Paul King.

HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s attorney general’s office has been unable to find legal grounds to challenge a judge’s decision to send a man to jail for 60 days for raping his 12-year-old daughter, state Department of Justice spokesman Eric Sell said Monday.

There's a new band in town. Meet MIX5, winners of Univsion's La Banda second season.  The winners, Christian, Garmandy, Taishmara,...

Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski dismissed media reports that he could resign from his position.

From financial corporations and law firms to commercial office cleaning companies and HVAC contractors, businesses thrive here in Chicago.

I believe one reason that we do so well is because our city embraces diversity. Inclusiveness has always been an important part of my restoration contracting business.

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Lockheed Martin shares on track for worst day since 2011 in wake of Trump tweet

The Football Association is stuck in the past and being held back deliberately by "elderly white men", say five former executives of the governing body. The damning indictment comes after a series of high profile scandals to rock the FA, including allegations of a child abuse cover-up.

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My solution to the stress of holiday shopping is generally to not give gifts at all.

I know, I'm a grinch.

But I can't help feeling deflated every time I give a close friend or family member a present that they're supposedly delighted by, only to find it sitting in the "giveaway" pile a few months later. (Seriously, guys?)

So I was delighted to see a new paper on how to be a better gift giver, and some common psychological traps people fall into while gift giving. Читать дальше...

SmartAsset ranked the best U.S. states in which to retire early, from tax rates to cultural attractions.

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”I Took A Pill In Ibiza” -- Mainstream Top 40 (1 week), Dance/Mix Show Airplay (3 weeks) Mike Posner is well aware that second...