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Ariana Grande posted a photo with her father Edward backstage during one of her Jingle Ball performances! The 23-year-old entertainer, who was photographed performing on Sunday evening (December 11) at KISS 108′s Jingle Ball 2016 at TD Garden in Boston, Mass, shared the pic, with the caption, “dad came out for hairspray and jingle ball [...]

Calling Olajuwon Claiborne a threat to public safety, a Cook County, Ill., judge denied the 26-year-old man bond Sunday after he was arrested in connection with the beating and robbery of a 94-year-old World War II veteran inside her home.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump targeted Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II fighter on Twitter, condemning the program for being too costly.

WASHINGTON — There isn’t much doubt about what the Federal Reserve will do when its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday: It’s all but certain to raise its benchmark interest rate — its first increase in a year.

The regular “Westworld” is said to cost $40,000 a day. And for that, it’s all the robots you can shoot and boink. But not all of us are so wealthy. Everyday, hardworking Americans want to have their way with a robot too.

Vernon County K-9 handler Deputy Sheriff Adam Malin has stepped down from being K-9 Myk’s handler. Malin will continue working in the patrol division as a deputy sheriff, but will no longer have K-9 Myk as his partner. Malin’s last…

Haron Joyner's attorney asked a jury in his opening statement today to find the La Crosse man guilty of a lesser homicide charge, arguing he did not mean to kill his wife during a stabbing attack early this year.

Medicare, the federal government’s program that provides health care to those 65 and older, while a confusing package of rules and regulations, is generally highly regarded by its users. That, of course, matters little to the ilk of Paul Ryan and PEOTUS Donald Trump who appear hell-bent on replacing it with a voucher program. It is the ultimate “if it ain’t broke, why fix it?” situation and already seniors are justifiably getting concerned.

Istanbul'daki PKK saldırıları sonrası Avrupa ülkelerinde yaşayan terör örgütü yandaşları sosyal medya hesaplarından kutlamalar yaptılar. AB ülkeleri konu DAEŞ olduğunda, şüphelilere göz açtırmazken, söz...Devamı için tıklayınız

”Youth” -- Dance Club Songs (1 week)"Wild” (Featuring Alessia Cara) -- Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks (2...

On Monday, Carly Fiorina blessed us with an expert tutorial on the art of sucking up.

US president-elect told there will be ‘nothing to discuss’ if One China policy ends

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Uber employees have access to customer trip information, and they're using it to spy on ex-girlfriends and celebrities like Beyoncé, a former employee claims.

A new piece out from Reveal's Will Evans details Uber's history with security and privacy. The story cites the experience of Ward Spangenberg, Uber's former forensic investigator who was fired from the company last February. Spangenberg is suing Uber, alleging wrongful termination, defamation, and age discrimination. Читать дальше...

De Russisch-Syrische bombardementen op de rebellen in Aleppo leiden vooralsnog niet tot sancties tegen Moskou. De regeringsleiders zeiden in oktober nog 'alle opties' open te houden als Rusland en Syrië zich schuldig blijven maken aan 'wreedheden'.

Despite overwhelming scientific consensus, President-elect Donald Trump claimed “nobody really knows” whether climate change is real when confronted Sunday with his inconsistent statements on the issue. Fox News anchor Chris Wallace asked Trump where he stands on the environment, given that he’s variously called climate change a hoax and said he has an open mind about the issue. The vast majority of scientific organizations have said the scientific evidence for the climate system’s warming is unequivocal. Читать дальше...

Following on from Apple's acknowledgment of the rising levels of spam calendar invites, Apple has quietly launched a new feature to help fight the spam. It can be found in the online calendar component of iCloud, and allows users to report junk entries.

Christmas came early this year for one lucky boy. Best Buy employees presented Nintendo’s Wii U home video game console to one special little fellow who dropped by the store every day just in order to play it.

Villanova remains on top of The Associated Press college basketball poll while Florida State and Southern Cal make their first appearances of the season.

2016 was the year of Marie Kondo. The Japanese decluttering guru and author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up took on Americans’ closets, challenging readers to throw out any possessions that didn’t spark joy. A recently widowed Emily Gilmore flirts with the philosophy as a way to process her grief in the Netflix revival of the much loved series Gilmore Girls. While Kondo’s method is still up for debate, the popularity of the book proves that Americans have a complicated relationship with our stuff. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a Colorado law that requires out-of-state internet retailers to tell customers how much they owe in state sales taxes.

Around half a million passengers will be affected.

Happy New Year, indeed!

1. They admit their flaws.

No one is perfect. As much as we hear this trite nugget, a lot of us do not take it to heart. (Nudge, nudge.)

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Nordstrom launched its first chatbot on the Facebook Messenger and Kik messaging services to help holiday shoppers find gift items, Geek Wire reports.

The chatbot helps users select gift items by asking them a series of questions about who they are shopping for. It then chooses gifts from Nordstrom’s online store that match their answers. Читать дальше...

With a Fed rate hike expected this week, it's time to review your fixed income investments.