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State prosecutors charged Roof with nine counts of murder and prosecutor Scarlett Wilson declared her intention to seek the death penalty months before federal prosecutors. Roof's lawyers have consistently pointed out he was willing to plead guilty if the death penalty was taken off the table, which would have severely limited any appeals. Most family members of victims said they were so wrapped up in the emotionally draining federal trial that they haven't had any chance to begin thinking about... Читать дальше...

If you were thinking of smoking with a view of Half Dome, don't even try it.

There can only be one Foundation Champion!

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Mosquitos can be genetically engineered to make them less susceptible to the deadly virus, making them less likely to infect humans.

“Jeff is a world-class showrunner, a respected collaborator and a prolific creator of high-end unscripted content with global appeal,” said Lionsgate executive vice president of alternative programming Jennifer O’Connell. Laura Kennedy, executive vice president of television operations and corporate development; Audrey Lee, executive vice president and deputy general counsel; Rahwa Ghebre-Ab, vice president of business and legal affairs; and Brian Tannenbaum, vice president of unscripted television. Читать дальше...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is calling on lawmakers to pass a property tax overhaul, merge state agencies and approve incremental income tax cuts that would begin in 2020.

Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk tweeted earlier Thursday that early results around a software "Easter egg" are "promising" and could enable a Model S equipped with "ludicrous mode" to go from zero to 60 miles an hour in 2.34 seconds. The mode currently allows the priciest Model S trim to achieve that same pace in 2.5 seconds. The boost would take the Model S around the same accelerating speeds of ultra-luxury cars such as Porsche's 918 Spyder and the concept car Faraday Future unveiled at the CES technology conference last week. Читать дальше...

ABD'nin 45. Başkanı olarak seçilen Donald Trump, Twitter mesajında, CNN'in "uyduruk haberleriyle tümden bir çöküş içinde" olduğunu belirtti.Devamı için tıklayınız

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New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount sat out practice for the second day in a row on Thursday due to illness.

These celebrity musicians and performers have agreed to perform at Donald Trump‘s inauguration happening next week in Washington, DC. It seems that Trump‘s planners for the event had some trouble booking acts for the event, as there are currently only three confirmed performers. Stay tuned as more may be added. PHOTOS: Check out the latest [...]

Louis Vuitton has teamed up with Unicef again for the second year to raise funds for the children who have been affected by the horrors of war and deprivation. Since January 2016, Louis Vuitton has helped raised $2.5m for Unicef and we can’t think of a better cause to get behind than to help spread the word of this partnership!

BuzzFeed’s decision to publish an unverified intelligence report, filled with explosive and lewd allegations about President-elect Donald Trump, has triggered intense criticism from Trump and an ethics debate among journalists.

In today's Senate confirmation hearing, Donald Trump's pick to head the CIA, Rep. Mike Pompeo was asked by Sen. Dianne Feinstein if he would use torture if the president asked him to and Rep. Pompeo replied, "Absolutely not."

The world is teeming with life, and we're always discovering new species—including some that stretch the limits of how we view and classify biological life forms. Here are a few that clearly don't play by the rules.

The inspector general will examine whether FBI Director James Comey's public statements about the Clinton investigation ran afoul of policies that caution against influencing an election.

Look for a landslide of news on shows at Pinnacle Bank Arena and Pinewood Bowl over the next month or so.

Scientists find fungi have significant impact on forest diversity

DETROIT — U.S. car shoppers will find plentiful deals, relatively low interest rates and lots of high-tech choices in the market this year. “It’s a good time to buy a car now, and it should be for the rest of the year,” says Jessica Caldwell, an analyst with the car-shopping site Edmunds.com New-vehicle sales hit

Sunny responded by biting the guest on the face, leaving a wound which required stitches from White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson. The attack is out of character for Portuguese Water Dogs, who are usually considered by dog breeders to be good for family households. The breed arrived in the United States in the 1960s and was officially recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1983.

SEATTLE (AP) — Grizzly bears once roamed the rugged landscape of the North Cascades in Washington state but few have been sighted in recent decades.

SEATTLE (AP) — Grizzly bears once roamed the rugged landscape of the North Cascades in Washington state but few have been sighted in recent decades.

Federal officials want to restore the population and on Thursday released a draft plan with four options, ranging from taking no action to varying efforts to capture bears from other locations and transplant them to 9,800 square miles of mostly public land surrounding North Cascades National Park. In Washington state, the grizzly plan has stoked intense debate as federal officials sought input in 2015 as it developed the draft environmental impact statement released Thursday. "Returning this magnificent... Читать дальше...

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President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary has a few different nicknames, but the one so often ascribed to him is one he hates the most: Mad Dog.

The view was pretty clear to anyone watching his confirmation hearing on Thursday, in which a senator brought it up during questioning.

"I assure you that nickname was given to me by the press, and some of you may have experienced similar occasions with the press, where perhaps they didn't get it quite right," he said. Читать дальше...