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Five months on from having a pacemaker inserted 33 year old Erin Swain is set to take on her first 50km ultra marathon in Canberra.

The Morning Joe panel discusses the relationship between the press and the president on Inauguration Day.

Kyle Shanahan admitted being distracted. For the five minutes it took him to get ready for a press conference, anyway. Via Jeff Schultz of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Falcons offensive coordinator said all the right things about not having a deal in place with the 49ers yet and all his focus being on Sunday’s NFC…

It wasn't a terror attack, but that didn't make it any less terrifying.

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It’s a mystery worthy of the Doctor’s attention — a whodunnit of truly cosmic proportions. All through the universe, something is killing galaxies before their time, literally sucking out their star-forming dust. The question is, what?

President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to take office Friday during a swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Directly after, he is expected to set off along a parade to the White House, where he will begin his tenure as president.

Some of the men who have served in the highest office have started out working some quirky jobs.

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As part of the broader economic legacy of President Obama, from jobs to the stock market, one of the most notable changes has been the increase in the national debt.

Based on quarterly data released by the US Treasury, the debt at the end of 2008 — just before Obama took office — stood at roughly $10,699,805,000,000.

As of the third quarter of 2016, the most recent data available, the debt as Obama is set to leave office stands at $19,573,445,000,000. Читать дальше...

Retired public servants in Canberra have called on the ACT government to widen bus travel concessions to those aged 65 years old and ensure older residents of the national capital do not face a potential massive hike in annual water supply fees.

Islamic State militants have partially destroyed a Roman amphitheatre that they were using for their macabre executions in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, state officials said Friday.

Britain is aiming to wrap up exit talks with the European Union within two years as a “political necessity,” the U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer said, rebutting concerns from some European governments that negotiations can’t be concluded so quickly.

Elon Musk has more in common with Trump that some might assume, and that relationship could prove to be a boon to his businesses.

A new film that tries to marry Bollywood beats with Kung Fu moves is set to release next month. "Kung Fu Yoga," which stars martial-arts legend Jackie Chan in the lead role and lesser known Bollywood actors Sonu Sood and Disha Patani is set for release on Feb. 3, according to the production company's Facebook page.

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Jan. 20 (UPI) -- In a sign of further market recovery, oilfield services company Schlumberger said it secured its second batch of work of the year from Norway's Statoil.

Prawns are set to get pricier and industry bodies expect the import bans will cost up to half a billion dollars in lost sales.

"They are alive and we are talking to them," says fire brigade spokesman.

An investigation into the cause of faulty batteries that led Samsung to pull all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones last year found that some batteries were irregularly sized, while others had manufacturing problems.

Settles allegations it duped people into driving for its ride-hailing service with false promises about how much they would earn

Ban on Jallikattu and Kodipandem is an attack on Dravida culture and its integrity. This is how it is being viewed in Dakshin Hindustan.

Ombudsman inquiry will take on Draghi’s membership of Group of Thirty forum