BEIRUT — Syrian pro-government forces advanced Monday toward al-Bab, completing the encirclement of the Islamic State-held town which had been partially besieged by Turkey-backed opposition forces, state media and an activist group said. Turkish troops and allied Syrian opposition fighters, known as Euphrates Shield, have been trying to seize the town for weeks in fighting
HOUSTON — Taylor Swift has written hit songs for herself for years, but she recently lent her talent to others, from former boyfriend Calvin Harris to country act Little Big Town. And now Grammy-winning country group Lady Antebellum wants the Swift-song treatment. “I mean honestly Taylor, call us,” Hillary Scott said in an interview Sunday.
The Queen has become the first British monarch to reach a Sapphire Jubilee.
According to multiple reports, Brazil is currently in CHAOS. It’s all a result of Brazil’s national police force going on strike, leaving the country unarmed and left in a “Purge” like chaos. In 30 cities across Brazil, militarized police are refusing to do their jobs. According to an anonymous source in the city of Espirato […]
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John Legend has his summer plans on lock. On Monday (Feb. 6) the singer announced an extensive North American Darkness and Light tour slated to...
The president signed executive orders that would boost banks’ earnings power and enable them to raise dividends.
Cat missing for 15 years makes its way back to Maui family Tori Takayesu had received a call last month saying her cat had been found and was at the Maui Humane Society. The female cat, named James, was traced back to the Makawao resident through a number tattooed on her ear when she was spayed at the shelter years ago, The Maui News reported (http://bit.ly/2le9EPh ) Sunday. Takayesu said her family had James only for a short period of time before the animal disappeared in 2001.
HOUSTON (AP) — Taylor Swift has written hit songs for herself for years, but she recently lent her talent to others, from former boyfriend Calvin Harris to country act Little Big Town.
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Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Actress and singer Jamie Lynn Spears' 8-year-old daughter, Maddie Aldridge, is hospitalized in critical but stable condition after an ATV accident in Louisiana.
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Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Jamie Lynn Spears' 8-year-old daughter Maddie was injured in an ATV mishap in Lousiana.
Such a world will have no ability to send and distribute excess demand and supply
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Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish security forces have detained over 750 people suspected of links to the Islamic State extremist group in Turkey's biggest ever crackdown against the organisation, state media said Monday.
Some 450 suspects were picked up in the initial phase of the nationwide operation on Sunday but the number held has now risen to 763, the Anadolu news agency said.
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Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Chrissy Teigen entertained fans on Twitter Sunday as she viewed Super Bowl LI live from Houston alongside her husband John Legend.
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Record numbers of civilians are being killed by conflict in Afghanistan in what the U.N. says are "deeply harrowing and largely preventable" deaths.
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Monday rejected special prosecutors' request for cooperation with its plan to raid the presidential office to gather evidence on a corruption scandal involving President Par
Amid concerns being raised by India Inc on the US visa regime, the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Monday said it will soon hold a meeting with industry including Nasscom to discuss the issue.
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star Chelsea Peretti has done her best to one-up Beyonce’s pregnancy announcement by showing off her own baby bump. Peretti posted a picture of herself on Instagram over the weekend sporting a sizeable baby bump while standing in what looks like a mirror maze. This is the first child for Peretti and her
*holds breath and waits for Florida results*
Everyone was pretty sure the Atlanta Falcons would win the Super Bowl, until a late comeback by the New England Patriots sent the game into overtime — and the Patriots to victory.
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It all felt... a little familiar.
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What can Washington do about it?
The aircraft carrier, a symbol of American naval and overall power projection capabilities, seems under the most threat of being rendered a relic of the past. Almost every week, a new report casts a dark shadow on the future of this important U.S. military asset. The same seems to be said for submarines and stealth weapons. Is America about to see some of its greatest military assets become obsolete?
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DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Canadian Pacific Railway says its rail line south of Dubuque is back in operation after a derailment.
The obituaries missed how Bill Clinton’s most important post-presidential legacy lives on in spirit – and in practice.
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