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Cynicism, thy name is Sean Spicer. Really, to stand up at that podium and make the absurd claim that Coretta Scott King would totally approve of Jefferson Beauregard Davis Sessions, III's nomination for Attorney General after opposing his nomination as a federal judge.

Whole Foods shares tumble over 4% after quarterly results

Abdoul Camara's deflected strike brings Derby level against Leicester in their FA Cup fourth-round replay.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's chief prosecutor said Wednesday that suspicions of illegal campaign contributions to President Juan Manuel Santos are based on testimony of a rancher connected to the leader's opponents.

[...] the episode of the hit NBC drama that was originally to air that night will get pushed to March 7, with the season finale now airing on March 14 in its regular time slot. Instead of premiering on March 7, the new series will air back-to-back episodes on March 14 immediately following the season finale of “This Is Us.” The series has proven to be the breakout hit of this season, with NBC recently renewing the show for an additional two seasons.

President Trump criticized Nordstrom Inc. on Wednesday, tweeting that the department store chain that decided to stop selling his daughter Ivanka Trump's clothing and accessories line has treated her “so unfairly.”

Three days after Deion Sanders claimed the Indianapolis Colts stole their opponents’ signals during the 2007 season, that team’s coach from those days responded to the allegation.

Holly Holm’s coach, Mike Winkeljohn, suggested last week that Holm’s November 2015 knockout of Ronda Rousey “broke” the formerly dominant bantamweight champion from Venice.

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President Donald Trump assembled a table of 17 high-powered executives for the first meeting of his business council Friday.

The Strategic and Policy Forum is chaired by Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, who recruited the advisory committee's members. They include the CEOs of General Motors, JPMorgan, and Walmart. For the first meeting, the council discussed tax and trade, regulation, infrastructure, women in the workforce, education, and immigration. Читать дальше...

(ATTN: ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- A countdown clock for the first Winter Olympics to take place in South Korea was unveiled on Wednesday. The countdown to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games will reach one year on Thursday. To celebrate

Cooper, who remained executive chairman of TCF after retiring as CEO in 2015, had cancer.

The Amazon isn't as pristine as you might think. Turns out, humans have been changing its landscape for thousands of years.

NEW YORK — Anderson Silva strode onto the stage toward his opponent, extended his hand and went for the hearty shake. He flashed a wide smile and threw his arm around Derek Brunson. Brunson slapped Silva on the back, they laughed, hugged and mugged for the cameras. Silva and Brunson seemed more amped for a

Uber Technologies Inc. is turning to rental-car firm Zipcar to help bolster its ranks with a program that would allow drivers to rent cars from the Avis Budget Group Inc. unit.

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The next Olympics are still a year away, and already, Shaun White is thinking about the games after that. And it has nothing to do with the halfpipe. The world’s best-known snowboarder tells The Associated Press he’s exploring competing at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in skateboarding, which will be added to the program for 2020.

Despite what Mom told you, your miserable cold isn't from chilly winter weather.

Tandem raids take place in Germany as police investigate pair accused of supporting Syrian jihadists.

Louisiana State University has launched a job search for contractors to grow medical marijuana. The marijuana-growing operation, which has been estimated to cost roughly $10 million, was aimed at providing ailing patients with the best quality marijuana possible and will be overseen by LSU medical professors, local news outlet WBRZ reported Saturday.

Borrowings by junk-rated companies up nearly two-thirds from a year earlier

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog.   Poker N’ Pints is great way to get out of the The post Poker n’ Pints returns to South Seattle – drink beer, protect wilderness appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

Although the Oscars are still a couple of weeks away, the biggest names in Hollywood gathered Monday for 89th annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon in Beverly Hills. "La La Land" stars Emma Stone and Ryan Goslin were in attendance as well as Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Casey Affleck, Natalie Portman and more.  Of course, a luncheon calls for stylish day-time fashions. Check out the best dressed stars at the event in the slideshow above.

Our columnist headed to Nordstrom to talk to shoppers about the First Lady's handbags — and found a lot of anger out there.

The trailer for Sofia Coppola‘s new film The Beguiled has just debuted! The film stars Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning, and will hit theaters on June 23, 2017, with a more expanded opening on June 30, 2017. Here’s a synopsis: While imprisoned in a Confederate girls’ boarding school, an injured Union [...]