Thousands of civilians are fleeing a Syrian town where fighting between Islamic State fighters and government forces is intensifying after IS was driven from the strategic stronghold al-Bab in recent days. VOA's Mahmoud Bali reports.
Russia's 'youth parliament' is trying to flood the site with articles to repair Russia's image, Vocativ reports.
With WrestleMania 33 just a month away, it’s been clear for a few weeks what WWE’s top superstars will be doing at the biggest pay-per-view of 2017. A match between Brock Lesnar and Goldberg has been confirmed, while The Undertaker is likely to face Roman Reigns.
Meteoroloji Genel Müdürlüğü, Antalya ve Muğla ile Burdur'un doğusu ve Isparta'nın güneyinde çok kuvvetli yağış beklendiğini son dakika olarak duyurdu.Devamı için tıklayınız
What is the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine? It's an annual invitation-only event where 300-plus prospects are put through a grueling job interview process that tests them both physical and mentally.
AB Komisyonu Başkanı Juncker'in birliğin geleceğine ilişkin hazırladığı 'Beyaz Kitap'ta 5 senaryo yer aldı.Devamı için tıklayınız
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday came down on the side of Democrats who charged that certain US electoral districts in Virginia were drawn to dilute the influence of black voters elsewhere in the state. The high court found that a lower court had erred in deciding that race was not a dominant factor in drawing Virginia's electoral map. Black voters tend to vote Democratic, while majority white districts are more likely to go Republican.
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A large swath of Oklahoma will face the same threat of a severe earthquake as California in 2017, according the United States Geological Survey's forecast for this year.
The prediction isn't exactly surprising — it closely matches last year's forecasts — but it signals a significant change in the distribution of earthquake risks around the United States.
Until recently, Oklahoma was a low-risk earthquake area. It experienced just 41 tremors in 2010.
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Zinedine Zidane's side have found the back of the net in their last 45 games in all competition, beating a record held by Barcelona
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian airstrike in northern Syria hit U.S.-backed Syrian Arab forces who are part of the fight against the Islamic State group, a senior U.S. general said Wednesday.
Читать дальше...CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney walked into offseason drills last month and spun his head around. “I was looking for Deshaun (Watson) and I couldn’t find him,” Swinney quipped Wednesday. It will be a year of adjustments and change for the Tigers, who began spring drills less than two months after Watson led
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two years of revenue failures, budget shortfalls and the use of one-time funds to close budget gaps led one of the nation's major ratings agencies on Wednesday to downgrade the Oklahoma's bond and appropriation debt rating.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two years of revenue failures, budget shortfalls and the use of one-time funds to close budget gaps led one of the nation's major ratings agencies on Wednesday to downgrade the Oklahoma's bond and appropriation debt rating.
MADRID — On a night marked by the surprise announcement that coach Luis Enrique will leave Barcelona at the end of the season, his team routed relegation-threatened Sporting Gijon 6-1 to return to the top of the Spanish league on Wednesday. Lionel Messi scored his league-leading 21st goal less than 10 minutes into the match
A telegraph machine from the Lusitania, thought to hold vital clues to its sinking after being torpedoed, has been lost during an unsupervised recovery mission, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
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Everything you need to know about all the teams out east ahead of the new MLS season.
Some will lose their licences.
OOTMARSUM - De volleybalsters van Springendal Set-Up'65 hebben woensdagavond een moeizame overwinning geboekt op Eurosped. Door goed te serveren hadden de bezoekers uit Almelo de thuisploeg lange tijd in de tang, maar vanaf de vierde set nam Set-Up het initiatief over en besliste het de wedstrijd: 3-2.
Lions General Manager Bob Quinn has become the most outspoken opponent yet against the NFL’s new rule barring players convicted of certain crimes from the Scouting Combine. Quinn was asked today by Justin Rogers of the Detroit News about the situation involving Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon, and Quinn said he disagrees with the NFL’s…
NEW YORK — Rodney Dangerfield made a career out of getting “no respect.” His widow contends he’s not getting much in death, either. NY1 television (http://bit.ly/2ldp75X) reports that Joan Dangerfield doesn’t think a mural in his old New York City neighborhood does him justice. Artist Francesca Robicci painted the mural last year in Queens, working
NEW YORK (AP) — Hershey says it expects to cut its global workforce by about 15 percent, with the reductions coming mostly from hourly employees outside the United States.