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OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Crews worked Tuesday to clean up dirt and debris from the base of Oroville Dam and biologists rush to save stranded fish after state officials shut off the flow of water from a damaged spillway at the Northern California lake.

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Tesla rebuffed a female engineer's allegations of sexism and harassment in a statement Tuesday, saying an investigation found the claims to be unsubstantiated.

The allegations, by AJ Vandermeyden, were made public by an article in The Guardian. Vandermeyden, who still works at Tesla, says that she was denied promotions despite being as or more qualified than male coworkers and received lower pay. 

Vandermeyden, who filed a lawsuit against Tesla, also claims... Читать дальше...

Kevin O'Leary's campaign is stepping back from his assertion he uses private jets to get around to campaign events, telling CTV News that he has only chartered a plane once since joining the Conservative leadership race in January.

‘Underground’ Star Aisha Hinds Talks About ‘Mind-Blowing’ Opportunity to Play Harriet Tubman (Exclusive Video) Hinds is set to play legendary Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman in a recurring guest star role — Tubman’s first appearance came in the show’s Season 1 finale, albeit played by a different actress. She conducted 13 daring missions back into the south, ultimately freeing 70 slaves and leading them to freedom first in Northern states, then Canada after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act. Читать дальше...

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Israeli Premier League soccer clubs are replacing their coaches at a record pace in recent seasons, often making a mockery of themselves in the process.

Morning Joe Concerned Trump Wants To Win Wars On Tuesdays edition of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski ...

Trevante Rhodes, left, and André Holland in “Moonlight.”

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to increase support and oversight of the nation’s historically black colleges and universities within his administration – but stopped short of providing … Click to Continue »

Spot-kick calls made by Paolo Valeri in Juventus' 3-1 Coppa Italia win on Tuesday have been described as "damaging" by those on the receiving end

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — This wasn't what Dennis Smith Jr. had envisioned for his freshman — and possibly only — season at North Carolina State.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — This wasn't what Dennis Smith Jr. had envisioned for his freshman — and possibly only — season at North Carolina State.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — This wasn't what Dennis Smith Jr. had envisioned for his freshman — and possibly only — season at North Carolina State.

Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, his wife, plan to donate a portion of the advances for their books to charity.

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Pakistan's decision to close the border with Afghanistan was a largely symbolic act aimed at forcing its neighbor to take action against extremist groups blamed for fomenting cross-border terror attacks. It's a hard reality for the travelers and traders trapped for nearly two weeks on both sides of the dusty crossings at Torkham, Ghulam Khan and Chaman. Truckloads of food are rotting. Families are divided. People seeking treatment for a variety of ailments have run out of medicine and money, or will do so soon. Читать дальше...

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Our lead tonight is the platform being given the new president by the new Republican majority Congress, to talk to them and the American people about what his plans are.

We look ahead now with four who also joined us for last month’s inauguration, Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report, presidential historian Michael Beschloss, Karine Jean-Pierre, a senior adviser to MoveOn.org during the 2016 elections. And Matt Schlapp, he’s chair of the American Conservative Union. Читать дальше...

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A few months ago, Amazon scored a major hire. It convinced Adrian Cockcroft to come work for the company as VP Cloud Architecture Strategy.

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"We have now repaired the ability to update the service health dashboard. The service updates are below. We continue to experience high error rates with S3 in US-EAST-1, which is impacting various AWS services. We are working hard at repairing S3, believe we understand root cause... Читать дальше...

Four Hollywood studios are teaming up with the city of Los Angeles to promote its bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

PHILADELPHIA — Dozens of volunteers from various faiths helped clean up a Jewish cemetery on Tuesday after scores of tombstones were toppled by vandals, as people from as far as Boston came to Philadelphia to rake leaves, help document the damage and pray for peace. The Anti-Defamation League offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and the Fraternal Order of Police $3,000. The desecration of more than 100 graves in the crowded cemetery came as Jewish Community Centers and... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's nominee to be the director of national intelligence on Tuesday pledged to back thorough investigation of any Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election, seeking to reassure lawmakers worried that partisan politics might interfere with a probe.

After five residents died in a highway collision Monday, Amisk Mayor Bill Rock says the community of around 200 people will recover one day at a time.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — In a move that shows he has recovered from a serious hand injury sustained in a fireworks accident in 2015, the New York Giants have placed a non-exclusive franchise tag on two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul. The Giants announced the move Tuesday, a day after telling Pierre-Paul and his