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U.S. military investigates American airstrike on March meeting of al Qaeda leaders in Syria

NASA chose 12 new astronauts Wednesday from its biggest pool of applicants ever, selecting seven men and five women who could one day fly aboard the nation's next generation of spacecraft. The astronaut class of 2017 includes doctors, scientists, engineers, pilots and military officers from Anchorage to Miami and points in between. They've worked in submarines, emergency rooms, university lecture halls, jet cockpits and battleships. They range in age from 29 to 42, and they typically led the pack. Читать дальше...

The Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attends the final session of the South American-Arab Countries summit, in Riyadh in 2015. Photo by Faisal Al Nasser/Reuters

Radamel Falcao is vandaag Colombiaans topscorer aller tijden geworden. In een vriendschappelijke interland tegen Spanje kopte de 31-jarige spits

Radamel Falcao is vandaag Colombiaans topscorer aller tijden geworden. In een vriendschappelijke interland tegen Spanje kopte de 31-jarige spits

It's been a bumpy road for a Regina man to bring a personalized licence plate commemorating a tweet by U.S. president Donald Trump to the Land of Living Skies.

TRUMP: "Obamacare is in a total death spiral," adding, "We want millions of Americans ... to finally have the quality and affordable health care that they deserve." The administration has failed to give a clear signal that it will continue to pay billions of dollars in subsidies that help reduce deductibles and copayments for low-income people. Professional groups representing doctors have warned that the House version of the legislation would undermine recent progress getting more people into the health-care system... Читать дальше...

Sure, every relationship is different, but there are certain little truths that anyone in love ― no matter where they’re from or how long they’ve been together ― can relate to.  

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In written remarks to the Senate Intelligence Committee released Wednesday -- just a day before his long-awaited testimony -- former FBI Director James Comey recalled nine separate private conversations he had with President Trump.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A free-speech institute on Tuesday sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding the prolific tweeter unblock certain Twitter <TWTR.N> users on grounds the practice violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan joins Greta Van Susteren to discuss James Comey’s upcoming testimony, how the Russia probe impacts the GOP agenda in Congress, and more.

The mother of the woman at the heart of Cosby’s sexual assault trial gave gut-wrenching testimony on Wednesday.

Forget the Super Bowl or The Bachelorette season finale: for many, Thursday's Senate hearing with former FBI Director James Comey is the must-watch television of the year.

When Apple unveiled iOS 11 earlier this week on the WWDC stage, one of our most thirsted-after features appeared to be simultaneously confirmed and debunked, depending on your device of choice. 

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Southern Nevada health officials say mosquitoes caught in several Las Vegas neighborhoods have tested positive for the West Nile virus.

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Former FBI Director James Comey's prepared opening remarks before the Senate Intelligence Committee were released Wednesday, kicking off a beehive of media attention the day before Comey heads to Capitol Hill.

While the legal and political implications of the testimony for Trump remain unclear, policy analysts say the event — which has been likened to the Super Bowl — will only hurt Trump's legislative agenda going forward.

"There's nothing in [the prepared Comey testimony] that's really new... Читать дальше...

(AP) — NASA chose 12 new astronauts Wednesday from its biggest pool of applicants ever, hand-picking seven men and five women who could one day fly aboard the nation's next generation of spacecraft. The astronaut class of 2017 includes doctors, scientists, engineers, pilots and military officers from Anchorage to Miami and points in between. Vice President Mike Pence welcomed the group during a televised ceremony at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. U.S. astronauts have not launched from home soil since 2011... Читать дальше...

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New Delhi hopes that tensions with Beijing and Islamabad won't harm the joint cooperation in the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the head of the Eurasian Department within the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said Wednesday.

New Delhi hopes that tensions with Beijing and Islamabad won't harm the joint cooperation in the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the head of the Eurasian Department within the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said Wednesday.

Norman Foster has a qualm about Apple's new headquarters: What happens when people stop driving? The post Apple's Architect Says the Future of Offices Must Be Flexible appeared first on WIRED.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A top Emirati diplomat said Wednesday "there's nothing to negotiate" with Qatar over a growing diplomatic dispute about the energy-rich nation's alleged funding of terror groups, signaling Arab countries now isolating it have no…

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The Trump administration has withdrawn Obama-era legal interpretations that said millions of American workers, from McDonalds cooks to Uber drivers, should be treated as employees of the corporations they work for.

One of the interpretations, written by the Department of Labor in 2015, said workers should be considered employees of a company if they are "economically dependent" on it — a definition that would include the independent contractors that power the gig economy. Читать дальше...

At least 12 people have reportedly been injured during the annual Toro Chutay bull-running festival in the Peruvian region of Huancavelica.
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